SERIOUSLY OT: Keep whoring alive, it's THREAD #5!!!

Here are links to cars I found:

$2994.00 Newer but approx ony 3,000mi less and body is in much worse condition:
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=97601&endYear=1991&modelCode1=CIVIC&startYear=1988&makeCode1=HONDA&listingType=used&bodyStyles=WAGON&searchRadius=0&listingId=323185394&Log=0

$2500 Newer with total on title, worse damage than mine has:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/3092759393.html

$1700 Same year but 50,000 more miles than mine:
http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/3101545132.html

$2500 Same year but 10,000 less miles. This is the closest comparable I could find. Same ripped front seats & same over all condition:
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/3083590159.html

lowered i was finding them $3000-4000....if they don't counter back with better numbers i'm thinking they will get a new list of comparables from a lawyer......

I wonder if all the leg work that the ins companies make customers do is logged on the balance sheet as a Gain since it saves them labor hours that would have sadly become the responsibility of their own employees... that would be tragic

Little update:
Bought a few things as I'm on holidays for two weeks - gotta love teaching. Actually, I need it as the transmission on the E30 is whining at 80km/h :(

The windows were binding when raised and looking at the rubber channels/surrounds I could see it was a bit dirty and dry. OCD time kicked in and out with water (no soap) to clean the channels and mist/wipe down the area that the glass touched with silicon lubricant (no comments thanks :D ). Problem solved and the glass moves quickly and the motors no longer strain at the half-way point.

Brand new mats (thanks Jeremy) being the most expensive but well worth it for me. These are more backups/display only as the original driver's side cops the heel of my shoes - now I can get a protector pad put on them and not stress over taking away from the factory look (I have a "factory look" mindset from the days of my EF9 - mods as long as it can be reverted to stock).

http://members.iinet.net.au/~setanta/dc2r/DSCN0182.jpg

New radiator cap as the Cusco's rubber was looking a bit average. Not leaking, but pre-emptive replacement. Socks to pretty up the engine bay and contrast to the yellow and a certain red clip that came with the mat.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~setanta/dc2r/DSCN0185.jpg

Cap on

http://members.iinet.net.au/~setanta/dc2r/DSCN0190.jpg

Socks on and looking pretty but looking at the photos I see a bit of dirt around the ridge of the master cylinder. I was going to get the cotton buds out tomorrow to clean down a few bits tomorrow and have added this to the list (OCD sucks big time!).

http://members.iinet.net.au/~setanta/dc2r/DSCN0191.jpg

Engine bay wiped down with a clean cloth, didn't come back dirty other than a touch of oil off the blanked off turbo oil line on the sump - tightened the clamp and cleaned it up. Wiped down the hoses etc and closed the bonnet before I went nuts.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~setanta/dc2r/DSCN0193.jpg

Ok so on to the item that I was most excited about. What I loved about my EF9 SiR was how it was so superior to any Aussie delivered Honda (bar the NSX) of it's time and even through the Aussie EGs and EKs. Little things like "Oh your mats are slipping? Here, we'll hook it in place for you". The 'tegs mats did this too and it's been annoying to scrunch over the bolster and have the mat ruckle up (especially when you are a short-arse and have the seat close to the wheel :D ).

Enter the mats that Jeremy sold me, complete with red hook. Ok, maybe not the metal one in my EF9 but a plastic one - and DC2R's all being about lightweight... plastic makes sense right? Well anyway time to fit. Pretty obvious except that googling the fitting so I didn't wreck the carpet only brought back a few hits on USDM hooks for their ugly mats. The premise was the same and looking closely, Honda had pre-cut 90% of the carpet and a quick 1cm cut was all that was needed to access the mount behind:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~setanta/dc2r/DSCN0187.jpg

Push the tab into the mounting point and it clicks home

http://members.iinet.net.au/~setanta/dc2r/DSCN0188.jpg

Mat over the top:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~setanta/dc2r/DSCN0189.jpg

and now I can get in and out without the map ruckling up.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~setanta/dc2r/DSCN0195.jpg

Then I notice the dirt etc on the carpet and get the vacume out only to have my daughter scold me for getting too caught up in the car and that I should be spending time with her. :)

Probably overly detailed for small things, but I figured why the hell not :)

Hey, cleanliness rents an apartment across the hall from godliness... or something like that

Wow, I just realized I've been here for 8 years. And some of you guys have been here for 10. 0.0

Almost 11 for me lol.

Sounds pretty on point for most of the current staff :bloated:

I have no idea what you are talking about, in fact. who the heck are you ;P

Working from the balcony today, gotta take advantage of this sunshine, it will be gone soon lol.

Right now its the first time in about two weeks that it hasn't been balls hot in chicago. I almost forgot what a breeze was

happy birthday 00accord!! :cheers:

^^^ what that stranger said.

oh you don't know how strange(r) I am!

Strange[(r)est]

Oh yeah, I guess I make skulls too. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/thesilentchamber/monkey1.jpg

today sucks. my job of the last 7.5 years bid me and 6 others farewell as the let us go

Thanks guys! 29 years in the game and still not a lick of sense in my head



TSC when I looked at that skull, I thought "I dunno that looks more like a monkey skull".... and then I paid attention to the name of the file

today sucks. my job of the last 7.5 years bid me and 6 others farewell as the let us go

Eff.... sorry to hear that. So is it back to stripping on the weekends?

Eff.... sorry to hear that. So is it back to stripping on the weekends?

not just yet. 9 weeks severance and all 130hrs of my vacation. But as a going away present, on of my fine female co-workers that i always eye let me grab her ass. well not grab, more like cup and caress :naughty:

Thanks guys! 29 years in the game and still not a lick of sense in my head

http://en.memgenerator.pl/mem-image/happy-birthday-en-ffffff-1/d

not just yet. 9 weeks severance and all 130hrs of my vacation. But as a going away present, on of my fine female co-workers that i always eye let me grab her ass. well not grab, more like cup and caress :naughty:

Thats a helluva going away gift. I would take that in lieu of a paycheck on some weeks

http://en.memgenerator.pl/mem-image/happy-birthday-en-ffffff-1/d

Ami can you look into getting a "Lets Never Have This Again" button next to the Thanks one?

Rofl

I see this guy made a quick name for himself :rofl:

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab184/cpitts1183/QuickBan.png

I'm thinking of getting a TheSilentChamber tattoo.... *looks over at tattoo kit* ..... dare I?

This cracked me up, from facebook.

Me: Dear facebook: please make an option to block all cat pictures from my news feed.
Amy: You afraid of looking at pussy?!?!

:lol: .....but you didn't answer the question

I felt like any answer I put would be inappropriate lol.

All those bannings made you soft bro..... since when does TSC concern himself with whats appropriate???

This is more disappointing than when I found out MacGuyver wasn't the first reality tv series :disappoin

Goddamnit, your right.



Subaru BR-Z: thoughts?

Ehhhh I'm not a big fan. 200 hp and 34mpg is nice but nothing spectacular for a car that size in today's market. The styling seems like a mashup of the new Scion coupe and a Hyundai Tiburon. I think for the money they want, you can get a better overall package, but thats IMHMFO (In My Humble Mother Fncking Opinion)

My favorite thing about the car is the list of Performance Mods they have available in the Build Your Own portion of the website.
11 available "Performance" options.....
5 License Plate Frames
1 CF Key Fob
2 Battery Tie Downs
2 Oil Caps
1 Valve Stem Set

:rofl:

It looks like the Scion because it is the new Scion. Toyota and Subaru got together to make both cars. Will explain why the Scion has a boxer engine in it now.

Ahhhh.... that's a wierd automotive marriage. I would think you get a bigger sales splash by offering an AWD vehicle under the Scion label (or Toyota if they want to start with their moneymaker) rather than to offer a boxer engine which 90% of drivers have never heard of, let alone cared about.


Just my 4 Canadian pennies

Yeah its a joint effort. It has the Toyota direct injection system on it if I remember right. I think they look nice, but I too would like a AWD version... and and sti version. I see it as a car along the lines of the miata, small rwd good handling fun car- not like a true sports car entry.

Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ in the states, Japan got a Toyota verison called the FT-86.

Are my eyes deceiving me or are the FT-86 and FR-S actually offered with the same specs in their respective markets? Did they miss the memo that the US is supposed to get a watered down version and/or little sister version??

Gearing up for my first international design contest, 6 time winner at my school, now time to step up to the big leagues. :D *cracks knuckles* LETS DO THIS SHIT!

International design? That psychic was right, the continents really ARE being realigned to flip the bird to the moon! :runaround:

Project: Reunite Pangia.

So today I got the EIN for the company I am starting up here in Chicago, Accelerated Market Place (delivery service). Any skilled designers that want to take a crack at designing a corporate logo would surely not be forgotten when the dollars start flowing. Our current annual earning of approximately $0.00 does not allow for a rich compensation, but I would be more than willing to strike a formal agreement for future payout :naughty:


So yeah, basically I'm talking to you, TSC if there is spare time for such things with Reunite Pangea in full swing. You have quite the track record of both bannings and design..... not sure which is more notorious


Signed,
The Mother Lovin CEO of A.M.P., LLC



EDIT: I hope this doesn't violate the advertising rules. Its more of a casual solicitation.... like when you tap your foot in the stall at the airport mens room

Are my eyes deceiving me or are the FT-86 and FR-S actually offered with the same specs in their respective markets? Did they miss the memo that the US is supposed to get a watered down version and/or little sister version??

Our Aussie versions are a Toyota 86 base model, Subaru BRZ then Toyota top of the line 86 GT. For once we got the Toyotas cheaply too - Subaru brand name tax on the BRZ though. This didn't stop the BRZ from selling out online in 3 hours.

I would but I don't have any design software on this computer other than my cad programs. And since its my work laptop, no pirated softwares shall go on it.

^Totally understand. Just tossing it out there. When you want the best, ask the best

Now win that competition!! May I request that you bring Brazil closer to Chicago? Or at least the part with the topless beaches filled with topless beeches

Topless beeeches!?


I hear Brazil is the new China

I hear China is the new Mexico.

I hear Mexico is the new West Korea.

I have experienced the tragedy of the decade..... ok not really


I swapped my front turn bulbs for LED a couple months ago, but the one on the drivers side only works part of the time. Seemed to be due to the bulb just not sitting correctly in the harness. Figuring that the Left signal is the more critical (since its the one oncoming traffic is most concerned with), I decided to swap sides and deal with the part-time signal situation for the Right side instead. You probably see where this is headed....

I swap them around and now BOTH work only part time, and more like never. The load resistors I used to prevent hyperblink must be set in such a way that they need a precise and steady angle to complete the circuit. So now I basically have no front turn signals and no clear solution other than to scrap it all and go back to the filament bulbs. Woe, woe, woe is me :banghead:

+1 for old school bulbs.

Making a pendant for Brandon Roy.

Werd? Can you design one that prevents his knee from turning to shredded cheese..... again? That would be great.

Side note: I really hope he doesn't have you designing a pendant in his image like Marquis Daniels did :shakehead
http://cdn.bobbleheadsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Daniels.jpg

Rofl

So its been a while since there have been any COT posts from anyone other than the two guys who I assume are the only active members with multiple bannings on their resume........

ANARCHYYYYY :ylsuper: :ylsuper: :ylsuper:

This is the beginning..... it will only get worse

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t58/CamaroChuck/Animated%20Gifs/dancing-bear-25ms.gif

Rofl, my location says Bumblefuck Texas.

For some reason seeing that made me happy.

By the way that GIF makes me want to watch Wilfred.
And smoke weed.

I'm with you on half of that sentiment.... never really got into Wilfred though

I don't have easy access to a terroristic image right now, so I leave you with this:

"I'm
Too sexy for my shirt
Too sexy for my shirt
So sexy it huurrrrts"

I defy you not to hum that for the rest of the day :evillol:

Just ordered a SpacePilot Pro. :D

Good lord that thing has more controls than my car, tv, and time machine combined!!



...did I say time machine? I meant teleporter. My time machine is pretty simple

Yeah, they're sexy. And spendy... I got a used one off ebay for $120 :D hopefully it wont be a box of shittles.

So I have my heart set on either a 300z tt, or a s2k. I've always wanted a z....

As a nissan owner with honda blood, Im kinda partial to both. As a 6'5" guy, I lean toward the Z

6'5? goddamn.

Pop quiz hot shot...

You get a ticket for facing the wrong way on a one way. The ticket says $75 for your offense. You go to the Lake County Courthouse to pay (figured out who this is about yet?) and the chick behind the counter says "$120"..... Why?? Because the cop who wrote the ticket used an outdated pad with the old fee scale and failed to slap a corrective sticker on it. Options??

1) just pay the $120 and be done
2) go to the court date to fight it
3) curse up a storm about how garbage your current county of residence is and then complain to an internet audience consisting of yourself and the only other guy that hasn't figured out that the others have jumped ship or joined cults


What do you do??
What do you do?

#3 and then #2. If the officer made one mistake, how do you know they didn't make another, that resulted in the ticket being given in the first place.

Or ask to see the legal document that states they can charge more than what the ticket states. If they can't provide one, demand to only be charged the amount written on the ticket.