Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[techswede]

Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

You're not. You'll see why Saturday.

Adulting sucks.

Being an adult in a nutshell.

You work hard for someone => That someone gives you money => You give that money to someone else.

Also economy 101

[terrytek]

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

You're not. You'll see why Saturday.

Adulting sucks.

Alright I give up. For all I know, you might as well be living in a 1 room outhouse in the middle of the fucking Sonoran desert.

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, techswede said:

Being an adult in a nutshell.

You work hard for someone => That someone gives you money => You give that money to someone else and the government.

Also economy 101

ftfy

Just now, terrytek said:

Alright I give up. For all I know, you might as well be living in a 1 room outhouse in the middle of the fucking Sonoran desert.

Would explain the shitty internet.

[RatedBlam]

17 minutes ago, techswede said:

I'm saving my vacation for mid-winter. Why enjoy a really hot summer when its summer here when you can travel to somewhere hot when its cold as balls outside.

I had no option to do that since my contract ends this fall,  as school starts. 

Not that I make enough money to go abroad anyways. 

[techswede]

4 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

ftfy

Would explain the shitty internet.

Yeah that is a bit better. Here that system works rather well too. We pay high taxes. But after taxes we still get a decent payout. 

Just now, RatedBlam said:

I had no option to do that since my contract ends this fall,  as school starts. 

Not that I make enough money to go abroad anyways. 

I was hoping i'd at least be in Denmark this weekend. But the rear axle axed that. 

Next year i hope to be able to go properly abroad though. Not just next door. 

[RevoltTrain]

1 hour ago, terrytek said:

like how bad is the rust? i could understand it if it's literally coating every surface.

The entire frame is rusted. Ripping anything odd this has resulted in rust falling off. 

 

I'd get photos of the frame but it's raining and I'm not gonna lay on wet ground for that 

[RevoltTrain]

Btw. Definitely considering dipping my entire car sometime next year. Gonna be going with a DipYourCar kit. But idk what color to go with. Here's my list of possibilities. You guys weigh in on this

 

 

GC47



 

Iron Man



 

Mardi Gras Colorshift



 

Rare Jade



 

Iris Violet





 

Opinions? i'm thinking of doing a new color every spring really. Change it up a bit. A kit is about $500 to spray your entire car. And the DipYourCar kits look phenomenal in person from personal experience

 

[RevoltTrain]

 

[arnavvr]

Just now, RevoltTrain said:

 

V10 TDI  My Parents leased that exact same gen but with the V8. Good Car

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, arnavvr said:

V10 TDI  My Parents leased that exact same gen but with the V8. Good Car

I really want a V10 TDI but it's soooo rare.

 

I just want a diesel to mess around with

[arnavvr]

Just now, RevoltTrain said:

I really want a V10 TDI but it's soooo rare.

 

I just want a diesel to mess around with

V12 Q7  

[terrytek]

21 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

The entire frame is rusted. Ripping anything odd this has resulted in rust falling off. 

 

I'd get photos of the frame but it's raining and I'm not gonna lay on wet ground for that 

keep the wheels as an extra set? 

12 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

Btw. Definitely considering dipping my entire car sometime next year. Gonna be going with a DipYourCar kit. But idk what color to go with. Here's my list of possibilities. You guys weigh in on this

 

 

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GC47



 

Iron Man



 

Mardi Gras Colorshift



 

Rare Jade



 

Iris Violet





 

Opinions? i'm thinking of doing a new color every spring really. Change it up a bit. A kit is about $500 to spray your entire car. And the DipYourCar kits look phenomenal in person from personal experience

 
 

 

 

i say option 1.

[RevoltTrain]

5 minutes ago, terrytek said:

keep the wheels as an extra set? 

i say option 1.

I'm definitely keeping the wheels. They're the stock wheels off the wagon

 

 

[terrytek]

21 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

I'm definitely keeping the wheels. They're the stock wheels off the wagon

 

 

so how you gonna transport the shell to the scrapyard then? and this is just me, but have you considered shaving the black plastic trim off your car or at least paint matching it?

[Akima]

4 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

Do you get given a selection of cars and then you just gotta book which one you want on a first come first served basis?

Pretty much, yeah. They email out a list of available cars and you just book it in for delivery. They drop off the new one and collect the old one.

 

they tend to buy new cars for the fleet and then ask for them back/swap after 6 months or when you reach 12,000 miles, whichever comes first.

[RevoltTrain]

21 minutes ago, terrytek said:

so how you gonna transport the shell to the scrapyard then? and this is just me, but have you considered shaving the black plastic trim off your car or at least paint matching it?

Gonna roll it onto the trailer with the wheels on. Then take the wheels off.

 

Gonna be paint matching the aero sideskirts and front lip when they eventually go on

[terrytek]

2 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

Gonna roll it onto the trailer with the wheels on. Then take the wheels off.

 

Gonna be paint matching the aero sideskirts and front lip when they eventually go on

what about the trim on the doors and bumpers?

[chaozbandit]

Miku!

[bcredeur97]

@terrytek the miata seats themselves are comfortable but miata's are weird.

 

The driver's seat is a lot less comfortable than the passenger seat. 

This is because the driver's seat forces you to sit in a position that you don't really desire to sit in. 

 

hoping the rails kind solve this problem. 

 

@TVwazhere i see different seats. might not work for him. these are made for the stock seats. 

If he wants lower seats he should probably get the GarageStar rails. or some other company that specializes in low-aftermarket seat rails for miata's

[bcredeur97]

@RevoltTrain you and your plastidip

 

*cringe* 

[terrytek]

Just now, bcredeur97 said:

@terrytek the miata seats themselves are comfortable but miata's are weird.

 

The driver's seat is a lot less comfortable than the passenger seat. 

This is because the driver's seat forces you to sit in a position that you don't really desire to sit in. 

 

hoping the rails kind solve this problem. 

 

@TVwazhere i see different seats. might not work for him. these are made for the stock seats. 

If he wants lower seats he should probably get the GarageStar rails. or some other company that specializes in low-aftermarket seat rails for miata's

that is really weird how one seat is less comfortable than the other. but i've never sat in miata seats before seeing i know nobody with a miata, so it's hard to gauge how comfortable they are compared to a protege. but maybe i might swap them out one day.

[RevoltTrain]

2 hours ago, terrytek said:

what about the trim on the doors and bumpers?

Probably restore it to a dark black. I don't like them body matched really

[RevoltTrain]

26 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

@RevoltTrain you and your plastidip

 

*cringe* 

I mean, my wheels didn't look bad. They just needed more coats to properly peel off.

 

And the DYC cars look phenomenal in person. Much cheaper than wrapping or painting the car too.

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, RevoltTrain said:

I mean, my wheels didn't look bad. They just needed more coats to properly peel off.

 

And the DYC cars look phenomenal in person. Much cheaper than wrapping or painting the car too.

Yeah but the colors

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

Yeah but the colors

I like em.