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So I know I haven't been around here in forever...that's because I switched from modding my car a few years ago to just keeping the damn thing running....but I will be saying farewell to the F-body community practically forever.
I will be getting rid of my 1996 Firebird M5 with 107,000 miles on it within the next week. I will be buying a new car in the next few days.
This car has been the bane of my existance over the last few weeks. Besides the large dent in the back 1/4 panel, the unoperable power windows, the cracked dashboard and broken door switches, and the radio's potentiometers that choose their own volume....the exhaust rattles continue, the intake gasket is disintegrated, and the EGR systems is FUBAR.
The engine is rusty (but I've never lived near the coast or in snowy areas where they put salt down) and my faith in this car is crushed. It was fun for a while, but I have grown out of this car. I don't mean to offend anybody (my best friend drives a 2000 Z28) but this car absolutely does not fit my personality any more. It did maybe when I was 18, but now that I'm 24....no.
So, I will be moving on in the automotive world. My fiance and I (that's right, Im getting married!) were originally considering an A4 1.8T w/ quattro, but realized that it just wasn't a good fit for us at this point what with the high cost of maintenance and less than spotless reliability record.
So, I announce (with a slight wince) that I will most likely be driving a 4-door Honda Accord for the next few years until I can fully afford an Audi or something similar.
I know it isn't a performance machine (160hp/160ftlbs isn't horrible though) but I so look forward to so many things:
-Getting in and out the the car without getting a hernia
-Having two adults in the back seat
-Carrying multiple suitcases
-Getting over 30mpg
-No scheduled maintenance (besides oil) until 105k miles
So, thanks for the laughs and especially the help. Honest to God I cried when I sold my last car - all the memories involved with the vehicle...what I did in it, who my friends were then, how many bloody knuckles I got changing shocks - so this is obviously tough for me.
And with that, thanks and see ya around
Adam
(*K*)
PS - anyone want to buy a firebird...cheap? ;)
I will be getting rid of my 1996 Firebird M5 with 107,000 miles on it within the next week. I will be buying a new car in the next few days.
This car has been the bane of my existance over the last few weeks. Besides the large dent in the back 1/4 panel, the unoperable power windows, the cracked dashboard and broken door switches, and the radio's potentiometers that choose their own volume....the exhaust rattles continue, the intake gasket is disintegrated, and the EGR systems is FUBAR.
The engine is rusty (but I've never lived near the coast or in snowy areas where they put salt down) and my faith in this car is crushed. It was fun for a while, but I have grown out of this car. I don't mean to offend anybody (my best friend drives a 2000 Z28) but this car absolutely does not fit my personality any more. It did maybe when I was 18, but now that I'm 24....no.
So, I will be moving on in the automotive world. My fiance and I (that's right, Im getting married!) were originally considering an A4 1.8T w/ quattro, but realized that it just wasn't a good fit for us at this point what with the high cost of maintenance and less than spotless reliability record.
So, I announce (with a slight wince) that I will most likely be driving a 4-door Honda Accord for the next few years until I can fully afford an Audi or something similar.
I know it isn't a performance machine (160hp/160ftlbs isn't horrible though) but I so look forward to so many things:
-Getting in and out the the car without getting a hernia
-Having two adults in the back seat
-Carrying multiple suitcases
-Getting over 30mpg
-No scheduled maintenance (besides oil) until 105k miles
So, thanks for the laughs and especially the help. Honest to God I cried when I sold my last car - all the memories involved with the vehicle...what I did in it, who my friends were then, how many bloody knuckles I got changing shocks - so this is obviously tough for me.
And with that, thanks and see ya around
Adam
(*K*)
PS - anyone want to buy a firebird...cheap? ;)
J/K
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