Cars & Bikes, Driving & Riding

Postby **Silentom** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:41 am

Had to Google that - it is pretty sharp looking for a Kia. All I ever see on the road is Optima's.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:52 pm

Damn, E-Town closed their drag strip, effective immediately: https://jalopnik.com/englishtown-racewa ... 1822154422

That was a fun track to run at, and the first one that I ever broke into the 11’s at. That basically just leaves Atco, which is okay.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:48 pm

I'm hoping to trade the 650i in on a different car this week. I can't track the 650i and it's **** for hauling stuff since the seats don't fold down. That dealer in Ephrata was closed yesterday so I sent them a message, hoping they call back today. They have the exact car I want to build into a race car (and can use as a DD/winter car) over the next three years so hopefully we can work out a deal.

Came to an agreement to buy this:

from that dealer in Ephrata, so I can spend the next three years turning it into this:

Stoked, man. These are damn near impossible to find with the sunroof delete option. I've only seen a handful come up for sale in the last year and none in PA. Last one I found was in Miami.

Picking it up on Saturday morning if you wanted to meet for lunch @shafnutz05

Postby **columbia** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:51 pm

See if you can get shad to green light 5AF sponsorship for the roof.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:04 pm

I'd throw a 5AF sticker on it, sure.

I had some really cool ideas for SpecE36 liveries. But I don't really have an idea for SpecE46. Was thinking of mocking up a Jamesway department stores livery.

Postby **columbia** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:08 pm

A Hills logo would be pretty sweet.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:11 pm

Source of the post so I can spend the next three years turning it into this:

Minus the stickers, correct?

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:17 pm

Do sponsorship decals like on Top Gear/Grand Tour, so that when the door opens it becomes a different and vaguely naughty phrase.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:30 pm

Source of the post so I can spend the next three years turning it into this:
Minus the stickers, correct?

Stickers come after the cage, and the cage is pretty much the line of demarcation between street-able and not.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:37 pm

Source of the post so I can spend the next three years turning it into this:
Minus the stickers, correct?
Stickers come after the cage, and the cage is pretty much the line of demarcation between street-able and not.

In that case, I submit the following for consideration:

Postby **columbia** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:38 pm

Gotta have stickers.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:42 pm

Postby **Willie Kool** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:02 pm

Came to an agreement to buy this:

from that dealer in Ephrata, so I can spend the next three years turning it into this:

Yeah, it does look much better in white...

Postby **shafnutz05** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:46 pm

@dodint I will PM you. I'm pretty sure I'm around all weekend.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:13 pm

Came to an agreement to buy this:

from that dealer in Ephrata, so I can spend the next three years turning it into this:

Yeah, it does look much better in white...

What are you, Persian?

Postby **columbia** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:17 pm

I have a black car, but will buy a white one next time.

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:06 am

You people and your white cars. Meh.

Postby **Willie Kool** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:19 pm

Got the GS back today. The final total came to just under $7,800.

They ended up writing a supplement on the claim after they found several more broken plastic parts during tear-down. The right headlamp mount was also broken, so both headlamps were replaced. Other than the right fang, everything across the front is brand new OEM. Looks better than when we bought it.

I'll have to take it back to them tomorrow or Wednesday though. The cooling fan appears to be constantly running on high.

Postby **NTP66** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:32 pm

FIFY:

Postby **Willie Kool** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:54 pm

Ha! That does look better.

It had just started to snow, so I pulled over to snap a few quick 'after' pics before it got dirty.

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:52 pm

I thought I'd be able to come in here to provide some first hand experience driving a Model 3 Tesla. My brother owns one, and my family visited him and his wife this past weekend. Unfortunately, somebody backed into him before we came and he had to take it to an authorized Tesla mechanic to get it fixed. This authorized mechanic was 2 hours away. Same mechanic was charging $9000 to replace the front left quarter panel and knock out a dent in the door and repaint. $1500 in parts, $7500 in labor. At $150 an hour, that's 50 hours of labor! Luckily this was all covered under insurance.

Moral of the story: if any of you car lovers plan to buy a Tesla, get ready for some serious price gouging. Also, do not get in an accident with a Tesla.

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 2:57 pm

Yeah, repair costs are my biggest stumbling block on switching over to a Tesla. I don't know about the 3s, but an S can end up totaled with a shockingly small amount of damage.

Postby **dodint** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:07 am

Postby **mac5155** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:17 am

She missed 9th

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:20 pm

That was hot.