have you ever wrote off a car? please tell.
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Nov. 10, 2009 3:23 p.m. stoptheeconobox New Reader
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Nov. 10, 2009 3:25 p.m. JetMech Reader
How do you mean by "written off?"
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Nov. 10, 2009 3:27 p.m. stoptheeconobox New Reader
like destroyed
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Nov. 10, 2009 3:31 p.m. John Brown MegaDork
Umm... yeah.
About 300 times.
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Nov. 10, 2009 3:31 p.m. btp76 Reader
Deliberately or accidentally?
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Nov. 10, 2009 3:33 p.m. stoptheeconobox New Reader
doesn't matter
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Nov. 10, 2009 3:39 p.m. pres589 Reader
The threads you've started here lately have been curious...
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Nov. 10, 2009 4:10 p.m. poopshovel UltraDork
pres589 wrote:
The threads you've started here lately have been unnecessarily numerous...
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Nov. 10, 2009 4:13 p.m. John Brown MegaDork
stoptheeconobox has:
Posts: 31
Joined: 11/09/2009
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Nov. 10, 2009 4:20 p.m. JFX001 Dork
Term Paper on Automotive Sub-Culture in the early Millenium?
Nader researcher?
Fan?
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Nov. 10, 2009 4:29 p.m. Woody SuperDork
Personally, I reduced a 64 VW Bug into pieces small enough to be tossed into a dumpster, as well as the shells of an AE86 and an MGB after they gave their all for a Locost project.
Professionally, I've cut up countless cars, either training or at accident scenes (firefighter).
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Nov. 10, 2009 4:52 p.m. dean1484 Dork
The great and mighty Cone: Gear 6, Syncro 1, Apex 5,:
"With every creation there must be sacrifice. Be it at the beginning or the end of a creations life span."
A-Men
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Nov. 10, 2009 4:54 p.m. dean1484 Dork
Needless to say many have passed on under my care some voluntarily others went screaming and kicking and others tried to write me off.
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Nov. 10, 2009 4:56 p.m. NYG95GA SuperDork
I've writtten off fuel, maintenance, repairs, etc. on fleet vehicles for my locksmith shop, but never an entire vehicle. "Wrote off" is not the phrase you were looking for. Most people know about as much about "writing an expense off" as Kramer does.
I have wrecked a couple, but insurance paid off most of the cost, not counting deductible. That does not count as writing one off (In a business situation, you likely could write off the deductible).
The closest I've come to what (I thik) you're talking about is when my father and I drove 800 miles to an auction in Auburn, Indiana. He bought a cherry '67 Continental (Powder Blue, White 'vert top, dark blue leather interior, suicide doors, etc.). I drove it from Auburn back to Macon whithout tearing it up (there were other, uh.. issues, but that's a story unto itself). During the trip back, it developed an exhaust leak, and dad didn't want to drive it like that, so I put it in the muffler shop. When it was repaired, I took dad to get it, and he drove it for about 4 miles before the throttle stuck. Dad ended up putting it in a ditch (he rode it out like a trooper, no serious injuries). Bent the frame.. oops!
He paid about 13 grand for the car. I drove the car 800 miles, he drove it 4. At least Hagerty paid off most of it.
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Nov. 10, 2009 5:00 p.m. John Brown MegaDork
dean1484 wrote:
The great and mighty Cone: Gear 6, Syncro 1, Apex 5,:
"With every creation there must be sacrifice. Be it at the beginning or the end of a creations life span."
A-Men
Woot Woot.
http://www.cafepress.com/PCHCofficialGRM
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Nov. 10, 2009 5:10 p.m. NYG95GA SuperDork
Woody wrote: Personally, I reduced a 64 VW Bug into pieces small enough to be tossed into a dumpster ...
Once had a '64 Beetle chopper that I neglected enough to run a quart low on oil. In a '64 Beetle, 1 quart missing = half empty. Needless to say, it locked up solid. Rather than scrap it, we pulled the seats and one door, covered the floor with hay, and put it in the back feild as a doghouse.
Voila! $300 doghouse. The mutts loved it!
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Nov. 10, 2009 6:49 p.m. BobOfTheFuture Reader
"It is written, one what ever it is they write it on over there"
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Nov. 10, 2009 7:00 p.m. maroon92 UberDork
John Brown said:
stoptheeconobox has: Posts: 31 Joined: 11/09/2009
getting worried about your place as #1 Dork? Holds great power, the young one does.
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Nov. 10, 2009 7:48 p.m. mtn SuperDork
maroon92 wrote:
John Brown said:
stoptheeconobox has: Posts: 31 Joined: 11/09/2009
getting worried about your place as #1 Dork? Holds great power, the young one does.
lol
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Nov. 10, 2009 8:18 p.m. SVreX PowerDork
maroon92 wrote:
John Brown said:
stoptheeconobox has: Posts: 31 Joined: 11/09/2009
getting worried about your place as #1 Dork? Holds great power, the young one does.
I don't know. The jury's still out on this guy.
He's from Canada, but he's almost in the thumb of the mitten. We gotta give him some credit on that (one or the other).
But in only 31 posts he's managed to cover minivan racing, how to write off stolen or destroyed cars, Zombies, seriously modding a Fiat 500, dumping a 426 Hemi in an Olds Cutlass, and suggested an Allison V-12 in an Aveo.
Plus, he seems pretty intent on dumping 6 large into heavily modding a 2000 Echo. With all the deranged automotive psychotics on this board, I've never heard anything like it.
He's either completely whacked or a god among mere mortals. Is he a nutjub or the most sinisterly evil spammer ever to venture into the inner sanctum of grassroots goodness? Does he set a new benchmark in quirky automotive schizophrenia or is he going to rob us blind and naked with a scheme to power P71's with glazed jelly donuts? I'm going to wait and see.
One thing is for certain- CarKid has met his match.
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Nov. 10, 2009 8:37 p.m. maroon92 UberDork
He seems to think a lot like me, I just try to dial down the crazy so I am on everyone else's level.
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Nov. 10, 2009 8:37 p.m. Strizzo SuperDork
mind telling us what forum you're banned from at the moment so we can go lobby to have you reinstated?
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Nov. 10, 2009 8:39 p.m. Spinout007 Reader
SVreX wrote:
maroon92 wrote:
John Brown said:
stoptheeconobox has: Posts: 31 Joined: 11/09/2009
getting worried about your place as #1 Dork? Holds great power, the young one does.
I don't know. The jury's still out on this guy.
He's from Canada, but he's almost in the thumb of the mitten. We gotta give him some credit on that (one or the other).
But in only 31 posts he's managed to cover minivan racing, how to write off stolen or destroyed cars, Zombies, seriously modding a Fiat 500, dumping a 426 Hemi in an Olds Cutlass, and suggested an Allison V-12 in an Aveo.
Plus, he seems pretty intent on dumping 6 large into heavily modding a 2000 Echo. With all the deranged automotive psychotics on this board, I've never heard anything like it.
He's either completely whacked or a god among mere mortals. Is he a nutjub or the most sinisterly evil spammer ever to venture into the inner sanctum of grassroots goodness? Does he set a new benchmark in quirky automotive schizophrenia or is he going to rob us blind and naked with a scheme to power P71's with glazed jelly donuts? I'm going to wait and see.
One thing is for certain- CarKid has met his match.
I don't know what's more disturbing. The topics, or the fact you are right?
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Nov. 11, 2009 7:55 a.m. John Brown MegaDork
mtn wrote:
maroon92 wrote:
John Brown said:
stoptheeconobox has: Posts: 31 Joined: 11/09/2009
getting worried about your place as #1 Dork? Holds great power, the young one does.
lol
I would gladly hand over the title to anyone willing to step up and work for it
SVreX said:
He's either completely whacked or a god among mere mortals. Is he a nutjub or the most sinisterly evil spammer ever to venture into the inner sanctum of grassroots goodness? Does he set a new benchmark in quirky automotive schizophrenia or is he going to rob us blind and naked with a scheme to power P71's with glazed jelly donuts? I'm going to wait and see.
This scares me because I wants can haz jelly glazed P71.
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Nov. 11, 2009 8:26 a.m. Gearheadotaku Reader
Hold on there. He asked what was the biggest motor that could be suffed into an Aveo. It was I who suggested the Allison V-12....
Just sayin'...
