For me it's giving the interior a good wipe down. Getting the POs dirt and grime off the steering wheel and buttons inside. Until then I feel like I'm driving somebody else's car.
What's yours? Oil change? Burnout?
For me it's giving the interior a good wipe down. Getting the POs dirt and grime off the steering wheel and buttons inside. Until then I feel like I'm driving somebody else's car.
What's yours? Oil change? Burnout?
fornicate in it, preferably after having cleaned and vacuumed the interior, bonus is finding an older provalatic in the glovebox to use.
Stereo & removing the ripped speakers. Not sure how people can drive a car with ripped speakers but every car we've bought in the last 10 years has had ripped stock speakers.
Do something stupid like accidentally drive over a parking block or hit a speed bump a little too quickly.
David S. Wallens said:In reply to WillG80 :
New wheels.
Yup! Usually in conjunction with an altitude adjustment
captdownshift (Forum Supporter) said:fornicate in it, preferably after having cleaned and vacuumed the interior, bonus is finding an older provalatic in the glovebox to use.
What's a provalatic?
02Pilot said:...until it draws blood during a repair.
This, or its made an e-brake/power slide into the driveway
For mw, its window tint and fresh tires. I CANNOT buy a car with good tires. Probably because I'm cheap.
I wrote this column on my blog when I bought my Mustang.
I think it's different when you buy an anonymous car from, say, a car lot vs from the PO.
captdownshift (Forum Supporter) said:fornicate in it, preferably after having cleaned and vacuumed the interior, bonus is finding an older provalatic in the glovebox to use.
ummmmm, do you actually have to own the car too?
Lower it and do something with th exhaust. By the time I get that stuff done it already has my choice of wheels because I won't usually lower a car on stock rims
In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :
No, a friend's mkii gli on jack stands in his garage once became mine when stopping by with a date to drop off a part for the 323 in this manner.
Dusterbd13-michael (Forum Supporter) said:For mw, its window tint and fresh tires. I CANNOT buy a car with good tires. Probably because I'm cheap.
I'll agree on the tires. I refuse to pay extra for fresh tires or brakes on a car unless the tires or pads happen to be something I'd want to put on there. Brand new tires are hardly different than bald ones to me when buying. All I care is that I can get the car home on them and then replace them with something I want.
Drill a hole in it. Not that I go around drilling random holes in my cars but I do add accessories that require holes to be drilled. For example one of the first things I did with my new to me RAM was install a gooseneck hitch. That required a bunch of holes.
I don't feel like its my car until I realize I want a different car. Then it really sinks in that I own my car.
...Until it is paid for. if I buy with cash, it's mine. If I take a load, it belongs to the credit union.
It is not just cars. Anytime I take a loan for something tangible, it doesn't really feel like mine until I pay for it. I hated "Home Ownership" for that reason. I always felt like I was a care taker for the bank's house.
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