Minor Confession Thread

Woody said:

A friend of mine graduated from the University of Virginia. I just sent a text telling him to enjoy the game tonight.

I hope they lose 100-0.

Damn. 2-0 already. 

There is a certain bit of serendipity when you mash the thumbs up for a post and the counter goes up by +2 because someone, somewhere else, on the Earth is liking what you like at the exact same moment. 

In reply to Appleseed :

Damn.  It was at 1 and I clicked and it only went to 2

Is it wrong of me to think a potential buyer's plan for parts I'm selling is awful but decide to take their money anyway and let them figure it out on their own? 

Example. I don't think a stock TPI intake on top of a 383 running on a stock '87 ecm is a good idea. the dude is willing to pay my full asking price though...

In reply to Daylan C :

If they are functioning adults, it’s theirs to do as they will as soon as they hand over the cash. Don’t lose any sleep over it. 

Yup. Stupidity should be painful. You're just assisting in making it financially painful for him, and hopefully he realizes that he needs to do research before making assumptions. 

Also during small talk my LS plan for my third gen came up and he tried to say an LS was too time consuming. I don't think he's dealt with machine shops or tuning 80s era efi much. 

So there's another student that always shows up real early to class like I do. Drives a blue WRX with a roof rack. I finally witnessed a vape cloud coming out of his window after weeks of vape jokes involving tail pipe steam and I was entirely too amused by it.

I think this might possibly be my favorite Bitmoji. 

Also... that is exactly what I wear nine out every twelve months of the year, minus the bling. 

I like watching zit videos on YT. I know I'm a bit off but should I be seeking help?

In reply to barefootskater :

You know Dr “Pimple Popper” Lee has her own show on one of the cable networks?

I keep thinking about a 454/t56 swapped box Caprice sedan. Preferably in green. With a bench seat. And white letter BFGs. 

I'm not nearly old enough to want this but I do.

Daylan C said:

Is it wrong of me to think a potential buyer's plan for parts I'm selling is awful but decide to take their money anyway and let them figure it out on their own? 

Example. I don't think a stock TPI intake on top of a 383 running on a stock '87 ecm is a good idea. the dude is willing to pay my full asking price though...

Well, I happened to be in our dispatcher's office while she was car browsing. She wants a "nice summer car to commute in." She was looking at a BMW Z3 M Roadster with the S54 engine. Ummmmm. I pointed out that that might be a bit much for a commuter, and for someone who really isn't accustomed to sports cars, not to mention the inherent fiddlyness of that engine. I suggested perhaps she look at a lower level Z3 or a Miata.

In reply to NickD :

I approve highly of one of us rolling in a Z3 M. Probably a bad call for anyone else though.

In reply to Daylan C :

Yeah, I've driven an S54 Z3 M Roadster, they're an animal. This was also a high-ish miles one (120k miles), so it's probably going to start getting needy. Considering the rarity of S54 Z3 Ms though, the $10k asking price didn't seem hideously out of line. But my friend, who owns a Z3 M Roadster with 24k miles, says that they have flown under the radar for a while and still haven't gone crazy in price, and that now is the time to get in on ownership and have a nice future collectible

Woody said:

I think this might possibly be my favorite Bitmoji. 

 

Also... that is exactly what I wear nine out every twelve months of the year, minus the bling. 

So it's safe to say that you only wear the bling three months at a time. Seems reasonable to me. 

I was jealous yesterday, I complimented my boss on his car; it’s a Brabus modified CLS63 and he said it was his third he really likes it. He THEN said he just ordered a new Mercedes convertible for his wife, I said oh a SL? And he said no, it’s a GT. Oh my goodness, an AMG GT for his 70 year old wife. Wow, I asked what she was driving now and he said it was an older Mercedes SS, I said an SLS? And he said yes, she’s had it for awhile and it has 6000 miles on it. 

I was a little jealous.

I got a federal jury duty summons in the mail yesterday. Most people would be angry/upset. Not me. My reaction was "I get to be on Law & Order."

I watched a Copart auction for a car I want/need end below what I was willing to pay, because I don’t have a place to park it right now.  

I went and got a harbor freight tire changer for the stand and modified it to work with my formula car wheels, I bought a No-Mar tool for changing the tires too so I wouldnt eff up the wheels. 

I couldnt get the damn first bead on with any amount of pushing, hopping, jumping, swearing, or pleading.

I give up, guess I can change the bugeye tires with it, but Hoosier Bias plys are beyond me. Have an appointment with a local powersports place tomorrow. 

I really enjoy going to the movie theater alone.

I guess this is a "life quality"-top tip also. Me and my wife used to go to the movies a lot, before our son was born. Unfortunately, my wife is really nervous about leaving our son with a babysitter, so we can only do date night when relatives are visiting (which is still roughly 10 weeks per year).

We have however developed a routine where we go to see the same movie, but on different days. If "going to the movie theater" doesn't include dinner, drinks, long and deep date conversations, etc, it is easily something you can fit in on a week day after the son has gone to bed.

It makes your average run of the mill week a bit better if you go to a movie on Tuesday, the Mrs goes to see it on Wednesday and you can talk about it at breakfast on Thursday.

I'm pretty sure we just spent most of the day trying to figure out why a slave cylinder that doesn't have enough travel to disengage the clutch won't disengage the clutch.

If anyone has paid attention to the rant thread (and dear God, why would you? ) I swore vengeance on TurboTax yesterday. I promised the next responder would not get Mr. Nice guy.

I still can't be mean to someone who's trying their best, this close to tax season, to help me with my goof up. I thanked them, said "Yes, sir" and " No, Ma'm," etc...

I just don't roll that way. Not going to compromise my ethics for a cheap satisfaction. 

Addition to the TPI parts sale deal. He said he was also needing a wiring harness for his swap. I remembered my car still has all the TPI wiring in place and suggested throwing it in on the deal for a few extra bucks. This was before I actually started trying to separate part of a 30 year old wiring harness without breaking anything. I think I'd much rather be able to just hack out and throw away what I don't need without having to be careful with delicate plastic.

Not sure if "confession" or "moment of clarity".

I want to build my GTI because I remembered thinking they were fun when I was 18.  I want to put an EJ20K in a GC Subaru because I wish they sold the WRX here, but I'm not sure what I'd do with it because GCs, while fun, are kinda cramped and crappy feeling in a "door shuts like a screen door" feel kind of way.

No.  What I want is another 1st generation S40, but with horsepower, and all wheel drive.  I freakin' loved driving my S40.

The AWD part is a little tricky because the fuel tank is in the way,  but if I could source some Evo III rear uprights (A-arms?) the rest could fall into place - the tunnel in the car is wide enough for a driveshaft, and a 4G63 drivetrain will literally bolt in.  Probably could pass emissions with an Evo 8 computer, too.