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Offline Babalonian

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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #255 on: February 17, 2011, 06:33:26 PM »
Quote from: Dichotomy on February 17, 2011, 05:08:21 PM
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Gracias Morph..

Right now I don't need much car but I'm about to either give Squid the Mustang or sell it and give him the cash to buy whatever he wants.  I'm thinking of saving up a decent down payment or finding the car I really want and refurbishing it. 

Yeesh, don't spoil him.  Buy him a used honda and keep the 'stang for yourself man!
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #256 on: February 17, 2011, 06:36:26 PM »
Made a promise to him a long time ago.  I don't break promises to Squid man.  You'd have to actually know us pretty well to understand
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #257 on: February 17, 2011, 06:46:39 PM »
Quote from: Ripsnort on February 17, 2011, 05:17:01 PM
SmartMoney always has pro's and con's to both sides of financial arguements, I like their analysis best.

FWIW, leasing is not for me, I put on an average of 18,000 miles a year.


Same here, it just doesn't make sane sence for me between a typical vacation for me running me 1100-1600 miles each trip (that's at least one trip in a bad year, average is ~3-4, 6+ if I always had it my way), an annual daily working commute of ~14000, and throw in an extra thousand or five a year for potential job site visits, meetings, plan checks, site walks, etc. etc..  Last year I racked I think ~24k total on my Honda civic and another ~5k on the company pickup, this year should be noticabley less though I think since we wrapped up a job in Merced, and if I never have to drive from LA to Merced and back again in the same day I'll die happy.


Quote from: Dichotomy on February 17, 2011, 06:36:26 PM
Made a promise to him a long time ago.  I don't break promises to Squid man.  You'd have to actually know us pretty well to understand

Still think he's getting it too easy.  :aok  You'd have to of seen how many brand new luxury or sporty beamers, lexi and benzes a spoiled rich persian kid (and we had a good number of them, all related I believe) could wreck and go through within a single month at my high school to understand.
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #258 on: February 17, 2011, 08:04:31 PM »
Of course he's getting it easy Bab.. he's the Squid.  The only one I got bro. 
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #259 on: February 17, 2011, 08:17:30 PM »
Quote from: Dichotomy on February 17, 2011, 04:44:16 PM
I've done all the research and there are good reasons why I want to do a short term lease.  Also if I put more than 10k miles on a car in a year it's been a rough year. My 2000 Mustang only has 114 k on it now.

dood.....don't lease.

 i can't begin to tell you the crap i've seen. i've seen people spend $500+ on tires just to turn it back in. few hundred on brakes. suspension work. body work....

people end up spending money that they shouldn't have to spend just to avoid penalties when they turn them in. i wouldn't do it.
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #260 on: February 17, 2011, 08:20:47 PM »
hhmm.........mr kgb still pretty quiet? still wondering if my explanation was up to your standards sir.
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #261 on: February 17, 2011, 08:37:42 PM »
Quote from: CAP1 on February 17, 2011, 08:20:47 PM
hhmm.........mr kgb still pretty quiet? still wondering if my explanation was up to your standards sir.
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #262 on: February 17, 2011, 08:48:27 PM »
Quote from: CAP1 on February 17, 2011, 08:17:30 PM
dood.....don't lease.

 i can't begin to tell you the crap i've seen. i've seen people spend $500+ on tires just to turn it back in. few hundred on brakes. suspension work. body work....

people end up spending money that they shouldn't have to spend just to avoid penalties when they turn them in. i wouldn't do it.

Only the dumb ones cap.  :D
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #263 on: February 17, 2011, 09:02:50 PM »
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #264 on: February 17, 2011, 09:08:31 PM »
well thank you so much for the sinus beer sweetheart Ripsnort.. Now I have a ton of cleaning and an invoice to prepare  :rofl
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #265 on: February 17, 2011, 09:51:42 PM »
Quote from: Dichotomy on February 17, 2011, 09:08:31 PM
well thank you so much for the sinus beer sweetheart Ripsnort.. Now I have a ton of cleaning and an invoice to prepare  :rofl

i've learned that if i'm gonna click a link, i make sure i don't have anything to spit all over my monitor.  :O
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #266 on: February 17, 2011, 10:05:33 PM »
such deafening silence...............maybe i should've held back and not let loose like that...........
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #267 on: February 17, 2011, 10:57:17 PM »
Quote from: Skuzzy on February 16, 2011, 02:58:32 PM
Well, we have two big gatherings coming up.  The state wide gathering in San Marcos is coming up, and then we have the annual race event at Texas Motor Speedway in College Station.

The San Marcos gathering is the largest of its kind (I am pretty certain of that).  We expect around 140 Cobras to be there.  The College Station gathering is smaller, as it is more for racing than anything else.  Looks like a Corvette club is scheduled to be there the same time.  Last year it was a Porsche club.  Should be a hoot!


I have been busy getting my work space in order to start my personal build.  The engine is almost done.  First dyno pass yielded 576HP @ 6200RPM and 543 ft/lbs of torque at 5900RPM.  Not bad for a street engine (389ci Windsor with Cleveland mains : i.e. Ford's BOSS 351 block).  I am going to dial back the cam a bit to move the torque curve lower.  I know it will reduce the horsepower, but I would rather have a flatter curve, starting earlier, than what I have right now.  I figure two more tests and I will have what I want.

Then again, I am bouncing between the Twisted Wedge and AFR heads, so it may take a couple more runs.

It will be enough to motivate the 2200 pound car to a reasonable level of acceleration and speed.  I am dropping a 6 speed Tremec behind it with 3:73 gears (9 inch Ford).  If I can get the rear end to hook up, it should go down the road quite nicely. :)

And in side news, I went down to Houston a few weeks ago to do a complete rewire of a Cobra.  It was a mess.

Skuzzy,

That 576/543, is that engine or rear wheel numbers?  either case with a 2200lb car that's got to be pretty insane :O.  Wish I knew you were a car guy at the convention last year, would of loved to talk cars :aok  I'm all the sudden thinking my vette needs to go on a diet :headscratch: or bigger blower :headscratch:

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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #268 on: February 17, 2011, 11:01:13 PM »
Quote from: Dichotomy on February 17, 2011, 06:36:26 PM
Made a promise to him a long time ago.  I don't break promises to Squid man.  You'd have to actually know us pretty well to understand

this is shirly's way of saying that the squid'll kick his ass.  :devil :aok
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Re: Worst cars ever made
« Reply #269 on: February 17, 2011, 11:33:45 PM »
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