New England B.S. Thread

Morning. Framing out in the cold again. Worked from 6:30-10 yesterday. So shot.

 

Miguel, I completely understand and agree that health comes first but why buy a vehicle that's known to have problems and expect to have to dump time and money in parts. I don't know what kind of surgery you're having but you'll want a reliable vehicle while you're recovering and unable to do your own work. Just throwing it out there but if you're true motive is to cut cost, why not go with an older Honda Civic or Accord? Those things are damn near bullet proof and you won't end up dumping money into it just to keep it running. Good luck to you and I hope all your health issues work themselves out so you're back on your feet again soon!

 

Just watched a school bus full of kids get rear ended by some dumbass texting

 

Did you drag him out of the car and beat his arse, GTA style?

 

The parents standing at the stop did. I was about 5 cars behind. Luckily no kids were hurt. It took about 1.5 min for fire, emts, and police to arrive on scene. If not less time.

 

To be fair, I had a '93 Grand Cherokee for three years. Granted, it had a 4.0 instead of a 5.9, but the only thing I had to put into it over the course of roughly 40k was a set of front pads, rotors and one tie rod end. It was a tank in the snow or offroad, and it was cheap to lift a modest amount to clear 31's (2" budget boost cost me less than $200 at the time, and that included new shocks at all four corners)

 

I think the same thing is gonna happen to me everyday when I am driving home on 106 between 24 and 138

 

Oh man, that's great. He did it AT a stop? Of all the places to do something stupid like that, doing it in front of the parents of children getting ON to the bus....
Classic.

 

Hell, it's probably MORE likely to happen to you; you're not driving a big yellow bus with flashing lights...

 

Ya since no kids were hurt it is kinda funny. How the hell did he not see a giant yellow wall with flashing lights stop

 

I hope the idiot who had to fingerfuck their phone got carried away on a slab.

 

It must be a color yellow thing. I used to own a yellow car. Trust me, no one sees you.

 

Agreed. It's about time that people who are so careless with everyone elses health and well-being start getting beaten in public.

 

Public floggins are coming back

 

Several years ago a girl rear-ended me in my Colorado. Only a tap but when I got out and thought I saw her texting she nearly got throttled. Fortunately for both of us it was the GPS on her console. As luck would have it she hit the middle of the bumper (nothing but plastic) with her license plate, couldn't have planned much better. Only damage was her plate bent and I fixed that right there.

 

Something like this maybe..


http://youtu.be/W0dupiXn_c0

 

For a toy or project, I agree, there's nothing wrong with it. But to buy one to save money when you still need reliable transportation I think is a horrible idea.

If only! If I could beat people in public for doing stupid shit, I'd probably actually enjoy working in Cambridge!

 

You wouldn't get any work done, just ass-whoopings all day long.

 

PS- I actually entered this thing. Show me some love

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/de...lth-custom-series-2013-holiday-contest-4.html

 

Rob what did you ever do for uca's? Did you get the new bushings to try?