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DustyDuke

DustyDuke

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curious2garden said:
I'm with you although having had both Honda and Toyotas I'm partial to Hondas but it doesn't matter either works. Because the kids mod them there are tons of parts. You also can get low miles used engines from Japan (in Hawaii). But he's not about to listen. He should also learn to drive a stick, yesterday. They are the cheapest of used cars because few kids today have a clue how to drive them.
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What parent doesn’t teach their child stick.
I think I drove my first tractor when I was 8. I will purposely buy my kids a shit box manual to learn to drive in. We also have a tractor
 
Laughing Grass

Laughing Grass

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DustyDuke said:
What parent doesn’t teach their child stick.
I think I drove my first tractor when I was 8. I will purposely buy my kids a shit box manual to learn to drive in. We also have a tractor
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I learned to drive a stick a few years ago in a lifted jeep wrangler that was way too big for me to be driving. Nothing much to it really. My parents had automatic cars when I was learning to drive. I just can't see a compelling reason to ever buy a car with a standard transmission. Drive it once in Toronto's bumper to bumper stop 'n go traffic and you're cured of that desire.
 
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Lethidox

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cannabineer said:
love the name; hate the price



To the bolded: my recommendation is don't lease. That's expensive in ways that are not immediately obvious.
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i just like how they look tbh i've only seen 1 guy in my neighborhood cause i live near the college that teaches like manual labor jobs like mechanics, firefighting, construction all that. i mean they are basically motorcycles pretty much not too fast but cool to tinker with. No i am not leasing i give zero fucks about leasing cars i think it's pointless for my needs my aunties ex husband that lives next door always leases cars and so did my ex boss, the 2 always bloat about how nice there cars are but guess what you leasing um lmfao.. would be more impressed if they bought um.

WeedFreak78 said:
Get a Toyota or a Honda, or a Lexus or Acura if you want a fancy version. 100K is nothing on any car made since 2000. Shit, most of them don't need a tune up before 100K. If you buy used, plan on changing all the fluids and filters and servicing the brakes, immediately.
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yea that is what i am planning to do tbh. Honda is acura so i am looking at that as well thus the integra's they are pretty good and easy to work on from what i've read but people like to steal um due to where the lock is at it's easy to steal unless you disconnect it. Lexus idk much about not sure how pricy fixing will cost and yes i do plan to just work on maintenance for a while not going to invest shit into the car unless it's maintenance gonna learn to do what i can on my own if i can't then i take it to a shop.

curious2garden said:
I'm with you although having had both Honda and Toyotas I'm partial to Hondas but it doesn't matter either works. Because the kids mod them there are tons of parts. You also can get low miles used engines from Japan (in Hawaii). But he's not about to listen. He should also learn to drive a stick, yesterday. They are the cheapest of used cars because few kids today have a clue how to drive them.
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i listen XD just keeping options open and Honda's is on my list already. toyota not so much given i can't find the cars i want made by toyota due to people modding them but still open to corolla's since they are reliable af. as far as stick goes no doubt imma learn it's not the fact im scared to learn just the fact i don't have a car to practice stick on. like you said most people do drive cvt here but anyone that mods for speed or wants cheaper cars will buy manuals. cvt is more expensive and heavier on the car if i am not mistaken. when i was looking at cars brand new they come in manual then i swap it to cvt but the price goes up about $1k at least same when i look at buying used the same models and lower milage but they are manual yet cost a lot less compared to the cvt. either way though im gonna have to learn cause i do eventually want a motorcycle gonna have to learn with that as well anyways.

Laughing Grass said:
Is transit in Hawaii that bad?
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to my college by bus that i took same route and everything 54mins right now. by car the same route i took by car 19mins. if i take a longer route which is almost the same route by bus it's about 30minutes and that is cutting through waikiki and the busiest parts in Honolulu. do that twice a day you just save a hell of a lot time overall. idk about you but time is something no man can afford to waste.
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
Lethidox said:
you should look up sleeper volvo's that shit crazy.. volvo's not the nicest cars but i'd fuck with them they don't look too bad compared to other cars
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It was in '99 with the S80 (?) that Volvo's looks changed dramatically. Until then they were the boxiest things on the road. The new swoopy styling (most noticeable around the taillights) suddenly made the sedans some of the best-looking cars on the road. Volvo stayed with and improved that styling idiom, and the grim boxes of my early adulthood are rare on the road here.
 
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Lethidox

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Happy af. Finished work early, signed papers for payroll should get paid i think next week, got a raise at work not the best raise in the world but fuck it i'll take it. tomorrow is an easy day cause apparently the AC guy finally came and needs to come back tomorrow morning to fix it. we can't make jerky due to USDA laws due to dust and all that nasty shit so tomorrow is only like a 2 hour work day for us and get paid for the full day. idk if they gonna make us do anything else. Thursday is paid day off and Friday we just making jerky so another easy day. Saturday might have to come in make dog treats extra pay for us if we come in but idk if i can go in due to lack of money in my bank account if someone can pick me up then i can go if not then maybe not idk yet.

got rest of my money from my boss so i can finally say i broke $1k for my car savings. slowly stacking up but will get there eventually. i might actually lose money tbh. my sisters want to go to the big island for christmas. idk if my dad will even want to go anywhere this year for vacation too much financial issues going on this year to be taking a vacation. idk what they did in the big island but i think they took rocks that you are not supposed to take and if you do i think you get bad luck or something until you return the rocks. some Hawaiian stuff people take rocks all the time and ship um back. kind of like that cursed doll when you take a photo of him without asking i think his name is Jim.
 
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Lethidox

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cannabineer said:
It was in '99 with the S80 (?) that Volvo's looks changed dramatically. Until then they were the boxiest things on the road. The new swoopy styling (most noticeable around the taillights) suddenly made the sedans some of the best-looking cars on the road. Volvo stayed with and improved that styling idiom, and the grim boxes of my early adulthood are rare on the road here.
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i like the hatchbacks tbh or wagons i guess is there proper names? nice af imo but only for stance. there is people that do mod wagons for speed though shit is pretty crazy
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
Lethidox said:
i like the hatchbacks tbh or wagons i guess is there proper names? nice af imo but only for stance. there is people that do mod wagons for speed though shit is pretty crazy
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When I hear "stance" I think "lowered suspension". I've driven on the Big Island, and there I'd want a lot of ground clearance (and the torque to make it back up the 25-degree* grade on the Waipio Bay Road).

So to me "stance" (if you mean it the same way) is the complete victory of fashion over utility: money spent to reduce the car's performance envelope.

*average! Some bits are 45 degrees!
 
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pabloesqobar

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Lethidox said:
Happy af. Finished work early, signed papers for payroll should get paid i think next week, got a raise at work not the best raise in the world but fuck it i'll take it. tomorrow is an easy day cause apparently the AC guy finally came and needs to come back tomorrow morning to fix it. we can't make jerky due to USDA laws due to dust and all that nasty shit so tomorrow is only like a 2 hour work day for us and get paid for the full day. idk if they gonna make us do anything else. Thursday is paid day off and Friday we just making jerky so another easy day. Saturday might have to come in make dog treats extra pay for us if we come in but idk if i can go in due to lack of money in my bank account if someone can pick me up then i can go if not then maybe not idk yet.

got rest of my money from my boss so i can finally say i broke $1k for my car savings. slowly stacking up but will get there eventually. i might actually lose money tbh. my sisters want to go to the big island for christmas. idk if my dad will even want to go anywhere this year for vacation too much financial issues going on this year to be taking a vacation. idk what they did in the big island but i think they took rocks that you are not supposed to take and if you do i think you get bad luck or something until you return the rocks. some Hawaiian stuff people take rocks all the time and ship um back. kind of like that cursed doll when you take a photo of him without asking i think his name is Jim.
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Right? It's documented that Bobby found the tiki figure, gave it to Greg which messed him up. Shoot, when Alice found it she popped her back out. And that doesn't even get into the pendant that Bobby had which ended up in Jan's purse.

There's more to it, but your Dad and Sis are in jeopardy.
 
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