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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 12:49 PM
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I use my car. I eat in my cars and I drive my cars. I'm here living once...

That pass thru panel was awesome when I picked up my 10ft driveshaft for my truck!
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 02:50 PM
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never ever (learned this the hard way) floor it whil shifting into reverse

my reverse gear is fucked now, sometimes you gotta play with it to get it to go into reverse and even when it does theres one hell of a slam

oh and also never do 115+mph on bad brakes (also another hard lesson learned the same day, see a pattern?)
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by vital49
Originally Posted by Twister97
Geeze, you guys would pass out if you saw what I took into my car on a daily basis
Ya, that'* what I'm thinking, too.

I use the car as a car! It'* not a beater by any means, nor do I ever beat on it. But I bought it for the purpose of driving it and to crank the miles on. Honestly, I can't remember the last time I washed it. The interior isn't trashed, but there is dirt on the floor and lots of dust on the dash!

And....if I have to haul 2x4s, that pass through panel from the trunk to the back seats is handy!
X2 - Except I do try to keep her clean. But I eat, drink, and smoke in my car on an almost daily basis. It'* a car for cripes sake. Don't beat the snot out of it, but don't try and treat it like it'* made of gold either.
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by MOS95B
Originally Posted by vital49
Originally Posted by Twister97
Geeze, you guys would pass out if you saw what I took into my car on a daily basis
Ya, that'* what I'm thinking, too.

I use the car as a car! It'* not a beater by any means, nor do I ever beat on it. But I bought it for the purpose of driving it and to crank the miles on. Honestly, I can't remember the last time I washed it. The interior isn't trashed, but there is dirt on the floor and lots of dust on the dash!

And....if I have to haul 2x4s, that pass through panel from the trunk to the back seats is handy!
X2 - Except I do try to keep her clean. But I eat, drink, and smoke in my car on an almost daily basis. It'* a car for cripes sake. Don't beat the snot out of it, but don't try and treat it like it'* made of gold either.
Agreed! I won't be a slave to a car. I will take good care of her, keep her clean, oil changed, maintance on regular basis but I will use it however I need to. When I use to smoke I would smoke in the car but wouldn't put the cigarettes in the ashtray. I don't like for people to put their feet up on my dashboard. It hasn't happened in a while but I don't like it none the less.
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by SSE14U24ME
Originally Posted by MOS95B
Originally Posted by vital49
Originally Posted by Twister97
Geeze, you guys would pass out if you saw what I took into my car on a daily basis
Ya, that'* what I'm thinking, too.

I use the car as a car! It'* not a beater by any means, nor do I ever beat on it. But I bought it for the purpose of driving it and to crank the miles on. Honestly, I can't remember the last time I washed it. The interior isn't trashed, but there is dirt on the floor and lots of dust on the dash!

And....if I have to haul 2x4s, that pass through panel from the trunk to the back seats is handy!
X2 - Except I do try to keep her clean. But I eat, drink, and smoke in my car on an almost daily basis. It'* a car for cripes sake. Don't beat the snot out of it, but don't try and treat it like it'* made of gold either.
Agreed! I won't be a slave to a car. I will take good care of her, keep her clean, oil changed, maintance on regular basis but I will use it however I need to. When I use to smoke I would smoke in the car but wouldn't put the cigarettes in the ashtray. I don't like for people to put their feet up on my dashboard. It hasn't happened in a while but I don't like it none the less.
Oh, you wouldn't like me. I like to (no matter how I'm chancing loosing my legs in case of air bag deflation) ride around in the passangers seat with my feet on the dash. But, I'm not nervy enough to do it in anyone but my family'* cars.

Anyways, I too eat and drink (no smoking here) in my car. I figure as long as spills are cleaned up and crumbs are vaccuumed-*'all good.
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 04:41 PM
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Foods okay in the car as long as its not runny? food. As noted above, as long as it can be vaccumed, Im good.
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 11:10 PM
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no one night stands in the back seat.


oh and btw whoever said they put their bonne into reverse going 75mph....that aint gonna happen if its 1995+. WSS will block that attempt. Same goes for any GM car after 95. Or maybe not the rinky dink cheap cars, but you know what i mean.
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JimmyFloyd
off roading...
opps


do not neutral bomb it and limit the one wheel burn outs.
Old Jul 26, 2005 | 11:48 PM
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Umm yeah, a 3800 block with cam, timing cover, crank, are bad in the trunk. Especially over the back, WAAAAY back, next to the trunk lock. Can you say bad handling for FWD even?

Eating? Well that lasted a whole month in my car without it. Frankly it'* just a bonneville, and i drive too many long trips to do without nourishment. If someoen else spills, they clean it up/replace.

I keep it clean (gotta go thru it totally tomorrow night) but it'* a 13 year old car, with 130,000 miles. Not a show car, or a weekend toy.
Old Jul 27, 2005 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by JimmyFloyd
off roading...
Lol did that once after school we had about a foot of snow at a state park in and stupidy got the best of me as I took my bonnie/pretend awd suburu and went off roading though the wider trails including some drifting and 360'* until I drove up on a bit of an embankment at the field after finding out bonnies don't take steep hills and 360'* plus I was over heating as well I called it a day decided to save the hills for my explorer



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