Guy at service King... Need Stat!

[Chili]

Ill stand by my statement on facebook, the boy needs a miata.

Haha.. It takes a very secure man to be willing to DD a Miata. Kinda like the Festivas.. I give you and Don props for your car choices!

[Rick Modena]

As to the exception, he was certainly proud of his car, but I honestly had hoped to see him more invested in it. Not trying to throw him under the bus, but he only washed the thing a handful of times, kept a ton of shit in the inside (garbage, clothes and whatnot), and didn't really spend the time with it that I expected he would. Hell, the first time a vacuum touched it since we got it in January was when I did the clutch cable like 2 months ago. And that was me doing the drivers side floor board because I didn't want to lay in all the shit that had collected.

lol @ 11 hrs to do a clutch cable...

He sounds like my daughter as far as taking care of cars. Though he does sound like a good kid, at this point I would just buy him a car to get around in. I knew my boy would take care of his Lightning, but my daughters, that's a different story. I am by no means putting down down your boy, but some people just don't deserve sports cars or nice cars. My youngest daughter wants a new Mustang, I just laughed. I told her that theres no way in hell she is responsible enough to have a care like that. Keep rolling the Fiesta, it suits her best..

[Baron Von Crowder]

With the exception of this, I agree with you 100%. But given the totality of the situation, it just may not be in the cards.

As to the exception, he was certainly proud of his car, but I honestly had hoped to see him more invested in it. Not trying to throw him under the bus, but he only washed the thing a handful of times, kept a ton of shit in the inside (garbage, clothes and whatnot), and didn't really spend the time with it that I expected he would. Hell, the first time a vacuum touched it since we got it in January was when I did the clutch cable like 2 months ago. And that was me doing the drivers side floor board because I didn't want to lay in all the shit that had collected.

This did start to improve over the last month or so, so I hope it continues with whatever he ends up with, but I have spent more time and effort on cars I didn't even like. lol.

Ill stand by my statement on facebook, the boy needs a miata.

[Chili]

Lowball whiteboy on that calypso hatch...

Even being an auto, I really like it. I drooled on it a bit when we were at his shop driving that GT. Like H said, he ain't going for lowballers on that one.

[Chili]

Quit being a dick and buy him a yellow lambo already!!

Apparently the days of giving your kid a $500 shit-box and him being happy are long gone!

At least he doesn't go to a school with a large population of rich kids.. They set the "teenager-car" bar way too damn high.

Hell, I have mentioned it before here, but my brother bought his oldest a brand new Challenger when he was 15 (right when they came out), and more recently bought his second a Raptor, also at 15. It stings a bit when your 2 teen nephews have a nicer cars than you.

[Rick Modena]

Lowball whiteboy on that calypso hatch...

I already did, he ain't budging...

[BMCSean]

Lowball whiteboy on that calypso hatch...

Agreed on the roller. And I agree with most of everything else.. Like I said, we may well end up finding the right fox. No time limit has been put down to say we HAVE to have something by x date, but we would LIKE to have it resolved asap.

I'd be willing to take more time looking if you would be willing to drive him to and from work and school in the mean time.

I would cost you more than Uber.

[Chili]

I don't think you guys want to mess with a roller at this point. DJ made a good point about SN and NE gens values as well. Seriously, stick to your guns and take the time and get another fox for the kid. He has shown that he will take care of it, and if you're inconvenienced for another whole week or two before you find it, is that really a big deal in the scheme of things? He is likely going to end up being a car guy, and right now this is going to be heading in one of two directions. He is going to get something newer and boring, and regret for the rest of his life that his awesome car that he was in love with was taken out of his hands, Or he can look back and say that he was able to get a similar but better replacement(maybe a different color he would prefer, or an engine mod or two like a Cobra intake or something) and it will be something he will be happy about. If he was a little shithead I'd be telling you to buy another car from Don, only this time make it a Festiva. Give the kid a break, he's already had a shitty couple of weeks.

Agreed on the roller. And I agree with most of everything else.. Like I said, we may well end up finding the right fox. No time limit has been put down to say we HAVE to have something by x date, but we would LIKE to have it resolved asap.

I'd be willing to take more time looking if you would be willing to drive him to and from work and school in the mean time.

[BMCSean]

Quit being a dick and buy him a yellow lambo already!!

[Chili]

and took a lot of pride in the last one

With the exception of this, I agree with you 100%. But given the totality of the situation, it just may not be in the cards.

As to the exception, he was certainly proud of his car, but I honestly had hoped to see him more invested in it. Not trying to throw him under the bus, but he only washed the thing a handful of times, kept a ton of shit in the inside (garbage, clothes and whatnot), and didn't really spend the time with it that I expected he would. Hell, the first time a vacuum touched it since we got it in January was when I did the clutch cable like 2 months ago. And that was me doing the drivers side floor board because I didn't want to lay in all the shit that had collected.

This did start to improve over the last month or so, so I hope it continues with whatever he ends up with, but I have spent more time and effort on cars I didn't even like. lol.

As to the roller.. I would be cool with that, and what I initially hoped for with the one that had been posted here. But again, finding that right car in a reasonable period of time just doesn't seem likely.

I even thought briefly about limiting the replacement to what we spent on the first car (keeping him whole), and me keeping the current fox as a donor for a new toy for me. I just don't want to end up with it sitting in our driveway or garage for the next 5 years until I finally get around to doing something about it.

I don't think you guys want to mess with a roller at this point. DJ made a good point about SN and NE gens values as well. Seriously, stick to your guns and take the time and get another fox for the kid. He has shown that he will take care of it, and if you're inconvenienced for another whole week or two before you find it, is that really a big deal in the scheme of things? He is likely going to end up being a car guy, and right now this is going to be heading in one of two directions. He is going to get something newer and boring, and regret for the rest of his life that his awesome car that he was in love with was taken out of his hands, Or he can look back and say that he was able to get a similar but better replacement(maybe a different color he would prefer, or an engine mod or two like a Cobra intake or something) and it will be something he will be happy about. If he was a little shithead I'd be telling you to buy another car from Don, only this time make it a Festiva. Give the kid a break, he's already had a shitty couple of weeks.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Yep, the front tires were toast and that dent right in front of the rear fender well. The body damage was from the previous owner and it had sat for years prior to me buying it.

That spot on the rear quarter was on a previous repair, and one day, the bondo fell off. That left a spot about 4" in radius that stood out like a sore thumb. We had a mobile guy come over and pull the metal out like should have been done in the first place, fix it all up, and paint it. We had him buff the whole car while he was there.

[Chili]

Surely you got that I was just screwing with you, aside from my point about a NE being no better than a fox in the "It's almost 2015" stage of the game. If you can find a true roller than just needs a drivetrain dropped in we could have that done in a couple of hours. Well, you could have it done, while I watch and tell you what you're doing wrong. It's seriously easy as hell. Few electric connectors, a handful of bolts, and you're done. Oh wait, I'm talking to the guy that took 11 hours to do a clutch cable, nevermind....

Clutch cable took an hour or so (the second time ). What took so long was that fucking quadrant! Shit is far too tight in there. Besides, he was helping me the second time, and did the bulk of the work. So that's on him! lol

As to the roller.. I would be cool with that, and what I initially hoped for with the one that had been posted here. But again, finding that right car in a reasonable period of time just doesn't seem likely.

I even thought briefly about limiting the replacement to what we spent on the first car (keeping him whole), and me keeping the current fox as a donor for a new toy for me. I just don't want to end up with it sitting in our driveway or garage for the next 5 years until I finally get around to doing something about it.

[bcoop]

BTW, when we ended up with Brent's car, after he paid us to put the engine in, we spent 500 on new tires that it needed pretty badly, and another 800 on body work to make it nice again.

Yep, the front tires were toast and that dent right in front of the rear fender well. The body damage was from the previous owner and it had sat for years prior to me buying it.