Figured instead of crapping up threads or posting multiple places I would have one thread. We are still 4-8 months out so this is just getting started. Prices are as stated but go ahead offer me less as an MM price.

First is a couch and Loveseat set.
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Second I have a 4 cabinet filing drawer painted badly in black but very functional - free for pickup in middle of august. 52"

Lots of T8 4 foot light bulbs. Free to good home, I have 30 of them most brand new.

Also have a small wooden office desk. Probably $50. Let me know if you are interested.

I have a bad memory and can't remember who I spoke to about some free tires for them. It's a set of Hoosiers in 315/30/18 and 255/35/18 (it's wider than a 275, was Hoosiers "cheater tire").

I will be headed through hburg this week and was hoping to drop them off. Otherwise they go up for sale so I can get rid of them.

Anybody wanna buy my m3 wheels? I want to get new ones, I'm asking 1000 on Craigslist, 900 for an mm'er, pretty new pilots super sports in the rear and around 50% life left in the front. Pictures will be posted later, or just text me if you have the number

Budget 20k (so 22-23k I bet).

He is looking at driving experience, fitting two car seats and having the cargo space to fit them, and then doesn't want to spend too much on maintenance but if he finds the right car he will deal with the German tax.

He likes the idea of at least Nav/Bluetooth. Other than that he is pretty open to anything.

Crossover/Wagon. Wife will mostly be driving it. Had an MDX previously and liked it. One kid and adding one more.

Was looking at CX5, Outback, RDX (what years had problems?)

Wagon's: 535xi (He is worried about maintenance cost), TSX

What else is out there? He isn't looking for terrible decisions. Just trying to help him out.

Edit: He mentioned he has participated in 24 hours lemons for at least 4 season and has swapped whole engines/transmissions so he can do almost all maintenance just doesn't want to have terrible maintenance issues a lot.

Editx2: Wow. I did not know or expect this but this is the guy that bought Garrett's Miata which was Jake's which was whoever else's... Just started talking to him about his cars and such. Works at Capital One...

I asked him if he knew MM due to the Lemons racing at Summit and VIR. He said yes and mentioned buying some 95 black miata a few years back. I asked if it was Scott K. He said no. Then I mentioned Garrett and was like yup.

Roll call! Laura asked me to work this weekend so I'll probably be down there. (Crossing fingers for T&S). This is the weekend before classes start at JMU, so I don't expect student participation to be huge, but we can try.

When: August 19-20 2017

Location: VIRginia International Raceway, Danville VA

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Is anyone karting?
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Ryan Allen and I plan to be there. It's the weekend before Frog Week so possibly some shenanigans on Saturday night as well? We can hit the bars like old times and find somewhere to crash.

Time: SATURDAY August 12, 2017 - 8AM

Location: Augusta County Government Center, Verona, VA

What: Autocross points event with your best buds

It's also the weekend before VIR, so no excuses! I'll post the reg link when it goes live.

1. Ryan Allen
2. Taylor Johnson
3. Brad Fischer
4. Ryan Herold
5. Adam Flint

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When I'm out and see certain cars, and some very specific, my mind immediately goes to a certain person.

Whatcha got?

Fiero - Chan
Saturn anything - RJ
V6 Mustang - Chapin
Red Integra - Gerald
Supra - Goodspeed (this is funny because Dave had one)
Busted old minivan - Jeff

Taylor and I have been scheming for a while to go 50/50 on a shoestring budget RallyX car. After scouring CL and all the other online junkyards for a couple months we resorted to posting a thread here, and Scotty posted the winning candidate 2 hours later.

We ran down to Wardensville WV yesterday morning and spent the morning inspecting and test driving. The owner was a nice older guy who was just horrible at selling a car. He listed off every bad thing he could think of and stayed in good humor while three random dudes went elbow deep into a Subaru they hadn't bought yet. After we satisfied ourselves and took it for a test drive we threw him an offer and landed on $900 after a pretty painless negotiation.

It's a 1997 Subaru Impreza Outback with the 2.2L and a 5 speed with about 202k on the clock. The rear wheel bearings are so bad at times I was genuinely worried I might not make it home. The ignition key is so worn down it takes 30 seconds of wiggling to get it to turn. The shifter has a major case of whisky dick. Its throwing an O2 sensor code. The exhaust is leaking before the rear muffler. It rains oil from every gasket. All of the shocks are blown. The tires are several sizes too tall which I suspect is contributing to how glacially slow it feels. There is a weird, high pitched metallic rattle coming from the dashboard under heavy acceleration. I'm not sure it's ever been vacuumed, and smells like cigarettes and death. Both rear fenders have fairly severe rust and a good percentage of the clear coat is gone.

BUT! We did a compression test and she's even across all cylinders. We scanned it with the ultra gauge and found no significant codes. We also poked around the fuel filler neck as instructed and it seems solid. The motor starts right up (once you get the key to turn), and idles buttery smooth. It pulls hard and doesn't miss a beat when you wring it out (as hard as 135hp can on 205/70/15s).

It's terrible. It's wonderful. It was $900. Just look at our stupid, happy faces.









This hood scoop makes me feel good. More cars should have them.



All snuggled up and safe in her new home. In my garage the 90s never died.



The dog found many interesting smells.



And finally, without getting too ahead of ourselves, here is the immediate plan.

Change All Fluids
-Oil
-Trans/Diff fluids
-Flush Coolant
-Flush Brake Fluid
Replace Rear Wheel Bearings
Replace Valve Cover / Oil Filler Neck and other common culprits for oil leaks
Do something about the interior smell
Bypass the ignition with some switches so we don't have to constantly negotiate with the worn out key
Repair exhaust leak
Replace failing O2 sensor
Plus a general tune up, check/replace filters, clean the throttle and MAF, etc.

The DMV was already closed when I got back, so I guess I have to go sometime this week to get the title and registration done. It doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of passing safety inspection without the wheel bearings and exhaust leak fixed, so it doesn't really matter anyway.


Thinking a little further ahead:

-As suspected my head is nearly touching the headliner even without a helmet. I think we'll end up doing at least one fixed back, if not both fronts.
-We'll be on the lookout for some used winter tires
-Making some skid plates couldn't be a bad idea
-Taylor wants to try to bondo and paint the rust spots, because he can. :dunno:
-Should we put new OEM spec shocks on it or just roll with the blown ones?


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In short, there are 3 main classes which are divided by drivetrain. So for example SF = Stock FWD, PR = Prepared RWD, MA = Modified AWD.

If we stay in stock we can do winter tires, skid plates and "harnesses" but we can't change the seats. If we do change the front seats and want to stay in prepared we can only do the "minimally required" modifications to the interior to install them and the rear seats have to stay in. If we want to go into modified then we can do basically whatever we want to it, i.e. put it on an extreme diet.

Open to any thoughts and suggestions, for either the car or how to class it. :thumbup:

I don't think there are threads for clothing on here, so here we go. First off, I have no idea how to dress myself so I'll have no good input.

What kind of shoes do you guys wear the work? How about with a suit? I'm not talking styles, necessarily, but make/model. I need nice shoes because of my knees and back.

Also what kind of pants do you buy? I came across these really nice khaki pants that breath and are made out almost a stretch dress pants material when I was working at CB and I wear this one pair practically every day. Doing so, I expect them not to last very long.

Also, do you all really spend like $40 per shirt? All of these nice polos and stuff I see cost so much. I've never really been one to buy nice clothes, so I'm not sure.

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It's time for new blades for my car. What is everyone using? I always seem to get something different because I can never remember what I bought the time before. The set I have now have been chattering like a motherfucker for quite some time, even when they still had lots of rubber left. I am OCD about noise like that so the quieter the better.