Big changes coming for me...

[FordFasteRR]

Well, I have decided to sell my XD to my best friend. :eek:

My g/f will be trading/selling her 2003 tiburon in exchange for an automatic Elantra.

I want to simplify my life and reduce my expenses... by doing this, we will be saving over $ 8000 / year on car payments, insurance, fuel, and maintenance...

I will be relying on my bicycle to move around town most of the time, but I still have my g/f's car + my motorcycle as a backup ...

The big question is, what will I do with all the extra $$ !!!!! ?



I spent 4 hours yesterday re-installing most of the stock parts... I re-installed the stock seats, and stock hood.

What I will not change are the Tiburon brakes and lowered suspension / wheels & tires or the MSD box.

I also left the ported IM and TB on there + the full exhaust system ...

Also, I need someone to come by and pick up the carbon fiber hood, I will sell it for $ 30 (yes thirty dollars ), just get it out of here for me PLEASE !!! :phone:

It weighs only 15lb or something like that... a little worn out, needs a buff-job to make it shine again. :bowdown:

Also, the racing seats are to go with the mounting brackets ... I'll give them away FREE. Just take them away. Please.


=)

I called the bank, made the payoff over the phone..

Thats it. I'm Car Free.

[yamaha]

Would you ship the seats if I paid for shipping? :)

[hyunelan2]

I'll just add this - you won't be 'saving' $8000 a year, because your payments are already paid off. Not having a car is probably not the wisest idea I've ever heard. What do you do when it's raining like hell (rains every day in FL, right?) and you can't take the bicycle or motorcycle because she needs the car for something? I would either unmod the Elantra and drop insurance to the lowest legal level, or buy another cheapo car to have for work on 'unrideable' days.

[FordFasteRR]

I'll just add this - you won't be 'saving' $8000 a year, because your payments are already paid off. Not having a car is probably not the wisest idea I've ever heard. What do you do when it's raining like hell (rains every day in FL, right?) and you can't take the bicycle or motorcycle because she needs the car for something? I would either unmod the Elantra and drop insurance to the lowest legal level, or buy another cheapo car to have for work on 'unrideable' days.


The car was paid off pre-emptively, awaiting the check from my friend... lol

I could not have paid it off unless I was selling it.


In regards to the rain... no, it does not rain every day in FL. Rain has not stopped me from riding even one single day since December of 2005 - not one single day.

I worked my way through every single excuse in the world not to get rid of my car, but in the end I know I really don't need it as much as the world would like me to believe.

[BobMs_wht2k2]

Gotta say with your recent threads and anti-car attitudes of late, I'm not really suprised. I guess I kind of expected it to a degree.

Good luck with that bicycle thing.

[evan938]

...ok...

as for the hood...did you ever get the corners repaired where it was messed up from jeff shipping it?

any chance you may ship it?

[OPZ]

since evan is semi-calling dibs on the hood i guess, im calling seconds if he's willing to ship...

[BlackElantraGT]

My wife didn't think she would need a car also. I am usually the driver and she hardly ever drove her car. She also figured that she could just use her dad's car if I wasn't available, since he's old and doesn't drive much now. But now after 2 years of not having her own car, she's wanting a vehicle again because it's a major inconvenience for her having to wait for me to get her errands done or having to borrow her dad's car.

Also, I have a number of friends who ride their motorcycles to work. Not a single person owns JUST a bike. If they do ride a bike to work, it's usually on the weekends when the roads and freeways are less crowded. Some of them think the weekday commute is too dangerous on the SoCal freeways. One guy came from NYC, and he eventually sold his GSX-R because he said people drive really crazy out here compared to NYC.

I think within 2 year's time you'll be back in a car again. One day you'll wake up and reality will hit you that all your preaching amounts to nothing because a car is almost a necessity in most places of the U.S. and smoking will never be completely banned.

[evan938]

LOL.

and as for crazy drivers (never been to cali or NYC, so i cant comment)...but chicago...oh my god...

i was doing 80-85 and getting passed by grannies and cab drivers. i hate driving in chicago...im almost glad i missed chicago HIN this year just to not have to deal with traffic

[BobMs_wht2k2]

Trust me Evan, NYC and LA make Chicago look like a midwestern one-stoplight town. . . . SOOOO much different.

[hyunelan2]

Chicago's not that bad, it's fast (when not under construction), but most people have at least 1/2 a clue of how to drive. Wanna see people who can't drive - go to St. Louis!

Even though the deal is sealed to move outta the elantra, I still think you should have a car. Can your GF ride the bike if you need the car for the day (say you need to pickup something you can't carry on a motorcycle)?

[BlackElantraGT]

Off topic but,

Driving in big cities is definitely something that you have to learn and get used to, or just give up and take public transportation. San Francisco is pretty bad because you have INSANE inclines with blind stops (I'm still too scared to drive a manual in that city). Not only that, but in the downtown area of Frisco, you have to be careful what lane you're in because a lot of the streets become 1 way and you have buses, electric buses, cable cars, and streetcars, all traveling along side you, and it's easy to be in their lane by mistake.

But NYC I think is even crazier because of the aggressive taxi cab drivers. It took me over an hour to just get out of the city and once I hit Harlem, the streets got a bit scary. Even if you've never been to NYC, you will know exactly when you've hit Harlem because the scenery suddenly changes. You no longer see white people, and you no longer see Central Park. By this point, all my wife and I wanted to do was get out of the city since the sun was setting in about an hour, but it was more difficult than I thought because I tried to stay on Avenue of the Americas for as long as possible until I saw a street big and public enough to turn onto and find a highway. Somehow after this ordeal, I ended up in some Jersey suburb before I was able to stop and look at the map to get back on the right highway.

[FordFasteRR]

I understand that some of you belive that there is no way to survive in America without a car, but I disagree.

In SOME places, cars are almost required because of the distances people have to travel daily.. In MY case, I do not travel far.

I live IN the city, not the suburbs... therefore almost everything I need is within 1 to 5 miles of my house. I even work 5 miles from home 3 days a week, and 7 miles 2 days a week... The beach is just 3 miles away from my house...

I am lucky enough to be situated within reasonable distances to everything.

For shopping, hauling, groceries, etc... I have a trike with a huge basket on the back =) ... $ 0.00 mpg.

The mall, home depot, kmart, autoparts, bookstore, theatre, old navy, tons of other restaurants and pubs are all within 1 or 2 miles away from me...

It will be a new experience in my life. I can afford any reasonably priced car on the market, but I chose not to own one. Now, I will have lots of extra $$ to enjoy my life + I get the benefit of the bicycle exercise...

In situations where I really need a car, I will just use my G/F's car ...

My options are still open.

Also, take a look at THIS ARTICLE (http://www.velocide.com/thread_view.php?thread_id=20&forum_id=2) about a lady with kids that does not own a car, she does everything on bicycles. The options are still open for people who do not want a car.

http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/idl/edjn/20060605/83384-29409.jpg


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In regards to parting out items...

I will not be shipping anything. It is a big hassle, and I don't want to deal with it.

I am almost willing to give it all away for free, I just want to get rid of it because I have no real use for it.

I also have a set of metal endlinks sitting in the OEM packages.. I WILL ship that for $ 30.

I also have 2 spare intake manifolds and throttle bodies. I have a bunch of fuel rails and fuel rail nitrous adapters...



=)

[yamaha]

Does one of those intake manifolds have a place for a MAP sensor?

[evan938]

sean i HAVE an IM with a map sensor...call me later

...

and i have 20$ to the first person who sends me a picture of steve riding a trike with groceries in the basket

[Cypher]

FORD!!! how far are you from jacksonville?! it might be worth it for a 30 dollar carbonfiber hood!

[LateAPXR]

Ford....hate to say it but unless you ship it you're going to have a hard time getting rid of this stuff.

If the "buyer" pays for it then where's the hassle? All you have to do is drop it off at the depot....

And I dunno what # I am in line but I'll call dibs on that hood as well.


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nevermind...I just saw that the hood is for an '03. Won't work on my '05. Bummer.

[Cypher]

never mind. if i had known about this monday or tuesday when i was actually in tampa and only an extra hour or so away i'd have come over and go everything.

[CTele02]

nevermind...I just saw that the hood is for an '03. Won't work on my '05. Bummer.

Yep there is no such thing as an 04 05 06 c/f hood... we should start a gb to get her done!

[ry4nolson]

cypher are you kidding me... you won't drive 5-6 hours to get a carbon fiber hood for $30!!

[BobMs_wht2k2]

I'm just waiting for Ford to denounce money as harmful to the environment and start giving that up as well. . . . I'm calling "Dibs" on that one now.

[evan938]

lol

ford - just buy yourself a new GM truck...23mpg, and you can haul 7,000lbs of anything

:D:D:D:D:D

[BobMs_wht2k2]

Actually, I just got 21. . . . .smartazz.

[FordFasteRR]

lol

ford - just buy yourself a new GM truck...23mpg, and you can haul 7,000lbs of anything

:D:D:D:D:D


If I had anything that heavy to haul around I might just do that...

:D

[evan938]

anti car and smoking flyers??? you could distribute millions...just put them on a trailer and drive...the wind will catch them

[CTele02]

Yes if you got everyone in your area to quit smoking and gas guzzling the price of oil would go down so low that you wouldn't mind the -689mpg youd get in the process.

[FordFasteRR]

You guys really have a good thing going...

Tell me, what have you done to help the environment lately ? Or better yet, your own health, or our dependence on oil ? ?? :mad: :confused:

[Kens GLS]

I ONLY smoke half of my cig then put it out...That should add a few minutes to my life. I owe it all to you, thanks.

[theWorst]

i'll take everything you have if you have anything left by the time i get there.... lol

in the spring.. i'll be in orlando.

(really reallly really really really want the hood ..lol).. i was thinkin bout visiting shawn and da illestwun if possible.

[FordFasteRR]

I ONLY smoke half of my cig then put it out...That should add a few minutes to my life. I owe it all to you, thanks.

Awesome. :bowdown:

[CTele02]

I gave up bathing 3 years ago to stop our dependency on water...

[evan938]

...maybe its me, but i read that sensing a very strong hint of sarcasm

[Cypher]

not all of us want to be tree hugging hippies :D

[FordFasteRR]

I find it quite interesting how some people in this world have money to pay for their car loan, insurance, gas and maintenance but can't manage to buy food to stay alive....

And I am not a tree hugging hippie.. lol

[Cypher]

Never mind

[evan938]

me. HA. i had ramen noodles today on my lunch break....11$ to last me until next friday (7 days)...yay

DAMNIT you fast editer...stop doing that...

[j0hnh0lmes]

hey ford...if you want to work something out this weekend I'll get a cash advance just to get the stuff out of your way....this is post pm....my number is --- --- ---- hit me up or pm me for details


FF: (removed your # for privacy reasons)... spammers on this board .... gotta watch out for them...

thanks.....I don't think about that sometimes.....and you just about made me nut my pants with the news of this stuff.....LMAO

[BobMs_wht2k2]

You guys really have a good thing going...

Tell me, what have you done to help the environment lately ? Or better yet, your own health, or our dependence on oil ? ?? :mad: :confused:

Let's see, I gave up smoking, I drink about once a year, I've lost 20 lbs, cut out soda's and sugar in general, wife drives my car because she goes farther everyday and it gets the best gas mileage, I planted 2 trees at my house and have managed to keep 4 alive from japanese beatles. . . .

Is that enough?

[mtlelantra]

Good luck!! I know I miss not having to rely on a car... Moved from Vancouver where it was super bike friendly to Montreal where they'll run you down sucks... plus public transit here sucks too compared to the coast... I bike when I can, but I ain't waiting 1 hr for the next bus to show up if I miss one...
Man I wish I were close- I'd be all over those seats... literally and figuratively :)

[j0hnh0lmes]

I'll take w/e you'll give me...
dibs on everything....hahahahahahaha suckers...

[BobMs_wht2k2]

I find it quite interesting how some people in this world have money to pay for their car loan, insurance, gas and maintenance but can't manage to buy food to stay alive....

And I am not a tree hugging hippie.. lol

It's called lack of prioritization. Happens all over this country. How else would credit card companies stay in business?

[ArunSenior04]

Not everyone needs a car. There are tons of people here in Baltimore, and DC, who dont use cars. For one, its because of our awesome public transportation. Sitting in traffic for hours, trying to go 35 miles, is not worth it.

[theWorst]

takes one hour to go 15 miles from springfield to DC on 95 north in the mornings. (sigh).

i carpool, i saved two kittens from certain death, i'm drinking more water, and i've quit going to mcdonalds every day.. now i'm down to like twice a month..

i just cant put down the p**n however. but is that really bad for my health?

anyway..

i'll be in FL in spring.. hope you have something left.. lolol

[evan938]

i stay inside when i fart...less toxins in the air outside...im helping the ozone layer

[DAILLESTWUN]

Well seeing that I'm the closest one to you I might just take the hood and other things off your hands. LMK...

[j0hnh0lmes]

Already got dibs.....

[Cypher]

david. his car is an 03 THE HOOD WILL NOT FIT

[j0hnh0lmes]

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME....GRRRR.....I didn't even look this is total crap....either way I could use the extra stuff...IM, TB and Nitrous Oxide Stuff(hint hint)....

[Cypher]

just get the racing seats. sweet nitrous it punk!

[j0hnh0lmes]

Yep Yep Yep.....I guess I could use the seats....I'm sure they will be more comfy.....

is my sig too big??

Dali...call Ford For The Hood

[FordFasteRR]

Ohh my, some of you are really going to get a kick out of this one...

Just imagine me going to pick up a 12 pack with this thing.....

http://www.velocide.com/images_old/2006_Pics/3wheel_hauder/p1010052.jpg

LOL

It's true. It's true.

[OPZ]

Those things are hella fun to ride. You look so retarded and feel so weird, but its just hilarious.

[CTele02]

I would of gone with pink and a basket in front to carry my flowers.

[FordFasteRR]

Those things are hella fun to ride. You look so retarded and feel so weird, but its just hilarious.


I agree, I suppose that I should get used 2 it... :D

[DAILLESTWUN]

I'll try to pass by your house one of these days and get the hood if it's ok...

[FordFasteRR]

I'll try to pass by your house one of these days and get the hood if it's ok...


Ok, come and get it. There is another member from upstate that wants to get it but I really have no loyalty to any particular person, he said he would make it on sunday and didn't make it so now I can't leave it sitting here for the rest of my life... it needs to go so get over here and pick it up ASAP.



ohh.........


Her maiden voyage !!!

Well worth the effort ! :bowdown:

http://www.velocide.com/user_uploads/1st_ride_on_trike_2006_01.jpg

http://www.velocide.com/user_uploads/1st_ride_on_trike_2006_02.jpg

[ArunSenior04]

That bike has has to be breaking some kind of unwritten man law. I mean, its not even a bike, its a tricycle.

[evan938]

trike vs. cat...im gonna have to go with me having a cat isnt as bad as a trike

i mean, the only people i see riding those around here, are retarded (and im not saying it meanly, they are honestly mentally retarded)

too funny though...i hope you dont have a long ride to the store

[FordFasteRR]

trike vs. cat...im gonna have to go with me having a cat isnt as bad as a trike

i mean, the only people i see riding those around here, are retarded (and im not saying it meanly, they are honestly mentally retarded)

too funny though...i hope you dont have a long ride to the store


:eek: Seems like those retarded people have one up on you already.


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That bike has has to be breaking some kind of unwritten man law. I mean, its not even a bike, its a tricycle.


Thats the point...

I lugged a 12 pack of Bass Ale, a gallon of milk, a box of frosted mini-wheats, and a bag full of salad without even breaking a sweat ....

=)

Publix is 1.3 miles from my house, so I have to ride 2.6 miles round trip to get stuff. .. :tongue:

Some people would think that it is impossible to do something like this... :confused:


In reality, it's quite fun and easy ! The best part is that I didn't have to burn up any fuel, poison the atmosphere, feed the oil machine, or even break a sweat!!!!!!!!

[Cypher]

and you're NOT a tree huggin hippe? :tongue:

[cobase]

Ford, you're helping to hurt the environment by tempting us to drive 400+ miles to pick up those parts! :D

[Cypher]

md to ford is like 1200 miles. lol i know

[FordFasteRR]

and you're NOT a tree huggin hippe? :tongue:


Like I said earlier, not yet - but I'm working on it. :redface: ;)

[DAILLESTWUN]

Ok, come and get it. There is another member from upstate that wants to get it but I really have no loyalty to any particular person, he said he would make it on sunday and didn't make it so now I can't leave it sitting here for the rest of my life... it needs to go so get over here and pick it up ASAP.

Well let me know what you are doing this weekend. I could pass by with my chick and we can get drunk lol..

[BlackElantraGT]

trike vs. cat...im gonna have to go with me having a cat isnt as bad as a trike

i mean, the only people i see riding those around here, are retarded (and im not saying it meanly, they are honestly mentally retarded)

too funny though...i hope you dont have a long ride to the store

I dunno Evan, I would still pick the trike over the cat. I've always wanted one for some reason. As retarded as a trike may be, a young, single male owning a cat is super gay. More gay than 2 homos living in San Francisco who drives a Prius with an adopted chinese baby strapped to the carseat.

It's more annoying living with a cat than it is having a wife. At least the wife can cook, clean, and put out some time. A cat is like an indecisive woman with bipolar disorder who does nothing but sleep all day, sheds hair all over the place, coughs up nasty hairballs, and can't stop licking herself. One minute she wants to snuggle and play with you, but the next minute she's clawing at you to get away.

I adore my wife's cat and all after knowing my wife for 7 years, but sometimes I just feel like kicking a field goal with that cat.

[evan938]

single = no

and my cats are cool, dont shed, dont claw people, and will spin in circles around themselves chasing a laser pen.

and ive never seen a hairball from either

[cobase]

You adore your wife's... what? Cat. Oh good. I duno man, cats are like a box of chocolates... ours is a lot like a warm fuzzy rag doll... that wakes you up at 7:30am even on your day off, even though he has food and water aplenty, just because... that's the time you get up. Damned little furball meowing at the walls, the ceiling, wailing.....argggh

[evan938]

yeah, my cat does do that...if hes not fed by 830am (usually feed him at 730 before i leave for work), hes walkin all over me, meowing...lol

[TNT4ME]

Darn it Ford!
I pm'ed you months ago when you put the hood up for sale......no response.

If Daillestwun does not pick it up this weekend, please let me know. My brother will come pick it up no problem. I already had this arranged before and was just waiting for your response. Please update this thread or PM me and let me know if D.... picked it up.

If not I will pay cash and pick it up as soon as availible. I will be in FL again early Sept.

[j0hnh0lmes]

hey ford pm me your addie so I can mapquest for this weekend...sorry, you know what went on....lol

[TNT4ME]

^I believe the Marine has 1st dibs now.

Oh well...another good mod guy down the tubes.

Sorry to see ya go ford. Good luck to ya.

[FordFasteRR]

Update:

It is done. The car is gone from my house. I have the check in hand.

Thats it, the end.

Wish me luck !!