The Ohio Random Thread... aka We Should Probably Be Working

[THE Phen]

I always get the most s*** done while at the bar. No one bothers me. After two beers, I'm motivated to get the work done as best I can so that I can have more beer. It works well for me.

 

[Fiji Mazda3]

Why not? Everyone else does...

We can be the exception in here.

 

[WillD]

i swear i go to thechive like once every 20-30 mins hoping something new is up, but its not haha

I used to be the same way. I haven't been on there in a while though. I'm afraid if I got back I'll instantly love 3-4 hours of my life looking at all the posts I missed lol

I can work from home too, but I don't like to because I never get anything done. Too many distractions, but I tend to do work throughout the entire day.

I definitely get more work done when I'm at the office. But it's an 80 mile round trip drive so I'll gladly stay home to avoid that especially in the winter. I can usually motivate myself pretty well especially when I have a long list of active projects. Today, I have only 2 projects so I'm more willing to put them off until Monday.

 

[thejeans]

I used to be the same way. I haven't been on there in a while though. I'm afraid if I got back I'll instantly love 3-4 hours of my life looking at all the posts I missed lol

its only cause i dont have alot of work to do and am looking for things/ways to waste time to make the day go by faster haha

 

[WillD]

I always have work to do but since I'm the newest developer I get stuck with a lot of the crappy projects that I don't want to do.

 

[thejeans]

i have all my things out to engineers and im just waiting on those fuckers with markups haha

 

[chiefmg]

I was supposed to go help a friend put brakes on his car today, but our furnace decided to take a dump last night so I had to stick around for the new one. It's now in and works great (it should with what it cost). Let me just say that heat is not overrated!

 

[THE Phen]

Booo, that sucks.

So, if you guys want to read some fun stuff, some guys from my BMW group started a blog "after a night of a few too many beers, and most likely stories as well."

www.totallythatstupid.com

Some interesting car insights from two car geeks, and most of it isn't too biased. I will quote an excerpt.

One of my favorite endangered species is the General Motors A-body from the early 1980s through the middle 1990s. These cars are hardly plentiful, and I’m not as big a fan of the Chevrolet Celebrities and Buick Regals I most often spot. However, occasionally I run across a Pontiac 6000, and I consider myself lucky if it’s an uprated SE or STE model.

The 6000SE/STE was the car designed to compete with BMW during the height of the “We Build Excitement” Yuppie love-fest known as the 1980s. A high-output (relatively speaking) 2.8-liter or 3.1-liter V6 motivated the front wheels. Manual transmissions were a little-known special-order item. Tacked-on body kits, alloy wheels (not actually directional, but looking the part) wrapped with Goodyear Eagle GT+4 meats and digital dashboards ensured that Pontiac would always come in third or fourth to BMW’s numero uno status in a Car and Driver comparison test.

When my parents had an Audi 5000S with a wheezy 110-horsepower five-banger, my friend Reed’s parents had a 6000SE station wagon that would roast those Goodyears all day long. It didn’t have the digital dashboard or the steering-wheel buttons, but it did have a center console and bucket seats — flat, horrible, wobbly bucket seats with less bolstering than a sidewalk.

 

[o0n8]

I wish I could slap people sometimes...I know I was a noob and still am in many regards and asked dumb questions but I'd like to think I at least thought some of my questions through before typing them and didn't have dumb ideas all together like instead of doing a big job like a fmic i tried to make my own replacement pipes for the stock ic with out doing any sort of research first

/end rant

interesting on the Pontiac bit. My aunt worked for gm and raved about the bonni's for the early to mid 90's. v6 with a super charger

 

[Fiji Mazda3]

Phen, add this to your stable.

http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97822

 

[WillD]

Link doesn't work unless you are a member of the Columbus racing forums.

 

[o0n8]

 

[Fiji Mazda3]

Link doesn't work unless you are a member of the Columbus racing forums.

s***, my bad.

Info:
Year: 1984
Make/Model: BMW 533i Sedan
Odo: 18x,xxx
Condition: Excellent Runs and Drives no mechanical issues
Sale price: $1999 if sold by This Monday. Orig price is $2699

Do NOT post If your not a buyer for the car, OR your just passing through, save yourself the trouble. Please Keep comments to yourself unless its a free Bump (thanks in advance) Any B.S will be removed


This vehicle is perfect for a Daily driver, OR a swap car. However do not mistake it for that because it runs and drives Perfect


5 Speed car
Metallic Tan over Tan
NO RUST I aquired this car from Arizona and it is a 1 owner ( I have EVERY service record dating back to 1984!!)
Aftermarket Raido
Foglights

Needs attention:
The speedo and Tach go in and out
Blower motor is not coming on

Options:
Power EVERYTHING
Sunroof
Alloy wheels
New starter
Oil Change
Brakes

 

[jri4]

But I'm sure that would involve not putting a nav system, and the other $10k in options that everyone offers now.

Give me a car that has a radio, power windows, power locks, and nothing else. Offer it for the lowest price possible and make sure it is fun to drive. Who drives a fast/fun/sporty car and needs a navigation system to figure out where they are going? There are luxury brands for that (BMW, Mercedes, etc...)!

That is probably what I like most about my car. No frills. I love older STis because of the bad plastic interiors. They are simple.

Edit: Yes, happy weekend! I am off this weekend and already drinking...

 

[WillD]

I like options...

Side note: I finally am getting on the bandwagon and creating threads for the Miata and Speed3! Done with the Miata one so far: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/show...-Classic-Red-NA6-Thread&p=5824799#post5824799

 

[sm76]

Give me a car that has a radio, power windows, power locks, and nothing else. Offer it for the lowest price possible and make sure it is fun to drive. Who drives a fast/fun/sporty car and needs a navigation system to figure out where they are going? There are luxury brands for that (BMW, Mercedes, etc...)!

I'm exactly the opposite when it comes to street cars. I want a car that does all the menial mundane tasks of driving for me (other than shifting). After I drive my wife's 6 for a few days I get completely annoyed that I have to take a key out of my pocket to get into and start my car, I have to turn on my own windshield wipers, I have to adjust the heater or air conditioning, I have to put my navigation system up or use my phone when I want to get somewhere new, I can't play music from my phone through bluetooth, my driver seat doesn't automatically change from my wife's settings to mine based on which key I have in my pocket, and my rear view mirrors don't automatically tint. None of that stuff would take away from my enjoyment of fast/fun/sporty car.

 

[WillD]

I feel that way too. My first car had absolutely zero options and I love technology so I'm perfectly fine with as many options as I can get.

 

[ajkulish]

I like simple too. Protege is simple.Windows locks and radio. all i need. The rest is unnecessary. Takes away some sense of control of your cehicle

 

[Fiji Mazda3]

The two things I wish my car had are Bluetooth and an aux-input. I would love to have them in my car.

 

[o0n8]

new radio with aux input, problem solved. They might even have them with bluetooth, I've never looked into it.