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Offline ASBug

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I need an intervention, the dark side is calling to me again...

« on: December 30, 2012, 10:42:50 PM »
OK, I just did something I promised myself I would not do again.
-You see I'm Casey Mathews and I am a recovering Hondaholic now for the past 5 years.
I found another 600cc honda car for sale and the price is definately right.. it is an AN600... well, I don't want to cheat on my VW's you see, but albert has no heat and the Ghia is WAY off from being a driver sooo...
Any way I haven't bought it, but it is like dangling a crack pipe in front of an addict or a singer treadle machine in front of Zen....
Tempting.
Any way I was driving home and I called another guy and he has a 1978 Civic. It is a body style that only a mother could love, but it is the same car I had as a 16 year old (my 1st car...).  This one has Gold wing pistons, 1200 rods and a 1500 crank totaling up to a 1300 ish cc engine making 110hp at the wheels....
Man that one is tempting as well, it is way more money, but well it is 0 work.
Just thought I would throw that out there as a call for help...
The Ghia needs to be my daily, but the call of ~50 mpg out of the AN600 is hard to beat...
KC

Offline volksnick

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Re: I need an intervention, the dark side is calling to me again...

« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2012, 11:35:09 PM »
I'm Casey Mathews and I am a recovering Hondaholic now for the past 5 years.

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Hi KC!

Do what my wife and parents always do: tell me to "sleep on it." I guess that's so I'll be well rested up when I go to drag something home...

I don't know what to tell you about cheating on Albert and/or getting out of the ghia... its up to you.

Good luck! and if you decide to go Honda, have a nice vacation; we'll see you in a week or two!

Offline Zen

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Re: I need an intervention, the dark side is calling to me again...

« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2012, 07:03:01 AM »
Just remember why you ditched your last Honda and got a Beetle . . . you needed a BIGGER car.   ;D   

Offline volksnick

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Re: I need an intervention, the dark side is calling to me again...

« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2012, 09:44:17 AM »
A bus it is!!

Offline ASBug

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Re: I need an intervention, the dark side is calling to me again...

« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2012, 10:33:04 AM »
Have a verbal to buy the civic ( I slept on it...)
Getting it for about 2/3 of worth.
Just a trip down memory lane, not really "steppin" out on the VW's.
Needed to use my even numbered metric wrenches, they are shiny and new looking...
Car weighs about 1400 lbs and is making 110 hp at wheels....
Zoom Zoom...
Figure I am going to ditch the Ghia and just keep albert and a spare engine for now and drive the Honda to work and back...
KC

Offline dubtech

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Re: I need an intervention, the dark side is calling to me again...

« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2012, 03:18:14 PM »
You should totally remove the alternator belt.  That'll get you to 110.01 at the wheels.

 ;)

Offline Jason

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Re: I need an intervention, the dark side is calling to me again...

« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2012, 03:32:32 PM »
Just put a VW emblem on it. Lets see a picture

Offline Smelly_Cat

Re: I need an intervention, the dark side is calling to me again...

« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2012, 09:41:48 PM »
Do it...if u don't buy.. Regrett will fill yer days..

Offline travisyoung

Re: I need an intervention, the dark side is calling to me again...

« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2013, 10:49:34 AM »
I had a crx SI 85 that we scca solo raced,  it took a lot of abuse for many years,  handled so well with tocico shocks. I put several cars in the ditch trying to hang with me on big ridge,  it was a daily driver,   Used it to deliver pizzas,  wrecked it and kept driving it.  Great car

Offline Jason

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Re: I need an intervention, the dark side is calling to me again...

« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2013, 05:30:41 PM »
Well did you by it?

Offline ASBug

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Re: I need an intervention, the dark side is calling to me again...

« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2013, 05:24:39 PM »
Looked at the Ghia parked in the driveway and called the guy and told him that I would not be buying it... Now back to your regularly scheduled programming...
KC

Offline volksnick

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Re: I need an intervention, the dark side is calling to me again...

« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2013, 06:17:09 PM »
Looked at the Ghia parked in the driveway and called the guy and told him that I would not be buying it... Now back to your regularly scheduled programming...
KC

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