++ ATOT official NEF thread part IV ++

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MotF Bane

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So there's a way to win one of 86 new Scion FR-S's.

That car looks ridiculous, I can't figure out the wheel/brake combination... but I'll enter.
 

MotF Bane

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And if I win, I'll take cash value (if possible), or just sell it/trade it/something, get myself a used Miata, and we'll see how much is left to go chasing a V8 swap. :awe:
 

Locut0s

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Or... I suppose the sensible thing is knock off a chunk of my student loans.

F that.

Isn't it funny how paying off debts should make you feel better but often just makes you feel depressed. You've used your money in probably the best way possible yet you feel like you've just burned it for nothing. lol.
 

MotF Bane

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Dec 22, 2006
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Isn't it funny how paying off debts should make you feel better but often just makes you feel depressed. You've used your money in probably the best way possible yet you feel like you've just burned it for nothing. lol.

Exactly! Absolutely correct. It is the best use of the money, but then... there's zero satisfaction.
 

MotF Bane

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$35k would be enough to buy a used Miata ($15k for one with PRHT), then tear it apart, sell off the factory drivetrain and such (+$5000), and then with the remaining $25k, do a V8 swap at home.

By the end of it, I would fully understand how a car works. And I'd have a V8 roadster for the next decade. :awe:
 

RPD

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Isn't it funny how paying off debts should make you feel better but often just makes you feel depressed. You've used your money in probably the best way possible yet you feel like you've just burned it for nothing. lol.
Eh, if only because you've already been using said items (eg cc debt).

Also MotF, chocolate and peanut butter don't go together?? wtfbbq is up with that? I don't know if there is a better union of any two foods.
 

MotF Bane

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Dec 22, 2006
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Are you buying a new car motf?

Toyota/Scion is running a giveaway for 86 Scion FR-S's. I'm saying I'd take cash value or just flip the car for cash, then go buy myself a used Miata and do the V8 swap I want so much.

It wouldn't be replacing my G35x, it'd be a fair-weather summer-only supplement.