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Moving on...
admin — Fri, 2010-03-05 23:46
I'll try to keep this post short. I guess some thing aren't meant to be. After 11 and a half months of the happiest time in my life, it has come to an end. Heather realized that she could not love me all of the way and that going further was futile. She did not feel it was meant to be because of that. I loved her like a wife and did not give myself a way out. I really did love her with everything I had. I had so many problems but the one thing I got right was love. I guess it's time for my heart to move on, hopefully to someone who can love me for me, unconditionally (or something close to that, I know it's a bit ideal). I really loved my time with Heather and think she is an amazing woman still. I wish it was not this way but I know somehow things will work out for the better. I'm not bitter or angry at all. She really wasn't unfair in this, just my heart feels that way a bit sometimes.
After a couple days of misery I'm feeling a lot better. Strangely, I feel more content and complete now than I did before Heather. I'm obviously missing something now and just want to be loved, but I'm actually strangely content with life. I don't really know how or why though.
Also, I'm moving to San Antonio, Texas. This place is epic, as long as you're between the outside of downtown and the inside of the I-410 (as far as I can tell, anyways).
Oh, and I'm moving on from something else. Basically I'm going from a failtop to a epictop thanks to the words of Ron Paul cracking my laptop screen. More on that later.
Since I'm in text and would never say verbally, cheers!
--Teran
After a couple days of misery I'm feeling a lot better. Strangely, I feel more content and complete now than I did before Heather. I'm obviously missing something now and just want to be loved, but I'm actually strangely content with life. I don't really know how or why though.
Also, I'm moving to San Antonio, Texas. This place is epic, as long as you're between the outside of downtown and the inside of the I-410 (as far as I can tell, anyways).
Oh, and I'm moving on from something else. Basically I'm going from a failtop to a epictop thanks to the words of Ron Paul cracking my laptop screen. More on that later.
Since I'm in text and would never say verbally, cheers!
--Teran
The Quest for a New Car
admin — Sun, 2010-01-17 13:22
Again, I've managed to wait ages before making another post. I'm back at it though, but with a question for all of you. A question, and a request, I guess.
I don't know if I've written about my Celica in this blog or the last blog, but I did write about it on the st162.net forums, here. Basically, things are looking like I'm going to need a car I can really trust soon. Now, my Celica is a great car overall in my mind, but it needs a good bit of work and love to really trust not breaking down on me when it's crucial. My dad is looking for work and might be moving out of state, so it matters a lot more being on my own.
Now I could just put the money spent on a new car into this one, but I want to know if it's worth sticking with. Frankly, for me, I don't think it is. It handles nicely, but it needs new shocks and struts. It's rusty and needs a new paint job. It's a coupe, when I'd rather have the hatchback model. It is reasonably fast though and fairly exciting in general. It is reliable overall, I believe the only time it broke down on me was because of (presumably) years of having a poorly fitting (and probably poorly functioning) fuel filter, due to a clogged injector (I know I can drive on 3 cylinders to where I need to go, but I didn't know as much then and it seemed like the ECU went a bit crazy when the one injector when out and took out 2 more; unfortunately I never reset the ECU).
I'm very familiar with my Celica now, but I think it's time we part paths. She needs a loving home willing to pay in USD for her. I'll do a more thorough (and more honest than I'd like) post for selling the Celica (named Celcia, but I rarely call her that) in a bit.
What I need here is to figure out what car to get next. It turns out, my budget is around $4,000 - $4,500 USD, so reasonable, but not huge.
I'm not super mechanically inclined, but I want to learn and do things myself. I'd like to avoid taking my car to other places as much as possible and do the work myself, so I'm willing to buy tools and what not. I've replaced injectors, drained the fuel tank, replaced engine oil, replaced lightbulbs, rewired injector harnesses, and cleaned spark plugs. Hopefully that gives you a bit of an idea as to how much I know and don't know.
Alright, so here is what I need.
Reluctantly, at the top of the list is reliability. But, this doesn't mean it has to survive 10 days of salt water, fire, and a crazy man with a sledge hammer. I just need it to be reliable in general. I will not trade in every last bit of performance for pure reliability by getting a Mercedes 240D. No way, just no. And since I'll be doing my own work, I want something that is easy to work on (for the most part) and is of a good design. I like simple, but I'm fine if it's not, as long as it's not stupid.
The next things are kind of "minimums" I'd like. I want something under 1,300kg, and about 4.4m long or shorter. I want something that can 0-100km/h (roughly 0-60mph) in 9 seconds at the most (Celica is a touch faster than that, at least is supposed to be). I want something that handles well and doesn't feel like a boat. I want to feel the road and have nice feedback in the steering. I'd like a gas pedal that isn't nothing or all out (that's you, Honda Fit). Based on what I know, I'd like to go RWD this time (Celica is FWD), or maybe AWD (I still consider FWD though). Fuel economy is also important (at 120 km/h or 75mph highway speeds, preferably 7.8l/100km or 30MPG, or better). I'm very interested in tuning a diesel, so that is up there for me. I want something sporty or diesel, but a diesel that could be made sporty (Volkswagen Jetta TDI, for example). Coupe or 3-door hatchback is preferable. I am fine if it's a bit loud and stiff, but I don't want it to break my back and puncture my ear drums. So verging on the uncomfortable side at worst, but not making it untolerable and uncomfortable for long trips.
Here are some other things for me: No traction control, no ABS or ABS that can easily be disabled, and pre-1996 if gasoline (so no OBD-II, and I don't have to do emissions testing in NC, USA).
Things that get bonus points: No power steering, no emissions stuff at all (but a car that old is probably going to be awful), looking decent, and a digital dash (that doesn't look like this).
Rarity is also something that would be nice, but it's a double edged sword. I don't want to look like everyone else, but at the same time, I want okay parts selection, at least. Going for a Toyota Corolla would be great for parts, even 20 years from now. I really want a car I can grow with and work on for a long time. This is a balance here.
And lastly, here are some cars I'm intested in (in no particular order):
Volkswagen:
Rabbit Diesel
Almost any TDI
Corrado
Honda:
Prelude
Del Sol
Toyota:
Corolla
Tercel
MR-2
Celica (maybe, just maybe another one. Would probably have to be a GT-S or GT-4 hatchback model)
Supra
BMW:
Almost any e30 series
Compact, maybe?
Acura:
NSX? :-) A little out of my price range though.
Integra
Nissan:
Sentra
Altima
Mitsubishi:
Starion (this one gets bonus, bonus points)
I'd really appreciate some suggestions or either cars in general, or even cars for sale that you know of. I live in Hendersonville, NC, USA, so cars within 150km (100 miles, rounded up) would be preferable (zip code is 28739).
Thanks for reading,
Teran
I don't know if I've written about my Celica in this blog or the last blog, but I did write about it on the st162.net forums, here. Basically, things are looking like I'm going to need a car I can really trust soon. Now, my Celica is a great car overall in my mind, but it needs a good bit of work and love to really trust not breaking down on me when it's crucial. My dad is looking for work and might be moving out of state, so it matters a lot more being on my own.
Now I could just put the money spent on a new car into this one, but I want to know if it's worth sticking with. Frankly, for me, I don't think it is. It handles nicely, but it needs new shocks and struts. It's rusty and needs a new paint job. It's a coupe, when I'd rather have the hatchback model. It is reasonably fast though and fairly exciting in general. It is reliable overall, I believe the only time it broke down on me was because of (presumably) years of having a poorly fitting (and probably poorly functioning) fuel filter, due to a clogged injector (I know I can drive on 3 cylinders to where I need to go, but I didn't know as much then and it seemed like the ECU went a bit crazy when the one injector when out and took out 2 more; unfortunately I never reset the ECU).
I'm very familiar with my Celica now, but I think it's time we part paths. She needs a loving home willing to pay in USD for her. I'll do a more thorough (and more honest than I'd like) post for selling the Celica (named Celcia, but I rarely call her that) in a bit.
What I need here is to figure out what car to get next. It turns out, my budget is around $4,000 - $4,500 USD, so reasonable, but not huge.
I'm not super mechanically inclined, but I want to learn and do things myself. I'd like to avoid taking my car to other places as much as possible and do the work myself, so I'm willing to buy tools and what not. I've replaced injectors, drained the fuel tank, replaced engine oil, replaced lightbulbs, rewired injector harnesses, and cleaned spark plugs. Hopefully that gives you a bit of an idea as to how much I know and don't know.
Alright, so here is what I need.
Reluctantly, at the top of the list is reliability. But, this doesn't mean it has to survive 10 days of salt water, fire, and a crazy man with a sledge hammer. I just need it to be reliable in general. I will not trade in every last bit of performance for pure reliability by getting a Mercedes 240D. No way, just no. And since I'll be doing my own work, I want something that is easy to work on (for the most part) and is of a good design. I like simple, but I'm fine if it's not, as long as it's not stupid.
The next things are kind of "minimums" I'd like. I want something under 1,300kg, and about 4.4m long or shorter. I want something that can 0-100km/h (roughly 0-60mph) in 9 seconds at the most (Celica is a touch faster than that, at least is supposed to be). I want something that handles well and doesn't feel like a boat. I want to feel the road and have nice feedback in the steering. I'd like a gas pedal that isn't nothing or all out (that's you, Honda Fit). Based on what I know, I'd like to go RWD this time (Celica is FWD), or maybe AWD (I still consider FWD though). Fuel economy is also important (at 120 km/h or 75mph highway speeds, preferably 7.8l/100km or 30MPG, or better). I'm very interested in tuning a diesel, so that is up there for me. I want something sporty or diesel, but a diesel that could be made sporty (Volkswagen Jetta TDI, for example). Coupe or 3-door hatchback is preferable. I am fine if it's a bit loud and stiff, but I don't want it to break my back and puncture my ear drums. So verging on the uncomfortable side at worst, but not making it untolerable and uncomfortable for long trips.
Here are some other things for me: No traction control, no ABS or ABS that can easily be disabled, and pre-1996 if gasoline (so no OBD-II, and I don't have to do emissions testing in NC, USA).
Things that get bonus points: No power steering, no emissions stuff at all (but a car that old is probably going to be awful), looking decent, and a digital dash (that doesn't look like this).
Rarity is also something that would be nice, but it's a double edged sword. I don't want to look like everyone else, but at the same time, I want okay parts selection, at least. Going for a Toyota Corolla would be great for parts, even 20 years from now. I really want a car I can grow with and work on for a long time. This is a balance here.
And lastly, here are some cars I'm intested in (in no particular order):
Volkswagen:
Rabbit Diesel
Almost any TDI
Corrado
Honda:
Prelude
Del Sol
Toyota:
Corolla
Tercel
MR-2
Celica (maybe, just maybe another one. Would probably have to be a GT-S or GT-4 hatchback model)
Supra
BMW:
Almost any e30 series
Compact, maybe?
Acura:
NSX? :-) A little out of my price range though.
Integra
Nissan:
Sentra
Altima
Mitsubishi:
Starion (this one gets bonus, bonus points)
I'd really appreciate some suggestions or either cars in general, or even cars for sale that you know of. I live in Hendersonville, NC, USA, so cars within 150km (100 miles, rounded up) would be preferable (zip code is 28739).
Thanks for reading,
Teran