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The love hate relationship
So im sitting here this morning... Pondering... What is it that keeps me loving this car so much. It requires constant mechanical attention, and it's eating my finances alive, yet i still have no regrets about buying it. There is just SOMETHING about this car that i cant help but love it. It must be one of those crazy japanese subliminal messages coming from the climate control or something. Anyway, im not really sure why i posted this. I guess I'm thinking out loud again
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Mike,
I think you've expressed the feelings many of us have. Though I'm more obsessed with this automobile than ANY I've ever owned, I'm not immune to the occasional, "Dammit, this car is eating me alive, I should get rid of it," thoughts. I think, in great part, it's signing on to this forum that keeps my butt in the seat and gives me the will to keep the car and do everything I can to keep it running. To get rid of my car would mean severing the one common thread that bonds me to the folks I've met here, and that, my friends, would be heartbreaking.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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It IS heartbreaking, I did sever the ties. I still think about my car a lot and I especially miss it when some cool guy in a Civic, Integra, or Eclipse goes blasting past. The SVX would stop those people dead in their tracks on looks alone.
But the bright side of being SVXless is all the extra money I have now to pay off all the bills I racked up fixing my SVX. Just $4,000 more to pay off! Jeff
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I've figured out that, if I had all the money back I'd spent on meets alone, my car would be paid off. I'd still be in hock for the tranny work, but, what the heck. You only live once and the time is way too short.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Re: The love hate relationship
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'...there's love in that car!'
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2005 RX-8 Grand Touring 2005 Outback 2002 Mercedes-Benz E320 wagon END OF LINE Last edited by Mr. Pockets; 02-04-2002 at 09:11 AM. |
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Re: Re: The love hate relationship
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i will tell you what it is for me.
i take the car to the car wash, bring it home, get out of the car, and as i am going towards the house i pause just to take a quick look at the car. it is at that moment that i fall in love with the car and how it looks. low mean scowl, shiny and clean, aggressive, unique. i am just drawn to the damn car. it is at that moment that i dont care about the maintenance or the bills. the svx just has perfect lines and is a joy to look at.
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1994 SVX, true dual Magnaflow exhaust, K&N filter, 17" Enkei RS6 wheels, Bridgestone Potenza RE730 225/45/17 rubber, zinc plated cross-drilled rotors with yellow painted brake calipers. B&M tranny cooler rated at 19,000 GVW. GC springs and Koni strut inserts installed and the car is lowered two inches all the way around!! "Too much fun to drive!" |
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