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Ultramaroon · 07-16-2022, 09:52 PM

Ooo... I need to write that down.

Dadhawk · 07-17-2022, 02:24 PM

TIL: No matter how long you live life is short. We attended (virtually) the funeral of MomHawk's 102-year-old Great Aunt. At 63, if I live to be her age, I will live a future period of time greater to when MomHawk and I started dating (we've been married 35 years).

Her great aunt lived a life well lived, only needing assistance after getting sick about 8 months ago.

JD001 · 07-17-2022, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

today i learned scrap prices fell back down to $130/ton. bit of a difference from when they were $250/ton.

A Scion badge may have a sway.. unsure which way..

Ultramaroon · 07-17-2022, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JD001

A Scion badge may have a sway.. unsure which way..

There are those who follow the crowd, and those who scoff at it. The more I saw people ashamed of their Scion logo, the more I embraced mine. It's a ridiculous thing to even consider. I admit that too.

NoHaveMSG · 07-17-2022, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nextcar

TIL that I totally scored when I got a differential with 17K miles from a totaled car at the junk yard for $125.

I installed 4.56 final drive and love it. No real downside other than the occasional track where the gearing results in either hitting the rev limiter or doing an extra shift - but that varies from track to track.

Was it a 4.10 or 4.30? 4.1’s go for around 200. 125 is still a good price even if it was a 4.10. You can get more out of them selling them to the Lexus IS300 crowd.

JD001 · 07-17-2022, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

There are those who follow the crowd, and those who scoff at it. The more I saw people ashamed of their Scion logo, the more I embraced mine. It's a ridiculous thing to even consider. I admit that too.

I read somewhere that the most common car tattoos in the world is a Mustang.. and that some folk carry Honda Civic ink with pride.. Just a thought...

soundman98 · 07-17-2022, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JD001

A Scion badge may have a sway.. unsure which way..

lol, it's entirely unrelated to the car! was time to reduce my scrap pile. old freezer, some industrial shelving, and a neighbors old grill. people are starting to get to know i take scrap, don't even need to run around for it much anymore, it self-delivers!

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

There are those who follow the crowd, and those who scoff at it. The more I saw people ashamed of their Scion logo, the more I embraced mine. It's a ridiculous thing to even consider. I admit that too.

people are ashamed of the scion badge?!?

funny. today, just had another person ask me what kind of car i have, they knew it wasn't a ranger, and had never seen anything else like it. 8 years old, and still plenty of people that never saw one!

Ultramaroon · 07-17-2022, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

people are ashamed of the scion badge?!?

Don't you remember the constant stream of badge-swapping threads/posts? Not a single one was to a Scion badge. Everybody wanted the Toyota logo. I felt a little smug when Toyota killed Scion. I think the logo looks cool.

NoHaveMSG · 07-17-2022, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

today i learned scrap prices fell back down to $130/ton. bit of a difference from when they were $250/ton.

Damn! I need to check my area. I probably have 4-5k lbs at work I need to take in.

Sapphireho · 07-17-2022, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

There are those who follow the crowd, and those who scoff at it. The more I saw people ashamed of their Scion logo, the more I embraced mine. It's a ridiculous thing to even consider. I admit that too.

In NorCal, Scion was the brand for bull dykes with dogs, and millenatard hypster douche nozzles (kinda like Subaru). Badge change was needed.

Ultramaroon · 07-17-2022, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

In NorCal, Scion was the brand for bull dykes with dogs, and millenatard hypster douche nozzles (kinda like Subaru). Badge change was needed.

My point exactly.

Captain Snooze · 07-17-2022, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

The more I saw people ashamed of their Scion logo, the more I embraced mine. It's a ridiculous thing to even consider. I admit that too.

Status is a funny thing. I have read that status is hardwired but I am suggesting that social influences play a big part too.

Captain Snooze · 07-17-2022, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JD001

I read somewhere that the most common car tattoos in the world is a Mustang.. and that some folk carry Honda Civic ink with pride.. Just a thought...

This reminds me of another tattoo I saw. It was a skin clip (I was doing research). The female had the Disney logo tatted just above her buttocks and spanned about 3/4 of her lower back.
I'm guessing it wasn't a sponsorship deal and I have no idea of the thinking to get such a tattoo.

Ultramaroon · 07-17-2022, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Status is a funny thing. I have read that it is hardwired but I am suggesting that social influences pay a big part too.

Makes sense. It always comes down to getting the girl.

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