So, I have way too many cars to clutter up this fine high class place with any more vehicle specific whore threads...
figured I'd just make ONE where I share my misadventures...

As it stands, right now...
I have my darling S2000, a NBP TL 6MT, 2015 Burban for the wifey...S4 Audi we both drive...date night car...an E320 Dank Wagon
for the bitches and a friends and family charity case rescue on a 96 Yukon...

E320 I bought with 145K miles...had to put in a tranny...fix a bunch of little shit...reverse engineered the electrical system and what gets
fried when you put a new battery in backward ...then made the fun youtube video with my buddy Brian and his "Paint Society" Youtube channel.

 

Yukon, sat for nearly 10 years...pumped up the old MIchelins, they held...new battery and alternator and she runs...
topped off coolant, did some brake work and she's almost driveable more than 2 miles from the house. Love retro OBS...
this is gonna be fun to fuck around with with the kids...2 sets of benches means party of 6 can go get dirty

 

Love the classic 90's blue interior. This thing is retro AF. Excited to see what it looks when you get a chance to work that detailing magic on it.

Also, that wagon looks so fucking cool. The matte green is amazing with the drop and monoblocks.

 

^ This!

Looking good Jeremy - I live vicariously through you

 

@Yumcha you need to merge all of this fool’s threads into one massive pile of

 

I'm a fan of the Merc
Nearly had that gen Suburban for my first car, ended up with a diesel MB

 

Thanks Sam...of course you know your shit
I'm really excited about it too...gonna clean it up first but with the hood and roof needing clear...I think we might be
doing something period correct to it. Love the damn thing...something very simple and classic about that chevy 350 sound and feel.
love you too, T...I do the same with your vehicular endeavors!
that was kinda the point of this thread...I figured I'll let sleeping dogs lie with the existing ones but we don't need a new ONE for
every impulse buy I have.
Thanks bro...diesel MB is the shit! Burban would have been a cool diesel too, ironically enough!

 

My first (W123 240D) could pretty much shake a martini on the dash at idle, whole car shook.
2nd (W126 300SD) was calmer at idle
3rd (W205 C300) was a rocket by comparison

The there's the 7 S-class my grandmother had over the years. Lots of seat time in all but the first 2.

The Malibu just doesn't cut it.

 

It won't be forever, just a means to an end for now.
You're a merc guy at heart...just gotta go older so it's easier to work on.
My wagon actually shakes pretty good at idle under load...I thought the mounts
all looked fine...maybe the balancer is going...who knows.

 

In my case, it was the N/A 2.4 diesel rattling away under the hood.
When it comes to the Germans (except Porsche) I'm MB > *
Not likely to be in another for a while, unless a unicorn steal on a W201 2.3-16 or Sportline, or a W123 wagon drops in my lap.

 

And oh, @ Merc...

 

<3 The Mercedes!

 

shockingly enough, I love that thing too...especially now that I'm intimately involved with her.

 

Finally...cars that properly resemble their owner. Old and need saving.

 

Who's that stud paying the meter?

 

I'm just excited to be able to keep up with your cars now

 

You will pay handsomely for such compliments.
Dude, I can never remember your screen name on here can you change it to "bigdickdaddy" or something so I can tag you?
Legit was gonna tag and couldn't remember it.
You and I both!

You guys ever get THIS much life out of your brake pads?

This is on the GMC, good thing is...$68 for 2 new rotors and a set of delco pads...
front sway endlinks were cooked...$11 delco parts...gotta love US and A stuff.

 

 

nice work!!!

 

Congrats J on the youtube channel. Don't forget about SOME of us when you make it big :gheyhug:

 

I've had my channel for a long time but it's garbage content and garbage editing
honestly though, Gus...Brian keeps pushing me to do more...he says I have the unlimited content
and personality to make it better. Part of me likes keeping it just some guy with a damn phone camera
and no perfect editing and music and add ons. We'll see, I have fun recording some stuff I do...

Thanks for the vote of confidence though...let's see what happens.

Latest adventure took me out to 15 miles west of US27 into no man's land...trying to be spontaneous
and carefree landed me with a flat, not tools and no way to drop spare about 40 miles from home on 15
year old dry rotted michelin's...if I had made it, I'd be a hero on a lovely adventure with the Mrs...instead
I ended up being a grumpy tired old man dealing with a lackluster AAA and having to call in a favor from
the bossman

 

J that Yukon is going to be a memorable one for you, I already know it. Love the algie paint scheme, btw!

 

thanks Wes...looking forward to cleaning it up!
It's already memorable! We only remember the cars that leave us stranded!

 

J you should restore that thing completely and Radwood the fuk out of it.

 

Gotta love that 90s nostalgia... I can almost remember it.

 

Brother, the more I clean up and drive it the more I realize I will not be selling it.
I ordered some new Yoko Geo from DTD last night with their cyber monday rebate sales.
Went to my boss' house to test fit 31's and 32's because there was a set of 33's and 34's I
found locally but they had questionable tires and who knows wheels...in the end, I like the look
of the oem chevy wheel and I'm running out of wheel storage space Opted for a 265/75/16
which will put me at an inch bigger than it is now and they already look pretty meaty...at 32 I would need
to crank keys and both my boss and his son told me to stay away from that for a good ride. I almost
coughed up the money for K02 but for Florida I had 3 locals tell me they hated them on their cars here...
the Yoks look like highway kinda but are an AT...should make for a good balance of on road driving around
town and off road a little at the levy.

 

Are you going to get the wheels refinished or refinish yourself?

 

You know me better than that...
to be honest, they're just dry...a little scuff and some clear and they'll look brand new.

 

We ran Yok Geos on our 87 Burban all the years it was street legal. Never had a problem with them.

 

Shiettt...I did alright then!
Well, DTD had a good rebate...I could only get one set at a time to use it though so I got the Yukon tires...
if I love them I might try and get them in a 22" for the Burban too.

Took some better shots of the Wagon yesterday.
Man I love this thing.

 

The 'Bu is soon to need tires, Pilot Sport AS4, just shy of $1k
Love the AS3+ on the Flex & coworker has them on her C300, but they're discontinued for the AS4.

The Defenders on it now just aren't cutting it.

 

Empty abandoned highway, now we know it's you. Wagon looks t1ts bro, love it.
You don't need Pilot Sport tires on a Malibu lol. Especially not in a place that gets no snow or cold. Just get whatever's decent and cheap. We've had conti DWS on my wife's car before and the Ascent right now has Falken Ziex tires that are more than adequate for daily driving.

 

They're the Pilot Sport All-Season, we're on our 2nd set on the Flex & they're fantastic, especially in the Houston monsoons.
Was going to put a set on the Merc, but got a deal on Potenza RE980AS (also discontinued). Their successor is about the same cost as the Michelin, with a lower treadwear rating.

Not a big fan of Contis after the experience with the stock tires on the Merc (dead in 16k miles), but they were also run-flats

Don't need them now, so may look & see what other options may be out there. Car gets driven as spritiedly as is reasonable on public roads in an econo-shitbox.

 

Really?
Aren't the Pilot Sports only warrantied for 20K miles though? I had defenders on my work truck I think...and I thought they were okay.
I get any tire that has decent reviews and isn't super pricey. I might spend a little more on the Burban since that's the wife's ride...
although she drives the Audi almost every day now.

Abandoned road, you KNOW that's me... it's actually US27...no man's land high speed proving grounds.

 

Not the summer-only Pilot Sport. And the AS4 are warranty for 45 or 50k
Definitely no need for summer tires on that shitbox

 

Oh look; another whore thread.

Did I still get in on page 1?

 

You're surprised?

 

Not in the slightest.

 

Well, I realized I stopped sharing anything really because I didn't keep the cars long enough to make a thread for each and clutter this place up.
Figured this would be a good place for a one stop shop toilet bowl biohazard bag.

 

Babyshit green Merc.

Plan checks out.