Project Triple White Delight

[rjOlds]

That IS a really good deal. Can't sneeze at $500.
I am curious as to what you will be charged by customs when you bring it across the border as a *fit* car.

Customs shouldn't be charging any more than the taxes (13% of the $500US purchase price). He will of course have other fees like brokerage, e-test, safety, and registration.

[slick]

We still haven't heard anything yet. Original delivery date was today, and they are supposed to call a day ahead to schedule delivery time.

So... looks like the earliest will now be Friday. Not a big deal, just making sure that I haven't missed any phone calls, but both Alex and Rachel haven't heard anything either.

Matt, you heard anything yet?

[slick]

Being delivered tomorrow.

Matt, want me to toss up some pictures once it is in my garage, or even before I pull it into my garage?

[AL]

Ill take care of the pics chris

[slick]

Alright.

Did you pick up the penis confetti yet?

[AL]

Gotcha covered slick

[Night Fury]

HAHAHAH YES!!!

[GP1138]

LOLOLOLOL

[slick]

It's in storage for another week:

[slick]

So, here's the story:

The delivery guy, Ramo (Czechoslovakian maybe, definitely eastern European) called me up since he finally got to Toledo. He was about 10 miles away, and said that he couldn't make it over a bridge with his car carries, and didn't want to scrape the cars on the top with the low trees.

Now, knowing where he was at, and the direction he was heading, I was confused. There was no bridge or low trees. But whatever, I agree'd to meet him up.

Found him in a Middle Easter church parking lot. He was already working on unloading the first car off of the back (early 2000's Acura TL).

He comes over to me, and says "You're not the dad, you are too young." "You are here for car, correct?" I said yes, asked him his name, etc... and then he realized that I was who I was.

Gets the Subaru Outback off, gets a 3rd Gen Grand Prix GT off, and pulls over to me in the Grand Prix. "Here is your car." I'm looking at him like WTF. I said no, the white cutlass is the one I'm picking up.

Then there it is, a flash of some sort of thought came across his head. He must have forgotten about the Vert, as the Grand Prix was for someone else here in Toledo. So, he go's after the vert.

In the mix of it all, he offered me $1000 for the vert. Then he asked me while I was waiting to clean the Grand Prix, because the vert dripped oil, coolant, water, and any other fluid that it could all over the top of the Grand Prix.

By now, I'm just hoping this guy will hurry his happy ass up. I don't want to be here when the owner's father of the Grand Prix comes.

So he gets the vert almost off, and a middle eastern couple pulls up into the parking lot. They go over to the guy, ask who he is, why he is here, and why is he in the church parking lot. Basically go's off on him. I just want the vert, and to get the fuck out of here.

Then the owner's father of the grand prix shows up in an Audi S5. I'm thinking to myself "FUCK", as I really don't want to stand outside and clean this car off. It's hotter than hell out today.

He pulls the vert off. I walk over to him, give him the cash, and he stalls. He pulls out some paperwork that I have to sign. He asks for a pen, obviously I don't have one. By this time, the person picking up the Grand Prix is already inspecting the car.

So I walk over to Rachel, she digs out a pen, I sign the papers, hand it to Ramo, get in the Vert, and pull away. No way am I sticking around any longer.

Start to drive off, and now I remember what a 3.4 dohc sounds like. And then it starts missing. I'm only thinking to myself just get down the road and away from this place. Put it in a safe parking lot, get a tow truck, and get it home.

Fortunately, the traffic was surprisingly light, and I was hitting all greens. I kept the defrost on the highest fan setting and hot, never got hot, and got it home.

BTW Matt, either I forgot how crappy 1g brakes are, or you need to do brakes. And it has a sweet ass vibration above 30 mph or so.

Rachel heads off back to work, and I get it situated in my garage.

That's my story.

[slick]

Also, the person you purchased it off of has one of the coolest last names, like ever.

In fact, this skit by Dave Chappelle hits it right on the nail. If you can't guess it, then don't ask!!!

[GP1138]

Start to drive off, and now I remember what a 3.4 dohc sounds like.

Is this a good or a bad thing?

I would have told him to eat shit. It's not your problem a car you're the middleman of is leaking fluids. He should have covered it.

[slick]

Is this a good or a bad thing?

Umm... a good exhaust helps a ton.

I think that there are much better sounding dohc v6's out there. But, the 3.4 doesn't sound bad.


As for the fluids on the GP, I think he was joking. Hard to tell.

[Fmr12B]

Ok - Ramo is from Romania and one helluva cool dude!

I got his humor - the dead pan serious but I'm fucking with you humor so it was good times while he loaded up the car. And yes- he told me he was gonna offer you $1000 for the car - just to fuck with ya.

Glad you enjoy my last name - its a curse at times. It means black in Sicilian. And replace the I with a Y and that's how you pronounce it.


Glad the car made the drive. Hopefully its everything and more than someone could want for $500.

[slick]

Yeah, he did seem like a very nice guy, and I could tell he was trying to make the best of the situation.

Seems like a solid car too, in pretty good shape, except for what is already known to be bad. Worth the $500 for sure. I'm sure Matt will enjoy it!