Ok, so during the time the forum was down I'd been doing some wheeling and dealing. I sold my Cherokee for $2700 (couldn't get $2000 for it four months ago, but four days before deer season I have a line up of people wanting to buy it for $2700 - go figure).
I needed a 4X4 truck, so first thing I did was start looking for one. After looking through dozens of ads from people who were on crack (beat up old trucks needing engines/transmissions for $3k) I settled on a fairly decent 1998 Sonoma 4X4. The paint is dull but the body is great (and dull paint on a 4X4 doesn't bother me, I will likely scratch it all off anyway beating around in the woods). Best of all I only paid $1500 for it. No pics yet, as it's surrounded by other vehicles in my driveway right now so I can't get any good shots.
That left me with $1200. I figured winter's coming, like it or not, so I may as well enjoy it. I bought a snowmobile. 1995 Yamaha VMax 600, liquid cooled, electric start, reverse, hand & thumb warmers for driver and passenger - fully loaded, baby! Anyway here is my winter time waster (you can actually see the Sonoma in the background of some pics)
Nice sled ,
If you brought to my house no one would know what it was :hick:
Man, the site being down was like a New York City blackout. As soon as the power is back on everyones pregnant (with new projects).
oh, cool! A sandmobile!! At least thats what it would be here...
I hate snow. Thanks for reminding me it's coming :hick:
I'll trade you places. I miss snow alot and we never get it here.
Are you on crack? :hick:
Snow is the worst thing ever. I hate the 3 months a year we have it.
I grew up in Dearborn, then moved to the UP where we used to get multiple feet a year. I loved it. Skiing, sledding, drift-busting in my explorer, hot cider and all that stuff. Now its tacos and people walking around in puffy coats when it hits 50*F in the winter whining "Its so cold".
Dude, SA sits at 100*F for most of the summer.....You can cook ribs by putting them in a dark colored bbq and just putting it in the sun. It's November and I'm still running the AC. I even put an AC in my garage because otherwise its too hot to work my cars. Screw heat man, I want my Ice and Snow back.
My SC buried in a drift:
(http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/1864/scsnow.th.jpg) (http://img818.imageshack.us/i/scsnow.jpg/)
Looks like we did good with our fundraiser after all !!! J/K J/K ;)