Here it is! My winter car! It has been put through hell, due to my wild style of daily travel. I have a newfound respect for Toyota. If the car will stay in one piece while I'M drivin', then they've done one helluva job designing a vehicle.
Hella bent rim, caused by failed winter shenanigans.
200,000+ Miles and STILL kickin' ass.
This stops at 96.....
Such a beast of a machine deserves a kick-ass supply of sounds.
RECYCLED RECORDS!
And the finishing piece, the one thing that should never be seen in Imports, FUZZY DICE.
This car is one exception. These dice have been earned. TRUST ME.
1/4/09
101mph.
1/5/09
hit 109. If this will make 109, then I wonder how fast I've been in the Firebird....
Some 'art' done by a friend. Yes, that IS what you think it is.
Toyotas. Not just commuters, MINI GARBAGE TRUCKS.
5/2/09 Left Springfield @ 10:00 PM. Headed west, just cause. Via Rt. 36
Juiced on a pack of JOLT energy gum, and a 5 hour energy, Me and a friend embarked on our first actual roadtrip....
We didn't have a camera, but I did get this pic in Marysville, Kansas. Nice little town!
5/3/09
Stopped in Blythville or somethin'. Couldn't sleep, too much cafeene.
At about 7:00 AM, I ran outta gas UPHILL in Smith Center, KS.
Sure, it doesn't look huge, but try pushing a Camry up that bastard....
Thankfully, A nice man in a Chevrolet towed us to the gas station, nearly a mile ahead. Surprisingly, google streetview had an eerily similar photo of a chevy truck. Since its a small town, who knows? That could be him in the pic! Wherever you are Chevy man, Thank you!
Chevy man took us here^^^
We ran out of money after this fill up, and I asked mom to wire some cash.... We never made it to the Rockies, or the Colorado state line....
We decided to hit the St.Louis Zoo via Highway 75 (or Rt.???) and I-70. I was absorbed into a small convoy of various automobiles. A Cadillac CTS, Mitsubishi SUV, Toyota SUV, and an '05 Malibu. We later lost the Toyota and the Malibu. An FJ Cruiser with a trailer joined us, as well as a new G8, and a '95 Cavalier toward the end. We got to St. Louis alot quicker than we would have.... 95 avg MPH FTW!
We rolled into St. Louis around 4:30.... Never found the Zoo... lol. I fell asleep once on I-55, and woke up to grass and a guardrail. No panic, just an 'oh yeah, lets get back to the road before I look more stupid' moment.
I pulled into Springfield at around 7:30 PM
TOTAL TIME: 19 hours, 10 minutes Approx.
DISTANCE: 1,124 Miles Approx.
SLEEP: 71 Minutes
GAS: Estimated $65
FOOD: $28
TOLLS: $2.15
MAPS: $14.68
AVG SPEED: 86.5 MPH (estimated)
SOUNDTRACK: Journey E5C4P3 Album, 1972 Billboard top 10, Bits&Pieces of recited "I RAN".
CONVERSATION: Speed, sleep, I'd hit that, gas, I think we'll make it to the next station, LOL! ROADKILL!
SCENERY: FLAT FLAT FLAT HILL FLAT FLAT FLAT
PLANNING: ZERO
LIFE EXPERIENCE: +1000!
7/19/09 drove into a cornfield, and blew a tire. Took the corner too fast and locked up the brakes. Had to tow it back myself...
That ditch kicked my tire's ass ^^
8.16.09
Got rammed by a '99 Towncar....
Insurance adjuster. Apparently the car's worth $900. I guess my new Ford Tempo hubcaps didn't add much value....
Tried poundin' some of the metal back in....
Looks kinda shitty, but it's better than havin' a foot of jagged metal shooting out of the side...
8/20/09
Flat Black racing stripe. Adds 10 hp for sure!
