z-REX

Been there Bastaad... sucked... still kicking myself in the balls... Someday....

You're right Mike... not to mention Nissan did it themselves. Let's just say Dodge had a little help.

"car had no doors, no seats, no hood, no hatch, no tail lights, no interior but i took it around the block." sorry Mike... couldn't resist...

I don't feel sad for my inability to buy the car. I don't feel sad for his inability to drive the car. I feel really, really sad for that poor Porsche.

Hey, gentlemen... It's been a while, hasn't it? I guess this is the discussion I've been looking for to explain why I haven't been around in so long. I had to sell the 240 turbo, well, because I needed money on the double. Now, I kick myself in the nuts for it every damn day, but i might have lost my house if i didn't. Now, life's good again... wife and I are both working, not flat broke anymore, but the only Z i have is a solid couple of years from the road. I'm looking to start that project this summer. I'll always remember that white 240... I still think it's the coolest car I've ever owned. but the sacrifice it made to help me out of a huge and nearly catastrophic hole is something I'll never forget either, and I only hope that she's being loved. And to the Hybrid crew... I missed all of you and I'm going to be back around more now. It was really hard to come here for a while knowing my Z was gone, and how I got to the point that it had to go, and along with a bunch of other things it was a really awful year. But it's a new year, I'm working on a record and starting a record label, gotten into producing/recording, etc. I'm starting to ramble so that's it for now.... I'll be around! Bob

Congrats Mike! I know how much you wanted this... i'm happy to see you're able to follow through!

Damn Grumpy... that was LOVE-LY!!!!

Not even if you want to sell him crack?

Why am I suddenly reminded of Bob Saget in Half Baked?

Done!

She's gone. Took less than I wanted to because of a surprise brake quirk. I couldn't watch her pull away, but it's for the best. I need a moment....

I'm crying too.... but like I said, I have the other one and maybe it won't be collecting dust anymore... Besides... didn't somebody say it's only a true HybridZ when you build it yourself???

Sorry guys, long time no post... I hate to do it, but she has to go. Switching jobs a couple of times this summer put me in a position where the 240 Turbo has to get sold. I posted it in the classifieds under Hybrids... hopefully somebody likes it! There will be a time where I'll be driving a Z again... I still have my 260 and when things iron back out I'll be able to think about building the monster I wanted it to be. But for now, I have to say goodbye to the 240. I promise I won't stay away this long again... this was a hard decision to make and I figured that looking at all the Z's on here would make me think emotionally rather than rationally... It almost happened! But I have to do the right thing for my family. z-REX

Lay off the dollar menu at McD's... I've missed you guys here at the 'Brid!!!

watch his cellphone bills. the first call he made was to haley joel osment...

why, z-REX of course!!!

is celebrating excessive when you celebrate daily?

and comes with a free consultation with the cardiologist of your choice!!!

thank you, thank you, i'm here all week...

what wasn't mentioned is that the neon in question is about to blow up... she's been using a kotex to hold in an oil leak....

just goes to show.... any country, no matter how many good ideas they have, their people can't win them all. actually, now that i think about it, the fall of the roman empire was caused by oversized exhausts, wasn't it?

mike... pete... my brother was 21 when car accident took him away from all of us. reading this thread and especially the words of you two really struck firmly on a nerve, as it seems there really is a common thread between the 3. carl was the one who pulled me through the passing of my father the year before i lost him too. he took me under his wing and showed me that i was a strong enough person that i could get through it and come out okay. such a strange twist of fate just how that particular lesson would ring true again, so soon, in dealing with the loss of the one who taught it. i honestly was different for a while and it took a long time to find myself again.... there's more to it but i'll let it stay there. i'm 27 now and this happened when i was just 11. the last 16 years have quelled the pain that kept me up at night, asking why over and over. until the day that i did what mike said and decided "why ask why." now if there's anything i can say i gained out of all of this to make me a stronger person is that i really know that everything happens for a reason.... even if we never understand what it is. i'm not a raging churchgoer either but mike, know that jeff is in every prayer i say or even think. when a guiding light goes out, it's hard to see anything but darkness. mike...don't worry about bringing down the board or anything like that. when you've been there yourself, sometimes it's just good to talk about it i guess.

marcus...marcus...marcus don't feel bad, man. installing a gas tank in my 74 (in the for sale section), i got it all bolted up and clamped and wondered why gas was splattering everywhere when i filled the tank to start it. turns out it wasn't exactly done when i bolted it.... cars work better when the filler neck is somewhere close to the tank.