altoid
I donated for the custom title. Suck it.
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2010
- Messages
- 2,332
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Car(s)
- ‘14 Mazderp3, ‘22 Checkpoint SL 5
O hai.
What follows is a very brief introduction to the two vehicles I have owned so far.
First off, meet Cameron, a 1996 Toyota Camry LE which served as my learner car, and then eventually became my first owned car as well, for a whopping eight months. My journey in this 4-cylinder autotragic beast began when I acquired my learner's permit on December 31st 2003, continued through my obtaining the full license in May of 2004 and occasional drives when home from college for the ensuing few years until it was given to me by my parents in April of 2006, and ended in December of the same year when enough emissions-related parts failed to make it unsmoggable without spending well over $1000 on parts and labor.
I only have a few pictures, all from the last day I could call her mine. The one with my reflection is the closest I can get to a valid proof pic. Beats nothing:
She was good to me during our short time together. Reliable to the bone, reasonably frugal, and impotent enough to keep me alive. Fairly decent sound system (though radio/tape only), plethora of room, four doors, etc. She was even pretty before some assmuncher lost some wooden boards from his truck, which then bounced off the ground and into my bumper in several places.
Cameron was succeeded by Karen, who was merely paler and two years younger, but otherwise basically identical.
This is the proud daily driven racecar in question on her first day in my possession:
When I moved "back" to Los Angeles from San Diego, one of the first few weeks I lived here I received a present from an unknown benefactor:
The bin belonged to some dude a few houses up the street, who thought it was stolen. Ah well, it gave me an opportunity to mend something:
Here are some random photos in which Karen appears:
Each of those comes with a story, but I'm too lazy to type them out right now, so ask and you shall receive.
Here she is in good company for the famed 12/27/2010 Azusa Canyon run (which cost me a set of brake rotors):
These were taken just today, out of boredom:
And finally, proof:
Karen's next big task (aside from surviving the next month or so of regular driving) is an AutoX session, if I can manage to do one before I replace her. I'm not entirely sure if it'll happen, but if it does, it shall bring many lulz, what with my silly paint scheme plans and all.
Happy, coco?
What follows is a very brief introduction to the two vehicles I have owned so far.
First off, meet Cameron, a 1996 Toyota Camry LE which served as my learner car, and then eventually became my first owned car as well, for a whopping eight months. My journey in this 4-cylinder autotragic beast began when I acquired my learner's permit on December 31st 2003, continued through my obtaining the full license in May of 2004 and occasional drives when home from college for the ensuing few years until it was given to me by my parents in April of 2006, and ended in December of the same year when enough emissions-related parts failed to make it unsmoggable without spending well over $1000 on parts and labor.
I only have a few pictures, all from the last day I could call her mine. The one with my reflection is the closest I can get to a valid proof pic. Beats nothing:
She was good to me during our short time together. Reliable to the bone, reasonably frugal, and impotent enough to keep me alive. Fairly decent sound system (though radio/tape only), plethora of room, four doors, etc. She was even pretty before some assmuncher lost some wooden boards from his truck, which then bounced off the ground and into my bumper in several places.
Cameron was succeeded by Karen, who was merely paler and two years younger, but otherwise basically identical.
This is the proud daily driven racecar in question on her first day in my possession:
When I moved "back" to Los Angeles from San Diego, one of the first few weeks I lived here I received a present from an unknown benefactor:
The bin belonged to some dude a few houses up the street, who thought it was stolen. Ah well, it gave me an opportunity to mend something:
Here are some random photos in which Karen appears:
Each of those comes with a story, but I'm too lazy to type them out right now, so ask and you shall receive.
Here she is in good company for the famed 12/27/2010 Azusa Canyon run (which cost me a set of brake rotors):
These were taken just today, out of boredom:
And finally, proof:
Karen's next big task (aside from surviving the next month or so of regular driving) is an AutoX session, if I can manage to do one before I replace her. I'm not entirely sure if it'll happen, but if it does, it shall bring many lulz, what with my silly paint scheme plans and all.
Happy, coco?