So as soon as i turned 16 i wanted to have my own car of course. I had gotten my full finally so i had to get something.I have very limited funds and resources, ive lived on my own since ive been 17 so its hard to pay rent,power,phone,groceries and save up for a nice car while going to school and working at hurtin mcdonalds. i didn't really care at that point what car i got as long as it drove. My brother sent me a link on kijiji, "trading car for ps3/xbox 360 or something interesting." The car was a auto 1998 ford contour with a 2.5l v6 duratec. which i traded my xbox 360 for. it was in relatively good shape considering i got it for a xbox 360.it had about 225k kms. the main problem was the tranny slipped. i drove it for a month then sold it.
I then bought a auto 94 VW jetta GL. 1.8l i think i4. had 155k kms on it. i payed 175 for this car. Really good shape, no rust, lowish kms, always undercoated lots of good oem parts.. so anyways the battery died one day and my friend helped me jumpstart it but he crossed the wires and fried the computer im pretty sure. so i sold that for 150 to a guy who wanted parts.
while i waiting for the jetta to sell i went and bought my first mx3 for 400 bucks down in the valley. a 94 1.6l 4 cylinder with 260k kms. it had no muffler, rear sway bar links were shot it felt like i was fish tailing the whole way home from buying it. This one was a 5 speed and came with better oem parts than my current mx3. So the body was in complete horrendous shape, the previous owner put insulation foam inside the rear panels. Genius idea i must say... foam holds water so it will rust out quicker and worse. the frame was in rough shape too so i decided to sell it because i wouldnt be able to get the work done it needed.
I then traded my mx3 and 200 dollars for a 1992 chrysler daytona with a 3.0l sohc v6. literally the day after i bought it the starter stopped working and i had to replace that and the alternator. besides that the only problem with the daytona was a pretty major one. the whole rear subframe had let go. the gas tank straps were held in the piece of frame and one rotted out so the tank was hanging all the time. i took the daytona off the road for a month then ended up selling it for 100 dollars to someone who put a stolen plate on it and never got it registered. the daytona was the first car i got legally registered and right now i can legally get the car back by getting it towed from the buyers front yard. I sold the daytona for 100 because i dont want anything to do with that car. it caused me to much trouble and i pretty much just wanted the parking space for my new mx3!.
So i got rid of the Daytona and was flat broke. luckily my good friend lent me a thousand bucks to go buy another car with. so i went for another trip down the valley and picked up this baby in december. its a 1994 auto mx3 rs with a b6. It was in pretty good shape. the exhaust was broken, a piece of frame was bad. it came with 18 inch speedy racing finz-lite rims and a future shop fusion set up. i ended up giving buddy 925 for the car, sold the rims and sound gear for 350 so so far im in 575. Ive replaced the oil and filter twice, the passenger side cv axle, put on ngk wires and plugs, got BWD disty cap and rotor put on, changed the stock air filter for a fram platinum one, i put the Altezza taillights on yesterday, installed a sony explode deck and front speakers, changed the side interior panels in the back seat, the drivers side was covered with mold because there was no door seal which i replaced as well. i had to strait wire my deck to the battery because the previous owner hacked the harness completely. i drove for two and a half months with no deck in because i couldnt figure out how to install the new one. i also put the black bubble thing on the top of the hatch not to long ago.
Hes a pic of my mangled exhaust.
and a pic of the busted frame. to the left of this broken piece is where the passenger side trailing arm is held onto the body.
Few plans coming soon soon is a new hatch with either a wrap around or rs spoiler, cold air intake, im saving money now for a set of those oem 14 inch rims that came on my other mx3 that come with tires and center caps. If the money is right within the next 2 months im buying paint of a friend that is clover green with 2 different pearl green colors mixed then would get painted. the guy with the rims also had a parts car which is 5 speed i could get for 300 but it needs a starter, sway bar links and a brake line.
So i plan on doing everything i can to this car within my ability. i dont have access to various tools and if i need something out of reach i have a good friend with a garage who will help. its just i have to wait and wait and figure a time out that i can get in the garage. Like i said progress is going to be quite slow, im not trying to show off my car here or brag or anything this is more so for motivation for myself. any and all comments are welcome. Thanks
