Foci are pieces...
 

...of poo-poo!

Yep, our friend's fOCUS took a dump and now he's borrowing my Miata and I'm stuck driving this POS Protege... :yelrotflm I'm such a good friend, no?

Would you sacrifice your car for a friend in need?

i have done it several times.


p.s. I thought about buying a used Focus SVT just because of the sheer price and the volume of aftermarket parts available at a low cost. Local dealer has a 30K mile SVT in laser blue for $10K.

Sure I would!

I let my probable future son-in-law use the family beater (1992 Corolla) for a month when the clutch in his ricer-Integra went kablooey.
That was pretty nice, eh?

Pimprolla!!!

I am still waiting to hear what is actually wrong with his car. He says it's the tranny [possibly]. I told him to keep an eye on the Yatta's oil and water temp but I'm sure he'll treat it fine. Although he might do 360s when I'm not around :bt:

Gary, I wouldn't let any boyfriend of my daughter in the house much less in one of my cars. You are a much more trusting person than I.

i once let my bro use my car, b/c for some reason his xplorer wasnt going anywhere....

I forget why..

Kinda hard to get 'round that now---we (gulp) invited him to live with us while he attends Wyotech--ever hear of it? Awesome school for mechanics. I went to his orientation. Nice facility.

the focus has gotten a little better these days as far as reliability...but for lending my car, it depends on the driver. since only 1 of my friends drives stick on a daily basis, it limits my ability to lend the car in the first place.
-meGrimlock

He says he blew out his differential...I say it's all that mad powah y0!

Gary where the hell were you when I was that age?!?! I at least hope he's a good guy and won't do anythign stupid.

wyotech looks nice.

Haha, yeah, he's a real good guy.
It's a really long story, but sad, too--had a very tough life as a kid, somehow came out unscathed other than can be a bit hard on himself sometimes; could use a bit more self-esteem and confidence when it comes to life's 'big picture'.
Very skilled with metal-working (see link--all the custom metal-work was done by him, and he was a teenager at the time) and good with cars, too. He know how to fix things, but needs to understand more about how and why things work, from a technical standpoint. That's why he's going to Wyotech, plus as you know, I'm sure being ASE Certified helps in the real world (or at least I hope it will).

linky:

http://www.harmonycustoms.com/home.html

Kind of went out of business, though--his Dad's company...

good deal. I dunno man. I guess we're just 2 different people. I get shivers when I THINK about someone dating my potential future daughter. I told Kendra we were going to adopt puppys.