Gaelic Follies: Irish's Automotive Journey
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Irish
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- Drives: '12 GIT (190K!)- 2011 Outie A5
- Location: Carlisle PA
It lives!
Bish sat for 5 years.
Tried to siphon the old gas, but the sneaky engineers of the rising sun thwarted me with unseen barriers.
So I started to pull the fuel pump, but thought better of it when one of the fuel lines was so short that if I removed it it was going to be almost impossible to get back on.
I loosened the top cover enough to give it a good sniff test, and when it smelled relatively fresh, decided to send it.
Fired right up.
Just got it insured through Hagerty. $211/year.
Fighting with DOT to get it registered. In PA when you drop insurance, they require return of plates. Bullshit cash grab, so I refused. Now they have a "hold" on my registration. Its seems unconstitutional to punish somebody for what they MIGHT do (i.e. drive without insurance) rather than for what they do, do!
Once I get it sorted, I plan on putting Antique plates on it....thus avoiding inspection and emissions. (it would pass but
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Need to change the oil and
the bish. Hoping fresh Coils and plugs will wake it up a bit.
Bish sat for 5 years.
Tried to siphon the old gas, but the sneaky engineers of the rising sun thwarted me with unseen barriers.
So I started to pull the fuel pump, but thought better of it when one of the fuel lines was so short that if I removed it it was going to be almost impossible to get back on.
I loosened the top cover enough to give it a good sniff test, and when it smelled relatively fresh, decided to send it.
Fired right up.
Just got it insured through Hagerty. $211/year.
Fighting with DOT to get it registered. In PA when you drop insurance, they require return of plates. Bullshit cash grab, so I refused. Now they have a "hold" on my registration. Its seems unconstitutional to punish somebody for what they MIGHT do (i.e. drive without insurance) rather than for what they do, do!
Once I get it sorted, I plan on putting Antique plates on it....thus avoiding inspection and emissions. (it would pass but
)Need to change the oil and
the bish. Hoping fresh Coils and plugs will wake it up a bit.
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Irish
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- Drives: '12 GIT (190K!)- 2011 Outie A5
- Location: Carlisle PA
Miscellaneous
I Gots an upgrade?
Just goofing around after sonny boy updated his grill.
Semi-inherited Korean... Added to the stable. (We "bought" it from my FIL's estate for my youngest to run)
1st borne, wrapped
I Gots an upgrade?
Just goofing around after sonny boy updated his grill.
Semi-inherited Korean... Added to the stable. (We "bought" it from my FIL's estate for my youngest to run)
1st borne, wrapped
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wap
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Irish wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:59 am It lives!
Bish sat for 5 years.
Tried to siphon the old gas, but the sneaky engineers of the rising sun thwarted me with unseen barriers.
So I started to pull the fuel pump, but thought better of it when one of the fuel lines was so short that if I removed it it was going to be almost impossible to get back on.
I loosened the top cover enough to give it a good sniff test, and when it smelled relatively fresh, decided to send it.
Fired right up.
Just got it insured through Hagerty. $211/year.
Fighting with DOT to get it registered. In PA when you drop insurance, they require return of plates. Bullshit cash grab, so I refused. Now they have a "hold" on my registration. Its seems unconstitutional to punish somebody for what they MIGHT do (i.e. drive without insurance) rather than for what they do, do!
Once I get it sorted, I plan on putting Antique plates on it....thus avoiding inspection and emissions. (it would pass but
Need to change the oil and
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Irish
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- Posts: 3648
- Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 12:37 am
- Drives: '12 GIT (190K!)- 2011 Outie A5
- Location: Carlisle PA
The main thing was that for the first time ever, my insurance company must have reported that I dropped the insurance to DOT. So I got a nasty gram saying that I had to return the plate else face a 30 day registration suspension. I said to myself. "Self, they can go fuck themselves as I have no plans on re registering it until spring". But then I found out that you cant fight "city hall" so to speak. SO then I dragged my feet and didn't get back to it in 2019. I prob would have hammered it out in 2020 but......well, you know.
I think my son running it for a year during his senior year made it seem more like a spare car/appliance to me somehow. Something I realized just this week as I was working on it......... that because I dont have any one to really share it with (wife unit is not enamored with vehicles) that it just isn't as fun to own as it could be. BUT since I got back into riding MC, I think I can werst some satisfaction out of getting it as tip top as I can and then hitting some shows with it. With her or without,
As far as value, it is hard to pin down. It has its blemishes and it is a base model with 115K. MOst of what I see fetching high prices is pretty low farts. The only I know for sure is that it is worth way more than I paid for it to me. My lawn mower cost almost as much.
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MexicanYarisTK
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- Location: 6 miles north of Sleepy Joes House & 5 miles from Bosphorus Channel
Impressive on the zzz
Nephew of a 
a few first gen immigrant on DFD, resident turk, and ex nazi egg lover now driving a middle class mom mobile.
a few first gen immigrant on DFD, resident turk, and ex nazi egg lover now driving a middle class mom mobile.Fast or not it’s a manual RWD hydraulic steering cable throttle sports car, lots to like.
What part of PA are you in again? The state is in my territory, and I have been researching some companies up there that I will eventually go meet with. Part of that is always looking at their brick and mortar spaces on Google maps to get a sense of the business size and it looks like there are probably some great roads in some areas of Central PA.
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Irish
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- Location: Carlisle PA
Extactamundo! Couldn't have said it better myself. So used to FWD....that its easy to forget ithe visceral pleasure of being pushed rather than pulled....especially with the leaning back driving position and the longer front end.D Griff wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 8:27 amFast or not it’s a manual RWD hydraulic steering cable throttle sports car, lots to like.
What part of PA are you in again? The state is in my territory, and I have been researching some companies up there that I will eventually go meet with. Part of that is always looking at their brick and mortar spaces on Google maps to get a sense of the business size and it looks like there are probably some great roads in some areas of Central PA.
I am outside Carlisle, in a rural twnshp called North Middleton. Indeed there are some fun roads in my vicinity.
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Desertbreh
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Irish
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- Location: Carlisle PA
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 4:13 pm Yeah there's nothing wrong with the Z expecially for the price.
Took it to the concert last night (about a 80 mile round trip). Its got a slight shimmy approaching 70mph. I would blame flat spotting but I Heard some low level clunking after the initial run. Gonna have it looked at. I am too olde to do front end work on my back.
Front end clunking could likely just be loose sway bar ends, those bitches require a lot of torque.Irish wrote: ↑Sun Jul 09, 2023 2:05 pmDesertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 4:13 pm Yeah there's nothing wrong with the Z expecially for the price.
Took it to the concert last night (about a 80 mile round trip). Its got a slight shimmy approaching 70mph. I would blame flat spotting but I Heard some low level clunking after the initial run. Gonna have it looked at. I am too olde to do front end work on my back.
