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Sniff.. Sniff

Posted: March 14th, 2010, 1:09 am
by grimsby3
So, the countdown is ticking, not too sure when it will stop, but it will stop shortly :(
If you're wondering what the hell I'm talking about, my current part time job (I'm only 18) isn't giving me enough hours to keep my mx-3 on the road. If i tried to continue paying my insurance monthly, I would have to siphon gas or become a cloaked gas bandit, and I don't like the idea of gas comin that close to my mouth, and I don't look good in a cloak, so both those options are out of the picture.

I'm lookin for more/other work but it's not looking optomistic, not right now anyways. So I'm a bit disappointed because that car is my life and thanks to some shitty bosses I can't continue driving it:(

That being said, I'm trying to look at the positive side of this, which is with the car off the road, I can finally afford new toys for it, such as an air intake, exhaust etc., and if I can find a good paying job shortly and keep the car off the road, maybe a ZE which would be totally worth parking it.
-- Just wanted to vent

if anyone needs an 18 year old for work, please let me know haha

Re: Sniff.. Sniff

Posted: March 14th, 2010, 1:18 am
by mitmaks
don't give up kid. I started my first job when I was 18 and worked there for 3 long years for pretty much minimum wage (part time) I drove 88 civic 4 door and it got me around and I saved money for mx-3 and other cars I have now. Got through college and got a real job.

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Posted: March 14th, 2010, 1:29 am
by grimsby3
I'm not giving up, just throwin the towel in for a short while :) yeah, once the summer comes around I'll have a fulltime job so I'll definatly be able to afford it then just the time between now and then is a little bumpy

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Posted: March 14th, 2010, 1:31 am
by MX3-4U2NV
Temp agencies are the answer until you find something more permanent

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Posted: March 14th, 2010, 1:38 am
by _-Night-Shade-_
You have it insured under your name?

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Posted: March 14th, 2010, 1:45 am
by RS_OBD'oh_2
where do you live? maybe someone needs your skills

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Posted: March 14th, 2010, 10:48 am
by onlytrueromeo
Don't buy things like exhaust/intake/etc for the car if you are living month to month trying to get by. Save up the money so you have a little cushion in case something happens again or you need tires, etc.

You can always try nights/weekends/etc at a local convenience store.

Re: Sniff.. Sniff

Posted: March 17th, 2010, 2:21 am
by grimsby3
_-Night-Shade-_ wrote:You have it insured under your name?

Technically I do, my parents just "co-signed" the insurance so that I could basically get insured with that company because I was 17 when I first started driving and we looked around and that was the cheapest I was gonna get at this age until I have my G license
onlytrueromeo wrote:Don't buy things like exhaust/intake/etc for the car if you are living month to month trying to get by. Save up the money so you have a little cushion in case something happens again or you need tires, etc.

You can always try nights/weekends/etc at a local convenience store.
I know, but I've had this tuner bug in me since I was very young and my old car (a shitty 93 pontiac sunbird w/ compression problems and the side door was crunched in from a truck backing into me) was very.. untunable, my mx-3 is my life lol no joke.
*Update* Gotta love parents eh? They're gonna help me out until I can find a job that gives a few more hours so I can afford the car and thensome haha

Re: Sniff.. Sniff

Posted: March 17th, 2010, 2:39 am
by _-Night-Shade-_
You should work something out so that you're the secondary driver on the policy or something, it would be cheaper.

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Posted: March 17th, 2010, 12:54 pm
by JWMX3
Forbes Ford is hiring right now for oil change boy / car washer. you should take a resume down. no experience needed

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Posted: March 18th, 2010, 2:30 am
by grimsby3
Oh really? Thanks for the heads up, I'll go down there tomorrow as much as I don't like Ford I do like driving my mx3 so it'll be worth it thanks again eh

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Posted: March 18th, 2010, 1:48 pm
by MX-3zoom
Not sure how it works where you are, but over nights seem to pay great. Thou you lose your daytime. Just dont give up.