I bought 62 challenge cars

Paint is off.

Needs to be wrapped like this.

I believe Pam would say "It's the same picture."

AW got pulled over.

94 in a 70.

No ticket.

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:

AW got pulled over.

94 in a 70.

No ticket.

Good for her!  That took longer than I thought it would.

Over the weekend we put 1100 miles on the Rowdy Audi, moving AK2 to school. AW refused to take the 267k-mile 2010 Ody, so we ordered a fridge and microwave from the jungle site and had them shipped to school, which made Tetrising everything into the RS6 much easier.

Mackinac Bridge in the distance:

Taking Rt 2 west from St Ignace, Lake Michigan is just a few feet away:

Then after a few hours driving north and west, Lake Superior is only a few feet out the other side:

Eventually we ended up in Houghton, home of Michigan Tech:

Move-in was uneventful other that the torrential rain, so my first piece of Tech swag is an umbrella. :-(

A few pix from around town, trying to give a sense of how hilly it is up here:

That last pic is on campus, between AK2's dorm and the hockey arena. At the top of the hill, the engineering frat house had a sign that said "Parents Drink FREE!", so I did. They were the best Old Milwaukees I've ever had. Between MonZora, the RS6, and the Childo, they wanted to make me an honorary member. 🤘🏻😎

After meeting a bunch of AK2's hall mates and a final run to Wally World for essentials, I hit the road for the solo drive home. Solo? Yeah, AW had a fever and cough start the day before this trip, so we decided she should stay home.

Superior was a little angry, but still beautiful:

The weather cleared up by the time I got back down to Lake Michigan, so I got this shot of Rowdy with the Mackinac Bridge in the background:

To the west of the bridge is Lake Michigan:

And to the east of the bridge is Lake Huron:

The drive was totally uneventful, and Rowdy knocked down some decent numbers:

Parent Weekend is in October. Maybe we'll be able to make the trip in SSheila.

Lots of good driving up there!

Not sure when parents weekend is, but Oct 11-12 is the rally in Marquette.

Not sure how I missed this, great purchase! I have had several but never anything with an S or R in the title! Twin turbo V8 for the win!

Love how AW gets pulled over doing 90 in a 70, no ticket, don't think that woudl be the case for of any of us.........

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

Does all of these have a "GENOCIDE" option on the dash? 

TJL (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

Does all of these have a "GENOCIDE" option on the dash? 

Bahahahahahaha 

The Rowdy Audi was filthy after the trip to move AK2 into her dorm, so we had her detailed over the weekend:

We dropped it off the day after I got the SS back from collision shop, so I drove the SS and Mama followed me in Rowdy. At a red light, this exchange took place:

Seriously, the RS6 looks like an angry caricature of a car, and it is proportioned like a life-size Hot Wheels. We couldn't be happier with our current fleet.

Ya know how people say that if they won the lottery that there would be signs?

This.  This right here is like that (no, I don't mean to imply that your hard work was luck)

"The Rowdy Audi was filthy after the trip to move AK2 into her dorm, so we had her detailed over the weekend: "

In reply to wvumtnbkr :

Oh, there will be more signs than just this! 🤘🏻😎

Before we signed the papers on 62 Challenge Cars, we agreed that this is a special car that will receive special care. In some movie, Jack Nicholson says to the female lead (Helen Hunt?) "You make me want to be a better man." Well, this car makes me want to be a better owner.

At first look I thought that was a nitrous bottle

Raudi is a great conversation starter when we are out and about. The other night we stopped at the gas station, and there was a black 05-06 GTO at the next pump. I told AW "I bet that guy wants to talk cars." Yep.

But this post isn't about Raudi. This post is about how I may have an 05-06 GTO in my driveway soon. 🤘🏻🤣  Manual, of course. Paint looks rough but car is straight and sounded good. He looked to be a little younger than me, which is still old, and he said he's getting ready to trade it in. So I gave him my number and said to let me know what the dealer offered, and I can probably beat that. KBB says trade value for fair condition is $3500-$5300, and for good condition is $4500-$6300. Given the paint condition and the crappy aftermarket wheels, I'd be surprised if any dealer offered more than $2500 for a "20-year-old Pontiac"...

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

see if you can sweet-talk him into Challenge pricing

Damn, my buddy bought on '06 brand new and it was far and away the nicest car our group had. It's amazing that it's only worth that much nowadays. I get it though.

budget_bandit said:

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

see if you can sweet-talk him into Challenge pricing

I mean, worst case it's a "heterogeneous parts lot" away from putting an LS2 in MonZora...

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

i accept your counterproposal 

glueguy (Forum Supporter) said:

At first look I thought that was a nitrous bottle

 

 

Holy crap, no wonder it accelerates so well!

Raudi came with a "We Owe You" from the dealer, for a new tire (bubble in sidewall) and scuff repair on the front spoiler. Had that done and threw them a little profit in the form of an oil change and windshield wiper blade replacement and tire rotation. Holy E36 M3balls, $500!?!? I don't see this car going back to dealer for anything that isn't warranty / TSB.

Approaching 21k and still love everything about this magnificent beast.

We put Raudi into winter storage the day before Thanksgiving, and got her back on April 12th. She wasn't covered in the warehouse, so she was kind of dirty when we got her back. Took her to my detail guy on Thursday and he hit it out of the park once again:

I'll never get tired of looking at that fat a$$:

A teenage neighbor and a couple of his friends came over to admire the cars today as I was wrapping up pad and tire swap on SSheila. They were trying to escape from his younger sister's birthday party. I said "bring me a plate of food and I'll take you for a ride in the SS. Bring some dessert and I'll get the keys for the Rowdy Audi as well."

So we went to our local "somewhere in Mexico" in the SS and I gave them a WOT acceleration up to the rev limiter in 2nd (about 63 mph). I said "remember that spot." Then we casually rolled home to get the RS6. Same "somewhere in Mexico", same WOT blast to same spot, where the SS hit 63 the Audi was doing 86. She's a beast. Made their day, which kinda made mine.

Always a blast to show someone a fun time in a car. Took my detailer out in Bradley's 996 turbo and ran it up to (the speed limit) and when I backed off he said "bro my chest hurts" 

AW informed me that Raudi gave her an Achtung! this morning regarding engine oil level. I had a quart of baller-ass Audi branded oil on the shelf, from when I received a similar Achtung! the day I drove AK2 up to Tech. Seems like she uses a quart in 5k miles, which is pretty OK by me.

And yes, sometimes we park 62 Challenge Cars on the street. How else can I get 1 challenge car in and out of the garage?!?!