No parties while I'm gone /dad voice

[jminer]

Alright Oppo - the time is nearly upon us for my wife and I to live in the same state again. Tomorrow at the ass-crack of dawn I'm flying out to Oklahoma City to meet my wife on her way out of Missouri. Then we'll take shifts driving the next 1,700 miles until we wind up in Pleasanton CA at our new home.

Our 16th anniversary was yesterday, we've not spent one apart before but we also don't usually go big on them. It's been nearly 2 months since we've seen each other face to face so I'm excited!

So other than an occasional comment or upvote from my phone I'll be out this weekend, planning on being back online Tuesday. If you need anything don't @ me as you'll likely get no response. Putting @Curators in a comment or post though will bring attention to the rest of the curator group and they should be able to help you.

A photo of the parking lot of my pretty damn oppo work for your time.

From far to near HHR SS, German Delivered M3 (guy worked in Germany when he bought it and had it shipped here after), M5 and an ecoboost Stang. Another guy (not here today) drives a very nice red E30.

I'm far from an BMW expert so can tell you nothing other than what I wrote above about those two vehicles

[Rusty Vandura]

@jminer @Long_Voyager94 That white thing in the middle is a Mopar minivan, if I'm not mistaken. Not oppo enough for you?

[ibRAD]

Hey, I had my 16th last week! Good luck on your trip!

[jminer]

@rusty-vandura I owned one of that generation and I would say maybe not. It wasn't nearly as cool or reliable as the previous gen (which I also owned one of).

I love minivans, but other than it being one of the first vans with a drivers side sliding door wasn't much to write home about. The egg styling hasn't aged particularly well IMO either.

[Chariotoflove]

@jminer

Joke's on you. We know where the key to the liquor cabinet is.

Drive safe. Hope the kitties don't exact too much revenge while you're gone.

[Snakesm13]

Sounds like OPPO dance party time!

[Chariotoflove]

@snakesm13 said in No parties while I'm gone /dad voice:

Sounds like OPPO dance party time!

Even I dance better than that!

[e90m3]

@jminer Is that E90 M3 a manual?

[Chariotoflove]

@e90m3 said in No parties while I'm gone /dad voice:

@jminer Is that E90 M3 a manual?

Honest question: wouldn't they all or mostly be manuals? I always thought they would, but I really don't know.

[jminer]

@ibrad Happy Anniversary!

@e90m3 yes it is, he is particularly proud of that car, looks beautiful in person. He bought it in and drove it in Germany for several years before brining it back here when he relocated.

[RallyDarkstrike]

Hey man! Safe travels! Check in here and there if you need a break!

[ClassicDatsunDebate]

@jminer Safe travels and try to enjoy the journey!

[Highlander]

@jminer

[RallyWrench]

@jminer Happy anniversary, safe travels, and thanks for everything you do!

[PyramidHat]

@jminer A friends wife had one of those. Fortunately*, they fell behind on the payments and was repossessed - it had to be towed away...Only reason she wanted it was for the stow and go seating in the back...which they never used...

*in one context...bad that they were in that position to begin with...

[ttyymmnn]

@jminer Safe travels to you both. We'll catch you on the flip side.

[Shop-Teacher]

@jminer Be careless!

[jminer]

@pyramidhat I had a 96 which was before they did stow and go. Mine blew a transmission at like 130k miles, poured in enough fluid though I was able to limp it to a dealer and traded it for a 01 ZX3. Loved that car.

[sn4cktimes]

Have a good trip! That’s a long time to be away from the wife unit.

[jminer]

@sn4cktimes said in No parties while I'm gone /dad voice:

Have a good trip! That’s a long time to be away from the wife unit.

I has been very long - thanks though!

[SmugAardvark]

@jminer Safe travels. When I moved out here, I took the I-70 to I-25 to I-80 route (at least from STL onward). Crossing from Nevada to California was the one tricky section, as a Wrangler had slid off the road in the snow, leaving me parked on Donner Pass for about two hours, in constant snowfall, without snow tires or chains.

It was very much a crawl for me once traffic started moving, until I got below the snow level.

[jminer]

@smugaardvark Thanks! I took 80 across when I came in October, now that winter has set in we're going south to avoid any nasty weather. 44 to 40 then 5 up California.

[Long_Voyager94]

@rusty-vandura 3rd gens don't do anything for me.
They tacked on a lot of weight, softened the suspension, and didn't do anything in the power department until the late 3.8L.

By far the worst driving generation IMO, but I will say it looks well cared from the pic.

[Long_Voyager94]

@pyramidhat Wouldn't have been one of those, stow and go didn't become a thing until midway through the 4th gens.

[Rider]

No panties until you're back? Got it. Enjoy your anniversary!