Well, they officially wrote the Silverado off. I didn’t get 100% of the value, but damned close. Close enough that I am happy. Spent the next week or so searching around and trying to decide exactly what I want. I knew I didn’t want another truck right now. After much hunting around, I finally decided to go back to a car that I love but never seem to be able to hold onto long term. I decided to get a 2006 MINI Cooper S Rallye Edition. Black on black, manual with a sunroof.
The car is in good shape, 150K on it, with only a couple pre-existing modifications. It came with H&R springs, lower control arms and a catback exhaust. Sits nice but not slammed, and sounds great without any drone. I’ve already ordered the first round of upgrades : cold air intake, and a rear sway bar. Once they are on, and the stereo is installed, I will re-evaluate what to do next. Pretty sure the short list will be an upgraded supercharger pulley, and possibly some other bracing to improve the already amazing handling.
Kids are enjoying their summer off. Abby-Joey-Daddy days for the most part have been riddled with car shopping, but we have been trying to have fun when we can. Hopefully the second half of the summer will be filled with more fun activities like the park, maybe Wonderland and other day trips.
Work has been quiet yet busy all at once. No one around, but the wiring job I have this summer is time consuming and very tedious. Every wiring closet needs to be stripped back to the chassis and re-wired. So far I have gotten 10 of 14 done. One more week and I should have them all sorted out. Then it’s on to finishing off all outstanding work orders, followed by last minute re-assembly of the schools to get ready for September. God it sucks even saying that.
Bike has been getting decent amount of riding done. Not as much as I would have hoped as I’ve needed to cage it most the time to carry switches and wiring from location to location, but I’m quickly coming up on the 10K mark. Goal is to hit 15K before the end of the season. While I’m at it, I need to seriously look at doing my M2 exit test before it expires.