God it's been a while, my confession is that it's been way too long since I've frequented GTP. I really need to pitch in and get premo back and start coming here again, so much has changed since the last time I even updated my Barracuda/Volvo thread. I killed the Volvo quite a while ago, I think fall maybe, but I have a video of it's swan song so I don't feel so bad about it. Ended up driving the hell out of it on my friends clay road, He finally lost all power and started dying after 10-15 minutes of driving it as sideways as I could.
The Barracuda is dying, rust ate my quarter panel, and I'm leaking every fluid and getting no power. But I do confess that I have been treating it like crap, too many bad days just driving the piss out of it. I actually lost it going about 60 flooring it, I jerked the wheel for a second, lost grip of it, and my wheels instantly went fully left. It swerved completely around across the other lane, over grass and a sidewalk, and into the bushes. My passenger side rear tire was buried half way in the sand along with the front. Tonight I actually fully locked the brakes at about 40 and it sent me into a tank slapper that I recovered. There is good news for Christine though, I have just enough money to maybe pick up a cheap 740/940 turbo for $1k when they show up, and I'm renting a garage at my friends apartment for $50 that I can work on her in. Plus I'm going to a tech school for Auto Service Tech, so there's a really good chance if I start busting my ass I could eventually rebuild my motor, drop another motor in it maybe, rebuild the trans, etc. I definitely need something to take my mind off things, so all the experience I'm getting from school I can use on my cars, and after nickle and diming me to death hopefully I can get the cuda good as new, or at least solid body and drivetrain wise.
A more personal confession, after way too long I'm finally thinking about seeing a therapist. I'm still not excited about it, but I have things going for me if I just keep going, quit a few bad habits, and start focusing on goals. I dunno, every day is different so it could go either way, but I'm hoping to start and keep it up.