Finally Bought something for the GTO!
12-09-2009, 01:56 AM
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Finally Bought something for the GTO! It's been quite some time that I bought something for the GTO other than upkeep items. So happy about this purchase it's crazy!
HaHa... probably not what you were thinking!
Yup, Tiffany and I bought our first house, the first thing to be moved in was the GTO, to is new resting spot... the Garage!! 2009 has been a huge year for us, first the engagement in May and now the house which is in Dartmouth, MA. We're actually 2 miles from my Parents home!
So now you can see why I stopped racing really early in the season... I guess priorities change! (I also wasn't working overtime for the disposable cash flow like I had in previous years, but now my overtime is back in full swing, so I'll have to put some extra aside for next season)
The Transaction was so soo smooth!
Todd
HaHa... probably not what you were thinking!
Yup, Tiffany and I bought our first house, the first thing to be moved in was the GTO, to is new resting spot... the Garage!! 2009 has been a huge year for us, first the engagement in May and now the house which is in Dartmouth, MA. We're actually 2 miles from my Parents home!
So now you can see why I stopped racing really early in the season... I guess priorities change! (I also wasn't working overtime for the disposable cash flow like I had in previous years, but now my overtime is back in full swing, so I'll have to put some extra aside for next season)
The Transaction was so soo smooth!
Todd
12-09-2009, 05:52 AM
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Don you're right, she did have a say in the matter! It is close enough to home though, Mom's house is 3.5 minutes down the road for me. Tiffany though, she's got a 25-30 minute drive to her folks house. Its all good!
Hopefully in the spring I'll have enough $$$$ to epoxy the floor and put a two-post lift in the garage...and still go racing.
Hopefully in the spring I'll have enough $$$$ to epoxy the floor and put a two-post lift in the garage...and still go racing.
12-09-2009, 09:32 AM
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Congrats house looks great. I almost went with a house a lot like that then we found a side entry garage that had more concrete and concrete is my friend.
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12-09-2009, 01:50 PM
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Nice house and garage. When we bought our house I fought so hard to get an oversized 2 car, but lost that battle. I've since lofted the ceiling and put in a 4-post lift that the t/a gets stored on for the winter.
It is funny how priorities change with a house, and then later with kids. I go back and forth between bigger cubes or pool table and wet bar in the basement... decisions decisions....
It is funny how priorities change with a house, and then later with kids. I go back and forth between bigger cubes or pool table and wet bar in the basement... decisions decisions....
12-09-2009, 10:53 PM
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Of course then there's all the remodeling going on.. but having gone to a trade school I have buddies in all of the trades, my bro-in-law is free labor and he's a carpenter plus all the stuff I learned over the years. At this point I probably would have a $3000 Electrician bill and another $3-5000 for the carpentry work... luckily I have spent about $1200 on supplies and tools for myself.. LoL Tons of work done for only being in there 14 days.
Thanks Ron!
Nice house and garage. When we bought our house I fought so hard to get an oversized 2 car, but lost that battle. I've since lofted the ceiling and put in a 4-post lift that the t/a gets stored on for the winter.
It is funny how priorities change with a house, and then later with kids. I go back and forth between bigger cubes or pool table and wet bar in the basement... decisions decisions....
It is funny how priorities change with a house, and then later with kids. I go back and forth between bigger cubes or pool table and wet bar in the basement... decisions decisions....
At first I really wanted a Huge garage with a Huge house (in that order), but it wasn't going to be practical for just the two of us. Then I agreed to buy a house without a garage so I could build my own to suit my liking... that wasn't going to happen either since I have BIG imagination when it comes to the garage.. so we decided on Location and a smaller house with a two car garage and enough land for growth and this is what we ended up with. The plan is to push the wall back another 25ft or so to make it a four stall with a garage door on the back to drive right through and have a loft/game room above it.
The theatre and dry-bar are going in the basement.... hopefully sooner than later. My car has been pretty much done for 3 years now so unless I get the Mod bug again, it'll do the job quite nicely.
Thanks Marco... I'll let you know when the first party is... there's plenty of room with the 6 car driveway and 1/2 acre lot with the new 12x20' deck out back!
12-10-2009, 05:31 AM
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Good to hear your have some nice renovations going on now already. The great thing about home renovations is they actually increase the value of your home compaired to car mods which usually don't add much. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be rocking a 402 with a blower, but considering the car gets driven less than 1000 miles a year, and I live in my house every single day, it's tough to justify some times.
So how big is the garage now? Looks like a 22x? Should be good for a while.
So how big is the garage now? Looks like a 22x? Should be good for a while.
12-10-2009, 07:54 AM
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House looks great, I wish I had that kind of lot size... next house will ertainyl have to be on an acre, this 1/4 acre sucks, gets filled up too quick with stuff 
Congrats, that's a big step in the right direction, now you have a place you can rip it apart, and if it doesn't get back together that day, it's no biggie.
Now you're really gonna dig into the car, as time allows (house has a way of sucking up an UNREAL amount of time)
Congrats, that's a big step in the right direction, now you have a place you can rip it apart, and if it doesn't get back together that day, it's no biggie.
Now you're really gonna dig into the car, as time allows (house has a way of sucking up an UNREAL amount of time)
12-10-2009, 09:50 AM
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I'll say congrats again haha. I have a feeling we wont be seeing the race track much next year with both of us buying houses in the last month!! I can't wait until spring so i can start building my garage!!
12-10-2009, 10:34 AM
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Yeah my car got put on the back burner for sure. heck over the next year or so, I'm gonna pave the driveway, finish the basement, build a shed, maybe a carport.....Then when i'm done I'll probably sell it and move on. LOL That is if work ever gives me a raise...
12-10-2009, 07:21 PM
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It looks like a really nice "home" in a nice area. Love to see a nice house on a good piece of property rather than all the McMansions built in my area on 0.31 acres.
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Good to hear your have some nice renovations going on now already. The great thing about home renovations is they actually increase the value of your home compaired to car mods which usually don't add much. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be rocking a 402 with a blower, but considering the car gets driven less than 1000 miles a year, and I live in my house every single day, it's tough to justify some times.
So how big is the garage now? Looks like a 22x? Should be good for a while.
So how big is the garage now? Looks like a 22x? Should be good for a while.
As for the car.. It's aleady got the blower and plenty of HP, there's not much else I want to do with it other than a cam and roll cage. This year I have put about 1200 miles on it, most of which was a new clutch break-in.... and like five passes down the drag strip.
House looks great, I wish I had that kind of lot size... next house will ertainyl have to be on an acre, this 1/4 acre sucks, gets filled up too quick with stuff
Congrats, that's a big step in the right direction, now you have a place you can rip it apart, and if it doesn't get back together that day, it's no biggie.
Now you're really gonna dig into the car, as time allows (house has a way of sucking up an UNREAL amount of time)
Congrats, that's a big step in the right direction, now you have a place you can rip it apart, and if it doesn't get back together that day, it's no biggie.
Now you're really gonna dig into the car, as time allows (house has a way of sucking up an UNREAL amount of time)
The car has been "done" for three seasons now other than a few small needs (roll cage) and wants (blower cam). But I will be able to just let the car hang out if I don't finish it which is a huge plus! The property is set up fairly well, though the back yard slopes a bit, which keeps my basement really dry, but I have plenty of room for my car trailer, the big shed thats there, a horse-shoe pit and probably a volleyball court.... beyond that and I would have to move the stone wall at the back of the yard to the furthest property line... The houses we looked at prior to this one had 1-3 acres, but they were all wet-land.
The area is great. I'm across the way from Luxury Condos (that you cannot see from the road), I can hit a golf ball onto the I believe its the 9th hole on the golf course down the road, theres another golf course about a mile away, a package store a mile in the other direction, fire and police are both within 2.5 miles all schools are within 4 miles.. and the hwy is roughly 3 miles away as well. So it's damn near PRIME location with a great price!
