Yeah, I know of some stations that are not on there yet. I dont travel to far out of my area much but I know the stations up in the cities around the places I do get to.

 

What tires did you end up choosing?

 

I'm going to get a pair of tires on Saturday. I need to call Discount tomorrow and make sure they get them in stock for me. I was driving the other day when it rained (now remember, my car doesn't make any power...) and under normal acceleration, I would easily lose traction and braking was HORRIBLE...I almost hydroplaned a few times.

I really want to get a full new set and just keep the 2 tires for spares or sell them off on CL, but I can't afford to so I'm going to be stuck with a pair of Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Positions (they're good tires, but I just want to try something else). I would also like to go with a 205/55 rather than the 205/60 this time, but oh well.

I'd like to try either Goodyear Eagle GT, Yokohama S.Drive, or BF Goodrich G-Force Sport.



So onto the girl subject...I had a date with each of the 2 (the co-worker/boss) and the Rochester girl. The age thing is true...too young and not enough life experience...Melissa, the co-worker, is still in love with her ex...she's trying to get over him, but they still hang out and what not...she lives with her parents and he has his own place...I think her parents are just strict and she doesn't like being there and she has nowhere else to go, she was going to get a roommate for an apartment but her friend bailed. I told her I need to find a place anyway and would consider it (just as friends...nothing more could happen then because if things went bad 2 people who don't like each other don't work well in a lease)...anyway...so she told her ex about our date and I don't know to what extent, but he got pissed off at her and yelled...now I am not sure why they broke up, but I know from listening to her in the past, he seems controlling and he seems like a total douchebag...after our date (which she enjoyed a lot), she told me that nobody ever treated her like that before (all I did was be a gentlemen...hold doors, pay for the date, cuddle and kiss her)...chivalry goes a long ways and I can't believe some guys are total ******** and don't do that stuff.

So long story short, we see each other at work a little, we text a bit, just getting to know each other...little tidbits about ourselves (likes, dislikes, interests, fears, ambitions, favorite this and that, etc.)...well I sent her 2 final texts today and apparently she was already at his place and sent me a message; "I'm with Matt again. Please don't text me, he is already mad."

All I can think is WTF?!?! Number one, what right does he have to be mad at anybody? They aren't together! Number two, why is she letting him "control" her like that (I know the answer...she's young and "in love" [bullshit...she just thinks she is]. Number three, what the hell does her text mean...she back together with him or just with him again like she was the other day at his place? And don't text back or don't text at all?

I'm just going to be leaving her alone unless she texts me, then I'll get some answers from her. I told her already she deserves better and can probably get any guy she wants and that she should go out with me at least one more time (I know from our texting that she likes me and she likes the treatment she gets which is how she should be treated), but she's like brainwashed by him or something so whatever...I've got Rochester (Michelle) that I can deal with.

Michelle and I had our first date (I went to Rochester at 9PM so we could go see "The Other Guys"). We had fun, saw the movie, kissed a lot, and had our fun...she drove us around Rochester to show it off (this was around midnight so it was hard to see much and my orientation was all off since it was dark, but I didn't care, it was fun)....we wound up parking in the college parking lot and had some fun in the back seat (only 2nd base type stuff you ******* perverts...lol).

Long story short, we've been texting a lot back and forth and we've started to like each other more...I'm going down there again Saturday for the evening we are going to be at her place watching a couple movies and I've already been promised at least some 3rd base type fun which is fine by me. I'll be spending the night as well. Honestly, I'd be happy with more cuddling/kissing and some fondling...that would suffice for me for now as I don't want to rush this one and she has said the same. This seems like the more logical choice for me of the two girls though...she doesn't have any drama in her life, she is older, more stable and more mature. I don't think she's crazy either, so I'm not sure I see any faults since we have a lot of similar interests (there are differences between us though which is good as well).

Time will tell what happens.


Thanks for reading the whole ******* thing if you did...I don't have anyone to talk to right now as my friends are all busy with life and so am I...you guys are like my 2nd set of best friends even though I don't even know half of you and the other half I don't know that well.

I figure you guys (at least Parnell seeing as Jeff just says **** both of them) may have some input or incite for me...if not, then just telling this is enough for me. I should write a ******* book about my life...it would be a good 500 pages already with all the **** I've gone through.

 

Make her move to the cities before you move here lol. Rochester sucks man.

 

You seem to go from girl to girl, maybe sit back and relax for a little while?

 

So now you get to deal with the awkwardness with her at work and the crazy boyfriend knows where you work.

 

let me get my breakfast ready and coffee and I'll write up a response.

 

i just stuck with the pirelli pzero rosso tires. i was gonna get a full set of a new type but i dunno what i'm gonna do with my car anymore so i just figured i'd get two and call it good for the year. here's my tires from last night, left is the ones i pulled off the front of my car and right obviously the new tires

 

this is exactly what I was referring to, by her maturity. He is probably her first "real" bf. They probably said "love" between each other. So she thinks he is her one and only still. That he is the only one that would ever like her. She doesnt think she can do better or deserve better as he has probable helped forming her thinking that way. Staying friends with an ex, specially an abusive one is a horrible idea. She probably has some depression, self esteem, security issues. You've shown her better, you've told her theres better. She still choose her abusive ex. She is dumb, young and naive. You're best bet is to just let it go. Myself and Jeff were both in those situations back in highschool. The girl didnt learn until the "good" guy was gone for a while and they realized, wow all guys arent jackasses and I missed that opportunity. Young girls are ******* retarded. They (90-99%) of them want bad ass boy friends, usualy to **** of their parents and show they are rebellious. They keep good guys as friends, so they can get hurt by their BF then use the good guy friends to fulfill their needs but not date them. Hence the term, friend zone. Girls don't get out of that phase until age 25+ when they look back and go, WTF was I doing?? I should of dated the nice guy, he wasnt a jackass and now he hates me because I friend zoned him, but made him listen to me like I was his GF. F that ****. I was in that role of friend zone and it sucks and only pissed me off. A few years later after being strung along she contacted me again and we hung out. Only to find out she turned into a bitch and liked to screw guys to make their ex's or gf's jealous....ugh well she was kinda messed up anyway but. I would just be civil with her, don't initiate conversation with her, let it go. She has again picked him to be with and even telling her doesn't help. she has to help herself and she isnt ready too. Nothing you say will change that.

This Michelle thing seems more logical. She has a kid, so she knows responsibility and has grown up some. I again will say she is your best bet at the moment, pursue this, but don't go over board with jumping in too quickly. Meaning don't start throwing the L word around and moving in. Sex and fooling around is fine, BUT if you want it to be longer term make sure to go on some dates first. idk if you know more about the person before the physical you will most likely make more rational decisions. But lately I've been just having physical dating relationships. But I'm starting to want a GF now.... For you though since you just got divorced and haven't dated around much yet. I wouldnt plan on getting serious with someone too soon. I mean if someone clicks really well date for a loooong time. There is no rush for marriage or kids imo.

hahah those are bald! my ms3's stock tires got that low and same thing in the rain, it sucked driving st paul to duluth in the rain at 40mph

well my tires on the ultraleggera's (general exclaim uhp's) are kinda ****, they dont seem to grip like stock.



Thats the tread look. I have maybe 50% left. I'm still not sure which wheels to run at the hill climb...I havent pushed the generals yet so idk what they feel like in a corner as we dont have any in duluth, the ones we did have are under road construction. Thinking I'll have to swap wheels before I come down as much as I love the black oz's :/

 

that tread looks pretty aggressive, it must be a pretty hard rubber tire. i would think that'd grab pretty well

 

You've got it easy. There is E85 all over Rochester.

I've been running Goodyear Eagle GT tires on my G5GT for the last 50,000 miles or so. I run them year round and they handle nicely in the rain and snow.

 

well the issue is, if you compare the tread to stock conti 2's. they offer less rubber contact on the road.

 

Should have picked up the Star Specs!

Awesome tire for $170

 

He can't totally copy me.

 

ya well I think after paying for the wheel's and having 50-60% tread on the generals I think I should burn them up.

Jeff what you think, stock or generals?

 

Run on the stock tires tomorrow.

 

Not really...I have been meeting girls and having single dates...none that really click...I was seeing one girl for a month/month and a half...she's crazy, I finally realized it...and she wasn't good with my son. Other than that, it's been single dates until I've been talking to these 2.

No real awkwardness, she works day shifts mainly...I'm a delivery guy part-time so I'm in and out of the store and it won't be awkward talking to her a little here and there still. I'm really not worried about it...I can handle myself if he wants trouble, he'll get the cops called first time, second time I will deal with him...he's just a punk ass kid from the pics I've seen. But she sent me a message today saying sorry, but they're getting back together so any talking we do will be work related only, blah blah blah, and then said sorry she didn't want to hurt me or make me mad...

I responded with an honest and sincere response that she should step back and take a look at her relationship and if they want to further it, then either take some serious time apart down the road or go to counseling. That's why Nicole and I had problems...first real relationship for both of us and we never realized the problems we would encounter without help or without maybe seeing other people before hand to see if we were truly in love. I then proceeded to tell her I am not her b/f so I don't have any reason to be mad (childish, I know) and that I got to go out with her once and had a wonderful time which is more than I ever expected with her so there's absolutely no reason to be mad. Then to the hurt part I responded that I've gone through more devastating things in my life so far than she probably ever will so a non-relationship "break up" isn't going to bother me at this point (considering the deaths I've been through and my financial troubles and my marriage, I think I will be just fine).


I appreciate all the advice you guys have, I really do. You're absolutely correct I now realize with young girls...great for a bang or some short term fun, but nothing can come of it.

With Michelle, you're confusing her with another girl I had a date with...she doesn't have any kids, but she's got her own place, full-time job that is probably 50 hours a week, out of school, she worked in a daycare for 7 years so she's good with kids (time will tell how she clicks with Oliver as she won't be meeting him for a number of months at least...I learned that I need to make sure that the relationship is going to be good before I introduce anyone to him). We do a lot of talking via text and online chat and we've talked on the phone a couple times. We're learning a lot about each other, but we both agree we don't want to jump into anything...we want to have some fun though (probably not sex, but anything else is a possibility at the moment). I have absolutely no reason to rush into another marriage, not sure I will get remarried, but we will see...if something works really well, then there is a chance. I would like more kids down the road, but again, no rush there.

So Michelle and I do kind of click right now and we'll see how it goes over the next month or two as we get time to go on more dates. Tomorrow I'm heading to Rochester again to her place and we're going to watch movies and I'm staying the night...I'll take her to a nice dinner first though...probably just Friday's or Applebee's, nothing too fancy, just nice. I'm really in no rush to get into any sexual stuff, but if she's offering, I won't decline. I've only slept with 2 girls now (Nicole, my ex and the 21 year-old, Ashley, that I saw for a short while...I think she was more the rebound)....I really have no interest in sex unless the girl and I really have a chance at a good relationship that will go somewhere. I'm not one of those guys that wants to go **** anything he can. I like hugging, kissing, cuddling...I'll be that type of guy much more than the **** em and leave em guy.

They're still holding up well, huh? I remember you responded to a thread of mine last year when I bought these Bridgestones...I just set up an appointment for tomorrow to have the 2 tires replaced with new Potenza RE960AS Pole Positions which are what's on there now.

I will drive on them this fall and winter and see how they do...if I don't like the winter driving, I'll go find another set of winter tires/wheels.

I don't think I'm going to bother with any aftermarket wheels again for this car. I'm going to play it smart and pay the ****** off since I'm getting closer. Nothing left to do except tune it anyway...no point in FI for me...I am too lazy to do the work and definitely don't want to spend the money on it, when I can use it to pay it off.

Down the road I will look into something else that has potential and is better suited to modding. Economy cars I've learned aren't worth it...just like 06_Ion2 said, things just get worse...like my suspension, it's ******* annoying sounding now that I've done shocks/struts/springs/steering rack spacers...it's got to be end links or bushings somewhere that are wearing out. I like the idea of the Aveo RS with a 6-speed...I could learn to drive stick (insert laughter towards me now), plus I could have some fun modding it. It may not be a sports car, but it will tolerate modding better than my current car.

 

bah **** it ill run the oz's and you can have the stock ones

 

Performance over looks Parnell. Jeff will run circles around you if you give him your Conti's. Another reason to back up my statement is that Jeff has a LSJ so there. j/k

 

I do have it easy haha. Rochester huh? Still around here? What do you drive?

 

Hahah I'm running the oz's. They have tread left just not as much as my contis.

 

you make me laugh P.


hai guys. i iz not dead

so have you dyno'd yet since getting all your **** together?

 

My **** is not working still. I have an electrical problem like no other. Changed clutches and bam wont start. I think it has to do with the fuse box now. I have a couple smaller pulleys on the way and a new fuel system. Going to order my exhaust when a dude comes and buys my nitrous system so my car is almost complete now. Just need to get it running, damn.

Wanna cruise up to the cities and get dyno'd with me when I get my **** running/broke in?

 

So I will be in Rochester tonight at about 6 and will be leaving tomorrow around 8 or 9....WHAT UP ROCHESTER!?!? lol

 

Yeah oil from the slave/resivor I bet got into the fuse box, so a new box is needed.