End of week 3

And I aced my weekly test. Again! :D It's all good ^^. So far. So what to do on a Friday when you're finished at school at 1030? Why, join 3 other classmates on a road trip to look at a good old American muscle car, which one of them was contemplating on buying. It was only a 4-5 hour drive one-way, in the outskirts of Minneapolis.

What's best though, is that they own the previously mentioned pimpmobile! Which is actually a 1983 Oldsmobile of some sort. But it is Aaaamazing on the road. It feels like it is floating on the road, you barely notice the bumps on the road. It's in excellent condition, only been driven about 40 000 km. And the seats are a dream to sit in (also, the front seats are electrical! And all the windows are electrical! Truly, truly a luxury car in its time, and still is). Just look at it:

Aaand here's the object of our road trip.

Sweet or what? Mustang Fastback 1971, about 280 hp. *drool* Only cost $8000, and my buddy ended up buying it.

Here it is 10 mins after the purchase:

Dead battery

Here it is 30 mins after the purchase:

The radiator leaked

Here it is 40 mins after the purchase:

Dead battery

I did sit in it when he tested it around the block before buying it, and it is a noisy car. Very noisy. So I was lucky enough to be one of 2 to drive the Oldsmobile home, which is extremely quiet. You almost can't hear the engine. While the other 2 drove the Mustang, but not before buying some earplugs ^^.

Funny thing, we ended up driving 2 different routes back towards Grand Forks. Which would turn out to be a bad idea for the Mustang crew.

But before I dive into that cosy story, we, the Oldsmobile crew, received a text message from the Mustang crew while on the road. It went something like this:

"How are you guys doing? We've bought ourselves some gloves! It's fucking freezing here!"

I laughed. Out loud. Alot.

The sun had set, the car's heater didn't work and they had to drive with their windows slightly open because of exhaust fumes entering the cabin of the car.

We, the Oldsmobile crew, got home at around 11PM. The Mustang crew? Oh, about 3 AM, only 4 hours after they were supposed to. Why?

1. In the beginning they actually drove East when they were supposed to drive West for about 10 minutes or so.

2. They had to stop to buy gloves and neck warmers to keep them less cold warm.

3. About 40 mins from Grand Forks, they went out of fuel. And ended up stranded at the highway.

Now... They did have spare fuel, but before they could fill it in the gas tank, the car shut down. And it wouldn't start again, which brings me to;

About 7.5 hours after purchase:

We had to come find them and jump start the car again =) The poor guys had to wait 1.5 hours in the cold! And this time we drove together all the way back, with just a few detours to a gas station and Wal-Mart (they're open 24/7!)

All I can say is, EPIC ROAD TRIP!


Oh, by the way, I got to drive the Oldsmobile when they got stranded at the highway. It made me love it more <3

Song of the day: Depeche Mode - Wrong