On Sunday, I'll be flying out to Jacksonville, FL. If all goes well, I'll meet the legenday Obin Robinson (to whom I've already sent a bunch of money), and drive it in less than 22 hours back home to SW KS.
After reading of Obin's unfortunate encounter with a mountain biker, I swooped in like a vulture to completely take advantage (to be fair, he contacted me). I know that my dad was looking for a convertible that would fit in his trailer, and felt like this car would fit the bill. After a couple of phone calls, we inked the deal. After 2 failed attempts at getting the car shipped (the auto transport industry is a joke, but that's another thread altogether), I decided it would simply work better if I flew out and drove it home.
With the crazy attention to detail and nearly obsessive maintenance that this car has had, I figured this would be an excellent first step into Porsche ownership for my dad.
So, the countdown begins, and I'll post updates from the trip on IG in real time. Follow me at houseofpaynec if you're into that crap.
Here's the car.
And here's the damage:
I'm way pumped for the drive, and you should also be pumped for me. :laugh:
Because if it was...man, I better not sink $0.00000001 more into my bucket. (Oh wait, I have a couple boxes of parts sitting in the basement waiting to be installed...:facepalm
Nice pickup, Chris. That should serve your father quite well for quite a long time.
Your route back home better take you straight up 95 pretty much past my front yard, to I26 directly to Asheville, where you better spend plenty of time on some fun stuff through West NC and East TN before you keep on through to presumably Arkansas, Missouri and then to wherever in SW Kansas.
Actually, your route back home better take you the 90 or so minutes north to Savannah and then I don't give a **** how you get home after that. :laugh::laugh::laugh:
Actually, your route back home better take you the 90 or so minutes north to Savannah and then I don't give a **** how you get home after that. :laugh::laugh::laugh:
With the horror stories I'd be worried if I got one of these. The exception, of course, would be if it were previously owned by Obin. I wouldn't even think twice about that one. :thumbup:
On Sunday, I'll be flying out to Jacksonville, FL. If all goes well, I'll meet the legenday Obin Robinson (to whom I've already sent a bunch of money), and drive it in less than 22 hours back home to SW KS.
After reading of Obin's unfortunate encounter with a mountain biker, I swooped in like a vulture to completely take advantage (to be fair, he contacted me). I know that my dad was looking for a convertible that would fit in his trailer, and felt like this car would fit the bill. After a couple of phone calls, we inked the deal. After 2 failed attempts at getting the car shipped (the auto transport industry is a joke, but that's another thread altogether), I decided it would simply work better if I flew out and drove it home.
With the crazy attention to detail and nearly obsessive maintenance that this car has had, I figured this would be an excellent first step into Porsche ownership for my dad.
So, the countdown begins, and I'll post updates from the trip on IG in real time. Follow me at houseofpaynec if you're into that crap.
Give Obie our regards, we miss him. I know life gets in the way, though. All the best with Porsche, should be a sound vehicle and offer many miles of fun.
Nice dude! Obin seems to maintain and care for vehicles to a degree that is incredibly rare. Safe journeys! Also, IG is where it is at lately. I still don't know who half my new followers from Vortex actually are. (like 4 people)
That was our theory as well. I'm just excited that the car is going to someone who can appreciate it rather than just run it into the ground. This was my daily driver since November of 2009 and I loved every moment of it. I kind of wish I could have driven it out to it's new home but my work schedule precludes that.
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