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08-29-2009, 05:25 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Bring car or no
Cannot decide whether or not I want to take my Z to college. Basically it would stay in a enclosed parking garage unless I need to get food, or if there are any car meets up north.
Parking garage rivals a federal prison in security, so not concerned there.
Thoughts?
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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08-29-2009, 05:45 PM
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Power Member / trans break does not equal transbrake
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were you goin to school? i say take it!
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08-29-2009, 05:51 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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NJIT
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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08-29-2009, 05:56 PM
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sure, what are the reasons not to bring it?
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and once i get PHB, what do i ajust it too?
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Seven.
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08-29-2009, 05:59 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Not really going to use it much... its Newark... costs extra to have a car... etc... much cheaper to take train home...
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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08-29-2009, 06:05 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Jackson, NJ
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True... But is it worth saving the money but not being able to see your car for weeks in a row? 
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1983 camaro- Scrap
1988 camaro- Also scrap
'05 Silverado- You guessed it, scrap
1988 TRX 250R- Ported w/ high compression on 110 octane- Out 60' your LT1
Jersey Shore Street Car Takeover (JSSCT) Founder
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and once i get PHB, what do i ajust it too?
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Seven.
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08-29-2009, 06:08 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Well I will most likely be home almost every weekend... NJIT is a commuter school and I may try to get a weekend job... IDK
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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08-29-2009, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ShowSomePromise
Not really going to use it much... its Newark... costs extra to have a car... etc... much cheaper to take train home...
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Well I will most likely be home almost every weekend... NJIT is a commuter school and I may try to get a weekend job... IDK
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Save the money. If you run into a situation where you really need it is there a way to bring it up just for a week/weekend?
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Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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08-29-2009, 06:28 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Maybe, I can add on parking on a monthly basis, so that wouldn't be huge.
Just stuck on needing a modus of transportation to get food and what not.
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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08-29-2009, 06:37 PM
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I'd leave it home. NJIT isn't in the best part of town. The parking garage is only marginally better than being on the street or in a lot. You won't really have a need for it, except to get to and from school, but you already said the train is cheaper. And at least with the car at home, you can concentrate on school, not worry about whether or not the car is being scratched, dinged, abused, stolen, vandalised, or otherwise mis-treated.
When I was a freshman in 91 I took my 1968RS Camaro to school (Glassboro State) occasionally and regretted it every single time. Constantly worrying about the car. Bring a car, fine, but its college....get a POS for that kinda duty. MY POS was a 1979 Olds Cutlass with T-tops, full factory gauges, tach, console, buckets, power everything that I picked up for $750. Had the anemic 260 V8, had almost no oil pressure but ran like a top for the next 4 years. I sold it with 150,000 on it, never left me stranded.
Chris
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08-29-2009, 06:38 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Edison, NJ.
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Ehh, try to find other ways around it. If not, then take it with you. Is it going to be safe at home? ha
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08-29-2009, 07:10 PM
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No, you'll just end up driving other people around. And Newark FTL.
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08-29-2009, 07:12 PM
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Some friends of mine who went to NJIT have had issues with car vandalism but they were commuters and it was before they had the parking garage.
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08-29-2009, 07:56 PM
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The Mayor / 2009 Member of the Year / Moderator
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Jen (bandit88) brings her car all the time...I would say she'd be the best bet for first hand informtion/opinion.
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08-29-2009, 08:33 PM
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8 Second Club
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no don't do it. it's newark! my friends a fireman in newark and he had his trans am stolen from right in front of the firehouse. the thiefs called in a fire and when the company left the firehouse they stole his car.
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08-29-2009, 08:48 PM
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geta beater
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08-29-2009, 10:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: S. Orange
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Drive through that part of Newark all the time......leave your car at home!!!
Not to mention every Kid/Guy in Newark with an import is gonna want to race you. Drove the Iroc there once, never again. Nice American cars get waaaaaay to much attention in Newark. Do yourself a favor.
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08-29-2009, 10:10 PM
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Power Member/NJFBOA Bookie/Moderator
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Nah, you're not gonna really need it there. The good thing about Newark is that everything is near you and you really don't need a car.
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08-29-2009, 10:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Matamoras Pa.
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I just got back from dropping my girlfriend off at college. Dont bring your Camaro. I wouldnt. There are people opening doors without care, and driving like teenagers...which they are. I thought to myself just today you wont see me bringing my car here, and IF I do Im parking on the moon...
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08-30-2009, 02:22 AM
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i say dont do it. u will end up driving your friends around most of the time. and u know people these days...idiots who swing their door open full speed into another persons car..plus you will never know when you will need that extra cash.
isnt njit right near rutgers newark?
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08-30-2009, 02:25 AM
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11 Second Club
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dont do it.
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08-30-2009, 06:20 AM
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Power Member/NJFBOA Bookie/Moderator
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They're across the street from one another.
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08-30-2009, 07:44 AM
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Location: Highland Mills, NY
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even if it was in a good area i would say not to bring it. my last girlfriend brought her dents eve3rywhere now.
That and my brother had his up in albany at school he has two dents that care calling for new fenders. Alot of people dont have any consideration at school for any of your stuff.
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08-30-2009, 10:23 AM
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Ebearnezer Scrooge/Power Member/Lips
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jersey Mike
The good thing about Newark is that everything is near you and you really don't need a car.
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QFT, I sort of work in Newark and it is much like any other city really. You can walk everywhere basically. I dont know where NJIT is though, I thought the only campus was in Ewing 
Its only a few blocks from the train station really, not too bad to get anywhere
Last edited by PolarBear; 08-30-2009 at 10:27 AM.
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08-30-2009, 10:37 AM
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Admin.
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Quote:
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QFT, I sort of work in Newark and it is much like any other city really. You can walk everywhere basically. I dont know where NJIT is though, I thought the only campus was in Ewing
Its only a few blocks from the train station really, not too bad to get anywhere |
That may be the college of NJ you are thinking of.
I know NJIT's frat houses are on high street, or now MLK.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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