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Don't tell me that Im the only one that thought of the Mastercard commercial?!
__________________ I NEED HELP...I'm missing 4 cylinders! billsfirebird 1984 Firebird - 2.5L IRON DUKE - 5 speed manual
WS6 sway bar and rims - 94 Firebird buckets seats My Cardomain Site!
John 3:16
IM 18 work at a grocerie store for about 20 hours a weekat 5.45 a hour ive had 3 cars since i was 16 paid for each one a 76 gmc 400sb and a 87 monte carlo ss ( wish i would have kept that one) but now i am with my camaro and love it more and keep shoving money into it i plain on doing auto body and auto mechanics:lala:
I also work as a cook at Cracker Barrel. I've been there for about a year and a half and make $11 an hour now. It may not be super rich, but for a 21 year old kid it pays the bills with plenty left over to spend on other stuff
__________________ 84 Trans Am originally an L69, now a mild 350 w/ (crappy)882 heads, XE256H cam, and Weiand Stealth intake. Backed by a 700r4 and a peg leg 3.73 rear.
__________________ 1991 Turquoise Metallic Corvette Coupe with Saddle Tan interior L98/700R4
Greenwood Signature Rear Spoiler
OZ Monte Carlo Rims
Otherwise pretty much stock 48K original miles
GM ASEP graduate
Saturn C-technician
1. Worked as a car hop at Sonic. Between my minimum wage hourly rate and tips, I made about $10 an hour. Boss was a d*ckhead and moved me away from car hop so I quit. Didn't pay enough than to warrant staying.
2. Williams Travel Center Restaraunt. Paid good and got lots of hours, but the job was complete and I came home pissed off every night. Quit when I moved to go to A&M to study mechanical engineering.
3. McDonalds for 2 weeks. Hated it.
4. Wal-Mart automotive department. Oil changes and tire work. I like the job and it paid good, but quit when I moved home for the summer.
5. VMS Inc- Basically I drove up and down the highway for 8-10 hours a day and typed data into a laptop. Worked with a really cool guy, so it was just like a perpetual road trip. When we had that project done, I just stayed in the office for another month and stayed on thirdgen.
6. Back to school with no job for the entire year. Sucked and now my credit cards are maxed and I have no savings.
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Originally posted by maverick544 Head Driver at Pizza Hut($5.50hr +Tips+$.75 per delivery soon to get a raise too so about $8 to $16 an hour usually), full time student going for Computer Information Systems.
7. Finally found a job. I start working at Pizza Hut tommorrow as a driver. $5.25 hr + $1 per delivery + tips. Should be pretty fun, and it'll be even more fun once I get my camaro running. What could be better than getting paid to drive your camaro around and listen to oyur stereo?
Mechanic at local Speed shop in WInnipeg, Rivercity Performance. I'll agree with Jay4speed, don't make your hobby your career. You'll hardly touch your own car again! :P
Seems i have all of you beat. I make $13 CANADIAN. So in otherwords that translates into $0.10 an hour.
Electronic Security Specialist at Kennedy Space Center
__________________ 1991 Pontiac Firebird
TPI 350, Fast Burn Heads,LT 4 Hot Cam Kit, SLP Cold Air Induction, Superchip, Headman Headers and 3" Muffler,MSD 6 AL ignition, MSD distributor, MSD Blaster SS coil, Painless wiring harness and many more mods to come.
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1989 Formula 350
1999 Audi A4 Quattro
1998 Honda Accord EX V6 coupe (Wife's car)
Student at RIT for Industrial Design ( the future of car design is in my hands Bahahahahahahah) Life guard durning the year and Manager of a Health club back home.
Work for music celebrity doing groundskeeping work. Don't make SH*T! (Rich people suck) Work part-time during school (junior in college) and full-time in summer. Going to school to be an accountant, and make money by playing with other peoples money! Oh yeah, if pimpin counts I'm at it 24/7, 365 a year.
__________________ White 92 25th anniversary RS (red interior)
305 tbi w/auto
stock motor (50,000 actual miles)
Z28 grill and fog lights
gold letter goodyears
Coming soon: Z28 hood
I go to school, I work at a hardware store part time and make enough get by pretty decently Oh and afford my baby of course.
__________________ "know your roots"
New Project: 1991 v6 camaro, I want to hear a whissspooooh when I drive it.
The Hot Rod, 1985 TA: 4 bolt 350, ported and polished vortec heads with 3 angle valve job and screw in studs as well as guide plates, 1.6 roller rockers, cam, edelbrock vortect performer rpm intake, edelbrock 650 cfm carb, 1" 3/4' headers, custom exaust, etc. etc.
Originally posted by Nightcruzer ex accountant, ex NYPD police officer, ex NYC school teacher, currently in print production for a large international advertising firm and I am only 31. Who knows what life has in store to support my thirdgen TA habit.
Was a Welder, but now a Plumber. Currently working on a 25 story Condo Complex on the Gulf of Mexico on Marco Island here in Fl. The Complex is about 30 feet from the beach in 2 directions and the Land itself cost 2.5million. I like my new job!
Oh boy here's a combo for ya, I'm a full time student studing Graphic Art, and I'm a full time AutoZoner PSM(Part Specalist Manager) In Connecticut....LOL What a combo I work at a parts store and my cars still run like Crap.......LOL
This is my buddy Steve (he owns a 72 T-Bird and a 73 Dodge Charger) helping out with idle ajustments on my 76 while I took pictures.
I don't have a very glamous job, I m a dockworker at Dillards for now. It use to be a really fun job, but managent there blows now. So I'm currently looking for a new job feild to get into, I've got alot of skills just nothing I like doing. Also a part time student, going for a AS in Multimeda Technologys slowly but surely. Also got out of the Navy a couple years ago, That's how I could afford the Iroc bought it with cash, cause I saved up big bucks in there. Didn't really have any bills back then.
I'm a Systems Engineer for General Dynamics. I'm designing the launcher system for the Trident Submarines. It's not nearly as interresting as it sounds. In fact, it sucks, but the pay is decent.
Originally posted by PimpRod92RS I used to work at Mac Diddy's (McDonalds), now Im a busboy, and about 25 percent income goes to the car (not including insurance and gas)
Might wanna invest some of that into an undershirt
just started at AutoZone 3 weeks ago at 7.50 and about 20-30 hours a week, work for my dad as a computer draftsman for 15 at about 15 hours a week. not too shabby for being 18. though my car still runs like complete a$$
Guess I'll join in!
I just finished my Computer Management degree this may, and Im now headed to Norway to work as Systems Developer at Hydro (www.hydro.com) from August 1st. From next week until then I'll work in my old job (also in Norway) as a Telecom Technician. That's what I did before going back to college in '98. Im also a licenced Communication Electronics Technician, which lead to the job in Telecom initially.
The IROC I funded by savings and scholarships while in school
Now that I start working making the NICE $$$ it'll be time to put some of it to good use in the 'ROC
Originally posted by ChevyKen Guess I'll join in!
I just finished my Computer Management degree this may, and Im now headed to Norway to work as Systems Developer at Hydro (www.hydro.com) from August 1st. From next week until then I'll work in my old job (also in Norway) as a Telecom Technician. That's what I did before going back to college in '98. Im also a licenced Communication Electronics Technician, which lead to the job in Telecom initially.
The IROC I funded by savings and scholarships while in school
Now that I start working making the NICE $$$ it'll be time to put some of it to good use in the 'ROC
Ken
Or you can send some $$$ to me. Help another vert out... lol
__________________ '91 Z28 vert 305 TPI A4 Stock? It was..... once....
Ken, kinda off-topic, but what does it cost to import a car from the states to norway? are you doing that with your vert?
anyway, getting back on topic, i used to work as a assembly line worker at a factory that makes vending machine food (Jim, you prolly see a lot of crap like that at GD). I also worked on the cleaning crew at the food factory.
Current job, I sell lawnmower parts. boring stuff. Occasionally I make deliveries. I also see some nice ladies that their husbands send to get parts. I also ship packages for our power equipment catalog. boring. pays my bills, though, so i don't bitch a lot.
I work a crappy job at the local Zellers (like K-Mart), nites stocking shelves for a whopping $8.39/hr (thats in Canadian folks, like $5.25 us ) .... hoping to go back to school in the fall if I can decide what I want to be "when I grow up"
It does keep the car on the road, altho I do have to save up if I want to put anything more than gas into it
Registered Nurse in a Trauma/Burn Intensive care. The hours aren't bad, I only work three or four days a week, my pick, and I make a killing (45+k). For those of you interested, it's not bad for just a two year and change degree.
I'll bite. I'm 30 years old and work in NYC as a Senior Systems Developer for a pretty large firm. I guess I get paid around $50 an hour plus benefits and bonuses etc. Bought the Roc about a year and a half ago for $1000. Almost done with the interior but we've got a baby due in 5 weeks so the car may be put on hold for a bit to put some finishing touches on the house. That's about it.
Getting ready to start a new job after I got laid off from my welding job, I'm training for maintenance tech at Gibbs Die Casting(they make aluminum parts like steering wheels and a load of borg warner parts, dashboard frames for chrysler, fuel rails for the motor in the Ford Focus, and valve covers for ford) pays $15.35 an hour and all I have to do is watch a computer and fix the presses when they screw up!!! Guess all that schoolin' for hydraulics and pneumatics has got to be for something
Fleet Mechanic for Butler Fleet Services, contracted to Verizon to keep up the good ole teleophone trucks. The SB 350 is pretty mean when in one of our 3rd gens....quite LAME when stuff in a 10,000 pound utility truck!
Assistant LAN Administrator, a little over $18/hr. Job market sucks and this is the only thing i could get with an AS degree, MCP and 10 years experiance. Aw well, pays the bills but not enough to do anything with the camaro.
Originally posted by phix919 Assistant LAN Administrator, a little over $18/hr. Job market sucks and this is the only thing i could get with an AS degree, MCP and 10 years experiance. Aw well, pays the bills but not enough to do anything with the camaro.
If you are willing to relocate there is a lot of IT open in the DC/MD/VA area. I am looking around know. Some offers of $50-60K with the same experience you have. I love my company but things are a little iffy on the corporate end. The key is too have goverment clearance. To tap into this market you have to have Secret or Top Secret clearance. There are tons of government contractors looking. I work for ADT and have to go out to some of these sites and sometimes they offer my jobs out of the blue. It is really weird. Its flexible where I am at though. No set hours, no real boss, and play on thirdgen most of the day. I cover all of MD. Just glad I dont have to put those miles on my Z.
Cant beat that...
__________________ '91 Z28 vert 305 TPI A4 Stock? It was..... once....
In about a year or so I will be part owner of a brand new strip club. I am going on a partnership to build a new one with a buddy of mine. Right now I work as a computer tech which I hate and is boring as hell. I've had it with computers. But at least owning a successful strip club will be something enjoyable.
I work with computers too. Been doing network support since I was 19 (worked for Exodus) but now I work for the government. Cant talk much about my job because it is DOD related. Hopefully I'll sell my truck soon (asking 10,000/obo) and get to start on my project 3rd gen. I think I found a buyer for my 90 RS too ... so pretty soon I'll have about 10-12 k to spend on the 3rd gen (car and mods). EVO here I come!!!
I work at blockbuster part time. Doesn't pay very much at all. So i try to do stuff to my car when i can. So if anyone has any helpful ideas about stuff to do to my car that is free.
I love my car. Just think I just have my ex-bf to thank for having the car.
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automatic, 86 firebird, t-tops
v6 2.8lt, (proud of it)
Part owner of 1994 Plymouth Duster.
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7004r (new at 1195.85)
new muffler, radiator, exhause manifold, tires, starter.