Last week my father passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from lung and liver cancer. He was a heavy smoker from the age of 13 to 37, and then picked up cigars when he was 50. He got cancer for his 61st birthday, and died 25 days later. He will be greatly missed by family and friends.

As some of you may know I've been trying to sell my turbo ITR fro over 6 months now. My original reason for selling was that I was just tired of driving a loud, smelly, stiff, uncomfortable rocket every day. It didn't matter how fast it was. I'm also entering into a more "professional" era of my working life and needed something a little more classy. And then this 95 M3 came along at a price I couldn't resist so then all of a sudden I had two cars. I live in a 600 square foot apartment with one parking spot, so after a couple months it dawned on me that it was just not feasible for me to own both.

I used to have to work on the R in my Dad's driveway. He really enjoyed having me around, he used to sit up on the porch with his cigar and rum and heckle me. He'd pretend he was Paul Sr fom American chopper, "So, you're here for another episode of 'Canadian Driveway', huh?". He thought the ITR was a foolish waste of money, but at the same time he truly understood what the car meant to me. I don't know about you guys, but that is a pretty rare characteristic in the people in my life. And now the house and driveway are mine, with a garage to go along with them.

So I'm going to keep the R. I'm going to park it in the garage and bring it out to run down exotics in DE's and maybe next year I'll throw a proper cage in it and go racing. And when it breaks I'm going to put a glass of rum on the porch and get down on my back in the driveway and fix it.

Peace.

 

Damn dude, I cant imagine losing my father... may yours rest in peace.

Good luck with the R, keep your head up

 

Sorry to hear about your loss, but as long as you never forget him, he will always be there to heckle you in your many "Canadian Driveway" episodes!!!!

 

Condolences for you Dad, but on everything else.

Years ago (decades really), when I told my parents I wanted to "race" my dad was all set to help design a car from scratch (he was that kind of guy), whereas my mom said pretty much over her dead body. LOL!

Dad passed away years ago, the CRX and parts are still at her place and I too live in a small appartment ~300 miles away.

Life goes on ... Ed

 

I'm sorry to hear about your father's passing. At least he'll always live on in your memories.

I've been there. My own father passed away four years ago.

 

sorry to hear about your loss. when things like that happen to me, i tell myself that things can only get better from here. may your father RIP.

 

Sorry to hear about your father's passing; you have my sincerest condolences.

 

Sorry to hear that, my condolences. It's good you got your father's house and can keep the R. Working on the R there will help keep your memories of him fresh. Best of luck in the coming weeks, months, and years.

 

My condolences.

 

Sorry to hear, my father recently went into the hospital unexpectedly, it really puts things into prospective.

our thoughts are with you.

 

sorry to hear about your dad. may he rest in peace. its comforting to know the itr can remind you of him in some way because it is the same for me. there is NO WAY 6 years ago i wouldve passed on my peanuts credit if my dad didnt sign that co-sign paper at the dealership when i bought by R. i wouldnt have been able to get my car if it wasnt for him and his being an understanding father...i was going on my third car in less than a year but he still didnt give me a bad time, even though he could have...he knew what this last yellow caR meant to me.

good dads in the world

 

Very sorry to hear about your fathers passing . I wish you and your family all the best and my sincere condolences.

Glad to hear that you are keeping the R. Too bad it was under these circumstances .

Wish you could make it out for the ITR meet.

 

from one canuck to another...i'm sorry
i'll see u around...best of luck

 

wow, im sorry man. keep your head up.

 

sorry to hear about your fathers passing.

 

the all-american rejects - move along

u gotta listen to that

 

Very sorry for your loss. I can't imagine losing my father, who has always supported my car hobby, and in everything I do.

 

Sorry to hear about your father. It would be extremely hard to imagine my life without mine. May his memory live on.

 

this is one sad story..

honestly couldn't imagine losing my dad either. you probably had one of the worst days in your life. but you didn't lose everything.

and i am sure he will rest in peace.

 

I just went through this last year and lost both parents effectively i am an orphan these days with no siblings. I know how it feels to be standing out all alone. I wish you all the best and hope things work out for you.

 

I'm so sorry to hear dylan, my condolences go out to you and your family

 

Sorry to hear about your loss.

Glad to hear you're keeping the R. I hope it ends up in your garage, under a cover in 20 years so you can work on it with your kids too

 

Great decision

 

i'm very sorry to hear about your loss.....

this is bittersweet, but I am glad you get to keep your itr.

 

extremely sorry for your loss man. It would be hard for me to get rid of the R under those circumstances as well. Anytime you are out there wrenching on it, you know hes right there with you. If you didnt have the R, wrenching just wouldnt be the same.

my condolences, and best of luck