My HOA is a pain in the ass at times, but I'm glad it's there. The neighborhood looks nice and when I go to sell my house, I want it to still be looking good. I got a letter once because my kids had left the hose partially showing from behind the bush where the faucet is. I guess you have to take the bad with the good . . . .

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Clearly, u r a Menace 2 Society.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

They were afraid I was going to "hose up" the neighborhood, no doubt.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Take off, you hoser!

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1984 300TD

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Chad
2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL

I love those Demotivator posters!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I just sold the remains of the car.

body tub with rolling chasis and a vin/title. the person buying it needs the vin and title for a project car so its fine by me. I still have the motor($1k), tranny with 5 speed swap kit( $1500), and all that crap on ebay.

wooot

I could have made at least $9k off this car but I guess I'll have to settle for... $7k


damn you HOA.

I wish I had a nice ferrari. I'd have to work on it all the time


I kinda want to check out a W124 wagon I found for sale in FL.. family owned car from day one, all records, 90k on it... absolutly mint condition...

are you on the terrorist watch list now? I think my area's terror threat level just went to.. MAGENTA!

I guess I'll know for sure the next time I go to the airport . . . .

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I too hate HOA's I had multiple run ins with mine when I was living in an HOA community. First they said I had too many cars (3) for the number of drivers (2) After I sold a car I found out that the A-hole who turned me in had five cars for two drivers and wanted the extra parking space I was using! Of course HE was on the board so it was OK for him...

It got so bad that I told the 'enforcer' go get the hell off my property and that they could go ahead and sue me if they felt like it. This in a community where a lot of people started holding back their HOA dues in protest! I was selling the place and had stuck a "FOR SALE" sign in the yard. Apparently even that was against the rules!

I feel for all you guys having to put up with HOA blackshirts! I know I could never do that again.

When I moved away from there, I made sure that an development I move into was an older one without any boards. I am not a redneck and keep things neat and clean, however MY HOME IS MY CASTLE and I if I want to paint the place purple I will do so (not that I would, but you get the idea)

My next place will be on acreage with no close neighbors and hopefully no zoning to stop me from putting up a pole barn or large garage. I have been trying to put up a garage at my current house, but have been thwarted by the zoning board as the building I want to put up is "too large for a garage"
I only want a building that can house five cars, a shop, and the lawn equipment

I have a friend who also had multiple run ins with his HOA. He ran for the board on a 'reform platform' and beat one of the NAZIs who had ben on the board for decades. If you really want to change things, try running for the board... Most of the board members in these places have been running unopposed for years and people would welcome a change.

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

Before the market crashed, I was going to get a new house in a HOA place. They even provided me a copy of the rules so I could go over them and see whether I agreed with them or not.

My current place has a HOA. I have never had any sort of trouble with them. In fact, they have been pretty co-operative with me. The few times we had a dispute, we managed to settle it to the satisfaction of all. The HOA did not want any shacks outside in the yard so no unattached buildings. My 10X12 shed sits pretty nicely out there. Why? Because I talked to them and they told me that if it was going to be a mess, they would enforce the rules. If it was a decent looking one, they would write me a waiver. One of the neighbors put up a scrawny looking one up there made of sheet metal. It was noisy when the wind blew and one day it caved in a little. HOA told him to remove it OR ELSE. Case solved.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Me, too. Someday when I get my own office I'm going to get a bunch framed and hand them on the walls.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

All I can say is.....if you live in a HOA under Stalin, you chose to live there.....

I'd never live in one....no matter what.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Don- your selling the car so don't sweat it. Their are old people in the universe who have no clue about the vaulable work you were doing in attempting to restore a fine piece of automotive history. My guess, if it was an old Chevy or Model T the instigating party wouldn't have bothered.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

If you put enough of them together, you could make walls out of them. Sort of like Les Nessman (on WKRP in Cincinnati)!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles