# Bum (legitimate bum) in a new style LANCER... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 22, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678 "2008-08-22T05:56:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/1 "2008-08-22T05:56:44Z")
I see this dude almost every morning. **Car:** Year: 07-08 Make: Mitsubishi Color: Sunburst Orange Model: Lancer Trim: Base Apparent Aftermarket Uprades: None **Driver** Year: 45-55 years old Make: Africa? Color: Black Model: Homeless? Trim: Dirty mesh shorts over super dirty grey sweatpants, layered dirty HOODLESS bills sweatshirts (always the SAME clothes too…) Appartent Aftermarket Upgrades: Dirt. Huge Dirty Beard. Filth. **Occupation** Collecting cans from garbage cans at bus stops on Bailey EVERY MORNING, then throwing them willy-nilly into the trunk/back seat of his NEW CAR. There is no way that car isn’t sticky as hell and reek of stale beer. I just don’t understand what the heck is going on here. Sure, appearances can be deceiving, but if you can afford a new car, i think you could also afford not to be absolutely covered in filth and COLLECTING CANS FROM TRASH BINS?!?!?!?!? Anyone know the story with this guy? AFrank, Dreid, RX3… Looking your way… (jk jk jk!!! 😃 ) Anyone related to this guy? Looking your way, Hot Rod Kid… ---
**Author:** ![JUICEDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedss/32/7185_2.png) [@JUICEDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JUICEDSS)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/2 "2008-08-22T05:58:38Z")
This will not end well… :drama2: ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/3 "2008-08-22T06:02:11Z")
lol ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/4 "2008-08-22T06:02:27Z")
:snky: i have to pay for the racecar some how. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/5 "2008-08-22T06:09:23Z")
This shit has been happening for, uhh, a while. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/6 "2008-08-22T06:10:10Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > This shit has been happening for, uhh, a while. What shit? People collecting cans in brand new 17000 dollar cars? ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/7 "2008-08-22T06:11:54Z")
> [@newman](#): > > What shit? People collecting cans in brand new 17000 dollar cars? yes. grow up on the east side. “bums” have been collecting cans & scrap metal since before it was “Newman cool”. ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/8 "2008-08-22T06:12:04Z")
Stolen? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/9 "2008-08-22T06:12:29Z")
my mind is blown. ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/10 "2008-08-22T06:13:40Z")
He only has to pick up 6,000 cans a month to make his car payment. ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/11 "2008-08-22T06:13:44Z")
It was pretty hilarious on the west coast of Africa. Everyone had a baller car and was homeless…no cans though…they still drink pepsi in those big glass bottles. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/12 "2008-08-22T06:14:14Z")
In before Newman collects cans in Range to pay for new built STI motor. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/13 "2008-08-22T06:15:59Z")
> [@POOPRA](#): > > He only has to pick up 6,000 cans a month to make his car payment. lol. it seems like all that driving and idling time would barely turn a profit… i mean if that car get 20mpg city and he drives 30 miles on his can route, he needs to collect 120 cans just to break even. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/14 "2008-08-22T06:17:46Z")
it’s not about profit. if there was profit involved, he’d be able to “move on up”. subsistence. ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/15 "2008-08-22T06:18:12Z")
> [@Newman](#): > > Driver > Year: 45-55 years old > **Make: Africa?** > Color: Black > Model: Homeless? > Trim: Dirty mesh shorts over super dirty grey sweatpants, layered dirty HOODLESS bills sweatshirts (always the SAME clothes too…) > Appartent Aftermarket Upgrades: Dirt. Huge Dirty Beard. Filth. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/16 "2008-08-22T06:18:27Z")
It’s got to be pretty hard to subsist homeless with a car payment… I wonder where he got financing… ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/17 "2008-08-22T06:18:50Z")
> [@newman](#): > > lol. > > it seems like all that driving and idling time would barely turn a profit… > > i mean if that car get 20mpg city and he drives 30 miles on his can route, he needs to collect 120 cans just to break even. 30 miles & 120 cans? that’s 4 cans a mile. 1 can every 1320 feet… Do you realize how ridiculously EASY that would be? ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/18 "2008-08-22T06:20:42Z")
i dont really get how its “newman cool” to pick up scrap metal. im with him every day and only a handful of times did he make me pull over for a can he saw on teh side of the road. ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/19 "2008-08-22T06:20:54Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > yes. > > grow up on the east side. > > “bums” have been collecting cans & scrap metal since before it was “Newman cool”. i grew up on the east side. what you sain mutha pucka, we all be collectin canz? ---
**Author:** ![A.J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@A.J](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/A.J)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678/20 "2008-08-22T06:22:21Z")
it was awhile back but I remember an article about a can guy in NYC who made $150K [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bum-legitimate-bum-in-a-new-style-lancer/53678.md?page=2)