Flew South, now driving a clunker home
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MrQuackers
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My mom just retired her old z24. She has this crazy attachment to it but has moved on to an Escape.
Originally Posted By: dishdude
When do we get to see the rest of your new ride? Power locks and ABS were standard that year, IIRC.
Yup, and the power locks lock when it's put in drive then don't unlock when put in park.
An oversight there.
ABS is a monster spaghetti factory hanging off the master cylinder. And a little badge on the bumper. "Stay back, I can stop faster than you." It does have wicked good, firm, brakes, dust notwithstanding.
When do we get to see the rest of your new ride? Power locks and ABS were standard that year, IIRC.
Yup, and the power locks lock when it's put in drive then don't unlock when put in park.
An oversight there.
ABS is a monster spaghetti factory hanging off the master cylinder. And a little badge on the bumper. "Stay back, I can stop faster than you." It does have wicked good, firm, brakes, dust notwithstanding.
Nick1994
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Wow! Good find. You've gotta tell us how much?
Undercoat that thing and it should last a long time!
Undercoat that thing and it should last a long time!
If the AM/FM radio is an option, I did have that.
Note, "did."
Listed it overnight and a dealer showed up this morning and paid asking price. Then told me if I could come up with some more of these southern creampuffs to let him know.
Paid vacation or new career? LOL.
Note, "did."
Listed it overnight and a dealer showed up this morning and paid asking price. Then told me if I could come up with some more of these southern creampuffs to let him know.
Paid vacation or new career? LOL.
Originally Posted By: eljefino
If the AM/FM radio is an option, I did have that.
Note, "did."
Listed it overnight and a dealer showed up this morning and paid asking price. Then told me if I could come up with some more of these southern creampuffs to let him know.
Paid vacation or new career? LOL.
Factoring in Waffle House, air tix, purchase price, car rental, hotel, gasoline, and licensing.... did you break even?
If the AM/FM radio is an option, I did have that.
Note, "did."
Listed it overnight and a dealer showed up this morning and paid asking price. Then told me if I could come up with some more of these southern creampuffs to let him know.
Paid vacation or new career? LOL.
Factoring in Waffle House, air tix, purchase price, car rental, hotel, gasoline, and licensing.... did you break even?
Originally Posted By: eljefino
If the AM/FM radio is an option, I did have that.
Note, "did."
Listed it overnight and a dealer showed up this morning and paid asking price. Then told me if I could come up with some more of these southern creampuffs to let him know.
Paid vacation or new career? LOL.
I wonder what the dealer will ask for it? $4895? Depends if they can get the interior looking better I guess
If the AM/FM radio is an option, I did have that.
Note, "did."
Listed it overnight and a dealer showed up this morning and paid asking price. Then told me if I could come up with some more of these southern creampuffs to let him know.
Paid vacation or new career? LOL.
I wonder what the dealer will ask for it? $4895? Depends if they can get the interior looking better I guess
Originally Posted By: Shrubitup
Factoring in Waffle House, air tix, purchase price, car rental, hotel, gasoline, and licensing.... did you break even?
Helping myself to that "free air" in Virginia after someone else paid $1 and filled their tire put me over the top.
But, seriously, I did better than my day job, which was paying me paid vacation concurrently.
Factoring in Waffle House, air tix, purchase price, car rental, hotel, gasoline, and licensing.... did you break even?
Helping myself to that "free air" in Virginia after someone else paid $1 and filled their tire put me over the top.
But, seriously, I did better than my day job, which was paying me paid vacation concurrently.
Very nice car and great find
You northerners sure get excited about rust free cars. I can buy that car for less than $1000 every single day and twice on Sunday.
Good ol' Maine!
Originally Posted By: bubbatime
You northerners sure get excited about rust free cars. I can buy that car for less than $1000 every single day and twice on Sunday.
Your right, your lucky.
You northerners sure get excited about rust free cars. I can buy that car for less than $1000 every single day and twice on Sunday.
Your right, your lucky.
Originally Posted By: eljefino
If the AM/FM radio is an option, I did have that.
Note, "did."
Listed it overnight and a dealer showed up this morning and paid asking price. Then told me if I could come up with some more of these southern creampuffs to let him know.
Paid vacation or new career? LOL.
You know before I moved back North a couple months ago I thought about doing that. Have a truck with a 2 car hauler trailer. The catch is the Southerners will take our rusty cars that will no longer pass inspection up North. The drivetrains are still good and they would run them till they drop since there are no inspections in my old area. Take two down, bring two up.
If the AM/FM radio is an option, I did have that.
Note, "did."
Listed it overnight and a dealer showed up this morning and paid asking price. Then told me if I could come up with some more of these southern creampuffs to let him know.
Paid vacation or new career? LOL.
You know before I moved back North a couple months ago I thought about doing that. Have a truck with a 2 car hauler trailer. The catch is the Southerners will take our rusty cars that will no longer pass inspection up North. The drivetrains are still good and they would run them till they drop since there are no inspections in my old area. Take two down, bring two up.
Yeah a dealer here sold me a tow dolley and he dragged rusty cars south to a buy-here-pay-here lot. Though we only shot the breeze for a minute, he let me know that if you bought here, paid here, you've made a few mistakes in life.
The numbers (gas & tolls, let alone time) don't run as well with a truck & dolly vs just flying down, though having a rustbucket backhaul might help.
The numbers (gas & tolls, let alone time) don't run as well with a truck & dolly vs just flying down, though having a rustbucket backhaul might help.
ls1mike
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Wow That thing is clean!
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