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Buying an Old Car
| April 14th, 2020 at 4:13:53 PM permalink | |
| Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 |
Caveat: If another Ranchero shows its face this year, I'm gonna grab it before I have a chance to contemplate it. I already got a line on a thousand dollar Jetta for a winter beater... Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
| April 14th, 2020 at 4:18:17 PM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4969 |
I would have assumed you to be a Tundra guy istead of the Tacoma. To put it into perspective, I like the Tacoma so you probably shouldn't At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| April 14th, 2020 at 4:30:41 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 | Back in the day I depended a lot on reviews of lemons and cherries. Which used cars held up, and which were shop queens and money pits. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| April 14th, 2020 at 4:55:04 PM permalink | |
| Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 |
I always got big trucks cuz I needed to. 4,000lbs of trailer n toys ain't a good idea behind a 3,000lb S10. Today, the Colorado is as big as the old Silverado, probably bigger than a C10. Minimum 5,300gvwr, maxing out at over 3 freaking tons. Dodge's magnum v8 in the 90s was like 230hp. You can barely find a v6 with LESS than that today. And since the Colorado is ugly and the Ranger a half digested abortion of style, a Taco is where it's at. They're very weird to drive, though. Feels like a large luxury car Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
| April 14th, 2020 at 7:23:55 PM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4969 |
I always wanted to own a dump truck and a cement mixer. I also want a Mercedes SL500 but new ones are out of my price range and I am too scared to buy a used one that is out of warranty. I found a used one for $11,000 but it is 15 years old and has 118,000 miles. https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/798101403/overview/ This is the first time since 1990 that one of my cars isn't a convertible. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| April 15th, 2020 at 10:53:59 AM permalink | |
| Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 |
Smart man. Nothing's more expensive than a cheap Merc. Gonna need to keep that dump fully loaded at all times, or your back surgery will need round 2 Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
| April 22nd, 2020 at 5:09:26 PM permalink | |
| Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 |
Oh yeah, and the sonofabitch Will Not stay in gear. Every gd bump (which it's WNY in a one-ton) and *plop*, just hangs in no-man's land. There's like three different 5ths and only one of them sticks worth a damn. I don't bleeding know... So I was off looking. "I'll fool them", buy a kick ass old ride, easy to work on, but a resto for the quality. I can afford a two-car plan, and I can afford to spend used money on an old treat. Holy s#$%. We're talking $18k for a barn find. Plain old restos are in the $30k territory. Resto mods start around $45,000! For an '82 C/K? An '87 Custom Deluxe? A '77 C10? Back in my day, you could buy a brand new full size with a goddamn big block 454 for $18 thousand. I just found one with 29 miles. It's fifty grand >< Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
| April 22nd, 2020 at 6:25:48 PM permalink | |
| petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | You want to come get this one? The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
| April 23rd, 2020 at 4:51:46 PM permalink | |
| Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 |
Nope. I've never liked Ford, and now I certainly don't. 2006 alllll the way to the teens, and you couldn't figure this s@#$ out? Head bolts, cam phasers, "to change spark plug, first remove cab..." And this from "the #1"? Bleh. I'm just dreaming, anyway. I hope to still have a line on that $1,000 Jetta, and I'll just relegate this pig to as-needed. You know; playtime, blizzards,... I'll suffer with another s@#$ can in the meantime. Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
| April 24th, 2020 at 3:42:17 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18212 |
Say what you want about Ford, but I just heard a good one. During cash for clunkers most cars would seize up in 10-20 minutes. The F-150s took forever. Long live the American small-block! The President is a fink. |