My wee car died D:

[Noir]

After years of good service a wires gone in her engine and the cost to find and fix would be more than the car is worth, very sad times. So it's been a day of dandering around car showrooms and generally failing faint and 4 figure loans ^,^;

In the meantime I'm running about in a '97 box on wheels with additional features like 'the drivers door doesn't open' and 'the Windows can go down, but not up'

[jimnyc]

Hell, one of my first cars was a '72 Dodge Dart with a tree growing out of a huge rusted out hole in the trunk!! I paid an entire $20 for that sucker. Had a few other clunkers that were less than $100, or given to me, hand me down types.

This song reminds me of one of my older cars!! *NSFW*


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fw0OvKFKhw

[Elessar]

After years of good service a wires gone in her engine and the cost to find and fix would be more than the car is worth, very sad times. So it's been a day of dandering around car showrooms and generally failing faint and 4 figure loans ^,^;

In the meantime I'm running about in a '97 box on wheels with additional features like 'the drivers door doesn't open' and 'the Windows can go down, but not up'

Not being personal or anything, but how old was that thing?
Do you have any mechanical skills? Wiring can be tricky depending
on the make and model.

And replacing it with something that is obviously questionable (by your description)
many not be a wise choice. If you are strapped for cash, I'd say get out of the
showrooms and look at the lots where certified by dealer used ones are on display.

P.S. I'd get rid of that 'box on wheels' ASAP...just a money pit from the sound of it.

[Noir]

Not being personal or anything, but how old was that thing?
Do you have any mechanical skills? Wiring can be tricky depending
on the make and model.

My Renault was a 2001, had it three years, and only paid £800 for her so really it owes me no money, I know a fair bit about cars and maintenance but for this I'd passed it on to a local mechanic, he said finding the cause of the problem would take an auto-spark a days labour and that would be several hundred £ atleast.


And replacing it with something that is obviously questionable (by your description)
many not be a wise choice. If you are strapped for cash, I'd say get out of the
showrooms and look at the lots where certified by dealer used ones are on display.

P.S. I'd get rid of that 'box on wheels' ASAP...just a money pit from the sound of it.

the wee thing I'm in now is just something we keep locked away incase anyone gets stuck like I just have, I'll maybe put some petrol money into it but that's it, and for showrooms - its second hand ones I'm looking around, nay brand new cars.

[Noir]

Hell, one of my first cars was a '72 Dodge Dart with a tree growing out of a huge rusted out hole in the trunk!! I paid an entire $20 for that sucker. Had a few other clunkers that were less than $100, or given to me, hand me down types.

This song reminds me of one of my older cars!! *NSFW*


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fw0OvKFKhw

Tree in the trunk?
Never would have guessed young Jim was an Eco-hipster, offsetting his carbon emissions!

[Elessar]

My Renault was a 2001, had it three years, and only paid £800 for her so really it owes me no money, I know a fair bit about cars and maintenance but for this I'd passed it on to a local mechanic, he said finding the cause of the problem would take an auto-spark a days labour and that would be several hundred £ atleast.
the wee thing I'm in now is just something we keep locked away incase anyone gets stuck like I just have, I'll maybe put some petrol money into it but that's it, and for showrooms - its second hand ones I'm looking around, nay brand new cars.

I cannot be sure of the 'days labor'....some of these newer diagnostic meters are amazingly quick!

Well...Good Luck!

[Abbey Marie]

;)
After years of good service a wires gone in her engine and the cost to find and fix would be more than the car is worth, very sad times. So it's been a day of dandering around car showrooms and generally failing faint and 4 figure loans ^,^;

In the meantime I'm running about in a '97 box on wheels with additional features like 'the drivers door doesn't open' and 'the Windows can go down, but not up'


On the bright side, that's better than windows that go up but not down.

I am sure that you are buying American, right? Maybe a Caddy? ;)

[Noir]

On the bright side, that's better than windows that go up but not down.

I am sure that you are buying American, right? Maybe a Caddy?

If I go American I'm going Canyonero

http://youtu.be/PI_Jl5WFQkA

[DLT]

After years of good service a wires gone in her engine and the cost to find and fix would be more than the car is worth, very sad times. So it's been a day of dandering around car showrooms and generally failing faint and 4 figure loans ^,^;

In the meantime I'm running about in a '97 box on wheels with additional features like 'the drivers door doesn't open' and 'the Windows can go down, but not up'

The good thing about driving a dinosaur is....the insurance is dirt cheap ($45/month) and the inspection is only about $14.50 a year here in the states.

I'm holding onto my clunker (it was my mom's car but VERY well taken care of and still runs fine) for as long as I possibly can. I loathe having to pay/waste good money on car insurance that I never ever even use....while the rates go up ANYWAY consistently so that I can generously help pay for all of the idiots out there that DO have insurance claims.

[DLT]

Hell, one of my first cars was a '72 Dodge Dart with a tree growing out of a huge rusted out hole in the trunk!! I paid an entire $20 for that sucker. Had a few other clunkers that were less than $100, or given to me, hand me down types.

This song reminds me of one of my older cars!! *NSFW*


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fw0OvKFKhw

Well at least you didn't get stuck with a green gremlin like I did! Went from one husband and driving a trans-am....to a second husband and driving a damned gremlin....lololol. It was still worth it.

[namvet]

my Falcon in a tree :laugh:

http://i64.tinypic.com/2a54rs.jpg

[Elessar]

The good thing about driving a dinosaur is....the insurance is dirt cheap ($45/month) and the inspection is only about $14.50 a year here in the states.

I'm holding onto my clunker (it was my mom's car but VERY well taken care of and still runs fine) for as long as I possibly can. I loathe having to pay/waste good money on car insurance that I never ever even use....while the rates go up ANYWAY consistently so that I can generously help pay for all of the idiots out there that DO have insurance claims.

No inspections in CA and OR, unless you are pulled over. I think it is a little better
than back East.

[Abbey Marie]

Hell, one of my first cars was a '72 Dodge Dart with a tree growing out of a huge rusted out hole in the trunk!! I paid an entire $20 for that sucker. Had a few other clunkers that were less than $100, or given to me, hand me down types.

WTH? And I thought my rusted Mercury Comet was bad. I don't remember what year it was, but it was exactly the bright green color of a can of Comet cleanser. Someone's idea of a bad joke, I guess.

[Noir]

Found what looks to be a great wee car, numbers crunched and application for finance submitted, now for the unnervingly Long wait x:

[jimnyc]

Tree in the trunk?
Never would have guessed young Jim was an Eco-hipster, offsetting his carbon emissions!


WTH? And I thought my rusted Mercury Comet was bad. I don't remember what year it was, but it was exactly the bright green color of a can of Comet cleanser. Someone's idea of a bad joke, I guess.

So maybe I exaggerated. But there was a HUGE hole rusted out in one of the quarter panels AND overtaking a portion of the trunk. It sat for so long that weeds and bushes or whatever were growing out of these rusted areas!! And yet the sucker started right up!!

In fact, we used to take that thing around running over mailboxes and anything else we could to abuse it. Through water, over glass. I couldn't kill it. It started losing a little oil and I couldn't care less. Eventually there was like no oil in that car and that thing STILL ran forever!!

[namvet]

Found what looks to be a great wee car, numbers crunched and application for finance submitted, now for the unnervingly Long wait x:

http://www.rc-trucks.org/Two-Wheel-Electric-Scooter.jpg

here ya go Noir, just be sure an take a fire extinguisher with ya :laugh:

[Gunny]

WTH? And I thought my rusted Mercury Comet was bad. I don't remember what year it was, but it was exactly the bright green color of a can of Comet cleanser. Someone's idea of a bad joke, I guess.

I think that was Mercury's favorite color for awhile. :laugh: My first was a Mercury Montego. I got 4 gallons to the mile out of the sucker. :laugh: But I could take it completely apart and put it back together. Engines were simple back then.

[DLT]

my Falcon in a tree :laugh:

http://i64.tinypic.com/2a54rs.jpg

Lol! It flew up there and stayed, eh?

[Gunny]

Lol! It flew up there and stayed, eh?

Has anyone figured out yet we're all older than dirt? Look at the cars we're talking about. :laugh:

[Elessar]

Found what looks to be a great wee car, numbers crunched and application for finance submitted, now for the unnervingly Long wait x:

Good for you!

[Elessar]

Lol! It flew up there and stayed, eh?

Is this from trying to imitate Harry Potter #2, 'The Chamber of Secrets'?:laugh:

You've been a wizard all this time and never told anyone namvet?

[Noir]

Application accepted! Need to pop in on Monday to do some paperwork but hopefully I'll have be up and running by the end of next week ^,^

Pic of the car - 2009, Vauxal with only 7000 miles clocked, hoping I've snagged a bargain.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsb9kuvm6m.jpeg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsb9kuvm6m.jpeg.html)

[namvet]

Application accepted! Need to pop in on Monday to do some paperwork but hopefully I'll have be up and running by the end of next week ^,^

Pic of the car - 2009, Vauxal with only 7000 miles clocked, hoping I've snagged a bargain.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsb9kuvm6m.jpeg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsb9kuvm6m.jpeg.html)

might consider taking it to a mechanic for a physical first

[Noir]

might consider taking it to a mechanic for a physical first

Yeah part of the purchase agreement is a full MOT which is done independently of the dealer.

[namvet]

Yeah part of the purchase agreement is a full MOT which is done independently of the dealer.

let us know how it turns out

[Gunny]

let us know how it turns out

I would hurt myself getting in and out of that Matchbox toy and have to sit with my knees touching my chin. :laugh:

[Black Diamond]

I would hurt myself getting in and out of that Matchbox toy and have to sit with my knees touching my chin. :laugh:

Have you seen those smart (stupid ) cars? My wife calls them Rollerskates.

[Gunny]

Have you seen those smart (stupid ) cars? My wife calls them Rollerskates.

Yeah. Good luck with that. You climb to get in my truck. Getting me in one of those smart cars? Crap. My knees are bad enough already.:laugh:

To be fair, the roads are a lot smaller in Europe. I've never been to Ireland but most of their stuff is on wagons and carts. And gas costs a fortune there. SO I ain't picking on Noir. I'd rather ride a horse though than scrunch into one of those little things. :laugh:

[namvet]

I would hurt myself getting in and out of that Matchbox toy and have to sit with my knees touching my chin. :laugh:

me to. when i drove those coupe's felt like my ass was dragging the pavement

[namvet]

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/70/e7/08/70e708c304963e2d9bb0d940f061589b.jpg

[Gunny]

me to. when i drove those coupe's felt like my ass was dragging the pavement

I haven't regularly driven a car since the mid 80s. And I hear ya. I feel like my butt's gonna lose some skin on the pavement!

[Elessar]

Have you seen those smart (stupid ) cars? My wife calls them Rollerskates.

I call them Pregnant Rollerskates! Give me my GMC Yukon any day of the week.

But good on you, Noir. If it fits you and your needs, great.

[Black Diamond]

I call them Pregnant Rollerskates! Give me my GMC Yukon any day of the week.

But good on you, Noir. If it fits you and your needs, great.

I have a Ford f150. I still dream of a 2005 suburban :)

[Atticus Finch]

My 1st was a '70 Dodge 3/4 ton pick- up truck.It had a 318 and 3 on the tree.It was a tank and I drove it like it was...:laugh:

[Gunny]

I call them Pregnant Rollerskates! Give me my GMC Yukon any day of the week.

But good on you, @Noir (http://www.debatepolicy.com/member.php?u=517). If it fits you and your needs, great.

It does. You couldn't drive our sh*t on European streets. Those streets were NOT built for trucks. I can't even imagine parking my truck there. Those are Roman roads from way back when. I'm still going for the horse.

[Noir]

Picked him up today, took for a wee drive around then into work, very happy (:

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/4F4F2BB9-588A-45AB-8433-3C199B3EEF18_zpsrct9dctx.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/4F4F2BB9-588A-45AB-8433-3C199B3EEF18_zpsrct9dctx.jpg.html)

[jimnyc]

Nice looking car ya got there. Take care of it and it will take care of you!! I didn't get a new looking car until I was in my 30's! LOL Enjoy, God bless and have your friends toss some coins on the back floor for good luck!! (and for burritos when drunk in the middle of the night in between paychecks)

[Noir]

Cheers Jim, most of the other cars I was looking at for my money were a lot older and worn looking, so got lucky that this landed my way (:

[CSM]

Cheers Jim, most of the other cars I was looking at for my money were a lot older and worn looking, so got lucky that this landed my way (:

I like it.... not sure why.

[jimnyc]

Cheers Jim, most of the other cars I was looking at for my money were a lot older and worn looking, so got lucky that this landed my way (:

I got a Hyundai back in the day that looked like your car, it was a little black one. It was surprisingly fast for a 4 cylinder, and ran well the entire time I had it. I don't know the weather/sun and laws over there - but if me, get those windows tinted!! Then get some new wheels, or at least black hub caps. It will look like an entirely different car for very little, and keep you cooler too!

[namvet]

buy American. please!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbQWO22pprk

[Atticus Finch]

Does it come with a shoe horn?

[Noir]

And last few pics as I've had some time to poke around the car today

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/33D2C3CE-A5E7-45D5-94EF-6C57763BBAF4_zpsqnwl2puf.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/33D2C3CE-A5E7-45D5-94EF-6C57763BBAF4_zpsqnwl2puf.jpg.html)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/8F89D589-91FD-4B11-BBF7-402F2A8D36DF_zpsihm47aeu.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/8F89D589-91FD-4B11-BBF7-402F2A8D36DF_zpsihm47aeu.jpg.html)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/E9F99873-565F-440F-B2FD-37FADBD861E6_zpszmgziyge.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/E9F99873-565F-440F-B2FD-37FADBD861E6_zpszmgziyge.jpg.html)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/61664381-96A0-4D7E-83C8-10DB3127879F_zpsxzuo5agj.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/61664381-96A0-4D7E-83C8-10DB3127879F_zpsxzuo5agj.jpg.html)
jimnyc the backpassenger and rear window have a slight tint, wouldn't wana go past that as the MOT mechs/police can be very picky about tinting, and yeah the alloys with it aren't bad but when monies looking good again methinks either a diamond black or bone white will look the part ^,^

[namvet]

And last few pics as I've had some time to poke around the car today

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/33D2C3CE-A5E7-45D5-94EF-6C57763BBAF4_zpsqnwl2puf.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/33D2C3CE-A5E7-45D5-94EF-6C57763BBAF4_zpsqnwl2puf.jpg.html)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/8F89D589-91FD-4B11-BBF7-402F2A8D36DF_zpsihm47aeu.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/8F89D589-91FD-4B11-BBF7-402F2A8D36DF_zpsihm47aeu.jpg.html)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/E9F99873-565F-440F-B2FD-37FADBD861E6_zpszmgziyge.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/E9F99873-565F-440F-B2FD-37FADBD861E6_zpszmgziyge.jpg.html)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/61664381-96A0-4D7E-83C8-10DB3127879F_zpsxzuo5agj.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/61664381-96A0-4D7E-83C8-10DB3127879F_zpsxzuo5agj.jpg.html)
jimnyc the backpassenger and rear window have a slight tint, wouldn't wana go past that as the MOT mechs/police can be very picky about tinting, and yeah the alloys with it aren't bad but when monies looking good again methinks either a diamond black or bone white will look the part ^,^

have em put the steering wheel where its supposed to be:laugh:

[Noir]

have em put the steering wheel where its supposed to be:laugh:

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/2159D58B-0EBA-43F6-826E-21C81D9CCB74_zpsbikufcbk.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/2159D58B-0EBA-43F6-826E-21C81D9CCB74_zpsbikufcbk.jpg.html)
better?

[namvet]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j176/jonathan-mcc/2159D58B-0EBA-43F6-826E-21C81D9CCB74_zpsbikufcbk.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jonathan-mcc/media/2159D58B-0EBA-43F6-826E-21C81D9CCB74_zpsbikufcbk.jpg.html)
better?

outstanding. can i drive on the right side of the road now?? :coffee:

[glockmail]

After years of good service a wires gone in her engine and the cost to find and fix would be more than the car is worth, very sad times....

You're looking at it the wrong way. Daily drivers (a car that you use for transportation daily) have a recurring cost to own and maintain. Just add up the financing, routine maintenance and fuel and you'll come up with an average monthly cost. For an econo-box, this will be about $300 or more per month, so I'll use that figure as an example.

Say that you need an expensive repair, like a transmission. $2000. And the market value of the car is $1000.

$2000/ $1000 = 2 is meaningless. $2000/ $300 per month = 7 months has meaning.

So you have to ask yourself, will this repair get me more than 7 months of transportation?

[namvet]

You're looking at it the wrong way. Daily drivers (a car that you use for transportation daily) have a recurring cost to own and maintain. Just add up the financing, routine maintenance and fuel and you'll come up with an average monthly cost. For an econo-box, this will be about $300 or more per month, so I'll use that figure as an example.

Say that you need an expensive repair, like a transmission. $2000. And the market value of the car is $1000.

$2000/ $1000 = 2 is meaningless. $2000/ $300 per month = 7 months has meaning.

So you have to ask yourself, will this repair get me more than 7 months of transportation?

hell they'll fix it for free

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/715/SamMemoloandDaveBowman.jpg

[Gunny]

have em put the steering wheel where its supposed to be:laugh:

Oh you've NEVER had fun until you've driven on the wrong side of the road. :laugh: What goofed me up was when I came back to CONUS. I made a left hand turn into the far left lane. I'm like why are all those stoplights way the crap over there? :laugh2: I was sitting in the far left lane. :laugh2:

[namvet]

Oh you've NEVER had fun until you've driven on the wrong side of the road. :laugh: What goofed me up was when I came back to CONUS. I made a left hand turn into the far left lane. I'm like why are all those stoplights way the crap over there? :laugh2: I was sitting in the far left lane. :laugh2:

for me its a head on and off to the ER

[namvet]

Ideal :laugh:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F9_AtoS7eE