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Bob
$27k for a Jetta?
Kevin from i-Club put Nitrous in his OBS. It's the 2nd quickest 1/4 mile for a Subie that I've seen.
What to do with $100k. Wow. Allow me to spend it over the next few years, on:
2003 WRX STi to rally cross, $30k
2003 Forester GT for all-purpose duty, $25k
2005 Grand Forester Plus, seats 7, $30k
The best Ducati motorcyle I can get with the rest
If I had to buy this year, I'd need a van, so the list would change to:
2002 Mazda MPV 3.0l V6, $25k
2002 WRX sedan, $25k
Boxster S, $50k
...but I'd keep Sandy.
-juice
No VW in my perfect garage then...
-WRX Sedan
-VDC Wagon
-Porsche Boxter
or
-WRX Sedan
-Audi Allroad
-Miata SE
Ken
-Brian
1st I need to build a garage - $25k
72' Chevy Vega (to throw stones at) $2
60' Corvette - $30k (good weather only)
01 - Boxter - $45k
Sheesh .. I'm busted !
- hutch
Cheers Pat.
PS. whats worse than having a vega in the laneway? (having two.)
25k doesn't go as far as you might think. Besides, my garage will have a lift built in so Juice can continue mod's to Sandy
I had a 72' Vega GT (yeah right GT my butt) what a P.O.S. Never owned another GM product after that experience.
- hutch
What was the worst car you ever owned .. and why?
- hutch
The worst one: '77 Chevy Nova 4 door. Very first car. I think it cost me $500 (not cheap and I know I paid WAY too much). There was a hole in the floorboard under the drivers feet (from rust!). Most of the corners on the body had rust holes. It had the 250ci straight 6 cylinder. I honestly think that was GM's worst engine - no power at all. You couldn't even do a neutral drop to get the tires to chirp! (for those unwise to the practice: floor the accelerator while in neutral and drop the tranny into drive) The thing leaked oil from virtually everywhere (valve cover, main seal, sides, bottom). You haven't heard lifter tick until you drove this metallic burnt orange beauty! I think there's a picture of this gem at my parents house - I'll see if it's still there and get it scanned. I sold it for $250 6 months later, which I consider a GREAT return for the piece of crud it was!
-Brian
2) 1995 Chevy Blazer
3) 1986 Olds Cutlass Calais
OK, if I had to follow Bob's rules, my list of currently available vehicles for $100k would change to:
WRX for $25k
Odyssey for $28k
Base Boxster for the balance
-juice
-wdb
1). A Yugo convertible (Rusted through roof doesn't count!) $150
2). 50 other Yugos for parts $250
3). A wearhouse to store these cars and slow down the rust $20K
4.) Lot's and Lot's of Beer and Chips to bribe friends to come over and help me fix the one car I'll (Try to) keep running. $3K
5). A used tow truck so that the wife can come pick me up when I get stranded anyway... $35K
Worst Car I drove, a 76 Mercury Capri II V6 I had from 83-85, actually a good car decent pep and handling but the darned thing kept breaking spedometer cables I must have replaced 4 or five of them.
(Somehow the early New Beetles still had 'em) sometimes the reputations are earned.
Frank
-mike
- 01 RS Sedan w/STi V.6 conversion by RalliSpec
~$36,000. [I think there are a couple 01's left]
- Used 99 LandCruiser for off-roading
~$50,000.
Remainder for my wife's OB (Lift kit, Roo bars, etc.)
Am I the only here that's never driven a roadster?
My worst = 1995 Dodge Neon. Need I say more?
Dennis
-mike
Dennis
-mike
I thought about it a lot and decided that 2 year old "L" that needs a repaint (dealer left it under a pine tree too long..sap) is worth around 11,500 to me. I mean, the truck runs, I don't love it, but I don't hafta buy a car right now(thanks miksmi and Juice for the offline pep talk). Plus, this L is a MY00 that has been on the lot for ages..over a year. So I offered 11,500 and they said no way, nothing under $14K. Well hey, that is only $1500 under invoice on a 2 year old car with aftermarket paint. I got the OB for $500 under invoice and it was a current MY!! So I walked. Maybe they'll wise up and call back, but that car is headed for the wholesaler and nowhere else. Too bad. I'd have given it a good home in exchange for a great deal.
Hutch- How's that saying go about "Great minds..."??
Bob
rsholland "The WORST vehicles I've ever owned!" Oct 14, 1998 5:20pm
Ross
Anyone here ever own a Gremlin or AMC Pacer?
Ken
Bob
100k:
Suburban or YukonXL - fully dressed - guessing 45k
'02 OB 5spd wagon - say... 25-27?
And the rest for the garage itself... big enough to also house the bus, and which would require power & water extensions from our present service... maybe a lift, or at least air jacks...
Leftovers, if any... beer fridge!
Worst car: 71 Vega... need I say more?
Runner up: 84 S-10 pickup... gutless wonder!
Cheers!
Paul
Well, my mom finally got rid of the worst car she ever owned (a Fiat Uno that rusted after only 12 months of ownership), and now has a new Palio her proud sons chipped in to buy for her. Check it out:
It felt pretty good. She worked a long time, then raised three trouble-making sons, worked again, retired, and got a pension cut every year.
This specs would make you LOL: 1 liter, 54hp, 5 door hatchback.
-juice
PS I swear that's the "low" resolution.
2. Foresert S+ '02 with leather and all the toys/attachements known to man -- to replace unloved Accord my hubby drives $27K
3. WRX sedan $25 K (but that whispering voice in me keep on saying "Mustang GT! Mustang GT! -- Ross, help!)
4. Balance for a decent snowmobile, jetski, and a trailer to tow them
I also like Land Cruiser and some of the Bimmers very much... now, Bob, can I have another $100K raise?
-mike
http://www.edmunds.com/chat/subaruchat.html
Drew
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If so, it definitely takes the cake. The water pump blew once, and it spewed out water like a volcano. It earned the nickname "VOLC" after that fiasco.
It was rust/orange colored, the A/C failed, and it got 17mpg and was still slow (3.3l straight six). It failed emissions so I sold it.
The owner was a friend of my dad's, and he basically struggled with it for a year and then sold it to the junk yard for $50. This was in 1987, so it was only 6 years old, with under 90k miles.
-juice
Dennis
We have:
Sandy - 98 Forester (driven at OBX)
Blanca - 93 Miata, white of course
Emmy - 95 626, green of course
Before that we had Spunky, Volc, and Deloris. My mom named her cars after Peanuts characters.
Try it out, but wait until the car names itself. Others here have clever names like Rufus, The Toaster, etc.
-juice
Dennis
KarenS
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KarenS
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Don't worry, Drew, I don't expect much profanity from Soob owners!
-juice
Ross
http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/06Road/010425b.html
Rest in peace, buddy.
-juice
-Brian
Kate, the bearer of bad luck
-Brian