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Seat Safety Switch posted:$800 is probably letting that car off easy. In addition to being a Ford Taurus and needing plenty of other typical steering/suspension repairs, I ended up quoting the bare minimum of a used rim, used knee assembly(strut/knuckle/lower arm) with a new economy brand lower ball joint and new inner/outer tie rods and an "as good as possible" alignment. The inner tie rod as well as the lower control arm bracket on that side were also bent but I couldn't get a good enough picture of them. Previa_fun posted:Yep that there is a drunk driving accident if I've ever seen one. This was everyone's guess at the shop too. It might somewhat explain why the owner couldn't understand why "Just an alignment!" isn't going to fix his problem; but I've learned you really shouldn't underestimate some people's ignorance, especially when it comes to this kind of thing. He calmed down a bit once we explained and showed him everything; but it was easy to tell he was still upset when he whipped the door open to get in and slammed it shut before slowly driving away in it once I took it down off the rack. I guess that's his way of saying he'll think about it and get back to us, or something.
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Root Bear posted:In addition to being a Ford Taurus and needing plenty of other typical steering/suspension repairs, I ended up quoting the bare minimum of a used rim, used knee assembly(strut/knuckle/lower arm) with a new economy brand lower ball joint and new inner/outer tie rods and an "as good as possible" alignment. The inner tie rod as well as the lower control arm bracket on that side were also bent but I couldn't get a good enough picture of them. It's a shame you can't just phone up the local pd and have poo poo like that hauled off to the scrap yard.
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veedubfreak posted:It's a shame you can't just phone up the local pd and have poo poo like that hauled off to the scrap yard. "Officer, this man has refused to spend his money at my place of business! Please take his property from him and destroy it!" vvvvv I'm cool with that. joat mon fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Aug 5, 2013 |
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joat mon posted:"Officer, this man has refused to spend his money at my place of business! Please take his property from him and destroy it!" I think it's more of "this car is unsafe to be on the road, please make sure he doesn't kill himself or someone else while driving it around."
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That seems awfully mild, other than the tacky chrome wheels. What's stuck in the radiator grille?
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I'd remove the horns and plate, and blast INXS from that bitch 24/7. 
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There must be something wrong with me because aside from the silly horse decals on the hood I love that car. I don't really know mustangs so if that is a bastardization of a badass car then I guess I'm wrong, but that seems pretty cool to me. I really like that front end for some reason.
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Isn't that just the super 1980's RAD KUSTOM KAR look?
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The headlight implementation is a little sloppy and the air scoop really should be wider/lower or just a shaker, but the paintjob and overall looks are pretty rad. I really hope it's got a solid-white interior.
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It wouldn't be half as bad with round headlights.
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It doesn't help that the '70 Mustang was already one of the best looking pony cars, it's my favorite year for Mustangs. Then they went and did... that.
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Raluek posted:It doesn't help that the '70 Mustang was already one of the best looking pony cars, it's my favorite year for Mustangs. Then they went and did... that. Did the '70 have the rear quarter side vents like that? GIS'ing suggests that was only on '69. The only change (other than paint) is the front fascia and hood, which makes me thing it took a hit in front and the owner got creative rebuilding it.
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Snowdens Secret posted:Did the '70 have the rear quarter side vents like that? GIS'ing suggests that was only on '69. Hmmm you're right. Front end is '70, it's definitely a piece of work. 'Course, not to mention the Cougar tails and all the other stuff he's done.
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Snowdens Secret posted:Did the '70 have the rear quarter side vents like that? GIS'ing suggests that was only on '69. And the rear, to get the fake Shelby/California Special tail treatment.
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It looks like a tarted-up Maverick to me....
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You're all wrong. It's a Fiero. It is always a Fiero. The car doesn't look too bad, but the prancing horses on the hood are pretty gross to look at.
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dubzee posted:It looks like a tarted-up Maverick to me.... Hey now, don't knock Mavericks. They're awesome.
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Shampoo posted:Isn't that just the super 1980's RAD KUSTOM KAR look? Basically. It's more of a late 70's look, honestly. I'd drive it. joat mon posted:And the rear, to get the fake Shelby/California Special tail treatment. Front is Shelby, too, I think. Check out the hood latches.
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VikingSkull posted:Basically. It's more of a late 70's look, honestly. I'd drive it. e: It's like a Ford fan listened to "One Piece at a Time" too many times. Headlamps, '82 Grenada (to be fair, '85 Mustang, too) Taillights, '65 T-bird (and some of the Shelby's) joat mon fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Aug 5, 2013 |
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Here's a really terribly designed rally stage I found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fCLofvvuDo Look at that pile of cars! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBjtfhj8VFk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzn4d7LTmqw At least some people managed to avoid it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wChLlD9fkeg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEC7sLymOGY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J256z3TgGIs
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Some typical "I smeared a bunch of dumb crap on my car" abortions. If the 535i is real it's a bummer, but if that was a real All-Trac I think I'd have to hurt the guy.   
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BoostCreep posted:Here's a really terribly designed rally stage I found on YouTube: Those spectators are so polite. I would have been maniacally cackling after the first few slid off.
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I have never seen a Skoda before last week. This one was in Schwangau, Bavaria.   Don't really care to see another if this is representative of the breed
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Those are pretty rare in the wild so you should be safe. I've never noticed it before, but is that the fuel tank right behind the passenger compartment? Because that must be pretty convenient for siphoning fuel out.
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:Those spectators are so polite. I would have been maniacally cackling after the first few slid off. Japan. My Japanese coworker apologizes to me when I interrupt her. Really interesting from a cultural perspective. Reminds me a little of this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdCDkfEKkUI
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I don't think that was nearly as bad as this classic: OI OI OI OI!
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mobby_6kl posted:Those are pretty rare in the wild so you should be safe. I've never noticed it before, but is that the fuel tank right behind the passenger compartment? Because that must be pretty convenient for siphoning fuel out. Nope, that's not the fuel tank, this Skoda was a special one (nowadays they're just VW with another badge so to speak). What you see, is actually a movable wall, so when moved it gives you two more seats in the pickup, so that the car can take 4 people - and the yellow plastic "bar" contains the cover for the two new seats. You can see how it looks here.  
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:Those spectators are so polite. I would have been maniacally cackling after the first few slid off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpeYyqNOU4k
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 500 dollar car with a fake alligator roof and wheels worth 10 times the value of the car. Can we please contain this bullshit to the south where it started?
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veedubfreak posted:
Hey man, you go to Aurora, you're going to see some stupid poo poo.
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veedubfreak posted:
I never understand why this forum hates on stuff like this but mostly gives hellaflush a pass. It's not like either have functioning suspensions, but at least this thing can pull into driveways and parking lots at greater than 0.03 MPH
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poo poo. I actually want to see a donk go offroading now.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:poo poo. I actually want to see a donk go offroading now. They could probably do well at Moab 
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Seat Safety Switch posted:poo poo. I actually want to see a donk go offroading now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHvXi_HejnI
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Snowdens Secret posted:I never understand why this forum hates on stuff like this but mostly gives hellaflush a pass. It's not like either have functioning suspensions, but at least this thing can pull into driveways and parking lots at greater than 0.03 MPH I don't know what forum you've been reading, but wouldn't say this one gives hellaflush a pass, it got ostracised into its own ghetto thread and, starved of attention, it died. I think even donks get more of a pass here than that other stuff.
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Snowdens Secret posted:I never understand why this forum hates on stuff like this but mostly gives hellaflush a pass. It's not like either have functioning suspensions, but at least this thing can pull into driveways and parking lots at greater than 0.03 MPH I dunno about hellaflush getting a pass here, but these vehicles are terrible for a wide range of reasons--it's the epitome of cheap car with wheels 2-10x the value of the car, poorly modified suspensions and chopped up fender wells (and sometimes the chassis itself). Most of these things are in such poor shape that they are legitimately dangerous vehicles.
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BraveUlysses posted:I dunno about hellaflush getting a pass here, but these vehicles are terrible for a wide range of reasons--it's the epitome of cheap car with wheels 2-10x the value of the car, poorly modified suspensions and chopped up fender wells (and sometimes the chassis itself). Most of these things are in such poor shape that they are legitimately dangerous vehicles. To be fair, some of those things apply to hellaflush vehicles as well.
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