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IOwnCalculus posted:I know someone who finally got out of a Sebring that should've been put out of its misery years ago. You can't fix stupid (or Chrysler products).
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Preoptopus posted:This guy i work with has a girlfriend where the entire family drives dodge caravans/town&countries. They have like 5 plus another one they use as a parts car. The father is convinced they are the best cars in the world. People are insane i guess. They're pretty great actually
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Preoptopus posted:This guy i work with has a girlfriend where the entire family drives dodge caravans/town&countries. They have like 5 plus another one they use as a parts car. The father is convinced they are the best cars in the world. People are insane i guess. My father drove Chrysler products from the mid 60s through the late 90s when he finally started buying Toyotas.
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May 31, 2015 04:11
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I've got a friend whos family drives nothing but PTs. She just had the second transmission replacement on hers.
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May 31, 2015 04:35
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Hahahaha I had no idea you guys got the Ist! Truly terrible car stuff.
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PCOS Bill posted:They're pretty great actually The caravan, for all its faults, is like the only mainstream car Chrysler makes that is worthwhile
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May 31, 2015 05:56
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A drat sight better than a PT Cruiser at any rate
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`Nemesis posted:A drat sight better than a PT Cruiser at any rate That's a tall hurdle to clear.
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May 31, 2015 07:40
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Oh god, they're breeding!
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May 31, 2015 09:05
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lm6v4XsUpY MEDIOCAR
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May 31, 2015 09:14
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http://gerry.vanagon.com/archives/vanagon.html There are still a few Vanagon weirdos about. I'm not one of them anymore thankfully, but some people really are just die hards about their vehicle of choice.
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May 31, 2015 09:43
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So this is what a neighborhood without an HOA looks like.
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May 31, 2015 11:15
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Tubesock Holocaust posted:So this is what a neighborhood without an HOA looks like. What's that..decently kept lawns and a few cars in the drive?
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May 31, 2015 12:29
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PCOS Bill posted:They're pretty great actually I wouldn't want to buy one but we got stuck with a town & country on a business trip once in long beach. That's the only car to my knowledge where the air conditioning was so cold I was actually uncomfortable. In southern freaking California. In the summer time. 
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May 31, 2015 15:45
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I kind of miss the climate control in my old Ford Escort. You could cook a steak on max heat and the AC was a portal channeling air directly from the arctic circle.
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American beaters seem like they all had great climate control. My Cavalier would melt my boots in winter and frost up the windshield in summer.
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Vanagoon posted:http://gerry.vanagon.com/archives/vanagon.html You take that back!
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Nothing sketchier than driving a car 315 miles between midnight - 4am & stopping every 100 miles or so to keep the radiator topped up when it's pouring rain the entire way and the driver side wiper arm starts to come loose and flop wherever it wants, and there's no lights on the dashboard (except the flashing coolant light) so you depend on the note of the engine drone to keep your speed in check (which is easy since the resonator is cracked and it's loud as hell) and also you've got a busted tail light/turn signal on one corner, no driver side mirror, smashed in trunk lid, no license plates front or back (bill of sale tucked neatly into the glovebox) and one of the rear tires is a donut from 1993. Oh also there's no heat in the car and the temp outside drops to 43 degrees despite being the eve of June. The title gave me a good laugh, though.  Actual mileage is around 99k, equally unbelievable since it's been so thrashed. e: forgot to mention, I'm only harvesting it for the body panels and scrapping what's left within the week NoWake fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Jun 1, 2015 |
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NoWake posted:Nothing sketchier than driving a car 315 miles between midnight - 4am & stopping every 100 miles or so to keep the radiator topped up when it's pouring rain the entire way and the driver side wiper arm starts to come loose and flop wherever it wants, and there's no lights on the dashboard (except the flashing coolant light) so you depend on the note of the engine drone to keep your speed in check (which is easy since the resonator is cracked and it's loud as hell) and also you've got a busted tail light/turn signal on one corner, no driver side mirror, smashed in trunk lid, no license plates front or back (bill of sale tucked neatly into the glovebox) and one of the rear tires is a donut from 1993. Oh also there's no heat in the car and the temp outside drops to 43 degrees despite being the eve of June. Sounds like an excellent vehicle purchase.
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8ender posted:The caravan, for all its faults, is like the only mainstream car Chrysler makes that is worthwhile Reminder: You gotta get the dealer to replace the factory zip ties wrapped around the sheetmetal screw just jammed into the bodywork with replacement aftermarket zip ties when the factory ones break, or the tail lights don't stay in.
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NoWake posted:Nothing sketchier than driving a car 315 miles between midnight - 4am & stopping every 100 miles or so to keep the radiator topped up when it's pouring rain the entire way and the driver side wiper arm starts to come loose and flop wherever it wants, and there's no lights on the dashboard (except the flashing coolant light) so you depend on the note of the engine drone to keep your speed in check (which is easy since the resonator is cracked and it's loud as hell) and also you've got a busted tail light/turn signal on one corner, no driver side mirror, smashed in trunk lid, no license plates front or back (bill of sale tucked neatly into the glovebox) and one of the rear tires is a donut from 1993. Oh also there's no heat in the car and the temp outside drops to 43 degrees despite being the eve of June. I was going to say oldbmw.txt, but then I saw the pic. Now it's just oldvag.txt
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8ender posted:I kind of miss the climate control in my old Ford Escort. You could cook a steak on max heat and the AC was a portal channeling air directly from the arctic circle. This is the way our 2G Focus is. A/C is uncomfortably cold.
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My father owned a 1992 Chevy Caprice when I was in high school. The damned thing would very literally form frost on the air vents when you put the AC on max. R-12  I also caught air in that car, more than once. 
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Raluek posted:Reminder: You gotta get the dealer to replace the factory zip ties wrapped around the sheetmetal screw just jammed into the bodywork with replacement aftermarket zip ties when the factory ones break, or the tail lights don't stay in. I thought factory zip ties was the Journey
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Twistershift posted:You can't fix stupid (or Chrysler products). Pretty much this - my folks bought a '14 Jeep Grand Cherokee thinking it was the greatest thing in the world - decked out, leather seats, hydraulic lift/lower system, the works. 2 days ago I had to help out because both their FOBs stopped working - couldn't unlock the car or do anything and both batteries had been replaced in the last 4 months. Dad got the little spare key out and was able to get in and take it to the dealership, at which point everything just...started working again.  They didn't even pull it in to check the computer system or anything, just told him "if it happens again, bring it back". Before that he had an '09 Compass that had all sorts of weird issues including a leaking sunroof (that still leaked after being "fixed" twice) and power windows that stopped working after a year or so (passenger front and driver's front/rear). With that and other horror stories I've heard about Jeep/Chrysler products, I'm avoiding them like the plague, they couldn't pay me enough to own one of those piles of poo poo. BOOTY-ADE fucked around with this message at 17:13 on Jun 1, 2015 |
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Ozz81 posted:With that and other horror stories I've heard about Jeep/Chrysler products, I'm avoiding them like the plague, they couldn't pay me enough to own one of those piles of poo poo. The trick is, you gotta own an older Jeep. At least then, the poo poo pile is of a well understood quantity.
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I saw a Mustang II on the road this morning. I honestly can't tell you the last time I have seen one of those shitheaps. It actually looked like it was in fairly good shape, which made me question where it came from. Was someone hiding a Mustang II somewhere and now the weather is nice enough to drive it?
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Seat Safety Switch posted:American beaters seem like they all had great climate control. My Cavalier would melt my boots in winter and frost up the windshield in summer. It's a golden ticket selling point to any sticky, sweaty slightly round American during those hot humid summer months. Imagine walking around a sweltering dealership lot, the salesman starts up the car and frost pours out of the vents like the kiss of an icy angel. Sold. Hugh G. Rectum fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Jun 1, 2015 |
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veedubfreak posted:I saw a Mustang II on the road this morning. I honestly can't tell you the last time I have seen one of those shitheaps. It actually looked like it was in fairly good shape, which made me question where it came from. Was someone hiding a Mustang II somewhere and now the weather is nice enough to drive it? I think those have reached edsel level nowadays where their sheer notoriety makes survivors somewhat collectible.
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veedubfreak posted:I saw a Mustang II on the road this morning. I honestly can't tell you the last time I have seen one of those shitheaps. It actually looked like it was in fairly good shape, which made me question where it came from. Was someone hiding a Mustang II somewhere and now the weather is nice enough to drive it? Scale models are few and far between:    
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Pretty sure that model is worth more than the actual car.
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veedubfreak posted:I saw a Mustang II on the road this morning. I honestly can't tell you the last time I have seen one of those shitheaps. It actually looked like it was in fairly good shape, which made me question where it came from. Was someone hiding a Mustang II somewhere and now the weather is nice enough to drive it? I saw a King Cobra the other day in the hipster part of town. Did a double take.
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veedubfreak posted:I saw a Mustang II on the road this morning. I honestly can't tell you the last time I have seen one of those shitheaps. It actually looked like it was in fairly good shape, which made me question where it came from. Was someone hiding a Mustang II somewhere and now the weather is nice enough to drive it? Since we're on the subject of gussied up Pintos http://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/saint-louis/1978/ford/mustang-S6403.html Belongs in this thread just because of the asking price.
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I wanted a Mustang II for about a week after I saw Starman the first time
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Terrible neighbor poo poo: I found these three body panel(?)screws/ caltrops on the blacktop and in the gutter around my driveway today.
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MetaJew posted:Terrible neighbor poo poo: I found these three body panel(?)screws/ caltrops on the blacktop and in the gutter around my driveway today. I had one of those kill a rear tyre on me while I was doing 75mph on the motorway a few weeks back... That was fun!
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angryhampster posted:What's that..decently kept lawns and a few cars in the drive? You're adorable.  Somewhat Heroic posted:I wouldn't want to buy one but we got stuck with a town & country on a business trip once in long beach. That's the only car to my knowledge where the air conditioning was so cold I was actually uncomfortable. In southern freaking California. In the summer time. I know first-hand that a first-gen Lexus LS400's air conditioning actually opens a portal to a remote location in Antarctica, allowing it to deliver stupendously cold air even in the middle of a withering Florida summer's day. God I miss that car.
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MetaJew posted:Terrible neighbor poo poo: I found these three body panel(?)screws/ caltrops on the blacktop and in the gutter around my driveway today. The last time I found screws like that in my driveway, it was because someone had stolen my license place. After unscrewing and removing the plate, they left the four screws in a neat little pile right underneath where the license plate had been  Florida lets you register your car for two years at a time instead of just one, which I had done about a month prior to the plate being stolen. I guess the folks who did it were looking to save a hundred and forty bucks or something, and figured they could use my plate for a good long while before they had to pony up for (or steal) a new one. I rode my bike to the DMV and reported the plate stolen, assuming the people would get pulled over or run a toll booth or whatever and end up in jail. I never did get called to testify or sign an affidavit or anything, so I'm guessing the folks never got caught. This was probably about four years ago so if it was going to happen it would have happened by now. That's my terrible car stuff. TheNakedJimbo fucked around with this message at 13:29 on Jun 2, 2015 |
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