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Best $800 I ever spent
The insurance company wrote off my 964, and I bought it back as salvage. It'll be a few months before I get that car pieced back together, and my SC's transmission is on my workbench waiting for me to do 1st & 2nd gears.
I have my Big Dumb Truck ('04 chev), but that's not a vehivle I can really use for client appointments, etc. Just too ugly. The e500 is my wifes, and she really needs it, and I can't rightly put her in the Big Dumb Truck either. So last Sunday, as I was mulling over what to do car-wise, my cousin calls me and says "Hey, do you know anyone who'd want a 96 Volvo for $1000?" "What color?" I aasked. I hate white cars. It was red, and it was mine in about 20 minutes. I beat him down $200, because I gave him a good deal on a catamaran a couple years ago. It was essentially a good, rust free car with a host of small issues that plague $1000 cars... bad tires, exhaust leak, screeching heater fan, tons of rattles. I spend a few hours tightening loose dash clips, replacing the heater fan, welded up the exhaust. Bought a set of good used winter tires on rims, and got the thing inspected. It's heavy, asthmatic, and absolutely no fun to drive at all... but within a couple days I was starting to like it. Rock solid, steady on the highway, comfortable and very quiet. I was just starting to think I could really enjoy this thing for a few months, then pass it onto my brother or a friend once I get one of the 911s back together. I was at my dad's yesterday to help him paint, and he was throroughly impressed with the car. Remarked that it may have been the first sensible car purchase I've ever made. I headed home at about 10pm, and got about 3 miles down the road before I hit an icy spot on a sharp turn. "Failed to negotiate the corner", as they say. I ended up going off the road, very sideways, and slid down an embankment and the car hit a tree just as it started to roll. I hit the tree HARD   Anyway, I'm sore as hell, VERY inconvenienced, but also very glad I didn't buy a Tercel instead. What a tough car. Best $800 I ever spent.
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Yikes. Glad you came out ok!
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Geeze, Jake!
Glad you're OK. After I PMd you the other day about the C4, I thought this might be an update about that. Glad the roll cage and air bags did their thing for you. Now what? Hang in there, my friend. Best Les
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Jake, I thinks it's time for you to seriously consider a monthly bus pass. Glad you're OK!
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Hey Les, I don't know what to do for a car right now. I'll take a look around and see if I can find another worthy beater, there's a v70 wagon for 1500 that I'm going to check out tomorrow.
Craig, I'm giving myself a free pass on this one... 3 other cars ended up in the same ditch within a couple hours, so as dumb as I felt, it was at least shared!
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 Damn Jake, maybe its time to have your client pick you up instead. glad you are OK.
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Yeah, they have strong A-pillars...for hitting the elks.
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Glad that you're ok. That was a pretty hard hit.
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If you can cope with the wind noise it might still drive.
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Wow, I am glad you are ok. You seem to be pretty hard on vehicles lately.
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Pffffft.......A little duct tape and your good to go.
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Drill an eye-bolt in the corner of the roof,
Wrap 100' of cable around another tree, Get 'er up to about 27.5mph and give it a good e-brake slide. Pop it right back into shape. Good as new. Glad your ok. |
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I know real estate is treating you well, but the Canadian NHTSA needs you.
Glad to see you are only sore. Be careful with the SC!
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glad to see you took the shunt so well.
it should sell nicely as a five hundred dollar car now. then it can be entered in the lemons event. |
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Looks like your dad owes you $800 for the help you gave him.
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Looks like you turned that 4 door into a 2 door.
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I bet the insurance company LOVES you right now. Glad you bought a Volvo.
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Glad you are OK Jake..........What happened to the 964? What did I miss? Is there a link?
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Good to hear you are OK and that there were no little ones along for the trip to the ditch...
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