I bought a car.

Started by CJ, June 28, 2009, 09:42:21 PM

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Raza

#61
July 06, 2009, 05:26:52 PM
Is the 242GT at your house yet?
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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PMIt's impossible to argue with Raza. He wins. Period. End of discussion.

the Teuton

#62
July 06, 2009, 05:40:08 PM
Quote from: CJ on July 05, 2009, 10:49:45 PM

YOU NEED TO BUY THAT.  K? 


BUT I NEED A NEWER CAR -- NOT AN OLDER ONE.
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

Raza

#63
July 06, 2009, 05:45:31 PM
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
If you can read this, you're too close

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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PMIt's impossible to argue with Raza. He wins. Period. End of discussion.

Eye of the Tiger

#64
July 06, 2009, 05:51:24 PM
Quote from: Raza  link=topic=19074.msg1104877#msg1104877 date=1246923931
:nono:

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/1247334162.html


I'd buy that for about $550 and drive it as-is, because that's what it's worth objectively.
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Hachee

#65
July 07, 2009, 08:19:51 AM
When I saw the second pic, with the gasoline tank, I thought, "Is he going to set that thing on fire?"

j/k, good luck with that.  I always thought they were kind of cool.  There's a guy around the block from me that has (maybe had...now that I think about it, I don't think I've seen them in a while) two old 240s, that look like they are in remarkable condition.

CJ

#66
July 07, 2009, 06:32:35 PM
Just curious, but where are you located?  There's a guy a few streets away that has two 242s. 

the Teuton

#67
July 07, 2009, 06:42:06 PM
Raza, what did you post?  It was deleted already.
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

Hachee

#68
July 08, 2009, 07:49:06 AM
CJ, in westchester county, NY.  he's got 4 doors, so they're technically 244s, but I think they were just called DL's (lame name) towards the end. 

Raza

#69
July 08, 2009, 09:43:28 AM
Quote from: the Teuton on July 07, 2009, 06:42:06 PM
Raza, what did you post?  It was deleted already.

1965 Mustang 3MT.
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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PMIt's impossible to argue with Raza. He wins. Period. End of discussion.

CJ

#70
July 08, 2009, 03:59:25 PM
Towards the end, they were all just 240s. 

Madman

#71
July 08, 2009, 10:22:23 PM
Quote from: CJ on July 08, 2009, 03:59:25 PM
Towards the end, they were all just 240s.  

From 1975-79, Volvo's model designations were pretty straightforward (242, 244, 245) but starting in 1980 the 2XX badges vanished and only the trim badges remained on the car (DL, GL, GLE, Turbo).  In 1986, both sedan and wagon (the 242 two-door sedan had been dropped by then) were badged as "240" plus the trim level badge (except on the base model which had no trim level badge).

My old 1987 sedan was badged 240 DL and my current 1991 base sedan is badged simply as 240.


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Madman of the People
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Formerly owned cars: 2010 Mazda 5 Sport, 2008 Audi A4 2.0T S-Line Sedan, 2003 Volkswagen Passat GL 1.8T wagon, 1998 Ford Escort SE sedan, 2001 Cadillac Catera, 2000 Volkswagen Golf GLS 2.0 5-Door, 1997 Honda Odyssey LX, 1991 Volvo 240 sedan, 1990 Volvo 740 Turbo sedan, 1987 Volvo 240 DL sedan, 1990 Peugeot 405 DL Sportswagon, 1985 Peugeot 505 Turbo sedan, 1985 Merkur XR4Ti, 1983 Renault R9 Alliance DL sedan, 1979 Chevrolet Caprice Classic wagon, 1975 Volkswagen Transporter, 1980 Fiat X-1/9 Bertone, 1979 Volkswagen Rabbit C 3-Door hatch, 1976 Ford Pinto V6 coupe, 1952 Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe sedan

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Rupert

#72
July 08, 2009, 11:47:09 PM
Quote from: The Pirate on June 29, 2009, 03:33:52 PM
I'm curious to see if you still agree with that statement when all is said and done with the car.  Not ragging on you, but it's very easy to underestimate the amount of work (and cost) a backyard find will need.  Keep us posted on your progress, it's a neat car.

I was originally going to call you nuts, as that doesn't like like it'd be an ideal replacement for your 940 (I was thinking daily driver), but I see that it's going to be a project car.  Have fun with it!

Going to put a 302 in there?  :devil:

I "knew what I was getting into" with the Jeep, Volvo, second Trooper, and the MG. Indeed.

:lol:
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Rupert

#73
July 08, 2009, 11:48:15 PM
Quote from: r0tor on July 03, 2009, 12:39:08 PM
there are some odd tastes in car purchases on this forum

Yeah, like what's up with the weirdos who don't even have pistons? Oh, wait...

;)

The eclectic mix of cars and taste make the forum better. :ohyeah:
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Rupert

#74
July 08, 2009, 11:48:50 PM
Congrats CJ, that's gonna be sweet!
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Rupert

#75
July 08, 2009, 11:49:33 PM


That is an excellent color. Not like the boring white my 145 was.
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CJ

#76
July 08, 2009, 11:56:24 PM
WHY DID YOU GET RID OF THE 145?

CJ

#77
July 08, 2009, 11:57:39 PM
Quote from: Psilos on July 08, 2009, 11:47:09 PM
I "knew what I was getting into" with the Jeep, Volvo, second Trooper, and the MG. Indeed.

:lol:



No really...I know what I'm getting myself into.  I know that I have to replace almost everything in the car. 

Rupert

#78
July 09, 2009, 12:26:01 AM
Quote from: CJ on July 08, 2009, 11:57:39 PM


No really...I know what I'm getting myself into.  I know that I have to replace almost everything in the car. 

Yes, I know that. But do you know how much time, effort, and money that will take? I always think I do, until I do. ;) :lol:
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Rupert

#79
July 09, 2009, 12:28:04 AM
Quote from: CJ on July 08, 2009, 11:56:24 PM
WHY DID YOU GET RID OF THE 145?

So I could buy a shitty Trooper that was broken? And then get the Ranger, which got stuck in a parking lot (again) today?

Also, it was hella rusty, and had some suspension/clutch/etc. issues.
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SVT_Power

#80
July 09, 2009, 01:33:09 AM
should i get a project car? or should i be content doing random fixes on my car as they come up  :lol:
"On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit'. And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high." - Ayrton Senna

Raza

#81
July 09, 2009, 07:17:56 AM
Quote from: SVT_Power on July 09, 2009, 01:33:09 AM
should i get a project car? or should i be content doing random fixes on my car as they come up  :lol:

Didn't you have a car that needed an engine swap, and had a broken rear suspension or something like that?  Sounds like a project car to me.
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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PMIt's impossible to argue with Raza. He wins. Period. End of discussion.
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