New addition to my garage.

Darrin · 15-11-2007, 16:41

Well, after the fiasco with the wife's Neon, we decided that being a two car family wasn't going to cut it. We need a spare for backup.

It's a 1993 with the 4.3, 166,000 on the clock, and all the options except power windows and locks. Everything else you can think of except a sun roof. Not bad for $600.....

[EDIT] It looks a LOT better in the pics than it does in person. It's got some Minnesota cancer and is in dire need of some wax slapped on it.

leowyatt · 15-11-2007, 19:17

looks like a nice backup motor there

Piggymon · 15-11-2007, 22:33

Cool !

Will · 15-11-2007, 22:49

That's a lot of car for Â£300! Nice!

Darrin · 16-11-2007, 01:33

Heh, it's actually become my primary as it gets almost 2.5 times the fuel mileage over the truck.

Wife likes driving it, too which is a bonus.

Feek · 16-11-2007, 09:19

One of the Top Gear team should have bought that instead of the heaps they did for the American holiday!

Snuggle Ferret · 24-11-2007, 19:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feek

One of the Top Gear team should have bought that instead of the heaps they did for the American holiday!

But I wanted the pick up truck that the Hamster had

Justsomebloke · 24-11-2007, 22:25

I'd Raise it then stick some Mudpluggers on it or whatever the American equivalent is of Kin Great Big Knobblys

Then i would seek out all the green lanes bridle way places i could & go off road, O wait

Darrin · 25-11-2007, 00:30

Well, if I can slide it past the wife, I'm getting a set of these in 253/75-15. They're $277.78 mounted and balanced for the set. I wanted them in 31/10.50-15, but that would require a 2" body lift plus the tyres would be over $600. Don't think that would slide past me let alone the wife......

Feek · 25-11-2007, 01:22

Bloody hell, that's cheap (and they'll look good)!

15-11-2007, 16:41	#1
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	New addition to my garage. Well, after the fiasco with the wife's Neon, we decided that being a two car family wasn't going to cut it. We need a spare for backup. It's a 1993 with the 4.3, 166,000 on the clock, and all the options except power windows and locks. Everything else you can think of except a sun roof. Not bad for $600..... [EDIT] It looks a LOT better in the pics than it does in person. It's got some Minnesota cancer and is in dire need of some wax slapped on it. __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

15-11-2007, 19:17	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	looks like a nice backup motor there __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

15-11-2007, 22:33	#3
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	Cool ! __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

15-11-2007, 22:49	#4
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	That's a lot of car for Â£300! Nice! __________________ *No No!*

16-11-2007, 01:33	#5
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	Heh, it's actually become my primary as it gets almost 2.5 times the fuel mileage over the truck. Wife likes driving it, too which is a bonus. __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

16-11-2007, 09:19	#6
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	One of the Top Gear team should have bought that instead of the heaps they did for the American holiday! __________________

24-11-2007, 22:25	#8
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	I'd Raise it then stick some Mudpluggers on it or whatever the American equivalent is of Kin Great Big Knobblys Then i would seek out all the green lanes bridle way places i could & go off road, O wait __________________

25-11-2007, 00:30	#9
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	Well, if I can slide it past the wife, I'm getting a set of these in 253/75-15. They're $277.78 mounted and balanced for the set. I wanted them in 31/10.50-15, but that would require a 2" body lift plus the tyres would be over $600. Don't think that would slide past me let alone the wife...... __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

25-11-2007, 01:22	#10
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Bloody hell, that's cheap (and they'll look good)! __________________