Spectre
The Deported
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2007
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- Dallas, Texas
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- 00 4Runner | 02 919 | 87 XJ6 | 86 CB700SC
Even stainless will eventually corrode through. Just a matter of how long.
So in my quest to become financially sound, I have stumbled upon an interesting decision. Tomorrow I will be looking at these three cars, all of which are being sold for $700:
82 Volvo 242 w/ 4 speed manual
88 Volvo 240 DL (244) w/ autobox, needs U joint replaced
90 Volvo 240 DL (244) w/ autobox
If the cars aren't in too rough shape, I hope by Sunday afternoon to be posting pictures of a Volvo 242, or in the very least the '90 240DL. I wish I could buy all three and work on them, but I have neither the money nor the space for them.
Otherwise, there's a 760 GL for $600 nearby with electrical problems that sound eirely enough to what I experienced in my 740. Which means it's simple and easy to fix.
So in my quest to become financially sound, I have stumbled upon an interesting decision. Tomorrow I will be looking at these three cars, all of which are being sold for $700:
82 Volvo 242 w/ 4 speed manual
88 Volvo 240 DL (244) w/ autobox, needs U joint replaced
90 Volvo 240 DL (244) w/ autobox
If the cars aren't in too rough shape, I hope by Sunday afternoon to be posting pictures of a Volvo 242, or in the very least the '90 240DL. I wish I could buy all three and work on them, but I have neither the money nor the space for them.
Otherwise, there's a 760 GL for $600 nearby with electrical problems that sound eirely enough to what I experienced in my 740. Which means it's simple and easy to fix.
My biggest concern would be rust and reliability. A car that old and the saltine winters there could have taken toll.
I officially own the crummiest car in my office and possibly the whole bloody building.
Hopefully, if nothing else goes wrong, I will have the financial means to replace it by the end of the summer.
I'm looking at maybe either a Focus hatch or a Jetta diesel, but I'll have to see how things go.
I'm open to suggestions as well...
240's aren't that horrible with rust, and most often it's cheap parts that will rust.
Why is it, that when an in-tank fuel pump dies, it never dies on an empty tank? That would make things so easy, but nooooo, it has to die with seventy frickin' litres of gas in it. :lol:
/bring out the jerry cans
Is it cost effective to go stainless steel exhaust or aluminized that eventually rusts in 10 years time?
240's aren't that horrible with rust, and most often it's cheap parts that will rust.
Off the top of my head, I can think of two movies that predicted/depicted this - The Fifth Element and Demolition Man. Soon we will all have printers in our cars issuing us tickets as we drive along.
And my coworkers think I'm nuts for driving an old truck.