| 12/28/2015 2:55:10 PM |
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fastpony
Hammond, IN
41, joined Apr. 2007
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an 89 Firebird with a 2.8 liter.
It was my first car...has 21,000 miles on it.
ended up being the biggest piece of mechanical nightmare junk I ever had when it reached 75,000 miles.
trade it in for a brand new 2002 Cobra Mustang.
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| 12/28/2015 3:23:06 PM |
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luckylouie42
Cedar Grove, WV
75, joined Mar. 2008
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an old corvair I had long ago, manifold heater, would get frost on the dash, lol, and the crankcase breather would stop up, and throw oil out of the dip stick tube. poor power, ugly, ect. but when I bought it, I was desperate for something to ride. and it was cheap.
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| 12/28/2015 3:30:32 PM |
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fastpony
Hammond, IN
41, joined Apr. 2007
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I heard that about those Corvairs...the frost on the dash scenario's...lol.
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| 12/28/2015 3:46:03 PM |
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olderthandirt20
Waldron, AR
71, joined Jul. 2014
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72 maverick 60% white paint 40% rust. Steering column wore out, put a toggle switch and push button for ignition and starter. Homemade floor shifter .
leaky rearend and left axle.
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| 12/28/2015 3:53:13 PM |
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fastpony
Hammond, IN
41, joined Apr. 2007
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my parents had a maverick back in 76.
they sold it at a garage sale for $100.00
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| 12/28/2015 4:04:33 PM |
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stargazzer
Creighton, NE
69, joined Feb. 2007
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my parents had a maverick back in 76.
they sold it at a garage sale for $100.00
 WOW, that much!! 
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| 12/28/2015 4:07:21 PM |
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olderthandirt20
Waldron, AR
71, joined Jul. 2014
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I bought mine for $200 to drive 12 blocks to work & back. It never quit running just had to cobble it up to keep going.
I must have had 500 pounds of scrap steel and welding rod holding all the rust together.
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| 12/28/2015 4:13:09 PM |
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olderthandirt20
Waldron, AR
71, joined Jul. 2014
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Hey star did you order you a cushman yet? which one?
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| 12/28/2015 4:16:20 PM |
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fastpony
Hammond, IN
41, joined Apr. 2007
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We were moving to Calif at the time,and everything had to go.
at how long it takes to sell a car,some guy offered it...and they didn't debate,lol.
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| 12/28/2015 4:27:35 PM |
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stargazzer
Creighton, NE
69, joined Feb. 2007
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Hey star did you order you a cushman yet? which one?
Not yet but do expect I will, Likely the eagle but unsure yet.
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| 12/29/2015 4:18:58 PM |
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stargazzer
Creighton, NE
69, joined Feb. 2007
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Hey star did you order you a cushman yet? which one?
Called out to CA today and talked to the gal about Cushman 11
I will wait likely two more months or so but may get a red Eagle and a Matt Black super hilander deluxe  see how I feel about it then 
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| 12/29/2015 5:47:03 PM |
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olderthandirt20
Waldron, AR
71, joined Jul. 2014
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| 12/29/2015 5:48:46 PM |
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up2youandme
Chandler, AZ
42, joined Jan. 2014
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I don't know that I had one I was happy to let go but I do have one I was sad to let go cuz a second baby was coming and that's a 75 t-top stingray.
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| 12/29/2015 8:56:49 PM |
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karrpilot
Oswego, IL
54, joined Jul. 2009
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I also had a 1972 Maverick. 200 sick cylinder, 3 on the tree. Converted it to a floor shifter. I had to install the hottest sparkplugs, because it burnt oil so bad. Eventually, I had to run gear lube instead of oil to keep the plugs from fouling.
Rear leaf springs were shot, so I got a set of shackle extenders. That leveled the car out, but put so much stress on the mounts, it split the frame rails. Well, between that and the rust.
I don't remember what finally caused me to junk it. The short circuit in the steering column that filled the insides of the car with smoke, or when I went over a railway crossing and the body flexing broke the exhaust system in 1/2.
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| 12/30/2015 1:51:36 AM |
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fastpony
Hammond, IN
41, joined Apr. 2007
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I don't know that I had one I was happy to let go but I do have one I was sad to let go cuz a second baby was coming and that's a 75 t-top stingray.
oh,I can imagine. I had a friend with a 74" Stingray....and I liked that year too. a 75" is as far as I go,before I started liking them again between 2002 to 2013.
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| 12/30/2015 7:20:54 AM |
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frecklefarmer
Lebanon, MO
45, joined Oct. 2014
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I'm out on vettes after 67 ..
Last year they had the 427in em..
70s looked OK,but the 454 just didn't compare.
80s to present are all kind ugly
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| 12/31/2015 10:30:50 AM |
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up2youandme
Chandler, AZ
42, joined Jan. 2014
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Yeah 427s were great but realistically it's a great waste. It sounds good and roars good but really ,how often do you get to fourth gear?
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| 12/31/2015 10:55:46 AM |
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frecklefarmer
Lebanon, MO
45, joined Oct. 2014
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Not very
Since they were designed for 3 speeds
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| 12/31/2015 11:35:14 AM |
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up2youandme
Chandler, AZ
42, joined Jan. 2014
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For automatic yes ..but I'm talking about the 4 speed manual ...and yes it came with 4 speed manual transmission.
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| 12/31/2015 12:39:54 PM |
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frecklefarmer
Lebanon, MO
45, joined Oct. 2014
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But it was designed for a 3 speed manual.
That's what the car came with unless you specified differently.
Most people wanted the 3 speed manual
As it was the basis of American sports cars in that era.
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| 12/31/2015 2:44:20 PM |
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up2youandme
Chandler, AZ
42, joined Jan. 2014
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You're probably right but I was not alive in that era .I only know what the manufacturer reported as production specifications which listed 3 models for the showroom floors..which are 2speed powerglide automatic. ..3 speed manual transmission and 4 speed manual transmission.
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| 12/31/2015 11:21:09 PM |
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tush065
Greene, ME
52, joined Jun. 2013
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82 6 cylinder firebird nothing but problems
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| 1/16/2016 8:34:08 AM |
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pentopaper2
Death Valley, CA
50, joined Apr. 2014
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I am pretty much the last owner of everything,, I am the king of duct tape & bailing wire, I buy a ride and drive it until its absolutely dead,,proved a jeep st6 could go 500 miles with a rod banging and still ran (although very loud)
I have always been more of the "its cheaper to fix it instead of getting rid of it" type
so to answer the question, ive pretty much been utterly done with everything I ever got rid of because I drove 'em to hell myself
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| 1/16/2016 1:44:21 PM |
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21stcent
South Prairie, WA
65, joined Nov. 2007
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Ya know pen, I'm the same way. I've thought about this question and can't think of any car I was happy to get rid of. Was sad some of them went to the junk yard because I didn't have time/money to fix it.
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| 1/17/2016 10:43:40 AM |
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ninjazx9r
Largo, FL
48, joined Apr. 2010
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None they all served their purpose.
They got me from A to B
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| 1/25/2016 11:06:07 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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A Ford Tempo
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| 2/18/2016 9:32:28 PM |
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isna_la_wica
Brantford, ON
63, joined Mar. 2012
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A 97 Grand Prix.
Before that, I had a 93 Buick Regal, with the 3.8. great Car, I put 320,000 kliks on it, no problems.
So I bought the grand Prix, with the same Engine, thinking it was the same car.
But electrical problems! Terrible, every thing acted up on it. I think that the difference was from during the time between 93 and 97, GM went from delco to more Chinese made electronics.
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