Duct tape a car together.
Anyone here who lived though the 60-70s remember the junkers we drove. Rust? So what if one could change the drivers front tire through the floor boards. As long as the engine ran, the frame held together and it went forward and back...well..at least forward...we ran them into the ground. Bought them for $65 dollars and got 20 back for bringing the good tires back.
And tires..hmmm...what are those funny lines on new car tires?
We invented slicks for street. So the re-cap is peeling..they dont re-cap bad tires so it will not blow. Maybe time to change tires, we are down to the third set of cords.My ex told me the floor went on his Beetle and the front seat fell down. So at 6'3 he pulled the front seat out and drove from the rear seat. Bumpers fell off...ah just ornament anyway.
Which brings me to today. I own an 02 Chevy Impala with 115K on it. Owned it for years now. Brake line blew, replaced. Gas tank strap just gave and shop..( I do NOT work on anything newer than 79) said we have another issue. The coils on front are half an inch from puncturing the tires.
So what can I do? Can I replace the car today for a grand. Yeah! Fat chance!
So coil springs and struts. Come home a couple months later, turn a corner and..????
Steering does not feel the same. So friend checks it out. Try a trick..hydro seafoam into depleted pump to clear a clog. Huh...that was not it. Blew the rest of the line.
AAA back to the shop. They got the fitting out and did the line. There goes 600. Why is the ABS light on now. ARGH!Fuse? Nope. Brake fluid? Nope. Friend gets under and says crawl under here and look at the A arms/control arms.
Gee...can put fingers through the metal from the bottom. And the top. And the side!! So gingerly drive the car back into the shop and hope I dont hit a bump. There goes another grand for two new A arms. Oh, by the way, your front brakes are almost metal to metal and lets do those for another 300+. So there goes another 1,060. And it is the sensor for the ABS so kiss that goodbye. The brakes are fine. Cant change sensor without the whole deal. I get anymore lights on the dash, I will be ready for Xmas lights. Check engine is always on due to the THIRD oxygen sensor that took a dump within months.
I need to patch a hole in the floor board or get more carpeting. And oil the rust here and there.
Bottom line? Interior perfect. Body is a 20 footer. Engine only 115K altho the one that likes to take out valves. So anyone able to sell me a car that good for 3,000 today?
Didn't think so.
Changing the cars name from Imp to One piece at a time.
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123 or 124, I'd prolly go for the latter though the first one is a classic.
ABS Sensors you can change yourself, just drill out the old one, damage it properly.
Pads and discs my grandmother can change for ya' lol.
Go older if you wanna avoid engine sensors too.
In it.
I had a fab BMW 320d 2003model sedan and I had to throw it over
an airbag lamp that never could shut it.
Sad but true, I tried everything except parallell the lamp.
The older motors are great to work on with plenty of room to work, no sensors or miles of wiring to get in the way.
Watch the WRC mechanics to see how to duct tape a car back together.
You will not be without wheel for a while by the sound of it.
123 or 124, I'd prolly go for the latter though the first one is a classic.
ABS Sensors you can change yourself, just drill out the old one, damage it properly.
Pads and discs my grandmother can change for ya' lol.
Go older if you wanna avoid engine sensors too.
In it.
I had a fab BMW 320d 2003model sedan and I had to throw it over
an airbag lamp that never could shut it.
Sad but true, I tried everything except parallell the lamp.
jobs at a car Joseph. Only somehow.. the o.p comes across to me
more of a turn the key over and rev 'er kinda rider.
Me I'm a metal guy, I weld and shape. Or rather shape first,
then weld
If the Egyptians had Duct Tape - The nose would still be on the Sphinx.