Car buying opinion

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Car buying opinion

Reply #15 – May 04, 2012, 02:56:15 PM

I did the same thing growing up, buy dirt cheap cars, fix em, and drive em to the ground. I had 18 cars (at the same time) before I was 18. I bought several to fix and sell, but then I kept too many as projects. The Bird in my sig that I'm working on cost me $80 (a lot more than that now, lol) It's identical to my first car and was my daily driver til I had kids. That's how I ended up with my first caddy. It's a bitch getting a car seat in and out of the Bird all the time. I'm only 24 but I feel old for liking a more door. If it wasn't for car seats I'd still be driving the bird.

I wish I would have kept my 88 Crown Vic! got it for free, but I sold it to a friend in desperate need of a car at the time for $150. 100k on it and nothing wrong with it except a smashed fender.

Car buying opinion

Reply #16 – May 04, 2012, 03:19:25 PM

Thing is I need something dependable, I don't have any where to wrench currently and live far away from my parts yard / garage. Hoping to pick up a later model mustang. I have a small junkyard of about 20-30 fords to pick from hidden behind my dad's garage.

Car buying opinion

Reply #17 – May 05, 2012, 05:15:01 AM

Question, do you have kids at all, or are you good with a 2 door? if just looking for dependable, then anything with a 302 would be good, or anything with a early GM fuel injected 3800 v6 or of course the chrysler slant 6.

Car buying opinion

Reply #18 – May 05, 2012, 12:52:31 PM

Quote from: Sinista Chicken;388986

I did the same thing growing up, buy dirt cheap cars, fix em, and drive em to the ground. I had 18 cars (at the same time) before I was 18. I bought several to fix and sell, but then I kept too many as projects. The Bird in my sig that I'm working on cost me $80 (a lot more than that now, lol) It's identical to my first car and was my daily driver til I had kids. That's how I ended up with my first caddy. It's a bitch getting a car seat in and out of the Bird all the time. I'm only 24 but I feel old for liking a more door. If it wasn't for car seats I'd still be driving the bird.

I wish I would have kept my 88 Crown Vic! got it for free, but I sold it to a friend in desperate need of a car at the time for $150. 100k on it and nothing wrong with it except a smashed fender.

The tbird was my only car for about 4 years, and with two kids. Plenty of room with two car seats. Any more then that though...Never had a problem, of course they aren't/weren't grown. I liked being able to reach them from the front seat easily, and how much more room the bird had for a car seat compared to my crownvic. Crownvic also has a lot less head room, and less leg room. I hate having a giant car with no room.