C4c - Page 4

piece-itpete · #31 01-09-2013, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Boreas

See any thousand dollar cars there?

They were obviously worth less than $2500, or perhaps less than 4500.

Pete

merrylander · #32 01-09-2013, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by piece-itpete

It's exactly the $1000 cars I was talking about. Not many poor folks can afford a $13k car.

Pete

It was my experience in past years that a $1000 dollar car was no bargain, repairs would generally eat your lunch. Whereas our his and hers 2000 Impala LSs are running fine even though 12 years old.

JJIII · #33 01-09-2013, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by merrylander

It was my experience in past years that a $1000 dollar car was no bargain, repairs would generally eat your lunch. Whereas our his and hers 2000 Impala LSs are running fine even though 12 years old.

My experience doesn't match yours. I'm presently driving a '91 Pontiac 6000 wagon. I bought it for $800.00 about ten years ago. A used computer ($100.00), tires, brakes, oil changes, and exhaust system. Everything works.
Pete and I seem to be on the same page here.

Boreas · #34 01-09-2013, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JJIII

My experience doesn't match yours. I'm presently driving a '91 Pontiac 6000 wagon. I bought it for $800.00 about ten years ago. A used computer ($100.00), tires, brakes, oil changes, and exhaust system.

and a brand spankin' new Bushmaster that set you back more than the car did.

piece-itpete · #35 01-09-2013, 03:24 PM

Weeeeeellllll John my luck hasn't been very good lately, but it was my own fault. I probably could've found a clean old Crown Vic (if any of them weren't c4c'd) but no, I had to get all fancy with the Town Car. Again though it was my fault, and here it is almost 3 years later and I'm still driving it.

A friend had a 91 Bonneville, it was a GREAT car. I'd drive the 6000 for sure.

I can see why some folks buy new cars and if you get lucky like Rob can be good to you. Heck my dad doesn't even change his own oil anymore.

That said if I had to pay 10-15-20k or more on a car I'd probably choke

The old Civics the 'kids' drive are amazing. Hey I complimented Mr Honda

Seriously, they buy them looking ragged out with 300k miles and drive them forever, good on gas, fun to drive.

Pete

JJIII · #36 01-09-2013, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Boreas

and a brand spankin' new Bushmaster that set you back more than the car did.

I have no Bushmaster, don't need one.

(How did we get from cars to guns? Smoke screens?)

Boreas · #37 01-09-2013, 03:46 PM

There should be a shitload of Crown Vics since the cops are all offloading them for Chargers. 'Course the police package ones are a little shy on amenities.

John

BlueStreak · #38 01-09-2013, 04:23 PM

Being poor is expensive. (And very unhealthy.)

I see them everyday. Poor people from the Section 8 housing walking to do their grocery shopping at 7-11, where the prices are much higher. (And the food is mostly junk.)

Public transportation is slow and you can only bring back what you can carry, necessitating multiple trips.

Regards,
Dave

bobabode · #39 01-09-2013, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Weeeeeellllll John my luck hasn't been very good lately, but it was my own fault. I probably could've found a clean old Crown Vic (if any of them weren't c4c'd) but no, I had to get all fancy with the Town Car. Again though it was my fault, and here it is almost 3 years later and I'm still driving it.

A friend had a 91 Bonneville, it was a GREAT car. I'd drive the 6000 for sure.

I can see why some folks buy new cars and if you get lucky like Rob can be good to you. Heck my dad doesn't even change his own oil anymore.

That said if I had to pay 10-15-20k or more on a car I'd probably choke

The old Civics the 'kids' drive are amazing. Hey I complimented Mr Honda

Seriously, they buy them looking ragged out with 300k miles and drive them forever, good on gas, fun to drive.

Pete

Geez Louise! Weren't you out test driving a new Jaguar recently? Maybe you were just jerking some car salesman around?

Do you smoke a pipe?

piece-itpete · #40 01-10-2013, 09:15 AM

John, yeah there's a lot of late model Vics out there. Not only stripped but usually beat, the coppers don't worry too much about them. If I didn't mind a cop car (the Grand Marquis is bad enough, at night I see headlights dropping all the time

) I'd look for a detective or city car.

I spoke to a cop about the newer cars. He loves the power of the hemi Chargers but miss the Vics for size and durability.

Bob, I was driving a friends Jag....

Dave agreed. Although in the old neighborhoods you can often walk to an old fashioned corner store, where various store owner stereotypes come to life!

Pete