Well, my winter beater reached a milestone on the way to work this morning.
"late" 1985 Thunderbird turbocoupe. Just rolled over 200k.
Bought at a impound lot auction in the spring of 1998 for $450. Had been abandoned and towed
due to a broken timing belt. Quite dirty and beat up with hail damage and rust with a few other
dents for good measure. But, nearly new tires and battery. 117k miles on the OD.
I'd have got it for less except someone else wanted the rims and was bidding against me. Rims
are in my basement for years now and I have different ones on there with winter snow tires all
around.
Its been my winter car starting with winter of '99-'00. My old '79 mustang croaked the previous
winter when the 4spd tranny got stuck in 2 gears.
I've pumped a a fair amount of repairs into it over the years but its never left me stranded. Sadly, its
days are numbered as the rust is getting really bad. I've got another body shell in
better shape and had been thinking of a rebuild but dunno if that will ever happen. No space to do anything
like that.
I reached something of a milestone too I guess. I've never had a vehicle crack 200k before either. Right
now the runner up is my '86 Tbird with ~175k that only gets driven in the summer. That mustang went about
156k if I recall and '87 Ranger 135k before I parked it (both in cold storage).
I think its the last one around these parts as I've not seen another for several years now. Too bad
there is no equivelent car sold anymore. I love the 5spd and RWD with the turbo even if its not
exactly a powerhouse. Not sure what can replace it that is not something lame. I really don't want
any FWD 4dr car with a AT, ugh.
"late" 1985 Thunderbird turbocoupe. Just rolled over 200k.
Bought at a impound lot auction in the spring of 1998 for $450. Had been abandoned and towed
due to a broken timing belt. Quite dirty and beat up with hail damage and rust with a few other
dents for good measure. But, nearly new tires and battery. 117k miles on the OD.
I'd have got it for less except someone else wanted the rims and was bidding against me. Rims
are in my basement for years now and I have different ones on there with winter snow tires all
around.
Its been my winter car starting with winter of '99-'00. My old '79 mustang croaked the previous
winter when the 4spd tranny got stuck in 2 gears.
I've pumped a a fair amount of repairs into it over the years but its never left me stranded. Sadly, its
days are numbered as the rust is getting really bad. I've got another body shell in
better shape and had been thinking of a rebuild but dunno if that will ever happen. No space to do anything
like that.
I reached something of a milestone too I guess. I've never had a vehicle crack 200k before either. Right
now the runner up is my '86 Tbird with ~175k that only gets driven in the summer. That mustang went about
156k if I recall and '87 Ranger 135k before I parked it (both in cold storage).
I think its the last one around these parts as I've not seen another for several years now. Too bad
there is no equivelent car sold anymore. I love the 5spd and RWD with the turbo even if its not
exactly a powerhouse. Not sure what can replace it that is not something lame. I really don't want
any FWD 4dr car with a AT, ugh.
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