Crackticus Pipus .... Windstars were evil when new, evil when old and this one is Satan incarnate
dave the swede car guy
davethesaabguy
they do, but not from the factory, they all have a small coin tray there
And then they tried again in the 90’s
NP, the want is strong for this one. Nothing much to go wrong, the carbs would be a nice winter bench product and it’s nice enough to be good without being so nice that you’re afraid to drive it.
disturbingly the wife’s Nissan Juke does not have a center console armrest, it is rather disconcerting
Az car? 5 spd, wagon, sube? for less than 2k? NP all day
at first I was all about to CP this because of rusty old italian heritage, then I was thinking, fairly rare, fairly inexpensive, 5spd, turbo, RWD italian sports.... oh hell... take my money now !
Sure, why not, I’ve got two bays in the garage till I either build one from two, or just make two appear
I’ve been contemplating a “do anything and not look like a wanker bike” and was looking at Moto Guzzi and Triumph’s current standard offerings. They are a bit cleaner than the Z800, and almost approach the “classic” standard. Yes, the Bandit, Nighthawk also meet that criteria, back to c-list
Appears to be less outback and more Juke, not necessarily a bad thing
They try this periodically at Kawasaki, in the mid 90’s they did this variant that I rode at a Rider Rally in Lancaster PA. Was totally predictable and comfy, didn’t handle the twisties like a Ninja but was on par with the other standards of the era
if GM hadn’t gone all Freddy Kruger with the divisions (Olds, Saturn, Saab, Pontiac and Hummer) in an effort to “streamline” production, Saab would still be in the play in the weird “sporty/almost luxury” market. Yes, they had screw ball engineering (esp the center console switches and ignition), but some of that know…
The later C3’s and C4’s are prime candidates for this sort of mod, LS swap the engine, find better suspension setups ( today’s bargain shocks are better than the top line OEM equipment that came with the car) toss in a modern stereo and you’ve got a reliable “cool” weekend cruiser that will smoke any stock…
couple of years ago, I was looking for a car for the kids, thought, “hey honda’s are reliable and safe” and then fell into the Craigslist hell of “modifed/engine swapped/body kit/lowered/ruined cars. Found one Civic del Sol that was unmolested. worked a deal out for 2800 on the phone for it. Called me back 10 minutes…
I found with cable that we watched one or two channels only, but with 3 cable boxes (one being a DVR) we were paying $160 per month for a triple play. Cutting back to internet only saves $100 (we were already paying for Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime) so decided to fill in with OTA, Sling and HBO Now so overall,…
Follow with “the Russians don’t take a dump without a plan”
vintage as in born in 96, I have an 88 that needs to be refurbed (ALT keys finally died) and I have an 87 in a box at home. I also have a Model M style AS/400 kb still in the shipping bag for something special someday
vintage as in born in 96, I have an 88 that needs to be refurbed (ALT keys finally died) and I have an 87 in a box…
exactly! spouse and I are 2nd time marriages , both of us had less than great spouses when we divorced and the resulting financial chaos made homeownership too big of an issue for several years. We are buying well within our means, in an area that is appreciating slowly ( up 1-2% per year) and we are actually saving…
that’s my current plan as well,