Dr_Snooz
05-31-2021, 08:02 PM
I'll throw these up as a kind of placeholder. This is the car that I've never really liked.
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I bought it way back in 2005. It had 105k miles and a case of piston slap that I thought was loose valves. My bad.
I wanted a BMW in the worst way, but when my stepmom totaled Dad's only car, I bought them a Dodge Intrepid that they wanted (long since gone to the crusher I'm sure), and got this for myself. I hated it for not being a BMW and eventually gave it to Mom, who gave it back when she died.
The car has nearly a quarter million miles now. Still has the piston slap, but also low oil pressure, low compression, low power and a problem with overheating too. Yet it still passes smog, if you believe it.
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There are a few bangs in the body, but otherwise it's in great shape. And best of all, I can get parts for it.
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This one hasn't had half the love that the Red Car has received, has more miles and hasn't caused 1/8th the trouble. It's still on its original engine and trans. Amazing. So it's earned my begrudging respect.
I plan to pull the engine in the next month to have it rebuilt. The plan is to keep it a reliable daily driver, and maybe some other stuff if the mood strikes. We'll see what happens.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmykSvd_9WdWhJdjUw0bpONbppBjwA
https://dsm01pap001files.storage.live.com/y4pC4igW6F_2P9eeLI892JTEZTPRIpNEiTLywa-YqKU9K6B31XaXoD0eX80ePv_tF9NFQ9OkjbdWGRDMbm2gzjnFp NFMtgwpdKxBV6x5-m8-Qi6WD-_oR7qk-QiXcjvREgphXNkV9gFQ2snyhk-iFMWgC-_boeIa7hNstcY66IcbewQ51ISpQH0YsmrHkroebvsXC4d2uHVL mm1HzrOQFYuNFdXuKJXeVcxDbCyrYl75zA/20210417_193058.jpg?psid=1&width=1200&height=900
I bought it way back in 2005. It had 105k miles and a case of piston slap that I thought was loose valves. My bad.
I wanted a BMW in the worst way, but when my stepmom totaled Dad's only car, I bought them a Dodge Intrepid that they wanted (long since gone to the crusher I'm sure), and got this for myself. I hated it for not being a BMW and eventually gave it to Mom, who gave it back when she died.
The car has nearly a quarter million miles now. Still has the piston slap, but also low oil pressure, low compression, low power and a problem with overheating too. Yet it still passes smog, if you believe it.
https://dsm01pap001files.storage.live.com/y4pAJrHZ3WXowYY0koUXuqi6WdHPVPxwkYphgoOqpEpvaItTwM fDR8ybFXpWnn3MS-8neTHLDn-K84vI9e72wAy-ECxsZRADzIlFnsDdzDhMDjmkpkGSsAi9mYTrMNigJQs8INhiPH 9IxrjHZWAwuhGRKyYiLw4fzfjcydzHDZOomZJeCrZbwK4o8J3Q r-9681NMXXrMHKxCB8net_tvjPf_v3_QUsyBFJ1rofay21N_gQ/20210417_193113.jpg?psid=1&width=1200&height=900
There are a few bangs in the body, but otherwise it's in great shape. And best of all, I can get parts for it.
https://dsm01pap001files.storage.live.com/y4pHgFJo6InjRf_oTtK8wEEjoyungw1cNqsOJdFEgME63nnpgm Auovidb8PHvuOESW8qearAGm5-lV3TpNk8St9BPvx39H3GhsV4xga2zQzHHHS2kgM11_EWXnsFm7 zrPTlTVzYF_wrNzky5QX_CFSG8Ue3Jzro5z4bzuvK-5nzjvo_Ur4rGkhIC_TMZbMsbIgKhcl0qMZVhpxb-52K7gB5lWSWSBHj4z2LQoOs1ng6uvE/20210417_193130.jpg?psid=1&width=1200&height=900
This one hasn't had half the love that the Red Car has received, has more miles and hasn't caused 1/8th the trouble. It's still on its original engine and trans. Amazing. So it's earned my begrudging respect.
I plan to pull the engine in the next month to have it rebuilt. The plan is to keep it a reliable daily driver, and maybe some other stuff if the mood strikes. We'll see what happens.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmykSvd_9WdWhJdjUw0bpONbppBjwA