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- 2005 Jaguar XJ8
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- 2021
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- Ford Ranger
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- 4WD
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- 2.3 EcoBoost
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- 295/70/17
My very first car was a 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix that I got in 1984. I loved that car. I spent $1,000 of my savings around 1987 to get it painted. The car was eventually hit and the insurance totalled it. I replaced it with a 1986 Grand Prix.
I've always missed and loved that car. The body style only ran from 1978-1980, so they're not that easy to find, and not a car that was desirable to car builders.
I found one for sale in Pittsburgh for $1,000 and went to look at it. Cash in hand. Excited to see it. It reminded me of the 1978 I had years ago.
I looked the car over and found a big hole in the floorboard under the drivers carpet. Looking underneath I would have to replace 1-2 feet of floor. The worse part was that the left rear frame end was rusted so bad the body mount was broke away from it. The car would need some serious sheet metal work around the wheel wells as well. The frame work is what worried me the most. Not sure if it could be fixed with the body on the frame. There was also issues like rust with pin holes on the hood, rust around the wheel wells, and a chrome grill that had been broke, glued back together, and painted flat black.
The seller was clueless. He told me the generator light was on and I told him it needed a new alternator. He didn't know what an alternator was. The brake pedal went to the floor and I told him it might need a new brake master cylinder. He was clueless.
All this guy knew was that he originally had the car listed for $1500 and had to lower it to $1,000. Nobody in PA that has looked at it will buy it because PA won't pass it due to the frame rust/crack. The guy knows nothing about cars, but won't go below $1,000 for it.
I hate people who sell cars and don't know anything about them.
I've always missed and loved that car. The body style only ran from 1978-1980, so they're not that easy to find, and not a car that was desirable to car builders.
I found one for sale in Pittsburgh for $1,000 and went to look at it. Cash in hand. Excited to see it. It reminded me of the 1978 I had years ago.
I looked the car over and found a big hole in the floorboard under the drivers carpet. Looking underneath I would have to replace 1-2 feet of floor. The worse part was that the left rear frame end was rusted so bad the body mount was broke away from it. The car would need some serious sheet metal work around the wheel wells as well. The frame work is what worried me the most. Not sure if it could be fixed with the body on the frame. There was also issues like rust with pin holes on the hood, rust around the wheel wells, and a chrome grill that had been broke, glued back together, and painted flat black.
The seller was clueless. He told me the generator light was on and I told him it needed a new alternator. He didn't know what an alternator was. The brake pedal went to the floor and I told him it might need a new brake master cylinder. He was clueless.
All this guy knew was that he originally had the car listed for $1500 and had to lower it to $1,000. Nobody in PA that has looked at it will buy it because PA won't pass it due to the frame rust/crack. The guy knows nothing about cars, but won't go below $1,000 for it.
I hate people who sell cars and don't know anything about them.