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Post by amoeba15 on Jan 17, 2012 16:45:58 GMT -5
OK......so that you can all see why I am in a PISSY mood..the Packers lose and less then 24 hours later, while on the way to my surgeon's office in Mt. Vernon, VA (15 miles away), I hear lots and lot of backfiring, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, while driving my 77 Chevy. I just spent $650.00 on my Chevy for a Winter tuneup, a month ago, and DID NOT want to take any chances of continued problems, so I had my car towed to my local mechanic.
Well, this morning my mechanic calls and informs me that the valves may be sticking or the pistons might be causing me some problems...Sooooo, he recommends my buying a Jasper engine (3 year, 70,000 mile warranty), especially since the car is in very, very good condition and needs a little paint work re the previous car accident.
The total costs would be approx. $3200.00.
Since this car belonged to my Grandfather, I wanted to try to restore the vehicle.
Your thoughts.
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Post by TW on Jan 17, 2012 17:31:56 GMT -5
If the car means a lot to you, the engine investment makes sense.
You could invest ten times that much in a car that you'd use, then discard when it gets older. The Chevy goes up in value every year. Just keep it in top shape, like you have.
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Post by amoeba15 on Jan 23, 2012 16:54:43 GMT -5
Well, I have been looking at the top 10 small and mid-sized sedans, researching reliability, gas mileage, safety (crash/impact) results, price... AND, I have come to the conclusion that instead of looking at Honda Accords and Honda Civics, I can do much, much, much better looking at Cadillacs.  |
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Post by TW on Jan 23, 2012 22:39:09 GMT -5
What you should be looking at is a Prius, even though it's Japanese.
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Post by amoeba15 on Jan 24, 2012 9:51:50 GMT -5
Tis what a coworker told me this morning and I am looking at one now.
Thanks.
BTW, my Fiancee spent her Summers on a family farm in TOWER, Minnesota.
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Post by TW on Jan 24, 2012 11:37:09 GMT -5
That's really up north. Lots of lakes. Lake Vermillion is a big one. Great fishing.
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Post by amoeba15 on Jan 25, 2012 16:34:15 GMT -5
I checked out insurance policies with progressive for auto & home and IF I insure Mary's BMW, a 2008-2010 Honda Civic or Chevrolet Malibu & our home..we will save $600/year over my current policies with Liberty Mutual. These savings will allow us to insure two vehicles for ONLY $ 203/year. |
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Post by TW on Jan 25, 2012 18:39:13 GMT -5
Good luck with that one. We pay much more for our insurance. But, we know it's going to work for us, if anything happens.
We have American Family.
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Post by amoeba15 on Jan 26, 2012 9:10:06 GMT -5
That's really up north. Lots of lakes. Lake Vermillion is a big one. Great fishing. Mary told me that Minnesota is known as the land of 1,000 Lakes. My response to Mary, OF COURSE, was..people from Minnesota need soooooooo many lakes so that they can clean themselves after repeatedly having soooooooo much fun with farm animals.  Mary COULD NOT believe that I would say such a thing. I told Mary, tis a Packer vs. Vikings thing. LOL |
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Post by TW on Jan 26, 2012 11:42:44 GMT -5
Actually, Minnesota is called the land of "10,000 lakes," but to Wisconsinites, we know it's really the land of 10,000 potholes. |
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Post by amoeba15 on Jan 26, 2012 12:07:59 GMT -5
Actually, Minnesota is called the land of "10,000 lakes," but to Wisconsinites, we know it's really the land of 10,000 potholes. ROFLMAO Once I tell Mary this, she will start to understand that Packer and Viking fans DO NOT like one another. |
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Post by TW on Jan 26, 2012 16:31:04 GMT -5
We also change our underwear every day, Vikings fans, only when they win a Super Bowl! Some stinky bottoms there!   |
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