Here is to all the HAMBers who have ditched late models, I'm done with new vehicles

THANK GOD!! I'm not the only one that's fed up with all the greif I take off of my late model lol... I never had a car newer than a '65 until I bought a 2000 Ranger, that thing spent more time with the check engire light on than off. I finally got it all sorted out and my parents bought it off of me, i was back into a '64 for a daily then I had the bright idea that I needed another new car. I bought a 2002 Ranger ( I know glutton for punishment) and guess what, there was the soft glow of the omni-present check engine light to make me feel at home not long after I bought it! I got that fixed and a few months later taahhhdaaahhh!!! Check engine light is back on...OK I'm done, the '55 in my avitar will be my daily when it's finished.

 

thats all well and good, but i do not know of anyone who would do a tun up on an old car for 80 dollars. a good set of point are pushing 20 dollars retail, anything made in the last 10 to12 years will do 100,000 miles between plug changes, 10,000 miles are pushing it on old stuff. so you get one tune up for 450, or 10 tune ups for 80 if it was possible comes to 800 dollars. engines in older vehicles were tradtionaly used up and done at 100,000, its not uncommon to see 250,000 or so and no oil usage, leaks, etc. i like old cars though, the character, and they dont get lost in a parking lot. by the way that lincoln ls is nothin but a turd.......

 

You bought a ford ranger (twice) what did you expect ha

 

I know, what the hell was I thinking right? lol.... I got a good deal on the second one from my girlfriends family so I figured it was worth a shot! Anyone wanna buy a truck?

 

Funny thing is my family had an '88 Ranger that we just couldn't kill, it was a great little truck, heck i used to see it running around town up untill a few years ago, that's what got me onto wanting a Ranger, boy was that a let down...twice.

 

Tell us all about how much trouble you've had then try and pawn it off...thats definitely a different way of tryin to sell somethin haha. good luck

 

What? You don't like donating extra money to oil companies Oil executives gotta eat too Yeah that is the one thing that is nice about them newer little beaters. I had a 95 Suzuki Swift that got 55 mpg. Even with the higher prices of parts it more than made up for it in awesome motorcycle gas mileage. Was a good little car until I few asleep at the wheel and hit a sign, a 4 inch pipe, and a heavy wooden fence post. Air bags went off and back to driving the truck I went.

 

Dang glad it was a sign and fence instead of another car or tree

 

you better check around my book (chilton) calls for 16.5 for timing chains
at my shop rate 72 a hr thats 1188.00$

 

yeah, but is sooo gay!!!!

 

Yeah no shit. I am damn lucky all it did was rack up the front end of a 125 dollar beater. I now know my limits, my cars come equipped with blankets and pillows now as standard equipment for when I need to take a nap (not while driving though).

 

I have had new cars for years,but swore i would never buy another,i worked at a dealership for about 19 years.I have a 99 silverado ext. cab i bought with a bad trans,had my trans.guy rebuild it for me now have a nice truck for about $1400,but I drive my 58 f100 most everyday.It has 292 and toploader 4 spd.gets about 18.5 mpg. and alot more fun to drive.Oh yeah,very easy to maintain and repair.Only time I ever use my silverado for is to haul my car trailer,whenever a friend breaks down.

 

I was kidding ben, but you knew that lol...Bummer is I'm a little stuck I bought the truck from her family so I'd kinda feel like a jerk selling it.

 

Yeah I know...you could always have somebody "steal" it haha jokin!

 

Ohhhnoooooooo.....someone stole the Ranger Honey...How will we brake it to your family?!

 

I'm with you Zman. All cars require maintenance, but the more modern, the more sh*t they have that can and will go wrong, the less you can do your self and the more you have to pay someone else to do it. Old cars were made to last and parts were/are serviceable. Lets not even get into style!

 

If those chains jumped.....$$$$$$$$$ out the fucking window!

 

It all boil's down to the over use of plastics. Plastic intakes, covers. sprockets, sensors, etc. And it takes oil to produce plastic. Plastic even stinks when you burn it. And what's up with all the cute plastic headlights and taillights? Go to a scrap yard with a truck load of plastic and ask them what they'll give you for it. Some can't be avoided like on wiring, but I want steel! OK my rant!

 

Once I finish up my 50 Styleline, I'm going to drive the hell out of it and never drive my Saturn POS ever again. That thing has been in the shop 5 or 6 times since we got it, and the warranty is about to run out. Up until yesterday, I swore I would never buy another *new* American car....malign them all you will, but Toyotas are the best thing going...like my wife's Tacoma. HOWEVER, a new report came out that says that Ford is now on par with them...if they are, and if/when I have to buy a new car, I'd much rather by American. Not if they're going to be POS like they have been for the past 10-15 years.

 

New cars are a F'ing joke.

Road and Track Nov.2009
One year test on a Lexus IS F....Total miles driven in test.... 23,525 miles
Delivered price $64,178.00........trade in price at 1 year old $43,500.00 (Kelly Blue Book)
Thats $20,648.00 depreciation in 1 year!
+ 4375 gasoline
+ 3091 routine maintenance
$28,144.00 total cost for 23,525 miles....cost per mile $1.20

New cars are a F'ing joke.

For $20,000.00 plus you should be able to drive a Hor Rod or Custom for more than a year!

 

i swore to myself i would never buy a new car again! I used to drive an 03' avalanche then i sold it to my dad cuz the car payment and insurance was gettin to be too much each month...so i got my 59' roadworthy and I've been drivin it daily for 4 years now....

 

Apart from everything else, think of the car that you could build for the price of a new middle range POS!

 

And if you were to change to an overdrive transmission from the 3 speed auto that's probably in there, you'd get over 20 mpg.

 

doesn't most auto parts stores loan you tools if you pay a deposit? time to bite the bullit and purchase a "GOOD"factory manual. when i was buying a auctin cars snapped timing belt were common and unless it was a interferance motor i usually replaced the bad parts and away we went. library is great source for manuals and if your local library doesn't have one it can be shipped to your from another branch.

 

Coupster for president. A $25.00 selonoid is keeping a 2000 pontiac from moving in my driveway. No big on the price but gotta pull a fwd tranny to change it out. Not to mention the things only got 75000 on it and three of four windows is broke because of cheap parts. Love GM but Jesus this is a bunch of it ain't it.

 

I used to travel to Canada. In Ontario, they do just that every fall. Take it to a garage that sprays oil all over the bottom of the car. Park it out in the street for a few days to let it drip off and you're set. This was in the late 80's and early 90's so some one from the great white north can speak up as to whether they still do this.

 

Or you could convert it to a Petronix Electronic Dizzy, hotter coil and, Wah Lah, tuneupes every 50,000 to 100,000 miles like a new car. JC Whitney has kits to add power windows, power locks, keyless entry etc if you need all the creature comforts. You can probably even add A/C to most cars for about a grand.

 

Yikes, I bet that's great for the environment

 

Environment, Schmenvironment...

LOL.

The only emission's control real cars have is a draft tube (if that).

Although I have to admit, it IS nice to turn the key and electronic Fuel injection fires right up and idles smooth no matter what the temperature is. Also, working in a dealership (sorry ) when we pull a modern car into the showroom, it barely stinks. I was at a Chevy dealer when they new Camaro came out and we pulled 3 older 69 Camaro's into the showroom and it took about an hour to get the gasoline smell out. And they were warmed up and not even on choke / fast idle. I'm sure if they still burned leaded gas, it would be even worse.

 

I like old cars as much of the rest of you, but I'm not going to totally throw away new cars.

How many of you take as good of care of your new cars as you do your old ones?