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Man Buys Pickup for $75, Drives It for 38 Years Plus
Yahoo.Autos ^
| January 4, 2015
| Keith Griffin
Posted on 01/04/2015 4:53:02 PM PST by upbeat5
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posted on
01/04/2015 4:53:02 PM PST
by
upbeat5
To: upbeat5
But that truck is environmentally unsound!
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posted on
01/04/2015 4:54:12 PM PST
by
rey
To: upbeat5
Wouldn’t pass our state inspection. too bad. Lots of good vehicles wont pass state inspection.
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posted on
01/04/2015 4:56:36 PM PST
by
Chickensoup
(Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
To: upbeat5
Could use some paint. And metal.
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posted on
01/04/2015 4:57:17 PM PST
by
Libloather
(Embrace the suck)
To: rey
Not only that, no heated seats, electric windows, USB port for the sound system, or 10 mph bumpers!
We just got rid of our 1996 Explorer with 190 on the clock. Engine, tranny, and drive train were in great shape. All 3 kids learned to drive on it, but our youngest just smashed it. Grrrrr....
To: upbeat5
To: upbeat5
Let’s tell the truth. The guy’s a miser. I pity his poor wife. I would hate to see the condition of his underwear.
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posted on
01/04/2015 4:58:33 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users contnue...)
To: upbeat5
...and it’ll run with one wire...
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posted on
01/04/2015 4:58:42 PM PST
by
sasquatch
To: Libloather
Built Chevy Tough.
I’m amazed he’s kept it 38 years. No need to upgrade.
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posted on
01/04/2015 5:00:05 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Libloather
That’ll rub out. Most odometers back then into the 1960s would roll around to zero after 100,000 miles. No way of telling how many times it went over 100 grand.
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posted on
01/04/2015 5:00:18 PM PST
by
roadcat
To: upbeat5
Dang, the UAW did do something right.
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posted on
01/04/2015 5:00:22 PM PST
by
corbe
(mystified)
To: upbeat5
Yeah, but he’s probably put more than $75 into the truck to keep it running. Sounds like a losing proposition.
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posted on
01/04/2015 5:00:51 PM PST
by
InvisibleChurch
(http://thegatwickview.tumblr.com/ http://thepurginglutheran.tumblr.com/)
To: upbeat5
There must be a bounty on it from the ‘Kash for Klunkers’ crowd.
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posted on
01/04/2015 5:00:54 PM PST
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
To: Swordmaker
I would hate to see the condition of his underwear.
And he's still getting by on his creaky old PDP-1!
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posted on
01/04/2015 5:02:01 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Libloather
Before someone else says it, “it’ll buff out”.
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posted on
01/04/2015 5:02:11 PM PST
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: upbeat5
“Maybe Chevrolet could do the same thing for Sportels truck?”
What? Gov’t Motors? Pffft! Right. They’re about themselves.
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posted on
01/04/2015 5:03:38 PM PST
by
WKUHilltopper
(And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Not only that, no heated seats, electric windows
Electric windows are a liability on a chevy. The guides, motors and/or switches go in ten years. HIS windows work when the battery fails. And REAL BENCH SEATS!! Yay!
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posted on
01/04/2015 5:03:44 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: InvisibleChurch
Some people recognize value when they see it. It got him to work.
What more does a guy need?
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posted on
01/04/2015 5:04:21 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: upbeat5
Unfortunately, it wouldn’t pass inspection in Vermont. Nanny State, when it comes to cars.
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posted on
01/04/2015 5:04:27 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: InvisibleChurch; upbeat5
I bought a 1984 Mercedes 300D in 2004 for $100. I’ve **maybe** put $1,000 into it since than. I’m still driving it.
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posted on
01/04/2015 5:05:05 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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