I know I have not been on Ecomodder for a long time. I been so busy with GeoMetroForum and life and all. Here is a quick update on Christine.............
In July 2010 the frame broke on Christine on the main drag in Geneva on the Lake, Ohio and the wife and I almost hit head on traffic when the left wheel pulled away from the car. Luckily the axle was still attached and we got it off the road. I called the boss at work and we were able to get Christine home on the wrecker.......
The car sat for a week or so and then I inspected the damage. As you can see in the pics, the frame broke behind the welding repairs I made.....
I had an event to attend to and GeoPalooza 2010 rolled on...........
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Member CoyoteX brought his plazma cutter, welder, and steel and we did a "Redneck Repair" right in my garage...........
Since then Christine has been registered in my wife's name while I drive my 1992 XFi.......
Even after all the repairs and having the frame break after fixing it, the car has saved us money. If it were not for the generous offer from Coyote X to fix the car, the car would not have been junk, but would have been fixed one way or another. Even if I had to pay a welder big bucks to fix it, I would have done it.
Christine is now pushing the 200,000 mile mark after buying it with 130K. She still get an average of 57MPG and takes corners in 3rd gear all day long!