06-11-2014, 08:46 PM
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I honestly thought that reliability was more of a concern than economy.
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Reliability is a form of economy, without it there is no economy to be had.
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06-11-2014, 08:51 PM
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C'mon people, it's not like I'm cheating on you with the CVT, I just gotta find something with A/C that my wife would actually ride in that I can get around 50 mpg in, and get CHEAP.
It's not like I haven't been trying, but locally here's the only thing that fits my criteria, and I might as well just keep the Black Widow at that point, cause she sure as hell wouldn't be caught riding in this:
99 chevy geo metro
FYI, I called on it, and that is NOT a decal!
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06-12-2014, 11:39 AM
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I called on it, and that is NOT a decal!
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Nothing that some cheap spray paint couldn't fix. |
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06-12-2014, 01:11 PM
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Go to car part.com, or Insight central and make a thread asking for what you need. There are several vendors who have dozens of wrecked parts cars. The dealer is not your friend.
It shouldn't cost that much to get a low mile engine, or what ever you need. Low production volume is a too sided coin. Yes there aren't many cars made, but there is an even smaller market of buyers for these one car specific parts. Too someone who has parts Insight among many different cars, it's just a car thats hard too sell pieces off of.
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06-12-2014, 03:37 PM
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Yeah man, I know all about cheap spray paint!
Black Widow cost a grand total of 8.50 to paint, but if I bring another stray car home with spinners and a giant skull painted on it, my wife would snap before I could even reach for the spray paint can
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06-12-2014, 07:12 PM
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Yeah man, I know all about cheap spray paint!
Black Widow cost a grand total of 8.50 to paint, but if I bring another stray car home with spinners and a giant skull painted on it, my wife would snap before I could even reach for the spray paint can
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I painted my grill block at the end of my driveway, but I imagine that I could have done that at Home Depot, Walmart, or wherever I bought the paint. |
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06-13-2014, 03:28 AM
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Skulls are a telltale sign that the car has been well maintained and driven with great care.
You should not buy that car for the current owner might miss it and regret the sale, if not for other reasons.
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06-13-2014, 06:18 AM
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I am curious as to the aerodynamics of those spinners
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06-13-2014, 10:22 AM
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2001 Honda Insight engine
How much could it weigh?? I don't think shipping would be too bad.
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06-13-2014, 11:45 AM
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Skulls are a telltale sign that the car has been well maintained and driven with great care.
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Skulls are nice, but they don't belong to an econobox...
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