Roadies and Beater Cars - post your's here
06-27-08, 03:29 PM
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Just got rid of my 4 cyl. 94 Toyota Camry with 298,000 miles and no AC, leaked oil, needed brakes, hole in the exhaust so you could hear it from a mile away and it still got 34 mpg.
06-27-08, 04:33 PM
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I tried really hard to turn my BMW into a beater, I scratched the hell out of it in an alley in Grenoble and then ran leaded gas through it for 3 weeks in Italy. Even when the local punks peeled all the logos off it was futile, I gave up and sold it to a lawyer.
where are the rusty plymouth minivans? the oil burner fiestas? duck-taped door handle subarus? c'mon people!
06-27-08, 04:44 PM
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I belong in both threads...have my RX-7 when I feel like being an elitist but I also am the proud owner of a pair of 86 Firefly's.
Most of the cars in this thread are not beaters...try sub $1000 300,000k+ vehicles (am I now a beater elitist?). My bike is worth more than both of them and it's only a Allez Sport :-D
Don't knock 'em though, best investments I've ever made!
Update with pictures:
Shortly after driving _through_ a deer at 110km/hr
A good car is one you can fix with a hammer and a trip to the wreckers.
Most of the cars in this thread are not beaters...try sub $1000 300,000k+ vehicles (am I now a beater elitist?). My bike is worth more than both of them and it's only a Allez Sport :-D
Don't knock 'em though, best investments I've ever made!
Update with pictures:
Shortly after driving _through_ a deer at 110km/hr
A good car is one you can fix with a hammer and a trip to the wreckers.
06-27-08, 05:34 PM
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Here is the car:
and here is my bike:
KBB says it is 2600 for "fair" but due to the huge dents which have been quoted at over 2,000 to fix it is technically closer to worth $600
the bike i bought for $1100
so i think it should be considered a "beater"
and by the way, I agree that half the cars here have failed the beater test at minimum it better be worth less than 3k and have over 125k miles.
and here is my bike:
KBB says it is 2600 for "fair" but due to the huge dents which have been quoted at over 2,000 to fix it is technically closer to worth $600
the bike i bought for $1100
so i think it should be considered a "beater"
and by the way, I agree that half the cars here have failed the beater test at minimum it better be worth less than 3k and have over 125k miles.
06-27-08, 05:48 PM
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My first car:
My current car:
the Honda has a lot more dents and rust on it now.
My current car:
the Honda has a lot more dents and rust on it now.
06-28-08, 01:26 PM
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95 Toyota Camry/06 Trek 1000
They're probably worth about the same (Nothing!) They both serve they're purpose though. It's the only two door Camry I've ever seen, and the only option it has is A.C. which works great. Almost at 172,000
They're probably worth about the same (Nothing!) They both serve they're purpose though. It's the only two door Camry I've ever seen, and the only option it has is A.C. which works great. Almost at 172,000
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06-28-08, 05:17 PM
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rooftest - yeah I definitely got lucky.
The front corner caught the deer square in the shoulder / stomach area and tore it in two (we were traveling at 110km/hr and I had no time to hit the brakes). After I made sure my gf was ok, I walked back along the highway with a flash light and all I could find was a pile of innards on the side of the road...pretty much lined up like they would've been inside the deer (a testament to velocity at which I hit it, looked like it feel straight down onto the pavement). I'm fairly certain the rest of the poor animal was flung far into the median or was carried away by her friend (who was a could steps behind her) who ended up wearing her.
My car was covered in hair and grass from the stomach but there was surprisingly little blood.
The front corner caught the deer square in the shoulder / stomach area and tore it in two (we were traveling at 110km/hr and I had no time to hit the brakes). After I made sure my gf was ok, I walked back along the highway with a flash light and all I could find was a pile of innards on the side of the road...pretty much lined up like they would've been inside the deer (a testament to velocity at which I hit it, looked like it feel straight down onto the pavement). I'm fairly certain the rest of the poor animal was flung far into the median or was carried away by her friend (who was a could steps behind her) who ended up wearing her.
My car was covered in hair and grass from the stomach but there was surprisingly little blood.
12-30-10, 09:53 PM
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Piece of crap Honda Accord w/ 150,000 miles > than any sports car, watch or dog.
Just sayin'
Just sayin'
