A Horse With No Name

Ikea grade isn't always bad...as an architect, perhaps you ahve heard of Sarah Saskansah, the author of "Not so Big House." She used Ikea cabinets in her kitchen...saved some money for some cool stuff elsewhere. Regardless...I would still...even as a VW fan...thinbk about buying a Cruze over a Jetta, as I think a Cruze would be more reliable.

I hope it doesn't sell...I think it would be soo cool to see that thing back on the road...

Bingo! I do refrigeration/HVAC, as well as electrical. Almost all of the work I can get any more is in resteraunts...kind of hard to outshift serving beer to India.

This sounds promising...I may have to drive over and buy you breakfast at the Hot Spot again....

A lot of Vendors are going out of biz with the economy, in both the sport compact and resto markets. Chris

...this would be correct, and why our country is going into the crap hole rapidly. We need smart people who are actually building things and doing things....

If you know someone who owns a body shop or a towing company, they can often get titles for vehicles they have "stored"..and in Ohio they can get a clean, non salvage title. Another avenue to pursue....

If your going to spring o get the golf, get the TDI or STI, not the base Golf.

This may actually help your case and your negotiations. You could buy the car witha bill of sale...cheaply...and then part it out if the title thing doesn't work out...which it should.

Think of it this way though...LOTS of these cars have been raced, wrecked, rebuilt et al. It could still be a decent middle level car. Oh, and I have a corvette story for you....one of the local VW TDI guys takes his 5 speed Jetta into the local VW dealership, I think it was in dayton or cincy or something. They have an old corvette on the back lot, four mis-matched mag wheels, covered in dust, but it runs, it's a new gasser jetta trade in, of all things. Convertible top is kinda shot...but the guy's TDI VW is getting up in miles. The guy offeres the vee dub in trade and they accpet in a second. Guy drives the 66 home, it's an ugly shade of puke orange or something.... Finds out from the tank sticker and the paperwork still in the glove box that it's an original blue 66 425 HP Big block 4 speed ragtop. Guy also had a 66 Chevelle SS 396, Gold with a black vynal top...with 21,000 original miles...so once complete and back to big block status, the Chevelle had a garage mate. But the guy is a hot rodder at heart, and couldn't stand not cutting up something he owned. So he wold both cars to collectors, and now runs a 48 chevrolet Street rod, one of the ones with the "fastback" styling, really a neat street rod.... I love Corvettes. There is also a mid sixties ragtop sitting in a barn about 4 miles from me, everey once ina while the doors are open to that barn, and she is still sitting there. That Blue big block 75 ragtop is still sitting out down in asheville....if you can live with rubber bumpers....and if you can convince that guy to sell...

Keep us posted, and good luck....

I know a guy who has a 72 Roadster shell with a title. He offered me the car in exchange for a case of beer about ten years ago...I decided that a case of beer was worth more than that particular Corvette. But it does have a vin and a clear, non salvage title. The rest of the car....not so much....which is a shame, because it is a real steel cities grey ragtop, originally a 4 speed car IIRC....but a small block car.... There is a junk yard in Michigan that junks nothing but corvettes and they ahve sent a lot of C-3'sto meet their maker. You could buy this car uber-cheap....add another vin plate...or... There are "hidden Vin's" on cars....this car MAY have one...if so...apply for a lost title...see waht the pee ayy popo wants for a repop vin plate...and you are off to the races. Or just build an SCCA race car out of the thing....a cage could be fun....as could 140 miles an hour....would be a great "vintage" project....

This is excellent news! I always liked that project....

Agree on ergonomics and noise...which is why I am starting to be that much more of a fanboi of the GTI and Focus.

We have a winner!

Actually, since most SUV's and MINIvans have a rear hatch...we just dirve Burger King ish super sized hatch backs....hatch backs that match American butt sizes perhaps?

The Evo is much less user firendly, and much more of a niche car...also costs twice as much almost... About 22K for a base MINI S and about what...37-42K for whatever version of the evo they are selling now? I don't think all of their products are bad, and yes, I know they work for some people. But...ughhhhh...I don't like much of the current lineup of either one. And sorry, reg, didn't mean to sound offensive but...ughhh...I just can't stand Suzuki.

The 370 Z is a cool vehicle but...Nissan has been trying to out Toyota Toyota in what they are doing... Altima has got to be about the most bland midsized car, and the Sentra has to be the worst compact available.

Considering how long it's been paid for, and other than the drivers seat....you've been pretty lucky. Glad to hear Mr Liberty blue will be back on the road soon....

I don't know that a ton of gasolene tax will do good...although I would like to see a slightly higher tax used to repair rotted bridges, tunnels, and so forth.... And Americans have very different needs than Europeans. Like I said, I just came back from a football game...we live just outside of Columbus, but down here in Pickaway County it's farm country...people need and want trucks, SUV's, and MINIvans. Change the fuel, not what we drive.

Depends on the Americans....the new GTI/Golf is up in sales, and the GTI is a verysuccessful niche model vehicle. People will want idfferent things in cars...as an advocate of the free market, what is wrong with a free market that gives us the GTI, Cooper S, CTS, 3 series, Fusion, Escalade, Focus, Charger, and a bunch of other wonderful product. Why the heck are people so threatened by small cars? And why would we want to force familes to drive vehicles they won't fit into. Just came back from an 8th grade football game with my son daniel...lots of familes at the game driving MINI vans, Pick em ups and SUV's. IMHO let the market do it's work, provide alternative fuels, and let us have great product for as long as we want it.

Good luck getting her sorted out, Cubitar.

A cool phantom would be indeed just that...a buick with a Vista Cruiser style roof, but do it with a 70-72 midsized Buick.

Too bad that the old Cutlass Vista Cruiser wagons are now so uncommon, I always thought the 70-72 Cutty Vista Cruiser, or even the 68-69 version, was just the cat's ass as far as wagons went.

Bingo on Chevy fighting like Hyundai fights, my friend.