A Horse With No Name

I'll gladly give it one. Croc is one of our most rational posters, and I thought this post was fabulous!

Actually the third gen Prius looks better IMHO than the first or second generation cars. The only thing I see wrong with the Cruze right now is pricing....a little more detail in the front end maybe... But for what it is, I like both designs. And I like the Volt styling MUCH better than the Prius...for sure... Actually the third gen Prius looks better IMHO than the first or second generation cars. The only thing I see wrong with the Cruze right now is pricing....a little more detail in the front end maybe... But for what it is, I like both designs. And I like the Volt styling MUCH better than the Prius...for sure...

Interesting discussion, thanks for your replies, guys...

A rational question by both Olds and Camino...

I would lean towards keeping the Mustang, it's a known quantity and a ragtop....after that...the SVT...after that...just keep the stang.

More than a down rating...let's just say that every car maker has had their share of crap, including GM and Toyota. VW....has had theirs as well. Guys become a brotherhood by overcoming things, which is why guys who have been in the military, or been at war, or on an athletic team together are such life time friends. At the risk of offending Dodgefan and Vipes...look at how close the VW community and the Mopar community are. It's sort of a shared pain sort of thing. Just like all of the vintage Mustang guys who talk about how they finally got all of the rust out of their cars, and how they finally got them to stop leaking during a mild rain storm....

It's the one way you can get the HD truck you really want, without loans or anything else. Would make one heck of a tow rig when that low miles 72 becomes a race car.....or the Jag breaks down....

I think we have the guys, we have the will, we havethe creativity...I already think this is one of the best sources of stuff on the net. Easiest thing I think to do....we should all post more, based on the stuff 98 Regency puts up as links from autoblog or whaterver. This may cast a wider net for further discussion with new members or people browsing the site.

Looks like Chryco might be heading in the right direction, which would be fantastic....

Not sure if they are quie as abysmal as people think, however...a Cruze would be about as reliable as gravity....and a Jetta....not so much.

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!