A Horse With No Name

The Ebay T/A is indeed a good buy and about eleventy billion times better a car for you than the redbird POS. That being said...I'm not sure that you yourself know what you want, knight. Do you want a second, third, or fourth gen? What motor do you want? 403, 400 Pontiac, 305 Original, 350, LT1, LS1? What Color do you want? What Options are important to you? What are you willing to compromise on? Where are you going to garage this thing? How are you going to insure it? You are going to get full coverage, right? Are you going to modify it or keep it all stock original? What are you missing/not thinking about/going to regret when you get whatever car you want? Just good food for thought. Chris

So wait until you've got three grand. Or four. Or five. Or even dare I say it ten. You've got two cool cars to drive. It's not like your Jay Leno buying a vintage Bugatti of which there are only three on the planet or something. Pontiac built enough Firebirds that there will be plenty around for a very long time. Besides, the third gen cars to own are closer to the 92 model year than the 82 model year. Sean, one of my best friends from high school, got an 84 TA brand new as a graduation gift. GM's warranty work on that car is one reason they are several billion dollars in the hole right now. Wait until you've got money and you find JUST THE RIGHT CAR. Started wanting a 55 Chevy two door post myself in the 5th grade...finally found "just the right car" when I was 34 years old. It was worth the wait. Trust me on this. Even if you wait until your 23 or 25 to buy your 'bird your still doing fine. Chris

I'd bet lunch at the Hot Spot it's gone within two weeks at $2000. Chris

That it is. What is nice is getting the middle row of seats out of a Minivan and putting kids in the back row. Cooler can fit in front of the kids, they can use it as a table as they travel.

Sweet Jesus...that thing is worth two grand any day of the week. Suprised it's lasted this long. Chris

I like the idea of the evolution of the excellent LS series powerplants. Riding in a Z06 driven "in anger" has convinced me! Chris

...and a billion of these got clunked under the CFC thing. Interior parts for these ought to be cheap! Chris

It's a running driving four wheel drive truck that isn't rusted or beaten to death for two grand. What the hell does he expect...mink fur on the dashboard? Chris

Good luck! Chris

...and 'blu, if you feel that strongly, I've got space in my heated garage. You could come visit him (Impala) on weekends! Chris

If you want to get really made, I can take you by a shop down on McKinley avenue here in Columbus where they seem to be Donking about half of GM's surviving RWD production. I've seen tri-5's, real SS Chevelles, GTO's, SS Monte Carlo's, full size B body's, nice two door 80's Caprice's, you name it... Whole whole whole lotta cars... Chris

When Penn traffic bankrupted the local Big Bear stores here in Columbus, a lot of people lost their pensions and 401K money. Penn Traffic/Big Bear had a large distribution center just north and west of downtown...turned off the electric there for the last time myself, permanantly, and got the building ready for demolition not that long ago. Nice industrial building came down and Luxury condo's are going up. Way to much of that going on. Not a political thing, but the damned rich keep getting richer and the working guy keeps seeming to get the short end of the stick. We need somehow to regain the ideas of personal responsibility that made our nation great in the first place. Perhaps Cubical/Moltar and Oldsmoboi will be the last two guys at cheers and gears to be employed? Chris

Just south of Columbus, Ohio. Talking with the guy he doesn't seem like a bull crapper at all...and the car sounds very legit and VERY nice. Chris

Yes, its really $1500! Chris

Just so you, Camino and 'blu know that Impala is for real for real, talked to the guy while I was at work today. Car seems like it will be really really good. 'blu, you sure there isn't an Impala in your future? Chris

Call the guy. Hell, I might try to go look at it today... Chris

I like the idea of a trailer or a 5th wheel, esp. if you can hang on to the Silverado. Chris

Who do you most like to watch lose in a sports sense? Me personally I hate Penn State and the Lions. Can't stand Jo Pa and his boys... Would gladly watch OSU go 1-11 to watch them beat Penn State. Also, I've lived in Ohio for 21 years but...I have no love at all for the Browns or Bengals... Steelers all the way for me! And I also can't stand the Cowboys, pretty much. And in Hockey I have no love for the Edmunton Oilers...at all. So who do you love to watch lose? Chris

Keep us posted, dude. Even though your buying a ratty Firebird scares me more than a little bit...I am still living through you a little bit.\ Going to be buying a better family type car, probably going to be a GTI VW 4 door...thinking in August or so maybe. So a Firebird is going to be out of the works for awhile. Chris

This is a prime time for GM to do this because the current Acura lineup is weak from a visual standpoint. Even my non car friends find them ugly. Chris

+1 and then some. I'm glad someone else thinks the Altima is goofy...and the Accord...well..I won't hold it against oldsmoboi for liking them but I find them ugly as home made sin. Insignia Coupe...would be good! Chris

Nice looking old Buick...although if I was going to drop coin for an old RWD V8 car, methinks I'd buy Camino's wagon. Chris

I work in Ross county and I think I've seen THAT Chevy running around.... If you want me to check it out, let me know! Chris

I would get a diesel if you could afford one... But that's just me and probably not realistic... Chris

Check out the 460 Ford powered units. Yes, a few more tranny issues, but most of the guys I know that tow with them prefer the 460 Ford powerplant for wahtever reason. Don't IMHO buy a 350 powered or 351 powered motorhome, even a smaller one, as they are under powered. And seem to use as much fuel as the ones with the larger motors. Good Luck! Chris