A Horse With No Name

At least they didn't buy a Genesis or an Avalon! Chris

I run BFG on the Miata, decent tires. Seems like car and driver in august perhaps did a great article on performance tires. Given your care...both cars ought to be immortal. Ever see the old Woody Allen movie where a guy wakes up like 400 years in the future...finds a VW beetle in a cave...and it starts! It won't be a beetle, it will be your Cavi. Someone will flush out the fluids, put in some fresh Mobil 1...and she'll be good for another 400 years. Cavi is white, yes? What color is the 'balt? Chris

+1 Chris

Would be what I would want to do. Or take it to a good mechanic and find out the real problems with it. The $3000 for a tired bird would make the Buick good enough for another 100k miles or so. Chris

Sweet! Love the two door in both cars... Chris

JB, it runs and it's not RWD, so it's down on two counts. Chris

Let him speak. I'm tired of the PC BS about offending people, be they liberal, conservative, muslim, christian, or whatever. Chris

All the more reason to enjoy the 'balt and the 'cavi with her. Your only young once. When I was younger my wife and I were doing something on a rather freqent basis...think flat blade or phillips...small VW compact...you get the general idea. Still happens on a damn good regular basis now, actually... Hopefully your keeping the Mrs. very happy in this regard. So what are you really thinking, Dave? I think a Cobalt 2 door at some point would be a great car for you...esp. if you could get an SS Supercharged or Turbocharged. Chris

Sweet looking 'bird, I just miss the cars of the 1970's so badly. Coming back from meeting with Z06, his fiancee, and Oldsmoboi my 16 year old son and I were running with the top down on a beautiful evening at sunset. Perfect, restored 66 Mustang ragtop with the top down passes us and then runs with us in traffic for about 60 miles. Perfect! Sweet sightings...Lotus elise...perfect red stock restored 68 Camaro with a big block...neat old 53 Chevrolet... Chris

Damn, Dave...she's going to let you have that Prius after all? She must be a great wife! Just kidding. My wife chose a first gen Scion xB, which we bought new...so far, after 118,000 miles, its doing pretty good. Wife wants a Volvo C30 Next. Chris

I've seen cars rusted much worse. Saw a Z71 Extended cab today that had rust into the pillars, around windows, etc. Wow. What a steaming pile! Chris

Dude...pardon me for saying this...but your thinking short term. GM is done building the kind of RWD cars you and most of the people here want to buy for the most part. Think about getting a new style Camaro when you get out of school and get a good paying job. In the mean time...drive the cutty. Save your money. Buy a "targetmaster" or whatever the current name is new GM 350 Chevrolet from Jegs or Summit or GM or whomever. Add a TH 350 and stir gently. Work on getting the Regal right. Another junk motor will just set you back more Cash. Better to do this in September and get it right than do it next week and watch it blow up in your face. The Regal will be a great car when your done...trust me. But look at how long Dodgefan has been working on the Intrepid and how long Camino has been working on the wagon and the camino. Expect getting the Regal right to take time...it's not like one of those model cars you shake the box and watch come together. But good luck...I am happy to think of how the Regal will be when it's done. Chris

Given that the economy is going to be in the tank for a long time to come... You may want to plan on living on a cash basis for a very long time. It's what I'm thinking about. Chris

When you get ready to finish the basement, I can come wire it for you. Chris

You would be better off fixing the Buick. However...to each his own. Chris

Methinks the woman is nuts. Chris

As a father of five, all I can say is...keep roproducing! Or tell her you want to practice.... Chris

Go Steelers! Chris

Yes, thinking if I do go Cobalt would be SS. The Supercharged and Turbocharged cars are wonderful! Chris

Methinks you worry to much. Have you seen the new wagon, the one built on the new Golf platform-looks good! The only reason to get the VW IMHO is to get the TDI with a manual. TDI+Manual+Wagon=Good car for reg. Regular 5 cyl golf with an autotrajic...might as well buy a used Astra, kind of. What do you want this car to DO, reg? Fuel economy, handling/auto-X, highway touring, easy to park, what are your priorities? We know what these cars each do well, what do you NEED and WANT in a car? Chris

I prefer the Cube to the Soul as well. Chris

Keep it and run it into the ground, big time. IF it doesn't go to the junkyard when your done, your not doing something right. I like her idea of a real vaccation. Next year I plan to come to Michigan, and Z06 and I are talking about getting C and G guys together for Autocrosses and track events. Wouldn't suggest running the J body open track, but it would be fun to autocross. LeMons is kind of on hold for right now, but other things may be in store. Chris

I could possibly look at this for you on my way home from work Thursday, if you wish and if it is still available. I work in Chillicothe and could Detour home possibly through Lancaster if you wish. Let me know! Better to spend your money buying a whole 'bird than my money to buy a wrecked 'bird. Chris

There ya go...long term. I like the idea of you having three collector cars. Drive the Cutty and enjoy it now. The Buick is your current longterm project...plan on having it done and driveable when you get out of school. The second gen T/A is your magnum opus. You buy the basc car in a year or two, store it until you have a good job. Plan on spending $30,000 to build it...and yes I said $30,000. Put all the good Hotchkiss Suspension goodies on it, Ford 9 inch, build a wicked Pontiac 455 with a custom fuel injection set up, a cage in it so it looks badass and you can run a few hot laps in it when your done... But plan on finishing the T/A when your 32 or 35. When I was with the vintage Mustang guys, we had a memeber that had all kinds of cool cars, including a real Shelby that had been owned by the Vice President of Ford, a Bently, a Ferrari, a big block Chevelle, et al- But he drove a ratty Ford Maverick for 8 years while he went through his education...and then slowly built his collection. Took the guy until he was in his 50's to get where he wanted to go from a collection standpoint. Then he got tired of having so many cars and downsized. Keep us posted dude! Chris

I guess I didn't peg the sarcasm meter hard enough.... Chris