Joined: 02-08-2007 Posts: 44,296
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danmdevries wrote:Scrapped the beater today.
Went out to get it ready to sell. Took the rest of my stuff out, put all the interior trim back on, engine beauty cover back on, vacuumed and scrubbed some of the trim/door cards that had clay mud caked on them. Went in to get a roll of quarters for the coin op car wash, came out and started it. Belts squealed for a lil bit which it always did but then they stopped and there was smoke and the battery light came on. Turned it off, alternator was seized up and the belt broke off. Check alternator price at autozone, $275. Screw that, I was hoping to get $500 for the car.
Called a couple junkyards got prices between $80 and $200. Called another one that doesn't buy total junk, has to be fairly decent and he asked if it ran and drove - yes. Passed emissions? Yes. Said he could probably do $250 but wanted to see it. Towed it there and he came out to look at it, saw the new power steering pump and asked if there was anything else new on it I told him starter, PS pump, and the whole exhaust were new this year, and fresh tank of gas 2 weeks ago. And I told him I had a catalytic converter in the bed of my truck too if he'd buy that. Gave me $350.
Went to the Trek store and ordered a new bicycle. good story. Hey, didn't you just have an anniversary on the same day as me...27th?
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