10 Cars That Damaged GM's Reputation

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Because in America you ain't cool unless you have 5X more vehicle than you need.

True dat.

My neighbor has an old Toyota pickup with a blown head gasket... I think it's actually on it's 2nd head gasket... It's been sitting, non-running since I moved in a year ago... One of these days I'm going to offer him $100 for it or something... as soon as I figure out what I'm going to do with it and can justify a project... I think it'd be good to hone up on my automechanical skills and maybe make some sort of Mad Max vehicle out of it...

[rider76]

There will always be a need/want for big vehicles.. Americans have campers and boats. Contractors need 3/4, 1 ton trucks to tow equipment and trailers...

Then there are the people that don't care about gas mileage they simply want to have a big vehicle.. This is america...not Europe...yet

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

True dat.

My neighbor has an old Toyota pickup with a blown head gasket... I think it's actually on it's 2nd head gasket... It's been sitting, non-running since I moved in a year ago... One of these days I'm going to offer him $100 for it or something... as soon as I figure out what I'm going to do with it and can justify a project... I think it'd be good to hone up on my automechanical skills and maybe make some sort of Mad Max vehicle out of it...

What year? 4x4 or 2wd? I may have to beat you to it!

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

What year? 4x4 or 2wd? I may have to beat you to it!

It's a 4x4... I have no idea what year... Hell, I don't know shit about it... I remember talking to him about it when I first moved in... He said the thermostat went to hell and the head gasket was blown... also said it was the 2nd head gasket. Fuckin' truck hasn't moved since I moved in.

[Mr Lefty]

does it look like mine? does it have a solid front axle or IFS?

if it's solid front... offer him $200 and I'll give you $800. seriously. I need a solid axle to do my swap.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

does it look like mine? does it have a solid front axle or IFS?

if it's solid front... offer him $200 and I'll give you $800. seriously. I need a solid axle to do my swap.

Jesus H Christ Ebbs... I don't know shit about the fuckin' thing... it does resemble yours though...

[Mr Lefty]

well look under the front... if it's got a solid front axle it's what I need.

the solid axles are getting rare... as the last year they were made was 85. so their in high demand.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

well look under the front... if it's got a solid front axle it's what I need.

the solid axles are getting rare... as the last year they were made was 85. so their in high demand.

I'm positive it's newer than an '85... and I'll be damned if I'm crawling under my neighbor's truck to find out for your dumbass.

[unknownroad]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

My neighbor has an old Toyota pickup with a blown head gasket... I think it's actually on it's 2nd head gasket... It's been sitting, non-running since I moved in a year ago... One of these days I'm going to offer him $100 for it or something... as soon as I figure out what I'm going to do with it and can justify a project... I think it'd be good to hone up on my automechanical skills and maybe make some sort of Mad Max vehicle out of it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMLTpVUxPts

They should have included the 1981 Cadillac Seville. It was available with three very exciting engine choices- the unreliable and underpowered V8-6-4, the unreliable, underpowered, and noisy Olds 5.7 Diesel, and the brand new, next-generation, unreliable and underpowered "4100" V8! As a bonus, it was fugly.

And I've said it a million times on CF, but i don't think i've said it here yet- when I was shopping small cars in 2001, I bought a Neon- it had far more features for the money than the Civic, and felt like a luxury car next to the Sentra. Except for recurring problems with the sunroof (shouldn't have let the stealership talk us into taking a sunroof car), it did just fine for 80k until it got caught in a flooded street. We'd probably still have it otherwise.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by unknownroad

and the brand new, next-generation, unreliable and underpowered "4100" V8!

A 4.1 litre pushrod V8.......now there's a winner
2-barrel carb I'm guessing?