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CU Medallion [59969]
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Two cars
Feb 18, 2019, 1:31 PM
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I am going to look at today. Thought? Dumb ones and good ones.
First up is 1984 Chevrolet with 93k, off frame restoration, however its a 3 speed AUTOMATIC. So I am having a hard time liking the automatic.
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CU Medallion [64837]
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Re: Two cars
Feb 18, 2019, 1:32 PM
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Okay, that truck is badassssss
buy it.
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CU Medallion [59969]
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Re: Two cars
Feb 18, 2019, 1:32 PM
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Second on the list is 1994 Chevy Suburban, 31k miles 4 speed automatick with the 5.7 V8
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CU Medallion [64837]
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get that one too.
Feb 18, 2019, 1:35 PM
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A buddy of mine recently bought an old Tahoe. He rarely travels very far, so MPG isn't a concern.
It's pretty cool to see one of those old rigs in great shape.
If that's what you're looking for, I have a 1990 Oldsmobile Delta 88. it's not in GREAT shape, but it's in decent shape. 325K miles. Make me an offer.
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Heisman Winner [135406]
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A Delta 88? CLAIM IT.
Feb 18, 2019, 2:11 PM
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My offer, which I know you won't refuse, is an autographed picture of Tommy Bowden and half-eaten bag of Reese's Pieces. I'm even willing to sweeten the deal with 350 UNUSED AOL CDs.
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CU Medallion [64837]
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Re: A Delta 88? CLAIM IT.
Feb 18, 2019, 2:53 PM
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Make it a whole bag of Reese's Pieces and I'll throw in my granddad's tape collection that I have kept in the armrest.
It includes over 20 cassettes featuring:
The Platters
The "Glitter Man" himself, Liberace
Amy Grant
John Williams
St. Patrick's Cathedral Christmas Mass
A recording of my Granddad singing the Star Spangled Banner A Capella
... and many more...
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Heisman Winner [135406]
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I think we can wrap up this deal IF you can verify the
Feb 18, 2019, 3:15 PM
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authenticity of the tape of your grandfather signing the Star Spangled Banner a cappella at Woodstock.
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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That suburban was a dog.
Feb 18, 2019, 2:22 PM
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It has an even lower HP engine the 5.3 they put in them now. That and the tan interior in them turns a weird color of tan and yellow after a while, snd teh leather in ALL of them cracks up worse than tan mom's face.
The trick would be that truck as a 2500, with the NEW 910 lb-ft duramax in it. Like like what the Duraburb guy does to later model Suburbans:
https://www.facebook.com/duraburbinc/
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That sounds cool. I'll have to check it out
Feb 18, 2019, 2:58 PM
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For some reason, I always felt like my 90's 5.7's delivered more power than the 2 2000's 5.3's I had. I say "delivered" because I knew the 5.3 was supposed to be more powerful. I think it was the trans shift points that gave me that impression. The 2000's I had seemed pussified (tahoe and 1500 truck).
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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The early 2000's still had 4 speeds.
Feb 18, 2019, 3:25 PM
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I think they did that until 2007-ish. Then they went to the failure prone 6 speed, and even worse failure prone 8 speed. I think they *finally* got the 8 speed right in 2018, and now in 2019/2020 they go to a Ford/GM designed 10 speed. I've already heard horror stories on the truck version of it, and it hasn't been n production very long.
the 1999 (same bodystyle as in the pic) had a 5.7l V8 that rated at 255hp @ 4600 and 330 lb-ft @ 2800
The 2000 Sub had 285hp @ 5200, and 325 lb-ft@ 4000
The 2018 has 355 hp and 383 lb-ft of torque.
The 6.2 l in the newer Suburbans is better, but none of them are what I'd call fast.
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Lot o points [155507]
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You sure you're not recalling driving a 1995 or earlier one?
Feb 18, 2019, 4:43 PM
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The pre-Vortec 5.7's were dogs, but they really improved in 1996.
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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In the '92-99 model (like in his pic) all had that 5.7L pig.
Feb 18, 2019, 5:06 PM
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Slow and sucked gas.
Even the new ones are somewhat less slow, and suck somewhat less gas.
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Lot o points [155507]
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They all had the 5.7, but 1996 brought a big bump.
Feb 18, 2019, 5:55 PM
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They redesigned the cylinder head and some other things to make the Vortec 5700 for 1996+ trucks.
HP went up like 60hp and torque went up something like 25-30 as a result.
Driving a 1996 next to an earlier one is night and day. It's not going to set the world on fire in stock form, but it's not a pig, and I'd take one over a 5.3 any day.
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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Over the current 5.3 with 355 HP/383 lb-ft?***
Feb 18, 2019, 6:06 PM
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Oculus Spirit [97634]
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25 years and 31K miles? I'd be worried about that one.
Feb 18, 2019, 5:35 PM
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Even a little old lady can't leave a car parked for 25 years.
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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I bought an 82 Fiat Spider a few years back that had
Feb 18, 2019, 5:36 PM
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8K miles on it.
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CU Medallion [54011]
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Near impossible to drive a manual and hold a beer.
Feb 18, 2019, 1:33 PM
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Plus your girl can ride up real close in the middle of the bench if there ain’t no stick.
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Re: Near impossible to drive a manual and hold a beer.
Feb 18, 2019, 1:36 PM
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The Suburban has a bench seat as well. Lay your side piece all the way down behind the bowling alley type of bench seat.
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You can marry people...
Feb 18, 2019, 2:13 PM
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I figured you could act as judge for my case too. So do I really need a lawyer, your honor?
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Heisman Winner [135406]
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Not at all.
Feb 18, 2019, 2:15 PM
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I generally pull the rip cord on the guillotine myself anyway.
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CU Medallion [54011]
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So I won’t need to bring a bottle opener either then.
Feb 18, 2019, 2:16 PM
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Sweet!
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You can bring cigars, but I'm gonna tell you straight up
Feb 18, 2019, 2:35 PM
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Sonny Boy...I don't spend all day Sunday sharpening the blade on the guillotine to wreck it opening your Bud Light Clamato bottles.
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So I sort of understand paying $50K for a restored classic
Feb 18, 2019, 1:56 PM
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from the mid-80s but I can't wrap my head around $35k for a Suburban from the 90s.
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Oculus Spirit [79366]
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Cars are getting close to the point where I will pay more
Feb 18, 2019, 2:00 PM
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for increased simplicity.
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Troof!***
Feb 18, 2019, 2:03 PM
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CU Medallion [59969]
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I saw a guy driving a 64 Corvette Stingray convertible
Feb 18, 2019, 2:14 PM
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in the rain yesterday afternoon.
WITH THE TOP DOWN.
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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YOLO, amiright?***
Feb 18, 2019, 2:17 PM
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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I'm surprised some enterprising Japaneses hasn't mastered
Feb 18, 2019, 2:17 PM
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this concept.
Simple utilitarian vehicle that meets DOT specs. Whether its a 4x4 or a commuter car. Or even make both. It'd be like a modern day Model T. EVERYONE would own one.
Teh 4x4 would probably sell me. I mean look at the new Jeep. I saw one at the dealer I was at and it stickered in the upper 40's. WTH is buying a 50 K jeep wrangler? They don;t discount those things for chit, either.
Also--I saw the new Ram 1500 truck (67K, BTW) that had the tablet screen in it. It looks like a Tesla. Was dammm nice on the inside though.
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Oculus Spirit [79366]
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If I wanted a Jeep to actually do Jeep things, I think I'd
Feb 18, 2019, 2:24 PM
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buy the Mahindra. Or just get a Polaris Ranger or something.
I'm wondering if these new cars with all of the tech are going to end up lasting very long. I figure you might get 150k miles or so out of one before it becomes cost prohibitive to fix. And all of the active fuel management garbage is wreaking havoc on engine components. They're probably designed to be like that, though.
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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They are def squeezing as much out of an internal combustion
Feb 18, 2019, 2:31 PM
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engine as possible. I think they topped out with longevity right before they introduced the AFM and 10 speed transmissions. Ford seems to have it together with their ecoboost engines, but I don't want to drive a truck that has the stop start crap in it.
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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Those turned out to not be so bare boned by the time they
Feb 18, 2019, 5:15 PM
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quit making them in 2002. They turned into another luxo-barge with a lot of frills. Especially the Acura version.
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It's long past that for me.
Feb 18, 2019, 5:22 PM
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I love my 5cyl diesel and the only thing an EMP attack may shut down on my car is maybe the alarm system which has nothing to do with anything else on the car that can't be overcome by using a key in a cylinder.
Fuel, oil, compression and timing and you're off. The only possible thing that can happen to this car that I can't fix is the injector pump going south and I change fuel filters when I change oil every 3000-3500 miles with Rotella dino oil and new Mann filters. I expect it will make it another 500K.
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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Thats great if we have a nuclear war
Feb 18, 2019, 5:24 PM
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If you have to drive somewhere for about 15 minutes after the bomb goes off.
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That's great if I want to start my car and not worry about..
Feb 18, 2019, 5:37 PM
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anything but tires for the rest of my life.
The point was that the electronics are the complications with new cars since the early 1970s and quite addresses the poster who complained about complicated automobiles.
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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I'd agree with that if we were taking about late 90's to
Feb 18, 2019, 5:49 PM
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early 2000's electronics on cars.
I don't generally hear much about electronics (not sensors, but body control modules) causing issues. I don't know of any manufacture that can't update their code in the BCM's (or whatever each manufacturer calls them), and its a pretty simple thing to do for technician.
I see more issues with transmissions, emissions systems and general pieces of the car (plastic handles, etc).
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Ole blue is badass, but needs less rim and more rubber like
Feb 18, 2019, 2:08 PM
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they were in the 80's. That's how I like 'em anyway. How much?
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Oculus Spirit [79073]
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My dad has a '76 Chevrolet truck just like this
Feb 18, 2019, 2:13 PM
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but all original. Bought it new for the farm and it's got betweenst 50K-75K miles I would guess. It's that dark blue with the white top. Long bed too. Any hoo. It's also a 3 speed automatic. Takes some getting used to, but it's not bad. I've already requested it for my inheritance.
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Want it sooner?
Feb 18, 2019, 2:19 PM
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I know a guy. How far away from Rock Hill is your dad?
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If he books with me, you get $25 off your next job.***
Feb 18, 2019, 2:38 PM
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Um how much are they asking for these?***
Feb 18, 2019, 2:46 PM
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Oculus Spirit [75663]
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I don't care about the old Suburban
Feb 18, 2019, 3:19 PM
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, but is the Truck a C10 Or K10
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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K20, 350 crate engine
Feb 18, 2019, 3:29 PM
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Oculus Spirit [75663]
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Oh I didn't know there was such a thing.***
Feb 18, 2019, 3:54 PM
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Oculus Spirit [80898]
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crap..that was from 2016***
Feb 18, 2019, 3:32 PM
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$504 Cassettes tape stereo with a graphic equalizer
Feb 18, 2019, 5:12 PM
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$1247 Air conditioner.
In 1989 money! What is that today??
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Re: Two cars
Feb 18, 2019, 5:02 PM
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Well, I went and saw and didnt spend any money yet. They have a white one, almost identical to that K20 and it was frame off as they were working on it and getting it ready. What a cool shop and unfortunately for me, right by the house, didnt know it was back in there.
I will post some pics I got later. I agree, the prices are a bit steep, but they sure do a heck of a job with restoration.
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