Random Thought Thread

Going thru the car thing now with our son. Found a decent '10 Accord, scheduled to have it checked out by a mechanic, but didn't put a deposit down and they sold it out from under us. Found another one ('09), put a deposit on it, and getting it checked out next week. Fun times...
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Abby needs a car... And she starts college in two years... Harrison two years behind her... I have to double down here...
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A Volvo 240 wagon would be my choice if you want a tank.
This old girl made it to around 440,000 miles before it was taken out by some shithead teen high on nitrous. The bastard came down my parents street at over 40mph from what the cops said, didn’t stop, and took out 3 cars including my Dad’s perfectly restored Volvo 1800ES.
The 240 took the brunt of it all and was pushed 8 feet forward while taking somewhat minimal damage.

The 1800 might be a write off though. The front end took out a toolbox, workbench and freshly built VW motor.
 
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Icky Thump said:
Tha k you Casinostocks Casinostocks ! That's what I needed.

Higher value on tan, or..? Would that fall into "worth whatever someone's willing to pay" category?

Thanks again for the fast reply :thumbsup:
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Not sure if I fully understand the question but the OE sheaths were all the same price from the Mothership ($25 IIRC). I forgot who made them back for CPK back then but despite being sorta practical, those sheaths didn't do the OGFK (FK1) much justice so most often people went to Mashedcat or AZWelke for aftermarket pancake/taco sheaths.
 
Right on. Thanks.

Yea, so..I'm asking if a tan FK1 sheath would be justifiably worth more $ on secondary market than a Blk one, both OG from NC..

Casinostocks said:
Not sure if I fully understand the question but the OE sheaths were all the same price from the Mothership ($25 IIRC). I forgot who made them back for CPK back then but despite being sorta practical, those sheaths didn't do the OGFK (FK1) much justice so most often people went to Mashedcat or AZWelke for aftermarket pancake/taco sheaths.
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My first car was an 87 escort wagon that I paid for by working at McDonald’s. No reason to say this, I just wanted to share. It sucked but it was also awesome. Wagons are amazing and I would get another one in a second. My wife would be furious but I bet I could win her over in a single trip to the supermarket.
 
Box_Opener said:
My first car was an 87 escort wagon that I paid for by working at McDonald’s. No reason to say this, I just wanted to share. It sucked but it was also awesome. Wagons are amazing and I would get another one in a second. My wife would be furious but I bet I could win her over in a single trip to the supermarket.
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My first car was an '86 Chevette wagon, tiny station wagons rock:cool::thumbsup:
 
Box_Opener said:
My first car was an 87 escort wagon that I paid for by working at McDonald’s. No reason to say this, I just wanted to share. It sucked but it was also awesome. Wagons are amazing and I would get another one in a second. My wife would be furious but I bet I could win her over in a single trip to the supermarket.
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Jo and I are on our 4th Subaru wagon. :thumbsup:

We did the minivan thing for a little while when the kids were little but moved back to the Outback again. It's tough to beat a wagon.
 
If we’re doing first cars, mine was a well used 1963 Chrysler 300. Talk about a perfect car for loading all the buddies in, putting the boards on top, and searching for waves. That 383 engine could get us there quickly. It became a big drawback for a poor teenager, when the gas prices starting going up. Mike
 
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