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Beat Up Old Car

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freeskierboy
Posts: 269 - Karma: 10
My parents decided to give me their 9 year old manual toyota 4-runner with broken gear box, it has 4wd though, should i sell it and get something half decent or keep it. What do most of you all drive.
Jan 15 2004 8:25PM
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downhiller52
Posts: 722 - Karma: 11
fix the gear box and drive the hell out of it.




Why do your skis curve up on both ends?
Jan 15 2004 8:34PM
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starky
Posts: 582 - Karma: 10
its not that old i know people with alot worse. id fix it
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Jan 15 2004 8:57PM
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jismontheslopes
Posts: 580 - Karma: 11
Is it hard to fix a gear box?
Jan 15 2004 9:05PM
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sugarrushthrill
Posts: 1167 - Karma: 9
nah you can a gearbox pretty cheap in the low hundreads but the mechanics work is a shit load of money but i say keep it sweet ride



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Jan 15 2004 9:12PM
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nipe
Posts: 2586 - Karma: 6
You sure have nice parents
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Jan 15 2004 9:12PM
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five4ty
Posts: 153 - Karma: 19
Definetly keep the 4-runner, it's worth the money for a new gearbox. As to what I drive, a 2000 4-runner Limited.
Jan 16 2004 1:45AM
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andyrightcoast
Posts: 5220 - Karma: 18
jesus, be glad your parents GAVE you a car...

9 years old? So its what, a 93? My God, I drive a 94, and its nicer than a lot of brand new cars, don't complain about it being (OMFG) 9 Years old.


-Andy

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I coulda been king.
But in my own way, I am king.
Hail to the king, baby!
Jan 16 2004 1:03PM
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shanedawg
Posts: 361 - Karma: 15
i have a 94 toyota pickup it rocks ipainted the rims black
this site blows dick
Jan 16 2004 1:16PM
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*cowboy*
Posts: 8830 - Karma: 214
haha, well think of it this way. Since your parents GAVE YOU a car, you probably saved a few thousand dollars from not buying yourself one. So spend the few hundred - thousand bucks to fix up the 4Runner. Those are sick, even the old ones! And they are so reliable. Get it Fixed. You wouldnt get anything for it if you tried to sell it with this economy.


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Jan 16 2004 2:21PM
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freeskierboy
Posts: 269 - Karma: 10
anyone know how to fix a manual transmission?
Jan 16 2004 2:49PM
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andyrightcoast
Posts: 5220 - Karma: 18
fix what part of
-Andy

Sure, I coulda stayed.
I coulda been king.
But in my own way, I am king.
Hail to the king, baby!
Jan 16 2004 2:51PM
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Dirac
Posts: 1304 - Karma: 335
keep it. i own a 83 celica, it cost 75 bucks.
Jan 24 2007 10:34PM
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Line-Freeskier
Posts: 153 - Karma: 10
you do realise, that was..3 years ago? don't you?
Jan 24 2007 10:36PM
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SkiEastCoast
Posts: 1457 - Karma: 0
my parents bought me a 99 jetta it gets the job done.
had 60k miles now has amost 80 lol
Jan 24 2007 10:38PM
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Dirac
Posts: 1304 - Karma: 335
lol no i saw the car thread and i felt bad so i searched beat up old car, and i still felt bad but i posted nayways.

thats embarrasing
Jan 24 2007 10:38PM
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eLevate
Posts: 2489 - Karma: 49
are you kidding bro? 2007 -9 is 98...
Jan 24 2007 10:40PM
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wang_bong
Posts: 766 - Karma: 13
check the date of the original post.. 2004-9=95
Jan 24 2007 10:41PM
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eLevate
Posts: 2489 - Karma: 49
holy shit, people need to stop doing this shit to me, i have enough problems making sense as it is
Jan 24 2007 10:44PM
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caitie_baby
Posts: 180 - Karma: 41
My car is totaled so...i would say the 4 runner is lookin good!
Jan 25 2007 1:02AM
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Mat.
Posts: 7167 - Karma: 94
I really want a beat up old car.
Jan 25 2007 1:25AM
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freeridinskier
Posts: 748 - Karma: 10
this thread needs to die, but i just have one comment. what the fuck is with parents buying their kids cars when they turn 16, or 17 or whatever? I mean shit, our generation has no sense of money or appreciation for anything. its just rediculous. whatever happened to working your ass off then appreciating the vehicle that you buy? No wonder there are so many crashes, yes crashes, not "accidents" with young drivers, they just dont care if its not their money on the line. And i love the typical, "my parents MAKE me pay for my own gas," story. big fuckin deal.


enough of my rant, just thought i would throw that out there.
Jan 25 2007 3:08AM
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Mr.Capone
Posts: 1227 - Karma: 109
dude...that's fuckin tight. 9 years old is only 1998, why are you complaining? That's still in the era of new/modern technology cars. It's not like it's old or something...and it's a fucking M A N U A L .......don't ever buy a car that isn't or your a huge pussy

A tranny for that car costs what, like 400?? Put that shit in yourself, it's hella easy
Jan 25 2007 3:31AM
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clrumivier4life
Posts: 2429 - Karma: 9
Because times have changed since the "earn your car" era.  Most kids work so they can afford to go to college, not so they can buy a car. Everyone is on the move now a days and so parents can't always drive their kids wherever they want to go.  Some kids have to work and need a way to get there.  Others have to drive to school (yes, HAVE to, the bus wasn't an option for me.) 

My girlfriends family shares 2 vehicles between 3 people (her brother drives a stick and no one else can, plus he needs it throughout the day as well).  They always have to arrange to have someone drop her mom off at work while my gf has to go to school (community college, so lots of driving back and forth) and her dad is going to work.  Then they have to arrange for someone to pick her mom up from work.  It's a pain in the ass.
Jan 25 2007 10:00AM
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nitsua
Posts: 4631 - Karma: 726
dude keep it, id kill to have a car. earn the money to fix it and drive it up.
Jan 25 2007 10:04AM
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soulskier
Posts: 17805 - Karma: 3,821
but this thread was brought back to life after being dead for 3 years
Jan 25 2007 10:17AM
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nitsua
Posts: 4631 - Karma: 726
who the fuck brought this back. damn i didnt even notice
Jan 25 2007 10:20AM
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freeridinskier
Posts: 748 - Karma: 10
legit post, but i still feel that most of our generation is unappreciative with all that there parents do for them.
Jan 25 2007 12:55PM
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clrumivier4life
Posts: 2429 - Karma: 9
I agree with that.  Kids take their parents for granted way too much.
Jan 25 2007 2:16PM
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