god dammit, another thing to add to the list.. dam tie rods godda be done... i went over to car quest, and they told me $75 a piece... well, big money saver, my girls dad told me he can get em for 35$ a piece, and even put em on for me.... other then that, my cat conv. needs to be fixed, thats 200 bux... i think after i fix all this, im puttin her on the lot, iv had nothin but problems, time for a camaro!!
-Joe

Any used car is "another guys problems". You think it'll be any better in some dogged out Camaro? Plus all the money and time you are spending to fix your car up. You think it'll increase the value? Nah! Blue book is blue book.

OTOH, $35 a side sounds sweet! Do you have emissions testing in Minnisota? If not, gut that cat!

C.J.

As a car ages stuff is going to break, there is no way around it. Hell, my Olds turned 19 this month (build date 10/86) and ive had to replace or adjust ALOT. Things just age, no way around it. Hell id love to buy the car off ya, but you are over 1500 miles away. Agreed you should gut the cat. if you don't have emissions in Minnesota.

PS: Good luck with gas prices with a Camaro...

...and insurance at 18.

C.J.

Yeah..forgot about that. Im only 16 and the insurance premium will be $142/month for liability only on the Delta...Imagine a Camaro...

D@MN!

That's my 3 month premium for full coverage on my wife's Hond@ (don't scoff...40 mpg!), liability on my Jeep (just turned 200,000 and going strong), AND full coverage collector's value on my '71 Cutlass convertible!

Being old ain't so bad...ya know?

Hang in there, guys. The premiums drop like a rock when you turn 25...IF you keep your nose clean.

C.J.

Joe, I hear you on the growing "things to be done" list... Mine is climbing also... Just this weekend I had to put on a set of brake pads on the front, and I need to check my shoes (I think the auto-tensioner spring broke on my passenger drum). I looked at my CV-boots when I had my wheel off, and BOTH have separated. Damn, that sucks.

I just put in a new Radiator also, and I have a starter waiting to go into it aswell... Never enough time to do it all!!!

thanx, but i have the money for a camaro so.... ohh and by the way, we dont have the emissions here... i dunno, im getting sick of this car.. slow, ugly,.. i want somethin fast.. camaro, 350, supercharged... ohhhhhhh yeeaaaahhhhhhh.!!
-Joe

ho-hum.

Camaro = A$$hole car. Everybody has one.

I don't post on here very much, but I do read the threads most every day.
This time, maybe I can be of some help.
Joe, if you want an old guy's opinion, I wouldn't make the move right now.
It sounds to me like you might rush out and buy the first Camaro you see.
I could be wrong about that, but it is the sort of thing I did when I was young, not always with the best results.
You say you have enough money to buy a Camaro, so you probably have more than enough to fix most of what's wrong with your Olds. Think about doing that and drive your car a while longer until you find just the right deal out there.



(like a first generation Camaro convertible that I owned when I was 19, damn)

I prefer to call them "Trailer park Corvettes" But yeah, everyone has one and they are all gay.

Joe, you say how you want to go fast. Well that will just lead to speeding tickets and accidents that may kill or injure you or somebody else. That is just plane dumb. When I first got my licence, I drove a little fast, but due to a very close call, I now know speed can be dangerous. To me it's a sad excuse to buy another car just because you want to go fast...

Hi 2ROCKETS73, Joes 94 cutty, all,


Good advice from the old guy. If you don't cut corners, everything you fix will stay fixed.

My philosophy: If you like the car, fix it. If you don't like it, get something you do like.

Never been interested enough in show to work up much interest in Camaros or Corvettes. Always prefered to take a plain car, do a little tuning, and let it's timeslips speak for me.

Regards, Norm