Jafo has a 'brand new' car...
...bit like Pete and Dud's "Momma's got a brand new bag"
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 by Jafo | Discussion: Community
OK, so it seems all the movers and shakers at Stardock appear to have the same Porsche...
I really don't like them.....bit too beetle-on-steroids for my liking...
So...
I was all about to rush off and get my first-ever truly Brand New Car...a modest little Yaris [Toyota] when a mate of mine said she couldn't get 4/5ths of eff-all as a trade-in on her car and was gonna flog it privately...
So...here 'tis....
OK, so it's a new interpretation of the word 'new'....as it's VIN is 1991 and first reg'd in '92.
Karinda paid over 30 for it in '97....and I paid 3.
It's [for those who can't recognize it] a SAAB 9000 Turbo ...2.3l 4 cyl 16 valve that puts out 200bhp and can lose me my licence by a factor of 2.4 [probably not all that much less than a Porsche].
With only 201k [in kms] on the clock it's "almost" run-in...and pretty darn good for something 16 years old.
So.....anyone want a '87 Toyota Corolla CS 1600? Has a bit of rabies in the radiator....foams at the mouth due to a popped head gasket, but otherwise 'ok'? ['OK' being car-trader-speak for 'you won't die immediately...but maybe down the road a bit]...
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Reply #22 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 9:18 PM
I hear it's gonna' fly. One of the nice things is since the G8 is rear wheel drive, it does't have the nasty torque steer that the V8 GTX Grand Prix has.
The G8 is a really nice car and I'm sure the V8 is gong to be even nicer. The only thing I dislike about this one is it didn't come with a XM radio.
Sorry about side tracking your thread, Jafo...that's a real sweet Saab you bought.
Reply #23 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:25 PM
Sorry, 6.0 liter
Reply #24 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:38 PM
Reply #25 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:44 PM
No worse that me calling a GXP, a GTX.
Reply #26 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:53 PM
WoW ...... Dream Power ....
Reply #27 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:58 PM
I caught that and I knew what you meant
Reply #28 Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:57 AM
I feel sorry for you. With the fuel prices this high.......
aufisch hugs her 3-cylinder 1.0 liter Daihatsu.
Reply #29 Thursday, July 10, 2008 2:54 AM
My first car was one of these.... a Standard Triumph Super 10 [the '10' stood for 10 RAC Horsepower....roughly 33bhp]
The super 10 differed in that it was 2-tone [mine was blue]
948cc inline 4... 8ohv [pushrods] 4 sp manual [no synchro in first]...
Reply #30 Thursday, July 10, 2008 3:40 AM
I have a mate who still runs a 66 Mustang - has a Shelby 427 in it - and it's still in immaculate condition... almost 'showroom' it's that well looked after.
Reply #31 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:34 AM
I'm not really concerned about gas prices. They have been dropping around here. Past couple of days it went from 3.89 to 3.81 a gallon. My GrandPrix only comes out when it's sunny and on weekends. It's never been in the rain. I have another vehicle for work and winter.
Reply #32 Thursday, July 10, 2008 12:09 PM
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Reply #34 Thursday, July 10, 2008 2:57 PM
For some fun
Reply #35 Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:48 PM
Aaargghh, I remembers 'im... 'e served aboard tha Twisted Sister fer a time as a male nurse assistin' tha saw-bones. 'Ad ter sack 'im tho... crew couldn' keep thar minds on tha job while Yaris wur on deck in 'e's nurses uniform n' black fishnet stockin's.
Reply #36 Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:52 PM
A Citroen Grand C4 Picasso , Nice and roomy and big enough for the wifes' wheelchair .. and all the grandkids too ..with plenty of drivers toys as I call them ..
Just go ' mouse-happy ' Plenty of stuff to see .. and the missus is really happy too ! ( so am I !!)
http://grandc4picasso.citroen.com/au/
( turn your speakers down as the music is horrible ! )
Reply #38 Friday, July 11, 2008 1:40 AM
Rich?....the most I ever paid for a car was 4 thou ...for a 1982 Corolla...in about 1990.
The SAAB was 3 ....
Reply #39 Friday, July 11, 2008 8:16 AM
Rich...not me. I work for a rental car company and the car is part of my compensation package.
The nice thing is I'm able to trade for a new one when I run low on gas.
I do own a couple though...A 85 GMC short bed pick up and a 72 Buick GrandSport. Bought both new and they are still in mint condition.
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Reply #21 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 8:10 PM
IR funny thing you said that. I bought my new car in September of last year a 2007 GrandPrix Special Edition. I put about 5,000 miles on it and today I went to the Pontiac dealer to look at the G8 GT. 5.7 liter V8 with 361 hp. I put in my order when the 09's come out in about 2 months.
Here's what I have now
Good luck with your Sabb Jafo those kinda cars last forever.