by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 12/20/2017 at 19:57
by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 12/20/2017 at 19:57
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At least it won’t be inop for two weeks over a stupid sensor.
Or this
"jimz" (jimz)
12/20/2017 at 20:01, STARS: 8
You want me to convince you?
1) the first guy is dumb enough to call it a “Dodge Duster”
2) the El Camino looks like it’s had an engine fire.
"CB" (jrcb)
12/20/2017 at 20:07, STARS: 3
Oh gods, don’t pull a Jake on us.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/20/2017 at 20:17, STARS: 2
DC3 LS , This Is My Final Form Does - Does Dumb Stuff so You Don’t Have
"John Norris (AngryDrifter)" (angrydrifter)
12/20/2017 at 20:18, STARS: 3
‘74 was about the worst year for the Duster. And at $1900 with bondo falling out and showing the rust spots I say CP.
‘80 El Camino would be cool, especially with a manual. However, ‘Bill of Sale’ - red flag. Perhaps you can beat him down well below the $1500.
If I had to I’d go with the El Camino. You’ll need a reliable daily though while it’s down for some of the more serious work. And it has a VIN so you need to make sure it wasn’t stolen somewhere along the line.
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
12/20/2017 at 20:33, STARS: 3
https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/cto/d/1955-plymouth-coupe-for-sale/6430396938.html
Buy this instead.
"Recovering Gaijin" (toxrensem)
12/20/2017 at 20:44, STARS: 0
Easy. One word: carbureted
ETA: well, there’s more. You’re frustrated over a modern Accord. Do you have any experience driving a domestic from the ‘70s? Certainly can be done, but it’s a whole new paradigm.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
12/20/2017 at 20:44, STARS: 3
I like the way you think
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
12/20/2017 at 20:47, STARS: 1
I figure it appears to be rust free, you don’t see too many, and frankly it’s just flat out cool. Can’t be too hard to get it running if it’s all there.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/20/2017 at 20:49, STARS: 2
But carburetors don’t require electrons.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
12/20/2017 at 20:52, STARS: 4
ha. hahahaha.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA.
oh buddy are you in for a shock
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
12/20/2017 at 20:56, STARS: 1
Budget some $ for chassis and brake repairs, maybe drop in a small v8 (something that 3 on the tree can handle) upgrade the wheels/tires.
Then just drive it.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
12/20/2017 at 21:01, STARS: 0
You would lose your will to live?
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
12/20/2017 at 21:05, STARS: 1
Exactly. A 318 can be had for next to nothing.
"Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!" (theduckduck)
12/20/2017 at 21:14, STARS: 1
I can’t so I vote El Camino if you can get title unless that doesn’t matter down there. Also does El Camino have a running engine? Screw the Duster. Go full mullet.
"Nerd-Vol" (Nerd-Vol)
12/20/2017 at 21:27, STARS: 1
That’s a good pun.
"promoted by the color red" (whenindoubtflatout)
12/20/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 1
Here’s a good reason: because you don’t want to die in a low-speed accident?
"dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter" (dsigned001)
12/20/2017 at 21:41, STARS: 1
*Shudders*
Nothing sucks more than trying to get to work/school on a cold morning with a carbureted vehicle (source: drove motorcycles in Vietnam to school. Kick-starting my 200 till blue in the face while cursing in about five languages.)
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/20/2017 at 21:45, STARS: 0
At least the duster is cool. You can’t make an Accord cool without throwing a bunch of money at it.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/20/2017 at 21:46, STARS: 1
Idk how a missing title would work. I don’t think it’d be too much of an issue. In WA to just went to the DOL and got a “in lieu of” title for a small fee.
It’s also an old car, so I don’t really think a missing title is all that suspicious.
Idk if it runs, but it doesn’t say it doesn’t!
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/20/2017 at 21:47, STARS: 0
But it’s a ‘74 model. By then I don’t think Albert Edison had invented electricity yet.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/20/2017 at 21:48, STARS: 0
It has seatbelts, so apart from chassis strength it’s on par with the Accord (driver airbag doesn’t work and there’s an internal fault with the SRS computer.)
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
12/20/2017 at 22:39, STARS: 0
have a buddy from work with a yellow Duster as a “hobby” car - ask me how many times I’ve jumped it or driven him and his wife home...
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/20/2017 at 22:42, STARS: 1
At least it’ll leave the driveway. The Accord hasn’t been able to do that for almost two weeks over a stupid sensor.
"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
12/20/2017 at 23:03, STARS: 4
Alright - I’m nearing 40. My friends and family drove cars like these in my high school years. You have literally no clue how fucking terrible malaise cars were. The Jalopnik cult of automotive terribleness has gotten to you. First it was Murilee Martin, and somehow the torch was passed to Torchinsky.
First, the Duster:
At $1900 it’s well into crack pipe territory. It’s a $700 car. It’s a base-model Ordinary slant six duster with no remarkable options. Also, I hope you like 80 hp, steering so vague it makes an old Jeep feel like a 90s Honda, and 15 mpg. Along with air conditioning that won’t work, bushings, tie rods, ball joints, and all rubber parts completely deteriorated. No. Just no.
The El Camino: offer $300 and see if he bites. Because you’ll spend another $1500 just getting it running and on the road - and even then you’ll be spending your nights chasing electrical gremlins that make you wonder if Delco wasn’t just the American arm of Lucas Electronics.
Seriously - the Accord is a far better car than both of these shitheaps combined.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
12/20/2017 at 23:05, STARS: 0
Just do it.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/d/1996-toyota-camry-collector/6428035633.html
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/20/2017 at 23:24, STARS: 0
But the Accord doesn’t run to get on the road in the first place.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/20/2017 at 23:25, STARS: 0
HRRRRRNNNNGGG. Except I don’t live in Tacoma anymore :(
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
12/20/2017 at 23:28, STARS: 0
Buy any running 1992-1996 Camry and you’ll probably be better off.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/20/2017 at 23:29, STARS: 0
Probably, but I said I’d probably be all right with this car. Things can always get worse.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
12/20/2017 at 23:31, STARS: 0
They sure can. God speed.
"NojustNo" (front24200)
12/20/2017 at 23:45, STARS: 2
Missing title is fine IF the owner has it in his name. Otherwise you have to file with the state as an abandoned vehicle and wait to see if the previous owner claims it.
"dannyzabolotny" (dannyzabolotny)
12/21/2017 at 00:18, STARS: 2
This. All the car shows like Roadkill glorify old American cars, but owning one as a sole daily driver is not something I’d recommend unless you spend thousands and thousands replacing damn near everything. Basically if you buy a classic car for $1500 you can expect to spend at least $3000 getting it to a decent state, aka where it starts every time, has mostly working electronics, and stops reliably.
"Recovering Gaijin" (toxrensem)
12/21/2017 at 06:55, STARS: 0
The last carbureted car I owned had iirc, 3 electrical connections and was insanely complex. When I ‘simplify & lighten’-ed it with a Weber I had 1&1/2 milk crates full of crap I no longer needed.
‘87 Subaru GL wagon, btw.
"Recovering Gaijin" (toxrensem)
12/21/2017 at 06:56, STARS: 0
There’s a reason we call them malaise-era.
Just sayin’
"Recovering Gaijin" (toxrensem)
12/21/2017 at 06:59, STARS: 1
Re-read what Steve said. Print it out & put a copy on your wall & in your wallet. He speaks truth.
"Recovering Gaijin" (toxrensem)
12/21/2017 at 07:00, STARS: 0
The counseling and Uber costs will far exceed any imagined savings.
"Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!" (theduckduck)
12/21/2017 at 10:10, STARS: 1
I mean I am a big fan of Accords but the problems your dealing with are just nuts. EL CAMINO!
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
12/21/2017 at 11:41, STARS: 1
oh you will be PRAYING for electrical issues.
carbs are nothing but witch craft and wizardry. also SUPER cranky in terms of cold weather driving and so on.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/21/2017 at 12:42, STARS: 0
Well at least in Texas I won’t have to worry about cold weather starts! There’ll only be one or two a year!
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
12/21/2017 at 12:43, STARS: 2
cold weather is just the start of it.
ever try huntung down vacumm leaks?
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/21/2017 at 12:43, STARS: 0
YES! And it’s much easier than this nonsense.
"MoCamino" (mocamino)
12/21/2017 at 14:59, STARS: 1
In that condition and with no title, $1500 is CP all day long for that El Camino. Don’t get me wrong. I love my El Camino. I drive it every day that I can. (Meaning any day we don’t have ice/snow in southwest Missouri.) But as the owner of a 5th gen El Camino, I can tell you: run far and fast from the car you linked to. If they GAVE it to you, you’d have more than $1500 in it just getting it to be a semi-reliable daily driver.
With that said: in Texas where cold start/carburetion issues should be minimal, with your stated experience tracking down vacuum leaks, a late-’70s piece of Detroit steel could be a reasonable daily driver - IF you start with the right candidate. Just be prepared for age-related parts replacement OFTEN and really horrible gas mileage compared to that Accord.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/21/2017 at 15:43, STARS: 0
The Accord only get good gas mileage because it doesn’t run :)