Stupid Ideas

"desertdog5051" (desertdog5051) 09/01/2013 at 15:01 • Filed to: Stupid Ideas

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My grandson got this beautiful '76 Cordoba as a gift for his first car. I had sat under a tree for over 2 years and looked like the car Tilenol posted.

So we decided to clean it up. My son's mother comes out with a bucket of water and some 00 steel wool and was about to start scrubbing the paint. Good thing I was there to put the kibosh on that.

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Blondude > desertdog5051 09/01/2013 at 15:06

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Yeah, steel wool probably shouldn't be used on paint. Ever.

dieselwagon > desertdog5051 09/01/2013 at 15:08

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I envy US car culture, getting/being given super cool rides are ones first car seems a rite of passage to many.

Here, a cool/classic car is generally seen as something you get when you retire. Until then you'll be damn happy to have a 1.0 3cyl ecoshitbox, if only for the fuel economy.

pdthedeuce > desertdog5051 09/01/2013 at 15:28

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the thought of "beautiful" and "Cordoba" in the same sentence makes me woozy .

desertdog5051 > dieselwagon 09/01/2013 at 15:46

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He will probably sell it (worth $7-9 thousand) and buy something he can afford to drive. It has the 2nd year Lean-Burn engine and needs constant maintenance and only gets about 8 MPG.

dieselwagon > desertdog5051 09/01/2013 at 16:08

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That's a real shame but totally understandable. Even if he can drive it for a few weeks, just for the experience i'm sure the 8MPG would be worth it. Then... onto a civic! ;)

Leadbull > Blondude 09/01/2013 at 16:30

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"But it makes my dishes look real purty!"

desertdog5051 > dieselwagon 09/01/2013 at 17:16

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I can pretty much guarantee he will drive it for a while. Who wouldn't. But I put a stern warning that it cannot be driven in Michigan salt/winters.