What you get when you pay $1 for a car...

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 09/05/2014 at 20:05 • Filed to: None

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Sexy, isn't it...

PS9 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/05/2014 at 20:07

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How did you get it for $1?

Grindintosecond > PS9 09/05/2014 at 20:08

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Hmm, is it straight? just panel damage or is it bent?

jkm7680 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/05/2014 at 20:10

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Please Lemons it.

RallyWrench > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/05/2014 at 20:10

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That's a couple of food trays under the rear wheels away from immeasurable glory.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/05/2014 at 20:11

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It's okay you can fix the damage with Murica.

Tohru > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/05/2014 at 20:13

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Congratulations! You truly own the fastest and most awesome car in the world right now. If you scrapped it out at a metal recycling yard you'd get about $150-250 for it. This means that there is NOTHING you can do to it that will reduce its value.

Camo paint job without masking off the windows or sanding it? Sure.

Whitetail deer jumps out on the road in front of you? Chase it back into the field!

Reverse drop burnouts all day long? Awesome.

Punting Wal-Mart shopping carts around their lot? Have fun!

Attempting a racing line in the wet and skiffing it off a guard rail? Hell, the previous owner did that already by the looks of things!

Jumping a camper with it? Go for it.

Barrel rolling it into a field to try and beat Travis Pastrana's 9.75 roll record? Bust out the cameras and get that shit on YouTube.

Manuél Ferrari > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/05/2014 at 20:13

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Really?

Seems like a profit machine to me. At least one of the wheels should be worth $10

JAREAL > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/05/2014 at 20:16

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Jalop as fuck tho.

BJ > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/05/2014 at 20:18

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If you don't have to push or tow it home, and the interior is no worse than the exterior, looks like you got a smoking good deal.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > PS9 09/05/2014 at 20:20

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It was used on the ramp at a major international airport by the duty managers. Absolutely bare bones - no A/C or rear defroster, no power windows or locks, one slider, etc. Some of the ramp agents tried to get their revenge on a hated manager under the cover of darkness and drove baggage tugs along the sides, into the back, into the front. The vehicle was fully depreciated and getting a bit old, and the company decided not to spend the money to repair it.

My boss couldn't give me any more money, so he gave me this instead. I was without car at the time, so even a crap car was better than no car. I drove it for several years and then sold it for $350 when I moved.

There is a certain freedom that comes from driving an absolute beater. As per an old quote - "there is not one more free than one with nothing to lose". I didn't care if someone slammed their door into my car as I wouldn't have been able to tell. I bumped into a post and a huge chunk of bondo fell out of the bumper. I would kick it just for the hell of it, and invited friends to do the same. My parents warned me not to drive too slowly through their neighborhood (the cheap houses near them are a mere $800,000) as I might look like some sort of criminal staking out the area.

It was an annoying, hateful, insipid, absolutely uninspired transportation appliance, but it ran. And at times that is all that really matters.

shop-teacher > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/05/2014 at 20:24

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Dude, that's the best dollar ever spent.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Manuél Ferrari 09/05/2014 at 20:25

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Those are steelies, so perhaps $5.

When I upgraded to a stereo with a cassette deck I used to joke that I doubled the value, from $10 to $20. I had a difficult time with the dealer when they wanted $70 to program the spare key. I did spend $200 for a master cylinder and about $300 on some tires, but that was about it. Not bad for 4 years.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Grindintosecond 09/05/2014 at 20:28

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Just panel damage. The passenger door was a challenge to use as you might suspect from the panel gaps. I tried pounding it out from the inside but never got it into shape.

Manuél Ferrari > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/05/2014 at 20:29

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That's not bad at all!

Good work

Crest > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/05/2014 at 20:31

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Okay, no joke i will give you 5x what you paid for it and buy you a beer. Agreed? Yeah, lets shake. Okay now lets talk delivery

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Tohru 09/05/2014 at 20:34

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Interesting note - I parked it for a bit when I was unemployed and couldn't afford insurance or registration. When I went to sell it I discovered that it was being used as no-charge motel. I found all sorts of things, including blankets and pillows and clothing. There was a notebook, ostensibly from a tourist from Finland that was spending some time traveling all over the US, with all sorts of addresses and flight info. In a way, it was good to know that even when I wasn't using it, it was still serving a useful purpose for a number of people.

Tohru > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/05/2014 at 20:40

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Cars with a story are always interesting. I thought this was something you had just bought and not something you had awhile ago.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Tohru 09/05/2014 at 20:47

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I guess I should have given a little more back story with my original post. I plugged in an old hard drive and found a picture and thought I would share something that is the true definition of the word 'Jalopy'.

offyatindy > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/07/2014 at 09:25

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It's true that "Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose," but if I were driving that thing, I would also be singing, "Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me a Mercedes-Benz."

(Janis Joplin)

davedave1111 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/07/2014 at 15:41

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"My parents warned me not to drive too slowly through their neighborhood (the cheap houses near them are a mere $800,000) as I might look like some sort of criminal staking out the area."

That made me laugh. My dad's the kind of guy to buy a car new and drive it until the doors fall off, because, y'know, depreciation and stuff. He lives in an area probably much like your parents in income terms, but being London that means house prices are at five or ten times higher. He bought a new car after the time he got stopped by the police turning into his own driveway because they saw the car and thought he was about to burgle the place.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/07/2014 at 16:32

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I miss having a beater. It feels so... good. Also this plan white van needs some beer and spray paint. My last beater got plenty of both

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Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/07/2014 at 16:34

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Well, the trim down the right side was a dull, stockgrey, but that white you see was a quick attempt at the '80s AMG monotone look. I don't know why I did it - I was there, the paint was there, so WTF.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/07/2014 at 16:37

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that is what beaters are for.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/07/2014 at 16:43

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there I finally got all the pics to work. That all started with covering some rust on the forward edge of the hood, and a few scrapes on the bumper. and dew to beer and extra paint laying around this happened.

thebigbossyboss > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2014 at 08:35

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This is the best dollar anyone ever spent.

A car that beater-ish is awesome. Everyone will get out of the way on the road, they know you don't give no fucks.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2014 at 10:24

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this is what I got for a buck it looks like you got ripped off