"Richtofen, Baron von Pickup" (thehoonbaron)
11/19/2015 at 11:19 • Filed to: None
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"Richtofen, Baron von Pickup" (thehoonbaron)
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A 1996 Saturn SL2 in green, with the little spoiler. Arguably the nicest-looking model Saturn ever spat out, my car previously survived a terrible flood and, when I got a rod knock on the highway at one point after high school, limped me twenty miles home on three cylinders. I had a head unit installed and Alpine speakers, because stereo meant more to me than anything.
It was a good car. I eventually sold it for $1200 and bought a ‘97 740iL.
BeaterGT
> Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
11/19/2015 at 11:24 |
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I had a Saturn SL too, that little 5 speed ripped. Just kidding...it barely moved. A/C, CD Player, and roll up windows; talk about living large.
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
11/19/2015 at 11:25 |
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I always loved these little things. I had a couple of friends with them in high school and we’d “rally” them around the giant subdivision construction sites that covered Florida at the time. They held up to the abuse well.
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Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
11/19/2015 at 12:45 |
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They’re pretty sturdy. After the flood waters receded, it cranked right up. It always handled well; I remember having a lot of fun hooning mine anywhere I could.
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Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
> BeaterGT
11/19/2015 at 12:47 |
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Mine wasn’t fast, but it had plenty of pep for a 2L I4! Personally, I liked the roll-up windows — they never broke.
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BeaterGT
> Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
11/19/2015 at 12:57 |
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Yeah. I loved getting 40+ mpg with a car I bought for less than two grand. When my commute shortened, I was happy to get out of it and into something faster.
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Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
> BeaterGT
11/19/2015 at 17:42 |
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I remember filling that car up for about fifteen dollars and driving for two weeks, no problem — and school was 15 miles each way out in the country. Pure awesome.
I wonder... can you turbo an SL2?
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BeaterGT
> Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
11/19/2015 at 22:34 |
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I’m sure you can. They were pretty successful autocross cars iirc.
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Richtofen, Baron von Pickup
> BeaterGT
11/20/2015 at 02:22 |
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Fun and cheap, the right way to autoX.