Talk me out of it

"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman) 06/17/2015 at 18:55 • Filed to: None

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If I end up moving to BC, the Cutlass must pass inspection. I hear that they’re really uptight about inspections over there. So here’s my backup plan if the Cutlass doesn’t pass. If it’s not road legal in BC due to frame work/excessive bondo/general hooptieness, I'm planning on picking up an Astro/Safari to drive while I source a shell. Do you guys see anything wrong with this plan?

bob and john > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 18:56

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yes I do.
Astro/safari.

thats the problem i see with it

TheHondaBro > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 18:57

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Yes, the fact that you’re moving to Canada.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 18:57

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I hear someone one here used to have one...not sure if he’d recommend it or not.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 18:57

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Apart from absolutely horrid crash test ratings, they can be pretty groovy.

CB > TheHondaBro 06/17/2015 at 19:01

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He’s already here.

One of us, one of us...

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > bob and john 06/17/2015 at 19:03

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Hey, I think one of the AssSafari twins would be pretty awesome.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > TheHondaBro 06/17/2015 at 19:04

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Already in Canada, man. I just might be moving from the fustercluck that is Ontario to the beautiful city of Kelowna.

Your boy, BJR > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 19:05

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Get a Cadillac.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/17/2015 at 19:05

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Ehh. Tear out the seats, build some couches, install shag carpeting, and everything's groovy, man!

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Your boy, BJR 06/17/2015 at 19:06

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I would but early northstars suck, and my budget doesn't stretch to an 01+

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Your boy, BJR 06/17/2015 at 19:08

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This is a valid point. What is a pallbearer limo other than a really pimpin’ lowslung van with a trunk?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/17/2015 at 19:10

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Not enough money to own a decent ‘llac, too proud to be in a post-79 Lincoln.

jkm7680 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 19:19

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Why on earth would you do that?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > jkm7680 06/17/2015 at 19:21

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Because, if the Cutlass is practically irreparable, I need a car. The AssSafari twins are easy to see out of, spacious, cheap, and reliable. Besides, I won't get rid of the cutlass- I'll just hole it up in the garage until I can find a shell.

PS9 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 19:24

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Why should I talk you out of it? If you’re looking for an almost-mid-engined AWD V8 minivan, do you have another compelling alternative?

AM > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 19:24

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Hey man Ontario is a wonderful place! Just because we have bad roads, high sales tax and a fucked up provincial government system doesn't mean anything. We're still better than all the ther provinces.

jkm7680 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 19:25

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Why not just get a sedan? Instead of a beat to shit pedo shuttle.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > PS9 06/17/2015 at 19:26

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The AssSafari twins are V6 powered.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > jkm7680 06/17/2015 at 19:26

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Because I have a weird attachment to mom-mobiles and schadenfreude.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > AM 06/17/2015 at 19:27

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Unfortunately, it looks like my family can't stay sane for much longer in this province :(

jkm7680 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 19:28

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But like still, why? It’s not even a mom mobile, it’s a painter mobile.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > jkm7680 06/17/2015 at 19:29

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Because it's a relatively compact empty canvas for customization.

jkm7680 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 19:30

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There’s no aftermarket though. It’s a V6 van.....

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > jkm7680 06/17/2015 at 19:33

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Throw in some shag carpeting, pull the middle row, add LEDs and panelling to the interior, and top it off with some nice pinstripes. It still has more aftermarket than a 1984 cutlass sedan.

jkm7680 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 19:34

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......

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/17/2015 at 19:38

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Pull the middle row, put in some shag carpeting and velour panels, and boom!

AM > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 19:43

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We really are a fucked up province lol. Kelowna is a beautiful place, we stayed there on vacation before.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > AM 06/17/2015 at 19:56

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I hear you, man.

M54B30 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 20:21

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I kind of always liked them, and every one I’ve seen the last 10 years have had 350k miles or something obscene like that

T5Killer > jkm7680 06/17/2015 at 20:30

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Yeah there is. Hell in the ‘90s it was a HUGE hit with JDM customisers and was the most imported american car in Japan. (I am being serious) if its a 4.3 v6 one most SBC parts interchange minus heads and intake manifold.

jkm7680 > T5Killer 06/17/2015 at 20:41

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Yeah, but nobody customizes those things nowadays. I’ve seen ONE custom Astro with an Escalade front clip. Otherwise, nothing.

Your boy, BJR > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 20:55

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You could get the heads studded by northstar performance, and that helps quite a bit.

bryan40oop > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/17/2015 at 23:32

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I would, but this is one of the few 1990+ GM vehicles I like. AWD?

gmctavish needs more space > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/18/2015 at 00:39

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As someone who lives in BC...I think part of the purpose of the provincial inspection is to not let in rusty cars from “back east” as all the old people say. Unless everything is as it should be when it left the factory, it’ll fail. Or you’ll have to find someone who takes cash to pass it....most people I know who are moving into BC with not a new car just pick something up super cheap that they run till the insurance is out and then buy a car here. My buddy rocked a 94 Taurus from Alberta with Alberta plates with almost 400k on it that he bought for $500 to drive to Vancouver in, then just junked it when the insurance ran out

Dunnik > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/18/2015 at 01:25

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Well...I loved these vans, especially the AWD versions, until I learned just how terribad they are in a crash, especially a frontal one. Here’s the overlap test for a 1996 Astro. A bit unfair, since all vans do poorly at this, but this is pretty bad. Frontal impact isn’t much better.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > gmctavish needs more space 06/18/2015 at 06:11

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Oh dear.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Dunnik 06/18/2015 at 06:27

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My Cutlass has no airbags, and is filled with rust, so I'd say it's a draw.

Nobi > Dunnik 06/18/2015 at 08:07

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And yet, the windshield is unscathed.