Cheap transportation replacement acquired!

"Pixel" (Improbcat) 07/28/2015 at 18:30 • Filed to: None

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On Saturday(while I was a state away buying my new bike), my partner pulled out in front of a car that was going much faster than she thought, and they hit her in the driver’s wheel, spinning her car and totaling it.

She got away with a few nasty bruises, and her toddler in the back seat was completely unharmed, despite her car seat being twisted 90deg on its base by the impact. Her car however is a writeoff, and with liability only she’s unlikely to see much, if any, payout from the accident.

Right now she is borrowing my xB, and I am driving the ‘64 pickup to work. She needed safe cheap wheels fast, so off to Craigslist I went. Her only requirements were FWD or AWD & new enough to have the LATCH car seat system.

I got lucky on my first search and found this 2002 Chevy Prizm. With an auto trans and grey on grey color scheme, it is pretty damn boring. But it has only 162K, everything works including the a/c, there is little rust, and I got it for all of $1100.

Both she and I would have loved to get her something more interesting, but sometimes life doesn’t give you much choice in the matter. At least it is better(and newer) than the turd of a Focus she got from her ex-husband, and should be reliable enough to let her save some money for something nicer down the line.

GeorgeyBoy > Pixel 07/28/2015 at 18:34

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Camber yo

Rainbow > Pixel 07/28/2015 at 18:35

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I hope she won’t mind when you inevitably Frisbee these into a dumpster.

Actually, as far as $20 Walmart hubcaps go, these don’t look bad.

E92M3 > Pixel 07/28/2015 at 18:36

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A car that runs AND has working AC? I’d say that’s well bought.

Pixel > Rainbow 07/28/2015 at 18:38

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I’m not even going to bother, they’ll frisbee themselves off on the highway quickly enough. I’m am going to keep my eye out for a set of 80s corolla center caps, because dog dish hubcaps are cool.

Pixel > GeorgeyBoy 07/28/2015 at 18:39

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And hella flush

GeorgeyBoy > Pixel 07/28/2015 at 18:40

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I had a Focus like that. I liked it. I now miss mine.

dogisbadob > Pixel 07/28/2015 at 18:44

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The Prizm/Corolla is a great car that gets way too much hate for no reason. I hope she gets many enjoyable trouble-free miles out if it :)

Tohru > Pixel 07/28/2015 at 18:48

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It’s a 1st gen Focus - the only good thing I can say about it is that it kept your partner and child safe.

Ike > Pixel 07/28/2015 at 19:23

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Today I learned they still made a prizm in 2002

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Pixel 07/28/2015 at 20:13

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Corolla-based....should last her a long while yet with basic maintenance as long as it was maintained decently before! :)

Pixel > GeorgeyBoy 07/28/2015 at 20:32

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I have no issue with Focii in general, that particular car was clearly bought of some sort of tweaker and was an unmitigated pile of shit with lots of stupid things done to ruin it(who removes the firewall insulation on anything but a race car?)