I Feel Like I Should Start Doing This Daily

"Branden J -Reading the Manual" (intakelake)
03/21/2015 at 18:36 • Filed to: None

Once again here is another car for sale on the wonderful site called Pennswoods. For those of you who don't know (Probaby everyone), Pennswoods is an online classifieds website for Pennsylvanians, and always seems to have something interesting. Today we have a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , which, accordin to the owner, has an LS1 corvette engine. Now I'm fairly certain that he actually was referring to the LT1, but that's not the best part. The best part, is he wants $650 for this car! One that currently still has a PA State Inspection, which means it's probably still in fairly decent shape. It apparently needs exhaust work, but I'm just wondering, why on earth would tthey only want $650 for this? Thoughts on the car anybody? Anybody think I should do a daily bit on the cars of Pennsylvania (Pennswoods)?

DISCUSSION (19)

lucky's pepper > Branden J -Reading the Manual
03/21/2015 at 18:57

He definitely means LT1 and you should go look at this immediately. If the engine and trans are healthy it's a steal. What a great beater that would make.

Branden J -Reading the Manual > lucky's pepper
03/21/2015 at 18:59

That's what I thought! If it's even in half way decent shape it would be a steal for $650!

Steve in Manhattan > Branden J -Reading the Manual
03/21/2015 at 19:04

July 1997 - needed a rental car to go take the MD bar exam. Reserved a Taurus at Enterprise, as I always had done. I get there, and they have no Taurii left. They won't let me have a Jaguar, so I wind up with a Cadillac - even the same color as this one. I felt like Morrie Seinfeld. It handled like a Bertram Sport Fisherman.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Branden J -Reading the Manual
03/21/2015 at 19:18

Given the average age of your Cadillac owner, somebody has probably died in that car. That's why it's so cheap.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Branden J -Reading the Manual
03/21/2015 at 19:21

You could be rear ended in that and not notice.

Branden J -Reading the Manual > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
03/21/2015 at 19:22

Those are just minor details, just as long as it's not haunted. (Note: Do not paint red, do not name Christine)

Branden J -Reading the Manual > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/21/2015 at 19:23

And rear end someone, and be t-boned, from both sides, all at the same time. and still not notice.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Branden J -Reading the Manual
03/21/2015 at 19:27

Yeah, but wouldn't it be nice to have a car that can repair itself?

Branden J -Reading the Manual > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
03/21/2015 at 19:31

Yeah, excuse me while I go run a garden hose from my exhaust through the back window...

Conan > Branden J -Reading the Manual
03/21/2015 at 20:20

Before my Grandma got her license taken and got placed in a lovely care facility (it really is nice) she rammed a synagogue (in a dementia based stupor) with one of these. The car won.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Branden J -Reading the Manual
03/21/2015 at 23:19

To be fair though- Just because it has a PA inspection doesn't mean it's in decent shape all the time. Stickers are cheap and there's a lot of people that shouldn't be in the business of selling them

Source: PA licensed class 7 inspection technician who's seen some shit, AKA myself

Branden J -Reading the Manual > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
03/22/2015 at 07:24

Yeah I had realized that they could have just take it to their buddy and gotten a sticker, but considering that they say the exhaust needs fixed to pass inspection I'd be inclined to think someone actually inspected it.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Branden J -Reading the Manual
03/22/2015 at 10:35

That's true. They're actually trying to keep it legal.

Branden J -Reading the Manual > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
03/22/2015 at 12:03

at least more than some. There used to be a truck around here that had a piece of an old Mobil oil can duct taped on to the cab corner as a "repair."

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Branden J -Reading the Manual
03/22/2015 at 20:43

Must have been inspected over a phone call. That kind of stuff gives us legit guys a bad name and I hate it

Branden J -Reading the Manual > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
03/22/2015 at 20:49

I can understand letting the occasional little thing that's actually going to get fixed slide, but some of these guys really let it go out of hand. Around here they started cracking down though, PennDOT came in and started inspecting shops.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Branden J -Reading the Manual
03/22/2015 at 20:56

As they should. The laws are there for a reason. I wouldn't even put a sticker on my own vehicle with my name on it unless it was a legal pass.

Branden J -Reading the Manual > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
03/22/2015 at 20:59

Well it's good to know that there are some mechanics out there that do it the way it should be and not just for the money, these days it seems like they're getting harder and harder to find. There's maybe one or two around here.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Branden J -Reading the Manual
03/22/2015 at 21:10

Being a tech at a Ford dealer helps, but everywhere I've worked has been legit. So that's the only way I know. I mean I don't think I'm a prick about little things, but if it's something that's blatant then I don't like to let it slide under my watch