Bought my first car

"ihm96" (ihm96) 09/10/2016 at 23:38 • Filed to: None

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It’s a 1963 Corvair with a four on the floor and I’m in love. The car runs very well although I need to get a new battery for it and possibly a new voltage regulator as the car has needed to be jumped several times, and the battery doesn’t ever hit full charge when I left it plugged into a trickle charger overnight. For a first car though, I’m in love with it. It has brand new seats so the interior looks awesome and I love how it drives. Couldn’t be happier. Oh and it only cost me 2550 as well!

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) is dead, long live Bman76 M. Arch > ihm96 09/10/2016 at 23:41

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What... how? $2550 is nothing.

David Baker > ihm96 09/10/2016 at 23:46

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Sweet Corvair, great cars. Just keep an extra fan belt with you. They go quickly an without warning, due to how they twist.

Nothing > ihm96 09/10/2016 at 23:47

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Congrats! Looks like you got a steal!

atfsgeoff > ihm96 09/10/2016 at 23:56

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Bought my first car

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It’s a 1963 Corvair

...my, aren’t we brave!

Best of luck with it, owning an old car especially as a first car is something very special. My first was a ‘69 AMC Ambassador, and I had it in junior year of high school. I remember it fondly.

S65 > ihm96 09/10/2016 at 23:57

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How did you get that for so cheap?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ihm96 09/10/2016 at 23:58

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$2550? That’s a nice price.

Scary__goongala! > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 00:01

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Awesome buy. The voltage regulator is definitely a good place to start.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/11/2016 at 00:03

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Oh no. There’s one for $2500 on my local CL. And it runs....... That’s a very tempting price.

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 00:04

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. . .

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 00:06

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You know if I had room and time I would get one. I have a 240Z etc... and I saw a picture of this Corvair and I wanted it. You can put a Porsche sticker on it, they designed the engine. I love how odd it is, one big contradiction in American automotive history. Get an Optima battery, don’t fuck around.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 00:06

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Replace the points, coil, and plug wires while you're at it.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > S65 09/11/2016 at 00:08

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They are still cheap, I would buy one if I had room, and the fact that my wife would kill me. It is the time to buy one, no idea if they will ever go up. I’ve been lusting after one like the post I made above. Love it, would be great next to my Z. Porsche designed air cooled, rear engine in a classic American car. It’s nuts and I want one.

MonkeePuzzle > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 00:21

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thats a hell of a first car. nice work skipping right past the hand me down mid-90s corolla/accord ownership stage

shop-teacher > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 00:23

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Nice buy!

Alex from Toronto > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 00:37

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Awesome! What a steal at $2550.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/11/2016 at 00:37

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http://toledo.craigslist.org/cto/5737731242…

How bad could it be?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 01:18

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Well that’s much cooler than my first car. Take car of her

jtso > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 01:29

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From what I’ve read about these, a spare fan belt should also be in a travel tool kit.

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 01:36

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Oh man, well done. That is such an awesome first car. Go make some (good, safe) memories with it!

That said, you’re sort of screwed from here on out, because this one’s not only special because it’s your first car, it’s also an especially cool first car. So it’s going to be darned hard to top! :-)

mazda616 > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 08:19

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Way, way cooler than my first car. Congrats!

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 08:24

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Ugh. Blue on blue Corvair makes me a little weak in the knees.

JesseBrumbaugh > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 09:24

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Agreed, great first car. Be prepared for many raised eyebrows. Also be prepared for morons who don’t know jack telling you all about it. Like engine design by Porsche. Thirdly, try not to tell your girlfriends parents what it is. They won't let her get in for fear of Ernie Kovacs style immediate flaming death. I should know. My first was an Ermine White 65 Corsa Turbo. In retrospect, the car was much more special and formative for me than any girls from high school.

MM54 > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 09:25

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Very nice!

My bird IS the word > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 10:32

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Definitely NP. Look what I got got almost 1000$ more lol. Maybe I should have bought a corvair .

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus 09/11/2016 at 10:38

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That one is less tempting because it’s not nearby me.

ihm96 > atfsgeoff 09/11/2016 at 12:34

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Well my parents have a car that I can use if it's not working but so far it's been pretty good and everything in it is pretty simple

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 12:49

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Awesome, looks great mate - congrats! :D

I wish I could’ve bought a classic - mom would’ve freaked out though!

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > ihm96 09/11/2016 at 14:45

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All i can say is good luck :)

ihm96 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/11/2016 at 23:19

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My mom was not happy before the purchase. She kept telling me “you better not come home with that car” but she came around real quick once I took her for a ride and she realized it wasn't some heap of junk

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > ihm96 09/12/2016 at 03:04

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A Corvair as a first car? I’m jealous.
Welcome to the motoring world!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ihm96 09/12/2016 at 08:06

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The problem with the one I want to import is that it is an Italian-designed communist city car runabout with 24hp...

ihm96 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/13/2016 at 12:04

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That looks awesome