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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon
Kids these days. SMH  |
Yep, I hear ya.
I wished they could have been around, back-in-the-day when we were buying used cars.
Open up a barn door and there she sat, all covered with pigeon poop, with two flat tires, a missing battery, 2 quarts low on oil, no gas in the tank and no water in the radiator.
Back to town, pick up a used battery, a couple of retreaded tires and a couple of tire tubes from the junkyard and a couple quarts of cheap oil.
Buy some gas and borrow some water from the seller, change the flat tires, install the battery, pour in the oil and fill up the radiator.
Fire that sucker up and watch the blue smoke fill the barn. Pay the seller in cash and he hands you the title to that fine machine .... done deal!
Pull-er out and down the lane you go. Don't worry about the brakes not working, that's what the "emergency" brake is for. The radiator will hold enough water till you get her home.
When you get her home, add another quart of oil, put a can of stop-leak in the radiator, fill up and bleed the brakes, replace the fan belt, replace a couple of light bulbs and you got yourself your very own car .......
Clean out the rats nests on the inside, wash that puppy and you are ready to go crus-in .......
humfrz