PNW Chit Chat thread

[e30austin]

Yes still v8 project. Just thinking about going air.... Thinking.

Oh, ok. Just saw you had your car and all parts posted on CL last week.

[MT325is]

Oh, ok. Just saw you had your car and all parts posted on CL last week.

I did.. I had a random freak out after I counted up how much it's going to cost. But then decided nah lets do it. So no more. Just coils now

[DER E30]

Any smart bananas want to come check out my horrendous starting problem? I will supply beer and/or juice boxes.

I wish my weekend wasn't so messed up or I would! Maybe next week sometime?

[Wardie]

I wish my weekend wasn't so messed up or I would! Maybe next week sometime?

Sure, hopefully it's running by then but whenever you got time let me know.

[kid325e]

Anyone have anything good to say about a 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo? Got a chance to pick one up for dirt. 1000. Leather interior, white on the outside, 170k. I just did a radiator, hoses, and thermostat on it last summer.. It's an auto V6

Figure at the very least, I could let my girl drive it on the snow days, hopefully she likes it and trades me her E46 or I could sell it after fixing it up a bit for profit. Just need to know if I should avoid this thing. It's actually pretty damn clean.

Just ordered Plugs, IGN. Coils, MAF Boots, TB Gasket, Crankcase Vent Valve with all associated hoses. Been putting this off for too long. My 2002 is getting towed to my house Saturday. This weekend should be pretty good.

[OldDrunkenSailor]

Anyone have anything good to say about a 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo? Got a chance to pick one up for dirt. 1000. Leather interior, white on the outside, 170k. I just did a radiator, hoses, and thermostat on it last summer.. It's an auto V6

Figure at the very least, I could let my girl drive it on the snow days, hopefully she likes it and trades me her E46 or I could sell it after fixing it up a bit for profit. Just need to know if I should avoid this thing. It's actually pretty damn clean.

Just ordered Plugs, IGN. Coils, MAF Boots, TB Gasket, Crankcase Vent Valve with all associated hoses. Been putting this off for too long. My 2002 is getting towed to my house Saturday. This weekend should be pretty good.

Applies to motorcycles less than cars. You're going to be running out of space/paying a lot of insurance pretty soon.

[kid325e]

iX = my daily/love of my life
2002 = Weekend Cruiser/Fun car
E46 = My girl's car
Jeep = Buy, drive, enjoy, sell for profit.

That fourth car slot has always (in my mind) been reserved for cars that are "replaceable"/flippable. I have space for four cars in my drive way and two in my garage. i'm not worried about space, and not all four will be insured at all times.

Garage would be housing my iX and 2002. Driveway would hold the Jeep and E46. Not crazy or anything.

Where do you store all of your toys?

[OldDrunkenSailor]

Buell/e30 in my dad's garage in Portland (though it's starting to dawn on me that I need a long-term solution since he rents that garage)

Icon E-Flyer: Storage room under the apt/at the office
ZBoard: in the apt/at the office
Harley/Scrambler/Trail90: a full garage that I rent just for motorcycles ($300/month, sadly)
Corvair: space in a garage that I rent just for the car (another $280/month)

I might try to bring the Buell down here, but shipping is like $500 and my moto garage isn't really the place for an art piece. I've been toying around with the idea of buying a vacation house on a river out here that people go floating on. If I did that I'd make sure that it has a garage and I'd throw the e30 and Buell in there as future barn finds, prolly.

[kid325e]

How cool would that be!?

Envisioning finding your LS3 E30 in a barn 60 years from now.. Fucking awesome.

[OldDrunkenSailor]

How cool would that be!?

Envisioning finding your LS3 E30 in a barn 60 years from now.. Fucking awesome.

"This would be great if gas existed"

[e30austin]

The Jeep isn't a V6. 4.0 I6. Great motors. I would totally buy that for a grand. Excellent winter beater.

[kid325e]

Just had the same conversation with my co-worker. I think i'm gonna jump on it. Just want to take it on a long test drive.

[e30austin]

Do it man. They're great cars...well, if you don't buy a 5.2 car. My parents bought one new in 1998 and it was the biggest piece of shit ever.

[OldDrunkenSailor]

Be weary of the whole letting the gf drive it in the winter, it's pretty unsafe, best to avoid driving inclimate conditions even if it's huge and heavy. Modern safety goes a long, long mighty way. Big does not equal safe.

[kid325e]

Nothing is perfect. The Jeep fits what we need pretty damn well with high potential for profit once we're done with it. It's really a win win.