commando1
Old Man with a Hat
With a leaky radiator and needing brakes? No thanks...
`70 Newport w/3spd manual!
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I agree. Even if it was in great shape I wouldn't take the risk of driving it that far without going through the entire car first.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
I have heard that before......take it from experience, smart move.
There is a transport section on the Moparts board, lots of reputable guys there. Check it out.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
That's the first thing I did you silly boy....
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
I dunno, I'll be the contrarian here, and as the crazy fuselage nut I am, I'd try it.....that is flying out there and driving her home. I would put in a new radiator and go thru brakes on the spot.....once finished, set course, weigh anchor and cast off....think about the glorious drive ahead of you...
...I said I was a nut and I meant it.:headbang:
...I said I was a nut and I meant it.:headbang:
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
The fellow that I bought my blue 71 from flew out to Washington State bought the car and drove it back in three days to Pennsylvania...Its not as crazy as it sounds .............................to a C body guy anyway
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Are you questioning my C-body manhood???
OH!. Did I also mention the car is over 135 mi. from the nearest major airport and I'm over 75 mi. away from the nearest airport?
I'd get a trucker. There' not going to be any major $$ savings. And I'm the cheapest plick around...
OH!. Did I also mention the car is over 135 mi. from the nearest major airport and I'm over 75 mi. away from the nearest airport?
I'd get a trucker. There' not going to be any major $$ savings. And I'm the cheapest plick around...
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mdh157
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hmmmmm........now there's a novel idea
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Whats a plick?
goodneighbour
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I agree. get him to recore the rad, slam the brakes to it and maybe get him to meet you half way, say in maybe Nashville! Just by lookin at the map that would be an excellent roadtrip!!
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Stan dont have the nuts............
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
True. I don't have the nuts. All I have left at this point in my life is common sense...polara71 said:
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cbarge
World Famous Barge in a Budget
He has to ask his wife to get them out of her purse.
LOL!!
I would drive it back once the brakes and rad are fixed.
Why not?
with few options aboard,less to go wrong.
Just pack a getto blaster for tunes,cell phone,auto club card and credit card.
hey...I bought and drove my car on its maiden voyage.
Checked it all over,replaced a u joint and hit the road with noo problems.
Certainly a good trip and enjoyed the journey home.
Another advantage...You'll know everything that's wrong with the new car by time you get back to Florida.
mdh157
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amen to that..you already have a parts list made up in your mind, along with the appr prices of everything.
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Well, I feel a little better than....maybe I'm not as big of a hard core nut case as I thought. I just could not pass up an opportunity to cruise a nice fuselage car, that I had just acquired -- a few hundred miles back home. When I bought my Newport I only had to drive it back about one hundred miles or so; but it was a cool fall Sunday morning, the sun was shining and the entire NJ turnpike was clear headed south.....It was a-w-e-s-o-m-e. Glad I did it.
I drove my NY'er home from York, PA. Not far, about 1.5 hours. The car hasn't been driven in some time. It started raining, I only had 1 wiper working (had both wipers working later until the cam broke). No blower motor. The right front hose collasped and the the caliper was dragging about the last 5 miles and getting very hot, smoking, and actually started on fire when I parked it. I had a friend following with a tool box. It was a challenge getting home.
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Yes, but you got the NY'er home...which I bet made you happy and proud.
Good or bad experience, you'll always keep it in memory as long as you have the car, and probably beyond.
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
He has to ask his wife to get them out of her purse.
LOL!!
I would drive it back once the brakes and rad are fixed.
Why not?
with few options aboard,less to go wrong.
Just pack a getto blaster for tunes,cell phone,auto club card and credit card.
hey...I bought and drove my car on its maiden voyage.
Checked it all over,replaced a u joint and hit the road with noo problems.
Certainly a good trip and enjoyed the journey home.
That's the kind of smile I had while driving home too....ear to ear!
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I don't care what you guys are trying to prod me into.
1,100 miles, plus the economics? Just plain stupid!
It will cost me a hundred bucks to get to Orlando A/P (Pamela will NOT drive that far).
Airfare to to the seller's nearest A/P.
Cost to get 150 mi. from his nearest A/P to where he is.
11 hundred miles at 15 (???) mpg @ 3.60/gal. plus lodging for a night and junk food at the dozen or so pee stops. All without A/C through the part of the country having 100+ degree temperatures.
Plus the aggevation of doing repairs in his driveway which he'll love, or me endlessly waiting around for Fixit1/2Assed Service Center to overcharge me.
Come on guys. Really.. I retired from trucking to end the road self abuse....
You call it adventure. I had too much adventure over 35 years. I'm done!
1,100 miles, plus the economics? Just plain stupid!
It will cost me a hundred bucks to get to Orlando A/P (Pamela will NOT drive that far).
Airfare to to the seller's nearest A/P.
Cost to get 150 mi. from his nearest A/P to where he is.
11 hundred miles at 15 (???) mpg @ 3.60/gal. plus lodging for a night and junk food at the dozen or so pee stops. All without A/C through the part of the country having 100+ degree temperatures.
Plus the aggevation of doing repairs in his driveway which he'll love, or me endlessly waiting around for Fixit1/2Assed Service Center to overcharge me.
Come on guys. Really.. I retired from trucking to end the road self abuse....
You call it adventure. I had too much adventure over 35 years. I'm done!
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