`70 Newport w/3spd manual!

[70NPORT]

You would stop to sleep??

 

[1978 NYB]

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!

Stan, I agree with you. That is way too far for an unseen 40 year old car. My trip was only 70 miles on I-83 and I-95 on flat ground in February. I would have to have a friend in a trail vehicle at a minimum to even consider a run that far.

 

[mdh157]

I don't think I'd do that either.......there is nothing like the kid-waiting-for-christmas annoying wait, then the thrill of the phone call from the truck telling you he'll be by later with your car. And they love to come to my house after dark.......3/4 times i went through this they showed up after 8 pm

 

[polara71]

You would stop to sleep??

Yeah, I agree. Really Stan? Really? Have the fellow meet you at the airport and drive it out from there. You are clearly not thinking this through. A/C? Really..........you really have softened up since you became a floridian transplant. hthedrama:

 

[ozz383]

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!

I wouldnt drive it that far either.Ive drove it to a local show and around the country side but never more than 25 or 30 mins at a time. It will need the bugs worked out in the garage not along the road!!! ozz

 

[polara71]

I am a different breed then........if you doubt a cars endurance for lasting 1100 miles then why consider it?

 

[commando1]

Well, it's all a moot point now, isn't it....
I hope the new owner appreciates the car for what it is and doesn't Hoopty it, or perfume it for a flip.
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[commando1]

if you doubt a cars endurance for lasting 1100 miles then why consider it?........

Dave, forgive me for being blunt. That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard come from you which is extremely rare, if not a first from you. You wouldn't have attempted 11 hundred miles in that 42 year old Newport with zero knowledge of it's true condition either and you know it. Now stop being silly.
PLENTY of reasons. To save it immediately comes to mind and that's only one of many.

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[polara71]

Stan sometimes you do what you gotta do and throw caution to the wind without considering the possible ramifications. I certainly would do it.....I know its half the miles but I once assumed I was buying a car from Wakeman Ohio. I pulled the insurance from my daily driver for the weekend and my dad and I drove out to Ohio that Saturday morning to arrive by 8am. I fully planned to by that polara and drive it home up the Ohio and PA turnpikes. I got cold feet while I was there and didnt buy it. A mistake I look back on with sadness. I had every intention of driving that car the 9 hours it would have took. Dumb?:eusa_snooty: Stupid? :eusa_snooty: I dont think so. As we get older we tend to stop and think of all that could go wrong instead of just doing it.


I'd like to know what you edited four hours ago? :thinker:

 

[polara71]

Well, it's all a moot point now, isn't it....
I hope the new owner appreciates the car for what it is and doesn't Hoopty it, or perfume it for a flip.
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I hope not...........sorry for your loss........:icon_pai:

 

[bluefury361]

Road trip

Stan sometimes you do what you gotta do and throw caution to the wind without considering the possible ramifications. I certainly would do it.....


I agree..... I would ...and have done it. More then once.
I have a 64 Dodge D200 crewcab truck that I bought sight unseen. It was in southern Utah.... I lived in North Carolina. I was convinced of the trucks intregrety through conversation and photos. So... I shipped a tool box and a few extra parts, then flew to Vegas, and rode a Greyhound the final 150 miles to where the truck was. My tools were in the back seat when I arrived and I had a set of tires put on before leaving Utah. I took four days, driving daylight only and back roads the 2200 miles back to North Carolina. The only issue was a battery replacement in Durango Colorado.
I will always remember the great time that trip was and would not hesitate to do it again.


Sounds like you missed out on a great car by overthinking it.

 

[commando1]

I editted it slightly because it sounded nastier than it actually was. The tone should have conveyed "I understand what you're saying but...".

Several years ago, I went through a long period of life changing experiences. It was pretty bad. What came out of it was there are 3 things I will kill to protect. My wife, the roof over my head, and my cats. Everything else comes in such a distant forth, they don't even register on the scale.
I really wanted the car. I absolutely don't need that car. I now know how to find happiness so I can easily replace the happiness that car would/could have given me at with something else at 1/10th the anxiety or aggrevation.

Other than the 3 things I mentioned above, there really is nothing that qualifies as "if you really wanted it..."

I've already done things that 99% of the people out there would kill to have on their bucket list and have the opportunity to check off.

SORRY for the rambling.

PS: It will be on CL or ebay again in 6 months....

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[polara71]

SORRY for the rambling.

I appreciate your ramblings...and never , ever, edit .........your sagas are very entertaining.

However, you lost me with cats............I hate those damn things. Really? You chose three things to defend, wife, roof and cats came in third? Holy smokes couldnt you have just said family and let us assume it meant people or even dogs?

 

[cbarge]

That is hilarious,Stan! LMFAO!!

 

[commando1]

However, you lost me with cats............ Really?

I never expect anyone to understand that. It's just the way it is.....
Really.

 

[bluefury361]

I never expect anyone to understand that. It's just the way it is.....
Really.

I understand...... I have two cats. Very entertaining, totally independent, don't bark or crap all over the yard, I can go away for a couple of days and just leave a pile of food and some water and they act like "OH.... your back" when I get home.


I've had my fill of dogs and children.....!!!

 

[mdh157]

Several years ago, I went through a long period of life changing experiences. It was pretty bad. What came out of it was there are 3 things I will kill to protect. My wife, the roof over my head, and my cats. Everything else comes in such a distant forth, they don't even register on the scale.
I really wanted the car. I absolutely don't need that car. I now know how to find happiness so I can easily replace the happiness that car would/could have given me at with something else at 1/10th the anxiety or aggrevation.

I wish I could think the same way, the 'i absolutely don't need the car' way. my life would get a heck of a lot easier.

 

[polara71]

I wish I could think the same way, the 'i absolutely don't need the car' way. my life would get a heck of a lot easier.

I wish you would too.........................................................................................................................
So would mine

 

[polara71]

I understand...... I have two cats. Very entertaining, totally independent, don't bark or crap all over the yard, I can go away for a couple of days and just leave a pile of food and some water and they act like "OH.... your back" when I get home.

So they dont make you feel loved or that they need you like a dog does?

I'd rather a dog crap in the yard than a cat in the house, stinking up the house, kicking dirty litter and litter dust all over............Entertaining? A cat.....?:icon_rolleyes:

 

[commando1]

I wish I could think the same way, the 'i absolutely don't need the car' way. my life would get a heck of a lot easier.

I wish I hadn't learned the hard way
I suggest you think about it before life forces you to learn the hard way. The scars don't go away

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