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That's very interesting. Great that you have the cash option. Will it be list price or something less?
I am in a drawing this coming Saturday for an all electric Corvette, valued at $120k or something like that. As much as I would have loved one 30 years ago I would be forced to take the cash alternative . . $75k before taxes. Getting in and out of the new Vette was very difficult for me and thanks to broken thumbs and arthritis in my hands I wouldn't want any car that requires steering wheel buttons. Shame, since my garage is wired 240.
Thankfully I really don't want another sports car unless it was something like a 60-year old Merc (Jerry, what you think of that?) I think a 230SL would be great. Hard too believe but in Feb 1963 a 55 year old factory driver lapped the Swiss Montreux circuit in 47.5 secs, compared with Mike Parkes' time of 47.3 secs in a Ferrari 250GT!! The 230, 250, and 280SL have a timeless look with the engine, comfort, and handling. Listen to me, and I've never even been in one but if I win I will be looking a test drive.
I’m with you on the Pagoda SL Dave they are great cars. My Dad’s boss had a 69 280 SL I got a few rides in it, solid cars. It is one of the cars on my top ten list if I ever hit it big.
I'd love a pagoda in the fleet, especially a manual. Alas, I fear that ship has long since sailed. A nice pagoda will run in the $80k range run.
I know several folks with them, maybe i'll get lucky and find a little old widow to befriend who just doesn't know what to do with her late husband's old car.
I'd love a pagoda in the fleet, especially a manual. Alas, I fear that ship has long since sailed. A nice pagoda will run in the $80k range run.
I know several folks with them, maybe i'll get lucky and find a little old widow to befriend who just doesn't know what to do with her late husband's old car.
I know where there is one for sale for 62.5 and it was actually owned by an older lady. It’s a 71 which is consider a ‘money’ year in some circles since they didn’t build many that year and it was the last year.
I've been hearing troubling noise from beneath my truck bed all winter when I hit a bump or pothole. Over Easter my grandson took out the 300# of bag salt and the boards that hold them in place. That didn't solve anything; just made it worse. It often sounded like it was the tailgate but every time I checked it was solidly in place. It is so frustrating that I can not check out the bottom side because of my shoulder healing. Today while inspecting the tailgate I found a large hole at the very base when its upright. I had already removed the inside top cover of the tailgate but the structural design prevents any access to the lower half. Reaching into the narrow hole with my fingers I could touch a large piece of something loose. That has to be it. Now how to get it out?
After trying just about everything I could think of to get the object close to the hole I settled on a 2" thick magnet that could squeeze into the narrow opening when the tailgate was down. I'll make the story short, these are 3 of the larger pieces I was able to pull out using these speciality pliers. I can't wait to take it for a test drive . . . as soon as my lower back is iced from all the leaning and twisting. I am not sure what the material is; perhaps some type of rock hard factory insulation (?).
No, light weight and brittle. There's no metal in it, so my magnet approach didn't really move it. My test drive showed I didn't solve the problem. It's better but the rattle has now moved to the other side of the tailgate.
I thought of that but I couldn't move it with a crowbar when closed. I can remove the whole tailgate in just two or three steps but its way too heavy for me to try that right now.
04-08-2024, 05:34 PM
