Pardon this off topic excursion but I need a cheap car for my teenage son who blew the head gaskets and melted some of the pison tops in the Chevy van we let him use. Now he has his eye on my "colle
Excuse me, but whatever happened to the antiquated concept of teaching "responsibility"? Let him get a job and either pay for the repairs to the car he destroyed, or buy a different one himself. If h
Either that story is true or Jorge is trying to bag a Spridget cheap with a sob story. You mean if your son says he wants your Austin Healey (assuming you have one) you MUST give it to him. If that's
Well, what are you looking for? You did not say what kind of a car you want for him. This is the Spridget list. You don't possibly think any of us would give up a Sprite of Midget to someone that tr
Guys, Let's get out of "Pounce Mode". Jorge's original post said: "So if you happen to have or know of an old GEO Metro/Tracker or some other sturdy basic transportation device that is for sale cheap
A Chevy? I would think the cheapest route would be a junkyard engine to replace the one he trashed. As long as the rest of the van is a known quantity (i.e., brakes work, lights work, wipers work, et
well i tend to agree with this route of thought. the gentleman needs to get something running for the child's transportation. the chevy van seems to be a repairable known quantity. my 79 chevy van ha
As was stated earlier, he was wanting a Geo Tracker or something similar. But if he learns to fix what he destroyed, rather than desposing of it and "upgrading" to something cooler, at least to his c
I'm just curious. WHERE in ANY of these posts did he ask for advice about raising his child? Again, what part of his post said, "Dear list, please tell me how to raise my son." I think it's funny (an
I am so glad Rob Lewis spoke out... When I was a young driver and "car stuff" ignorant, every time my old and unreliable first car (1956 Renault "4 CV") broke down, my father assumed it was my fault
Me too. I was 17 or 18 with a 2000GT Mk3 Ford Cortina. The headgasket had recently been changed by yours truly but whether the head was warped or what, the new gasket was blowing. I bought some cheap
gentlemen, point well made! at times i take what i have learned from exposure or experience for granted! my father raced indian motorcycles, ran nascar to 1954 and sports car raced from 55 to 68. i m
O.K., O.K., I jumped to conclusion. I'm just a little wary when I see a name I don't recognize come from nowhere and ask for something from the list. It was not too long ago that we had an Ebay profe