[Shotimes] Got the '89 back, now to see if I can bring it back

[Donald Mallinson]

Hey Jim!

Welcome back!

Just spend mass quantities of money on the old beast for 
mechanicals and leave it ugly as sin.  Everyone should have 
an urban assault vehicle.  Since we sold our beat up rusty 
pickup with the dump bed, I haven't got anything to go out 
riding around in when I get real ticked at the world and 
need to blow off steam.  Everything looks too good to make 
anyone believe I would ram them or not care if they rear end me.

Come to think of it, maybe it IS a good idea we got rid of 
the beast.  Also, maybe you should paint up and make the 89 
look nice.  Nobody needs an urban assault vehicle anyway!

;)

Don Mallinson

Jim Heaton wrote:
> Hey guys, looks like I'm back on the list for at least
> a while. The '96 and '98 SHOs are with my folks and
> running well.
> 
> I bought back the '89 SHO I got from Randy Smith from
> my daughter. Her husband has been driving it for a few
> years but it doesn't look like it has been maintained
> other than when it broke. 
> 
> 205K miles on it, ugly as sin, with a blue SLO trunk
> lid on a black car at the moment. After I buy a can of
> black primer for the lid and the rust spots and rotate
> the tires (badly in need of it), I plan to change the
> oil & filter then dig in.  
> 
> Any suggestions on what to look for? I am after:
> 
> 1) Safe
> 2) Reliable
> 
> Everything else is bonus after that. 
> 
> My son is getting near driving age, so I started
> showing him how to shift on the way home with it. If
> it holds up and I can get it to where I trust it, this
> will be his car in a year. Otherwise I will teach him
> on it and then sell it.
> 
> Now for me, it seems to have some OK power (got her a
> fuel pump for it a while back and that made a big
> difference) but it is still the slowest sedan at the
> house. Getting power up to par is not a main priority,
> that part is just for fun. 
> 
> With all the miles it has I am looking for lower $$$
> things to do first as I see howit holds up before any
> major investment.
> 
> -Jim Heaton
> '89 SHO, '03 DHS, '03 CTS
> 
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