am i stupid for not taking this
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
am i stupid for not taking this
ok so the other day i got a offer for my car. this guy off the street wanted to trade his 400e for my 260e i told him all the problem the car has and it would not be worth it. he cut me off and started to tell me all the work he had done rebuilt motor trans ETC etc he let me drive it.oh man this thing was a beast that V8 was making me cry in side. but some thing did not seem right. he was telling me that he loved his car and did not want to get rid of it but had to becuz of gas prices. i was so tempted but did not take the offer becuz i wanted to keep the 260 in the family. his car did not look much better then mine some of the leather was riped up and there was some nasty stuff on the out side of the car looked like some black crud. the motor was so nice looking and it drove like my car but with more power. after 2 hours he gave my car a jump start and he drove my car and liked it alot but in the end i could not let go of my car.did i do the right thing or was i playing it safe by not taking it. (sorry for spelling im sick right now )
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
ohh god i so wanted to do that but it was odd ive seen him there for 2 days watching my car i went to my car to get some soda out of it and he got out and asked me if id trade him just very odd to me and i did not like it besides i dont want to give up READ SHIFT(cars name)
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I'd really be wary if this happened to me. The gas issue seems odd to me. I drive my '93 400E in a manner to make use of the power quite regularly, and I average about 22 MPG on my regular commuting, and have seen a couple tanks of pure highway hit 25. How much better could your 260 be to warrant the trade? Seems fishy, I'd do a LOT more research into his car before accepting anything like this.
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D'Oh- I could a had a V8!
Well, then go back and find the guy because clearly he's just hanging out looking for whatever, get the vin to check if the car is stolen or rebuilt after a wreck or a swamped auto, check the receipts for all the work he said was done (talk is cheap), figure out how much more money it will take to keep the V8 tuned v. your S6, and then think some more about why this guy wants to trade even for a car that is worth more than your 2.6.
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
no not stock from the bill or work list done to the car back when they rebuilt the motor for the car they had to bore it out becuz the walls where so messed up. they did not put the cylinder sleeve in but put a bigger piston in they tweeked some other things to make it so the car could run with the change but that was it. i fixed the timming on the car not to long ago and when i went to dino it over at the college(auto was happy they just got the new dino put in) the hp came out to 250 to 258 with some messing around under the hood and puting some better gas. the motor is f**ked up and dose not run the way it should the work done to the motor was only done to a point to make it run for 2 or 3 more years. i have 5 years tops with they way i drive this car befor i got to junk it or fix it. im looking at 3k to get it running like new for the motor and 2k for transmission and some minor stuff here and there but that will not matter seeing as i will not keep the motor or trans.
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"So what is this bore you speak of"?
A big-ol' bore! Hogged out - .40 over for that displacement.
Ya need to advance the "timming".
Don't forget to "Dino" it, preferably with a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
A big-ol' bore! Hogged out - .40 over for that displacement.
Ya need to advance the "timming".
Don't forget to "Dino" it, preferably with a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
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hell if i know the bill just sed the parts for the car that they needed and a small list of what they did to the car. i have to open up the motor to find out. oh an if any of you car to hear or read this i dont know my day just sucked more because of this crap . i come home to day to see a sign that sez no parking from 7am to 6pm or car will be towed due to road work. so im out side for 2 ****ing hours trying to flag people down to give me a jump start no one stopped no one cared after 20 more Minutes a nabor came out of his house and helped me. car ran fine and i looked for a place to park but this showed me how much people care. i help people all day. i try to be nice all the time and not judge people but here i am in my knees pleeding with people to help me and no one gives 2 ****s no one at all to day after all the **** i have gone throw i can now tell that to day is the day i died in side *sighs*
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man don't be so motherfxxxxxx emo.
so what if nobody stopped to give you a jump....
just because you help others doesn't mean you should expect the same.
It's sad but that's the world we live in.
expect the best...prepare for the worst.
btw, you could've called roadside for the jump
if you needed it that bad.
so what if nobody stopped to give you a jump....
just because you help others doesn't mean you should expect the same.
It's sad but that's the world we live in.
expect the best...prepare for the worst.
btw, you could've called roadside for the jump
if you needed it that bad.
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
man don't be so motherfxxxxxx emo.
so what if nobody stopped to give you a jump....
just because you help others doesn't mean you should expect the same.
It's sad but that's the world we live in.
expect the best...prepare for the worst.
btw, you could've called roadside for the jump
if you needed it that bad.
so what if nobody stopped to give you a jump....
just because you help others doesn't mean you should expect the same.
It's sad but that's the world we live in.
expect the best...prepare for the worst.
btw, you could've called roadside for the jump
if you needed it that bad.
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i dont think we have them out here and the dose not have AAA the thing that pissed me off is most the people that drove by lived in my neighborhood oh well it was just a bad day i have a few job interviews on tusday if all goes well in a month ill have a new battery and tires.
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
well so do i the dino was new so i don't think they have every thing set up right. i was the 3erd person to use it at the time my friend is going to jump my car so we can go and do it this weekend. also my last 50 bucks went to the doctor but i will be looking for a job still. the interviews i had to day needed to be moved back because of college homework.
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
well to get back on track my friend Brandon with the 190e looked up the vin
the car was in a crash 7 months ago. and told be there was allot of damage to the undercarriage of the 400e that guy was trying to get rid of
the car was in a crash 7 months ago. and told be there was allot of damage to the undercarriage of the 400e that guy was trying to get rid of
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Find a way to snag a battery. The alternator and electrical system is under too much load constantly trying to charge. Long term driving may break something. The starter really hates chugging at low revs.
I know you're not in the cash, however, buying a starter or an alternator AND a battery will hurt.
Your friends that are providing jumps might chip in.
I know you're not in the cash, however, buying a starter or an alternator AND a battery will hurt.
Your friends that are providing jumps might chip in.
