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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #30 on: August 20, 2022, 10:11:33 PM »
in the meantime, I covet this one, looks like my first one I bought at 21 years of age!


There's nothing quite like that first one, is there?  I bought my first Pinto brand new when I was sixteen and later spent more than twenty years trying to find one that matched it (the actual car was demolished in a collision by its second owner).  The sensation I experienced when I finally found and bought it is indescribable!

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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #31 on: August 21, 2022, 12:16:01 PM »
is this one still available, that you showed us back in June?
Cheering you on to the finish line!
That one I think sold. The ad is gone. There are a couple others though

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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #32 on: September 21, 2022, 09:57:05 AM »
any updates on the house sale and buying a pinto?

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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #33 on: May 03, 2023, 11:19:12 AM »
any updates on the house sale and buying a pinto?
It's been a while. Just logged in after time off here. Unfortunately I needed to buy another car to drive due to the theft of my 2016 Durango. It was recovered, but insurance would only cover 30 days. Since I needed to get to and from work ad well as get the kids from school I bought an 05 Chrysler Town and Country. My days of owning a Pinto are probably over. There is no time or money for them any more.

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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #34 on: May 03, 2023, 02:55:05 PM »
Thanks for the update, sorry to hear of theft. Did your house sell?
Obviously your priorities right now are kids and work, however....nev er say never.
A Pinto could still be in your future, someday, somehow.
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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #35 on: May 05, 2023, 07:12:33 AM »
Thanks for the update, sorry to hear of theft. Did your house sell?
Obviously your priorities right now are kids and work, however....nev er say never.
A Pinto could still be in your future, someday, somehow.
Warm regards!
House sold last August. I know what you're saying but needed the cash to get the car.  That money went towards the van, and down payment on a new house. Is what it is.

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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #36 on: May 06, 2023, 11:25:05 AM »
Sorry to hear about the setback Matt, but you're still young... it's amazing what time can do.  In the meantime, enjoy the family and the new house.  Good to hear from you!

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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #37 on: May 19, 2023, 09:48:19 AM »
Sorry to hear about the setback Matt, but you're still young... it's amazing what time can do.  In the meantime, enjoy the family and the new house.  Good to hear from you!

Dwayne :)
Taking it all one day at a time. I wasn't thrilled about buying the van to replace my daily, especially when a $1500 van needs work to be good. More than likely better than a Pinto wagon, which would have seat limitations and possibly mechanical limitations as well. Not a bad car, but not great. Helped us move without a moving truck lol.

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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #38 on: May 21, 2023, 06:25:32 AM »
Taking it all one day at a time. I wasn't thrilled about buying the van to replace my daily, especially when a $1500 van needs work to be good. More than likely better than a Pinto wagon, which would have seat limitations and possibly mechanical limitations as well. Not a bad car, but not great. Helped us move without a moving truck lol.

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I have a dear friend (single mom with a low-income job) who's looking for a vehicle in that price range... they aren't easy to come by!  In the meantime, I loaned her my 2020 Ram Limited pickup and she's been driving that for six months now.  Reliable transportation is such an important thing, and all too often people find themselves struggling to find it.  Obviously, she can't keep my truck forever, but it has certainly been a boost for her until she finds something she can afford. 

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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #39 on: May 21, 2023, 07:29:11 AM »
I have a dear friend (single mom with a low-income job) who's looking for a vehicle in that price range... they aren't easy to come by!  In the meantime, I loaned her my 2020 Ram Limited pickup and she's been driving that for six months now.  Reliable transportation is such an important thing, and all too often people find themselves struggling to find it.  Obviously, she can't keep my truck forever, but it has certainly been a boost for her until she finds something she can afford. 

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What's bad is a $1500 vehicle still needs a LOT of work to be a good, reliable vehicle. After putting a couple thousand in it the van gets me around safely. Is what it is.

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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #40 on: May 27, 2023, 04:54:02 AM »
What's bad is a $1500 vehicle still needs a LOT of work to be a good, reliable vehicle. After putting a couple thousand in it the van gets me around safely. Is what it is.





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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #41 on: May 27, 2023, 12:19:18 PM »
The past 20 years or so my daily drivers have been cars on the lower end of the market. In 2004 my brother gave me his 1991 Mazda 323 FREE! After 6-1/2 years at 192,000 miles it was showing its age. The last smog test it hit the highest number it could on HC to pass. So, I knew the next time around it would fail - and it did.  The state was offering $1,000 to take that "gross polluter" off the road.


I then paid $1,900 gross ($900 net with the gross polluter rebate) for a 2000 Mazda Protege (image attached). I still have that car 12 years later and it only has 142,000 miles. Pre-Pandemic I was driving about 4,000 miles a year. Now I drive about 500 miles a year. So, I may have this car a l-o-n-g time. 18-1/2 years (and counting) for $900. What is that,  two or three new car payments for the average person? I fund my old car hobby by not spending on daily drivers.  :)





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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #42 on: May 27, 2023, 07:05:16 PM »
I drive my cars until they won't.  My wife on the other hand leases every three years.  Waste of $$$ in my opinion...
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Re: house sale near completion, and looking at prospects
« Reply #43 on: May 28, 2023, 12:17:53 PM »
I guess I've done a little better. My wife got 8 years out of her MPV Mazda Mini van. But when the transmission went out (108k miles) the value wasn't there to replace it. The kids were older and I said "No auto trans cars and no V-6's (because the engines get buried under the cowl and are nearly impossible to work on)." The past 13 years she has been driving a rather trouble free 5-speed Civic. So,  21 years and two cars for her. Her mom passed recently and there is some pocket change to replace the Civic but she is in no rush. She wants a Forester..., but the CVT I'm a bit leerly of.