LOL, you all wont believe it!! Hubby called me today while I was driving down the road. He asked if I had a pen and paper and proceeded to give me a number. After pulling over to get the number I told him that it sounded like it was out of state. He said it sounded like Nevada. Someone was at the yard where he works and talking to him as he talked to me, so I knew that this person showed this add to my hubby. Hubby sounded pretty excited about it, but I really didn't think we would be interested! I figured he was just putting on a show for the person that gave him the add. I told him that I probably wouldn't call it, and he sounded kind of dissapointed, so I said I would call when I got back home.
After getting to Starbucks for my favorite 'beanery' (thanks Becky) drink, I decided to call the number. Well the lady was home and I talked to her for a minute and she then said you must be the wife! I asked if the guy that called left his name, she said no but he was from Sacramento and that he had to talk to his wife! LOL I was shocked he had already called!
I talked to her for a bit. Asked what type of motor (4 cyl) and how it ran and all! She said it ran fine but leaked oil. She said it had a clean title and it was pretty clean all around. I asked if it would make it back to Sacramento and she said she didn't see any problems, besides the oil leak.
I talked to hubby afterwords and he said that the lady told him that she used to drive it to reno and back all the time with no problems but it did you about a quart of oil every 2 weeks or so (I think that is what he said?)
I forgot to ask what type of tranny and what color, even forgot to ask what type of wagon, but hubby had told me it was a regular wagon, not a cruisen wagon (obviously LOL), but I asked him!! LOL I wasn't thinking. LOL Hubby has a pic of it from the add so I will look at it later! I will find out then if it is a squire or not!
I asked the lady if she would be home the weekend and she said Sunday was best for her. I told my hubby but then he asked how the weather would be that day?? Not sure I told him maybe we could go today, I know it is nice now!! LOL I called the lady back and she said she would be home after 3pm. Called hubby back...............
We leave in about an hour or so to go look at this wagon!!!!!! (http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/myhrdly/bliss.gif)
If we end up buying it, it looks like it will give me a wagon to drive now, while I wait for the others to clear lien sale, and also wait work on them!! ;D ;D
What's funny is, I never was into wagons that much. Didn't even think about getting one. I was more into the sedans! I still like the sedan better! LOL But I blame Becky for the new wagon addiction I now have!!!!! :lol: :lol: ;D ;D
I will take pics when I get there and upload them to my Facebook account!! (it's easier to share pics there, on the fly that is)!!
Kim i am so happy (mumble jeolus mumble) for you. but are you gonna save any for the rest of us? ;D
KIM!!
ACKKKK Bfslpt,Nxtpflspt, Oh Congrats, I'll see you in 2012 when we tally the cars in a National Census, Becky U Have som splainin to do!
Oh Lord so close in Folsom, yet so far... :lost:
Pintosopher, Yes I'm really OK with this, Yeh I am :'(
Quote from: smallfryefarm on November 24, 2009, 01:09:24 PM
Kim i am so happy (mumble jeolus mumble) for you. but are you gonna save any for the rest of us? ;D
LOL, I don't know, the way my hubby is going, thing don't look good for you all! LOL :lol: ;D
Its ok Kim get as many as you can, i just need to start hanging with you guys.
There's a rough shape brown 73 wagon here in Idaho if you are interested. $250 and he'll deliver it to my parents. I could store it until you pick it up. That's quite the drive though......
I'm jealous, I want a wagon. :(
Kimmy, I'll be happy to take the blame... and the wagon! lol. :lol: :drunk: ;D Or I'll just sneak off to Fred's Farm (he raises Pintos don't you know) and wrangle that Squire he just got. (sneak, sneak sneak... Shhhhhhh!...)
Congratulations Kimmy! ;D Spill!
Well that was a nice drive! No Pinto though! Pics on my fb page! It was a rust bucket! I will tell more and put pics here when I get back home! Using my iPhone , still going through Reno.
Sorry Kim was allready trying to come up with some new names for her.
Ok, here's the pics. This first one is kind of what the photo looked like in the magazine the car was first spotted in, but it was B&W.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/myhrdly/Pinto/IMG_0393.jpg)
Here is a different angle of that side, you can kind of see some rust starting at the back of the front wheel well.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/myhrdly/Pinto/IMG_0392.jpg)
Here is the side you don't see in the mag. It's not a very close up pic, but the rust is both in front and back of the both wheels and also on both corners of the door.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/myhrdly/Pinto/IMG_0394.jpg)
The rear taillight was broken and you wouldn't be able to just change it out for a new one. There is a dent prevention a good one from going back in. There is also dents on the other side of the rear too. The driver door didn't appear to be rusty from the outside, but closer inspection showed rust on the inside, so it wouldn't be long for it to travel to the outside!! The front headlight bezel was dented, so most likely the fender would by damaged too. I didn't look that close though! I can say the motor sounded pretty good. It did have an oil leak but it was a minor fix. I don't know how the tranny was, after seeing all the rust, broken tailight, dents, and then finding out it was not registered, I kind of lost interest! Hubby offered her 200 bucks, but she turned it down. Hubby said all it was to him would be a parts car. I wouldn't be worth fixing up. Even with that there wouldn't be many parts that were any good. As we left I wished her luck on trying to sell it. LOL
On the way home I told hubby, if she would have sold it to us for 200, I would probably bring it home and take some tin and screw it over the rust holes! LOL I would even let the screws show, like a frankenstien look!! LOL
Even though I did not get her, I named her! Swiss Cheese!!! LOL ;D
Kimmy, sorry it didn't work out. You could've done the Frankenstein thing and named her the "Holey Terror"! lol. :D :lol: ;D
Quote from: blupinto on November 25, 2009, 04:46:30 PM
Kimmy, sorry it didn't work out. You could've done the Frankenstein thing and named her the "Holey Terror"! lol. :D :lol: ;D
Yah, I thought of you when we first looked at the good side! It had an automatic in it!! I could have traded you cars! LOL ;D
I need to get a bigger trailer this hauling 1 at a time isnt cutting it. How am I going to keep up with Kim hauling 3 at a time that's not fair. ;D ;D Fred
Quote from: Fred Morgan on November 25, 2009, 05:44:45 PM
I need to get a bigger trailer this hauling 1 at a time isnt cutting it. How am I going to keep up with Kim hauling 3 at a time that's not fair. ;D ;D Fred
Yah, but your one looks alot better then my 3 put together!! LOL Want to sell her? LOL :lol: :lol: ;D ;D
HEY! I got dibs! Kimmy get your own Squire! lol :lol:
who would have thunk that the way to a girls heart is with a squire wagon. :lol: :lol:
Well, it's special girls who let a Pinto Squire be the key to their heart! ;D
Quote from: smallfryefarm on November 25, 2009, 08:07:33 PM
who would have thunk that the way to a girls heart is with a squire wagon. :lol: :lol:
LOL. You don't know how thrilled I am that my hubby is this into Pintos too!! He actually took half a day off yesterday to go look at the Swiss Cheese! I would absolutely love it if hubby brought home a squire or 2 for me! LOL
Tell you the truth, I wish the lady would have taken the 200 I offered. I would have been having some fun with that holy car!! LOL
It just goes to show... like my little signature says... one can never have too many Pintos!
My next-door neighbor keeps making these (rather crybaby) noises about I could sell one of my Pintos to make my financial situation easier. Flippin' Cheek! She whines about I have things to sell, while she doesn't (she lives with my next-door neighbors). Next time I hear that static I'll mention the money she and her husband could save by quitting smoking. Bet she'll shut her cakehole then! lol. (Bad bad Becky. Santa's mad now. Better be nice.)
Quote from: pintogirl on November 25, 2009, 08:27:25 PM
LOL. You don't know how thrilled I am that my hubby is this into Pintos too!! He actually took half a day off yesterday to go look at the Swiss Cheese! I would absolutely love it if hubby brought home a squire or 2 for me! LOL
Tell you the truth, I wish the lady would have taken the 200 I offered. I would have been having some fun with that holy car!! LOL
Its awesome that you and your husband can share in the same interest!!! Me and my bride share is a lot of interest unfortunatly its not cars, matter a fact cars have almost been the death of me. She just keeps saying im going to kill you :lol: Cant help it love em.