I really like my '77 Delta, but...

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That is a beauty.

This car is for you! http://annarbor.craigslist.org/cto/4413824656.html

 

Jesus if I had the money I'd be on a bus up there right now.

I suppose since I won't really be spending my money on much out on the road, I can save up faster, if this job pans out, I've read some bad things about C.R. England's hiring process, got some time before it's finalized, so I'll keep looking around before I consider the decision final. Either way, anyone can agree that an employee who is not happy with their employer is not good for the company, or healthy for the employee to stay around. So in that regard, I have to find another job.

 

Quick update, I'm going to look at a 1988 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, 66k miles, original owner, dark blue, real nice looking car. I'll be going on Friday, I am between jobs right now, but he isn't in any hurry to sell, I left a note under his wiper (wrapped in plastic wrap 'cause it was raining) today. He called back within a few hours, seemed interested in considering it. Won't say what he's offering to sell it for until after I have bought it, as nice as it is, I know I won't pass it up. My driveway may soon be a dock, two boats makes it a dock, three a yacht club.


Wish me luck folks.

 

Good Luck!

 

Alright, drove the '88 Custom Cruiser earlier today, looked it over, here's how it went.


The old man and woman it belonged too where alright with selling it, but they seem to actually care where it is going. It's been a very well owned car, I cannot hardly tell it's been rode in or driven.

It's only sitting on its second set of tires, ever. The first set was replaced due to dry rot, and the second will need to be. I'll be ditching the white walls and wire spokes for beauty rings, and center caps or dog dishes with white letter MasterCraft Avenger 235/70R15's, versus the 225/75R15 on it now.

It needs rear shocks, could use front ones too.

It has four bits of body damage. A dent on the drivers side fender, right above the turn signal, where the lady ran it into her sons truck, it's not bad, it could be fixed pretty easily. A dent on the passengers side fender, the man doesn't remember how he did that. A small dent in the chrome along the wheel well on the rear pass side, on the chrome trim. And a scratch on the rear pass side corner of the bumper. Also, the paint is starting to fade and get rough on the roof and hood.

The interior is beautiful, dash has no cracks, it isn't faded, I'll be getting a windshield visor for it help prevent fade, and I'll likely get the windows tinted, so that'll help some too. It has a new headliner, the old one came down when the lady was vacuuming in the car.

It has a new exhaust, fairly new radiator, new brakes and hubs, and some other things have been done.

The radio / cigarette lighter does not work, the lady plugged in a GPS unit and both quit working, I know they share a circuit, probably easy to fix.

And best of all, it has only 66,000 original miles on it, and it drives like it too, steering is tight, chassis is composed and balanced, brakes still have a issue of sensitivity, he's working on getting that sorted out, $1,400 if he can't, $1,500 for the car if he can.

This car has been garage kept by the two original owners until 2003, then kept under a carport, they got a new Crown Vic in 2003 and the car got booted to the carport.

It has crank windows, manual seats, I thought it had more options, but I don't really care, the windows on my wagon sounded like cats in a broken blender. So I won't miss those. The doors shut with a pinky, as does the hood, this car is so nice, I really can't believe I've found it. Plus, it's dark blue inside and out, the exact color I've wanted one in since I was about fourteen.

So yeah, I never knew these cars didn't come from the factory with slop in the steering, but, evidently they don't.

I'll be coming up with the money quickly when I start my new job late next week or early the week after. I've got a few things around here to sell, and I have no intentions of selling my car unless a fellow Oldsmobile enthusiast offers me money on it with the intentions of fixing it up. I will not part with my car to just any ordinary person because I'm TIRED of seeing good sedans and wagons ripped apart for some gaudy S10, Monte Carlo, or Chevelle project. I think about the only time I could muster tears is when I find out a beautiful old survivor has had it's strong engine yanked to be part of some stupid build, and the left was left to rot or be squashed. I think we wagon and sedan owners need to stop this behavior, or soon our parts cars may become our project cars. Oh I know, let's get revenge and buy a beautiful 350 swapped S10 and let it rot in place of a sedan.


Anyway, back on topic, ADHD version, short version, whatever you want to call it, it's a great car, a true survivor, the AC even works, and I will be buying it ASAP. I have no intention of selling my current '77 Delta unless a true enthusiast wants to buy it, and will make me a fair offer considering the work that's already been done. Even then I like the idea of being one car away from having my own yacht club.

My only gripes about the car are that I have to fish around to figure out why the radio isn't working, hopefully a fuse, the new exhaust is way too quiet, not a peep out of it, this will not do, a turbo muffler will solve this issue. That's it, nothing else to say, except I'll be a wagon owner again soon. Plus my insurance will go down to $90/m for two cars in August, when my 25th birthday rolls around, so that'll be nice and affordable. I think I'll have to make a "Widescreen" signature when I have the wagon, that's 40 feet of Detroit (Well, Lansing Michigan and Arlington Texas I believe) steel in the driveway.