Hi, I just joined here. I've always been a fan of wagons since I was little, riding around and camping out in the back of my grandparents various wagons. My first car was a 1984 Cavalier wagon and I loved it. Sold it with 199k because my mom was afraid it was going to fall apart, but it was still pretty solid. I wanted another Cavalier wagon but I ended up with a 1990 Pontiac 6000 SE wagon. It was pretty cool, sharp looking and completely loaded. I added several things to make it more like an STE. It towed the trailer very nicely too. I drove it for 9 years till 255k when the rust got too bad, then I designed a little powered v-plow for it, and have been plowing my driveway with it for the last 6 years. I work as an engineer for a metal fab shop so I can do things like that once in awhile. I've also had a 1986 Celebrity wagon that I bought for $50. Rustbucket and the engine area was a complete cobblejob. I drove that one for quite a few years before junking it and making room for the next wagon, a 1989 Pontiac 6000 wagon. Bought this one from a coworker for $30, scored a low mileage Jasper rebuilt engine off ebay for $50 and local pickup, and 6 years later I'm still driving that one as my winter car. I also have a 1989 Celebrity as my summer car, it has been "aeromodded" for better gas mileage. And I have a 1992 Pontiac Trans Sport for pulling my trailers. And a 1991 Cavalier sedan for a spare car. All have well over 200k miles except the Cavalier. But I still like wagons the most. They're handy for hauling things, while getting similar gas mileage to a sedan. You can camp in the back. And I find that nothing beats a wagon in the winter. The extra weight in the back makes a big difference in highway stability, while again getting much better gas mileage than a 4x4. As with many of you here, I like and would like to see rare and custom wagons. Like the later Firenza and Sunbird wagons. And maybe if someone made a Cimarron wagon. And if someone retrofitted the Pontiac 6000 AWD drivetrain into a Pontiac 6000 wagon. Just so you know, all I can get is dialup where 26400 is like striking gold. So I'm very limited with what I can do online. And for several reasons I'm gonna be stuck here, completely broke most of the time, and will be guaranteed that way for most of my life, so I try to make the most out of very little. The next project is some welding. The a-bodies are notorious for rusting at the trailing arm attachment points. I have seen this happen to countless a-bodies. The 1989 6000 needs some welding done before winter. It's not broken yet but won't last the winter if I don't get at it. I already had to do this to the 1990 6000 and have gotten really good at welding thin steel. I'll try to upload some small pics of my stuff. I did put a couple pics in the garage of the 1990 6000.
sounds like you have an eye and ear for bargains and a knack for keeping them running. I suffered with dial-up for years till we junked our landline. I finally got desparate and went to satellite internet. As with most things, they lied! What started out cheap and sufficiant ended up being upgraded until I now have interest in the satellite in the air! But, it works, unless it storms or someone farts at the satellite office. Do what you can and have a good time here and out in your play areas with your toys. Did lots of camping in Westerm Michigan. Especially along that small lake with same name.
wagonman. Glad you were able to find. That was a great intro, I to understand dailup, very painful. I have digital now but it wasn't that long ago when we had dailup. Post up a few pics when you be great to see you cars.
Thanks. I did post some in the garage and in the gallery. Not sure if there's a better place to post them.
