Beater car thread? - Page 7

kessler89 · 05-29-2007, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Pyro

The best part? My average fuel economy across the first 3 tankfuls is 62MPG. Suck it, Big Oil and hybrid owners.

sweet!

just hope it doesn't rain

my 1000 was scarey when the pavement got wet

shockey` · 05-29-2007, 11:53 AM

Heres the beater, 98 4Runner SR5

156k and going

***Pyro*** · 05-29-2007, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kessler89

sweet!

just hope it doesn't rain

my 1000 was scarey when the pavement got wet

It's funny you say that, because I got caught in my first rainstorm today. Not just rain either... it started off as pea-sized hail!

After the hail subsided, I kinda liked it... hunched over the gas tank... made me feel like a squid, literally.

jungo75 · 05-30-2007, 09:17 AM

Haha, this is the real beater deal ya'll!!! And it's riced out with a cold air intake. 0-60 in a little less than 5 min.

jungo75 · 05-30-2007, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by shockey`

Heres the beater, 98 4Runner SR5

156k and going

That's the hell of a good looking beater man!!!

SekretSkwirl · 05-30-2007, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jungo75

That's the hell of a good looking beater man!!!

beater? I thought beaters were supposed to look 'beat'?..like the cranksters on the corner's AMC Matador or gramps 400k Rambler

. OR a first gen' Toyata 4wd pickup painted camofluage with bald 33's on white spokes and w/Rebel flag sticker + Big male Pit' in back . That's a beater

jays05 · 05-30-2007, 10:07 AM

Here's my beater car. Oh, how I hate this car.

I bought the car as a daily driver / winter beater after blowing the motor on my STI. Picked it up with two bald tires (front pass and rear drivers) and a bent rim. Oh, and it was snowing/sleeting at the time. I drove around for an hour, got lost, and then the car simultaneously ran out of gas and killed the battery.

After finally getting the car home, I put a couple hundred miles on it before 5th gear shredded itself and scattered chunks all around the tranny. I tried changing the tranny fluid (to let some of the chunks out) and found that there was no fluid in the tranny. Filled er up and started smelling tranny fluid...

I got a spare tranny from my buddy who sold me the car, and had another friend install it. Turns out that the former tranny had no axle/cv seals in it, and all the tranny fluid was in the freakin CV boots.

Got the car back with the newish tranny in it, and started smelling brakes burning. Couple days later the car had no brakes. Then the brakes came back. And then they started grinding. While looking into it I found a shot wheel bearing (wheel bearing had a good half inch of play). And I also found that the car needed new pads and rotors on the front drivers. Finally fixed that this past weekend.

Need I say that my Jetta is cursed? I want to destroy this car in the most spectatular way that I can legally, once my STI is done. Was thinking about launching it off a cliff, but I don't wanna get a phone call from the fire department. Might enter it in the rollover contest at the county fair or something like that.

**nandanrp** · 05-30-2007, 10:15 AM

My dad had an '86 Turbo Diesel, that thing was a champ... motor was still good at close to 200k miles, but my cousin hit a guard rail with it.

SekretSkwirl · 05-30-2007, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jays05

Here's my beater car. Oh, how I hate this car.

I bought the car as a daily driver / winter beater after blowing the motor on my STI. Picked it up with two bald tires (front pass and rear drivers) and a bent rim. Oh, and it was snowing/sleeting at the time. I drove around for an hour, got lost, and then the car simultaneously ran out of gas and killed the battery.

After finally getting the car home, I put a couple hundred miles on it before 5th gear shredded itself and scattered chunks all around the tranny. I tried changing the tranny fluid (to let some of the chunks out) and found that there was no fluid in the tranny. Filled er up and started smelling tranny fluid...

I got a spare tranny from my buddy who sold me the car, and had another friend install it. Turns out that the former tranny had no axle/cv seals in it, and all the tranny fluid was in the freakin CV boots.

Got the car back with the newish tranny in it, and started smelling brakes burning. Couple days later the car had no brakes. Then the brakes came back. And then they started grinding. While looking into it I found a shot wheel bearing (wheel bearing had a good half inch of play). And I also found that the car needed new pads and rotors on the front drivers. Finally fixed that this past weekend.

Need I say that my Jetta is cursed? I want to destroy this car in the most spectatular way that I can legally, once my STI is done. Was thinking about launching it off a cliff, but I don't wanna get a phone call from the fire department. Might enter it in the rollover contest at the county fair or something like that.

Now that is a BEATER. AND I indeed hate my beater as well. It's not as beat as your beater though cause' it's never really had anything major break.

Chris05STi · 05-30-2007, 10:20 AM

I say do what Top Gear did, launch the car and fire a bazooka at it

!

***Novtec1*** · 05-30-2007, 10:29 AM

my beater, traded a 1.8t vw golf for it, has 109k miles gets 200 miles put on it a day when i take it to work but hey its subaru dependability. and i love it.

jungo75 · 05-30-2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by SekretSkwirl

beater? I thought beaters were supposed to look 'beat'?..like the cranksters on the corner's AMC Matador or gramps 400k Rambler

. OR a first gen' Toyata 4wd pickup painted camofluage with bald 33's on white spokes and w/Rebel flag sticker + Big male Pit' in back . That's a beater

That's the new age beater definition

dubs04sti · 06-05-2007, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris05STi

Use Tinypic.com to post pics!

I have a 1986 Chevy Camaro, 5.0L V-8, carb'ed, auto trans with Corvette internals.....autometer gauges up the wazooo..plus tons of other mods that are too much to list.....it was my first car and the car I have owned since I was able to drive. I have plans for it to get a 383 Stroker motor that will be in the upwards of 500whp and a T56 Trans (Z06 Tranny), and 3.73 rear gears. Its my baby before the STi and I will die with it...along with my STi and prob a bunch of other cars

Here is the Camaro....and the STi...this was when the STi was basically stock...well prob just had a radiator shroud and a perrin crank pulley....ahhaha thats all I could afford a month at the time...wow!

Beaters usually get good mpg and are A-B and that camaro seems to be a front runner

dubs04sti · 06-05-2007, 12:16 AM

This was my beater...engine blew... put the shell and parts up for sell. Then stolen 2-3 weeks after putting it up to be sold!

now DD in my STi til I can scrap some money and get to a dealer auction for some wholesale cars!! Dealer family FTW

highboost145 · 06-05-2007, 01:21 AM

my beater to the train station and the 1,001 uses. 1996 sentra gxe with 205K miles.

05-29-2007, 11:53 AM	#92
shockey` Silver Member Car: 07 WRB WRX Fav Mod: rally school Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 1,877 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Beater car thread? Heres the beater, 98 4Runner SR5 156k and going

05-30-2007, 09:17 AM	#94
jungo75 Senior STI Driver Car: 06 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: The Hooptie Location: Maryland Posts: 385 Join Date: Jun 2006 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Beater car thread? Haha, this is the real beater deal ya'll!!! And it's riced out with a cold air intake. 0-60 in a little less than 5 min. Last edited by jungo75 : 05-30-2007 at 09:20 AM.

05-30-2007, 10:07 AM	#97
jays05 Spec C Club Car: Blue 05 STI Fav Mod: Synapse FMIC Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,709 Join Date: Nov 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Beater car thread? Here's my beater car. Oh, how I hate this car. I bought the car as a daily driver / winter beater after blowing the motor on my STI. Picked it up with two bald tires (front pass and rear drivers) and a bent rim. Oh, and it was snowing/sleeting at the time. I drove around for an hour, got lost, and then the car simultaneously ran out of gas and killed the battery. After finally getting the car home, I put a couple hundred miles on it before 5th gear shredded itself and scattered chunks all around the tranny. I tried changing the tranny fluid (to let some of the chunks out) and found that there was no fluid in the tranny. Filled er up and started smelling tranny fluid... I got a spare tranny from my buddy who sold me the car, and had another friend install it. Turns out that the former tranny had no axle/cv seals in it, and all the tranny fluid was in the freakin CV boots. Got the car back with the newish tranny in it, and started smelling brakes burning. Couple days later the car had no brakes. Then the brakes came back. And then they started grinding. While looking into it I found a shot wheel bearing (wheel bearing had a good half inch of play). And I also found that the car needed new pads and rotors on the front drivers. Finally fixed that this past weekend. Need I say that my Jetta is cursed? I want to destroy this car in the most spectatular way that I can legally, once my STI is done. Was thinking about launching it off a cliff, but I don't wanna get a phone call from the fire department. Might enter it in the rollover contest at the county fair or something like that.

05-30-2007, 10:15 AM	#98
nandanrp Indiatr0n in yo IWDPL Car: 05FTW OBP STi Fav Mod: Brum Brum Location: downtown Chicago Posts: 48,830 Join Date: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	Re: Beater car thread? My dad had an '86 Turbo Diesel, that thing was a champ... motor was still good at close to 200k miles, but my cousin hit a guard rail with it.

05-30-2007, 10:20 AM	#100
Chris05STi I Has a Turbo Timer Car: 2005 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: Every single one! Location: NJ Posts: 9,701 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (27)	Re: Beater car thread? I say do what Top Gear did, launch the car and fire a bazooka at it!

05-30-2007, 10:29 AM	#101
*Novtec1* STI PILOT Car: 07 STI,03 WRX,00 RS Fav Mod: MY GARAGE PERIOD Location: Lawton Oklahoma Posts: 284 Join Date: Nov 2003 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Beater car thread? my beater, traded a 1.8t vw golf for it, has 109k miles gets 200 miles put on it a day when i take it to work but hey its subaru dependability. and i love it.

06-05-2007, 12:16 AM	#104
dubs04sti Junior STI Driver Fav Mod: cusco zer2r's Location: atlanta Posts: 185 Join Date: May 2007 Trader Rating: (3)	Re: Beater car thread? This was my beater...engine blew... put the shell and parts up for sell. Then stolen 2-3 weeks after putting it up to be sold! now DD in my STi til I can scrap some money and get to a dealer auction for some wholesale cars!! Dealer family FTW

06-05-2007, 01:21 AM	#105
highboost145 Senior STI Driver Car: 05 STi WRB Fav Mod: Protune Location: western burb, IL Posts: 378 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Beater car thread? my beater to the train station and the 1,001 uses. 1996 sentra gxe with 205K miles. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.