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You might be driving a beater if..

You might be driving a beater if.......


21 of them apply to my thunderbird..... is that bad?
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

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Got halfway, only ones that applied were rattling (thinking front passenger brake) and a/c (compressor possibly bad). That's a LONG list.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Whats sad,  I can think of a few cars I've had put together that I can almost answer yes to everything on the list.

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you consider wire wheel hub caps Bling Bling


Now wait just a  minute...
-Jim
1987 Cougar LS 5.0


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lol, I should go through and find out how many my 84 qualifies for.  But what is wrong with thumbtacks holding up your headliner?  I think it is pretty cool.

Jim
86 2.3 Turbo

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That's great.  I used to drive a LeBaron that fit almost all of those qualifications.  I was pulled over late one night because I was speeding a little.  Here's how the stop went:

Cop:  Sir, do you know why I pulled you over?

Me: I don't know, is my exhaust to loud?  The ler rusted and fell off last week.

Cop:  Not exaclty...

Me:  Was it because my windshield has this huge spider web crack in it?

Cop: No, you were going a little fast.

Me:  OH!!  Yeah, my speedometer doesn't work either.

Cop:  Have you been drinking tonight?

Me:  Nah, feel free to search my car if you want.

The cop proceeds to search my car and leans down on the steering wheel and it slips sideways on him.

Cop:  That's not very safe!

Me:  I've been meaning to get that fixed, sorry about that.

He continues searching the car and asks me to move the child's booster seat on the rear floor board so he can check under it.

Me: If I do that the driver seat will fall backwards, but okay.

I demonstrate...
After he searched my trunk and was satsified that I didn't have any alcohol -

Cop:  You better get this thing home before it blows up on you.  I won't write you any tickets because it's obvious you probably couldn't pay for it if I did...

Me:  Thanks!  Have a good night!
1987 Thunderbird 3.8. Sold :(

1982 Thunderbird - Goodbye 255, Hello 302!

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Thats amazing! How did you manage that? Speeding in a LeBaron! sorry but I gotta call  :bs:  on this one (j/k)

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lol, I should go through and find out how many my 84 qualifies for.  But what is wrong with thumbtacks holding up your headliner?  I think it is pretty cool.

Jim


Hey I used staples on mine  :hick:

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Now wait just a  minute...


My thoughts exactly!



Lovin the red mini shag!
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

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One they missed!

If your seats have to be propped up on bricks cause the floor is rusted out.  Every time you get into the throttle you fall into the backseat!

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If your shifter has ever fallen out on a country road.. oh, sorry Dare. :p

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What about if you have (or ever have had) a rolled-up-&-tied-with-a-rope corrugated cardboard tube in the back seat holding up the backrest of the driver's seat?

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This is the ONLY one that applies to my Bird... OK so I have mismatched tires during racing season, when I'm runnin the drag radials.
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Your windshield washer is a spray bottle of Windex.

Actually I don't know if my washers work or not, I've never put any fluid in the resevoir. :hick:

Anyway I wouldn't consider any car without a working W/S washer a beater. Well maybe those guys over on the Bently forum would, but not me...

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You have to leave your window open so you can reach inside to open the driver’s door.

Um, I do this in the summer because of my shaved door handles... less wear and tear on the solenoid, does that count? ;)

Yeah, as for the 85, lots of em apply for now...  I was too lazy to read em all though

 

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Woohoo my car applies to more than half of that list. Oh wait that aint a good thing.
85 Tbird 5.0
78 F150 351w
13 F150 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost