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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> The Cafe >> Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1515271850 Message started by SALB on 01/06/18 at 12:50:50 |
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Title: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by SALB on 01/06/18 at 12:50:50 Going to the Folks house New Years Eve, I blew the head gasket on my old plymouth. When the shop pulled the head, they found that it was cracked. >:( At this point, the cost of repairs would have been double the value of the car, so I decided to trade in the bike as a down payment on a newer car. As of last night, I'm the proud owner of a 2013 Fiat 500, but have no bike. :-[ I guess that rules the Yellowstone trip out this summer. :( |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by Serowbot on 01/06/18 at 13:19:24 Neat car!... my buddy Jerry has one. Best 4 wheel fun... 8-) He's our support vehicle... (he carries the Pizza and drinks)... ;D http://i63.tinypic.com/2qbb2ww.jpg |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by MMRanch on 01/06/18 at 16:47:18 SALB you know January is the best time to buy a bike on Ebay ! Yea , that when the $1000.oo bikes turn into $100.oo bikes ! ;) |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/06/18 at 17:06:52 Find a head. Fix the Plymouth. |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by springman on 01/06/18 at 18:05:25 Sorry to hear about the Plymouth. Hope you enjoy the Fiat. |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by raydawg on 01/08/18 at 14:51:25 I will prolly be dumping mine soon, cheap.... |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by Dave on 01/08/18 at 16:26:56 283B233E3B2D3D5A0 wrote:
And you guys are at least in adjacent time zones! ;) |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by jcstokes on 01/08/18 at 23:09:16 MM, scramble brains from NZ. Are you dumping Plymouth, Fiat or Savage/S40? |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/09/18 at 00:29:47 Plymouth Busted head, too expensive to fix. Sold Suzuki to help finance Fiat. I think he should shop for a head and fix the Plymouth. Sell a car Buy a Savage World is good again. |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by SALB on 01/09/18 at 09:49:41 47585E5944437242724A58541F2D0 wrote:
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry Justin, but the laundry list of other little things on this thing that are in need of repair is a mile long. I had been using it as a beater to drive in the snow and run groceries, but the cracked head is the final nail in the coffin. After all, what's a 92 K-car worth? ::) |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by SALB on 01/09/18 at 10:02:07 4C5A4D50485D504B3F0 wrote:
--------------------------------------------------------------- I like your buddies convertible, mines just the base model. They are fun little cars, almost like driving a go cart. I'm suprised at how many of my friends and family have mentioned that they're glad I got rid of the bike and that they had been worried about me riding with all the other idiot drivers out there. I'm thinking I might get an old klr650 or like bike to tool around in the mountains and maybe do some camping locally. |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by MMRanch on 01/09/18 at 17:57:35 MM, scramble brains from NZ. Are you dumping Plymouth, Fiat or Savage/S40? I'm loosing the Sportster , soon as warm weather gets here and prices go up a little . 2007 with around 30K miles , saddle bags and luggage rack/back rest . Super-Slab gear already installed . How do ya think it should sell for ? |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/09/18 at 19:59:30 K car? Sorry, you said Plymouth.. My minds eye would Never see a K car. I envisioned something older and sexy.. Bury it, don't mourn. |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by JLC on 01/09/18 at 20:07:31 I assume it's a 883? I have a 2007 Sportster 883L. Blue book value in excellent condition (bike sold by a dealer) was around $4000 in August 2017, but the local dealer told me it was only worth $2300 as trade in. That was for a stock bike in excellent condition with under 1200 miles on the clock. Only modifications are Daymaker headlight, HD tachometer added, and crash bars. I would advertise it for $3500. I know the Sportster engine is long lived, but the mileage may not help sell the bike. To get a better informed answer, you could join the HD forum and see what kind of responses you get there. |
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Title: Re: Well Poohey! I'm a FSO again. Post by SALB on 02/05/18 at 14:44:13 Well, after a month with the little Fiat, I can say I'm happy with the car. The only real complaint I have is the insanely low geared 1st, necessary because of the small displacement. On the other hand, thats why I'm averaging about 35MPG. I also learned that their "Twin Air" design has nothing to do with a variable length intake manifold, like I had assumed. http://articles.sae.org/8703/ |
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