What's your beater car?

Toys-R-Us · 07-30-2005, 07:47 AM

I'm curious if any of you have an old, dirty, cheap, rusted/dented, parts missing, mismatched paint job, noisy, smelly, with tons of miles on but starts everytime car or truck (preferably a toy) that you used to own or drive now?

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EWAYota · 07-30-2005, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Toys-R-Us

I'm curious if any of you have an old, dirty, cheap, rusted/dented, parts missing, mismatched paint job, noisy, smelly, with tons of miles on but starts everytime car or truck (preferably a toy) that you used to own or drive now?

sounds like my yoda

stevrock · 07-30-2005, 07:55 AM

Yup, it's definatly my truck

SoCal4Running · 07-30-2005, 09:11 AM

That fits my daily driver to the tee. Its a 1968 Ford mustang fastback.

2ToyGuy · 07-30-2005, 10:26 AM

No doubt, that's my p/u. The sun's gotten to the clearcoat. Badly. The driver's side window doesn't roll up or down any more, just grab it and push. Nice for when I lock the keys in

The dirver's seat fabric is shredded. I threw a piece of carpet onto it, and a wooden bead seat thingy over THAT. The radio works, if you give the side of the console a good whack every so often, passenger speaker out as of 2 days ago. The antenna is kinda loose, as is the passenger side rearview. The stick on labe where the a/c and heater controls are is faded completely, cracked, and failing in spots. The blower hasn't worked in a couple of years. The seatbelts go back in with a lot of help. The inside of teh bed is thrashed, and I sideswiped a concrete abutment, nicce dent and scrape marks on that side of the bed. The rear bumper has been backed over a stump, and then pounded back (mostly) into place. The cold air inlet pipe from the front of the engine bay to the aircleaner is held on with duct tape. The great deity only knows what's behind/under the seat. The tailgate is pretty well covered with bumperstickers that are too faded to read, and won't open by the handle. You have to reach into the access panel and pull the release bars manually. The hi-pressure power steering hose has a leak, and if I turn to the stops, it squirts onto the exhaust manifold, and STINKS! I carry a bottle of powersteering fluid behind the driverside headlight. The driver's side tail light is RTV'd in, as the plastic thingies that the screws mate into cracked and fell out. The fuel guage only works when the tank level is above 3/4. After that, it just drops to the bottom and stays there.
BUT! It starts easily, every time I turn teh key, and can actually go 0-60 in about 15 seconds. Not a racer, but plenty enough form me. I get about 22 mpg on it, and the entire engine and drive train, except the U-joints, is factory. I've replaced a lot of the peripherals to the engine, the alt, water pump, etc, but other than that...Not too bad for 287k on it

I give it TLC, and it returns the favor.

shazaam · 07-30-2005, 10:36 AM

Ha! Curently it's a 98 benz, but I'm picking this up next week to replace it .. eerrr to keep the benz company.

rimpainter.com · 07-30-2005, 02:03 PM

Same color and everything. Picked it up for $700, drove it 1.5 years, sold it for $900.

I could even tie a 92 Accord EX Auto in it.

jethro · 07-30-2005, 02:41 PM

My first car, a '91 Toyota Previa van. 247,000 miles. Never had a problem except the AC.

shazaam · 07-30-2005, 02:50 PM

we still have our previa it's at about 250k too ... were going to redo the suspension soon on it .. never had a problem except the a/c too .. it has to get refilled every spring

bamachem · 07-30-2005, 03:08 PM

1990 accord ex 2door w/ a 5-speed. black (what's left of the paint) w/ peeling clear coat. decent tan interior. 265k miles and purrs like a sewing machine and gets 32MPG all day long...

Travs97 · 07-30-2005, 03:11 PM

89 jp there crap any way (right)?

rwmorrisonjr · 07-30-2005, 03:20 PM

Possibly an '84 Bronco II, a buddy's old hunting truck, great for climbing the mountain where I work in the winter.

One More Time · 07-30-2005, 03:54 PM

My current old beater DD is this...

X-AWDriver · 07-30-2005, 04:07 PM

When I had my AWD Eclipse which was delegated to summer only/race use I drove a '90 Subaru Loyale 4wd wagon and that thing was a great DD beater and was decent in snow up to 10",after that it just needed a little more ground clearance.

rwmorrisonjr · 07-30-2005, 05:44 PM

92, is that the truck you're selling? If so, that's a nice beater.

rannell66 · 07-30-2005, 05:58 PM

1992 Tercel 4 speed 209,000 miles. Traded 6 pieces of sheetrock, 10 2x4's and a set of wheels for it. Sold it this week for $500, traded up to a 1989 Camry wagon.

fiveofeen · 07-30-2005, 09:58 PM

the beater, but she is getting some love very soon!

and the reason I needed the beater...

94x4 · 07-30-2005, 10:31 PM

The beaterish car I've ever had was an old school Datsun B210.
It blew the radiator every trip, but it kept on going.

iGGz · 07-31-2005, 01:13 AM

My junker is a Nissan Altima

07-30-2005, 09:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
SoCal4Running Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Oceanside, CA. Posts: 786	That fits my daily driver to the tee. Its a 1968 Ford mustang fastback. __________________ '86 4runner 22RE, 5-speed, LC Street EFI head w/ cam, LC Pistons, ARP Head Studs, Downey header, Dynomax 2 1/4" full exhaust, VDO water temp guage, 01-03 Tacoma cd\tape radio with 10" Bazzoka, Downey 2" rear springs, GDI radiator, Torus fan DONE!!!! '68 Ford Mustang Fastback Daily driver with a built 289 and a streetfighter trans.(Retired) 98 Subaru Outback-Took over daily driving duties MicroMatic.com Waco93.com

07-30-2005, 10:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
2ToyGuy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Yuma, Az Posts: 389	No doubt, that's my p/u. The sun's gotten to the clearcoat. Badly. The driver's side window doesn't roll up or down any more, just grab it and push. Nice for when I lock the keys in The dirver's seat fabric is shredded. I threw a piece of carpet onto it, and a wooden bead seat thingy over THAT. The radio works, if you give the side of the console a good whack every so often, passenger speaker out as of 2 days ago. The antenna is kinda loose, as is the passenger side rearview. The stick on labe where the a/c and heater controls are is faded completely, cracked, and failing in spots. The blower hasn't worked in a couple of years. The seatbelts go back in with a lot of help. The inside of teh bed is thrashed, and I sideswiped a concrete abutment, nicce dent and scrape marks on that side of the bed. The rear bumper has been backed over a stump, and then pounded back (mostly) into place. The cold air inlet pipe from the front of the engine bay to the aircleaner is held on with duct tape. The great deity only knows what's behind/under the seat. The tailgate is pretty well covered with bumperstickers that are too faded to read, and won't open by the handle. You have to reach into the access panel and pull the release bars manually. The hi-pressure power steering hose has a leak, and if I turn to the stops, it squirts onto the exhaust manifold, and STINKS! I carry a bottle of powersteering fluid behind the driverside headlight. The driver's side tail light is RTV'd in, as the plastic thingies that the screws mate into cracked and fell out. The fuel guage only works when the tank level is above 3/4. After that, it just drops to the bottom and stays there. BUT! It starts easily, every time I turn teh key, and can actually go 0-60 in about 15 seconds. Not a racer, but plenty enough form me. I get about 22 mpg on it, and the entire engine and drive train, except the U-joints, is factory. I've replaced a lot of the peripherals to the engine, the alt, water pump, etc, but other than that...Not too bad for 287k on it I give it TLC, and it returns the favor. __________________ "Well, that didn't work!" - Baron Manfred von Richtofen, during the latter portion of his last flight '87 4Runner, 22RE, pretty much stock, on it's 3rd head now, 146 k miles '87 2WD P/U, 22R, stock everything, mostly factory everything too, 286 k miles, beater truck. 10 year US Marine and proud of it. One of my daughters is an active duty Marine, another is Navy!

07-30-2005, 10:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
shazaam Contributing Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,057	Ha! Curently it's a 98 benz, but I'm picking this up next week to replace it .. eerrr to keep the benz company. __________________ Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, and the lesson afterwards. <-- the artist formerly known as sdastg1

07-30-2005, 02:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
rimpainter.com Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,781	Same color and everything. Picked it up for $700, drove it 1.5 years, sold it for $900. I could even tie a 92 Accord EX Auto in it. __________________ www.rimpainter.com Get your O Gasket Mod Here! My SC'd 4Runner's Profile My YouTube vids

07-30-2005, 02:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
jethro Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 904	My first car, a '91 Toyota Previa van. 247,000 miles. Never had a problem except the AC. __________________ 2002 4runner

07-30-2005, 02:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
shazaam Contributing Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,057	we still have our previa it's at about 250k too ... were going to redo the suspension soon on it .. never had a problem except the a/c too .. it has to get refilled every spring __________________ Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, and the lesson afterwards. <-- the artist formerly known as sdastg1

07-30-2005, 03:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
bamachem Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 0	1990 accord ex 2door w/ a 5-speed. black (what's left of the paint) w/ peeling clear coat. decent tan interior. 265k miles and purrs like a sewing machine and gets 32MPG all day long...

07-30-2005, 03:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
Travs97 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Union County,NC Posts: 338	89 jp there crap any way (right)? __________________ TRAVIS 97 4Runner 5'' lift tjm 305s bud built much more... NC4ROC

07-30-2005, 03:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
rwmorrisonjr Contributing Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Home: Aurora, CO; Work: The People's Republic of Denver Posts: 1,992	Possibly an '84 Bronco II, a buddy's old hunting truck, great for climbing the mountain where I work in the winter. __________________ DD: 2006 Jeep Commander Sport 4.7l Trail rig: 1984 BII, 2.8, MSD 6A & Blaster 2 coil, Holley 2300, C5, OEM 1350, 7.5 & D28 with 4.56s, 33x12.50 BFG AT KOs on 15x8 black steelies, new "jeep" seats. Ugly but it runs and its paid for! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life."- Robert A. Heinlein

07-30-2005, 03:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
One More Time Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 1,080	My current old beater DD is this...

07-30-2005, 04:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
X-AWDriver Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Littleton,CO Posts: 10,146	When I had my AWD Eclipse which was delegated to summer only/race use I drove a '90 Subaru Loyale 4wd wagon and that thing was a great DD beater and was decent in snow up to 10",after that it just needed a little more ground clearance. __________________ '99 4Runner Highlander 4wd E-locker,rear diff and deckplate mod * 265/75/16 Nitto TerraGrapplers * Yakima Load Warrior rack * clear corners/signals * Tacoma skidplate * Silverstar lamps/fogs Alpine CDA-9831,Bazooka EL Series 250w amp,MTX 10" sub

07-30-2005, 05:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
rwmorrisonjr Contributing Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Home: Aurora, CO; Work: The People's Republic of Denver Posts: 1,992	92, is that the truck you're selling? If so, that's a nice beater. __________________ DD: 2006 Jeep Commander Sport 4.7l Trail rig: 1984 BII, 2.8, MSD 6A & Blaster 2 coil, Holley 2300, C5, OEM 1350, 7.5 & D28 with 4.56s, 33x12.50 BFG AT KOs on 15x8 black steelies, new "jeep" seats. Ugly but it runs and its paid for! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life."- Robert A. Heinlein

07-30-2005, 05:58 PM	#16 (permalink)
rannell66 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 10	1992 Tercel 4 speed 209,000 miles. Traded 6 pieces of sheetrock, 10 2x4's and a set of wheels for it. Sold it this week for $500, traded up to a 1989 Camry wagon.

07-30-2005, 09:58 PM	#17 (permalink)
fiveofeen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 2,015	the beater, but she is getting some love very soon! and the reason I needed the beater... __________________ Tim - www.TGTINT.com 1994 4Runner SR5 - 3.0 5spd - Eibach springs, CB, Hella 500's, M/T's, and a very nice tint job..

07-30-2005, 10:31 PM	#18 (permalink)
94x4 Guest Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,429	The beaterish car I've ever had was an old school Datsun B210. It blew the radiator every trip, but it kept on going.

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07-31-2005, 01:13 AM	#19 (permalink)
iGGz Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Durango, CO Posts: 2,769	My junker is a Nissan Altima __________________ 70,XXX miles 1986 Toyota 4Runner

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