Hard To Find 4 Bangers

There is a nice red convertible 2.3 at my high school with a beige interior! Check Craigslist, there are plenty in the stlouis area at least

89 year olds are not normally hard on trans . It was rebuilt 60k ago . I have owned tons of cars and have never had any let go on me . I replaced the first clutch in my Jeep at 184k because of the throw out bearing . The clutch was still good but I had purchased a new one so . I hear of people rebuilding the same trans in their cars at 30-40 thou when I own the same cars with 2 or 300k and never had a failure . Heck my Ford Focus has 295,000 on the original tranny and it still runs everyday . It it does go I will not put another old A/T in or rebuild it . Just as easy to swap a 5spd from a donor car . Drive a 2.3 like it's a 2.3 I say .

Oh and not swapping to a 5.0 . It would have been easier to just buy one . My Olds is fast , Jeep has loads of torque and Supercharged Regal is fast . No need to throw money at a DD 4cyl . The only other car is economical Focus wagon . No sarcasm or ill-feeling on my part , just saying .