Show your beaters, let's see them.

MrBobMarley

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Whether it's you winter beater or your 2nd car beater, let's see it. Also give a little info on it. I love the idea of having a beater, but if I could I'd be driving the stang year round. It hasn't rained here in over a month

Here's mine. 1994 Crown Vic police interceptor, 130,000 miles, cd, $1800 total after new wheels and tires( I love ebay now). I never thought I'd drive something that got worse gas mileage than the mustang, I take back all the complaining I ever did lol. I love it though, it gets me around with COLD a/c and it it extremely reliable. I'm thinking if I change the o2 sensors it'll help with the gas mileage. I hate this automatic though, although it is much better than the stock c4 I used to have in the mustang. Stomping on it at 65 delivers a solid kickdown and acceleration. Not bad for such a fat car. For you interstate drivers, you can't beat the cop car. Man people are so courteous now Future plans include, possible mustang 4.6 engine swap, suspension, and a paint job if I feel like it. Here's some pics.

 

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my daily driver

 

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burnout289

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my lawn-mower.
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MrBobMarley

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Nice beater mercedes there lol.

Hey burnout289 I wish I had your gas mileage

 

DukeGnarley

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my '99 jeep cherokee sport. all stock except the bike rack and CB

 

Cdaniel

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Mine is only a year older than me
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Paul619

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i guess my stang is the beater all the other cars are nicer

 

burnout289

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MrBobMarley said:

Hey burnout289 I wish I had your gas mileage

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hahaha, yeah. and I live fairly close to work, so I only fill up like twice per year.

even though some people would call me a heathen for owning this car, I have learned a lot about suspension as well as other performance parts because of it. cuz let's face it, you need to do a lot to make Hondas go!

 

65fastback2+2

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ive just got my mustang, but i wouldnt call it a beater

 

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i don't have pictures of my beater, but i do have videos...

http://www.csupomona.edu/~kdtaber/Tray Slide.avi

front wheel drive is not all bad, just stick some trays in the rear >=]

 

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64coupe

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My Beater

 

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Great68

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My daily beater:

And sometimes this:

 

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Banditlead

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<img src="http://photos.yafro.com/pics3/i/20041021/04/8/5/c/85c2cf8a3c320b7b75708887030b58320_full.jpg">
^The "Artistic" Picture (it was taken on my cellphone's camera, hence the horrible quality.)
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^ After I finished modding it, aka, adding a Stick On. Eventually there will be a computer in the trunk running Linux, hooked up to the Head Unit to be an mp3 server (And so the passanger can play Doom or watch Movies)eventually.

 

Max Power

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Ooooh!

I like the red BMW!

 

admdavs

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I'll post a pic tonight- but I rock the '97 Escort!!! Originally was that awful tarty-mint-green type color, but had it painted black to at least keep my sanity!

 

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'64 Falcon Sprint - V8...4-speed...3.50 posi. rear...Hooker headers with X pipe and Flowmaster mufflers...Granada discs....Power steering...Shelby drop...Roller bearing spring perhces...braced lower arms with spherical bearing inside pivot...cut front coils...seam welded shock towers...hand built rear leafs...1 1/8" front - 7/8" rear sway bars...KYB shocks...trunk mounted batt.


Just a little something I through together for me to drive on the street.


John

 

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tweet66

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Beater

Here's mine:

 

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tweet66

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HEY

 

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mustangdave

My rearend needs a stud and two nuts.

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I actually have anice car now: 98 Mercury Grand Mraquis with 80,000 miles. In the past though:
Big ol' station wagon with the shelf paper wood siding,($200)
Pickemup truck, ($300)
Ranchero, ($500), flloor optional
Merc. of some type that finally blew head gasket($150)
Torino that was totaled($300): We starightened the frame by tying a logging chain to a tree stump and taking off real fast Actually, it worked. The car would jerk at the end of the chain and pull the car completely off the ground in the back. The measurements came within 1/8" of each other and alot of caved in panels popped out before the frame rail tore and we stopped.