Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: turboranger91 on July 24, 2007, 04:20:22 PM
Post by: turboranger91 on July 24, 2007, 04:20:22 PM
a few years ago a buddy of mine and i drove from clearwater to ft. wayne, indiana (1,133 miles one way) to pick up an svo. that was a long ass trip, but it sure as hell wasn't uneventful. my truck popped a head gasket on the way back. poor levi had to drive my truck with the windows down in the freezing cold while i slept in the f-150 that was following us with another mustang on it.
i now live in kansas city, mo, and i'm leaving friday night to drive to ohio with a buddy of mine to pick up my new turbocoupe. i FINALLY found a really clean 88 that i like a lot. it's 678 miles one way. not too bad, but it's not right around the corner either.
how far have you gone?
i now live in kansas city, mo, and i'm leaving friday night to drive to ohio with a buddy of mine to pick up my new turbocoupe. i FINALLY found a really clean 88 that i like a lot. it's 678 miles one way. not too bad, but it's not right around the corner either.
how far have you gone?
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: baxo on July 24, 2007, 04:22:18 PM
Post by: baxo on July 24, 2007, 04:22:18 PM
exactly 1 year ago..
the convertible was from Tucson, AZ.. i live in Niagara Falls, Ontario
2,259 mi
the convertible was from Tucson, AZ.. i live in Niagara Falls, Ontario
2,259 mi
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: 1WLD BRD on July 24, 2007, 04:57:14 PM
Post by: 1WLD BRD on July 24, 2007, 04:57:14 PM
About 60miles, for the '88 Cougar
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Post by: gumby on July 24, 2007, 08:55:51 PM
Post by: gumby on July 24, 2007, 08:55:51 PM
josh. if i wasnt movin this weekend, id invite you to stop on your way thru indy. on the way back of course, i wanna see that TC.:evilgrin:
what day/time are you travelin back thru, maybe the planets will align and our schedules will magically co-inside.
what day/time are you travelin back thru, maybe the planets will align and our schedules will magically co-inside.
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Post by: TurboCoupe50 on July 24, 2007, 09:46:09 PM
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on July 24, 2007, 09:46:09 PM
I forgot... In '68 I flew from Des Moines IA(was living in Madrid IA), to Chesapeake VA to get my first '64 Ford(was bought while I was in IA)... Drove it back to IA, approx 1300 mi... Two months later it was too cold(yeah I'm a cooch), so I moved back to VA... Don't remember what I spent for gas coming back, but on the trip out, I spent a little over $27... :D
Who has gone farther on less $$$$??? That '64 was a 289, with three on the tree and 3.25 rear, got a little over 21mpg...
In '72 I went from Chesapeake VA to Lewisburg WV to buy a '64 Ford...(2nd one)
In '96 I went from Chesapeake VA to Lewisburg WV to sell a '86 Mustang...
Just a tick over 300 mi(600 RT)...
Who has gone farther on less $$$$??? That '64 was a 289, with three on the tree and 3.25 rear, got a little over 21mpg...
In '72 I went from Chesapeake VA to Lewisburg WV to buy a '64 Ford...(2nd one)
In '96 I went from Chesapeake VA to Lewisburg WV to sell a '86 Mustang...
Just a tick over 300 mi(600 RT)...
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Post by: thundr306 on July 24, 2007, 09:50:38 PM
Post by: thundr306 on July 24, 2007, 09:50:38 PM
1472 miles round trip. I don't mind driving but loaded the car at 3am and realized the trailer had a broken leaf pack and two shredded tires. Slept in advance auto parking lot, borrowed tools, walked for parts, then drove home. Worth it? Probably not.
Jim
Jim
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: 84 Fila on July 24, 2007, 10:00:38 PM
Post by: 84 Fila on July 24, 2007, 10:00:38 PM
3.5 miles to get mine... it was here in town
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: Tbird232ci on July 24, 2007, 10:20:31 PM
Post by: Tbird232ci on July 24, 2007, 10:20:31 PM
Quote from: 84 Fila;163195
3.5 miles to get mine... it was here in town
Get out of here, you cant drive!
I drove about 300 miles round trip for my mustang.
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: 84 Fila on July 24, 2007, 10:25:37 PM
Post by: 84 Fila on July 24, 2007, 10:25:37 PM
Why do you say that. Me and dad took the Bronco to get it from my freinds house, 3.5 miles away.
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Post by: xr7cat on July 24, 2007, 11:07:00 PM
Post by: xr7cat on July 24, 2007, 11:07:00 PM
I had my cat delivered to me! Other than that I don't go to far for a vehicle. Maybe and hour one way.
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Post by: Cougars 2 go on July 24, 2007, 11:15:47 PM
Post by: Cougars 2 go on July 24, 2007, 11:15:47 PM
620 miles from Westminster to Paw Paw, MI then another 60 miles to Grand Rapids to get a temp tag then 680 back home for my classic limousine. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2488908
After came from Connecticut (~270 miles), Before was driven to me from Vermont, the white 87 XR-7 came from Kannapolis, NC (~430 miles).
After came from Connecticut (~270 miles), Before was driven to me from Vermont, the white 87 XR-7 came from Kannapolis, NC (~430 miles).
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: atariman on July 24, 2007, 11:46:54 PM
Post by: atariman on July 24, 2007, 11:46:54 PM
Well, I didn't "buy" the vehicle, but I drove it for a year, from Ft Carson all the way to the middle of Iraq. Can anybody beat that one? Didn't cost me a dime either.:D
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Post by: xr7cat on July 24, 2007, 11:50:15 PM
Post by: xr7cat on July 24, 2007, 11:50:15 PM
Quote from: atariman;163246
Well, I didn't "buy" the vehicle, but I drove it for a year, from Ft Carson all the way to the middle of Iraq. Can anybody beat that one? Didn't cost me a dime either.:D
I like it! :hick:
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: daboss351 on July 24, 2007, 11:50:33 PM
Post by: daboss351 on July 24, 2007, 11:50:33 PM
my brother drove me 4 hours there and 4 hours back to get just parts for my car... not usre how many miels but it was a long time and all i got were parts! but i got a hell of a deal!
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 12:01:21 AM
Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 12:01:21 AM
, we're some dedicated fools, aren't we? lol.
turbocoupe50,
i was born just outside of chesapeak, va... at portsmouth naval hospital. i lived in chesapeak for about 10 years growing up.
gumby,
pm'd.
turbocoupe50,
i was born just outside of chesapeak, va... at portsmouth naval hospital. i lived in chesapeak for about 10 years growing up.
gumby,
pm'd.
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: yellow86coogr on July 25, 2007, 01:49:41 AM
Post by: yellow86coogr on July 25, 2007, 01:49:41 AM
Just over 900 miles for my 88' XR7 13+ hours one way
300+ for my 86' blue LS 5+ hours one way
100+ for my 86' XR7 turbo cat
I've driven to New Jersey 10+ hours, 600+ miles to look at a couple them also, and when I was in Chicago at my cousins I drove into Michigan to look at one also.
300+ for my 86' blue LS 5+ hours one way
100+ for my 86' XR7 turbo cat
I've driven to New Jersey 10+ hours, 600+ miles to look at a couple them also, and when I was in Chicago at my cousins I drove into Michigan to look at one also.
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: Prototype Services on July 25, 2007, 04:41:45 AM
Post by: Prototype Services on July 25, 2007, 04:41:45 AM
Back about '91,'92, I was going to fly to California from Atlanta and drive my great aunt's 67 Chevelle back from Pasadena to Atlanta. It was 396/powerglide. No A/C, no radio, just your basic car with almost no options. Really low miles, she bought it new but was too old to drive it anymore. Knew I was a car nut, wanted me to have it.
Barry Grant wouldn't let me have a week off to drive it back. :-(((
Barry Grant wouldn't let me have a week off to drive it back. :-(((
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Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 09:58:41 AM
Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 09:58:41 AM
Quote from: Prototype Services;163280
Back about '91,'92, I was going to fly to California from Atlanta and drive my great aunt's 67 Chevelle back from Pasadena to Atlanta. It was 396/powerglide. No A/C, no radio, just your basic car with almost no options. Really low miles, she bought it new but was too old to drive it anymore. Knew I was a car nut, wanted me to have it.
Barry Grant wouldn't let me have a week off to drive it back. :-(((
you know that shipping a car would have probably cost less then that plane ticket and gas. i had a buddy ship his camaro from miami to kansas city... only cost $600
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: 5.0willgo on July 25, 2007, 11:38:59 AM
Post by: 5.0willgo on July 25, 2007, 11:38:59 AM
All mine have been pretty local. Anyway here they are in order...
~70 miles one way for the '64 Fairlane (free car ;))
~45 miles one way for the Tib (bought her new)
~40 miles one way for the '86 cat
~30 miles one way for the '88 cat
~70 miles one way for the '64 Fairlane (free car ;))
~45 miles one way for the Tib (bought her new)
~40 miles one way for the '86 cat
~30 miles one way for the '88 cat
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: Ether947 on July 25, 2007, 12:44:25 PM
Post by: Ether947 on July 25, 2007, 12:44:25 PM
About an hour for the 87TC and the 07 Stang. Both of those trips were filled with fear. Different for each, but fear nonetheless.
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 01:10:37 PM
Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 01:10:37 PM
Quote from: Cougars 2 go;163234
620 miles from Westminster to Paw Paw, MI then another 60 miles to Grand Rapids to get a temp tag then 680 back home for my classic limousine. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2488908
After came from Connecticut (~270 miles), Before was driven to me from Vermont, the white 87 XR-7 came from Kannapolis, NC (~430 miles).
that limo is BEAUTIFUL!! must have more interior pictures.:bowdown:
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Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 01:12:13 PM
Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 01:12:13 PM
Quote from: Ether947;163338
About an hour for the 87TC and the 07 Stang. Both of those trips were filled with fear. Different for each, but fear nonetheless.
what were you afraid of?
[sigmund freud voice]tell me about your mother.[/sigmund freud voice]
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Post by: shame302 on July 25, 2007, 02:57:15 PM
Post by: shame302 on July 25, 2007, 02:57:15 PM
1604 one way driveway to driveway. flew down, drove home. best trip i ever had.
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Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 03:11:39 PM
Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 03:11:39 PM
Quote from: shame302;163353
1604 one way driveway to driveway. flew down, drove home. best trip i ever had.
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: Ether947 on July 25, 2007, 06:11:25 PM
Post by: Ether947 on July 25, 2007, 06:11:25 PM
Quote from: turboranger91;163343
what were you afraid of?
[sigmund freud voice]tell me about your mother.[/sigmund freud voice]
In the TC, the brakes where not all that great. Let's just say panic stopping was not an option. Not my best decision.
In the Stang. First New Car + Rush Hour Traffic + Bad Highway = :(
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Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 06:17:21 PM
Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 06:17:21 PM
Quote from: Ether947;163384
In the TC, the brakes where not all that great. Let's just say panic stopping was not an option. Not my best decision.
In the Stang. First New Car + Rush Hour Traffic + Bad Highway = :(
you still had the e-brake in the tc:D
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Post by: Prototype Services on July 25, 2007, 07:09:43 PM
Post by: Prototype Services on July 25, 2007, 07:09:43 PM
My dad worked for Delta, so flying was free then. Gas money and hotel was a worthwhile trade to get to see the country. I had never heard of anyone shipping a car then.
Even now I have gotten a couple quotes for a nice Bird seen on ebay, and prices are closer to $2K for this trip.
If I go to Mississippi to pick up a roadrace chassis(510 miles) will that count? :-)))
Even now I have gotten a couple quotes for a nice Bird seen on ebay, and prices are closer to $2K for this trip.
If I go to Mississippi to pick up a roadrace chassis(510 miles) will that count? :-)))
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Post by: Thunder Chicken on July 25, 2007, 09:15:18 PM
Post by: Thunder Chicken on July 25, 2007, 09:15:18 PM
Farthest I've gone was about 300 miles round trip. Did it twice - my first car in 1990 and my current DD a month ago, both bought in the same town.
I did drive 26 hours to see a concert in October 2005 though...
I did drive 26 hours to see a concert in October 2005 though...
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Post by: Ether947 on July 25, 2007, 09:18:07 PM
Post by: Ether947 on July 25, 2007, 09:18:07 PM
Quote from: turboranger91;163387
you still had the e-brake in the tc:D
Nope.
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on July 25, 2007, 09:48:41 PM
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on July 25, 2007, 09:48:41 PM
about 300 miles round trip
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Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 11:32:19 PM
Post by: turboranger91 on July 25, 2007, 11:32:19 PM
Quote from: Ether947;163417
Nope.
ouch.
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Post by: shorangerbird on July 26, 2007, 11:55:51 AM
Post by: shorangerbird on July 26, 2007, 11:55:51 AM
dont remember the mileage, but from 'bama to maryland one time, and just this spring from 'bama to cincinnati.....
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Post by: baxo on July 26, 2007, 12:09:49 PM
Post by: baxo on July 26, 2007, 12:09:49 PM
Well it looks like so far I have travelled the farthest ;)
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Post by: yellow86coogr on July 26, 2007, 01:53:33 PM
Post by: yellow86coogr on July 26, 2007, 01:53:33 PM
You'd be pretty hard to beat man. Who knows, maybe I'll go to California to buy one one day.:hick:
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Post by: baxo on July 26, 2007, 02:42:48 PM
Post by: baxo on July 26, 2007, 02:42:48 PM
Then after that the next thing to beat is who can drive non-stop (well except for gas of course) to buy these cars for the longest period of time without food or sleep? because then the number to beat is 30 hours LOL
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Post by: turboranger91 on July 26, 2007, 02:54:46 PM
Post by: turboranger91 on July 26, 2007, 02:54:46 PM
we'll be running 21 hours this weekend.
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Post by: gumby on July 26, 2007, 03:57:01 PM
Post by: gumby on July 26, 2007, 03:57:01 PM
w/o sleep, ok. w/o FOOD????
youre a crazy man, baxo. :crazy:
youre a crazy man, baxo. :crazy:
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Post by: Chuck W on July 26, 2007, 03:59:18 PM
Post by: Chuck W on July 26, 2007, 03:59:18 PM
I don't remember the last car I bought local. I think it was the Ranger.
The gold 84TC - North Carolina
The 80 Z7 - Pennsylvania
The 80 XR-7 - Maryland
The XR4Ti - Illinois
Both Scorpios - Ohio
The 79 Mustang Pace Car - Oklahoma
The Scirocco - Minnesota
The gold 84TC - North Carolina
The 80 Z7 - Pennsylvania
The 80 XR-7 - Maryland
The XR4Ti - Illinois
Both Scorpios - Ohio
The 79 Mustang Pace Car - Oklahoma
The Scirocco - Minnesota
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Post by: gumby on July 26, 2007, 04:11:11 PM
Post by: gumby on July 26, 2007, 04:11:11 PM
Quote from: Chuck W;163546
The gold 84TC - North Carolina
i gotta get in on some of this action. thats the furthest ive gone for a car too, even though it wasnt mine ;)
for me the furthest ive driven for a car i purchased was to TN from southern IL.
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Post by: turboranger91 on July 26, 2007, 04:12:33 PM
Post by: turboranger91 on July 26, 2007, 04:12:33 PM
Quote from: gumby;163545
w/o sleep, ok. w/o FOOD????
youre a crazy man, baxo. :crazy:
we'll be stopping in indy for lunch on saturday. where do you recommend?
that number you gave me, is it your home or cell? if it's your cell, do you text?
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Post by: gumby on July 26, 2007, 04:15:31 PM
Post by: gumby on July 26, 2007, 04:15:31 PM
cell, no texting.
on the west side, there is a hooters on 38th street, and a BW3's in plainfield. plainfield, near 70, there is anything you want basically if your lookin for fast food.
on the west side, there is a hooters on 38th street, and a BW3's in plainfield. plainfield, near 70, there is anything you want basically if your lookin for fast food.
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Post by: turboranger91 on July 26, 2007, 04:22:03 PM
Post by: turboranger91 on July 26, 2007, 04:22:03 PM
well i guess it depends. if you'll be meeting up with us, we'll go to a place like hooters or something, if not, then we'll just go through the drive through or something.
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Post by: baxo on July 26, 2007, 04:24:30 PM
Post by: baxo on July 26, 2007, 04:24:30 PM
Quote from: gumby;163545
w/o sleep, ok. w/o FOOD????
youre a crazy man, baxo. :crazy:
Yeah well food woulda created poo.. poo woulda created a need to stop. by eliminating the food i eliminated a need to pull over. ;)
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Post by: Jim_Miller on July 26, 2007, 04:28:59 PM
Post by: Jim_Miller on July 26, 2007, 04:28:59 PM
Quote from: baxo;163558
Yeah well food woulda created poo.. poo woulda created a need to stop. by eliminating the food i eliminated a need to pull over. ;)
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Post by: Johnny Cougar on July 26, 2007, 05:29:07 PM
Post by: Johnny Cougar on July 26, 2007, 05:29:07 PM
Quote from: baxo;163558
Yeah well food woulda created poo.. poo woulda created a need to stop. by eliminating the food i eliminated a need to pull over. ;)
Title: how far have you driven to buy a car?
Post by: 20th anny 5.o on July 26, 2007, 05:37:16 PM
Post by: 20th anny 5.o on July 26, 2007, 05:37:16 PM
500 round trip from toledo to xenia ohio, to pick up my brothers first project car an 87 Jetta Diesel.
Holy you just listed the ONLY PolksBritish cigarettegen I would buy.
Quote from: Chuck W;163546
The Scirocco - Minnesota
Holy you just listed the ONLY PolksBritish cigarettegen I would buy.