now thats depressing

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now thats depressing

July 10, 2006, 07:22:52 PM

i work at a local gas station pumping gas(when the other pumpers not there) and doing some things on cars the other half day. well today i heard the bell/chime thing that goes off when a car pulls up. i look out to see a flatbed tow truck with a cougar on the back. and my heart sank:flame: , it took a pretty good front and hit, good enough the was no front facia at all, and a good posibility of a bent frame. i asked the truck driver what year is it, and he said 80. which im 100% sure that the car was a 87-88. i assume the last 8 in 88 looked like a 0. (maybe bad handwritting):hick: . it was a ls with a 302 and column shift. my car was parked right near it, and i just looked back and forth between the cars to really comprehend the destruction. but it wouldnt be so back if i see alot of these, so now i've seen one fox cougar(besides mine) on the road, and another really messed up one a flat bed:mad: . i was thinking about trying to buy it for parts, but i really dont need any parts for my car. i might buy it to just resell it for parts, but idk. the rear of the car didnt look bad, maybe i will buy it to sell for parts. anyone in MD need any 87-88 coug stuff if i do decide to get it? i'm not even sure if its for sale, but i would assume the would junk it.

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Reply #1 – July 10, 2006, 07:27:25 PM

I'd buy it. You can part it out and easyly make it back plus some on EBAY.

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Reply #2 – July 11, 2006, 01:42:47 PM

I would buy parts, deffently. Cost an are and a leg out at the local junkers here.

Daniel

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Reply #3 – July 11, 2006, 02:21:43 PM

If you buy & part it, you'll have better luck selling parts on here than on ebay. I sold the cluster from an '84 TC and it only went for $15.

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Reply #4 – July 11, 2006, 06:29:54 PM

now i just gotta call around to see how much it is if they are junking it. i got the name of the place its being towed to, i'll try to find the number for it and find out whats the deal with it.

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Reply #5 – July 19, 2006, 07:53:33 PM

well, idk whats going on with that thing, cus i cant get it, i live with my parents and i got the daily driver cougar, and some piece-o- firebird 2.8l that i never shoulda got:flame:, and it knocks(bad wrist pin i think), so because i have to cars already, i cant get another one taking up space. so, that sucks. for anybody who lives near mt.airy MD. and wants to look into it, the cougar i saw was on a truck that belonged to stups garage, the number is 301-663-6918, so, u can look and see whats going on with it, i didnt bother seeings, the situation im in.

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Reply #6 – July 19, 2006, 07:57:19 PM

Sell the firebird. It's worth it for the money. Give the car to a freind, sell/part out the car then get the firebird back if you realy want it.

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Reply #7 – July 19, 2006, 09:43:51 PM

ive been meaning to fix it, but between work, and all that i havent had the time, and the only motivation to fix it would be to get it out of here, i really dont want it. idk how much i would get for a car that knocks pretty bad, and its a 2.8 liter! that way to small for a car that the fast model had a 5.7. if my math is right, thats less then half. can anybody guess what a 1987 firebird 2.8 liter that knocks, with t-tops, torn up drivers seat, and damage to the left front fender would go for?its a real piece o poopy. and i cant burden a friend with this, i wouldnt want my enemies to have it,well maybe an enemy,but if anyone wants it u can message me, it might be a good project car.

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Reply #8 – July 19, 2006, 11:39:24 PM

Well, I'll throw a blind guess of give or take $700.

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Reply #9 – July 20, 2006, 10:09:08 PM

hell, 700, i thinki thatd be a great deal, lets start the bidding at 700, :D i just need time to really fix it, idk how much the pin and nessesary gaskets would cost, but i would do it if i just had time, im too busy

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Reply #10 – July 23, 2006, 11:05:28 PM

well, whouldnt ya know, all this talk about my firebird finally got me of me arse, and i worked on it some today. not alot, because we're doing work to the house, which is a lil' more important then the firebid, but i managed enough time to drain and remove the radiator, fan, all the plastic intake stuff, and started to remove altinator, so untill next non-work day (sunday), this is how she'll sit.