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09-11-2011, 11:06 PM
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Some history wow, I will try and keep it short.
'88 LX hatch 5.0, 5 speed the color is Cabernet (Burgundy) grey interior. optional 3:08 rear end. Plain Jane, no radio. Aftermarket sun-roof, and I paid $300.00 for Rust starter, just incase the road salt could not get to eat my car cause I park it. Yes, I said rust starter, of course the dealership did not call it that, they called it rust protection. I tended to differ, and asked Mr. Rust starter if it says stupid on my forehead. When I picked up my 1 week old car, I opened the door and pulled out one of the plugs, opened the hatch and pulled a plug. The plug is where they drill a hole to insert the rust inhibitor. Bare metal in both holes. Mr. Rust starter told me the plastic plug seals the bare metal up air tight in the drill hole, "it will never rust there". I gave him 2 options, paint the bare metal the same color as the car, or undercoat it. He undercoated the holes, and gave me handfull of plugs. I checked serveral different ones and he had done the job right this time.
I picked it up March 31, 1988, drove it off the lot, had 4kms. Ontario car.
My excitement to pick-up the car that day had a bit interesting part. Another guy same age as me was waiting to pick-up his. So while we sitting on the couches in the showroom we started chatting. We both requested no dealer markings. They back out a black coupe from the garage, I said to buddy, that can't be yours, it has a dealer tag stuck on the back. Boom, he went 20 feet in the air swearing, then they back it out further there was a golf ball size dent in his door. Holy cow he was mad, and he was a little busy freaking out on anyone who worked at the dealership, so needless to say our chat came to abrubt halt. Next car out was mine, no dealer tag, no golf ball dent, whew! I crawled arount the car on my hands and knees to ensure everything was okay, and it was.
Some idiot test pilots have tried to take it for a spin 5 or 6 times over the years. No one ever drove it away. I stopped washing my car, because the burgundy color looks like total crap when even a little dirty. This seemed to make my car less appealing to test pilots.
It presently has 235,000kms April 2011 eTest (5 months ago) was the usual, call the insurance Co. to activate it, go pick up the slip, then go to the eTest. That's 15 minutes of driving. Here are the numbers
HC ppm 15 at 40kmh-limit 66.....Curb idle 34-limit 200
CO% 0.00 and 0.00
NO ppm 392 at 40kmh-limit 757
Dilution 12.70 at 40kmh and Curb idle 12.60
My winter car failed the eTest and has a conditional 2 year pass. It is 11 years old and 6cyl.
Original clutch
Original Paint, which looks great when clean, I just have stone chips. No rust anywhere. If it's painted the color of the car, It gets washed and waxed.
The car has cost me $2900.00 in repairs in 23 years. (not includ. tires & oil/gas etc.)
Stock stainless steel exhaust $750.00
Air pump for emissions $80.00
Brakes rears only $300.00 (front pads are still factory)
Fuel pump $500.00
Hatchshocks $400.00 (Can't remember how many sets LOL)
Stock Shocks $350.00
New set of stock headlights (all front lights) $275.00
Miscelaneous $245.00
I ran 2 sets of Dunlop 245/50ZR15 tires which were the stickiest tires on a hot day. They lowered the car just over 1/4 inch and changed the handling so the back end was not as twitchy. The front rubbed lightly when fully turned. Now the tire companies do not make anything wider than a 225 for a 15" wheel. I am looking at other options, presently running 225/55R15 Michelin. I still have the original 10 hole wheels on, which it seems will have to go, to maintain the wider tires/stance that I like.
I plan on retiring the car at 25 years, get a paintjob and park it. Best car I have ever owned.
Memorable drives:
-drove it to Charlotte Motor speedyway to see my first Nascar race 1990 about.
-drove it on the honeymoon.
-for the BC memebers, I drove it up the big hill to get up to the rail trail in the Myra Canyon. This was about 1995-6 and it was a path, involved boulder dodging and making good choices, the next year was a rough road, then a year or 2 later a really nice wide gravel road. The tressels and tunnels were just amazing to walk/bike along. The tressels burned in the forest fire a few years back, so they might not exist anymore.
-Driving through the Rockies with a Honda that was going a good clip, so I joined him, we went about 10 minutes, he fell back, his wife was punching him.
-Getting pulled over in Manitoba by the RCMP for going 106kmh in a 100 on a downhill and not laughing at him when asked me what my big hurry was. No ticket just a pester stop.
As soon as I click POST I will remember more, but that's it for now.
Cheers!
'88 LX hatch 5.0, 5 speed the color is Cabernet (Burgundy) grey interior. optional 3:08 rear end. Plain Jane, no radio. Aftermarket sun-roof, and I paid $300.00 for Rust starter, just incase the road salt could not get to eat my car cause I park it. Yes, I said rust starter, of course the dealership did not call it that, they called it rust protection. I tended to differ, and asked Mr. Rust starter if it says stupid on my forehead. When I picked up my 1 week old car, I opened the door and pulled out one of the plugs, opened the hatch and pulled a plug. The plug is where they drill a hole to insert the rust inhibitor. Bare metal in both holes. Mr. Rust starter told me the plastic plug seals the bare metal up air tight in the drill hole, "it will never rust there". I gave him 2 options, paint the bare metal the same color as the car, or undercoat it. He undercoated the holes, and gave me handfull of plugs. I checked serveral different ones and he had done the job right this time.
I picked it up March 31, 1988, drove it off the lot, had 4kms. Ontario car.
My excitement to pick-up the car that day had a bit interesting part. Another guy same age as me was waiting to pick-up his. So while we sitting on the couches in the showroom we started chatting. We both requested no dealer markings. They back out a black coupe from the garage, I said to buddy, that can't be yours, it has a dealer tag stuck on the back. Boom, he went 20 feet in the air swearing, then they back it out further there was a golf ball size dent in his door. Holy cow he was mad, and he was a little busy freaking out on anyone who worked at the dealership, so needless to say our chat came to abrubt halt. Next car out was mine, no dealer tag, no golf ball dent, whew! I crawled arount the car on my hands and knees to ensure everything was okay, and it was.
Some idiot test pilots have tried to take it for a spin 5 or 6 times over the years. No one ever drove it away. I stopped washing my car, because the burgundy color looks like total crap when even a little dirty. This seemed to make my car less appealing to test pilots.
It presently has 235,000kms April 2011 eTest (5 months ago) was the usual, call the insurance Co. to activate it, go pick up the slip, then go to the eTest. That's 15 minutes of driving. Here are the numbers
HC ppm 15 at 40kmh-limit 66.....Curb idle 34-limit 200
CO% 0.00 and 0.00
NO ppm 392 at 40kmh-limit 757
Dilution 12.70 at 40kmh and Curb idle 12.60
My winter car failed the eTest and has a conditional 2 year pass. It is 11 years old and 6cyl.
Original clutch
Original Paint, which looks great when clean, I just have stone chips. No rust anywhere. If it's painted the color of the car, It gets washed and waxed.
The car has cost me $2900.00 in repairs in 23 years. (not includ. tires & oil/gas etc.)
Stock stainless steel exhaust $750.00
Air pump for emissions $80.00
Brakes rears only $300.00 (front pads are still factory)
Fuel pump $500.00
Hatchshocks $400.00 (Can't remember how many sets LOL)
Stock Shocks $350.00
New set of stock headlights (all front lights) $275.00
Miscelaneous $245.00
I ran 2 sets of Dunlop 245/50ZR15 tires which were the stickiest tires on a hot day. They lowered the car just over 1/4 inch and changed the handling so the back end was not as twitchy. The front rubbed lightly when fully turned. Now the tire companies do not make anything wider than a 225 for a 15" wheel. I am looking at other options, presently running 225/55R15 Michelin. I still have the original 10 hole wheels on, which it seems will have to go, to maintain the wider tires/stance that I like.
I plan on retiring the car at 25 years, get a paintjob and park it. Best car I have ever owned.
Memorable drives:
-drove it to Charlotte Motor speedyway to see my first Nascar race 1990 about.
-drove it on the honeymoon.
-for the BC memebers, I drove it up the big hill to get up to the rail trail in the Myra Canyon. This was about 1995-6 and it was a path, involved boulder dodging and making good choices, the next year was a rough road, then a year or 2 later a really nice wide gravel road. The tressels and tunnels were just amazing to walk/bike along. The tressels burned in the forest fire a few years back, so they might not exist anymore.
-Driving through the Rockies with a Honda that was going a good clip, so I joined him, we went about 10 minutes, he fell back, his wife was punching him.
-Getting pulled over in Manitoba by the RCMP for going 106kmh in a 100 on a downhill and not laughing at him when asked me what my big hurry was. No ticket just a pester stop.
As soon as I click POST I will remember more, but that's it for now.
Cheers!
09-13-2011, 10:04 PM
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Location: Slave Lake, AB
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I'm sure that car got a shock to the system from the 2nd owner. No wax once a week, full throttle on several occassions, maybe even left outside. On a serious note I'm sure noone would look after it like you would have.
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