Got together with John & Sue last night to transfer the ol' Audi 4000 into my name. It's been sitting on the property for over a year and a half. Exhaust is shot, windshield broken, some oil leaks, speedometer doesn't and some lights work only when they want to... but it moves under it's own power. It had been intended as something T could fix up and drive instead of Bubba to get some better mileage but the money hasn't been available. Then for C to do the same with, but the money wasn't available... So now, it's an emergency runner for T to get to work for the next 10 days. Under PA law with a title/tag tranfer you can drive for 10 days without am inspection sticker. $81 to transfer the tag from the dead Sentra so that works out to a car for $8 a day, cheaper than a rental car.
Stopped at Gilbertsville Auto Body yesterday morn and wrothe them a check for $125 for the accident tow. Took another look at Bubba... He's certainly fixable, frame horns might be bent... Now I'm having them tow it here so I can pull the front clip off and put together some prices to fix him with used stuff... Hood, both fenders, complete bumper and brackets, radiator, ac condensor, raditaor support, fan shroud, fan, water pump, maybe alternator and compressor..battery, battery tray, the raditor support is back against the engine. The big determining factor is if the trans, rear or engine are pushed back... have to measure. I'm sure at the very least the engine bounced against the firewall... distributor cap is probably broken... he got hit that hard. Might be able to make Bubba whole for 1,200 or 1,300 or so if I can buy the parts right. I've got some friends checking on used stuff. Might have to go to Harry's U-Pull-It and get some stuff. Might cost a fortune in beer though, makes me sick every time I look at poor Bubba. At the very least we'll have to strip off some of the new stuff he's wearing.
The above picture of an Audi 4000 in front of a junk yard isn't actually Alfie the Audi... could be though, he's a heartbeat away from the rest home.
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Hey ... Tried to do this Friday, it didn't work.....Great pics of MTC ... I hadn't seen most of those ... Hope C is really ok ... Glad you have something, at least temporary, for T to get to work ... he was worried....
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