Oh, right- it's worth mentioning that you can critique me on my writing style, the photos, what you want to see more of, what you HATE WITH A PASSION THAT BLAZES WITH THE FURY OF A THOUSAND MILKDUDS. Yep.
Alright, anyway- this Firebird.. it was a Sarah Palin Car. You see, it was stuck eternally winking.. ;_; poor guy.. must be so embarassed..
Left, Center, Right. What? Anyways, it's 1985, got a V6 engine- though I'm pretty sure it was put in at a later date- AWFULLY SHINY IN THERE, MAN. Yeah, they wanted 1,000 for it- went down to 700 for me though. :) I wanted to buy it, but.. well, I'll get to that later. XD The motor on the one headllight broke and wouldn't stop running, so the guy disconnected it and just left that one up all the time. I guess because of the fuel crisis in the 70s, they'd lowered all the speed limits in America during the 80s- this thing's speedometer only goes up to 80 mph. It's american-made, so it's not surprising- my brother's civic's goes up to 120 I think. Ironically, it only reaches about 90 at top speed, I think.. great gas mileage though. NOT LIKE THE FIREBIRD. But it's not made for mileage- it's made for COOLNESS. WHICH IT IS. A firebird would be my dream car, so I'm waiting on that day where I find the one for cheap cheap cheap. It'd be fun.. <:
Here's another picture- of the interior. I'll get better photos in future blogs- I only took these photos- the peace bus and the bird here at the last minute when I decided tos tart a blog. I went in toward the end of the day and photographed.. I shot them with my veil of secrecy.. SECRECY.
Unfortunately, there were a few things about this that WEREN'T in the ad on Craigslist- it said the MAP sensor was broken.. it failed to mention a cracked windshield, broken turning signals, new master brake cylinder needed, and to top it all off, it had a bit of rust. It DID mention all the spots on it because of primer. Thank goodness that I'm in DRY WYOMING, that means rust usually isn't a problem. Lots of car bodies sitting on ranches that wouldn't exist anymore if they were in Florida or somewhere. Winters are hard out here.. but it is dry. Yeahhhh.. dryyyyyyyyyy.... I remember when I first moved here I KEPT washing my hands OVER AND OVER AND EFFING OVERRJAFD;KJDAS;LFKJASD;LF JA IT WAS HORRIBLE, I COULDN'T GET THEM MOIST LIKE THEY WERE WHEN I LIVED IN FLORIDA. And I didn't like the creamy, greasy feel of lotion.. it was gross. D: My lips were pretty dry too and I got some nosebleeds.. and the altitude change got to me pretty badly- I got a lot of headaches- still do when I drive to lower elevations.. ;_; Oh, right, the car- I drove it like a madman. Nahhhhhhhh.. X3~ I DID look it over though. It had a giant Gas tank.. ate up gas- 12-15 miles per gallon or something? Not deadly, but.. really not very good. No oil leaks though! Headlights worked.. taillights.. breaklights.. turning signals, no. D:
Alright, anyway! D: PHOTOGRAPH TIME.
Anyway, I went in expecting everything.. left expecting a fair bit less, but still a lot. I drove up with my mom in what I will now refer to as Odysseus- The Honda Odyssey. Which I will, you know, dedicate a blog entry to sometime. BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS MINIVANS ARE COOL, RIGHTTTTTT?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??????!???!!!!?!? rIGHT. oops. Right* Anyway, we drove up- my heart stopped a moment when I saw it.. it was beautiful. There were angels surrounding it, all with big ol' armpit hairs flowing forth- beckoning me to get in.. I tried to steal it, but damn- the doors were locked. Well, I didn't really try to- there were angels right nearby. Anyway, my Mom and I pulled in next to it- the guy's son I had communicated with came down to talk to me about it. After a few moments of talking, telling me the turn signals were broken and that I'd have to use those all-important hand signals my mom taught me. Yup. Never really thought those would come in handy with a car, actually.. pretty funny, really- I'd only used them on bikes before. At any rate, we got in.. I started it, and WHAT THE FUCK, IT CHOKED DOWN. BASTARDS. HOW CAN AN AUTOMATIC CHOKE DOWN, HMMMM? I GUESS I JUST SUCK THAT MUCH AT DRIVING- STICKS CHOKE DOWN, AUTOMATICS CHOKE DOWN, DAMMIT. I restarted, and it worked fine. Must have been the MAP sensor being mean. Everything in the engine sounded fine. at Idling speed, we took off down the parking lot.. My mom in the seat next to me. This time, the owner let us go at it alone. Strange, huh? Anyway, I drove around the block using those hand signals.. Drove back to the lot- I wasn't sure he'd enjoy me taking his car on the freeway without asking. Actually, he told me that it was kind of hard to test drive it without going onto it. So I let my Mom drive it- she's 53, and she really took off with it.. running stop signs, smashing into houses, running bicycles over.. well, not really.
She didn't want to drive it at all, actually- I just made her since I'm not experienced much at driving- I don't really know what to look for- she caught the break sinking to the floor while I didn't. Speaking of which, the thing road pretty smoothly too- another surprise, even on the dirt road, it was still pretty smooth- you know, for being on a dirt road. We stopped there to switch seats- I wanted to take it on the freeway.. I checked the headlights, the tail lights, all that- worked fine. And we got in. Mannn, I tell you.. even though the thing's Air Conditioning didn't work (Not a problem, our house doesn't have A/C up here in Wyoming. No real need, save a few hot days of summer.) and it was a bit musty and dusty, it was still a nice inside- VERY roomy. I took it on the freeway, put the pedal down to the floor and mashed it. WE MUST HAVE HIT 200 BILLION MILES PER HOUR. Nah, I went the speed limit like a LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN SHOULD. Or did I? At any rate, we drove it- I nearly ran into a car turning who didn't recognize my hand signal for turning left, and thought I was going straight, and we drove it back.. Turns out the thing had a few more issues that he told us about, the cylinder, scraping the ground on bumps, and everything else. OH YEAH, RANDOM, I KNOW, BUT I'M GOING TO START MAKING THESE TEST DRIVES MORE INTERESTING, LIKE GOING TO MCDONALDS AND ORDERING FOOD FOR THE OWNER. FUCK YEAH.
PHOTOGRAPH.
Yeah, sexy. Well- it WAS really fun to drive.. I wish I could have bought it- I even made a list of pros and cons and whatnot debating it..
Then, it happened. I thought to myself or god or whoever that if I see a wreck, I shouldn't buy this car.. and.. guess what I saw?
My mom, my older brother, and I were driving to her workplace in Odysseus and just behind us, some teenagers pulled out without looking, or got sick of waiting, or something, and a woman hit them.. I'm certified in CPR, First Aid, and Basic Emergency Care, and we helped comfort her- she was really spooked.. it was her first accident. We made sure she was okay, and gave her a phone to call her husband.. she told us about how she'd had an awful year- her mobile home burnt down earlier.. God, I felt sorry for her.. ;__; Didn't take any photos of the wreck though.. you know. But needless to say, I got the sign I was looking for.. I felt bad, and stuff.. like I'd caused it. Didn't buy the firebird.
But mannnnn.. it was hot. Alas I continue my search- one for a reliable car.. a car that'll get me to and from school.. a car.. WITH A TAILPIPE. Oh, and you may notice in the photos below that the car's spoiler I think it's called is missing? He said he had it upstairs and could give it to me if I bough tit.. haha, typo. Bought it.
More photos:
Still wish I coulda bought it.. Mannn.... :(
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