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I can't believe the thought crossed my mind......UPDATE! (I'm keepin it!)

Started by Lightning, April 18, 2006, 12:34:29 PM

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Lightning

April 18, 2006, 12:34:29 PM
I can't believe the thought of selling my Chrysler has been on my mind lately...

part of me says to keep it and turn it into a rally car (not finacially friendly)

the other part of me says to sell it to the junkyard (they're the only ones that will take it now) and save up for a Charger when I move to Hickory sometime next year...

the bad thing is, the "sell it!" part of my brain is starting to win.

any thoughts?
when racing deals fall apart.....you go home, like me.

red72chrgr

#1
April 18, 2006, 01:01:42 PM
Please refresh my failing memory, why are you selling it?
Nothing personal, just business

41husk

#2
April 18, 2006, 02:08:07 PM
What do you have?
1969 Dodge Charger 500 440/727
1970 Challenger convertible 340/727
1970 Plymouth Duster FM3
1974 Dodge Dart /6/904
1983 Plymouth Scamp GT 2.2 Auto
1950 Dodge Pilot house pick up

Lightning

#3
April 18, 2006, 02:40:24 PM
a '77 LeBaron, a car that nobody wants and has almost zero aftermarket.
when racing deals fall apart.....you go home, like me.

Steve P.

#4
April 18, 2006, 03:11:23 PM
What do you have to drive in the interim?
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

PocketThunder

#5
April 18, 2006, 03:23:53 PM
Did you get it paid off?
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

PocketThunder

#6
April 18, 2006, 03:24:34 PM
Can you sell the front disc brakes off it?  what body is that anyways.?
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

TheGhost

#7
April 18, 2006, 05:35:32 PM
Sell it, buy some $500 dollar Honda or Geo or something, and save up money for your Charger.  Or save for college, so you can get a good job, and have enough money to buy a better conditioned Charger.
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.  Especially if they have access to the internet.

694spdRT

#9
April 18, 2006, 10:17:05 PM
Personally, I think you are on the right path. You will be better off not sinking a bunch of money into building that car up like you had been thinking.

I would use the car for the basic transportation it was built and when it is used up, let it go. Since you are thinking of sending it to the boneyard are there some issues with it right now?
1968 Charger 383 auto
1969 Charger R/T 440 4 speed
1970 Charger 500 440 auto
1972 Challenger 318
1976 W200 Club Cab 4x4 400 auto 
1978 Ramcharger 360 auto
2001 Durango SLT 4.7L (daily driver)
2005 Ram 2500 4x4 Big Horn Cummins Diesel 6 speed
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7 Hemi

Silver R/T

#10
April 18, 2006, 11:18:01 PM
ya good decision, sell it buy something else
http://www.cardomain.com/id/mitmaks

1968 silver/black/red striped R/T
My Charger is hybrid, it runs on gas and on tears of ricers
2001 Ram 2500 CTD
1993 Mazda MX-3 GS SE
1995 Ford Cobra SVT#2722

RT/SE

#11
April 19, 2006, 05:26:05 AM
If you really want a Charger.....then let it go.  There will always be cars for sale.  There is no sense sinking money into the car if its not what you really want.  Take the money you get and any money you would have dumped into it and put it aside.  Keep adding to the fund with the ultimate goal of finding the best Charger for your money. Good Luck!!!   

twilt

#12
April 19, 2006, 05:54:44 AM
What happened to putting  a Hemi and a 4 speed in the Lebaron? 

Steve P.

#13
April 19, 2006, 08:36:54 AM
This is your daily driver, right??  Is something wrong with it? Why dump it?
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

Lightning

#14
April 19, 2006, 05:36:17 PM
well, y'all seen the pump prices lately?


for the DD I'm looking at a compact pickup (I definately wanna keep the RWD aspect)
when racing deals fall apart.....you go home, like me.

Steve P.

#15
April 19, 2006, 05:41:50 PM
If you are looking for GAS savings and can get a Toyota dirt cheep, then yes. Otherwise you had better figure out what you are going to pay for ANOTHER vehicle. Didn't you just finish paying off this one??  Just keep your foot out of it and drive what you own..
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

Lightning

#16
April 19, 2006, 05:45:48 PM
this thing's been paid off since Jan '05
when racing deals fall apart.....you go home, like me.

Steve P.

#17
April 19, 2006, 06:34:56 PM
Wow, and it's April, 06 allready!! :devil:
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

Lightning

#18
April 19, 2006, 07:43:27 PM
well, a customer I delivered to is getting me the price on one of the trucks in his yard, so I'll know more later this week.


I know I'm gonna miss the V8 though...
when racing deals fall apart.....you go home, like me.

Brock Samson

#19
April 21, 2006, 12:46:01 AM
here, maybe you can add to this website..

http://www.angelfire.com/ca/mikesspot/fifthavenue.html

MassCharger73

#20
April 21, 2006, 06:45:27 AM
1973 Charger

Lightning

#21
April 26, 2006, 03:42:43 PM
well, I just purchased a new vehicle to replace my chrysler for daily driving (and pizza delivery) duties: a '88 Toyota pickup with a 4-speed.

after driving the column-shift auto for so long, it feels good to bang gears in the 'Yota.  So this has definately solidified my decision to put a 4-speed in the Chrysler.  my engine choice has switched back to trying to put at least a 383 in it, although if I can find a 440 that would be even better.   Once I start tearing it down (suspension and drivetrain-wise) I'll start posting pics.


has anybody had any dealings with www.themopardude.com?


EDIT: I scored the pickup for $700, and it runs great!
when racing deals fall apart.....you go home, like me.

Steve P.

#22
April 26, 2006, 04:03:50 PM
Wait, now you're looking for a big block and 4-speed for the SAME CAR you were going to JUNK LAST WEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :slap:  Now that you have the Toyletta, sell the old pepperoni wagon and put the money away for a (B) or an (E) body. Maybe an (A) body... You'll just lose the Lebaron in the next hurricane anyway......... :devil:
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

greenpigs

#24
April 26, 2006, 04:29:02 PM
Why bother?

  Sell the car and save the money. ANY money you put in it will be a waste unless you plan on pulling the parts off before selling\crushing it.
  All the work will be custom and it will be a learning experience but what will you be left with?

A 77 le-barn 4 speed 383 :image_294343:

How about a truck..with a 383 or 440\ 4 speed?
1969 Charger RT


Living Chevy free

Steve P.

#25
April 26, 2006, 04:51:57 PM
maybe a 4X4 K-car?? :brickwall:
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

Lightning

#26
April 26, 2006, 05:23:30 PM
well, here's my thinking behind the decision to keep it:  I'd want a Charger for fast back-road driving, and I'll keep the LeBaron for use as a drift/rally race car, this way I won't be totalling a piece of Mopar history if I tried to do the latter two with the Charger.

The LeBaron's capabable, and I'm wanting to do my own custom work (just suspension-wise) so that maybe in the future I can start my own tuning business when I get out of tech school (and have a monopoly on the M-body parts in the southeast).

Also, it's simple like this: the Lebaron I can afford to mess up, the Charger I wouldn't want to.

Quote from: 262chargers on April 26, 2006, 04:19:44 PM
Quote from: Lightning 06 on April 26, 2006, 03:42:43 PM
has anybody had any dealings with www.themopardude.com?

::)  :icon_smile_blackeye:
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,12866.0.html

I feel stupid now, and I'm usually one of the "USE THE SEARCH FEATURE" pushers.   :icon_smile_blackeye: :icon_smile_blackeye:

I'm thinking of trying to find a '72-'79 B-body K-frame for my car.
when racing deals fall apart.....you go home, like me.

dpm68

#27
April 26, 2006, 06:26:59 PM
I think Ricardo Montaban would love its soft, supple, Cornithian leather interior!

SirNik73

#28
April 26, 2006, 06:48:22 PM
I've been driving my Mercedes for some time, and the price at the pump just made me change my mode of transpertation. I'm back to drivng my Tercel... that i payed $80 for ;D
I was going to sell the Mercedes at one point, but decided agenst it. I can understand keeping you "Luxury" car as a back up for the Toyota, but puting money into it isn't realy worth it. I maintain the Mercedes. and i love that car, but being in college means i have very little "play" money to spend on car parts. I've been putting that money tward a Charger for a long time. about 2 years, then i bought the Charger, and now that i own it, i keep my "Charger Fund" full and I buy hard to find parts as i find them. I still don't get to drive my Charger, but that dosen't mean its still not the focus of my "play" money.

I would sugest, if you want a Charger, focus your money on getting one, and then fixing it. keep the LeBaron if it has no money value, but provides value to you as a drivable car. or sell it if it can get you closer to your goal. but if you have the same "low" cash flow i have as a college student, get your priorites straight and shoot for your goal, thats the only way to get what you want.

Nik
1973 Charger SE
1973 Charger Parts car
1968 Couger... got this one for free! and it looks like it was free :)
1983 Toyota Tercel 4x4 Daily Driver
1984 Mercedes-Benz 300SD

twilt

#29
April 26, 2006, 07:09:07 PM
 :blahblah: :blahblah:GET REAL. pull the engine and trans out of the Lebaron, junk the body, and start saving for a Charger. 383 4 speed 77 Lebaron, yeah right :no: :no:.

Brock Samson

#30
April 26, 2006, 07:21:52 PM
i thought you were gonna tubb it and rally race it...














                        :haha:

Lightning

#31
April 27, 2006, 12:45:27 AM
i wont need to mini-tub it to rally race it... i'll post more tomarrow, its hard to type with a cell phone
when racing deals fall apart.....you go home, like me.
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