To start off, I will give you guys the link for the album, but I will be picking out individual images and talking about them. http://imgur.com/a/bLw5z
So, this is my 1992 Pontiac Sunbird with 110k km (or 68k miles) that I bought last year for $1200 at 95k km (59k miles). This is the 2nd car that I have owned after my first car (1998 Ford Escort) was in an accident after a month of owning it (I wasn't at fault). I was pretty skeptical at first about this car, because of the low price the buyer wanted ($1500 asking), but after driving it, I knew it was in really good condition. It has all of the paperwork for all of the work that has been done, and it has had oil changes every 5-10k km its entire life. It has also lived in a garage, so the original headlights aren't sun faded at all. This car has driven like a dream for me. I love this car and plan on keeping it for many years to come. I went to work right away when I purchased it, as it did not have any stereo at all. Got that all up and running within the first 3 hours of owning it. It has all the power I need for now, and shows no signs of slowing down.
http://imgur.com/yz1HQ7f
What the hell is that paint job? Did you do that? To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what happened. I bought the car with the spray painted lines on it. When I asked the previous owner he said it was his kids that did it out on their farm, then they proceeded to never drive the car. So I do have to deal with a few looks from time to time, but no one really ever knows why they are there. Judge all you want, I know I would never do such a horrible thing to a car. Literally the entire bottom half is repainted with spray paint. I would really like to repaint the bottom half properly, if there is a cheap way to do it.
http://imgur.com/ms70Jal
The thing that instantly sold me the car, was the interior. It was perfect. I really enjoy the older style of cars, and that interior with the seat belts in the doors and the carpeted doors was too good to give up. I still remember the first time walking up the the car and just smiling at the interior. The interior is in fantastic shape too, especially for a 23 year old car.
http://imgur.com/hV1rAHW http://imgur.com/oTwcc5O http://imgur.com/G9VpGtd http://imgur.com/G9VpGtd
There does happen to be a little bit of rust, but what can you expect from a 23 year old car. I would really like to know what the best strategy is for getting rid of rust. Please let me know.
What is wrong with the car?
It does have a very small engine coolant leak, so I do have to top it up every few months. The muffler is cracked on the top, so it is very loud. Maybe if you guys convince me I will record a video of me starting the car. Other than that it doesn't really have any problems. It is equipped with electric locks, but they stopped working after the original owner put in a car starter, so they haven't worked since 2000. This is very mild to me, because even my parents Jeep Compass I grew up with didn't have electric locks so I always remember to lock my doors.
So that's my car! Hope to hear opinions about my car and please feel free to recommend anything I can do to improve my experience with this car. I cherish this car and I love it more than anything, almost more than I love hockey. I will do all I can to increase the lifespan of this car.
Note: If you are recommending something to me, please keep in mind that no one in my family is a mechanic so I don't have any special tools to work with (I have pretty much the basics).
So, this is my 1992 Pontiac Sunbird with 110k km (or 68k miles) that I bought last year for $1200 at 95k km (59k miles). This is the 2nd car that I have owned after my first car (1998 Ford Escort) was in an accident after a month of owning it (I wasn't at fault). I was pretty skeptical at first about this car, because of the low price the buyer wanted ($1500 asking), but after driving it, I knew it was in really good condition. It has all of the paperwork for all of the work that has been done, and it has had oil changes every 5-10k km its entire life. It has also lived in a garage, so the original headlights aren't sun faded at all. This car has driven like a dream for me. I love this car and plan on keeping it for many years to come. I went to work right away when I purchased it, as it did not have any stereo at all. Got that all up and running within the first 3 hours of owning it. It has all the power I need for now, and shows no signs of slowing down.
http://imgur.com/yz1HQ7f
What the hell is that paint job? Did you do that? To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what happened. I bought the car with the spray painted lines on it. When I asked the previous owner he said it was his kids that did it out on their farm, then they proceeded to never drive the car. So I do have to deal with a few looks from time to time, but no one really ever knows why they are there. Judge all you want, I know I would never do such a horrible thing to a car. Literally the entire bottom half is repainted with spray paint. I would really like to repaint the bottom half properly, if there is a cheap way to do it.
http://imgur.com/ms70Jal
The thing that instantly sold me the car, was the interior. It was perfect. I really enjoy the older style of cars, and that interior with the seat belts in the doors and the carpeted doors was too good to give up. I still remember the first time walking up the the car and just smiling at the interior. The interior is in fantastic shape too, especially for a 23 year old car.
http://imgur.com/hV1rAHW http://imgur.com/oTwcc5O http://imgur.com/G9VpGtd http://imgur.com/G9VpGtd
There does happen to be a little bit of rust, but what can you expect from a 23 year old car. I would really like to know what the best strategy is for getting rid of rust. Please let me know.
What is wrong with the car?
It does have a very small engine coolant leak, so I do have to top it up every few months. The muffler is cracked on the top, so it is very loud. Maybe if you guys convince me I will record a video of me starting the car. Other than that it doesn't really have any problems. It is equipped with electric locks, but they stopped working after the original owner put in a car starter, so they haven't worked since 2000. This is very mild to me, because even my parents Jeep Compass I grew up with didn't have electric locks so I always remember to lock my doors.
So that's my car! Hope to hear opinions about my car and please feel free to recommend anything I can do to improve my experience with this car. I cherish this car and I love it more than anything, almost more than I love hockey. I will do all I can to increase the lifespan of this car.
Note: If you are recommending something to me, please keep in mind that no one in my family is a mechanic so I don't have any special tools to work with (I have pretty much the basics).
