My parent's only condition when taking the car was to get rid of it. As in, my title, my insurance, they wanted nothing more to do with it. Having spent a year or so in the care (or lack thereof) of my brother, it wasn't in the best shape, but a free car is better than no car. A few areas of rust, non-functional 4 wheel drive, less than ideal heat, a missing passenger window and horrible gas mileage were the biggest concerns. Or so I thought.On Wednesday I had the passenger window replaced. No more duct tape and plastic, and a relatively quiet ride. Except when turning left, which hummed, and starting/stopping, which clunked. How bad can those noises be? Well, about $1000 bad. Seems that the left wheel bearings are completely shot, and that two bushings are missing(!) and a rubbing suspension arm are the culprits. I've had the car 4 days, and I've had to drop $1250 on it. But the mechanic said that beyond the suspension parts, the car is in remarkable shape for having 178,000 miles on it. Prior to my possession, the car had the brakes and shocks replaced, so if I get 10k miles out of it without laying out more cash, I'll be happy.
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Not turning out to be a "free" vehicle is it? Sucks.
That's like espn college hoops coverage at lunch, "Washington is the best bad team in the nation."
You got the worst free car. Did you drive it in high school? It's kind of like a little reunion.
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