On 2/28/07, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > > You laugh, but there's a guy I know in Truth or > Consequences, NM that bought a vanagon for his > deli business. When he picked it up it would only > go in reverse. He said that he drove it home (a few > miles) that way and almost got it there when he > was stopped by a cop. He got off easy and was allowed > to get it down the street to his home.
This reminds me of a moment in my life, living under severe economic stress (flat broke) and was driving an old Nash I had paid $10 for. It laid down a tremendous smoke screen going down the street. I was stopped twice by the cops. In each case I pointed to the new head gasket laying in the back seat and told them I was on the way to my parents place to pull the head and fix it. Both times they let me go. Finally did pull the head, it was a basket case, buttoned it up and parked it. Sold for $50, probably the only car I ever owned that I sold for more than I paid for it.... |
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