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R.I.P. Bonnie

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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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Call it.
Took my brother to pick up his Avenger from the shop yesterday, and was making my way back home, when some idiot decided to make a left turn from the travel lane instead of the turn lane. Pulled to the right to go around him, stepped on the gas, and the engine died.
Engine is blown, siezed, again.
Decided that it'* not worth putting the money into it to fix the motor when it has so many other problems(radiator leak, torque converter, etc.). I'll miss driving it, but I sure won't miss paying for it.
So, in the next few days, I'll be deciding whether the Bonnie gets sold, parted, or scrapped.
Please hold off on any parts requests, as I already have an offer to possibly buy the car for parts. The service rep I talked to said he needed a parts car for his Park Avenue.
If not, I'll put a request thread in the Buy/Sell/Trade section.

So the search for my next car begins. I already know what I want, if I can get it. I'm looking for a 97+ Camaro RS, with the Series2. They're cheap(average $4-5,000), easier on insurance than the V8 version, and I can use all the motor mods that INTENSE, and ZZP have available.


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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 11:31 PM
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sorry to hear about that
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 11:34 PM
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sorry to hear about that. Keep us informed about what your plans are with her and the upcoming chevy.
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 11:36 PM
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Luck to you bud. May she rest in pieces.
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 11:36 PM
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I'm not exactly sobbing.
I should have called her Lady MacBeth, she spent the last year of her life stabbing me in the back.
She was fun to drive when she was running well, though.
All in all, I think I'll miss the cantankerous bitch.
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 11:40 PM
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a friend of mine had a stock automatic L36 firebird ('96) and it ran 15.1. faster than my stock 5 speed v8 mustang
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 11:55 PM
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You got that right.
And just like Lady Macbeth, she'* flaming hot.
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Old Feb 4, 2005 | 12:06 AM
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that sucks. i kinda know how you feel. why did it seize? revs?
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Old Feb 4, 2005 | 05:33 AM
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That sucks........

Get another Bonnie!!!!!!!!

Time to start another chapter............
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Old Feb 4, 2005 | 07:39 AM
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thats sucks man
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