How NOT to buy a project Pickup Truck

[zeitgeist57]

For those of you familiar with Cleetus, I thoroughly enjoyed this article as it reminded me of Cleetus II and my trip to Latrobe, PA to pick it up back in 2003, driving it home with a stuck caliper, questionable alternator, and bald, cracked tires.

 

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/28/how-not-to-buy-a-project-vehicle-the-tale-of-the-1975-internati/

[BloodRed]

LOL that is a good read.

[suffocateXfaster1647545505]

That truck is sexy as hell. I can remember quite a few hairy trips I've had picking up cars before. Never had that much of a hassle though. Quite an enjoyable read. Good find brutha.

[unfunnyryan]

Haha, what a read.

[TA In Progress]

Great read. I can't even remember how many times my dad and I have bought and driven home similar heaps. We never had quite that much trouble though.

[kirks5oh]

great read

[blue98ls1]

Awesome read!

[2 Sweet]

[Otis Nice]

LOL!

 

"Everything's better with an acronym."

[Berto]

I wish I could write stories like that.

 

Glad my trip to Texas for a truck was not like that one!

[Richard Cranium]

That is awesome. The worst decisions make the best stories.

[unfunnyryan]

That is awesome. The worst decisions make the best stories.

 

This sounds like thread potential...

[jeffro]

thanks for sharing. as others have stated, good read.

 

 

that guy is a talented writer.

[Fubar231]

Damn, if the truck was that bad in the first place, why not come back with a trailer?

[Richard Cranium]

That is awesome. The worst decisions make the best stories.

 

This sounds like thread potential...

 

In my case the story I'm thinking of is riding my motorcycle to Las Vegas. Was going well until we rode highway 15 south through southern Utah and Arizona into Nevada early in the afternoon, in July. We decided we could make it if we went exit to exit with stops every time to cool off. What we didn't know was the next exit was 60 miles. That morning we saw the air temp hit 100. Later in the morning my buddy's air temp gauge on his fairing pegged at 120. Then it got hot. I had lost my ear plugs somewhere in Kansas so was wearing my full face helmet to try and save some of my hearing. I flipped up the visor to get some cool air. Have you ever opened the oven door and gotten that blast of hot air in the face? That's what happened when I flipped up my visor. As hot as I was the helmet was insulating my head and keeping the heat out.

 

The next exit for us turned out to be just across the Nevada state line. I was so wiped out from the heat I didn't notice the huge sign when we crossed into Nevada. We pulled into a gas station, and I had the sense to pull the bike up under the canopy and between the pumps so it was out of the way. At which point I made a bee line for the store and was headed toward the bathroom because I knew I would be able to sit down. I wasn't sure how long I was going to keep my feet underneath me. After we downed about $10 worth of water the owner let us refill the bottles from the hose out back.

 

Since it was a Sunday we decided to go across the street to a new casino that was advertising $10 rooms. We each got showers and took naps. Then ate the best $5 prime rib dinner I've ever had. About 10:00 that night when the heat subsided we checked out and rode the rest of the way into Vegas.

[SiColin]

Very good read. Hilarious how he bypassed the fuel tank using the gallon jugs. That must have been nerve racking driving 250 miles inhaling gas fumes the whole way.

[6 Speed S4]

Very good read. Hilarious how he bypassed the fuel tank using the gallon jugs. That must have been nerve racking driving 250 miles inhaling gas fumes the whole way.

 

I know right, prolly had the worst headache ever!

[RS69]

Interesting reading, that is why I trailer project vehicles. Edited October 31, 2010 by RS69