How much!!!!??? Time Capsule: 1981 Datsun B-210
Thursday, July 27, 2017
What's the worst thing ever happen to you in a chustro?
What's the worst thing ever happen to you in a chustro?
Recently I
got myself a 1972 VW Super Beetle on more or less good working condition. I
found it very cheap on the local classified; it was perfect for the price! Well
to be honest… “VW Beetle price”. This is the first time in my life I paid
$1,500 for a car without air conditioner. But lately VW are getting very
expensive due to its popularity. By today’s standards this car is a mess, but
somehow you’re not a gear head if you don’t own one. I drove 3 hours to see the
car and decided to buy no matter how it looks. It’s my time to own a Beetle. To
be honest I was quite surprised of the mechanical condition of the car. I was
able to drive it back home (100km) to an impressive speed of 50MPH LOL :-)
It’s a very
fun to drive car, if you look like an idiot inside… I’m 6’3 and 270 pounds! It
felt great to see people faces looking at me and wondering how the hell I was
able to get in. I never drove a car that get people attention like this one. At the end of my trip the worth thing happen! I loose a tire! It was funny how this car for some reason keep it's balance after I realize the tire was going faster than me, for that reason a made a list of things to check before you took a chustro home:
- Try to get some history. Why you're selling the car? Is there something I should know? (Usually the chustro seller will tell you a shady story and how it drove to a very far beach or a difficult terrain, but whatever you want the car and you take it anyway because it's a chustro).
- Check the tires, oil levels and smoke color from the exhaust. (To be honest, I did not check how well the tight the bolts where, usually Old VW are very difficult to extract their bolts thanks of how was designed).
- VW Beetle or Chustros are not like newer cars, equipped with sensors and any of that fancy stuff, basically you need to learn their language. (So learn your chustro language, will save you from lots of problems).
- The term chustro refers to: "a deteriorated old car, that works in perfect conditions. " (So before you can call it a chustro it needs to work in perfect condition. Take your time to fix safety part, such as: Brakes, Headlights, Seat Belts and any other requirement that you local transportation law requires.
- Don't take the chustro out for a long spin if is not on good working conditions. (Usually old cars, parts are super cheap! Don't act in penny-pinching mode, you got yourself a cheap car.
Monday, July 10, 2017
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Around the world in 80 breakdowns… automotive misadventures from across the globe.
This guy is my new personal hero! I haven't started reading
his blog and went complete crazy with the idea of driving “Chustros” around the
world! This guy is living the Chustro Dream!! The idea behind 80breakdowns
blogs is as he describes in the blog: "So, from now on, every time I drive
some derelict old car to an unlikely spot on the Earth’s surface, my journey
will be punctuated with posts on the web describing our misadventures”. He
started the trip with a Porsche 944 (Yeah… You got it! The Porsche that no one
likes) on Africa and then from England to Vietnam in a V8. I recommend everyone
to take a look of the awesome pictures. Thursday, May 5, 2016
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Is this a forgotten April's Fool Joke?
New
ads for the Chevrolet Jolt are invading the social media platforms, with a
promising affordable electric sport car under $35,000. This looks like a
bad April’s fool joke indeed. Thanks
to Jalopnik.com who was able to confirm that this is a complete joke. I’m pretty
sure that the person behind this has lots of time and motivation to create all
this look real ads from Chevy. If
you still dreaming of affordable electric sport cars maybe you can check out
Tesla Motors and to be honest wait until you save the money in cash, maybe by
that time Tesla will deliver the Model 3. To
be honest! I the mean time I will stick around with the chustros for a while.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
MRolla - Half MR2 Half Corolla
This is crazy! What really defines LeMons
http://blog.caranddriver.com/lemons-goodbad-idea-of-the-week-twin-engined-toyota-mr2corolla/
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