He Named Thor back again
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:15 pm
Hi guys! I'm an old member of the other site, having been an avid poster half a decade ago. I may have had an account here, can't remember. Way back then I owned a '92: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/683698/19 ... -passenger
Well that had a good ~215k on it and some bad rust around the windshield along with some other problems. Looked at a few vans but Traded it in on a Ford (I know, I know). Well, a few cars later and I have a van again!
You can actually see it in a few pics on my cardomain. It was our family's 2000 Astro. It's spent the past half-year sitting due to a number of issues and its replacement. My parents were talking about getting rid of it and I offered to take it. It's got 188k on it and a number of issues.
When I first picked it up.
Since then I have:
-Taken off the front bumper cover (I now have a replacement that I will be picking up soon for $40. It's gold, and the rest of the van's trim will likely be coming off)
-Put two new tires on
-Replaced one of the wheels with one I had left around from my old van. Three of these stupid wheels are leaking air (which sucks because I like how they look). I have some I'll be picking up with the bumper cover.
-Taken off a number of bumper stickers
-Broke the mechanism that raises and lowers the spare tire
-Replaced the ignition coil so it will start in wet weather.
Lots to do yet. So, Hi!
Oh, and my previous van was named "Van Halen". Due to the 2000 being noticeably faster when it came into our family, I proceeded to name it (wait for it) "Van Gogh"
Well that had a good ~215k on it and some bad rust around the windshield along with some other problems. Looked at a few vans but Traded it in on a Ford (I know, I know). Well, a few cars later and I have a van again!
You can actually see it in a few pics on my cardomain. It was our family's 2000 Astro. It's spent the past half-year sitting due to a number of issues and its replacement. My parents were talking about getting rid of it and I offered to take it. It's got 188k on it and a number of issues.
When I first picked it up.
Since then I have:
-Taken off the front bumper cover (I now have a replacement that I will be picking up soon for $40. It's gold, and the rest of the van's trim will likely be coming off)
-Put two new tires on
-Replaced one of the wheels with one I had left around from my old van. Three of these stupid wheels are leaking air (which sucks because I like how they look). I have some I'll be picking up with the bumper cover.
-Taken off a number of bumper stickers
-Broke the mechanism that raises and lowers the spare tire
-Replaced the ignition coil so it will start in wet weather.
Lots to do yet. So, Hi!
Oh, and my previous van was named "Van Halen". Due to the 2000 being noticeably faster when it came into our family, I proceeded to name it (wait for it) "Van Gogh"
