1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

The centurion was very real, this is a rather stripped version too, they came with full on sleeper interiors (the rear seats folded into a bed), the captains chairs could be swiveled to address a table in the rear. They were all dually, some had the weak Windsor engine and some had the weak 460 big block. They both made zero power and had a three speed non lockup torque converter, so MPG was nada. I don't think there was ever a 4WD version.

 

They have to be 40”AT’s though

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8CENn_WY6k
True van life lol

 

Love it when a pos European VFD craps out on a Monday morning.


@Abeyancer ever deal with Eurotherm drives? This is our second one to burn out in 6 months.

 

@Empty_Lord and all.

A friend and past co-worker recently had his family 2005 Civic totaled. He is looking to buy some older "reliable" import. He is posting on FB about possibly buying or considering a Volvo C30 or C130. I stopped paying attention to Volvo after the 242, 244, 245 tank series ended. He is semi retired and should be budget conscious.

I cringe when I see regular folk considering a car that, around here, can be expensive to have repaired. I consider budget and Euro car to be mutually exclusive.

I think a Toyota Corolla would be a better fit. Can you recommend a good "simple" year Corolla for me to recommend?

 

My old corolla was a 2006. Not to many known issues with them. Pretty solid cars that as I proved can run forever.

the 09 is also basic, simple, little bit quieter ride. Those are more prone to oil burning, but not all.


Basically a 9th or 10th gen corolla is hard to beat reliability wise.


Other option is find a 3.5l V6 Camry, another hard to kill car. Avoid 4 cylinder Camry, they have a nasty habit of burning 2 quarts in 1000 miles

 

Nah 40” rims with low pros

 

I had upgraded to the 5 lug one that sits on the passenger fender where the ABS/cruise modules would be...but that's where my air compressor is mounted now

 

Thank you!

 

Fck me, just gonna have to take tomorrow off too....

 

Fhak

 

I don’t see a locker

thumbs down*

 

Damnit I want that for my tundra.

 

Won't fit your 4 runner rear housing

 

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I want snow

 

This storms done pretty decent.

 

Still like 60+ degrees in November the fuck is this witch craft

 

Gotta love it when you get something done at work in advance, send the finished project over and then get an email 5 days later asking why it's not done yet. Check your email once in awhile you fucking doofus

I just kindly forwarded the original one and upsized/emboldened the date it was sent