I miss my old beater. It was an '83 FJ60 in poop brown with a "bit" of rust in the rear fender wells and a nicely broken windshield. I paid $1600 for it and drove it everyday for about 3 years till I rolled it off the side of the Founders Parkway in the snow. 238,000 miles on a motor that would have gone another 200K gladly. I was so upset after the incident that I forgot to remove the pimped out cabbie style beaded seat cover from the front seat before I towed it to the junk yard and sold it as scrap for $400.
It would be great to get a new beater. I check CL for that phantom Custom Delux with the faded two tone brown and tan paint and no major body damage at least once a week, but none ever show up. I can just hear the sound of the Sanford and Son theme song now...
Brandine: Now Cletus, if I catch you with pig lipstick on your collar one more time you ain't gonna be allowed to sleep in the barn no more!
Cletus: Duly noted.
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