We’ll the Honda is very much out of commission. The front end is too badly damaged to repair. If I do not sell it for much less than I have in it, we’ll probably move it out of view. Wes is really disappointed too as well am I. It had potential and if we do not sell it we may find a replacement since the transmission, clutch, etc. have all just been replaced. The motor is in good running condition so it would be an easy swap. Just finding a 1994 Civic EX in fair shape with no motor/trans might be hard. Time will tell.
My Buick should be receiving a new (refurb/reconditioned) motor soon. Performance Motorsports of MS already has the old motor out. Can’t wait to get it back.
My friend Marshall is also helping us look for something for Wes. Hope he turns up something Wes can live with.
It was bound to happen and I’ve been dreading this day since he started driving. My Son wrecked his car yesterday afternoon and fortunately he is fine. His ego as well as his car is a little bruised. PICS. He made the same mistake so many teenagers make at that age. He dropped his cell phone on the floor and reached down to pick it up. I’ve had that happen to me but unfortunately I was the one who was rear-ended due to someone else not paying attention, looking away.
At least it was not a $10,000 car. I do not believe it is worth fixing and I’m looking for an alternative. My car is still in the shop being worked on and should be out shortly. That still presents us with a problem now only having one vehicle and three people that need to get to work. We’ll work it out somehow.
A friend of mine offered to finance a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix for my son a while back and I just checked with him and it is still available. I’ll be getting back with him.
Wes ordered new gauges and hopefully they will arrive early next week. He bought it from eBay so hopefully it comes in as shown. This if filling two needs. One, his speedo is busted. Two, it will look much better. I do have a concern that we just bought face-plates instead of a 3 cluster gauge set. Checking around on the Internet I find that it seems it really is a 3 cluster set of gauges. Time will tell when we receive them. I certainly hope they come with instructions on how to install them.
The Honda is getting a little further along. We finally corrected the problem with the windows not going up and down. We found that on the driver side door the glass was partially out of the track but when we began to lubricate the track, the glass came completely out of the track. If not for my brother-in-law we might not have been able to re-install it in the track. Now the windows are well lubricated and working.
Next we work on brakes. We think the master cylinder is going out on us. We may need to replace a few calipers as well.
I did get the Buick towed to Performance Motorsports last week. The motor is seized. Marshall was looking around for an inexpensive replacement. Found one for $650 with a 90 day warranty and a refurb with factory warranty would be around $2k. So he is taking apart the motor to see if it is something simple that can be replaced. Awaiting word from the man.