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I decided to hit up my fave JY (Taylor's) to look for a driver door for Matthew, rather than half-assed repair the rust on that door. I wasn't too hopeful tho, because I specifically wanted a white rust-free door. Festys are becomeing scarcer in the yards and we salt the roads here in the winter.
So the only Festy there was a white 92 GL auto. Rust-free! With 74K miles!!! Probably a granny car, since that only comes to about 2300 miles/year. And it was obviously never driven in snow, or maybe even rain! This must be what an AZ car is like. Auto, A/C, rear wiper & washer. It had been there exactly one month, and hadn't been touched.
I started pulling fasteners for various things, and they came off like the car was built last week. The 14mm lower rear strut bolts came out with my wrench, very easily. The struts were shot, probably the originals. Everything under the car is rust-free. I grabbed the door, a 13" Metro wheel/tire, a perfect parking brake cable, some brake lines, the center dash bezel, and lots of useful fasteners and switches, for $75. Didn't take the door cards because they are tan. Tmw I'm going back for the rear beam with brakes ($50), springs, and maybe the hatch/rear washer reservoir ($50).
I'm thinking it was there because the owners either traded it in for a new car and the dealership junked it, or the owners just didn't want to spend a bunch of bux on suspension and steering stuff, which it needed. They were probably not mechanically inclined and were quoted a lot of money for repairs. What a pity, but at least some of it will live on!
Edit: it had a broken windshield too.
So the only Festy there was a white 92 GL auto. Rust-free! With 74K miles!!! Probably a granny car, since that only comes to about 2300 miles/year. And it was obviously never driven in snow, or maybe even rain! This must be what an AZ car is like. Auto, A/C, rear wiper & washer. It had been there exactly one month, and hadn't been touched.
I started pulling fasteners for various things, and they came off like the car was built last week. The 14mm lower rear strut bolts came out with my wrench, very easily. The struts were shot, probably the originals. Everything under the car is rust-free. I grabbed the door, a 13" Metro wheel/tire, a perfect parking brake cable, some brake lines, the center dash bezel, and lots of useful fasteners and switches, for $75. Didn't take the door cards because they are tan. Tmw I'm going back for the rear beam with brakes ($50), springs, and maybe the hatch/rear washer reservoir ($50).
I'm thinking it was there because the owners either traded it in for a new car and the dealership junked it, or the owners just didn't want to spend a bunch of bux on suspension and steering stuff, which it needed. They were probably not mechanically inclined and were quoted a lot of money for repairs. What a pity, but at least some of it will live on!
Edit: it had a broken windshield too.
Same with Aspire stuff.
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