The Truck before the Vibe

[pick41]

Well traded in this truck on the Vibe about a month ago at a car lot. Well it was bought by someone local. Friends had told me they have seen it running around a few miles from the house, well got a call from my brother, to check out some pictures. Before I go any further, I don't know the guy personally, but through friends that kow him, the kids ok, a concussion, and some bruises, and sounds like he's coming out about $6k ahead on the truck. Well I guess something broke on the steering, hit a tree, rolled it several times, and hit some more trees. Basically its totaled and made me about cry. I know it was just a truck, and now have the Vibe. But I guess most impotant the kids ok.

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[pick41]

Here's what it looked like the week I got rid of it.

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[scherry2]

holy crap!! welcome by the way.

[Mavrik]

Holy crap. bet your happy though it didn't do that with you in it.

[pick41]

very happy about that not being in there, or who knows who else would have been with my, a buddy, the GF, or the dog.

[AKLGT]

yikes! and aren't you glad you're not paying the gas to fill it too? still, I understand.... I still see the guy who bought my truck back in 03 when I sold it and got the Vibe GT (now 2 cars later). I still miss it.

[AZViking]

A few years ago, I sold my 89 Thunderbird to the son of my Mom's boss. It was a base model (3.8L V6) with 146,000 miles on it. The car ran just fine for me. The kid liked the car but didn't like that it had a V6. His goal was to destroy the engine so his dad would put a V8 in. Well, he succeeded in destroying the engine (head gaskets blew), but then he ran it into a ditch and into a fence. I haven't seen the car since, but I'm sure it's not a pretty sight anymore.

[Blueridge9]

No respect at all for the car.

[SeattleJeremy]

So let me get this strait, you purchased the truck broken/rolled/every body panel damaged/frame bent, then you fixed it good as new? Then traded it for the Vibe? My Question is why would you even spend time on a truck that damaged? The work you did to it to bring it back up to like new quality is amazing, but damn.

[Burns1210]

Quote, originally posted by Jeremy96gase »So let me get this strait, you purchased the truck broken/rolled/every body panel damaged/frame bent, then you fixed it good as new? Then traded it for the Vibe? My Question is why would you even spend time on a truck that damaged? The work you did to it to bring it back up to like new quality is amazing, but damn.Um, I'm thinking the second picture is the "before" picture.

[pick41]

No, I bought the truck used in 03 in good shape. Traded the truck in on the Vibe about a month ago. The picture of the truck totaled, was 2 weeks after I traded it in, and the new owner had wrecked it. Had the truck 5 years, had done some mods to it, High Perfomance Clutch, Full 4" Exhaust, Intake, Chipped it, wheel's & tires. So it was 350+ hp, and 750+ torque. Fun little truck.