winter beaters [Archive] - Brew City Muscle

PB86MCSS

11-06-2003, 01:04 AM

So who here has or is getting a true winter beater? I am buying a 87' Cavalier from a friend of mine this weekend as a true beater car for cheap. I will miss the usual RWD beaters I've had for winter doughnuts and all but I should get better mileage and park easier around campus with the compact :D.

Pepsicola300

11-06-2003, 02:05 AM

If I could only afford it;) My sweeeeeet truck will have to get me through another WI winter. Gotta love the Cooper Cobra's in winter:rolleyes:

JohnnyT

11-06-2003, 09:27 AM

Just picked up a 1990 Acura Legend with 216,000 miles. I think that qualifies as a true winter beater.

Silver350

11-06-2003, 09:31 AM

Unfortinatly my truck will see one more winter :(

BAD LS1

11-06-2003, 09:49 AM

2002 Cavalier 5 speed.... Its gotta working E Brake and a fuse pulled for the ABS. Thats all i need for winter fun !!!!

Tom B

jbiscuit

11-06-2003, 10:19 AM

I will be driving a 2003 Subaru WRX wagon this winter as my winter beater:3gears:

I am gonna cruise highway 100 in the first snowstorm we have and try and stoplight race every SUV I see

Knyghtmare

11-06-2003, 11:48 AM

My 1982 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royal is a true winter beater... What a land yacht... Lets get our winter beaters together for a winter beater BK show lmao.

jbiscuit

11-06-2003, 12:12 PM

hilarious idea, lets do that!!!:thumbsup

GRNDNL

11-06-2003, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by yellow wagon
I will be driving a 2003 Subaru WRX wagon this winter as my winter beater:3gears:

I am gonna cruise highway 100 in the first snowstorm we have and try and stoplight race every SUV I see

I've got a SUV for you to race......;)

Bring it on...:Hump

PB86MCSS

11-06-2003, 01:43 PM

Lets get our winter beaters together for a winter beater BK show lmao

Scott mentioned that last year I think, or someone did. I was up for it, then borrowing my parents old 88' Plymouth Reliant which is the definition of a winter beater :D...then I bought a completely rusted 86' Monte LS(*blue bomber*) which was also a true beater. The Cav I'm getting is on the same page so I'm up for a winter beater show!

No nice cars, so yellow's WRX and Scotts truck must park out of the BK lot :flipoff: ;).

Milw96Cobra

11-06-2003, 01:43 PM

I'm drivin a 92 Bonneville! BLING BLING!

I should really get those spinner hub caps from Autozone to make it complete. :thumbsup :bling

Silver350

11-06-2003, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by PB86MCSS
Scott mentioned that last year I think, or someone did. I was up for it, then borrowing my parents old 88' Plymouth Reliant which is the definition of a winter beater :D...then I bought a completely rusted 86' Monte LS(*blue bomber*) which was also a true beater. The Cav I'm getting is on the same page so I'm up for a winter beater show!

No nice cars, so yellow's WRX and Scotts truck must park out of the BK lot :flipoff: ;).

Yeah I mention the Beater show and If there is a beater show I will park in the lot :flipoff: and if you dont like it and complain I will ban you j/k

y2kws6

11-06-2003, 03:25 PM

Just picked up the 2004 Impala SS for the winter

SLOWC5

11-06-2003, 05:32 PM

95 grand am, you might have seen it around;)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid42/pb90e18a6a5d1e68d8a75dd2beaf692ac/fcf31cac.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid42/pb9130cc11d247e0430df6387d50f539f/fcf31c73.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid42/p8318fa21841093bd860ca29881a16337/fcf31c4a.jpg
Yes those are my boots prints on the hood and trunk :)

JEFF

BadAzzGTA89

11-06-2003, 06:07 PM

Mine is my reliable 87 GMC suburban(THE BEAST) with 200thou on it and the four wheel drive still works great oh and it can lay two nice strips on dry pavement god gotta love those 350's that never wanna die!!!

BAD LS1

11-06-2003, 06:13 PM

2FSTGTP

Hey where did you get those decals made thats Fing awsome i want some for my cavalier LOL

SLOWC5

11-06-2003, 06:14 PM

theres a guy on ClubGP.com that will make any sticker you want in any font.

I like them :)

JEFF

PB86MCSS

11-06-2003, 06:42 PM

How much for those decals? I might be interested in some, or something like that :D. Last year I got some for the Reliant such as Fear This Mopar and Bad Ass Boys Drive Bad Ass Toys and a big Type R sticker for the fenders off a junkyard Honda...wonder if Yoosef enjoyed them too ;).

This year I definately plan to do a couple fun things with the beater, probably more stickers and maybe spray painting some silly stripes with whatever is laying around here. A homeade wing is tempting but too much time involved :goof .

Scales

11-06-2003, 06:45 PM

The mighty Topaz is still alive for another winter! 200k miles and she just doesn't wanna die!!!:thumbsup

SLOWC5

11-06-2003, 06:52 PM

i think the total was 40$ shipped
heres the link http://www.mobileimage.com/
go to custom and start playing around with it, I DONT WANT TO SEE ANY OTHER "WINTER BEATER RACING" Windshield banners out there this year:eek: Just kidding

JEFF

Burgandy85SS

11-06-2003, 07:38 PM

I will be driving my 84 Buick Skylark for the third winter now.
Not the most attractive car but runs great, and i guess thats what matters most.

mattGT95

11-06-2003, 08:40 PM

i'm pimpin a 90 red camry 4 cyl with 190000 on the ticker. just did trans and coolant tonight, got some wipers..

total bill so far for the car (cept gas) $670

pics to come.

A B4C Z

11-06-2003, 08:56 PM

Im sporting a 1991 misubishi galant ls. Shes a real beauty. Marron with perfect interior and just a few touches of rust but they blend in good with the marron. Paid $750 bucks for it and it isnt to embarasing to drive around in.

Heat Seeker WS6

11-06-2003, 09:28 PM

My 93 Grand Am will remain the daily driver/winter beater mobile. I haven't driven the T/A in almost 2 weeks now. I may take it to work maybe once or twice more this season.

Yooformula

11-06-2003, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by PB86MCSS
How much for those decals? I might be interested in some, or something like that :D. Last year I got some for the Reliant such as Fear This Mopar and Bad Ass Boys Drive Bad Ass Toys and a big Type R sticker for the fenders off a junkyard Honda...wonder if Yoosef enjoyed them too ;).

This year I definately plan to do a couple fun things with the beater, probably more stickers and maybe spray painting some silly stripes with whatever is laying around here. A homeade wing is tempting but too much time involved :goof .

Oh, how I LOVED those stickers!! The looks on grown adults faces while sitting in traffic was usually priceless:durr I will have the king of all winter beaters soon...1990 Ford Festiva!:Hump

BAD LS1

11-07-2003, 08:46 AM

We need to have a Shopko 500 or something this winter LOL.
everyone gets together with their winter beaters and we pick a light pole in a large empty parking lot to race around in a circle. this is more fun that it sounds especilally just leaving the E brake up and keeping it matted in 2nd gear the whole time. There is a perfect parking lot in West bend its banked and everything, that one is good for the rear drives, its much harder to spin out. But its fun getting 3-4 cars at once going around its pretty neat how you can set up simletanious drifts in perfect formation with all the cars racing at once.

Tom B

jbiscuit

11-07-2003, 09:16 AM

Originally posted by GRNDNL
I've got a SUV for you to race......;)

Bring it on...:Hump

ha ha ha, this sounds like a challenege....snow dragging at its finest. An SUV versus a wagon!:3gears:

jbiscuit

11-07-2003, 09:21 AM

Tom-

MWAS is already in the process of organizing a winter drifting challenge. The parking lot is still being scoped out. You all will get PMs if interested in a few weeks with the location...

You are right though, winter CAN be fun!!!! Last year I went to one of these organized parking lot things and there were 25 cars there!!!! Includings a RWD 1986 Celica. Talk about fun in the snow!

PB86MCSS

11-07-2003, 11:41 AM

Sign me up :D. I will have to re-familiarize myself with FWD in the snow though...I'll miss going sideways down roads in RWD...good times.

jbiscuit

11-07-2003, 12:05 PM

cool....winter is a fun time. A lot of my friends have beaters too so we can maybe get a ig group together on a Friday night or a Saturday or something during a snowfall and go out "racing" (if you call it that) and then head out for a couple beers or something.

There are a couple guys from Midwest Autosports that are hunting for a good place to drift around at. Tommy mentioned that one out by him. I will start a new topic to see who's interested once we have a spot picked out and I will PM the location to you guys:thumbsup

11-08-2003, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by Knyghtmare
... What a land yacht...

HA...gotta love big american cars.

As for me... 90 Astro AWD. I've got to get it painted before the snow falls. As of right now, I am painting a mustang for a friend.

bad2kss

11-09-2003, 01:08 PM

i just picked up my winter car a 93 sho taurus. Im thinkin we should reinstate the winter better races.

GinoRin

11-09-2003, 02:37 PM

I want in on the winter beater races... my GS400 is now officially my winter beater since I no longer have the white Legend (I miss it).... and the GS400 will be up for sale as soon as I scrounge up enough cash for an M5 :3gears:

number1

11-10-2003, 12:02 PM

I bought a 89 Ford Probe GT.
A little 5 speed turbo probe.

I was going to buy a 95 stealth for my winter beater, But If I get it, I will store it.

Larry99T/A

11-11-2003, 03:06 AM

I have all the confindence in the world in my 9C1 Caprice. In the last few months I've replaced the following.

1. The exhaust manifolds on both sides.
2. The radiator.
3. The oil cooler lines.
4. The oil pressure gauge sensor.
5. The O2 sensor.

Right now she runs like a champ, no smoking, no pinging or knocking. She had a 139K on the clock when I got her the last week in July, now she has a 143K on the clock. I'm sure she won't let me down this winter.

Scales

11-11-2003, 04:26 AM

Originally posted by Larry99T/A
I have all the confindence in the world in my 9C1 Caprice.

Sounds like a challange... Anyone wanna watch the ghetto a$$ Topaz pull him in the snow????:flipoff:

And no Matt, I refuse to put air in those tires!!!! :banana

number1

11-11-2003, 11:26 AM

I want in on any winter beater racing.

BAD LS1

11-11-2003, 01:02 PM

Yeah were gonna have to make winter beater racing a standard affair like monday BK's i think, as soon as we get enough snow to do so. Im just itching to throw the cav in a snow bank, i cant seem to get that car stuck!!! I drove it into a 3.5 high X 20 ft long pile of snow, stopped on purpose, couldnt even open the door !!! went to 2nd gear right away and matted it and it climbed right on through. The very next day my rear wheels were locked up because of all the snow packed in the rims LOL.

Tom B

Prince Valiant

11-11-2003, 02:00 PM

I'll own all you guys in my 210K mile, $500 Jeep grand cherokee :nutkick

Scales

11-11-2003, 02:20 PM

I don't know, I've already had the Topaz burried up to the front bumper in a cornfield.... Nothin can stop that old girl!!!:goof

BAD LS1

11-11-2003, 03:04 PM

Originally posted by Prince Valiant
I'll own all you guys in my 210K mile, $500 Jeep grand cherokee :nutkick

Bring it on!!! LOL :3gears:

BadAzzGTA89

11-11-2003, 04:17 PM

Hummmm sounds like our first race in the snow folks:deal

86zz4Bird

11-12-2003, 09:19 AM

My winter beater is a loaded 89 Grand Prix. Only 221K on it. The car looks and runs ok, so lets see if it will make it through another winter.

number1

11-12-2003, 02:02 PM

Three words......

Bring it on!

The Probeme will not let me down, I just turned the boost up.:rockwoot:

Prince Valiant

11-12-2003, 02:27 PM

Where are we going to make this happen? Obviously we've got to wait until it snows...but the first big snow that hits, we should have a place that we can all get to.

Any suggestion's?

BTW, AWD ownz all joouz!

BadAzzGTA89

11-12-2003, 05:34 PM

Originally posted by Prince Valiant
Where are we going to make this happen? Obviously we've got to wait until it snows...but the first big snow that hits, we should have a place that we can all get to.

Any suggestion's?

BTW, AWD ownz all joouz!
I hear that i have 4wheel drive and a lot of ground clearance hope no lil cars get under me lmao:thumbsup

PB86MCSS

11-12-2003, 05:58 PM

Ok, there should be some basic rules for winter beater status, IMO :D. Vehicle has to be at least 10 years old, some dents and/or rust, not minor surface rust or a couple dings and over 100k miles. I dont wanna see ringers racing against true beaters :goof ;). Or there should be two classes....anything goes in the snow and true winter beaters.

Prince Valiant

11-12-2003, 06:09 PM

So my jeep qualifies:

211,000 miles.
Rust on the front hood, rear tailgate, underbody.
1994 model that was built in 93, so that's 10 years old.
500 dollar investment.

I can't help it if I worked hard to clean the interior/exterior...I care for my beaters :D

BadAzzGTA89

11-12-2003, 06:46 PM

Well mine is a 87 you name a part there is rust and or holes 200 thousand on the clock and still a tuff ass suburban i did a lot of muddin and snowin in that beast drive train still solid and she holds her own!