GA stored for winter (pics)

[Braves299]

Car looks great man. Prob. the cleanest Grand Am around. And for some reason, I REALLY like the blue Michigan plate... LOL I don't know why.

[PACE]

Originally Posted by GaRedCoupe

Maybe someone can explain this to me, but what is the point of storing a car over winter when its value is not worth more the 7k? Just take the wheels off and drive it.

Thank god someone said this. My car is way nicer than yours and I drive it like I stole it on a daily.....Might even leave my wheels and chin spoiler on all winter....f*ck it. Grand am's are pretty cheap cars. I even dropped my insurance to just PLPD. If I total it.....who cares! I have more in my checking account than a grand am is worth. You don't own a corvette my friend. There are very few car's on this site worth storing......The only one I can think of is Aaron's

This will be the car I store....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cadil...94212519QQrdZ1

The grand am will be the beater soon.

[Braves299]

Originally Posted by PACE

Thank god someone said this. My car is way nicer than yours and I drive it like I stole it on a daily.....Might even leave my wheels and chin spoiler on all winter....f*ck it. Grand am's are pretty cheap cars. I even dropped my insurance to just PLPD. If I total it.....who cares! I have more in my checking account than a grand am is worth. You don't own a corvette my friend. There are very few car's on this site worth storing......The only one I can think of is Aaron's

This will be the car I store....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cadil...94212519QQrdZ1

The grand am will be the beater soon.

I'd be willing to bet Coupe's car is def. cleaner than yours. Just a guess.

[PACE]

no need to guess. Take a look. These are old pics before I finished the car but you'll get the idea.

http://www.n-body.net/registry/pace/

[eric99gt]

when you've put about 15K besides the sticker price in to your car I would think it's worth it to store it. So what if it's not worth that much to a private seller. It came out of my hard work and it's definately worth it to protect it. Sure as hell i'm going to take care of it.

[GaRedCoupe]

Originally Posted by Braves299

I'd be willing to bet Coupe's car is def. cleaner than yours. Just a guess.

Best comment on GAGT EVAR! Dunno where you've been but pace has one of the best looking GA's on this board!

when you've put about 15K besides the sticker price in to your car I would think it's worth it to store it. So what if it's not worth that much to a private seller. It came out of my hard work and it's definately worth it to protect it. Sure as hell i'm going to take care of it.

If someone put 15K into their GA i hope to god it has a supercharger and atleast runs 13's. Because 15k on a near stock looking GA with minimal apearance mods is a waste.

[DrFabulous]

My GA is pretty much stock, but I store it. Why? Well, I have a beater to drive in the winter. If I can keep my GA rust-free and with low miles, why wouldn't I? It doesn't cost me that much to drive my Corsica in the winter over my GA. The GA is going on 6 years, and there isn't a spot of rust on it. Paint's perfect. Only 64k miles. It makes perfect sense to me to keep putting miles on my rusted, 190k mile Corsica over putting them on my GA.

[Hodge]

**** my GA has been through 1 winter and half of this one if i get a sport trac... 41k miles too. It could last till im out of college and thats what i need it for. I try to treat it as good as I can because I want it to last. Unlike some I don't have the money to go buy a nice car that can be considered "storeable." I treat what i have good, so it lasts, simple as that. Making it look good is just something I do not to get bored.

Pace if your passed the mod stage and don't care, i'll take those rims

[Braves299]

Originally Posted by PACE

no need to guess. Take a look. These are old pics before I finished the car but you'll get the idea.

http://www.n-body.net/registry/pace/

I don't see any pics on there. But if it IS cleaner, than I appload you. All I know is that Coupe's is prob. the cleanest I've seen so far. And I think it was pretty tasteless how you said "My car is way nicer than yours."

[PACE]

you are right. That was an inappropriate comment. My n-body page doesn"t have pics?? It does for me....

[GAGTS03]

I Zaino - My ****s always clean hahaha

[AaronGTR]

Originally Posted by DrFabulous

My GA is pretty much stock, but I store it. Why? Well, I have a beater to drive in the winter. If I can keep my GA rust-free and with low miles, why wouldn't I? It doesn't cost me that much to drive my Corsica in the winter over my GA. The GA is going on 6 years, and there isn't a spot of rust on it. Paint's perfect. Only 64k miles. It makes perfect sense to me to keep putting miles on my rusted, 190k mile Corsica over putting them on my GA.

This is right on the money. Who cares what your car is worth to someone else? If you've invested money in it, and you want it to last, you should take care of it. If you have something else to drive so you can keep you GA in better condition then why not? I did for the first two years I had my GA. I had an '88 oldsmobile delta 88 I drove to work and all winter. The GA didn't get stored those two winters, but it got covered and was driven minimal miles. It didn't get driven at all last winter (since it was in the garage getting repaired ) and won't this winter either. Because of that it only has 52K miles on it.

[Braves299]

Originally Posted by PACE

you are right. That was an inappropriate comment. My n-body page doesn"t have pics?? It does for me....

Yeah maybe I have to be a member or something, but I don't see any pics. Awell..

[Roush GT]

Originally Posted by PACE

no need to guess. Take a look. These are old pics before I finished the car but you'll get the idea.

Pace's car = Sick!!

[littleblackbug]

I think backhill's GT is the nicest one I've seen so far (full SC/T, Inox rims, overlays, tint, sprint springs, etc...). Very very nice looking car.

[Braves299]

Pace's car is very nice looking. I have seen pics of it a long time ago. It really is a great looking GA. I was just talking in terms of being CLEAN.... Coupe's car looks spotless.

[coupe]

Originally Posted by GaRedCoupe

Maybe someone can explain this to me, but what is the point of storing a car over winter when its value is not worth more the 7k? Just take the wheels off and drive it.

WTF is it to you? WTF do you care?
A) I have a place to store it for free
B) I have another vehicle, 96 Z71
C) I have countless thosaunds of dollars in mods
D) I have countless thosands of hours of wrench time in it
E) I am gonna be keeping this car for a very long time if not forever

Do you need more reasons?

There are people who store their civics that arent worth more than $2k ya know. I had no idea a car had to be "worth" a certain amount for it to be stored.

[coupe]

Originally Posted by littleblackbug

I think backhill's GT is the nicest one I've seen so far (full SC/T, Inox rims, overlays, tint, sprint springs, etc...). Very very nice looking car.

He has ALOT more than that.

[coupe]

Pace, sorry man i love your car, you did a nice job but i think i got ya beat. Sorry you dont agree that im storing it either but i will have to say it to you also:

WTF is it to you? WTF do you care?
A) I have a place to store it for free
B) I have another vehicle, 96 Z71
C) I have countless thosaunds of dollars in mods
D) I have countless thosands of hours of wrench time in it
E) I am gonna be keeping this car for a very long time if not forever

[xxbackhillxx]

Originally Posted by littleblackbug

overlays, tint, sprint springs

Thanks for the compliment I guess. But seriously, you think those are the coolest parts of my car that need to be protected? Overlays?!