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poor sob broke a u-joint goin down the highway

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Both of our trucks, coincidentally (or not?), have broken Bow Tie badges on their plastic grills.

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Quote: from purple smoke at 1:19 am on July 9, 2009

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poor sob broke a u-joint goin down the highway

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Speaking of U-Joints, both of our trucks need 'em.

Both of our trucks, coincidentally (or not?), have broken Bow Tie badges on their plastic grills.

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Quote: from FTF at 1:54 am on July 9, 2009

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Quote: from purple smoke at 1:19 am on July 9, 2009

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poor sob broke a u-joint goin down the highway

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Speaking of U-Joints, both of our trucks need 'em.  

 Both of our trucks, coincidentally (or not?), have broken Bow Tie badges on their plastic grills.

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hah my grandparents have an 08 trailblazer and a 08 uplander and the badges look like shit already

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Of my family's four American cars, only one has all its badges. That one is my twenty year old Ford Tempo. All its badges look brand new, and aren't faded or chipped like they are in my ma's '02 Silverado.

For that reason, I'm sticking with the old and the time proven. When bumpers were painted and laden with chrome, and exterior aesthetics meant more then making it look fast.

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Quote: from purple smoke at 2:01 am on July 9, 2009

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Quote: from FTF at 1:54 am on July 9, 2009

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Quote: from purple smoke at 1:19 am on July 9, 2009

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poor sob broke a u-joint goin down the highway

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Speaking of U-Joints, both of our trucks need 'em.

  Both of our trucks, coincidentally (or not?), have broken Bow Tie badges on their plastic grills.

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hah my grandparents have an 08 trailblazer and a 08 uplander and the badges look like shit already

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New cars are just cheap.  

Of my family's four American cars, only one has all its badges. That one is my twenty year old Ford Tempo. All its badges look brand new, and aren't faded or chipped like they are in my ma's '02 Silverado.  

For that reason, I'm sticking with the old and the time proven. When bumpers were painted and laden with chrome, and exterior aesthetics meant more then making it look fast.

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he forgot to mention hes tempo was in hibernation for most of its life.

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Plus, hibernation isn't all that great. It sat exposed to sun, snow, and vandalism with its windows rolled down and its battery drained. Hydraulics lock up, metals rust, hoses crack. Fortunately none of that happened to my car, and after simply charging up its battery and unburying it, it fired right up and drove on the spot.

Since then she's been as reliable as can be. Only things that have had to be replaced was a $23 sensor and the right left spring. But because I love her, I've done some little upgrades here and there. By upgrades, I mean $3,900 and change in suspension work and restoration.

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By upgrades, I mean $3,900 and change in suspension work and restoration.

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And what could you possibly spend 3,900 dollars on in the suspension of a tempo?

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By upgrades, I mean $3,900 and change in suspension work and restoration.

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It's not even worth half that...

And what could you possibly spend 3,900 dollars on in the suspension of a tempo?

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Lets put it this way. The only thing that is stock or unchanged is the front axle and the rear control arms. The control arms are being replaced soon though.

I see where you are coming from though, as long as I dont spin a main bearing or something else that requires an engine rebuild, I'll fix it.

Post edited at 12:34 pm on July 9, 2009 by ScoobyDoo82

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Although, to put all this in perspective, my twenty year old Ford economy car has cost less in over three years of ownership then my mom's 2002 Chevy blew in one day. $4,100 > $3,900.