a message to all bird owners
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a message to all bird owners listen fellas, this is a message from a former t/a owner. if you ever have any kind of thoughts of selling your car, DONT DO IT. there is nothing i have regreted more then getting rid of my t/a. o ya it'll be cool to go get a new car, better gas mileage, blah blah blah. dont get me wrong, the malibu is nice, but seriously, WTF was I thinking!?!? the t/a was paid for, all i was paying was gas and insurance. i will be honest and forward, im a dumbass. now im in a worse position then i was before, i have a car payment, gas, insurance, and hour cuts at work. **** me. sorry for this long speil, but i needed a place to vent. if there was anyway i could go back and not get rid of the bird, I would do it. dont ever make the same mistake I have. peace out.
-kevano
-kevano
i was contemplating trading my bird towards a new g8 maybe a TBSS...but no...I have too much heart into that inatimate object....lol it sounds wierd talking about a thing..personifying it, but yeah my car is part of me. and non-car people dont understand that...everyone has their thing...i dont know why non-car people cant leave us car people alone.
....what were we talking about?
....what were we talking about?
maybe one day you can buy another f-body. I know a few people that have bought the new Malibu and they seem to like it a lot. I would buy one as a DD, but I will always have an f-body in my garage.
I planned on taking my bird to the grave with me. Have spent far too much time, blood, and sweat getting it to where it is today. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Plus, it's paid for.
Sorry to hear about your misfortune though. Hope things turn around and get better for you.
Sorry to hear about your misfortune though. Hope things turn around and get better for you.
I know what it is like to get rid of a Blk/Blk 2002 auto Ws6. Payments were about $600.00 month and I was gettin married. I felt real bad that I had to get rid of ws6 because of payment. I had the car for 4 years. So after I got married I had to get another fbody. Once you taste it you cannot go back. Except for maybe a vette or something. Anyway I was comin into a lil money in late 2006, and I was looking for an LS1. Well in Orlando Fla, I found a completly stock to the air filter2000 TA 6 speed for $13,500 had 55,000 miles on it. So I grabbed it and now payments are $200.00 month.
But now I dont care if I put 250,000 miles on this car. I am not gettin rid of it. Even if gas prices go real high. I am glad I found this opportunity to get one. Hope u find one again bro take care.
But now I dont care if I put 250,000 miles on this car. I am not gettin rid of it. Even if gas prices go real high. I am glad I found this opportunity to get one. Hope u find one again bro take care.
That sux selling a ride you love. I have a Z06 and was drawn to F-bodies. Now I have a Z06 and a Z28 and I love them both. Now I'm looking for a WS6 to complete my GM trifecta of speed.
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Man Im already thinking about selling my car once its all paid off, and thats in 3 years. But as I think about it, I dont even want to pay anymore cars off for a while. I just want to save up money for my future and/or mods. 
But if I do get rid of my fbody it will be for an frc, or a terminator.
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From: somewhere that doesn't get snow
thats one thing thats nice about having an older LT1 car, its paid off, and probably not worth selling/trading in, so when the time comes for a newer car (probably soon as my DD subaru has over 200k) i'll buy something newer and have the T/A for the weekends like it is now.. 13 years old and not a single "winter" (it was a hawaii, north carolina, where it saw one light dusting of snow, florida and arizona car until i brought it back to indiana last summer, and stored it last winter)
I've been there. I had an 80 Turbo Special Edition and an 89 20th Anniversary (which I bought new). Sold the 80 in 1997 and the 89 in 1998 so I could buy a house and get married. I regret selling both, and drove family cars around for years, but REALLY missed the TAs. 2 years ago I bought my 97....and love the thing. It doesn't have the looks of the 80.....but it sure is alot like driving the 89.
I have no plans of ever getting rid of it.
I have no plans of ever getting rid of it.
couldnt say I know how you feel, i WANT to sell my v6 lol. As far as gas mileage why are you guys saying that is a factor for selling. LS1s get 20s city and 30 highway? not many cars around can even beat that by much..
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The only time I get rid of a car is when I'm either forced to, or there's a better one. Example: Had a lifted 86 Burban, chameleon flames, pretty nice. Found a 91 Formula, SUHWEEET 
Traded it + like $1K. Year + later, motor pops, sat for awhile and parents made me get rid of it. Ontop of that, they made me get rid of my Conquest too!!! >_< I never got the Conquest driving either :\ I really wanted to drive that car.
On the brighter side, with the Camaro and G8 here, F-Body prices should drop.
Traded it + like $1K. Year + later, motor pops, sat for awhile and parents made me get rid of it. Ontop of that, they made me get rid of my Conquest too!!! >_< I never got the Conquest driving either :\ I really wanted to drive that car.On the brighter side, with the Camaro and G8 here, F-Body prices should drop.
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From: Riverview, FL
I know how you feel. I have contemplated getting rid of my 99 TA, but when it comes down to it I just can't. I wanted the Trans Am ever since I was a kid watching knight rider on tv. I even had a knight rider big wheel with a reflective scanner strip that I regret getting rid of.
Now I have the decision of waiting on a used 5th gen or try to get an all black 02 ws6. Decisions, decisions...
Now I have the decision of waiting on a used 5th gen or try to get an all black 02 ws6. Decisions, decisions... 
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I'm still not over my black '89 Firebird. It was a V-6 but I had GTA wheels on it. That little 2.8 was not a monster but it was a nice cruiser. I got rid of it and still regret it. I really can not see myself getting rid of my Formula.
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Im glad i read this, i always wondered how i would feel if i ever sold the T/A. Wondering if i could ever hand the keys over to the salesman and pick up a new ________, or waking up the following morning and not seeing the nostrils staring back at me through my room window.
-Joel
-Joel
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I feel for anyone that has had to sacrifice and sell thier F body. I am now 43 and bought my first brand new Firebird in 1985, totalled that one quick and bought a new 1986. Loved that one for a while then got married. I thought I had to start looking responsible so no more Firebird for me and I sold it. Biggest mistake I ever made. Fact is these cars get in your blood. You feel an empty spot when you dont have one. Crazy? Sure. But I am sure we have all felt it before. So back to my story. After getting married and being responsible for a while, I dabbled in the used Firebird market without my wifes blessings. I bought a couple every few years or so and kept the burn going. Fast forward 20 years and where I am now, I own my own business and have more fun money than I ever have before. Time to start playing, right? You bet your dual exhaust *** it is. 9 months ago I bought a POS 1979 Firebird Formula with a 400 and a 4 speed. I am happy to say that it has just been completed as a Bandit tributecar.
I am also happy to report that I have taken it full circle and just two days ago picked up a mint 1998 Trans Am with a built up LS1 and six speed.
I really don't know which one I like more, but I do know that they are both going to go into my warehouse for storage and will come out as much as possible. I have room for one more in there if GM gets smart and build the 5th gen.
Morale is, you may go away from the Bird for a while, but it will always be there when you want it back. And you will be back. Trust me.
I am also happy to report that I have taken it full circle and just two days ago picked up a mint 1998 Trans Am with a built up LS1 and six speed.
I really don't know which one I like more, but I do know that they are both going to go into my warehouse for storage and will come out as much as possible. I have room for one more in there if GM gets smart and build the 5th gen.
Morale is, you may go away from the Bird for a while, but it will always be there when you want it back. And you will be back. Trust me.
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I had two LT1 Formulas. I sold the first one when I came under financial pressure. Then, when the situation evened out, I bought another identical one - A4/3.23.
Then the opportunity to buy my Judge came along. I had to sell the second Firebird to raise money to buy it and get it running. Two years later when that was done, the next time I got behind the wheel of a 4th gen Firebird, I asked myself, "How could I have gone so long without one of these?" Bought the LS1 Formula and the rest is history.
These cars just "fit me" somehow. I can't really explain it. It just feels right when I'm behind the wheel.
Then the opportunity to buy my Judge came along. I had to sell the second Firebird to raise money to buy it and get it running. Two years later when that was done, the next time I got behind the wheel of a 4th gen Firebird, I asked myself, "How could I have gone so long without one of these?" Bought the LS1 Formula and the rest is history.
These cars just "fit me" somehow. I can't really explain it. It just feels right when I'm behind the wheel.