maroon barchetta said:

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The keyless entry you mention was probably one of those systems that Gulf Coast Toyota dealers all had installed. Terrible.

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I know exactly what you're talking about because my Celica still has the thing. It's terrible and the alarm always went off for no reason whatsoever.

My first car: 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88. Bottle green paint, vinyl, and interior. Wrecked bad by my grandpa (both pass side doors + trunk lid replaced, steering wheel was off by 60+ degrees), had a leaky windshield for years, mostly ran on 8 cylinders, sometimes 7 when it broke rocker arm pivots, no A/C of course, and broke down all the time. Yeah, that's a hard pass.

I miss the 944 I had back in my 20s. Best handling car I've owned after replacing anything rubber in the suspension. It was getting close to 200K miles when I sold it so it was time for it to go, but I wouldn't mind having a 951 every now and then.

The Fife said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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The keyless entry you mention was probably one of those systems that Gulf Coast Toyota dealers all had installed. Terrible.

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I know exactly what you're talking about because my Celica still has the thing. It's terrible and the alarm always went off for no reason whatsoever.

My first car: 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88. Bottle green paint, vinyl, and interior. Wrecked bad by my grandpa (both pass side doors + trunk lid replaced, steering wheel was off by 60+ degrees), had a leaky windshield for years, mostly ran on 8 cylinders, sometimes 7 when it broke rocker arm pivots, no A/C of course, and broke down all the time. Yeah, that's a hard pass.

I miss the 944 I had back in my 20s. Best handling car I've owned after replacing anything rubber in the suspension. It was getting close to 200K miles when I sold it so it was time for it to go, but I wouldn't mind having a 951 every now and then.

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The repair shop I use has a guy that has removed dozens of those keyless entry systems. I paid them $75 to get it out of there.

That dang thing had a kill switch that left me dead in the water a couple of times. Very frustrating.

If he has any spare keys with buttons I'd be interested, even if the key is cut. The little plastic housing on mine are starting to crap out and that's the only part I really need. Or if he has fobs that go on a keychain I'd be interested in that too.

Gulf Coast Toyota also put in a bunch of rear view mirrors with compass/thermometer but those are a little more benign. And according to the window sticker they did the leather seating too but what I have looks factory so who knows.

The Fife said:

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If he has any spare keys with buttons I'd be interested, even if the key is cut. The little plastic housing on mine are starting to crap out and that's the only part I really need. Or if he has fobs that go on a keychain I'd be interested in that too.

Gulf Coast Toyota also put in a bunch of rear view mirrors with compass/thermometer but those are a little more benign. And according to the window sticker they did the leather seating too but what I have looks factory so who knows.

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Pretty sure they toss all of those. Let me look in my junk box of old keys and assorted stuff. I might have a couple left but they are probably old and worn if I still have them.

Thanks, I figure if the plastic isn't cracked halfway through and can hold screws in that's better than what I've got. I don't even have all of those any more. This is the little SOB in question

The Fife said:

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Thanks, I figure if the plastic isn't cracked halfway through and can hold screws in that's better than what I've got. I don't even have all of those any more. This is the little SOB in question

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Yeah. That's what mine look like. I'll poke around tonight if I get a chance and let you know.

To answer the question I originally posted, I did not buy back my first car.

I then proceeded to break my new purchase. I think I blew out the manual gear box or synchros.

Guess I'm going to need to get it shipped from Oklahoma after all.

the nostalgia in me says yes, but, reality is i have no idea what i'd do with it. don't have a place to park it other than street parking. don't really have a use for a 20 year old pickup truck

i am curious about it's life after i sold it,, was it a daily driver for someone? a first car for some kid like it was for me? did it haul lawnmowers around?

mainly, is it still running today or wind up in a junkyard years ago?

If you google the VIN, including image searches, you might find an ad someone put up along with a picture or two. I ended up with an address and saw the 944 I had on Google Maps Street View from around 7 years after I sold it and then all traces of it were gone. If I had to guess it went to the boneyard around that time.

The Fife said:

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If you google the VIN, including image searches, you might find an ad someone put up along with a picture or two. I ended up with an address and saw the 944 I had on Google Maps Street View from around 7 years after I sold it and then all traces of it were gone. If I had to guess it went to the boneyard around that time.

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Young Tom Cruise let it back into a lake.

maroon barchetta said:

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The Fife said:

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If you google the VIN, including image searches, you might find an ad someone put up along with a picture or two. I ended up with an address and saw the 944 I had on Google Maps Street View from around 7 years after I sold it and then all traces of it were gone. If I had to guess it went to the boneyard around that time.

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Young Tom Cruise let it back into a lake.

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Was a 928

hmm,, how to find a vin for a truck i sold 17 years ago

I found it on a few insurance papers while cleaning out a file cabinet and got curious. YMMV of course

The Fife said:

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Thanks, I figure if the plastic isn't cracked halfway through and can hold screws in that's better than what I've got. I don't even have all of those any more. This is the little SOB in question

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This what you want?

Well hot damn, that's exactly it! Definitely usable for parts because the brass key part just screws in to the plastic body. I've already had to play mix and match with the ones that came with the car when I bought it back in 2000.

The Fife said:

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Well hot damn, that's exactly it! Definitely usable for parts because the brass key part just screws in to the plastic body. I've already had to play mix and match with the ones that came with the car when I bought it back in 2000.

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PM me how to get them to you and I'll send them your way. They are just sitting in a box here. I was actually surprised to find them because I thought I might have thrown them out when I was doing some purging of stuff.

That is badass!

My mom had a pic of my Bronco. I'd definitely buy it if I could.

Needs a lift kit and some 35's

When I still had it, I did get some BFG all terrains. The first owner was an old man and we bought it with those horrible tires. I do actually want to get an old Bronco to have as something to drive around for fun at some point.