Left in the same spot somewhere along Beacon Street for a couple weeks, I got this photo a day before the owner showed up with a friend in a crappy Corolla to provide a much-needed jump start. [Of course, I meant the car was left there, but that first sentence is so bad I'd rather leave it in than edit myself. Enjoy the laugh at my expense; I did.] A classic of the beater genre: the shitbox econohatch with a ripped seat. Keep getting jumps from friends and you don't even need to join to AAA. Let's hear it for the frugal owner of this 1989 Dodge Colt with the 13" wheels. Current wholesale price: $50. Meaning the City would lose money if they towed it in and sold it for the unpaid parking tickets on the windshield.
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Some poor college kid loves that POS you know.
Posted by: Erik | May 09, 2006 at 08:07 PM
No, that's the thing.
He was 30 or 35. Wearing a sport coat over slacks.
I take your point, but it doesn't apply here.
Posted by: carpundit | May 09, 2006 at 08:14 PM
It's OK, but nothin beats a diesel for a beater.. Especially a nice old Merc 300D or Volvo with >400k mi on the clock.
Posted by: Otis Wildflower | May 13, 2006 at 03:11 PM