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Zabo · 01-28-2009, 02:13 AM

It's not quite dead yet, but it's mine and my brother's first car: a black 1996 Monte Carlo Z34. Of course it was the 3.1 POS convoluted architecture V6, but it was our first car. Mine first (being oldest XD) which I bought (ironically) from a Honda lot in Toledo. First repair stop at the local Chevy dealership turned up that it was a one owner PURCHASED FROM THAT DEALERSHIP, ironic indeed. The guy that traded it in was still registered with them as the owner..

Drove the s**t out of that car in HS. First accident I had I actually put my fist through the windshield in a fit of rage.. :S 2 more accidents and 1 front end, 1 passenger side door, and 2 side mirrors later I handed the keys over to my brother in favor of my Exploder.

That's when shit just got bad. New door resulted in the repair door I had put on cracking 2 feet in a paint cure (lol fiberglass), Thermostat went, aux fan went, burnt oil, rusted a hole though the gas door and filler tube within a year of handing it off.

40K+ in repairs over 6 years later, she's being slated this fall to be sent off to the scrap heap or lot (whichever we can get more out of) in favor of a newer car for my brother that he can at least survive college with. She was a fun car while it lasted.

RIP Monte..

01-28-2009, 02:13 AM	#45
Zabo Gunning for Sixth Drives: '03 ZR2 Blazer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Woodhaven, Michigan Posts: 9,358 View My Garage	It's not quite dead yet, but it's mine and my brother's first car: a black 1996 Monte Carlo Z34. Of course it was the 3.1 POS convoluted architecture V6, but it was our first car. Mine first (being oldest XD) which I bought (ironically) from a Honda lot in Toledo. First repair stop at the local Chevy dealership turned up that it was a one owner PURCHASED FROM THAT DEALERSHIP, ironic indeed. The guy that traded it in was still registered with them as the owner.. Drove the s**t out of that car in HS. First accident I had I actually put my fist through the windshield in a fit of rage.. :S 2 more accidents and 1 front end, 1 passenger side door, and 2 side mirrors later I handed the keys over to my brother in favor of my Exploder. That's when shit just got bad. New door resulted in the repair door I had put on cracking 2 feet in a paint cure (lol fiberglass), Thermostat went, aux fan went, burnt oil, rusted a hole though the gas door and filler tube within a year of handing it off. 40K+ in repairs over 6 years later, she's being slated this fall to be sent off to the scrap heap or lot (whichever we can get more out of) in favor of a newer car for my brother that he can at least survive college with. She was a fun car while it lasted. RIP Monte..