It gone! Gone, gone, gone.......

PHXLT1 · 07-26-2016, 02:14 PM

As luck would have it, i had family move in with us for a while. My house can accommodate 5 cars or so but when family moved in plus getting my daughter a spark. Room was hard to find so a few cars were being parks in areas just to fit all the cars here. We have no accsess for cars to the back yard. So i had to make the decision to sell my Luv. Thats not a type o or a reference to something thats dear to my heart. (like beer). Its an actuall Chevy Luv truck that i had. Cool little truck and for those who like a little nostalgia. Had to sell it but the $ goes for a new set of tire so it didn't leave in vain. Still going to miss it though. Anyone else lose a.car or truck that was not considered great....except to you?

Royal Tiger · 07-26-2016, 05:08 PM

Mazda made the ford Courier correct? Was the LUV an Isuzu?

Steve Dallas · 07-26-2016, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Royal Tiger

Mazda made the ford Courier correct? Was the LUV an Isuzu?

Yeah, it did. Back in 1980, my dad bought both a Mazda B2000 SE-5...was identical to the Courier. At the time, I thought Mazda was just re-branding the courier...didn't realize it was the other way around.

GTIanZ28 · 07-26-2016, 07:32 PM

What did you sell it for? I've been looking for one of these small old trucks for a long time. If they are in decent shape people ask way more than I'm willing to spend. At the prices I want to pay I'd be lucky if there were floorboards and less than 250,000 mi.

Tenring · 07-26-2016, 07:47 PM

I remember those Chevy LUV pickups, I think my dad had one.

MovieGuy · 07-26-2016, 08:53 PM

4 years ago I wrecked my 1991 Grand Am. It was butt ugly. Body was rough, rusty, paint coming off, doors squeaked when I opened them, knobs were missing off of the cranks to roll windows down, doors leaked in the rain, picked it up for under a grand and drove it for 4 years before I wrecked it. For all the above reasons I really loved that car. I thought of all those things as giving it character.

MovieGuy · 07-26-2016, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Tenring

I remember those Chevy LUV pickups, I think my dad had one.

I remember them too. I am surprised there is still one around.

jrhagen · 07-26-2016, 08:54 PM

I put an old GM 3.8L V-6 in one of those back in the late 70s. It was a fun truck.

MovieGuy · 07-26-2016, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jrhagen

I put an old GM 3.8L V-6 in one of those back in the late 70s. It was a fun truck.

Dang, 200 HP in one of those? I BET it was a fun truck

jrhagen · 07-26-2016, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MovieGuy

Dang, 200 HP in one of those? I BET it was a fun truck

It surprised a few people from the dig.

chef-beavis · 07-27-2016, 08:51 AM

I DD a robin egg blue 76 or 78 Chevy Luv in the early 90s while I built a street machine. That thing was unstoppable!

Tenring · 07-27-2016, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jrhagen

I put an old GM 3.8L V-6 in one of those back in the late 70s. It was a fun truck.

Dam I have a 3800 series II V6 sitting on the side of my house still in the Firebird with only 50k on it.........I guess I'll find somthing someday to put it in, the LUV pickup would have been cool.......you guys call me if you have somthing like that truck before you sell it.

PHXLT1 · 07-27-2016, 01:51 PM

Yeah I'm going to miss that little truck. It would have been a cool project in the future. This truck had a massive 80HP under the hood too. That and the 3 speed automatic tranny was more than enough to handle the Mustangs and Camaros rolling around here.

P.S.
I only sold it for a few hundred bucs to some 18-20year old kid.

sherob · 07-27-2016, 02:01 PM

My 91 Toyota Pickup... 2.4L 4cyl 5sp standard cab... a/c, and that was it! I loved that truck! Drove it for 9 years, and ~91k miles... nothing but oil changes and a set of brake pads. My wife hated the truck... but it was just a great commuter and get stuff for the house vehicle!

When they switched over to Tacoma, prices went thru the roof...

07-26-2016, 02:14 PM	#1
PHXLT1 Drives: black Z28 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: el mirage Posts: 1,323	It gone! Gone, gone, gone....... As luck would have it, i had family move in with us for a while. My house can accommodate 5 cars or so but when family moved in plus getting my daughter a spark. Room was hard to find so a few cars were being parks in areas just to fit all the cars here. We have no accsess for cars to the back yard. So i had to make the decision to sell my Luv. Thats not a type o or a reference to something thats dear to my heart. (like beer). Its an actuall Chevy Luv truck that i had. Cool little truck and for those who like a little nostalgia. Had to sell it but the $ goes for a new set of tire so it didn't leave in vain. Still going to miss it though. Anyone else lose a.car or truck that was not considered great....except to you? Attached Images __________________ My family 1994 Z28 (mine) 2015 Camaro (wife's) 2015 Silverado (mine!) 54 Belair (wife's) 2004 silverado (daughters)

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GTIanZ28 Drives: 2016 V6 RS Camaro 6MT Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,102	What did you sell it for? I've been looking for one of these small old trucks for a long time. If they are in decent shape people ask way more than I'm willing to spend. At the prices I want to pay I'd be lucky if there were floorboards and less than 250,000 mi. __________________ Summit White 2LT RS V6 ZN2 NPP m6 khalihari interior. Order placed 9/26/15 - Picked up 12/17/15!

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MovieGuy Drives: 2016 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Topeka KS Posts: 892	4 years ago I wrecked my 1991 Grand Am. It was butt ugly. Body was rough, rusty, paint coming off, doors squeaked when I opened them, knobs were missing off of the cranks to roll windows down, doors leaked in the rain, picked it up for under a grand and drove it for 4 years before I wrecked it. For all the above reasons I really loved that car. I thought of all those things as giving it character. __________________ Life after retirement

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PHXLT1 Drives: black Z28 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: el mirage Posts: 1,323	Yeah I'm going to miss that little truck. It would have been a cool project in the future. This truck had a massive 80HP under the hood too. That and the 3 speed automatic tranny was more than enough to handle the Mustangs and Camaros rolling around here. P.S. I only sold it for a few hundred bucs to some 18-20year old kid. __________________ My family 1994 Z28 (mine) 2015 Camaro (wife's) 2015 Silverado (mine!) 54 Belair (wife's) 2004 silverado (daughters) Last edited by PHXLT1; 07-27-2016 at 02:57 PM.

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sherob Drives: 2015 SW 1SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Brighton, CO Posts: 2,736	My 91 Toyota Pickup... 2.4L 4cyl 5sp standard cab... a/c, and that was it! I loved that truck! Drove it for 9 years, and ~91k miles... nothing but oil changes and a set of brake pads. My wife hated the truck... but it was just a great commuter and get stuff for the house vehicle! When they switched over to Tacoma, prices went thru the roof... __________________ “The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.” - Joey Ramone

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Royal Tiger Account Suspended Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 3,873	Mazda made the ford Courier correct? Was the LUV an Isuzu?

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Tenring Drives: 2014 2SS/RS - SIM Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,189	I remember those Chevy LUV pickups, I think my dad had one.

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jrhagen Banned Drives: Camaro Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: USA Posts: 2,701	I put an old GM 3.8L V-6 in one of those back in the late 70s. It was a fun truck.

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chef-beavis Drives: IOM 2013 2SS/RS, Greenie, 06 FXSTBi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Turd Town, WI Posts: 1,602	I DD a robin egg blue 76 or 78 Chevy Luv in the early 90s while I built a street machine. That thing was unstoppable!