I have seen a lot of stories about how we obtained our Gvr4s spread out through a couple of different threads so I thought I'd start one specificaly for them.
I'll start.
Though I worked at the dealer when they where new, I had only seen one or two before mine rolled in to Gregs, the shop where I was employed at the time. At first I didn't give it a second glance. customer had it towed in & said he was sure his wife had ruined another motor. I went out, tride to crank it over, heard some of the nastiest noises & noticed oil starting to run out from under it. so I stuck my head under the front saw the big ass hole in the oil pan, walked back in to inform the customer he was in fact correct.
after hearing the bad news he asked if one of us might be interested in it. I told him I'd look it over after work & give him a call to talk abot it, I still hadn't given the car enough of a look to realize what it was. Also it was this time of year so it was dark at four when it got there.
After the shop closed I grabbed a couple of the guys to help me push her in. this was when I started thinking something about this galant was different, I had honestly forgotten about the Gvr4's in the several years since I worked at mitsu, it was a bitch to push. once it was in the shop I noticed the badge on the trunk & started to get excited, racked her up & saw the all wheel drive, knew I had to have this car!!!
well, The owner of the shop walks in right as we're talking about it, heads back into the office & the next thing I know he comes back out & tell me he just talked to the customer & is going to buy it & turn it into a race car for the shop. I was shocked silent at this anouncement & very friggin pissed. well, Greg took off right after so it was a couple of days before I could corner him about the car. He jumped straight to asshole & started going off about how he is entitled to first dibs on any cars customers want to part with & if we don't like it.... The argument was long & loud, as I started loading up my my tools into my box & prepping it to be moved Gregs brother comes out & wants to know what it would take to keep me from leaving. I told him straight up A buck an hour & the title to the car, then turned back to loading up my stuff, though slower than before. Just as I'm ready to load my box in the truck Gregs brother comes back out & asks if I will accept fifty cents an hour & pay Greg the five hundred he'd pay'd for the car.
#825/2k had a new home & I got an unexpected raise, sometimes things just work out /ubbthreads/images//graemlins/cool.gif
she was rough when I got her,never been waxed, looked like their Irish setter had given birth in the back & had never been maintained But she only had 83k on the clock & was straight as well as rust free.
I'll start.
Though I worked at the dealer when they where new, I had only seen one or two before mine rolled in to Gregs, the shop where I was employed at the time. At first I didn't give it a second glance. customer had it towed in & said he was sure his wife had ruined another motor. I went out, tride to crank it over, heard some of the nastiest noises & noticed oil starting to run out from under it. so I stuck my head under the front saw the big ass hole in the oil pan, walked back in to inform the customer he was in fact correct.
after hearing the bad news he asked if one of us might be interested in it. I told him I'd look it over after work & give him a call to talk abot it, I still hadn't given the car enough of a look to realize what it was. Also it was this time of year so it was dark at four when it got there.
After the shop closed I grabbed a couple of the guys to help me push her in. this was when I started thinking something about this galant was different, I had honestly forgotten about the Gvr4's in the several years since I worked at mitsu, it was a bitch to push. once it was in the shop I noticed the badge on the trunk & started to get excited, racked her up & saw the all wheel drive, knew I had to have this car!!!
well, The owner of the shop walks in right as we're talking about it, heads back into the office & the next thing I know he comes back out & tell me he just talked to the customer & is going to buy it & turn it into a race car for the shop. I was shocked silent at this anouncement & very friggin pissed. well, Greg took off right after so it was a couple of days before I could corner him about the car. He jumped straight to asshole & started going off about how he is entitled to first dibs on any cars customers want to part with & if we don't like it.... The argument was long & loud, as I started loading up my my tools into my box & prepping it to be moved Gregs brother comes out & wants to know what it would take to keep me from leaving. I told him straight up A buck an hour & the title to the car, then turned back to loading up my stuff, though slower than before. Just as I'm ready to load my box in the truck Gregs brother comes back out & asks if I will accept fifty cents an hour & pay Greg the five hundred he'd pay'd for the car.
#825/2k had a new home & I got an unexpected raise, sometimes things just work out /ubbthreads/images//graemlins/cool.gif
she was rough when I got her,never been waxed, looked like their Irish setter had given birth in the back & had never been maintained But she only had 83k on the clock & was straight as well as rust free.