After 4 long years I have once again succumbed to the DMC ownership virus.
As some of you are aware, I have been "sort of" looking for another D for a few months now. After seeing a bit of a resurgence in Ebay cars lately, I started putting feelers out.
Tony @ DMCFL knew about my search, and one day called me about this car he just took in trade... a 16K mile, grey interior 5-speed that needed a total restoration.
After seeing the pics he sent, I was of course intrigued. For being such a low mileage car, it had to be sitting for a good long while. No matter, I told myself. After all, I was looking for another project car and this one looked like a good candidate.
A couple of weeks later, we headed down to Bonita Springs to pick up my new obsession. Always up for an adventure, and not wanting to miss out on such a momentous occasion, Derek and Mike joined Laura and I for the big day. Little did they know at the time, it would literally be an all day affair. You see, instead of doing the smart thing and trailering this car from the get go, we decided to roll the dice and drive this project car home. Yes, you read that right. Attempt to drive a car that I know nothing about 200 miles and arrive home in one piece.
Mike, Derek, and I each took turns driving the car around Tony's shop. It didn't run well, but we attributed that to the possible bad gas in the tank. We figured if we could put in a fresh tank of good gas it would be fine. Irony of all ironies - the AC was blowing ICE cold.
After a stop @ Taco Bell for some lunch, we hit the road. The car actually started running a bit better with the new gas, so things were looking up.
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