Pics of my old and new Bonneville

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Pics of my old and new Bonneville

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My new Bonneville. I bought this one last fall for around $5,000 and only owe $3,000 now. I'm just making easy payments (more than I need to) and will probably have it paid off by the end of the year, or somewhere around. It had around 96,500 miles, and is now working on 105,000.

I'll have to clean off the bugs and take some better pics in the sun.

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My old Bonneville.

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I'm not sure what was wrong with this one, but since I use(d) both cars for work (A Rural Post Office route) I couldn't have any slight problems. This one had over 160,000 well-earned miles: the engine was still like nails. But sometimes, when you turned the key, nothing (no sound) would happen. After I would turn the key 10-20 times one after another it would start right up. It would usually do this once or twice a week, sometimes first thing in the morning, or sometimes, half way through the work day. But it would only do it once a day. It had a problem with the built in security, and after that it started to be buggy. Maybe it was a faulty repair.

I know it is really hard on any car to drive it so slow all the time, on the side of the road, and turn it on and off every time you need to get out. The key was tunred on and off much more than it would get from being a regular daily driver.

I think the silver one earned its retirement, and it was a great car. Otherwise I wouldn't have bought another one. :) Both cars were a '99 Bonneville, and I like driving both of them for work and my personal car.
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Re: Pics of my old and new Bonneville

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nice rides...
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Are those little flames right behind the bra on your old one?
You got the same wheels with the new one!
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Re: Pics of my old and new Bonneville

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The flames were magnets. They were only on the car through one summer. They ended up with too many water marks and were hard to clean. But they were fun for a bit.

My new one is all muddy now from work (rainy day) otherwise I'd take pics of the stickers I have on the vent windows and rear window. :)

Yeah, I like those wheels, they are simple, but they look good. I thought about changing them at one point just for something different. But don't want them ruined with the use I give the car. :wink:

And the real only noticable difference between the two cars, the color, and my new one has the spoiler and a pinstripe. I used to not like the spoiler when I owned the grey one, but now have grown to like it, :beerchug:
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