I just acquired a 1986 Chevy Sportvan with over 140,000 miles on the odometer yesterday. I grew up in the working class in these duplexes outside of Painesville. We lived there for 12 years and that outpaced anyone we knew there. We worked under cars using a carpet on gravel. And out there, we had more "beaters" than I care to remember.
Particularly when you buy a used vehicle from a private seller, there are two things that you do right away. 1) inspect it. And 2) give it a basic tune up just because. You don't know how old the oil, air filter, spark plug and wires are?
The van has a dual exhaust, but extensive rust on the tailgate floor, so much that it's developed holes. The engine seems strong and has lots of power. I tried to fill up the gas tank, but it only took about 7 gallons at the pump. The fuel gauge is reading less than half. My guess is that this is an old vehicle with a big tank and the pump nozzle just has to be manipulated a little? I know this happens to old trucks.
As an update, I believe that I still have 73,349 points at Speedway gas stations. I last knew that I had enough for a nearly free full tank. Speedway requires that I pay something. Last time, I paid $0.08 per gallon. But my nearest one is about 30 minutes away. And the motorhome isn't going much of anywhere for a while.
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