Well, I was riding in my sister's '95 GP on Sunday when what should happen to come around the corner of Butterfield and Naperville Rd. in Warrenville, IL but a what looked to be a VERY nice condition red TGP!? I'm like OMG! OMG! we have to go talk to him, and my sister's like "oh yeah, I've seen that one around a few times". He went into the Danada Square West parking lot. And I'm like "turn around! I want to talk to the owner!" She wouldn't do it though. :shock: :( Looked to be a kid in his early to mid 20s. It was hard to tell becuase I only got a couple quick glances at him and the car, but from what I could tell, the car looked to be in great shape like I said. Hope I run into him again in one of MY cars....preferably one of the turbos. :twisted: Wouldn't happened to have been any of you Northern IL guys, would it? :wink:
It wasn't me!! I keep seeing a black one around where I live that the kid is beating the hell out of. Can never get him to stop to talk to him though.
Was not me... My car is still in storage for the winter.
I haven't seen any aound here latley. I did see two red one's las month when I was in my old home town of Muskegon Michigan. Both had young kids in them. Most likely they have no idea what they have or how to take care of them. I was thinking later on during spring us Chicago area TGP owners will have to meet up some time.
KCP
I'm all game for that. Maybe we should start a Chicago area TGP owners club and see who crawls out of the woodwork. I think theres more around here then we think there are.
Yeah, that's definitely going to have to happen. I was sitting in the TGP yesterday (trying to get it started :x ), and I was thinking...ooooohh yeah, this feels so right. Have to get that damn thing back together enough to at least make it road worthy. Me and the management at my apartments have had some....issues...with having 4 cars this past week. Let's just say it's been one of the most trying weeks of all time for me. To tired from dealing with the situation to go into details, but it's been exhausting. Luckily, the whether's supposed to be really nice this weekend so I can begin the restoration. I hope I can get that red one going before Monday.
We will have to work out the details some time soon. It's to bad my new house won't be down until fall or else I would have it there. I don't think my apartment complex would be to supportive of the idea. I'm sure we can figure something out.
KCP
I saw a Red TGP driving through Fountain Colorado today with temporary tags in the back window! Was shocked to see it for sure!! 8)
If your apartment complex won't let you store the car there I have a spot for it that it will be safe. I would be more than happy to store a TGP for anybody. I'm going to make a new post on here for a Chicago TGP club. Hell if it only has 4 or 5 members to start its ok at least it will get off the ground.
Count me in on the club.
KCP
Thank you very much for your offer, Shug. :D That's very generous. But there's too many issues involved. Neither one of the cars I'd need to get moved.....move at the moment. The red TGP is having a hard time starting (and I need that one close by to work on it), and my older AWD has expired plates. The wonderful Teves II ABS pump motor and actuator gave out, and I've been hard pressed for finding a new one. Actually, I do have a replacement unit in there that I found from the junkyard, I just need to get it bled which seems to be a procedure as complex as the damn PM III's (anyone local know how to do these? :? ). In any event, I couldn't take it to get the emissions test done last year, and they wouldn't extend the deadline for me. And of course, they naturally suspended the plates. I need to get that sucker back on the road as my daily driver (to save the much lower mileage, much better condition AWD).
They haven't touched it since last week after I explained to them the situation with each one of the cars. Their biggest concern with the 2 not so used cars is that they both had a flat. I tried to inflate them both off my older AWD (6000 STEs have built in tire inflators in the trunk), but to no avail as I discovered someone had punctured the sidewalls. :evil: :evil: :evil: Oh well, as long as I've bought myself some time to take care of them.
I'd definitely be up for a Chicago TGP club. I'm already thinking decals, mugs, t-shirt.... :wink:
Alright just so you know the offer is always up. If need be I have access to a car hauler and a truck if they don't move. Hopefully they'll just give up on all of it. Luckily we don't have emmisions out here yet. Probably within the next couple of years though. If you need help working on the cars give me a hollar sometime and I'll come out and help.
Quote from: 90tgpblkI haven't seen any aound here latley. I did see two red one's las month when I was in my old home town of Muskegon Michigan. Both had young kids in them. Most likely they have no idea what they have or how to take care of them.
I have only ever seen one other TGP (other than my STE and my dads TGP Coupe). The guy driving it appeared to be 20ish. It was all rusted out and beat to shit. Then about a week later, I saw the same one, with the same guy driving it, only the whole rear end of it was smashed all to shit. It kind of pissed me off that someone would neglect it, but oh well.
I'm only 16, but I sure as shit know what I have, and I take care of it as well as I know how. I definately don't want to be driving around in a rusted out P.O.S. with the ass end all smashed in, so I do the best I can. And IMO, I do a pretty good job.
Shawn
Keep up the good work Shawn. Atleast someone knows how to respect their car. Hell I'm only 19 and I treat my TGP like its a newborn baby. It has yet to see salt. The only reason I'm driving it now is because my winter car broke down. But there is no salt on the road.
I've seen two other TGP's in my area. I really nice red one that I have to chase down, and one that needs a little tlc.