2 year anniversary
#1
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Well today marks 2 years since I got my 97 monte. I was looking for something cheap to use to commute to school and this kind of fell in my lap at only $1000, test drove, nothing was wrong(too my surprise) and this was the day I paid for it and got the keys, put it on the road the next day. Got it with around 134,300 miles, now i'm at just over 167k
In 2 years we have done just about 33,000 trouble miles, only thing I've had to do besides oil changes is 2 tires and front struts. And shortly after I got the car I found this forum, and what a great place it is. We really are like a family here![Thumbsup](https://montecarloforum.com/forum/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
Here is a few then and now pictures.
Un painted wheels, still had a window visor on it and old yellowed headlights
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/267359_253068478052084_2471666_n.jpg)
No dent
Almost no gas tank rust back then, and still had leftover bumper stickers from po's
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/253393_253068564718742_4607868_n.jpg)
Now some more recent shots, new headlights, led fog/running lights and plastidipped wheels. Removed the bumper stickers and left over window visor.
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/1002748_676107849081476_167695147_n.jpg)
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/1017111_676107772414817_826600732_n.jpg)
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/1004403_670812346277693_346824343_n.jpg)
Unseen is the dent in the left rear I did
In 2 years we have done just about 33,000 trouble miles, only thing I've had to do besides oil changes is 2 tires and front struts. And shortly after I got the car I found this forum, and what a great place it is. We really are like a family here
![Thumbsup](https://montecarloforum.com/forum/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
Here is a few then and now pictures.
Un painted wheels, still had a window visor on it and old yellowed headlights
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/267359_253068478052084_2471666_n.jpg)
No dent
![No-no](https://montecarloforum.com/forum/images/smilies/nonono.gif)
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/253393_253068564718742_4607868_n.jpg)
Now some more recent shots, new headlights, led fog/running lights and plastidipped wheels. Removed the bumper stickers and left over window visor.
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/1002748_676107849081476_167695147_n.jpg)
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/1017111_676107772414817_826600732_n.jpg)
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/1004403_670812346277693_346824343_n.jpg)
Unseen is the dent in the left rear I did
![No-no](https://montecarloforum.com/forum/images/smilies/nonono.gif)
#2
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Chevrolet Monte Carlo's are built like a Rock
and they will roll a long way `if you
love them & take good care
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`Keane, wish you many more happy miles in life
& in your Monte's
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EnJoy your `Journey
4-Sure
Last edited by Space; 07-18-2013 at 05:11 PM.
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Well this is a great Monte story, you bought her and have near nothing to gripe about. You must have bought a Wednesday Monte.... Like the creative water reflection photo's, had on your floods and rubber boots to get out eh? Hope the next two years go just as smooth.
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