I did go a kick tires on a "beater" a couple weeks back, an '88 Dodge D-100. Yes, they still made the 100, the el Cheapo package, my Dad had one. This one ran but with a high idle (likely either a vacuum leak or an idle motor issue) and was just your typical, well, beater. Rusty in the usual places, torn seat, peeling paint, plenty of big dents. I think $800 cash would have brought it home, maybe a little less. But...dear Mrs. made it very clear...NO. I was not parking that piece of JUNK in her driveway! Well. She did say that if I bought her a new(er) vehicle I could use our "old" pickup as a beater. I think, sometimes, that she understands men about as well as I understand women
