What Did You Do This Weekend?

The welcoming of a new car into one’s life tends to be a pretty awesome and special event, so I was extremely stoked this weekend to help my friend Neil become CarDomain’s newest AMC Eagle owner! Yesterday we drove down to McChord AFB to check out this super-tough ‘81 Eagle Sport wagon. It had the incurably leaking AMC plastic valve cover, the wiring was on the fritz, the differential was howling from a lack of gear oil, and an ominous billow of white steam from tailpipe suggested a blown head gasket. The front rotors were grooved, one of the rear brakes was dragging like crazy, and at least one of the wheel bearings was garbage. Nonetheless, Neil put down his cash and bought the car on the spot. Even I, who drove my own Eagle home from Pennsylvania out of a field the day I bought it, thought he was crazy for wanting to limp this car home (4 hours away). But the voyage back was unexpectedly tranquil, except when I had to frantically high-beam him to the shoulder when that draggy rear brake started trying to catch fire at 55 mph. Yep, this car is clearly another rescue project, but I get the feeling that Neil’s up to the task, and that this hard-miles Eagle is finally going to get a chance to be treated right. See more views of the Eagle on Neil’s new ride page!

And what about you? What did you do this weekend?