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lnx64 · #1 03-26-2012, 06:44 PM

Well I don't believe it. On my way home from work I saw a CTC-4 on the side of the road. It was in rough shape, but the insides seemed ok. Sadly I couldn't fit it in my Caprice's trunk or back seat.

So I get home, grab a truck, get out there, and......................it's gone...

I missed out on a roundie! Just because, ironically, my big car couldn't hold it.

David Roper · #2 03-26-2012, 06:54 PM

OH that hurts! We share your pain, truly.

lnx64 · #3 03-26-2012, 06:57 PM

Yea, it sucks.. I'm sure I'll find another. I just hope it wasn't the garbage truck that got it, cause that area I think has garbage pickup today late at night.

Hopefully someone scored it and saved it.

Electronic M · #4 03-26-2012, 07:09 PM

Ouch! If I was in your shoes I'd make a vow to always have rope and a blanket in my car to tie any find of that caliber to the roof if need be.

Now I get back to rust removal from my CTC-4 with greater appreciation of it.

stromberg6 · #5 03-26-2012, 07:12 PM

My sincere condolences.

miniman82 · #6 03-26-2012, 09:17 PM

Could have at least grabbed the chassis and CRT... <sigh>

***Eric H*** · #7 03-26-2012, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by miniman82

Could have at least grabbed the chassis and CRT... <sigh>

Not without tools, for a CTC4 I would probably risk scratching the car a little and slide it onto the roof, then drive home slowly with one hand on the set.

Of course my car is a 12 year old Civic, if it was a new Lexus or something maybe not.

miniman82 · #8 03-26-2012, 09:24 PM

Doesn't take any tools to pull the CRT... Good 21AXP's aren't common anymore.

lnx64 · #9 03-26-2012, 09:32 PM

I would have been scared transporting that tube.. it was huge..

miniman82 · #10 03-26-2012, 09:42 PM

Compared to your 13" Hitachi? Yes, but so is just about every CRT.

Kevin Kuehn · #11 03-26-2012, 11:52 PM

I'd of sat on it and called for help.

AUdubon5425 · #12 03-27-2012, 12:12 AM

All you can do is make an effort, which lnx64 did. I see no reason to be hard on him.

leadlike · #13 03-27-2012, 12:22 AM

My Bonneville was a lot like your Caprice: a huge car with no practical room! The most insulting part about the lack of trunkspace was the lack of a fold down back seat: instead, you could fold down the arm rest, open a small door, and reach into the trunk for some reason. This led to creative means of getting larger items home: My CTC-9 just sort of rested on the lip of the open trunk, and then copious ropes and tiedowns were used to hold it there. To get a Victrola home, I found I had enough room in my backseat, but the horrible Bonneville doors didn't open very wide in the back. Solution: take the door off the hinges!

dieseljeep · #14 03-27-2012, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric H

Not without tools, for a CTC4 I would probably risk scratching the car a little and slide it onto the roof, then drive home slowly with one hand on the set.

Of course my car is a 12 year old Civic, if it was a new Lexus or something maybe not.

Several years ago, I saw a few knuckle heads haul a used rug from a thrift shop on the roof of a late model Saab. It was rolled up that the jute backing was exposed. I thought, with the amount of damage they did to the paint job, the whole house could have been carpeted.

ChrisW6ATV · #15 03-28-2012, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by leadlike

the horrible Bonneville doors didn't open very wide in the back. Solution: take the door off the hinges!

I have done that for years with my house doors to get things in and out; I never imagined car doors would be easy enough to make it worthwhile. I think I will look at mine. There have been plenty of things I could have got in and out in the past if a door opened wider (or was removed).