Meant to mention - when I first got here I had no car. I rented a car but that cost almost $300 a week! Too much and I won't get my car from NY until I go back in June and get it and drive it here. There are good buses here, but it's hard to rely on bus transportation (I don't think the buses travel "up the road" at all). I've been checking Craig's list and saw a 1984 GMC 4WD, 5 speed stick, advertised for $500. I called at 9:45 p.m.and spoke with the owner who is a State biologist here who studies sea lion behavior - we chatted about sea lions for a while, and he said the truck was good - just had a few quirks: Battery is held in with ropes so it wont fall thru the rust, the only way to close the tail gate is "just like this with this tire iron", and when the engine's cold, pump it three times, and when it's hot - don't give it any gas or it floods bad and wont start. Other than that, it's a great car. How can I not trust a 60 yr oldish biologist and his archaeologist girlfriend?? I bought the truck! Registered it at AK DMV the next day - no safety inspection! (I was wondering why i saw so many cars with cracked windshields driving around here). It took me 1-2 days of cussing and walking to figure out how to not flood it - drove it all over today and it was great! A true Alaskan vehicle - built in the days when Detroit knew how to build vehicles! Rock solid. (hope i dint just jinx myself). Now I have a place to store my moose antlers.
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