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IOwnCalculus posted:Ironically, looking at it again I'm more drawn to that quoted 6.8 0-60 / 15.3 quarter mile times that put this "testosterone oozing pussy magnet" on par with such monsters as the 1997 V6 Camry or a 2012 Chrysler 200 Limited, or a 2010 Buick Lacrosse CXS. No doubt the quarter mile times are severely limited by the custom super hard kum-hos with no sidewall for sick drifts and the F-150 truck motor. I owned a '98 GT vert and it was the slowest V8 I've ever had in any car. I put my friends g-force meter on the dash and it guesstimated 185 HP based on weight of the vehicle and the spine crushing backwards G's. I also had a '99 Mercury Sable with a DOHC V6 and it was much faster. He may have a point though because I married my then girlfriend at the time. It may have had secret chick getting powers.
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Kotaru posted:Scrolled back a few pages and didn't see this gem posted; fake edit: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2718513&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=315#post410536534
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I know that BiTurbos are always a resounding NO, but the Weber carb is worth more than the price: http://slo.craigslist.org/cto/3499292870.html
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Megiddo posted:I'm pretty sure it was posted about a month ago - it was on Jalopnik. Bummer, thought I found something new.
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You Am I posted:Rare Spares are now stocking parts for Falcons from the XL to XF, which is helpful. $3k. Seems about on par for prices around here. I hope it finds an enthusiast that wants to restore it.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Ironically, looking at it again I'm more drawn to that quoted 6.8 0-60 / 15.3 quarter mile times that put this "testosterone oozing pussy magnet" on par with such monsters as the 1997 V6 Camry or a 2012 Chrysler 200 Limited, or a 2010 Buick Lacrosse CXS. Hahaha my car is faster than that.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Ironically, looking at it again I'm more drawn to that quoted 6.8 0-60 / 15.3 quarter mile times that put this "testosterone oozing pussy magnet" on par with such monsters as the 1997 V6 Camry or a 2012 Chrysler 200 Limited, or a 2010 Buick Lacrosse CXS. My stupid STS is just as fast/faster than that car. Though maybe I am getting so spoiled by speed with the 550i pretty much every thing is kinda slow.
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Actual gold? http://iowacity.craigslist.org/cto/3526534036.htmlquote:1987 SUBARU Gl 4x4 with true 4wheel drive and lo range too 
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Jan 9, 2013 16:56
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Megiddo posted:I'm pretty sure it was posted about a month ago - it was on Jalopnik. That car is near me, the seller knows some goons but isn't one himself I think.   I can no longer tolerate the soul crushing boredom that comes with my NSX. The predictable maintenance costs, the predictable starter, the predictable electrics - everyone says I am so predictable. I will show them. I will trade it for a Merak!
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I have no loving clueCraigslist posted:What we have here is 30 Deadbolt Adaptor Rings - 2-1/8" to 1-1/2" , solid10k GOLD military grade specification. Bronze anodized coating. $ 995.00 ea...... OBO. I have a little room to move on the price. Do not make me some ridiculous low offer . That would be an insult. CASH. THIS IS THE BEST PRICE on the internet or in the state for that matter. Look around and you will see. These are NEW ! This means no one's had there grubby hands on them. That's rare ! 
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blk posted:That car is near me, the seller knows some goons but isn't one himself I think. James May drove one during Top Gear special. Turned out he just kept running out of electricity!
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Jan 9, 2013 19:19
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Actual gold? http://williamsport.craigslist.org/cto/3533652172.html Seem like a great price if it's really 12k miles and has been stored it's whole life.
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Holy poo poo. The U.S. is so different to Australia. I can pick up a Subie GL for a few hundred $ but would be hard pressed to find even a mid-late '90s Forester for less than $10k. If it weren't for all those silly laws and LHD / RHD conversion issues I'd suggest a goon run international import CarTel. Then everyone could have the vehicles they wanted for a modestly non-crippling fee.
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General_Failure posted:Holy poo poo. The U.S. is so different to Australia. I can pick up a Subie GL for a few hundred $ but would be hard pressed to find even a mid-late '90s Forester for less than $10k. If it weren't for all those silly laws and LHD / RHD conversion issues I'd suggest a goon run international import CarTel. Then everyone could have the vehicles they wanted for a modestly non-crippling fee. Yeah, no joke. I've been searching high and low for a decent Forester for a while now and all I'm finding for below $10K has more than 150,000 miles. If importing were legal however I'd want to get some kind of kei-car. One of those little fuckers would be perfect putting around town!
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NurSpec posted:Yeah, no joke. I've been searching high and low for a decent Forester for a while now and all I'm finding for below $10K has more than 150,000 miles. By which do you mean a proper Kei car or what everyone outside the U.S. considers to be a normal car?
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 +  Good idea, or best idea? Deep in the lotus slideshow the 'steel' looks pretty crunchy. http://www.flickr.com/photos/31392838@N04/sets/72157632075882318/
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Came across this on Craigslist A 1946 Chevy meets a 1996 Chevy.    
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The only thing it's missing is the sideways license plate..
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Went looking to see how much old Countach's are running for (purely out of curiosity) and found this: http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/clt/3536592493.html Also, $19,000 for a diecast collection? I don't know much about how much something like this would cost, but this seems to me to be drastically over priced: http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/clt/3533313833.html 
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Rhyno posted:Over in my thread I'm contemplating picking up a non running '85 Grand National. They're asking $2500, I offered a trade for a running car and I expect to spend roughly 4 times the asking price to fully restore the car. I wouldn't bother with a hot air GN, if you want to get one, get an '86 or '87.
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Dr.Smasher posted:I wouldn't bother with a hot air GN, if you want to get one, get an '86 or '87. I didn't realize there were so many options for sub-$3,000 Grand Nationals out there these days.
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Throatwarbler posted:Lotus 7 with 5L V8. "Never raced or abused" "Comes with 5 extra wheels with Toyo RA1's with 1-2 track days left on them."  It is excellent to see that this thing is actually tracked, but that's an amusing combination.
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Well, there's technically a distinction between just taking the car out on the track, and a timed racing event. Insurers notice enough of a difference in accident/engine explosion rates that they'll often void your policy if you race, but not if you just go to track days.
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If the seller was being that specific, he might mention something like "I get pretty cheap track insurance via <some company>." Still feels a bit misleading. I would have accepted "no wheel to wheel racing."
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Dr.Smasher posted:I wouldn't bother with a hot air GN, if you want to get one, get an '86 or '87. Well I'd had my heart set on an '87 but for $2500 it seemed like a steal. And maybe it was because the phone # from the ad it out of service.
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I don't know much about GNs other than the typical factoids, what do you mean by hot air?
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14 INCH GRANDPA posted:I don't know much about GNs other than the typical factoids, what do you mean by hot air? Non intercooled.
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Real Gold? Datsun B210 (IL) http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/3537016947.html 1971 240Z (MN) http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/cto/3533367450.html
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Sagebrush posted:Well, there's technically a distinction between just taking the car out on the track, and a timed racing event. Insurers notice enough of a difference in accident/engine explosion rates that they'll often void your policy if you race, but not if you just go to track days. Ontario is loving stupid about stuff like this. They find out you've been to a trackday (even as just an HPDE day) say goodbye to your insurance. If they find that you autocross, say goodbye to your insurance. You modify your car and don't declare the modifications to your insurance, you'll be dropped. Hell, I had I switch insurance companies as a result of putting in a roll bar on the miata, as the insurance company wouldn't allow it. The only modifications they allow were different wheels, provided the wheels had winter tires on them, and were only used between November - May. Otherwise, you had to have your stock wheels on. gently caress Ontario insurance.
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Oh, I absolutely agree. I grew up in Ontario and gently caress fucka gently caress Ontario insurance. My personal story: when my mom got sick she had a number of small, stupid, seemingly inexplicable fender-benders (turns out that terminal cancer messes with your brain) over the course of a year or so. Some were reported to insurance, some weren't, I'm not totally sure what happened, but the company basically decided that she was uninsurable and deactivated her policy. Sucks, but that is what happens when you have a number of accidents in a short time, regardless of how small they are. Except that because both my parents were on the same policy as joint drivers, they deactivated the entire thing, meaning that my father was no longer insured to drive either. Big jerkoff move! They could have just removed her from the policy, or something, but not totally unexpected for an insurance company to be a prick like that I guess. But! They also did not inform either of my parents about their decision to deactivate my mother's policy, OR the fact that it meant that my father was also uninsured. Nothing whatsoever. My dad was driving without insurance for three months before he went to pay the upcoming premium and was told bluntly that he had no business with their company. We thanked God that he hadn't been pulled over in that time, because in Ontario, driving without insurance nets you a huge fine and a license suspension, followed by three years in which you are uninsurable (not legally, but no company will write you a policy) specifically for the offense of not having insurance. In the end he only lost the continuous coverage discount, meaning that the premiums only maybe, eh, doubled for three years or so. There isn't a  big enough.
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re:datsun - I cant tell if this is gold or not, I need to see a freshly washed picture to find out I think. edit: and ya know, paint would help too. http://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/3410440628.html Cage fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Jan 12, 2013 |
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I'm willing to bet the reserve for it is around the 150-200k mark.
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TrueChaos posted:Ontario is loving stupid about stuff like this. They find out you've been to a trackday (even as just an HPDE day) say goodbye to your insurance. If they find that you autocross, say goodbye to your insurance. You modify your car and don't declare the modifications to your insurance, you'll be dropped. Hell, I had I switch insurance companies as a result of putting in a roll bar on the miata, as the insurance company wouldn't allow it. The only modifications they allow were different wheels, provided the wheels had winter tires on them, and were only used between November - May. Otherwise, you had to have your stock wheels on. So they won't let you add a safety feature to your car that keeps you from dying a horrible death in a rollover?
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FIRST TIME posted:So they won't let you add a safety feature to your car that keeps you from dying a horrible death in a rollover? If you die, that costs them nothing. If you're merely injured, you will eventually make a claim. Please do not wear seatbelts - this message paid for by the Insurance Council of America.
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FIRST TIME posted:So they won't let you add a safety feature to your car that keeps you from dying a horrible death in a rollover? Correct. Their perspective is that its a racing device, and therefore indicates the car will be "raced" and therefore they don't want to insure the vehicle. They're not entirely wrong, but the big deal in Ontario is that HDPE's are dicey insurance wise - the insurance companies are afraid they're going to get sued after a crash on the track... even though that hasn't happened yet. Thankfully I found a company that's okay with the rollbar & bucket seats. They'll actually cover the replacement of the parts provided I declare them. It really seems to depend on who you talk to though, as another person at the same company all but said no. Thankfully the modifications are listed on my policy.
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Falkenbok posted:If you die, that costs them nothing. If you're merely injured, you will eventually make a claim. They don't get out of paying a claim because you die.
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