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Terrible Robot posted:R33s are still technically legal for import into the states but have to go through an expensive federalization process and a bunch of other bullshit. Motorex did all the necessary work to get them federally approved, but where they hosed up was trying to apply the crash test/EPA results of the R33 to the R32 and R34 as well. Feds were not at all happy when they found out, Motorex was gutted, and any R32/4 Skyline imported by them can be seized and crushed at any time. Yeah, but a LOT of shady poo poo went along with that. I read the story that involved car theft, drugs, organized crime and a ton of their crazy poo poo. They also did shoddy work beyond just applying the r33 numbers to the 32 and 34, it really was a huge clusterfuck. With the 25 year import rule it boils down to be a LOT simpler allowing a single person to import a car for his personal use. No buying tons of them to crash and test and modify to pass regulations. EDIT: I'm excited for the cars that will soon be open to import. Not so much the skylines, but more so early evolutions, subarus, and JDM SiR hondas etc.. VanNuys fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Apr 14, 2013 |
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Oh yeah, there was definitely a whole lot more to the story than what I mentioned, the entire Motorex saga is pretty insane and could have its own thread if it wasn't such old news by now. I'm happy to wait a few more years to import one hassle free, because screw trying to jump through all those hoops. The amount of great older Japanese sports cars that are becoming available for import in the next few years is kinda overwhelming. VVV Years of playing Gran Turismo are coming in handy navigating through all the model names. I knew all that time was worthwhile. VVV Terrible Robot fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Apr 15, 2013 |
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Always good to do some research http://auc.smilejv.com/aj It is worth it to just look at some of the Japanese model names.
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http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/3731714704.html Gold? (I don't mind the automatic; in fact, it's better for my purposes because I am awful)
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atomicthumbs posted:http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/3731714704.html If the automatic is cool with you, buy it. Supras are cool as hell.
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A friend of mine had an '88 in that exact color but with the non-turbo engine. It did however have TEMS (Toyota Electronic Modulated Suspension) and a limited slip differential, which the one you're looking at also appears to have (strange he doesn't mention it in the ad...). Good god that car could handle. in Sport mode, it felt perfectly planted all the time, and in Normal mode it rode smooth as glass down the highway. What I'm saying here is that if it's within your budget and you want a car that is super comfortable as well as an absolute blast to drive, buy it. Make sure that the TEMS functions beforehand though, as it's about $1-1.2k in parts to fix if it is borked. e: Just noticed that the mileage is below 100k, which is great, except that it means there is a chance the weak headgasket issue hasn't been dealt with yet, since IIRC it doesn't tend to show up until right around that mileage. Something else to keep in mind. Terrible Robot fucked around with this message at 23:19 on Apr 14, 2013 |
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Augmented Dickey posted:I love the idea of Leno or Ralph Lauren trawling the Southeast Iowa CL site for the single existing Machbach Exelero, and getting really upset when their search only returns another loving beat to hell Raptor. drat, I was just going to comment on that. Seems like you should either make your keywords relevant or go for the massive wall of words, not just pick twenty exotic hypercars and call it a day -- exactly how many people does that guy think are going to be searching for stuff like a Noble M600 or a Lamborghini Reventon and go "yeah, never mind, I want a busted-rear end truck"?
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It's almost like the guy doesn't take his own ad seriously...................
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atomicthumbs posted:http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/3731714704.html I had a '91 turbo for a few years. Loved that car. I had a 3" turbo-back exhaust and upgraded turbo on mine, it was pretty quick for as big a car as it was. Watch for bad head gaskets. The problem was that Toyota didn't torque the head bolts properly. This guy has had the car for a long time, so he would know if the head gasket has ever been replaced or if the head bolts were retorqued properly. If there's no gasket issues, then yeah 4k is a pretty decent price. Another thing to watch for is the targa top is kind of prone to leaks. Pretty annoying to get a lap full of water every time you come to a stop in the rain, but easy enough to fix.
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Terrible Robot posted:A friend of mine had an '88 in that exact color but with the non-turbo engine. It did however have TEMS (Toyota Electronic Modulated Suspension) and a limited slip differential, which the one you're looking at also appears to have (strange he doesn't mention it in the ad...). Good god that car could handle. in Sport mode, it felt perfectly planted all the time, and in Normal mode it rode smooth as glass down the highway. What I'm saying here is that if it's within your budget and you want a car that is super comfortable as well as an absolute blast to drive, buy it. Make sure that the TEMS functions beforehand though, as it's about $1-1.2k in parts to fix if it is borked. TEMS/(and that other stuff of the late eighties/early nineties) is basically an adjustable shock that you could adjust the dampening on. I wouldn't really call it that magical.
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Octopus Magic posted:TEMS/(and that other stuff of the late eighties/early nineties) is basically an adjustable shock that you could adjust the dampening on. I wouldn't really call it that magical. I never said anything about it being "magical"? I just described how it drove in the different modes and let atomicthumbs know what to expect repair wise if he bought it. It was the first car I ever drove that had an adjustable suspension from inside the car and I thought it was pretty cool. That kind of stuff didn't used to be so widespread either.
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Don't forget GM used it in a ton of Caddys and the Corvette. Plus magneride... that was a pretty sweet system when it works right.
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Words fail me  Slideshow for even more pics: http://s1345.photobucket.com/user/lorrie002/slideshow/
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Welp, that sure does look like Oklahoma.
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My name is Buck. edit: And I have a truck. VideoTapir fucked around with this message at 07:28 on Apr 16, 2013 |
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Landshark posted:Slideshow for even more pics: http://s1345.photobucket.com/user/lorrie002/slideshow/ Starting at the first page of that gallery, it's as if every picture gets more trollworthy and horrible than the previous.  Edit: I would drive the ever living piss out of that truck with a straight face. Probably to coffee and cars. Double edit: I feel the sudden need to know what happened to Grey Bull #1. Also if it was as horribly awesome as #2. keykey fucked around with this message at 19:35 on Apr 16, 2013 |
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SweetJuicyTaco posted:Welp, that sure does look like Oklahoma. Hey you take that.... Damnit, you're right. Also, I have seen this monstrosity in town before.
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Landshark posted:Words fail me He managed to make a Ranger lame and terrible. How the gently caress is that even possible.
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This weeks special: Buy a car, Get a free title wash http://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/3743713722.html
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Only 1250 for all of that? What a bargain!
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Genuine gold, I can't recall the last time I saw a RWD Impulse. http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/3744974988.html
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Cat Terrist will tell you that those are huge turdpiles that managed to rust even in Australia.
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Q_res posted:Genuine gold, I can't recall the last time I saw a RWD Impulse. No freaking way! I have literally never seen or heard of these things ever until Saturday night when I was in the city. I walked past and it had all these kickin' rad 80s decals over it stating awesome cool things like TURBO and INTERCOOLER and things... it was pretty cute.
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Possible actual gold? http://novascotia.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-1987-MERCEDES-BENZ-190E-2-3-V16-VERY-REAR-CAR-W0QQAdIdZ474385077QQfeaturedAdZtrue     I realize NA only got the detuned, heavy models, but still. Are the cosworth motor rebuilds into S14 "you probably can't afford it" territory?
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...$5000 for a 150HP 1987 Merc 2.3 with 100+ miles and that is real gold? Just saying in that same price range: 04 CTS V6 97 BMW 740 96 Impala SS 04 Crown Vic 03 Saab 9-3 turbo Best of all...this baby: 
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Its the car owned by John Voight!
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Lord Gaga posted:...$5000 for a 150HP 1987 Merc 2.3 with 100+ miles and that is real gold?
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100,000km, so 60k miles. And it's the 16v so 167hp/170ft-lbs. 16v has all the special body cladding, recaro seats, dogleg gearbox, recaro seats, LSD, etc. Of course a cursory glance at 190rev shows that a bunch of parts are NLA so maybe not so gold. But I still want one.
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It's also VERY REAR and I must say I agree I'm a fan of dat rear end.
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 http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/3747829318.html The extra T in Hot makes it better. Also that 190e is loving bad rear end. Actually seems to be right in line with pricing... not quite as desirable as an E30 M3, but still a pretty brilliant car. Plus the engine sounds amazing, though I am a BMW fan.
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You Am I posted:For an 80's or earlier Mercedes that is barely run in FTFY
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http://moseslake.craigslist.org/cto/3742091484.html 85 Crysler Laser - $500 quote:This car is in great shape except for the injectors. The car runs but has no power to go. If someone is mechanically salve then this is the car. There are only 129, 000 miles on the car, five speed and interior and exterior in good shape. I bought it from one owner in which I have all the paperwork starting from the sale of the car to now. I would like to fix it but do not have the funds or knowledge to fix it. Oh drat, this is potential real Gold for me. Since buying a 85 turbo Laser in Feb, I've pretty much done everything that one might need to do in order to make one of these cars into a speedy little shitbox for really cheap. As long as the turbo, engine guts and gearbox are decent everything else is like 1/4th of the price of a modern car. The downside is theres only like 4 of every part left on the shelf according to Rockauto. This is one of those deals where I'm carefully weighing out paying now and aquiring a spare engine and trans vs what that might cost in the eventuality that my originals break beyond repair. Given my history in buying multiples of the same car though, ill end up piddling away money on both to have two sub-standard rides.
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Get it, then make one car to keep with all the good parts, get the other one running and sell it.
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You sure you're mechanically salve enough for such a project?
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The truck is unexceptional. The ad, on the other hand...
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Crustashio posted:Of course a cursory glance at 190rev shows that a bunch of parts are NLA so maybe not so gold. But I still want one. The guy who bought mine budgeted a few k for getting his 2.5 Evo motor. Which doesn't sound that expensive all told.
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atomicthumbs posted:The truck is unexceptional. The ad, on the other hand... I flagged these fucks every time I see them. Why yes, I was looking for a blahblahblah, please include your taurus/prelude/tempo/wrangler/gsxr/caferacer/doublewide/popuptenttrailer/lowmilescrownvic in my search, you are a marketing genius, I'm so glad you included these search terms, I would of never found what I was looking for without them!
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Pokey Araya posted:I flagged these fucks every time I see them. Why yes, I was looking for a blahblahblah, please include your taurus/prelude/tempo/wrangler/gsxr/caferacer/doublewide/popuptenttrailer/lowmilescrownvic in my search, you are a marketing genius, I'm so glad you included these search terms, I would of never found what I was looking for without them! I like the various laptops and "bitch" four lines down.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:
Is this the one that kept bragging about how its an automatic E36 ?
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Is there some sort of magic at work here? http://kpr.craigslist.org/cto/3725359061.html Ok, so its not turbo or all that cool, but Something this clean is like rolling out of a time machine where Regan is still President and the Soviets are the Bad Guys and "Compact Disc" was high tech. http://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/3750471355.html This one is a little better in the go-fast department, though its in loving Bonner's Ferry Idaho and doesnt drive. An Omni GLH is faster than a Laser XT stock... "Will trade for wood stove" gives me all i need to know about Bonner's Ferry Idaho.
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