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I want to see a 4 rotor XJS that has been tin-canned down to 2400 lbs.
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If only I had an extra grand to play with   http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/4118243797.html
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Oct 15, 2013 21:52
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14 INCH DETECTIVE posted:I'm trying to come up with a reason not to buy this. At that price, it'd be irresponsible NOT to! Why haven't you bought it yet?
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Oct 15, 2013 22:23
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Waiting on $cashmoney from the guy buying the Vic, story of my life. And I'm just not sure if I should buy the V12 when there's still that Biturbo for sale that ran when parked in the '90s
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Oct 15, 2013 22:29
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Fuuuck. I would buy that jag literally today if it was anywhere near me. E: Who wants to try to make it across the USA in a craigslist V12 Jaguar?
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Oct 15, 2013 23:04
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revmoo posted:Fuuuck. I would buy that jag literally today if it was anywhere near me. I'm down.
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Oct 15, 2013 23:16
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revmoo posted:Fuuuck. I would buy that jag literally today if it was anywhere near me. Take a camera with you, send video from the trip to Top Gear.
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Oct 15, 2013 23:38
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revmoo posted:Fuuuck. I would buy that jag literally today if it was anywhere near me. I made it sight unseen in a molested DSM up the coast of the USA, so cross country in a V12 Jag shouldn't be a big deal.
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Oct 15, 2013 23:48
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Elephanthead posted:If you get 4 of the 12 cylinders to work I would call it a victory! and you'd still have more displacement then a 2nd gen Accent! 
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Oct 16, 2013 00:26
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revmoo posted:Fuuuck. I would buy that jag literally today if it was anywhere near me. Im in. If I had vacation time, this is exactly what I need to do. Or visit Cursedshitbox and drive a questionable Range Rover across the US.
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Oct 16, 2013 06:15
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Real Gold:
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Oct 16, 2013 06:27
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Sinestro posted:Real Gold: Its an NA 944...fools gold to me
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Oct 16, 2013 16:04
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shoopeach posted:Its an NA 944...fools gold to me NA 944's are actually pretty good little cars. Reliable and quite a few guys DD em. I know Motronic does, and I work with a guy who DD's a 944 NA.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:NA 944's are actually pretty good little cars. Reliable and quite a few guys DD em. I know Motronic does, and I work with a guy who DD's a 944 NA. I've just always been partial to the turbo. For 5k you can probably pick up a decent 951.
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Oct 16, 2013 16:36
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shoopeach posted:I've just always been partial to the turbo. For 5k you can probably pick up a decent 951. If by "pretty decent" you mean ragged out piece of trash, then yes. Turbos in the apparent condition of that NA are $8+. And they are also like $4k away from being fun to drive on anything other than the highway (dat 80s turbo lag). I had both and made the decision to keep and DD the NA because my trip is twisties through a rural area. If you've never driven an 80s turbolagmachine hard in that kind of environment, let me explain how it goes: enter turn and mat it. Wonder why it feels like a moped motor swap has been done. Approach apex, turbo spools, feels like you just got (gently) rear ended, cue understeer or maybe oversteer depending on how the car is set up. Back off to complete the turn. Now you have that in the back of your mind on every other turn you want to push it through.
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Oct 16, 2013 16:46
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Speaking as someone who has never driven a turbocharged car from the 80s, that seems really odd to me. Why did 80s turbo cars have such bad lag?
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:Speaking as someone who has never driven a turbocharged car from the 80s, that seems really odd to me. Why did 80s turbo cars have such bad lag? Improper sizing, turbo technology has changed a lot over the years, intake manifold design, intercooler design, etc etc..
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:Speaking as someone who has never driven a turbocharged car from the 80s, that seems really odd to me. Why did 80s turbo cars have such bad lag? They weren't ALL that bad, but its like anything else in automotive technology...It comes out, and takes about 20 years before they actually figure out how it is supposed to work.
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I test drove an 82 280zx turbo and when you got on the gas it was like the end of A New Hope when whatshisface is going down the Death Star trench and he's trying to line up the proton torpedo shot. "Wait for it....wait for it...wait for it..." and then it kicks in.
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 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1544689 If this was 1/2 the price I would probably have already bought it. But I just can't justify it.
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Motronic posted:If by "pretty decent" you mean ragged out piece of trash, then yes. Having driven many 80's and 90's porsches, I for some reason seem love the turbo lag associated with them. I think it adds wonderful character. Finding a well maintained 944 is something that is priceless though, it will forever be a cheap porsche, and usually maintained as such(cue customer rant about 2-3k dollar clutch job on a 5k dollar car).
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Oct 16, 2013 19:31
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What is so hard about leaving contact information in the ad of the vehicle you are presumably trying to sell, or at least answering your emails.
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Sinestro posted:Real Gold: This is right near me. I'm wishing I had $5500 and one less Volvo right now.
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Oct 17, 2013 00:32
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This is exactly what you need. 14" Removal Service. You point, we knock it over.
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Does anyone want a hydrogenated Dodge Dakota? 
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No, but I want either the '63 Bug, the '64 Bug, the '71 Squareback, the '59 Volvo, the '63 Volvo, the '66 Volvo, or the '82 Dodge D50 that I've all emailed to loving get back to me e: it's a pretty good looking truck I think 
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14 INCH DETECTIVE posted:
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slidebite posted:I'd buy that in a heartbeat and I don't even want it For a second there I thought Rhyno got yet another avatar.
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I don't know much about BMW but this looks pretty nice: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4103977491.html  Edit: vvvv well sheeeeeeeiiiiiit. I'm not really ready to buy another car juuuust yet, but I'd really like to hear why you'd avoid one of these, since it looks drat nice. Pham Nuwen fucked around with this message at 06:25 on Oct 17, 2013 |
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If I'm not mistaken "e" is a bad thing when it comes to 80s BMWs, at least that's what I seem to have picked up from AI.
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West SAAB Story posted:For a second there I thought Rhyno got yet another avatar. You shush!
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Q_res posted:If I'm not mistaken "e" is a bad thing when it comes to 80s BMWs, at least that's what I seem to have picked up from AI. "e" isn't really "bad", it just means that the car has an efficiency-tuned engine and efficiency-tuned gearing. They're still great cars, just a bit slower.
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Q_res posted:If I'm not mistaken "e" is a bad thing when it comes to 80s BMWs, at least that's what I seem to have picked up from AI. I try to avoid an "eta" engine if I can, but my god that car is in wonderful condition for its age. I believe thats an e28, but one of the bmw guys can correct me.
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An eta engine in an E30 is slow, I shudder to think of how bad it would be in a car that weighs ~500 lbs more.
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13 INCH DICK posted:No, but I want either the '63 Bug, the '64 Bug, the '71 Squareback, the '59 Volvo, the '63 Volvo, the '66 Volvo, or the '82 Dodge D50 that I've all emailed to loving get back to me The most scared I have ever been in my life was riding in one of these with a 4g54 Swap. Buy it as soon as the guy calls you back.
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shoopeach posted:I try to avoid an "eta" engine if I can, but my god that car is in wonderful condition for its age. I believe thats an e28, but one of the bmw guys can correct me. It is an E28. I had an E28 535is last year. It was a fun weekend cruiser and absolutely gorgeous, but by no means fast. The thought of an efficiency-tuned engine and gearing in that car sounds positively awful.
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Mighty Horse posted:Buy it as soon as the guy calls you back. This is the correct answer. I'd buy it right now.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:This is the correct answer. I'd buy it right now. He needs to buy the V12 Jag, as that would be a better thread.
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