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thats a unibody C channel. closest you get to a frame. and what isn't rusted is crunched all to hell. wow...
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cursedshitbox posted:thats a unibody C channel. closest you get to a frame. Yeah that's no good. If you can get $4500 for the car, that sounds like a drat good way to get out from under that.
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Ozmiander posted:You won't regret it. Just make sure you
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Ruh-roh, Raggy.  Edit: Sperglord Firecock posted:there's a guy down the street at Steak & Shake that might give me a solid $4000, maybe $4500 for it, InitialDave fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Jan 23, 2015 |
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Paint that poo poo black and only show it at night.
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What a perfect end to the saga that is this thread has become. Another testament to the lying nature of PO's and Sperg's lazyness. Echoing it again, Run. Run far. Run fast. And that would have been really really easy to see if you had just looked underneath the car before picking it up, or at least asked for pictures of the underside.
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It amazes me that people take the POs word for things easily checked by "looking at it".
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Crustashio posted:It amazes me that people take the POs word for things easily checked by "looking at it". Guy that bought my 190 asked if it leaked. i said nope. He never even bothered to look under it. (front main blew, coating the underside in oil)
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Crustashio posted:It amazes me that people take the POs word for things easily checked by "looking at it". Hey man, we were all young and dumb before. Part of the reason my right quarter panel had a date with a guard rail is because I didn't bother to verify that the "new tires!" were not, in fact, mismatched 15-year-old tires. Learned that lesson in a hurry.
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I forgot how much you paid for it but if you get out of this with under a thousand bucks lost then you should consider yourself super lucky
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Welp, if I can at least get 3,000 for it, that means I can get that exact duplicate (except not fuckered up) from NE Indiana and I even get to keep the thread title as I work with that car, probably with a Turbo conversion that won't end up ruining the vehicle.
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rscott posted:I forgot how much you paid for it but if you get out of this with under a thousand bucks lost then you should consider yourself super lucky Sperglord Firecock posted:Mine isn't a shitbox, thank you very much. IT IS A PERFORMANCE DRIVING MACHINE that I may have bought for only $4.5k. >.>
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It still drives amazing. It's just in danger of having the entire thing collapse if I drive it too hard, which is obviously, uh.... Bad.
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Cage posted:Now when you say lightyears better.... Its because of the mad tyte chassis flex. Don't remove the Targas!
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cursedshitbox posted:Its because of the mad tyte chassis flex. I wonder if I should just make the CL ad some silly mockery of traditional CL ads. On the other hand, if I do that, someone might get angry at me on these forums.
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yeah I'd be talking to the dude at the steak and shake tomorrow e: Tell him the car was too fast for you or something, which is probably actually true tbh
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I already have his number and when he works next.
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As a Canadian it loving baffles me that you could drop 5k on a car without lying down and looking underneath it. I probably looked at 10-12 different cars before I bought the mr2. Getting under the car and punching the driver's side floor to check for softness, using a flashlight to look at the underside of the shock towers, taking out the spare tire to look for rot are all steps you should be taking if you live in a region that salts its roads.
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I too almost bought a turbo z car but I did like twss said and put two fingers clean through the floor boards straight into the carpet. poo poo was like paper mache
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Yes, I know, i made a dumb mistake. We all make dumb mistakes when we're young and wanna go fast. I'll learn from it.
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You should get a turbo'd gen III supra next. No, Seriously.
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Isn't the Gen III the Not Fast and Furious kind, and thus people don't beat them to everloving poo poo?
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Yep. I had 3. they're big heavy fuckers with decent predictable handling and decent brakes. the turbo gives it juuust enough power to be fun too.
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To be honest, the one car that I wanted more than anything else was an AE86, but finding one of those in the Chicagoland area without structural problems.... Hoo boy, now that would be a challenge. Again, worst case scenario, $2500 gets me the exact same year, color, and type of car that I already have except N/A instead of (shittily put in aftermarket) Turbo.
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Sperglord Firecock posted:Isn't the Gen III the Not Fast and Furious kind, and thus people don't beat them to everloving poo poo? People around Chicago BUTCHER those poor supras. best body style too. but there are some out there to be found in your price range. just lemme know and I will come with to look at the car.
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http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/cto/4850518402.html This is the one I'm referring to. The main thing I am vaguely terrified about is if there is a Digital Dash in it. Because holy gently caress that's just asking for trouble.
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Digital dashes are awes...holy poo poo its missing half the dash. DUDE NO.
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where's all the hvac poo poo?
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Its there at the top. Everything else is missing though. holy poo poo. E: http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/cto/4848539095.html awww yisssss cursedshitbox fucked around with this message at 01:25 on Jan 23, 2015 |
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Sperglord Firecock posted:To be honest, the one car that I wanted more than anything else was an AE86, but finding one of those in the Chicagoland area without structural problems.... Hoo boy, now that would be a challenge. What do you think an 80s corolla will do you for you that a miata won't other than anime?
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rscott posted:an AE86 has marginally more utility, after all it's delivering tofu Pretty much having a trunk. A Miata isn't out of the question at this point, TBH. Fun little zippy car I can throw around corners. Won't win any awards for looks, but hey.
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I suggest you get a Maserati Biturbo, i need the excitement.
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fjelltorsk posted:I suggest you get a Maserati Biturbo, i need the excitement. Dear lord no, I'm not that stupid. I'm plenty stupid, I will acknowledge that, but not Biturbo stupid.
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If you throw the rear seats down a hatchback gts has a good amount of room but having owned both I can say the Miata is way more pleasant to drive. Glad to hear you are selling it. Learning to wrench on a car that is in good shape and running is way more fun and cheaper in the long run. If I were you I'd start searching for cars in Texas or New Mexico or even California. The internet is great, you can arrange an inspection and pay for it without being there and then fly or train out and drive back over a long weekend or just get it shipped.
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Seriously, Sperg, if you want a good vintage Japanese car, start looking in California (SF Bay, LA) and the PacNW (Seattle, etc). PacNW for old Mazdas especially. The Chicagoland area is no place to look for an old car, much less an old Japanese car.
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Professor Bling posted:Seriously, Sperg, if you want a good vintage Japanese car, start looking in California (SF Bay, LA) and the PacNW (Seattle, etc). PacNW for old Mazdas especially. Welp, figured that one out a little too late, unfortunately. If anyone wants to do me a favor and look at some cars that I pick out in the SF Bay/LA/Seattle area, I'll see what I can do to pay you back. Bonus points if it's in Portland, because I can fly out there, visit my aunt, and drive the car back.
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http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4856504686.html http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4837550858.html http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/4842640134.html http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4850585276.html http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4831300833.html 30 second search brings back the sf oddballs. E: more! http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/4848215144.html http://losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/cto/4834541883.html http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/4854927135.html cursedshitbox fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Jan 23, 2015 |
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