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yeah FL cars dont have to deal with much rust if any, your primary stuff is going to be heat and sun related unless you are driving it around in or around salt water. FL eats up batteries too normal oem ones dont like the heat
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Man, anybody want a brand-new Cherokee? https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/2001-jeep-cherokee-limited/6618961984.html 
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CornHolio posted:Man, anybody want a brand-new Cherokee? Trouble is, now it's too pretty to take off-road. Also, it should have stayed here in TX.
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CornHolio posted:Man, anybody want a brand-new Cherokee? Oh boy an automatic Cherokee with 120k on it, and they lifted it and tossed out the original wheels  where do I sign upEdit My mistake the original spare is included KakerMix fucked around with this message at 22:42 on Jun 18, 2018 |
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KakerMix posted:Oh boy an automatic Cherokee with 120k on it, and they lifted it and tossed out the original wheels Not only that, but the original bolt pattern is 5x4.5" (114.3mm), and new Jeeps are 5x5" (127mm), so there is wheel adapter fuckery about.
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KakerMix posted:If you are in the USA and are interested in importing your own Japanese vehicles we have a thread dedicated to exactly that If I had land/storage/money I'm thinking commodore utes would be a good thing to grab and store. Just buy some base models (they're about $4k now and in a few years when they approach 20 y/o will drop to $2k and under unlicenced) and you guys can work out the LHD conversion and the LSx swap yourselves after delivery. It's a lot easier than a falcon, so no barra for you! But I don't have land, storage or money to gamble so you're safe from my idea, it's too far into the future for the vz to become legal anyway. Pre VZ then I don't think they are tested for LHD, but they may have been for the saudi market so there might be an earlier model with LHD capability (but even if so, they were pretty crap pre VZ so no point imo) Fo3 fucked around with this message at 14:38 on Jun 19, 2018 |
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Fo3 posted:Of course I'm not in the USA! LHD? Why on Earth would anyone be worried about that? They would stay RHD and be driven. Once 25 years hits every single rule goes out the window and no longer is a thing to worry about, you get exemption here.
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AquaticIguana posted:
It has fuzzy dice, so buy it. v  v Go drive it and see. Looks pretty clean but I'm not a fan of the wheels. 160k miles plus that age is probably when all the fun rubber stuff is due for replacement, so I'd find out about maintenance history. Prices on these seem to hover around 4-6k if supercharged, but apparently he has tons of interest at that price so who knows how much he'll negotiate.
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I appreciate the level of insanity it takes to collect sixty of these. https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/pts/d/dodge-stealth-mitsubishi/6613492533.html 
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CornHolio posted:I appreciate the level of insanity it takes to collect sixty of these. He was just keeping one running.
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KakerMix posted:LHD? Why on Earth would anyone be worried about that?  I think they'd be worth more if LHD was easy to do with factory parts and the commodore fit's that to a t. Wiki reading kind of suggests the 1998 vx was sold to brazil and saudi so that might be LHD capable too. My first hand knowledge was only the pontiacs which was the 2004 VZ onwards if I remember correctly and 11 more years is way too long to even think about it, plus a few more years until they hit rock bottom here anyway. E: I've gotten really bored ever since roadkill went crap. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Jun 19, 2018 |
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Fo3 posted:Drive thrus The car would have to be LHD before you sold it too to get that value. Someone that wants LHD isn't the same sort of person that would do it themselves. If they want that convenience then the overlap for people unwilling to drive RHD but capable of a LHD conversion I've never seen anything that would indicate that someone who was interested in a distinctly Australian car would ever want to rip into it to convert it to LHD. The most major reason someone would cruise around in a down-under UTE would be because it's Australian, so the RHD would be a part of the car's identity and charm. Besides, cool import drivers (like me ) either go inside instead of drive thrus or have someone that puts up with them like a significant other that can do what is needed from the now-passenger seat. CornHolio posted:I appreciate the level of insanity it takes to collect sixty of these. What is it about these cars that makes them so unreliable? Anything else from this Japanese super-GT/sports car era is lauded like Skylines and Soarers, but for Mitsubishi these don't seem to command any respect in enthusiasm or cost. They are always super-cheap at auction but I know there is some sort of negative reputation for them.
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Mitsubishi owners are generally broker and definitely more redneck than most other Japanese car owners thanks to the Chrysler connection, and the only car (by Mitsubishi) that got any love in the tuning market Japan was the EVO (The Eclipse was a very limited import).
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Fo3 posted:Drive thrus smdh if you're not ready to reverse through the McDonald's drive through 
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Don't you all do drive through to the extreme, like pharmacies and banks and poo poo? And I guess old fashioned tolls and ferries. In australia it's only fast food and booze shops E: and of course car park buildings/shopping centres/anything with boom gates Fo3 fucked around with this message at 18:00 on Jun 19, 2018 |
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They were incredibly complex for their time. Lots of electronics and whatnot
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My dream car is actually a Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 in laser red with the chrome wheels 
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Dennis McClaren posted:My dream car is actually a Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 in laser red with the chrome wheels 
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KakerMix posted:What is it about these cars that makes them so unreliable? Anything else from this Japanese super-GT/sports car era is lauded like Skylines and Soarers, but for Mitsubishi these don't seem to command any respect in enthusiasm or cost. They are always super-cheap at auction but I know there is some sort of negative reputation for them. Transverse V6 twin turbo, all wheel drive and active aerodynamics. They're kind of a pain to work on just because the packaging, they're very heavy and the driveline isn't the most solid thing in the world. They do have a shitload of electronics as stated, and the active aero rarely works on any of them. They're not like a supra in that you can make 500whp with basic poo poo, the stock turbos are tiny. The stock DSM turbos are an upgrade for them. I really REALLY wanted one back in high school, but could never afford it. I'm kind of glad for that. Instead I bought the cheaper, little brother DSM and it has many of the same problems.
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AquaticIguana posted:
That's fair, I think. It looks to be well kept. The AW11 is really fun to drive (personally I think it's the best 80s-era Toyota, and yes I know the SW20 technically was released at the tail end of the 80s).
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The 3000GT was a really lame-rear end Starion replacement. It's basically a Diamante coupe.
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Frond posted:The 3000GT was a really lame-rear end Starion replacement. It's basically a Diamante coupe. it was also wicked heavy and expensive (comparatively) due to the high end options like suspension, AWD, twin turbos, etc.
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Frond posted:The 3000GT was a really lame-rear end Starion replacement. It's basically a Diamante coupe. The Starion was basically a Galant coupe though so I don't see how that was any cooler.
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Galant GTOs are badass.
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dissss posted:The Starion was basically a Galant coupe though so I don't see how that was any cooler. The Starion was related to the Sigma Galant Coupe (Scorpion), which was also good. The two cars I just mentioned make up one fifth of every good car Mitsubishi has ever produced. The Starion was groundbreaking - among the first of the Turbo GTs. It also had several wins and championships in production class racing. It was generally acknowledged as being a well sorted car. Also it looks really cool. The 3000GT is a big fat Eclipse.
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In high school I wanted nothing more than a drop top 3000GT turbo. In retrospect I'm glad I never got one
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Fo3 posted:Don't you all do drive through to the extreme, like pharmacies and banks and poo poo? And I guess old fashioned tolls and ferries. Drive-in churches http://www.driveinchurch.net/ Drive in funeral homes https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2017/03/12/funeral-home-orange-mound-offers-drive-thru-viewing/98845648/ Drive-thru pharmacies too!
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:In high school I wanted nothing more than a drop top 3000GT turbo. Same. I was thiiiis close to getting one once, but decided to get a beautiful MK3 Supra instead. No ragrets.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:In high school I wanted nothing more than a drop top 3000GT turbo. I think those were done by a coachbuilder. I'll see if i can find the article.
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shy boy from chess club posted:He was just keeping one running. I literally LOLed at this
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Possible real gold? https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/d/1989-jeep-wrangler-yj/6619832809.html Biggest risk is that a 1989 is still smog eligible, but since smog testing is only done in Albuquerque, this Jeep has probably never been tested.
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I don't think 89 was a good year at all, especially for emissions concerns.
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If you want a YJ, look for a '91-'95 with the 4.0 HO.
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Dagen H posted:If you want a YJ, look for a '91-'95 with the 4.0 HO. I don't particularly want a YJ, just a Jeep. I'd honestly prefer a CJ, but the price on this seemed ok.
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As someone who owned an 89 Wrangler, do not buy an 89 Wrangler, no matter how clean it is
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Pham Nuwen posted:I don't particularly want a YJ, just a Jeep. I'd honestly prefer a CJ, but the price on this seemed ok. lol, the new av is awesome
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Dagen H posted:If you want a YJ, look for a '91-'95 with the 4.0 HO. Isn't the rule basically "don't own a carburated YJ"?
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With that overwhelming consensus, I'm definitely not going to bother driving 3 hours to see that YJ. I am however going to look at this in the morning:  https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/6624274340.html
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Pham Nuwen posted:With that overwhelming consensus, I'm definitely not going to bother driving 3 hours to see that YJ. It's rusted through the passenger floor a bit and in the usual spots (near the taillight, that one spot on the rocker panel in front of the door) but the actual frame seems solid. His brake work didn't seem terrible and it certainly stopped. Engine seemed good but sounded a little weird at higher RPM; is this the odd fire engine, a bad tune, or something else? 4wd and overdrive all worked. I'm considering it but it's a bit of a gamble. Drove an 83 CJ-7 later in the day and it sounded like grumbly whiny hell in comparison to the older CJ-5.
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