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Pham Nuwen posted:You're thinking of the Pareto Principle. Personally, I prefer Sturgeon's Law: 90% of everything is crap. Wait, isn't the Pareto Principle and Sturgeon's Law the same thing
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Nebakenezzer posted:Wait, isn't the Pareto Principle and Sturgeon's Law the same thing Pareto Principle says that in general, 80% of consequences arise from 20% of effects. Thus, 20% of your customers will account for 80% of your support requests, etc.
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My mom bought an 85 Mercury Topaz brand new after coming from a Honda. She got rid of it in less than a year and turned her off domestics to this day.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:If it has a 351 Cleveland in it I'd be all over it 152 screaming horsepower worth of smog-era 351M.
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Apr 16, 2021 23:24
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MrYenko posted:152 screaming horsepower worth of smog-era 351M. With great power comes great responsibility
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Pham Nuwen posted:Pareto Principle says that in general, 80% of consequences arise from 20% of effects. Thus, 20% of your customers will account for 80% of your support requests, etc. I feel like in terms of "good auto ads" they are very similar, in that they say 10-20% are the ones you really want to pursue, and ignore the rest. On the other hand, I feel that saying that 20% of car ads on facebook marketplace are lame fuckarounds....I dunno, that seems low
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Apr 17, 2021 00:19
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Nebakenezzer posted:
I've had so many people say that "Chevettes/cavaliers/sunbirds/insert pile of poo poo here are so awesome cause they last forever"!! I usually reply that year, if you just keep replacing parts all the time, its like a brand new car every few years.
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Apr 17, 2021 00:26
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AmbassadorofSodomy posted:I've had so many people say that "Chevettes/cavaliers/sunbirds/insert pile of poo poo here are so awesome cause they last forever"!! I usually reply that year, if you just keep replacing parts all the time, its like a brand new car every few years. Anyone who thinks a Chevette is a good car needs to have their head examined. My family had one when I was a kid, it was a shitbox from the time we got it. It's weird as a five-year-old to think "wow, this car is a piece of poo poo". My older sister bought one that was (miraculously) in decent shape a few years ago, gave it a quick rattlecan paint job and now kind of keeps it around as a joke. Every so often they'll bring it to a family event if it isn't too far of a drive and the weather is nice.
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Apr 17, 2021 00:57
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We had two, and yeah, I knew they were a pile of poo poo at a young age. With the floorboards rusted out my dad dropped his sunglasses and he ended up running them over.
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TotalLossBrain posted:With great power comes great responsibility So that car is basically irresponsible?
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Somebody really liked a BMW: 1990 BMW Series 5 $5,000 1992 BMW 525iA, 4Dr, V6, AWD 200000kms, sold As Is Where Is. Estate Sale. 2 Donor cars for parts to go with same! Oodles of parts! Donor cars are stored in St.John’s.      
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Apr 17, 2021 17:49
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MrYenko posted:152 screaming horsepower worth of smog-era 351M. Oh didn't know that was a smog era car. A buddy of mine had the same body style LTD with a 351 and it was a relatively fast and good car but it must have been pre smog Wonder how hard it would have been to de-smog cars like that tho....Carbs were probably the biggest part, take off the two barrel and slap on a four, etc
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Apr 17, 2021 21:09
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Nebakenezzer posted:BMW BLASPHEMY
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Oh didn't know that was a smog era car. A buddy of mine had the same body style LTD with a 351 and it was a relatively fast and good car but it must have been pre smog Yeah when that car was built the Cleveland had been out of production (excluding The Land of Oz) for 4 years. That could just as easily be a 302 or a 400 though.
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Those would make awesome overlanding vehicles. Twice the interior space of a 4Runner and you'd actually attract attention rather than just be another rear end in a top hat with a good credit score.
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Nebakenezzer posted:
The number of times I see people advertise V6s in BMWs is truly impressive. Although who knows, maybe there are a boatload of LFX swaps floating around we just don't know about.
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nadmonk posted:The number of times I see people advertise V6s in BMWs is truly impressive. To be strictly fair, this is an estate sale, so the person writing the ad is not the former owner.
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Apr 20, 2021 14:48
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super nailgun posted:Hearses This one is in the area too: https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/d/vancouver-1969-cadillac-miller-meteor/7309489095.html 
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nadmonk posted:The number of times I see people advertise V6s in BMWs is truly impressive. It could be a former V8
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These custom old hearses and limos look so much better than any new one just by being truly custom. It's not just cut and stretch sections of the body, the door panels are totally different from the regular models. The front doors are longer than sedan doors but not coupe doors. They surely had some tricks to doing this that I don't know.
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"Let's see if there's any cool hearses near me," I think: WTF? Ah, I see:  FUUUUUUCK YOUUUUUUUU. I suppose if I went through and flagged every one of those, Craigslist's software would probably decide I was doing something malicious instead of trying to correct a scumfuck idiot dealer. Anyway, here's the one legitimate result: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/d/novato-1962-pontiac-bonneville-superior/7307576377.html 
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Apr 20, 2021 18:28
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Pham Nuwen posted:
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Pontiac hearse. I demand to be hearsed in a GTO hearse. 
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MrYenko posted:I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Pontiac hearse. How about : https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/barrie/1996-buick-roadmaster-hearse/1558583201   Also for $12K, though I think with "only one of its kind" selling for same, I'd say that's a trifle expensive. Hearse confession: I've wanted to buy a RWD hearse and turn it into a camper for like forever Ha, speaking of B-bodies, Pontiac, and hearses (a word that very rarely gets a plural): https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/calgary/pontiac-parisienne-hearse-very-cool-car-ready-for-summer/1559459414 Pontiac Parisienne Hearse - very cool car - ready for summer! $5,600.00    Selling my 1986 Pontiac Parisienne hearse, built by Eureka. Much more rare to see the Pontiac version compared to the Cadillac. Roughly about 80 completed before Pontiac stopped production of the Parisienne. A very cool car that will turn heads anywhere it goes. Extremely reliable and well maintained. Stored inside the funeral home most of its life. Not many of these cars around and very seldom do they come up for sale. Don’t miss your chance to own this gem! Comes with a 305 V8 engine that was just given a synthetic oil change. Wheel bearings have all been repacked and she even has a brand new alternator. All dressed up and ready for her next owner. Priced at $5,600 OBO
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Business up front, Rave in the Grave out back.
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Huh, this is goofy. Both the Roadmaster Hearse and this are in Barrie, Ontario: 1952 Military Ambulance $12,500.00 https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/barrie/1952-military-ambulance/1560701063  
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Nebakenezzer posted:How about : A Pontiac hearse? Well, I guess its like they say, Pontiac = Poor Old Nitwit Thinks Its A Cadillac.
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Apr 20, 2021 22:49
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The wheels on that Pontiac look like they were stolen off a 1995 Tercel. It would look so much better with better wheels. E: also mismatched tires
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Nebakenezzer posted:Ha, speaking of B-bodies, Pontiac, and hearses (a word that very rarely gets a plural):  “I’d like to have my loved one taken to the cemetery in style.” *sees the bill for a Cadillac hearse* “No, not that much style.” *Is shown a very marginally smaller bill for a Pontiac Parisienne Hearse* “Perfect.”
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MrYenko posted:
Hey, Pontiac Builds Excitement.
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Apr 21, 2021 00:30
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Drive me to the grave in a 57 chevy wagon.
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Apr 21, 2021 01:27
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Nebakenezzer posted:Huh, this is goofy. Both the Roadmaster Hearse and this are in Barrie, Ontario: Mash cosplay.
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Elephanthead posted:Drive me to the grave in a lifted AMC Eagle wagon
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Steely Dad posted:The wheels on that Pontiac look like they were stolen off a 1995 Tercel. It would look so much better with better wheels. Those look like those replacement plastic hubcaps they used to sell at Canadian Tire. I once saw an ad for a Delta 88 based funeral coach being sold as a “Hearse/Olds”. 
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ComfyPants posted:I had an 87 Tempo in college and it was the biggest pile of poo poo ever. Broke down every couple of months and I had to select-shift the slushbox to get it to move with any speed. i learned to drive on a 92 tempo and it almost killed my desire to even get a license. merging onto highways with it was terrifying.
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It's that time of year when I look at local miatas despite having a well running miata in my garage: https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/d/purcellville-miata-roadster/7310161129.html Lots to check off here, but loving the timing of the B(lue)LM sticker. Going for a very specific type of buyer or just oblivious?
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Fornax Disaster posted:I once saw an ad for a Delta 88 based funeral coach being sold as a “Hearse/Olds”. Nice.
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Steely Dad posted:The wheels on that Pontiac look like they were stolen off a 1995 Tercel. It would look so much better with better wheels. They’re just terrible aftermarket wheel covers. The proper GM wire covers would look a lot better. Bud posted:It's that time of year when I look at local miatas despite having a well running miata in my garage: Isn’t that sticker technically defacing the US flag, and therefore unlawful (though unpunishable .)
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Darchangel posted:Isn’t that sticker technically defacing the US flag, and therefore unlawful (though unpunishable .) Same with any clothing made out of the flag. I think most people get away with it by never actually assembling it into a flag first.
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