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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:What is left to restore? The VIN
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:How the gently caress does one restore that? What is left to restore? Edit: EFB on a new page. I suck.
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Aug 6, 2023 15:32
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Yeah I mean in order to do it right you'd need to reconstruct the entire car which means having one to measure off of. That might cost $800k in itself lol Edit: nah modern cad scanners can probably do that as well and then you'd only need to rent it for a weekend
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Aug 6, 2023 15:47
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Imagine other snobby car collectors wouldn't want to rent their very rare cars out just so theirs stays more valuable, lol. Maybe not but I could see rich assholes doing that.
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Aug 6, 2023 16:44
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Suburban Dad posted:Imagine other snobby car collectors wouldn't want to rent their very rare cars out just so theirs stays more valuable, lol. Maybe not but I could see rich assholes doing that. Could go either way. Someone who loves them as finely built machines would welcome a lost one being resurrected; someone who enjoys the exclusivity or treats them as an investment would feel the opposite.
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Aug 6, 2023 18:08
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Mustache Ride posted:Yeah I mean in order to do it right you'd need to reconstruct the entire car which means having one to measure off of. That might cost $800k in itself lol Rich people are loving crazy
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Aug 6, 2023 18:23
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:So forgive my ignorance as a Filthy Casual, but what does that look like in practice? Is the only thing left here gonna be whatever plate has the VIN on it, cut out from the rest of the body, and they just build a brand new car around it? Like a Ferrari of Theseus?
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Aug 6, 2023 19:26
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:So forgive my ignorance as a Filthy Casual, but what does that look like in practice? Is the only thing left here gonna be whatever plate has the VIN on it, cut out from the rest of the body, and they just build a brand new car around it? Like a Ferrari of Theseus? Think of Binky. There was a Mini there once, but basically all that remains of the original vehicle is whatever is necessary to register it as a road legal Mini
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Aug 6, 2023 19:47
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Mustache Ride posted:Yeah I mean in order to do it right you'd need to reconstruct the entire car which means having one to measure off of. That might cost $800k in itself lol And you can buy an entire body for a popular muscle car, just insert your original VIN number. https://dynacornclassicbodies.com/1965-ford-mustang-fastback/
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Aug 7, 2023 02:49
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The Door Frame posted:Think of Binky. There was a Mini there once, but basically all that remains of the original vehicle is whatever is necessary to register it as a road legal Mini That and brackets!
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Aug 7, 2023 02:58
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They do the same thing for WW2 aircraft. Find some old Spitfire at the bottom of a lake that is basically a vin number hammered into a rusty plate and then have it "restored" to original. To be fair SOME of that insanity is (supposedly) to try to ensure the aircraft is classed by the FAA as an old warbird and thus subject to less modern regulation requirements.
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Aug 7, 2023 03:45
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So basically,KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:Rich people are loving crazy
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Aug 7, 2023 07:12
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Powershift posted:
no lowballers i kno what i got
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Aug 7, 2023 15:16
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The only picture in your ad: 
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Aug 8, 2023 17:05
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To be fair, it is a pretty sunset.
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Aug 8, 2023 21:26
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With the description, I think it's not supposed to be actually sold yet
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Aug 8, 2023 22:13
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Apropos of nothing I found this listing. (it's in kilometers)
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Aug 9, 2023 03:02
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Paint me a picture of the person that buys a well maintained 525,000 mile, 20 year old one ton pickup, I'm honestly curious Truck looks like the interior and exterior are in awesome shape but I can't imagine every screw and foam vibration dampener thing is loose or turned to dust
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Aug 9, 2023 03:53
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Hadlock posted:Paint me a picture of the person that buys a well maintained 525,000 mile, 20 year old one ton pickup, I'm honestly curious Some people like ancient French weirdo cars, other people like not-so-ancient domestic pickups. You've seen the prices people pay for Chevy C/Ks or old F150s. That Ram is a diesel as well which lessens the mileage shock. To be clear I don't want that truck but I understand people like things they like.
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Aug 9, 2023 10:19
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Nobody's buying this truck for its collector's value. It makes money by hauling cars, a three-pot trailer specifically. So while it's still going, it's going to be making money, and it's priced accordingly.
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Aug 9, 2023 13:21
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I guess my red flag is the 525,000 miles, per "cumminsforum.com" for a 5.9 which presumably is the "HO" engine mentioned by the seller https://www.cumminsforum.com/threads/curious-life-expectancy-of-a-5-9-on-average.444677/ cumminsforum posted:Cummins published figure is an MTBO of 350,000 miles, or about 10,000 hours. I feel like you're already taking a gamble on an unknown history 350k engine, this has 525k miles (or 85X,000 km) which in my mind is either EOL or at best a lottery ticket for a truck that makes it to 600,000 miles(?) if I were 20 years old and decided to get into the haulin' business I'd still side eye this truck for anything over $6000 but I don't know the market at all
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On that note: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/toyota/land-cruiser/listing/4256525715 No way anyone is going to pay that with that in a non-roadworthy state with that sort of mileage
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Aug 10, 2023 00:10
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 https://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/d/saint-louis-76-mercury-marquis-2dr-460/7652999663.html Goddamn. The upholstery needs work, as does my BF to convince him we need another toy car, and the Z3 is lonely.
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Aug 10, 2023 03:15
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That Mercury has to be accompanied by a supertanker at all times. By an incredible stroke of luck, it's in a neighborhood called Hazelwood.
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 "the next best thing" 2002 Suburu
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Ethics_Gradient posted:
Seeing that roll up would have me choosing a different landscaper, I think.
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Ethics_Gradient posted:
“Runs good but is ugly”  I think it’s cute!
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Aug 10, 2023 17:49
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"has some issues" #1 rain is a problem, since they couldn't be arsed to close in the cab... I can't imagine what that's doing to the wiring in the back.
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Number_6 posted:That Mercury has to be accompanied by a supertanker at all times. By an incredible stroke of luck, it's in a neighborhood called Hazelwood. Thank you for that link. While I remember the Valdez disaster, what happened to the ship itself was an interesting read.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Thank you for that link. While I remember the Valdez disaster, what happened to the ship itself was an interesting read. We all know what happened to the ship itself, it exploded and sank after being sabotaged by a fish man in the scientifically accurate documentary Waterworld
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"Money is still owed on this vehicle"
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Nebakenezzer posted:1991 Toyota Corolla So if anybody remembers this thing, it sold fairly quickly. The other day in a wild coincidence, I came across this car by the road and had a look at it. It's been repainted, and while I'm not an expert, I think it's had a bunch of body work done to fix rust damage in the wheel wells and along the rocker panels. The driver's side didn't look too bad, but the passenger side looked like it had the entire panel replaced. Looks like it otherwise did in the pictures. I think the person who bought it is using it to commute to a road work job.
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Me, casually seeing what the cheapest Corolla is on my local Craigslist and Hey What's This https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/hayward-1973-toyota-corolla-rear-wheel/7653629066.html quote:1973 Toyota Corolla    
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At first i thought "Not sure why I am not a mechanic" was just a random moment of self reflection thrown in there.
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Hadlock posted:Me, casually seeing what the cheapest Corolla is on my local Craigslist and Hey What's This I don't need another project car right now. The Volkzda is fine. I don't need another project car right now. The Volkzda is fine. I don't need another project car right now. The Volkzda is fine.
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Miata running gear would probably fit...?
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    $10,000 2001 F-150 super cab Denver co Joe Mama posted:I don't need another project car right now. The Volkzda is fine. Link to thread?
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Boynton Beach FL reduced from 7 to $5,500        Unclear if it comes with pimp hat and cane, or if that's extra
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Imagine rolling up to the drive in theater with that bad boy. Would make a most excellent viewing experience.
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Hadlock posted:
I remember this truck from the early 2000s, i think maybe streetfire.net. I can't imagine there are 2 of them.
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