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KlementGottwald posted:Sounds like a reasonable seller, too. It's sad that no glaring spelling or grammar mistakes or abuse of caps lock can make a post seem reasonable these days.
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VAN BULLETPROOF - $2000 http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1739295660.html quote:LARGE WHITE BULLETPROOF VAN PREVIOUSLY USED FOR CHECK CASHING GREAT VAN FOR BORDER CROSSINGS IF YOUWANT TO GO TO MEXICO, OR NEED SOMETHING TO LOCK VALUABLE TOOLS IN. 1989 CHEVY ASTRO VAN It's good for border crossings, he put that in the ad. Although $2000 for an armored van seems pretty reasonable.
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May 26, 2010 16:08
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KlementGottwald posted:No. Buy this RIGHT NOW. Unfortunately, I would need to sell my 300cd for an exorbitant sum on eBay before I buy a Starion or MR2. Most W123's on eBay are armoralled turds unlike my 300cd, the pictures and descriptions attempt to hide flaws such as evidence of bodywork, cracked dashes & wood, mileage discrepancies and worn buttons, steering wheel and pedals. Not to mention the upbidding as well. My 300cd is the first car I've bought and I've never really enjoyed it, unlike my 1986 Subaru XT. Not sure if it's worth selling my first car to buy more lil' wedges  Carry on!
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Sir Tonk posted:VAN BULLETPROOF - $2000 goon project A-team van
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May 26, 2010 19:01
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Can't spell 'new,' selling a beat up 3rd gen for $5k, and causes one to run out of breath trying to read the ad: http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/1760974005.html 
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May 27, 2010 08:58
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Ah yes. Good ol' "it only needs a couple $50 parts and it's so easy to fix but I'm so busy I can't be bothered" routine.
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May 27, 2010 15:14
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yeah who's going to trade him a later f body or a SN95 for a beat up "camero" with the lovely 305?
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May 27, 2010 15:17
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Also funny is the "thank you" they always put at the end, like they just finished a standup routine or made an announcement to a banquet hall.
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May 27, 2010 16:40
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ab0z posted:Also funny is the "thank you" they always put at the end, like they just finished a standup routine or made an announcement to a banquet hall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PlhJOzH0gY and he was so polite! he would always say thank you. he coined the term! everybody is saying it now!
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May 27, 2010 16:43
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This one though, is so tempting  http://boston.craigslist.org/nwb/cto/1761956062.html  tell me it isn't stolen, Tony.
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May 27, 2010 23:13
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MATLAB 1988 posted:Someone stop me from assembling a fleet of hilariously unreliable Turbo 1980's Japanese cars! Today here in Florida I saw one of these (that bright orange color) on the side of the highway. They sure look cool but seeing one like that scares me so, considering the reputation.
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kimbo305 posted:Can't spell 'new,' selling a beat up 3rd gen for $5k, and causes one to run out of breath trying to read the ad: On what planet is that considered "beat up"? It looks to be in really good shape in the pics, and has 57k miles on it (if the seller is to be trusted, of course). I'd say that's in drat nice shape for a 25 year old Chevy. Especially for a 3rd gen F-body, which usually tend to take the term "beat up" to whole new levels. There are some truly horrid examples out there. *EDIT: ugly wheels though. Doctor Zero posted:Ah yes. Good ol' "it only needs a couple $50 parts and it's so easy to fix but I'm so busy I can't be bothered" routine. Normally I'd agree, but the things he listed actually are really easy / cheap fixes. Speedo cable, horn, possibly carb and battery. You could do all of that in a single afternoon. The stock 305 may suck rear end, but it's an SBC. You could trade a sixpack for a tree fiddy and drop that in there after you fix all the fiddly poo poo he listed as being wrong with it. Black88GTA fucked around with this message at 04:32 on May 28, 2010 |
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KakerMix posted:Today here in Florida I saw one of these (that bright orange color) on the side of the highway. They sure look cool but seeing one like that scares me so, considering the reputation. I had one of these. It was awesome, but oh god. I still want to get another someday, but keeping the one I had going was a full-time job that I just didn't have the free time / wrenching space for. Fun project car, since poo poo was always breaking though.
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Black88GTA posted:Especially for a 3rd gen F-body, which usually tend to take the term "beat up" to whole new levels. There are some truly horrid examples out there. quote:Normally I'd agree, but the things he listed actually are really easy / cheap fixes. Speedo cable, horn, possibly carb and battery. You could do all of that in a single afternoon. But then it seems super lazy that he couldn't do that before posting the ad, and fixing on the day that he's showing it.
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kimbo305 posted:It's certainly better than average, but I would expect pristine (which I guess can't be gauge off of 2 pictures) for $5000 A pristine F-body goes for way more than $5000. It's a low mileage T-top car so the price is in line with what i would expect.
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kimbo305 posted:It's certainly better than average, but I would expect pristine (which I guess can't be gauge off of 2 pictures) for $5000 Well, I would agree there. It better be drat nice for $5k. I've seen very nice 3rd gens go for upwards of that. Although, I don't know if I'd ever describe that particular car as "beat up" even with only the small pics to go by. Especially given some I've seen. quote:But then it seems super lazy that he couldn't do that before posting the ad, and fixing on the day that he's showing it. True, but some people just don't have the time / motivation to fix poo poo, and just want the car gone. It may be just that - the seller is lazy. Or maybe he has other projects he'd rather work on or something. If that truly is all that's wrong, it seems as if that may be the case here. All of those things can be done with basic hand tools in your driveway.
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Toucan Sam posted:A pristine F-body goes for way more than $5000. It's a low mileage T-top car so the price is in line with what i would expect. Black88GTA posted:Well, I would agree there. It better be drat nice for $5k. I've seen very nice 3rd gens go for upwards of that. Although, I don't know if I'd ever describe that particular car as "beat up" even with only the small pics to go by. Especially given some I've seen. I'm not gonna lie -- I've been on 3rdgen.org looking for a nice one for a while. The cars for sale are certainly way way better than the dregs of CL, but I dunno, I have trouble swallowing $7-8k for an early 90s F-body, even with nice things done to them.
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Which one of us is this? http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/1762187247.html   Crossposted to the Volvo thread.
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Splizwarf posted:Which one of us is this? This man may be a genius.
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Classic Mustang: Grab it or I chop it into little bits.Craigslist Reno posted:I am going to be firing up the Sawzall in about a week to rid myself of this vehicle as I need the room. It has no title-but it's not stolen either. The car is pretty much all there, as it has been stripped of the old paint and then primered in black because it was going to be a quarter miler. This car would NOT be worth much for a total restoration due to some body cancer around the roof line/quarter panel. The doors are good, as well as the front fenders, the hood is a fiberglass cowl type ( nice hood) and a decent trunk lid. There's a sh*t load of parts that go with it, both original and re-pops that I was going to use to get it going again. If you want it, the whole thing goes for $1500 cash. No payments, but I will take gold coins of equal value. Any way you slice it
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http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/1763979227.html Another Malcolm Bricklin special. 0-50? 37 seconds. But I'd get it in a second if I had the space/money.
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joat mon posted:http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/1763979227.html I would to but holy poo poo why the hell do people keep giving him money to import things?! Where does he keep getting money?!
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joat mon posted:http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/1763979227.html Hell yes. I'd slap a superbike motor in that thing and commute with it.
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RealKyleH posted:I would to but holy poo poo why the hell do people keep giving him money to import things?! Where does he keep getting money?! After that whole Subaru debacle, I have no idea! (I mean really who would be caught dead in one of those?)
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I'd rather drive a beat to poo poo Subaru 360 than a Smart.
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Lets see... PVC dash cover "aluminum block motor" 18" rims "custom specially made rear +2 seat" (totally impossible unless they're for people under 3ft tall) "Custom" pop-up sunroof (in a unibody) Passenger's side mirror (which never work on GTs unless you mount them way far forward on the fender.) All this can be yours for the low, low price of $19,850. http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/1764696359.html  E: It's also missing the rather large center console piece that surrounds the parking brake. E2: Besides the murdered acceleration, I'm wondering what kind of effect those huge loving wheels have on the standard braking system? MonkeyNutZ fucked around with this message at 00:15 on May 30, 2010 |
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MonkeyNutZ posted:http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/1764696359.html Here's hoping one of the people who regularly posts the Cars and Coffee photos grabbed some of this today, the situation might get even worse if we're lucky.
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Splizwarf posted:Which one of us is this? Hah unless I am mistaking the buildings in the background, I can go take pictures of this car. Maybe the owner will be around. It's like 3 blocks away.
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quote:Convertible BMW! - $2650 (Lake Havasu City)
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Not sure if you're making a joke or something that I'm missing, but 31 MPG highway isn't unrealistic for a 325 of that age (M50B25 engine). The city figure sounds honest too.
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Piano posted:Hah unless I am mistaking the buildings in the background, I can go take pictures of this car. Maybe the owner will be around. It's like 3 blocks away. What? I'm in Fredericksburg, let's hang out and go to a junkyard. Been meaning to visit Richmond's U-Pull-Its, there looks to be one north and one south of the city. Also, you are pretty much obligated by this thread to go and get some photos. Curious what it looks like from the top with the roof shut.
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VideoTapir posted:bmw If all of this is true, why wouldn't you buy it? I've always wanted one of these.
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BMW seller posted:Original Cost, FORTYTHREE THOUSAND SMACKERS!! What I'm asking is about 1/16th the original price. That's not too impressive when you consider that a 1994 model car is 17 years old now.
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el topo posted:That's not too impressive when you consider that a 1994 model car is 17 years old now. Hey, you mean my P200 w/14" CRT, 2.1GB HDD and 64MB of ram set me back around $5K buck in 1994 isn't a deal today @ 250?
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Wait, RX-7...4x4? What the hell does that... ...oh.
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Piano posted:Hah unless I am mistaking the buildings in the background, I can go take pictures of this car. Maybe the owner will be around. It's like 3 blocks away.
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Ok, I'm pretty drat gay for this. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270588038589 It says it's a DS wagon athough I'm pretty sure only the ID was offered as a Break (wagon). The ID being the dumbed-down version of the DS, it had no hydropneumatic suspension, no fancy hydropneumatic manual gearbox either. This may be a good thing for a guy used to working on and driving tractors disguised as trucks.
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dennyk posted:Wait, RX-7...4x4? What the hell does that...
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trouser chili posted:Ok, I'm pretty drat gay for this. Oh god. I want one of these. A friend of mine had one when I lived in France; DS' are awesome; the wagon is just even more so. He now lives in Alabama, and may still have it. I nearly have the cash, but would not dare buy one sight unseen. Too many of the parts cost unicorn balls. They way that one is sitting, I guarantee it has the air suspension & is a bona-fide wagon. They were popular as ambulances. (edit) it's not running..,.so the airbag system could be shot. Still tempting, if I had another 8K to fix it properly. PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 02:11 on Jun 4, 2010 |
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Oh yeah, it may be easy to get the engine runnning. I doubt it would need much honestly, given the way it's been stored it seems to me a battery, some fresh fluids and a bit of priming would have it chuffing along in short order. Maybe not perfectly well without some carb work, but some semblance of running should be attainable. The hydraulics though (it is a DS, not an ID like I thought), big problem. I'm pretty sure it's got the old system. You can tell cause the spheres aren't painted green. This means it likely has the hygroscopic LHV or LHS fluid, which means it's almost certainly full of water and completely corroded and probably also rancid if it's LHV. The entire hydraulic system could need replacement. Not cheap. Everything that ran the new LHM was painted green. Strange thing is that LHM was introduced in 1967, and this is a 1969 model, so it should be LHM I'd think. Not sure if they switched everything in 67 or if it was a mixed offering in the Citroen showrooms for some time.
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