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Maybe it uses very little fuel over time, running like a diesel generator
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This is a neat time capsule. https://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/d/buffalo-1994-mazda-mx-w-82k-miles/7505723013.html
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Always liked those cars, too bad there isn't much performance stuff available unless you swap the engine or make custom poo poo.
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Jul 7, 2022 13:43
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The 1.6 has a decent aftermarket, it's a Mazda B engine.
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The dried paint drips globbing off the pinch welds aren't inspiring much confidence.
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Wrar posted:The 1.6 has a decent aftermarket, it's a Mazda B engine. Yeah, its pretty much a B6T without the "T". But was the aftermarket really that good for the fwd versions? I know the Miata had a good aftermarket, but IIRC a lot of the parts were "RWD oriented", so stuff like better manifolds and such wouldn't work. Just something I remember from when I was a Mazda geek 20 odd years ago.
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 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/563955438685617/ https://metrompg.com/posts/xfi-aero-car.htm
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I can't hate on it. I do wonder why only one row of solar panels...if you're going to open it up like that, throw more underneath.
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Did not expect this to pop up locally.
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1962 Saab combi $3,000 Driven 70,900 km Manual transmission Exterior color: White 962 Saab 95 Combi Wagon. 3 cylinder 2 stroke. Does not run, all there, needs complete restoration. Perfect project if you follow Fitzee's Fabrications or Bad Chad. Needs to be restored and used as advertising or painted to match your Saltbox on the hill.. Definitely an eye catcher everyone knows it...must be in a million photos by now.. Has a front floor pan and a better set of rear tail light sheet metal. I will include whatever I can find in my parts stash that might be helpful for this car.     
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Jul 23, 2022 23:45
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Just don’t paint over that great sign painter lettering
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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/545396333731606/   quote:1993 Toyota Supra 2jz NA. Car had been rebuilt professionally was not able to tell where the fire started, but don’t have the desire to rebuild it again. Massachusetts title in hand. Fire contained to engine bay, needs a windshield and front passenger and driver windows interior is clean has HKS coils front melted backs are fine. Selling on the silver wheels, BC forged wheels can be sold with car for additional cost or separate if someone wants them no lowballs I know wat I got
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2JZ no poo poo. That would decimate all after you put about 15 grand into it or more, if you have to, overnight parts from Japan. e: it's been 20 years since Brian O'Connor found a beat up R34 GT-R on a used car lot in rural texas. A car that would have been at the most 4 years old at the time, and never sold or legal in the US. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmZ5JrO4xdU Powershift fucked around with this message at 20:42 on Jul 28, 2022 |
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I can tell him exactly where the fire started. On top of the battery and fuse box, where he added a rat's nest of wiring for amps or underglow lights or whatever the gently caress stupid people do. And he knows that, he just does not want to tell you he's a stupid person
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This price seems outrageous but looking through the pictures it was way ahead of it's time.   https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/d/chantilly-1995-toyota-estima-turbo/7514618795.html
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Darchangel posted:Reliable, but doesn’t run. Also, doesn’t drive. But it runs. Or alternatively, if it rolls at all it gets infinite miles to the gallon. Also, its a New Yorker. It was not good or reliable the day it rolled off the factory.
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theOctagon posted:This price seems outrageous but looking through the pictures it was way ahead of it's time. Price seems fine actually, though with the automatic behind the diesel it isn't going to be the quickest thing ever. Also it's actually quite easy to find this exact van in this exact condition in Japan, they are decently common. The real prize would be to get the supercharged AWD gasoline version in the hyper green, like this color:  We actually just sold the predecessor of this van for substantially more than they are asking for the Estima which is why I think the price is fine considering.
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That price is crazy, especially for the lovely diesel. Pretty sure the supercharger was only ever in the wide body version in Japan (same body as they used in the rest of the world)
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I've always thought "mechanic owned" was one of those things like how "military grade" sounds impressive to civilians but terrifying to veterans.
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Imagined posted:I've always thought "mechanic owned" was one of those things like how "military grade" sounds impressive to civilians but terrifying to veterans. I'm a mechanic and I approve this message.
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Imagined posted:I've always thought "mechanic owned" was one of those things like how "military grade" sounds impressive to civilians but terrifying to veterans. Absolutely correct
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DoubleT2172 posted:Absolutely correct As the saying goes, the cobbler's children go barefoot.
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The only thing worse is engineer owned
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cursedshitbox posted:The only thing worse is engineer owned Yeah probably. I at least follow the maintenance schedule for things! Mostly.
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The worst thing is person-owned. People are, by and large, terrible.
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Is “everything thing functions as it should” code for “looks like poo poo, but at least it moves under its own power” I’ve been dipping into tractor ads lately and I swear, all the rustiest heaps, all of them say “FUNCTIONS AS IT SHOULD.”
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eddiewalker posted:Is “everything thing functions as it should” code for “looks like poo poo, but at least it moves under its own power” I mean a rusty piece of poo poo pulled out of a pond shouldn’t function at all, and they don’t!
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cursedshitbox posted:The only thing worse is engineer owned Oh, Christ no. Those are the fuckers who change things because they "don't make sense" in whatever engineering discipline they have a degree in. Never, ever, buy a car modified by an electrical engineer for certain. I except my dad, because he was a gearhead before he was a machinist and then mechanical engineer, but per his observation, an incredible number of his junior engineers had never actually worked on anything before diving into designing things that had to be worked on.
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Darchangel posted:Oh, Christ no. Or a house modified by a sales engineer.
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eddiewalker posted:Is “everything thing functions as it should” code for “looks like poo poo, but at least it moves under its own power” Depends. A GM product that "functions as it should" has no air conditioning, seven different warning lights on but nothing else in the gauge cluster works correctly, and the leather has crumbled away to nothing. It is their natural state. A Ford that "fais" has holes in the hood where half the spark plugs shot out. The transmission changes gears, but each shift results in spilled coffee and seat belt bruises from how hard the vehicle bucks. A Toyota that "fais" looks OK, everything works, but the structural components have rusted away to nothing. A Chrysler has bald tires from failed front end components, but it can't be fixed because the fake chrome lug nuts can't be removed. Oh well, the transmission doesn't work anyway.
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:Or a house modified by a sales engineer. I'd argue that Sales Engineers aren't engineers, to begin with.
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 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/530413442147476/ $44,999 Chunjee fucked around with this message at 17:33 on Aug 2, 2022 |
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Save you a click, $45K. I live in a small college town with a bunch of Dallas, Texan adolescents. I can tell you none of them are this stupid, but YMMV.
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PBCrunch posted:Depends. A GM product that "functions as it should" has no air conditioning, seven different warning lights on but nothing else in the gauge cluster works correctly, and the leather has crumbled away to nothing. It is their natural state. My Honda Element has been great, AC is weak. My pops S10 keeps us on our toes with issues it throws (latest it was complaining about an o2 sensor) but goddamn is that AC impressive. Plus I think STR's AC in his Panther was ridiculous too. WHEN US cars have working AC they seem to rip.
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Can confirm, the A/C in my C5 would freeze your nuts off. I assume sized appropriately for your average overweight boomer.
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Yeah I kid, I kid. My 2G CR-V has AC I would consider OK at best. It seems really dependent on forward motion to really get cold. My wife's newer CR-V isn't great in this department either. I had a Dodge Intrepid that AC so cold I could see my breath in the car on a summer day. That car had hilariously hot heat as well. GM used to be pretty good about giving the driver a vent aimed right at the crotch.
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Can confirm, Crown Vic AC is the poo poo. Designed to keep grampas and cops in all their tac gear cool after running down perps. Mine needs to be vacuumed down and refilled with the proper amount, I think. It's cooling fine, but noticeably better when moving. I don't know if that's from increased air movement, engine RPM, or both. Our Outback has outstanding (automatic!) AC. My '70 Cutlass has pretty decent AC, at least when it was running R-12. It's OK, or was last time I tried it, with ES-12a "Envirosafe" (mostly propane...) in it. My RX-7s have been mediocre, as is the AE86 when the refrigerant hasn't all leaked out. Our Kia Spectra5 was meh stopped at a light, but fine when rolling. I've been told by my friend with the Fiero fetish that the Fiero's AC was stellar, since it was all parts binned. In the AC's case, that came from a J-body, meaning it's an AC sized for a small- to mid-sized sedan serving a 2-seater. Nice! Little bit of extra refrigerant capacity, too, since the condenser and evaporator are in front, and the compressor is in the back.
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GM ac rocks when it's working properly. Rebuilt the entire system in my Silverado and it's the best one I've ever had. Stuck in traffic last year in the GW bridge in NYC 107f outside and still cold as poo poo. I think I posted about it somewhere here but my uncle has a 1980 Olds 98 and the AC still works and has never been charged. Amazing. E: oh yea the crotch blower in all my GM cars is always a nice touch especially in the non ac ones.
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shy boy from chess club posted:GM ac rocks when it's working properly. Rebuilt the entire system in my Silverado and it's the best one I've ever had. Stuck in traffic last year in the GW bridge in NYC 107f outside and still cold as poo poo. The crotch blower in my sequoia is amazing. I put r152a (PC duster) in R12 cars. It works really well, just have to do some math to figure out the correct system volume and pressure. Also have to flush the whole system, change the dryer, and use the correct oil. Also, I'm shocked that anything with a GM R4 compressor doesn't leak. My mercedes has one of those miserable things and I can't get it to stop leaking past the case o-ring. needs a charge once a year...
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The GM R12 system in my dad’s 91 Caprice would form frost on the godamned vents in the right weather. Conversely the AC in my mom’s 93 Firebird sucked poo poo and could barely keep the car below 85°. GM is a land of contrasts.
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