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kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Hypnolobster posted:

Seriously, just bolt it back on.

out of curiousity, how much would a fix cost? Just replace the fork and maybe the wheel?

# ¿ Jan 19, 2008 05:34

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 17:11

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

DarthJeebus posted:

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/car/547938942.html

This guy has been trying to sell this thing for at least a few months now. Cmon people, it's got carbon pedals and a cheap tacky spoiler!

It's got a nice wheelskins leather cover for the steering wheel, though. I have to say that improves the overall look of the car. Somehow.

# ¿ Jan 24, 2008 05:34

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Could this be actual gold?
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/550364445.html

Person handy with a wrench could turn a profit or get a deal, assuming the damage is as limited as claimed.

# ¿ Jan 25, 2008 00:55

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

VideoTapir posted:

http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/car/551959942.html

So it doesn't run, but it runs great! I THINK I get what he means, but then that could be the idea. (And how would he know what other problems there are or are not if it isn't running because of the fuel pump?)

Maybe a jealous gf cleanly ripped out just the fuel pump, but it was running great up to that point?

# ¿ Jan 27, 2008 12:56

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/548487520.html

So....jail's involved in this one, huh?

# ¿ Jan 29, 2008 07:18

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

deviant. posted:

OK - I realize that when you consider all of the misspellings and grammatical errors it's silly to harp on just one. Something about this really bugs me - the p and b sounds are pretty distinct. I've never heard ANYONE pronounce the word "bumber". I can only assume the people who make this mistake have serious hearing loss.

A lot of Asian fobs have trouble with it, actually.
It's a two way street, linguistically. Koreans think of the sound as Gorea, and Gim instead of Kim.

# ¿ Jan 29, 2008 07:27

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

deviant. posted:

OIC. I can make exceptions for the ESL crowd. The misspelling still bugs me, and if my memory serves I've seen native English speakers do it as well.

The reason I'm guessing he's asian is cuz the city he's refering to, Lowell, is like Southeast Asia Town.

# ¿ Jan 29, 2008 07:35

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

DreamOn13 posted:

http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/car/557249387.html

When I saw this, I was thinking, a Tacoma from the Toyota Wars?

# ¿ Jan 31, 2008 00:11

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

DarthJeebus posted:

Haha, it reads like a "White Mighty Bitchy"

I hear it like how Mr. Kim of City Wok says it,
"wai' mitih-bitcheh"

# ¿ Jan 31, 2008 05:13

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

VideoTapir posted:

I was looking on Ebay to see if there were more intact Fieros for sale or more hacked Fieros. (It's about 2 to 1 intact vs. Lambasted.)

when I came upon this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1988-Factory-T-Top-GT-Fiero-Exotic-Kit-car-Project_W0QQitemZ170188747295QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170188747295

The guy wants 3800 bucks for about 90% of a Fiero that is sitting in pieces waiting for an unspecified "replica type exotic fiberglass body." (Looks like one of the "Ferrari" ones. Could be worse)

edit: and on the subject of Fieros, this one is loving gorgeous:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Classic-Sports-Car-Coupe-w-17-Ferrari-wheels_W0QQitemZ260206771553QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260206771553

Not one of the desireable years, but you can't argue with the (apparent) condition. Apart from the lack of engine photos.

I saw a GT40 replica on CL recently. Looked....decent?

# ¿ Feb 1, 2008 02:04

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Ug:

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/554739951.html

"i call it the fwd drifter"

# ¿ Feb 3, 2008 07:35

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Pretty Little Rainbow posted:

An auto non turbo 300ZX? It must fly.

It'd have to given that you can see out the back:
"You can't see out the back window, the back window is black pixelglass"
PIXELGLASS? That's some serious dysixela.

# ¿ Feb 3, 2008 13:33

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

pissboy posted:

http://houston.craigslist.org/car/563575132.html

Its up again.

Don't think it's a scam, just a car that people think won't sell via CL, i guess.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2008 18:55

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Simkin posted:

Isn't there some old joke about the only thing in common between a 500hp Supra and a 1000hp Supra being that they both run 10s?

How's that possible? Wheelspin?

# ¿ Feb 8, 2008 21:50

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Nitrox posted:

What I don't understand is why so many swap projects end up getting sold right after the work is finished.

I think when you work too close to something, when it becomes all-consuming, you just don't like it anymore. Compare loving your MG roadster and doing frequent fixups just to keep it running, as opposed to getting into a cycle of, I want to add that, need to upgrade this, etc. Eventually, it's not about the car anymore, and just a mentality of being a slave to the "project."

This is what happens with projects at work, too. They can start out exciting and meaningful, but at some point, you're just being whipped for this or that just to meet goals. And once you're done with that, you just want out.

# ¿ Feb 14, 2008 18:06

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

this is awesome:
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/574262448.html

Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde going on.

if the url craps, the headline was for a Viggen, but the pics were of a Volvo 840

# ¿ Feb 15, 2008 09:36

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

VideoTapir posted:

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/car/578810402.html

Not much humor value here, this one might be genuinely good:

What does this guy think a "little car" is? Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Corona have unspectacular fuel economy, and wasn't it Toyota's biggest US car, and not particularly small regardless?

Regardless, that's tempting.

It's weird that the the seller only got the car at the top of the month. Not scam weird, just CL weird.

# ¿ Feb 19, 2008 08:29

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Rear Admiral BOOYA posted:

2002 Ford Ranger - $70876
http://austin.craigslist.org/car/579912016.html

Wow.

How did this happen? How does some dealer's internet salesman let this happen?

# ¿ Feb 21, 2008 02:08

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Hypnolobster posted:

I emailed him:

At least he seems to recognize humor.

Weird that he's selling the car he's planning to boost.

# ¿ Mar 3, 2008 21:14

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Ripoff posted:

He heard about those "reverse shift pattern" transmissions used in professional drag racing and decided to install one himself?

Be nice, now. At least he knows that it was a 5-cylinder. You don't know how many times I had to explain the engine and drivetrain layout to other Mazda3 owners.

Seriously, one guy thought he had a V-4 with RWD.

drag shifting is reversed?

Isn't there a VR5 derivative of the VR6?

# ¿ Mar 4, 2008 03:22

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Grumbletron 4000 posted:

This guy decided to make his Sunfire into a Cavalier. Why? We may never know.

Obvious -- so he could get those hooknasties to pose in front of his ride.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2008 23:09

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

DimitriPopov posted:

Holy poo poo this is awesome who wouldnt want to drive around in this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000-TOYOTA-MR2-FERRARI-360-SPIDER-MODENA-replica_W0QQitemZ330216956750QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330216956750

That doesn't look bad, but a purist would call it stubby and tall.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2008 22:00

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

ACEofsnett posted:

http://hartford.craigslist.org/zip/610034470.html

Imagine my excitement! And for free no less. I wrote out an email with several questions about the general condition, only to slowly realize the horrible, painful truth. Amazing what a difference one letter makes.

I don't get it, and it's buggin me. Which letter makes the difference?

# ¿ Mar 19, 2008 00:58

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Pretty Little Rainbow posted:

Expect to pay over 10 grand for a decent one because of doriftu.

The only reason that one is so high is because it has 200,000 km, unheard of for a Japanese car. Its over double the average.

I tried to think up some joke about, well that's only like 50k km if you account for wheelspin when drifting.

# ¿ Apr 10, 2008 16:31

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

BigKOfJustice posted:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2002-Ford-Ranger-H1-Hummer-kit-replica-Head-Turner_W0QQitemZ200215192741QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200215192741

I mean I'll give the guy a A for effort but... I'll never understand doing this to a car.

I guess its like the Lamborghini kits you see for fieros. Except most of the humvee kits are for full size chevy/ford trucks.. not a ranger.

"We were going to mass produce these vehicles and sell them in the US as an alternative to the larger trucks." Come on, people buy Hummers because they're huge.

# ¿ Apr 11, 2008 03:49

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

V-Dubling posted:

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/car/646478562.html
Image macros are the best way to sell mustangs really.

is the said torque twisting the chassis, or is there some other reason?

# ¿ Apr 21, 2008 07:37

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

OMGWTFWALLHACK posted:

I don't get what he is trying to say here

he's saying, you buy this saturn, people might mistake it for a ferrari.

# ¿ Apr 25, 2008 21:26

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Simkin posted:

The market for beginner bikes is only going to grow as gas prices creep up, so hopefully we'll see a few more examples in the vein of the new 250 Ninja.

I wonder if there'll be a bigger market for quasi-motorcycle vehicles that are cheap and gas misers, or if those'll miss out on the cool halo of motorcycles.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fsfa8CiufEI
^^^ not that this one is cheap. But you could cheapen it up, I think.

# ¿ Apr 30, 2008 09:21

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

2006 Toyota Prius Marked Patrol Car
This is a Fully Marked Patrol Car that can easily be made back to the original one color of white. The decals are removable. Currently here is a 10 Strobe Light Bar mounted on the roof that is not shown in the photo. It is available at an extra cost.

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/car/677422450.html

The best part is that they talk about it having primarily highway miles like it's a good thing on a hybrid.

# ¿ May 19, 2008 05:23

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

ProjektorBoy posted:

Wow. The whole ad screams "DONT BUY THIS CAR"

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/691162033.html

I dunno, you could really lowball her and then flip it.

# ¿ May 22, 2008 22:49

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Nitrox posted:

I see no problem with this add.

yeah, it just Blaise's bike.

# ¿ May 23, 2008 03:23

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Chasie posted:

And the follow-up, from a very helpful person...

...whose help was not really appreciated.

This must work because people are desperate for cars? And these sleazy dealers can create an artificial high bottom for prices? So that: you can get a $9000 Aveo or Kia, or you can get this $8000 car.

# ¿ May 28, 2008 00:08

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Franco Caution posted:

So I take it this is just sitting there with two open ends on either side, hooked up to nothing?
People like this are amazing

How can he call himself a mechanic when he could have taken the money and dropped in the turbo and springy bits?

# ¿ May 30, 2008 04:17

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Hypnolobster posted:

That doesn't make it correct. It's still terrible grammar.

A while back contractions were terrible grammar.

# ¿ Jun 2, 2008 01:40

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

ohstone posted:

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/car/695606739.html

He should have just listed it as having speed holes.

Awesome, CSI-approved mods. I wonder who is selling for the owner, who I assume is in jail?

# ¿ Jun 2, 2008 07:46

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Phangor posted:

You should email him telling him that it is a Bimmer, that he has been calling it the wrong thing for the car's entire life.

How does one pronounce Bimmer? "beemer," right? I never knew.

# ¿ Jun 4, 2008 06:30

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

IOwnCalculus posted:

"Beemer" is for BMW Motorcycles, "Bimmer" is for BMW cars.

But same sound? Or is the car "bih-muhr"

# ¿ Jun 4, 2008 06:52

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Slippery posted:

Yeah, technically, BMW bikes are beemers ... cars are bimmers. YMMV depending on the area, but for anyone who's hard-core/snobby enough care, those are the "rules" I've always heard as well.

Does anyone have the history of this, as alluded to by Rocket Salad?

# ¿ Jun 9, 2008 03:41

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

devnull420 posted:

Is that white thing in the background part penis / part ghost? Wtf?

To its credit(?), it appears to be a ghost penis stabbing a vagina, not a butthole.

# ¿ Jun 10, 2008 10:16

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 17:11

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Bob Sapp Please posted:

This makes me wonder. Do cars in other countries have logos like this but in the metric system?

For that matter, how are wheel and tire sizes described?
225/40/ (hundreds of milimeters?)

# ¿ Jun 24, 2008 04:32

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