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KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

# ¿ Apr 19, 2008 03:44

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# ¿ May 8, 2024 18:16

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Simkin posted:

That's an awfully steep price for something that even if properly restored, won't ever be a terribly cool/valuable car. All the weather stripping will be cracked/crumbling/nonexistant, and even if the drivetrain is in serviceable order, you will have trouble overtaking the Amish on rural roads.

For $500? Sure.

I beg to differ. Since being terribly 'cool' means different things to different people, and I would argue that Datsun is incredibly cool. Then again, I drive a 74 AMC Hornet so what do I know about cool :colbert:

# ¿ May 4, 2008 16:51

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Click here for the full 1602x723 image.

http://madison.craigslist.org/ctd/875722130.html

I guess that is a pretty sweet '67

# ¿ Oct 12, 2008 22:49

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Hypnolobster posted:

e: VVVV I can't resist cheap AMC's

Nor should you.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2009 17:21

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Lord Lilf posted:

How 'bout a sweet custom camaro?

Click here for the full 1636x786 image.

It looks like a tooth.

# ¿ Sep 30, 2009 16:16

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

kimbo305 posted:

As fun as an Eagle would have been .

There were a total of 3 systems over the years. The original was permanent all-wheel-drive. I think the later switchable systems were both vacuum operated:
http://www.n0kfb.org/homepage/amc/tech/select_drive/system.htm

And once they broke you just said 'gently caress it' and crawled underneath the car, manually torqued over the bolt on the differential to engage 4WD and just left it. At least, that's what I did. Why drive an Eagle if it wasn't going to be in 4WD all the time :v:

# ¿ Mar 1, 2010 03:51

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

MATLAB 1988 posted:

Someone stop me from assembling a fleet of hilariously unreliable Turbo 1980's Japanese cars!

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/1760180626.html

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.

# ¿ May 28, 2010 00:09

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

The greenest Roadmaster I've ever seen.
3 grand seems inexpensive, but what do I know.

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/2355035044.html

This is more interesting but I bet it smells as good as it looks:

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/2355873647.html

# ¿ May 1, 2011 21:47

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

A MIRACLE posted:

Thoughts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9WITIfVZos

I liked this so much I hunted it down on craigslist. I think these cars are fantastic looking. I love AMCs.

kimbo305 posted:

A little expensive given the rarity of parts and the likely need to maintain it if you're not planning on driving it into the ground. I saw a pretty nice Fiero GT for $2000, but I didn't want to spend that much to maintain it, which I thought I would have had to.

Perhaps, but that engine bay looks a hell of a lot like my 74 Hornet I had. Lucky for A MIRACLE and I, the 258 (also in my Hornet) was in a lot of AMC's cars and in almost all of their Jeeps. Since I never replaced any body parts or trim pieces it was quite easy to maintain the car for daily driving for 3 years.

A glance at AutoZone.com shows lots of parts available. Granted it isn't a GM or Honda or anything, but I was never pained trying to find parts.

I also miss it terribly.

# ¿ Jun 29, 2011 02:33

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

ursa_minor posted:

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/2471169796.html

I'm not in a position to get a good screen shot, but I'll try in a sec.

EDIT: gently caress, it's not working - and neither am I because I'm at work. I'll post one when I get home - but I just thought this was awesome.

Nah it's working, and it's fantastic.

# ¿ Jul 1, 2011 02:17

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Sinestro posted:

Who here doesn't want a nice dodg?

How the hell does he expect to sell the truck with that ad? Are some people that much of a fusion of and ?

Maybe he was having a stroke when posting?

That ad makes me giggle like an idiot though.

# ¿ Jun 15, 2012 08:51

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

eBay, and low hanging fruit, but jesus.

A FINO! 'Unique' and 'One of a kind' (panel gap)

http://goo.gl/gd2V1

# ¿ Oct 1, 2012 07:18

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Real, honest gold. For someone else, not me.

http://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/3389402662.html

# ¿ Nov 15, 2012 19:45

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Right up AI's alley (in the opposite direction)

http://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/3972379629.html

EDIT

Also for you Turbo Dodge lovers
http://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/3959627472.html

KakerMix fucked around with this message at 06:48 on Aug 1, 2013

# ¿ Aug 1, 2013 06:36

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

VideoTapir posted:

Bad luck finding a PT cruiser anywhere.

There are so many Sebrings, Pacificas, and PT Cruisers here that we play a variation of 'slug bug'. PT bruiser, Pacifica pinch, and Sebring slap.

# ¿ Aug 1, 2013 19:13

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/3981500659.html

I don't know what you'd do with the thing but it's rare enough to see something like this at all, let alone in that color.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2013 03:20

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Galler posted:

He apparently started giving a gently caress when it came time to sell it.

Also known as 'becoming an adult' :haw:

# ¿ Sep 19, 2013 16:12

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/4141110221.html

I don't NEED it, but I want it!

EDIT

V6 :v:

# ¿ Oct 26, 2013 09:24

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

http://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/4129686270.html

"Need bigger vehicle, baby coming."

Must be a baby the size of a small yacht if a 4-door hatch can't fit it.

# ¿ Nov 9, 2013 17:07

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

http://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/4420205172.html

# ¿ May 4, 2014 18:18

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Leperflesh posted:

Lovely, but you'll be replacing every single thing in that car's engine that was made of rubber, it might have gas in the tank that has turned into sludge, and of course it will need new tires. Depending on how it's been stored, the interior might be a mouse nest, too.

Ok well then how about this classic, what a deal!

# ¿ May 5, 2014 17:51

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

http://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/4449466167.html

Certainly don't make them like they used to!

# ¿ May 5, 2014 18:46

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Who wants to take a risk on a "STOLEN NOT WRECKED" vehicle?

# ¿ Dec 9, 2014 21:55

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

http://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/5400335760.html

Tempted for myself, but I don't need it.

# ¿ Jan 16, 2016 04:18

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5424057170.html

$700 bucks

# ¿ Jan 31, 2016 08:44

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5432070494.html

It looks like a seventh generation Daihatsu Hijet which is def not a Nissan of any kind, not even badge engineered. Because of this I don't trust that it's actually an automatic either. It also is weird because it is very obviously left hand drive and I am having a hell of a time finding any Hijet that is left hand drive that isn't one of those little pickups limited to 25 mph, badge engineered or otherwise. I'll call them tomorrow though for sure, and it's about an hour away from me but man I am so down with tiny vans.

EDIT
Goddamnit it's loving gone :mad:

EDIT AGAIN
I'm seriously over here looking at importing a kei truck/van from 25 years ago now.

KakerMix fucked around with this message at 19:29 on Feb 4, 2016

# ¿ Feb 4, 2016 07:32

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

NoWake posted:

Why not snag the next Grumman LLV (the ubiquitous mail truck) that pops up for liquidation? It checks all the same boxes a kei truck would:
-RHD
-Slow
-Cheap to fix
-People will gawk
-Teeny tiny
-Hard to find one
-Will haul a surprising amount of your poo poo

Because they average 10mpg, I dislike early S-10s and will have an absolute poo poo load of miles on them.

# ¿ Feb 5, 2016 11:01

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

monsterzero posted:

I sold my beater Civic yesterday and did a CL search for anything pre-75 local to me and found this: http://chico.craigslist.org/cto/5406314124.html

It's a little pricey for non-running project and I'm doubtful I can find a windshield outside of Japan or SE Asia but damned if I don't want it bad. Even my GF likes (the idea of) it. It would be cool to restore it period correct, or swap in a GL1100. I haven't been able to find much on Conys in English, let alone parts. Repro windshield and engine gaskets are available, but that's about it...

Man that looks cool but it's going to be a 2-stroke and like you said, parts availability. I'm down with driving around say a late 80s Suzuki kei van because it's rad but at least I can find parts, it's reliable and as comfortable as you can get in a 10 foot long deathbox with 50 horsepower.

# ¿ Feb 17, 2016 02:21

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

kastein posted:

son of a bitch I want that so bad.

They aren't getting any cheaper nor easier to find so I'd maybe pull whatever strings you gotta pull this off get one sooner rather than later.

# ¿ Feb 29, 2016 22:19

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Coredump posted:

I don't have $1500, someone get this:

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/5492162881.html

http://garrettinohio.blogspot.com/2016/02/car-ad.html

Spoiler: It's a scam

# ¿ Mar 16, 2016 01:38

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

NitroSpazzz posted:

So many tiny cars are becoming legal to import

A good price but I'm curious about when in 1991 that Beat was made. The US gets specific down to the build date, not just the year, so there is a good chance that the car is in fact not legal to import under the 25 year rule. Def. soon tho

fyodor posted:

RWD and mid-engined. I'll park it next to my AZ-1 and my Cappuccino.

I, too, have a mid-engined RWD Honda.

# ¿ Mar 30, 2016 17:38

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

VideoTapir posted:

How short do you have to be to drive a Beat? If you fit in a Miata, will you fit in a Beat?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfSQk32IK-Q&t=296s

Clarkson fits in one.

# ¿ Mar 31, 2016 16:33

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

astropika posted:

For CBP to release the car you have to provide several documents, including a DOT form HS-7. The HS-7 has all the ways that you can bring a car into the country and the CBP officer has to confirm your answer through documentation or inspection, for a 25 year old car you'd have documentation of the date of manufacture.

Even if you successfully lie and get the car out of the port, you need the customs release when you register the car. If you're in one of the super-lax states (florida) you might even register it, but then your car is forever subject to being crushed because you can't produce the right documentation on request. You could also be charged with smuggling, which is quite serious. Don't buy imported cars with florida plates unless you know exactly what documentation they need and it all checks out.

I'm not sure if you could leave it in the shipping container, but you wouldn't want to since demurrage fees would quickly escalate to hundreds of dollars a day.

Some exporters offer a service where they keep your car in-country until it's legal for import, but do you really want your car sitting in a parking lot for 2 years?

Yeah this, to get the car into the United states means you'd have to smuggle it in and even after 25 years it was still smuggled and subject to crushing. I am on Florida and have thought about smuggling one it but the risks are too great. I might use the storage service or see if I can have some friends in Japan rent me a garage or something a few months before it's build date comes up.

# ¿ Apr 8, 2016 02:13

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

With the rad kei cars starting to become legal to import in the US I'd have a hard time justifying 7k for that tiny Honda. Get a Beat that we were talking about earlier or pay a premium and have one that's already here and legally important delivered to you!

# ¿ Apr 12, 2016 02:28

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Are hood pins bolt ons? Look like bolt throughs to me.

# ¿ Apr 24, 2016 16:46

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Doesn't Leno already own a jet bike and the Chrysler Turbine car? Someone send that eBay link to him.

# ¿ Apr 28, 2016 01:30

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Paging kastein

http://japaneseclassics.com/vehicle/1991-autozam-scrum/

a 25k mile, 5-speed 4WD kei van, just for you~

# ¿ May 4, 2016 18:11

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

max4me posted:

I know there is a rolling 25 year thing for imports but could that car be registered in CA?

mariooncrack posted:

Looks like it. This is from their FAQ:

The part that it doesn't mention is that it is a real long shot to get this thing smogged in California. From everything I've seen, heard, looked at or examined it's California that stands alone with trying to register one of these things in that state because of the smog rules. Technically it can be, practically smog will knock you out.

# ¿ May 5, 2016 06:23

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

MrYenko posted:

Kei Van chat: The FAA academy complex in Oklahoma City has a slew of those things for on-campus transportation. I really don't understand the infatuation with them, they're terrible, terrible little abominations.

Emotionally I think I like them so much for two reasons.

One, a kei van is about as far away from ~typical cool~ from new vehicles today. Everything is larger, more complicated and more ostentatious than before. An impossibly tiny van is a combination of a small car (uncool) plus a van (uncool) and that throws it real far away from what you are supposed to want, especially if you are a young guy and some other young guy sees you but he's peacocking in his giant lifted pickup. I kind of relish that confusion.

Two, I guess I'm vain as all hell because you will get attention from just about everyone and I like that. Everyone notices, looks, reacts and some ask questions. If you want attention I can't really point out something that would get more.

# ¿ May 5, 2016 13:08

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# ¿ May 8, 2024 18:16

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

GnarlyCharlie4u posted:

Hell yeah VA!
Their address says they're at RIA... but I wonder if they have a shop around town where I can oogle things.

There's always this:
http://sportscarworkshops.com/

I know I might as well be a shill (japanese classics send me free stuff) but they specifically advertise being able to go check out their facility. Give them a call and check some poo poo out, why not?

# ¿ May 5, 2016 13:32

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