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Hey I bought a shitbox today too and I'm probably gonna start a thread about it. Mine has a manual tho, have fun with the slushbox 
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meatpimp posted:The crazy thing is that someone paid over $30k for this thing barely 10 years ago. Jesus Christ, this is why I don't think I'll ever buy a new car again. When we got our Crown Vic Sport it was ten years old, the sticker was over 33k and I think we paid 7 or 8k for it  I've noticed used Enclaves are getting cheap, any idea how good they are?
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Oct 18, 2015 16:36
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meatpimp posted:Sorry for the double post, but can't attach to a post already in the system. That Scrambler is awesome and would be worth some serious coin right now. God dammit I want a Wrangler.
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Oct 20, 2015 17:43
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Fake it till you make it.
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Oct 25, 2015 01:24
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Even in mint condition that car is worth maybe 2.5k tops, those cars (BGs in general) just don't command much money and you wouldn't have made anything off of it even if it ran perfectly. Something tells me he's getting rid of it because of the knock, not because he needs the money.
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Nov 9, 2015 19:20
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I beg to differ, I've been on the BG forums long enough to know there's no way you'd get that much. Good thing you didn't get it expecting a profit because you'd be disappointed, it's not an MR2.
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Nov 9, 2015 19:51
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meatpimp posted:Looks like you have the hookup, then. Forward to me any MX3 GS 1.8L with under 100k miles, with no paintwork or damage, still titled to the original owner for under $3000 and I'll buy them! I see them on Club Protege changing hands all over the country and the fanbois won't even pay close to 5k for one. You'd have a hard time finding some random person that knows nothing about them to pay that much. And the people that do know about them aren't going to pay it either. I'd say it would fetch 3k tops from a MX3/BG fanatic. That's if it's running perfect. I've seen a few sell around here in similar condition for around 2k. I don't care how nice the paint is, it's still a 23 year old tarded up econobox that has no significant following.
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Nov 9, 2015 21:52
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Yeah I remember the supercharged Millenia being a complete nightmare for techs when I worked at Mazda. NA Millenias are alright, but the Miller cycle should be avoided at all costs.
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Nov 10, 2015 16:44
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I had a tech show me one he had taken apart, because I had never heard more crying than when one of them came in, (besides maybe the RX8's) so I was curious what the fuss was all about. pretty much sums it up
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Nov 10, 2015 18:47
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Have fun doing any basic maintenance. Spark plug replacement is an ordeal.
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Nov 10, 2015 20:09
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Yep my '96 Camry's interior is worlds better than our '06 HHR.....Well it's just a better car overall frankly.
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Nov 22, 2015 01:37
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SouthsideSaint posted:Wooh best gen camry buddy. Also the HHR is garbage in general. But in thread related news this thing needs some SS wheels Our HHR has been a very reliable, solid car. I blew out the rear shocks loading it with tons of poo poo so now it drives like a horse buggy, and it eats end links, but it's not horrible really. It's just that a '96 Camry is better 
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Nov 22, 2015 08:20
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The Trailblazer seems like an alright cheap family cruiser, but I'd rather have a Panther if I was gonna go with a body on frame RWD cruiser. I'm biased though because I've owned two 
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Nov 22, 2015 17:54
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n0tqu1tesane posted:For a cruiser, yeah, I'd rather have a Panther. Thanks to the stupid watts link suspension  I wonder if the tradeoff is worth it, without the watts Panthers would probably be decent for towing.
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Nov 22, 2015 20:39
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InitialDave posted:I don't understand why a watt's linkage would affect tow capacity? Unless the prior design had no panhard rod etc, just very beefy primary links? I suppose the stock links are weak and can't handle it, but you can get much stronger aftermarket links from ADTR and probably be able to double the stock towing capacity.
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Nov 23, 2015 00:40
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in 1998 the Panther went to a watts link rear end and the rating went from 5000 to 2000. The stock control arms look weak as hell too, I honestly wouldn't want to push the limits on one unless I upgraded the watts links and control arms with stronger aftermarket stuff.
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Nov 23, 2015 07:13
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Yeah looks totaled to me considering what the truck is worth. Hopefully they'll give you a decent pay out at least. Didn't you just put new wheels and tires on it? Reminds me of when i put a bunch of money in maintenance into a Crown Vic only to have it totaled a few weeks later, I was pissed.
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May 11, 2016 23:13
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That's one of the many things I don't miss about living up north, gently caress deer indeed. There's some deer in Florida, but they're tiny and way out in BFE.
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May 14, 2016 14:42
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meatpimp posted:Toyota Land Cruiser / Lexus LX4xx would work, but again, really tough to find in price/mileage matrix. If you're willing to go south there seems to be a lot of the LX's down here. Around $10k the mileage is usually a bit high, but for a Lexus it's not a big deal as long as you find one in good condition.
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Yeah I could do that for you.....Within reason of course I live in St.Pete, so if you search Pinellas county in the Tampa Bay area in CL that's my area. Also use Lexus Drivers to search any VIN you want, if it was serviced at a Lexus dealer all the records will be available to you. http://drivers.lexus.com/lexusdrivers/home But to be honest if you found one anywhere down here with just a few owners and good records you're golden, just fly down and get it. Forget the miles, the former is what's important. [edit] The closest one I found in your budget is in Orlando, but it doesn't look too bad for $8k. You could probably do better though. http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/5559432469.html There were a bunch more available on CL when I was looking for a 430, they must go pretty quick. [edit2] since autotrader links don't work for poo poo, copy and paste these minus the [url] of course: [url]http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=33710&endYear=2017&modelCode1=LX_MODELS&showcaseOwnerId=96750&makeCode1=LEXUS&startYear=1981&firstRecord=0&searchRadius=200&maxPrice=13000&showcaseListingId=427472610&mmt=[LEXUS[][LX_MODELS[]]]&listingId=421421246&Log=0 [url]http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=33710&endYear=2017&modelCode1=LX_MODELS&showcaseOwnerId=96750&makeCode1=LEXUS&startYear=1981&firstRecord=0&searchRadius=200&maxPrice=13000&showcaseListingId=427472610&mmt=[LEXUS[][LX_MODELS[]]]&listingId=373791721&Log=0 [url]http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=33710&endYear=2017&modelCode1=LX_MODELS&showcaseOwnerId=96750&makeCode1=LEXUS&startYear=1981&firstRecord=0&searchRadius=200&maxPrice=13000&showcaseListingId=427472610&mmt=[LEXUS[][LX_MODELS[]]]&listingId=427809036&Log=0 But I think you get the idea, search autotrader there are a bunch of them in this state. Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 21:14 on May 14, 2016 |
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Plenty down here, although not many AWD....What's wrong with 2WD? With some good tires and traction control it should be fine in the winter right? Also I think you're a bit hung up on the mileage, I don't think you're gonna get the mileage you want for your budget. http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/col/cto/5562511789.html http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/5599580953.html http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/cto/5606401979.html Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 23:21 on May 27, 2016 |
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May 27, 2016 23:18
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Oh I see. Well if you want one without rust you know where to come, the drive back would be nothing in an Escalade. Also the rich people down here (and there's lots of them) take really good care of their luxury cars, it's pretty easy to find immaculate high mileage examples on the coasts of Florida. [edit] lol west coast customs, bet that was a great "investment"
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Was curious about the Denali so I checked. http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/5568837533.html Lotta truck right there for the money.
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