craigslist finds

[speedpimp]

Kid, did you find it so traumatic that you forgot that you posted it yesterday?:p

[Godson]

https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/4749955111.html


fuck....

[Alan P]

https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/4749955111.html


fuck....

Hot start issue means worn tips. Which means a rebuild. Not sure what it costs in the States but over here it's an easy £1k job unless you can do it yourself. At which point you have to ask is it that much cheaper than a mint one that's likely had the rebuild already?

[Godson]

Mint ones are 6-9k in that age.

I can do the rebuild. I am just made I done have 2500 sitting around.

[thesameguy]

Yeah, shoulda bought one a few years ago. I did not expect their resale value to bounce back nearly so well.

[Godson]

They can still be found "cheap" compared to the others in their range (s2k and Z33). But I think I am just sick of the Denali and want something more enjoyable.

[GB]

Didn't you just get the Denali??

[Godson]

Yeah, in may. But I miss sporty...waaaaaay more than I thought I would.

[Random]

How about a 1998 328i with a known history? ;)

[21Kid]

Kid, did you find it so traumatic that you forgot that you posted it yesterday?:p
I was telling Alan where to find more info in the first post. :finger:

[George]

Trash or treasure? Dunno, but it sure has a nice detail job.

LIKE NEW 1-owner 1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette minivan (Chevy Venture) - $3500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4762265173.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00W0W_lEQQMTBzpsA_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00X0X_7peoxUa5GbR_600x450.jpg

For pl8ster:

1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Convertible - $15000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4731163033.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/01313_f1sny16N9tA_600x450.jpg

1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic Station Wagon - $6500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4741485791.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00j0j_fj325eJV1rR_600x450.jpg

1981 Malibu Wagon (with targa top) - $5000 (http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/4758545673.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00I0I_b3rLZBnIfxo_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00w0w_33l2m5ojJts_600x450.jpg

[Godson]

How about a 1998 328i with a known history? ;)

I have sworn off BMW. I wouldn't mind yours, but I doubt you'd want my truck...


I am actually looking at something stupid cheap an MR...

[Random]

Trash or treasure? Dunno, but it sure has a nice detail job.

LIKE NEW 1-owner 1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette minivan (Chevy Venture) - $3500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4762265173.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00W0W_lEQQMTBzpsA_600x450.jpg



Road-tripped in one of these once and my take-away memory was of every driver bonking their head on the windshield at least once trying to see the front corners when they parked. :lol:

[thesameguy]

And obviously the only one worth owning is the TransssssssssSport.

[George]

Someone - I don't know if it was Pontiac or car magazines - called this the Trans Sport at one time. I remember thinking when the vans came out, "No, that's not what you promised us!"

http://oldconceptcars.com/wp-content/uploads/pontiac_firebird_trans_am_type_k_concept_1.jpg

[Random]

That's how the "hood" of a Mangusta opened. Talking to an owner years ago, it was excellent at cutting open foreheads while also being not at all convenient for working on the engine. :o

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Detomaso_Mangusta_Alameda.jpg/800px-Detomaso_Mangusta_Alameda.jpg

[KillerB]

It's the Cadillac of minivans!

[pl8ster]

For pl8ster:

1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Convertible - $15000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4731163033.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/01313_f1sny16N9tA_600x450.jpg


Sigh. But what the hell kind of wheel covers are those? Not that the wheel situation couldn't be changed easily, just trying to figure out what they're from. A pre-68 Cutlass?

[George]

Very interesting...at least to this bored 4-cylinder & automatic transmission Accord owner. The color and aftermarket wheels & stereo are turn-offs to me on this particular car but it's nice to know I was wrong in thinking that only the V6 Coupes were available with a manual and all V6 Sedans were automatics.

2006 Honda Accord 4-door V6 6-speed - $8800 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4765509883.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00S0S_qv8Of5Aqdy_600x450.jpg

1992 YJ Jeep Wrangler & 1994 Ford Explorer Jurassic Park package! - $20000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4739161647.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00u0u_hIe8bqdWFvN_600x450.jpg

[Alan P]

The wrangler and Explorer are smart. New JP film coming out next year, wonder if you could rent them to a local cinema?

[pl8ster]

Yeah, those four-door V6 6-speeds are pretty rare. I don't care for the wheels myself either, but they could be worse. As for the stereo, it sounds like he just added an amp and some thumping bass; the head units on those are not non-OEM friendly.

Just do it!

[George]

I'm just a dreamer at this stage, since my '99 Accord is running great, despite having almost 211,000 miles on it. I just bought a new set of snow tires for it before the current Arctic Blast hit us more than a week ago and I'm reminded that it's a fine winter car, whereas in the summer I tend to think of it as a minor eyesore and a slowpoke. With new sharp-edged snow tires, it grips like velcro and accelerates and corners as fast as anyone should in the snow. Of course I don't race it around town but I can't resist playing in big snowy parking lots sometimes where it's fairly safe to re-learn its limits after months of driving on dry roads on different tires.

[Godson]

I think I need a miata.

[Random]

I think I need a miata.

Slim pickins in the KC c/l right now. Yuck.

[Godson]

I could make a weekend trip for a straight car...

[Random]

Not much better 'round here. I'll keep my eyes open, though.

[George]

1961 Buick Special For Sale or Trade - $3899 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4768030454.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00c0c_4UiXuc0clvW_600x450.jpg

1972 Toyota flatbed. homemade - $750 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4765576978.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00F0F_7MpTa5yfDoQ_600x450.jpg

1959 Chevy Apache 31 Napco 4x4 pick-up - $15000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4716330999.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00r0r_betyuDhRg1M_600x450.jpg

Extreme RV / Bug out vehicle - One of a Kind! (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4714323811.html)

"Gun ports for Every direction!"

http://images.craigslist.org/01414_81tKjBXYaks_600x450.jpg

Recreational Suburban 4x4 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4723381430.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00K0K_idGghxu80wd_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/01313_lhX652NL66E_600x450.jpg

TROLLEY, CUSTOM BUILT - $4500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4720377923.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/01717_lzCOhsdWpRz_600x450.jpg

1960 Willys Jeep FC150 Forward Control - $6000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4755888317.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00707_9CY81O48tUA_600x450.jpg

[KillerB]

Give me that Jeep FC and the Buick.

[JoshInKC]

Yeah, that buick is sexy.
And priced right.

[thesameguy]

No doubt. That's definitely well within the "To TSG, love Santa" category. ;)

What's with all the Jeep FCs in CO?

[George]

We use them to pull all the Fleetwood limousines out of the snow.

[pl8ster]

Seems like a good deal on that FC. But that Suburban "surrey with a fringe on top"....yikes.

[thesameguy]

We use them to pull all the Fleetwood limousines out of the snow.

Lies. The Fleetwood limo is the Cadillac of limos. Nothing stops it.

[speedpimp]

From Hemmings, a '78 Toyota Cressida sedan in excellent condition. Here (http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/11/21/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1978-toyota-cressida-sedan/?refer=news).
http://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/30966803-770-0@2X.jpg?rev=1

[thesameguy]

On that note...

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/4759007411.html

http://images.craigslist.org/01313_8anlncpkrVw_600x450.jpg

[George]

The front end of the '78 Cressida reminds me of a Jaguar XJ6.

Like TSG, I couldn't resist searching for Cressidas, and found this car which I'd go look at if I needed to buy a cheap car today. I like to think a nice old car like this could gently grow old with my short commute and indoor parking at home and work, not cost me a fortune to keep. I see the original motorized antenna has been replaced, just like my '94 Camry needed to have fixed near the end of its life (and never got). That seems common for cars of this age with that feature.

1989 Toyota Cressida - Clean Condition - 109K miles - $2000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4744778616.html)

These pictures were obviously taken on a cloudy day, but note the reflection of the building on the hood. That paint looks good and along with the window tint that isn't all purple and bubbly makes me think this car was garaged more than left out in the sun.

http://images.craigslist.org/00505_kr4Ob6ypmHV_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00c0c_ciAzqLeXjCD_600x450.jpg

I'd probably grow to despise the motorized seatbelts. I've ridden in a few cars with those but have never owned one.

http://images.craigslist.org/00Y0Y_gkRZDPEzt8_600x450.jpg

Dashboard doesn't look cracked from sun damage. Front seats are probably pristine under those covers.

http://images.craigslist.org/00a0a_k8VLdQCJefx_600x450.jpg

Is that a 4 or a straight 6? I can't tell. I'm guessing it's the four because the seller didn't mention it. Wikipedia says choices were 2.4L I4, 2.8L I6, and 3.0L I6.

http://images.craigslist.org/00606_7lZG5P8TB53_600x450.jpg

The more I look at this car, the more I like it. I hope there's something old and cool like this available in this condition when I need a car - if only to frustrate my Dad. He has taken to calling my current car a "junker" because his history with American cars leads him to mistrust any car more than 10 years old or with more than 100,000 miles.

Edited to add:

Comparing engine pictures with the ad below makes me think the silver one above has the 3.0L I6. The distributor and spark plug wires are much easier to see and count below.

1990 Toyota Cressida - $1500 (http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/4729098239.html)

"It has a 7MGE 3.0L straight 6 cylinder motor."

http://images.craigslist.org/00b0b_32N0XKDRLhb_600x450.jpg

[Random]

Yeah, it's the same engine Toyota used in the Supra. :)

[Leon]

also depending on what type of car you're used to feeding, those old Toyota straight six engines like petrol rather a lot.

[pl8ster]

Way more than a 4-cylinder Accord, for sure. But I love those Cressidas almost as much as the generation before it that was designed with a T-square. Love those things and the similarly-styled Maxima of the period (actually prefer the Maxima).

[Leon]

I used to own a t-square Cressida
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/kiwiscanfly/carpics/cressy.jpg

[thesameguy]

I still want a white MX73 wagon so incredibly bad I've seriously thought about spending stupid money on one several times. They're not even that good compared to, say, a 700-series Volvo or W124 Mercedes that costs far, far less... but I don't care.

There is a two-tone MX73 wagon for sale in LA, IIRC. The ad says something like "I always wanted a white wagon and that's how I got this one." I almost responded to it, thinking I could buy it over Thanksgiving weekend (gonna be down there), but I just can't handle a new car right now. If it wasn't two-tone I couldn't resist, but the grey bottom half looks very after-thought-y and generally atrocious. I'd post the ad, but CL - crazily - appears to be done.

I like those years of the Maxima too - and it might be a better car - but the Maxima is FWD and doesn't have the exciting potential of an easy turbo swap. Or any swap. The available manual transmission is cool (all US MX73s were autos), but not enough to sway me.

[pl8ster]

Hmm, yeah, the Cressida is RWD, but I'd be willing to put up with FWD to get a 5-speed in something like this (MUST have these wheels):

http://www.motorstown.com/images/nissan-maxima-wagon-03.jpg

[thesameguy]

Can't really argue. I have the fantasy of a turbocressida and it's a lot tougher to build a turbomaxima (which is too bad, because it sounds awesome) so the Cressida has to win, but they're both awesome '80s wagons. The Maxima was super high tech too, with talking warnings, touchpad entry, and auto-sensing shocks. Crazy stuff for the time, but typical Nissan reach-exceeds-grasp gadgetry. ;) Finding one where everything works might involve an act of God, but I truly have no idea how those systems aged.... except the voice system, which in the scope of 2014 looks like crazy steampunk-esque "technology" - http://jalopnik.com/5246380/1982-datsun-voice-warning-box-used-tiny-phonograph-record-just-like-moon-base-robots

[KillerB]

This (http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/4713196722.html) the one you're talking about?

[thesameguy]

Yep!

(And it turns out my ISP is the issue... not CL. Dumb problem to have.)

[KillerB]

Well it wasn't originally. Craiglist had their DNS hacked. But once it was fixed it took a while for everyone to have it propagate to them. Link here (http://gizmodo.com/the-bizarre-story-behind-last-nights-massive-craigslist-1662742826).

[thesameguy]

Well, that's what I thought, but that does not appear to be the issue my ISP is having. They are having a routing problem - the DNS is resolving, but the traceroute dies at my ISP's edge. It's possible they intentionally killed the route so prevent their customers from getting viruses and that's all well and good, but once the DNS was restored they should have restored the route. And they haven't. And that's a shitty plan anyhow - they should have rerouted to an explanation page or something rather than just killing it anyway. My ISP was started by nerds like 15 years ago and got bought out by a local telco. The LEC had the good sense to leave most everything alone, but they were just purchased by a bigger telco out of IL that - so far - seems to be retarded. Ten years of absolutely zero interaction with my ISP because everything always worked and I've had to call them roughly ten times this year because dumb shit has failed - crap speeds, autobilling failing, CL down, etc. I'm just about done with them - I didn't mind paying 2x what Comcast or AT&T charge to support a trouble-free local business, but if I'm going to have issues I might as well save money and have them.

[Random]

http://images.craigslist.org/00w0w_1MaDoGtlzvF_600x450.jpg
1991 toyota corolla all-trac wagon
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4782928035.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00505_8bK8StRNmiY_600x450.jpghttp://images.craigslist.org/00202_iPYLGm0MB5s_600x450.jpg
Two Lancia Zagatos for $1500 ea
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4782776253.html

Spare Falcon for tsg? $3200
http://images.craigslist.org/00R0R_9b5VvG8ICKu_600x450.jpg
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4777696671.html

[JoshInKC]

That All-Trac would be a great winter commuter is it was a bit cheaper. $3900 seems slightly high for 23 years old and 171,000 miles, although it does look like its in great shape.

[thesameguy]

$3200 for a car without as much work as mine that has rust and needs floorpans! Maybe I should throw mine out there for five grand and see what happens.

[George]

1980 Chevy LUV 4X4 - $2000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4770613109.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00E0E_1soAkmncGDd_600x450.jpg

1990 Ranger 67,000 original miles - $2500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4786166121.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00I0I_4artig0Xlao_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00V0V_ifRyzfc5d1y_600x450.jpg

54 ford coe truck - $20000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4781530342.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00101_8jS198u48tC_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00m0m_aRUnnUy9SzE_600x450.jpg

1966 DODGE CHARGER 440 8 CYL IN AWESOME MOPAR SHAPE (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4785054737.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00E0E_gkvQ49EHqpj_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00r0r_6J1gYt2fL9x_600x450.jpg

1986 Dodge Charger SHELBY - $3500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4784925089.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00A0A_ihBGcR9UjnO_600x450.jpg

RARE 1978 Plymouth Sapporo 2 DOOR - $650 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4779787158.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00P0P_asQnLn1uFRd_600x450.jpg

[Random]

Side note: craigslist is blocking my work IP as of today (and others around the office). I wonder who in DWR got caught in the personals section at work... heh. :rolleyes:

[thesameguy]

I can't look at this thread anymore. It reminds me how badly I need to make some automotive decisions, and about how having some sort of reasonably fuel efficient wagon-like thing would be totally helpful.

[thesameguy]

That said...

Almost too cool to pass up. Almost.

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4769112262.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00w0w_kUH4z9uhFPG_600x450.jpg

[KillerB]

I quite enjoyed mine.

[George]

1985 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS **station wagon** seats 7! - $6000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4766628726.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00N0N_k8xpHLJWL8T_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/01414_kpHBEsvPknm_600x450.jpg

1926 Dodge Brothers 5-window coupe Hot Rod Rat Rod - $15000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4773455075.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00505_9VwYdbl7OsZ_600x450.jpg

Grenade shifter > skull shifter

http://images.craigslist.org/00v0v_dil1CGft9zO_600x450.jpg

1998 Honda civic need to sell asap - $4000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4791013197.html)

I detect the hand of pl8ster in this...

http://images.craigslist.org/00L0L_1uXagm8PA7N_600x450.jpg

...and this.

RAT ROD TRUCK 1952 International - $12500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4774393437.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00t0t_hg11WP4o7pi_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00X0X_fI3eMqksmZ4_600x450.jpg

1980 CLASSIC CHEVY CITATION 4CY 4 SPD (RARE) - $2000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4788930175.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00N0N_l88eQ8oFo0H_600x450.jpg

1955 VW FOR SALE - $18000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4788925660.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00W0W_4xOJZ9C9i3z_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00p0p_dqii6YxAKe5_600x450.jpg

1971 AMC Ambassador SST - $8500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4788536711.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/01010_akRlj8YLpF6_600x450.jpg

If I needed a car today, I'd go look at this.

1991 Acura Legend -- Only 57k Original Miles, Fully Loaded - $4999 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4785203851.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00000_eht34GmCLir_600x450.jpg

I think I drove one of these in Gran Turismo 2:

Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS - $6000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4788345628.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00m0m_h8aEJVXJ1Aq_600x450.jpg

[thesameguy]

My old boss was ALL IN on the Legend. He had a pair of them and racked up 600,000 miles between the two. Somewhere well past 300k on the second his sunroof started leaking and he gave up, replacing it with a 2nd gen TL. The TL was "better" car academically, but the OG Legend was... a legend.

[21Kid]

I miss my RS. :( I wonder if those are just stickers. Wouldn't be so bad if you could just peel them off. Otherwise. :smh:

[thesameguy]

Also, I really like the color of that Beetle...

And if someone had a manual Citation, here's something they could do with it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4p_Z0ajFUo

[George]

Love to hear those high-mileage stories about Honda and Toyota products.

I like the VW too but dang, why does every old Beetle in halfway decent condition have to be lowered? Not only does the front apron get all dinged up but it robs the VW of one of its strengths - Jeep-like ground clearance!

Oh well, at least he left the wind-wings in place and didn't install one-piece front windows like all the "Cal-Look" guys in the '80s did.

Dig the super-duty bumper mounts!

http://images.craigslist.org/01212_ljAbGvcKjzu_600x450.jpg

[Fogelhund]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261680983285

BMW Isetta for parts or EZ* restoration!

[thesameguy]

:lol:

Excellent ad!

[thesameguy]

Paging tsg to the V-12 Jaguar phone:
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4555781450.html


I think that Jag has been for sale for two years. I am pretty sure it was on the list when I bought the V70 in '12. I've seen it come and go a few times. I can't decipher whether it has problems for sitting for nine years or whether it has problems, sat for nine years, and now has more problems. Either way, three grand seems steep for a non-running XJS - and then there's the sitting issues.

FYI, still for sale -

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4782931838.html

Also, looking at that ad again - I think that car may be next door to one of my coworkers. The house in the picture looks exactly like his, in Arden Park. I think I'm going to drive by today and see if it is. :lol:

[George]

Rare 1973 Cougar XR-7 Convertible 60,822 Actual Miles. - $9800 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4798897087.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/01010_8rz2ywIWnqv_600x450.jpg

Perfect Collector or Investor Car -- 1966 Pontiac Catalina 389 cid (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4792147145.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00L0L_jQq8ZXC4uf4_600x450.jpg

1978 Buick Electra Limited - $1900 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4798893415.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00202_ceRrICndhgx_600x450.jpg

Beautiful Red 1982 Volvo 242 DL 2dr- The cleanest you'll find - $5200 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4798495131.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00Y0Y_ahg5eZFSa5i_600x450.jpg

For the four-door hotrod gang...

PONTIAC VENTURA 1974 V8 350 4 DOOR - $3000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4798329105.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00b0b_iPgoPy9jClM_600x450.jpg

Say, can anyone loan me $15K real quick? I think I'm in lust.

1967 pontiac catalina 2+2 rare - $15000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4781202550.html)

Stacked headlights? Check.

http://images.craigslist.org/00C0C_luXEnZFj4NV_600x450.jpg

Gorgeous profile? Yep.

http://images.craigslist.org/00v0v_77Pt2AHsDoR_600x450.jpg

Manual trans & hood-mounted tach!

http://images.craigslist.org/01717_6iOxKGqDK5J_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00F0F_g6kI8yeXpcb_600x450.jpg

[novicius]

That Catalina is sick-pants-party! :up: :up:

I'm diggin' the '73 Coug 'vert, too. :cool:

[Random]

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4783535672.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00h0h_bmj2IyNgmXM_600x450.jpg
"1971 Chevy Vega body sitting on a 1994 Mazda RX7 FD chassis"

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4796716762.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00K0K_8vd9E3C1ATO_600x450.jpg
LeMons car for a dollar.

At the other end of the price spectrum:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/4762275702.html
http://images.craigslist.org/01111_8dhiKu8Vn3d_600x450.jpg

[thesameguy]

That Vega is 100% unadulterated radness.

[Random]

I'm pretty sure it was a friend of a now-retired coworker that put that together.

[George]

I wonder how much better that Vega would look without the body kit.

A lot, I'm thinking.

Still, neat car!

[thesameguy]

You would be in error, however. '70s awesomeness wrapped in '80s awesomeness powered by '90s awesomeness is a trifecta of awesomeness.

[JoshInKC]

Yeah, I'm all-in on that Vega-7.

[JoshInKC]

Yeah, I'm all-in on that Vega-7. I can only imagine how awesome that thing would look running on a road-course, spanking things that seem like they'd kill a Vega.

[Godson]

Wasn't the FD a unibody?

[Random]

If this is the same car I am thinking about, the subframes were swapped over? I emailed my coworker to see what he remembers.

[thesameguy]

That'd make sense. That's what my buddy did on his C5 -> '53 F-series conversion.

[Godson]

C5 is way different though. The suspension design is almost completely stand alone and bolts to a lower frame that is then bolted to a passenger frame. IIRC the rear of the 'Vette would need mounting solution for the

rear :

upper control arms, top shock mounts, the transaxle, then mounting the subframe.

Front :

upper control arms, top shock mount, and subframe.

[thesameguy]

Is that not how the FD is? I thought pretty much everything built in the '90s was built out of subframes.

[KillerB]

I dunno about the front suspension, but thanks to the Power Plant Frame, everything from the engine to the rear suspension is tied together into one unit.

The suspension is double wishbone front and rear so I'm guessing fabbing up some mounting points wouldn't be TOO hard.

[Random]

If this is the same car I am thinking about, the subframes were swapped over? I emailed my coworker to see what he remembers.

He remembers it being Vega body hung on the RX-7 pan/chassis, which sounds like a hell of a lot of fabrication to me. "It's been a while, tho."

[novicius]

Yeah, for that type of fabrication the Monza hatchback is far better looking.

[George]

One for Random:

1991 Civic Wagon RT4WD Turbo - $2500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4800319490.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00b0b_410ZkH7U3zQ_600x450.jpg

And all you Vega freaks...sorry, no rotary engine. :thppt:

1971 vega gt - $13000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4756190599.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00000_hnr4W9wGwnT_600x450.jpg

MINI TRUCK SLEEPER 1985 TOYOTA PICK UP WITH V8 MOTOR - $1500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4796087658.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00E0E_dhi0A9evS5K_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00C0C_gCfFignJrbP_600x450.jpg

1967 Saab 96 v4 - $8500 OBO (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4801133403.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00K0K_5yCV9I9VLdq_600x450.jpg

[thesameguy]

I love that a shitty truck can have a 32v V8 and be $1500.

I also love that "cast iron ebay manifold" is a thing.

[speedpimp]

I love the "slammed to the floor still drivable" description for the Yota.

[JoshInKC]

I'm into that Saab, but $8500 is a bit rich for my blood.

[thesameguy]

He will not get that. That is probably a $5k or $6k car. $9k is like Ideal 96, like a Monte Carlo or something with history. This one is every bit as nice and $4500:

http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/class/photos/10893/1.jpg

[Random]

Not craigslist, but: http://forums.24hoursoflemons.com/viewtopic.php?id=28891

"''85 Alfa GTV6, Has run both Lemons and Chump. Runs class A with 0 laps. 2.5L motor with Milano Platinum LSD transaxle converted to non isolastic shift linkage. Car is well set up and has finished in the top 10 on the West Coast. Email me for pics and more info."

[thesameguy]

OSM

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4799634671.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00d0d_2J3LDrf4BKF_600x450.jpg

[novicius]

Now that's a goddamn ad!! :rawk:

[George]

Even better like this!

http://images.craigslist.org/00E0E_atqW7jGvQxS_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/01414_kzIdQMZzNV2_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00M0M_L6s3gkrnok_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00S0S_1FDj2kFlPTy_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00u0u_jZznQqZb0yY_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00d0d_2J3LDrf4BKF_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00505_cqwSMfUTFhw_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/01414_aiVCx4GWrb_600x450.jpg

[KillerB]

Speaking of Rivieras... all I want for Christmas... (http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4799117036.html)

[George]

Not craigslist, but an interesting story...

1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta (http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1072201)

I can't seem to right-click on any of the images to post them here. If I had, I would have chosen the K-Tel "Disco Rock" 8-track tape.

[thesameguy]

Speaking of Rivieras... all I want for Christmas... (http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4799117036.html)

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk193/vegenigma/splooge.gif

[thesameguy]

:up:

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4807369491.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00b0b_dX3QqOupSdZ_600x450.jpg

[Random]

Local autocrosser is selling his in-laws 2000 S500:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4804275402.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00202_bPeztB8qawr_600x450.jpg

That's a lot of car for $4200. :o

(He has it listed on the autocross board for $4k, FWIW.)

[George]

1981 CHECKER MARATHON YELLOW CAB - $3900 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4805114251.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00h0h_jTAgzA4l9LX_600x450.jpg

[thesameguy]

I'd enjoy buying that and not stopping for people ever.

[George]

*shakes fist*

COME BACK HERE YOU #&%@*&^#!!!

:angry:

[Random]

Interesting mix of architectural styles in that neighborhood.

[thesameguy]

This is almost worth $16000 to me.

http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/cto/4798069461.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00u0u_5FiUV6Zn76W_600x450.jpg

[JoshInKC]

so hawt

[pl8ster]

Seems like a damn good deal for $7500. Those wheels would Have. To. Go. But good thing it's a '68 and not a '69...

http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4796812183.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00T0T_jDX5NOhLplT_600x450.jpg

[pl8ster]

Is this T-top car as rare as the ad claims? They say it's an '85, but it's at least got a later front clip and newer wheels, though it doesn't have the '86+ CHMSL. Confusing.

http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4795903694.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00u0u_8v19bNzFUgb_600x450.jpg

[KillerB]

Probably hit in the front and then had a later front flip used to repair it.

[pl8ster]

Probably. I've always wondered what it would look like to transplant the newer flush headlights into an older grille.

And TIL that the '81-88 Cutlass was the same exact body as the '78-80 model, just with a different front clip and taillights. No idea how I wasn't aware of that before today.

[thesameguy]

If you can make a Grand Camino, you can do anything with '80s GM styling elements.

http://image.gmhightechperformance.com/f/9027600/0604htp_1984_el_camino_08_z.jpg

[thesameguy]

Speaking of...

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/4761709689.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00n0n_7fwQDIkoDE3_600x450.jpg

(actually, it might be the real thing - broadly speaking)

[pl8ster]

That Grand Camino is HOT. But that Caddy wagon C-pillar...yikes. Looks like that rear window has been out for quite some time.

Not to get completely off track, but I found this picture of an El Supreme...

http://i509.photobucket.com/albums/s338/88supreme/P1011198.jpg

[George]

That silver '68 Cutlass wagon would make a cool H/O or 442 clone...as long as we're having Wacky Mix & Match Car Day.

[thesameguy]

I have just had my mind blown. It never occurred to me that this exists:

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4804557384.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00Q0Q_fLYQu8spNrj_600x450.jpg

Since California cannot reject >3 year old ("used") vehicles with EPA-compliant emissions systems you can have a "somewhat smog exempt" late '70s full size truck. Just gotta find one without a California emissions package!

[thesameguy]

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/4807714376.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00v0v_hz5K5RkYUbx_600x450.jpg

I could finally have my '78-'80 full size Ford.

So happy right now!

[pl8ster]

Love those old-school turbine-style wheels on the first one, but obviously NICE PRICE on the second one, depending on what TLC it needs.

[novicius]

Since California cannot reject >3 year old ("used") vehicles with EPA-compliant emissions systems you can have a "somewhat smog exempt" late '70s full size truck. Just gotta find one without a California emissions package!
I've always wanted a Lone Wolf McQuade Dodge Ramcharger with an on/off supercharger (:lol:)!

http://bangshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mcquade.jpg

[George]

1979 Ford F150 Custom Explorer Truck AMAZING condition under 45k miles - $10000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4767678358.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00v0v_4RPmmyGaXWv_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00i0i_ef803fZTCDf_600x450.jpg

RARE 1975 Oldsmobile Olds Omega (Nova) Coupe - $4500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4803980500.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00C0C_4qKVdsiUi7i_600x450.jpg

1957 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4804335990.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00A0A_bde6IfOncTD_600x450.jpg

79' Hurst Olds - $8000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4783352747.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00F0F_4NFMbMU1gEy_600x450.jpg

1984 VW Rabbit GTI - $10000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4784107910.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00202_lBC1ZtABPHY_600x450.jpg

62 falcon wagon - $6000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4799921395.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00o0o_kmMFKzy5tur_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00n0n_cg1y9bIw0Om_600x450.jpg

1988...NISSAN...4x4...STANZA...VAN..... - $2000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4809407533.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/01616_3GM5lHSqk25_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00909_kPoNR4dku4t_600x450.jpg

1961 dodge 4x4 power wagon (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4811464680.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00g0g_5zownbwxryb_600x450.jpg

[Random]

That 79 Ford PU does look pretty amazing. The 70s-tastic wood paneling in the shell is a nice touch. :D

I would have taken the trash bag out of the cab before I took pics, though. :p

[21Kid]

1988...NISSAN...4x4...STANZA...VAN..... - $2000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4809407533.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/01616_3GM5lHSqk25_600x450.jpg

Someone sent that to Adam already, right? ;)

[speedpimp]

From Hemmings, '82 G-wagen camper. (http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/mercedes_benz/gelaendewagen/1666545.html?refer=hsxweekly)
http://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/32720112-770-0@2X.jpg?rev=1

[thesameguy]

Not at all exciting, but I am strongly considering going to pick this up:

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4817793950.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00I0I_ilV6fIbq0lx_600x450.jpg

It's cheap enough that I can just get rid of it at any point, but it'd be a good test for me to figure out exactly how committed I am to the '84, and whether a newer half ton is adequate for my needs (almost certainly is).

[Random]

Is that from the generation that ate fuel pumps/regulators?

[TheBenior]

That's the generation my cousin had as a hand-me-down from his mother.

IIRC, the only thing major that eventually went wrong was the torque converter failing, but that was some 200k miles in.

[thesameguy]

Is that from the generation that ate fuel pumps/regulators?

I think so, but I believe it was solved long before the end of the run - and this is that last year.

No word from the seller yet, but it's CE so I'm hardly surprised.

[thesameguy]

Not CL... but from for sale thread elsewhere:


Wow, beautiful car [XKR-S]. Good luck with the sale and the new Porsche.

Out of curiosity, since you are obviously a person of means, why did you take the photos with, what can only be presumed was, a potato?

[Random]

I think so, but I believe it was solved long before the end of the run - and this is that last year.



:up:

[pl8ster]

Here you go, Russ:

http://images.craigslist.org/00h0h_800qsul3aOf_600x450.jpg

Converted 1949 Flxible Starliner...only $95k (http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/4822854027.html)

[thesameguy]

Well, if it's only $95k, why not?

[Random]

Nice! :up:

Very clean design in the interior. I did have to laugh at the ginormous white faucet for the kitchen sink--someone gave up there. :lol:

[thesameguy]

http://images.craigslist.org/00I0I_ilV6fIbq0lx_600x450.jpg

Happy to report this thing is still on the table. Seller is replacing the Suburban with another vehicle and there were some hiccups with that transaction. He thinks it'll wrap up before the end of the year, and I'm in no hurry.

He says:


The electric door locks don't work reliably anymore and the turn signal clicks on its own sometimes. Don't know what's happening with that but I don't drive the truck often enough to be bothered it. My mechanic had to replace some front suspension pieces a few months back. Apparently they wear out and the wheels can't be properly aligned causing abnormal wear on the tires. Hence the new tires. I've kept the truck totally stock with the exception of a DVD player and a custom overhead console to hold two video screens. It's all old technology but I had it professionally installed.

Sounds solid. If it is as he represents I'll definitely buy it.

[speedpimp]

Here (http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/flxible/unspecified/1697961.html?refer=news) is another Flxible, only $135k.
http://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/32200420-770-0@2X.jpg?rev=1

[thesameguy]

Man, that Starliner was *clearly* built in the '90s. The interior looks like it's right out of my Southwind! At $135k I'd expect a properly retro/deco themed interior, not 1995 Suburbia! :)

[speedpimp]

At least its got a proper diesel.

[Random]

Yeah, that second one is '90s yuck.

I agree with the Senior Member from South Bend.

[speedpimp]

Gracias mein ami.

[pl8ster]

Gracias mein ami.

That made me chuckle. I had a good friend in HS that used to say, "Oui, oui, señor!"

[novicius]

TSG TO THE RED PHONE!

http://images.craigslist.org/00e0e_eqLVMgmZ27J_600x450.jpg

1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo - $2800 (https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/4821331251.html)

If I had the space, I would be owning this now! :D

[novicius]

Also Kid, your 'Bubaru 2.5RS is here, complete with spare wheels.

2002 Subaru 2.5rs 5spd "clean title" - $4500 (https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/4818448391.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/01212_aatma0tDYdv_600x450.jpg

[21Kid]

If I got a bugeye, it would not be a RS. ;)
The last real RS was in 01. :hard:

[novicius]

Ah. :|

Well for me, I've already got crazy speed tucked away in the garage -- at this point in my vehicular portfolio, I'm just idly dreaming about sound/feel/AWD/sedan and so an '02-'07 2.5RS/5-speed (http://www.rs25.com/forums/f145/t164017-gd-2002-2007-2-5rs-i-directory.html) would fit my desires real well. I don't need no stinkin' turbo! :hard: #oldhoon

[21Kid]

Isn't your Exploder awd? You only get what 1/2 the year to put your knee down? Don't you feel the need for speed in the winter? ;)

[novicius]

Yep, V8 4x4 -- it's a little grunty but doesn't score real high on the "Fun Factor" meter. ;)

[Random]

Yep, V8 4x4 -- it's a little grunty but doesn't score real high on the "Fun Factor" meter. ;)

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/4807834798.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00707_61ReCxGuXyC_600x450.jpg
2003 Audi RS6 - 450 HP - Quattro AWD

;)

[thesameguy]

TSG TO THE RED PHONE!

http://images.craigslist.org/00e0e_eqLVMgmZ27J_600x450.jpg

1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo - $2800 (https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/4821331251.html)

If I had the space, I would be owning this now! :D

No, don't do that. The '87/'88 cars were SO much better there's no point in getting a <'86. Intercooler, automatic dampers, ABS, lower CD, WC T5. The '87 was all win.

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/4027/61/22565030001_large.jpg

[novicius]

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/4807834798.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00707_61ReCxGuXyC_600x450.jpg
2003 Audi RS6 - 450 HP - Quattro AWD

;)
lt's too hard for me -- but a man of your ingenuity... :cool:

[novicius]

No, don't do that. The '87/'88 cars were SO much better there's no point in getting a <'86. Intercooler, automatic dampers, ABS, lower CD, WC T5. The '87 was all win.

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/4027/61/22565030001_large.jpg
Ah yeah, I see that now -- looks much better, too. :up: :up:

[Godson]

Yep, V8 4x4 -- it's a little grunty but doesn't score real high on the "Fun Factor" meter. ;)

This is how I feel about the Yukon...

[thesameguy]

Ah yeah, I see that now -- looks much better, too. :up: :up:

Ford had decided they wanted to market the Thunderbird as a competitor to the 6-series, so the '87s went very heavy on both luxury and gadgetry. No idea what the interiors you can actually find look like, but in good nick they're a righteously comfortable car.

[novicius]

This is how I feel about the Yukon...
I need a rig to tow my camper -- you don't have that same requirement, Tyler. You can tow a motorcycle with a lot of fun vehicles.

But I'm not complaining -- having a comfy rig is *far* from a hardship!

[Godson]

I need a rig to tow my camper -- you don't have that same requirement, Tyler. You can tow a motorcycle with a lot of fun vehicles.

But I'm not complaining -- having a comfy rig is *far* from a hardship!

Right, but I have call requirement at work, and for the same price I won't have as reliable of transportation...or as comfy considering the price. it is a good problem to have, just annoying.

[Alan P]

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/4807834798.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00707_61ReCxGuXyC_600x450.jpg
2003 Audi RS6 - 450 HP - Quattro AWD

;)

Man you guys get a raw deal on used cars.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201412129613827/sort/default/radius/1500/quicksearch/true/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/make/audi/model/rs6/usedcars/postcode/eh546bh/page/1?logcode=p

Same car more or less, slightly fewer miles. £8,500. Or about $13,500.

[thesameguy]

There is a pretty rad XR4Ti for sale in SoCal that I sure would like to figure out a way to get...

http://images.craigslist.org/00101_gZdWKQbyaML_600x450.jpg

It's undriveable, or I'd be coercing KB to take it out to Rancho right now. :(

[TheBenior]

Man you guys get a raw deal on used cars.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201412129613827/sort/default/radius/1500/quicksearch/true/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/make/audi/model/rs6/usedcars/postcode/eh546bh/page/1?logcode=p

Same car more or less, slightly fewer miles. £8,500. Or about $13,500.

Most states here have non-existent or lax vehicle inspections, so owning older cars doesn't get prohibitively expensive in the US. In Illinois, for example, we just have emissions testing, and that's only in the more densely populated areas.

Also, that price is rather ambitious for an RS6 with over 100k miles on it. They generally fetch below $20k at that mileage. With that price, there are an awful lot of 4-6 year newer E63 AMGs to compete with.

[thesameguy]

Figured I'd ask here - anyone know anything about first gen Santa Fes?

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/ctd/4829357564.html

We need one at work and I've worked the dealer with this car down to a favorable number. If I can make this work the way I think I can, I might be able to pass the deal onto a friend who needs a car. I just don't know anything about these older Hyundais. They are probably garbage, yeah? :)

[pl8ster]

Oh, and while we're in Sacto...

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4834081647.html

[thesameguy]

I saw that and was actually trying to convince my coworker to buy it - he bought "some property" (five measly acres - in a place which probably cost a couple million) and was looking for a ranch truck. I was voting for that IH, he wanted a late '60s Chevy, and his wife went out and bought a KB special - '92 F150 with a six cylinder and manual transmission in '90s-tastic teal and white.

WOMEN!

[speedpimp]

Those early '90's Ford were very good looking trucks.

[Random]

Sounds like a great truck to me, too. :D

[thesameguy]

There no way a '90s Ford pickup is better than any pickup from the '70s or earlier. No way.

[speedpimp]

Sweet tap dancing Jesus wearing fuzzy bunny slippers. No one said that but those early '90s Fords were a marked improvement over the '87-'91's "aero brick" look. Those are the only Fords I consider really ugly looking. Also for the money that '92 can't be beat.
Also that old IH wouldn't have been a bad choice.
Also also, the very first vehicle I ever drove was a '70 Chevy C10(that really ugly pale green) with a 250 I-6 and Powerglide. Not a bad truck for the $100 my dad paid his dad for it.

[pl8ster]

Russ...Ruuusssss........RUUUUUUSSSSSSSS!

DANGER ZONE!

http://monterey.craigslist.org/cto/4819291347.html

It's even got exactly the right provenance!

[speedpimp]

Very nice.

[thesameguy]

Sweet tap dancing Jesus wearing fuzzy bunny slippers. No one said that but those early '90s Fords were a marked improvement over the '87-'91's "aero brick" look. Those are the only Fords I consider really ugly looking. Also for the money that '92 can't be beat.

I guess? It's just improved looks or no, those Fords were not good. Antiquated engines connected to underrated transmissions and indefensibly poor safety. If you're going into the '90s, the only answer is Chevy. I just can't support buying work trucks that can't actually work.

[Random]

Russ...Ruuusssss........RUUUUUUSSSSSSSS!

DANGER ZONE!

http://monterey.craigslist.org/cto/4819291347.html

It's even got exactly the right provenance!

I drove something similar (but built in the '90s) at UCD--they are basically a very large golf cart, with performance and amenities to match. :|

"Estimated Restored Value is easily well over $100k" <-- someone's smoking the good stuff.

[KillerB]

I do like those old 300 straight-six Fords, but my Mazda does all the trucking I currently require - for driving on rainy days and picking up items too large or dirty to put in the Challenger, both of which seem to happen with about equal frequency around here. :lol:

[thesameguy]

Update:

XJS in Arden Park: Still for sale.
Tires: Still only nine years old.

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4829994937.html

[Random]

:up:

[Godson]

That needs an LQ7

[Random]

No, no it doesn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if2j6yqZg0Q

:hard:

[KillerB]

The Bitter SC is pretty cool, but: (http://bringatrailer.com/2015/01/14/one-of-461-7k-1983-bitter-sc/)

- It's a rare 80s car
- In California
- With Texas plates
- For sale

...because you probably can't smog the thing without spending most of the asking price on some unobtanium part.

That said, if it could be had for $4k, it'd be a nice candidate for an LSx swap, which might actually be the cheapest way to get it smog legal. :lol:

[thesameguy]

It's such a weird scenario. I don't really see how a private owner with a weirdo car registered in another state could be denied transferring that car to California. This is quite literally the whole "49 state" thing, which California tried to prevent and ultimately failed. If you have a car which has been Federally certified and registered in any of the other states, California can't stop you from bringing it in. They can stop you from bringing a foreign car directly in, and they can stop you from buying a new 49-state car and bringing it home (for 18 months), but I really think if someone pushed the issue, getting a Bitter that is legally registered in Texas into California they couldn't stop you. I need to find some POS foreign car and try it... something that if it explodes in my face I don't lose my ass. ;)

[thesameguy]

Or, I'm full of shit and it has been tried:


These requirements apply to ANY and ALL direct import vehicles that are 1975 or newer and to be registered in California. It doesn't matter how many states the car was registered in before you are bringing it to California. Doesn't matter how long ago the car came into the country. If you are trying to get registration in California today, be prepared to write a pretty big check to a testing lab.

[KillerB]

Yeah, notice I haven't been talking much lately about buying a 20B Cosmo? :(

[Leon]

No, no it doesn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if2j6yqZg0Q

:hard:

They had some interesting stuff going on when they ran those cars here in NZ back in the day.

1) They used a qualifying fuel so scary that they had their guys wearing the full "ET is coming to invade us" suits on

2) They were struggling to get range out of them with the factory fuel tanks in them, so they inflated the fuel tanks with about a billion psi of air ... suddenly they had more fuel capacity. Then they had little inflatable tanks within the tank that they could inflate when the car was being tech checked, to reduce the capacity of the tank to what it should be.

Interesting stories you get told when you work for the motorsport governing body - but always several years AFTER the cheats are no longer relevant.

[thesameguy]

Yeah, notice I haven't been talking much lately about buying a 20B Cosmo? :(

I assumed that Chally was fulfilling your need for silly coupes. :P

[KillerB]

Nah, I want my unobtainium multi-rotor luxo-coupe!

[George]

Chally

:smh:


:lol:

[Godson]

On the jaguar team from back in the day. My guess would be nitromethane

[novicius]

If I got a bugeye, it would not be a RS. ;) The last real RS was in 01. :hard:
http://images.craigslist.org/00R0R_86ykvHZjK2X_600x450.jpg

99 subaru 2.5 rs Awd - $7500 (Madison) (https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/4832159902.html)

The price is hilaughible but this is probably more your speed, Kid. :cool:

[thesameguy]

Spending $1 on rebuilding a 15 year old motor that wasn't all that exciting to begin with when there are a bajillion fun swap options is mind boggling.

[novicius]

Shit -- I'm in trouble. :D

http://images.craigslist.org/01313_dVHN0h73OY1_600x450.jpg

1998 Ford Contour SVT low miles zero rust very clean - $3000 (https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/4835881941.html)

I mean ok, that rim looks dented -- gotta knock off $500 for that... :lol:

[novicius]

An old VAG? It's like sleeve of wizard!

http://images.craigslist.org/00A0A_nrRO8quyR4_600x450.jpg

VW Jetta GLX VR6 Manual - $2100 (Madison) (https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/4833190602.html)

[thesameguy]

I still love those cars. They pop up every once in a while around here and I invariably have to talk myself out of buying. Those sure look like 17s or 18s and not the stock 16s which in my limited experience severely compromises ride quality. But they are a really nice drive and that V6 sings a nice song.

This one:

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4846570406.html

has been for sale for about two months. Fortunately it's silver. Because blech. Tropic Green is the only correct answer.

[novicius]

Yeah that Contour SVT would be ideal for my new baby buggy/autox car... :erm:

[Yeti]

An old VAG? It's like sleeve of wizard!

http://images.craigslist.org/00A0A_nrRO8quyR4_600x450.jpg

VW Jetta GLX VR6 Manual - $2100 (Madison) (https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/4833190602.html)

If that were a standard 2.slow edition, and like $1000 less, I'd probably buy it. I'm still carless after selling the Urbanizer. :lol:

Also, this looks like a safe, efficient commuter:

http://racine.craigslist.org/cto/4848831213.html

[novicius]

You like the 8v 2.slow over the VR6? Just because of the better mileage/reliability/cheapness? Or does it have like a 9K redline or something...? :?

[21Kid]

http://images.craigslist.org/00R0R_86ykvHZjK2X_600x450.jpg

99 subaru 2.5 rs Awd - $7500 (Madison) (https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/4832159902.html)

The price is hilaughible but this is probably more your speed, Kid. :cool:
They should have put in a STI engine. amirite Drew? ;)

[drew]

Hahahaha. if only....

Damn it.

[novicius]

I still love those cars. They pop up every once in a while around here and I invariably have to talk myself out of buying. Those sure look like 17s or 18s and not the stock 16s which in my limited experience severely compromises ride quality. But they are a really nice drive and that V6 sings a nice song.

This one:

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4846570406.html

has been for sale for about two months. Fortunately it's silver. Because blech. Tropic Green is the only correct answer.
What, like this one? :assclown:

1999 Ford Contour SVT - $3500 (Fresno) (https://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/4821899970.html)

[thesameguy]

My friend's mom bought one new in '98.5 and we had a lot of fun in that car. A lot. ;)

[novicius]

Wait...
...are you saying you banged your friend's mom?? :twitch: :toast: :shocker: :popcorn: :lol: #tellusmore

[thesameguy]

Welllllllll. No.

Most of the fun was had with my male friend with the car on loan, and that was limited to hooliganism in a Contour.

But there were some other good times with the car on loan. With his sister.

[Yeti]

You like the 8v 2.slow over the VR6? Just because of the better mileage/reliability/cheapness? Or does it have like a 9K redline or something...? :?

If I'm buying a $2000 VW, it's because beater. And I'd rather keep a 2l VW beater on the road than a VR6 one.

[novicius]

Yeah, if I'm buying a $2000 VW, it's because utterly disposable fun car -- and I could have fun with both engines, ultimately.

[thesameguy]

There is wisdom there. The VR6 - especially the early ones - is no fun maintenance.

[speedpimp]

Instead of a $2000 Jetta, how about a $900 Jetta TDI? Here (http://headersauto.com/1998-Volkswagen-Jetta/Used-Car/Mishawaka-IN/4784409/Details.aspx).

[Alan P]

Instead of a $2000 Jetta, how about a $900 Jetta TDI? Here (http://headersauto.com/1998-Volkswagen-Jetta/Used-Car/Mishawaka-IN/4784409/Details.aspx).

Those 1.9 TDI engines will go for miles and miles and miles. Hell that thing is barely run in!

[JoshInKC]

Yeah, I'm into that thing.
Of course, that could be my upcoming 80 mile per day commute talking.

[thesameguy]

You could buy that TDI, drive it out here, sell it for five grand.

[Yeti]

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/4819450950.html

I've always loved that color on old 60s Chevys.

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/4851519776.html

Oh hey, 3-door Civics. I remember those!

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/4846782973.html

I need to stop using Searchtempest - it finds things like this on the opposite side of the country. If it wasn't craigslist I'd seriously consider shipping that back here, especially for so little $$$. Regardless of mechanical shape, bodies that clean simply are unpossible around here.

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/4813064773.html

Subarus were dorky back in the day. I mean, more so than now.

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/4846542295.html

$7500!?

[thesameguy]

http://yubasutter.craigslist.org/cto/4793601155.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00o0o_l5N6izpC191_600x450.jpg

:up:

[George]

Whoa - the Craigslist thread was almost on Page 2. You slackers need to get busy!

One for our resident limo owner and Imperial fan:

1947 Chrysler C40 Crown Imperial Limousine - $3500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4870036910.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00F0F_3gkixVFSyPG_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00S0S_iB98jru4hb8_600x450.jpg

A couple for pl8ster:

1990 Acura Integra All Original 1 owner - $2500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4863577736.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00t0t_kM2I1X7VLhV_600x450.jpg

1969 Olds Cutlass supreme conv. - $12500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4863313643.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00i0i_l72kDUmasMX_600x450.jpg

1972 El Camino 4x4 - $8288 (http://denver.craigslist.org/ctd/4870466384.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00E0E_1frY72wqW1o_600x450.jpg

Jeep J-20 Gladiator Truck - $18500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4870207843.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00X0X_alzO5bPoikE_600x450.jpg

Here's one for studepimp:

1983 El Camino - $20000 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4835264491.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00p0p_5uLm2yIS2jd_600x450.jpg

1979 Fiat X1/9 Bertone - $3995 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4854012493.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00x0x_6KzzIEpK8dr_600x450.jpg

For Killer B who, if I remember correctly, is driving around in a non-turbo version! :smh:

1993 Mazda b2600 Truck 4x4 TURBO - $3250 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4865119330.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00U0U_6AlihG8iyDw_600x450.jpg

For all the four-door guys like me, a gentle family sedan:

89 Toyota Cressida 1jz - $8500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4865038301.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00J0J_9UTASAYm1u0_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00z0z_15U1uqUUIR2_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00909_usxsxRaVfQ_600x450.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00606_lAZYVXbTUCv_600x450.jpg

1976 Chrysler Newport Custom Coupe - $12995 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4853796294.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00A0A_5nggYkRs1ao_600x450.jpg

Goliath party Bus for sale Largest Party bus in Colorado (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4833360216.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00S0S_8QKIi0ApsXX_600x450.jpg

85 crx swap 87 integra rally car - $3400 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4847986598.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00r0r_6vkz6rDfWkf_600x450.jpg

Frame Off 1957 oval - $29500 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4825298400.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00W0W_46vzHI8gOoV_600x450.jpg

[Random]

How much of that Beetle is original?

[KillerB]

That oval would be awesome for about half that price.

[KillerB]

So much want. (http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-triumph-tr6-2/)

[Random]

Yeah, that's nice.

[Leon]

you tricked me into clicking a link to a Triumph :P

[Alan P]

Oh my that's lovely!

[Godson]

I had the chance to drive one that a buddy of mine owned for several years. Lovely car it was.

[Taimar]

Guess what we're looking at this weekend?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/4876576294.html

Big bumpers, yeah, but hey.

[Alan P]

That is so you Taimar. :)

[KillerB]

You want an Initial D car? I got your Formula Atlantic powered hachiroku right here. (http://bringatrailer.com/2015/02/06/formula-atlantic-power-toyota-corolla-gt-s-street-build/)

[KillerB]

Still want one of these. (http://bringatrailer.com/2015/02/07/one-owner-36k-mile-2000-honda-s2000/)

[Godson]

That was my favorite car I have ever driven. Love them.

[GB]

Not CL

Showroom condition 2000 Miata, 1531 miles.

http://x-img.autorevo.com/2000-mazda-mx-5-miata-daytona-beach-fl-5378021/971685-8-large.jpg

http://www.spanosmotors.com/2000-Mazda-MX-5-Miata-Daytona-Beach-FL-32114/5378021

[GB]

"So choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up." - Ferris Bueller


http://x-img.autorevo.com/2008-bentley-continental-gt-daytona-beach-fl-5271283/869321-2-large.jpg

MSRP: $211,345
Asking:$77,950 (~37%)

http://www.spanosmotors.com/2008-Bentley-Continental-GT-Speed-Daytona-Beach-FL-32114/5271283

[novicius]

Hmm... 2008... seven year old car... $150K gone with absolutely nothing to show for it but the Facebook pics...

That's like setting fire to a three bedroom house with no insurance and not a damn care in the world. :lol:

[Godson]

Ain't that the fucking truth

[novicius]

1989 Mustang 5.0 Convertible - $1 (http://madison.craigslist.org/cto/4842965186.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00B0B_8RYDfUINprm_600x450.jpg


89 5.0 Convertible 5 speed stick, all original, 33500 original miles. Mint mint mint!!!!
Call 262 719 6six5zero
Make offer
$10K?

LoL, found older ad -- he wants $15K (http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/4842966751.html). :lol:

[thesameguy]

Fifteen grand and he can't be arsed to post more than one poor pic? Fail.

[novicius]

It's a Craigslist ad, whatcha gonna do? #shrug

Now this basket case is more in my price range. :rawk:

1995 mustang gts - $4500 (Neenah wi) (http://appleton.craigslist.org/cto/4863164813.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00606_kO2lKb0G1dy_600x450.jpg

[thesameguy]

Doesn't seem all that basket case-y to me!

I'm wondering if "explorer short block" means the aluminum one?

[novicius]

Good point -- ah well, I'm not yet in in the market, just window shopping.

[Godson]

I don't recall there ever being a mustang GTS.

[novicius]

There wasn't.

[KillerB]

Yes, there was, actually. I remember reading about it at the time. I did some googling to be sure, and it looks like it was a 1995-only model, without most of the power options that were standard on the GT. Sort of like the last gasp of the LX 5.0.

[thesameguy]

HWAT????

Novi, you need to step up your time table. Don't let it get away!

Edit: Also, derp. I was thinking the '95 was a mod motor and that was the motivation behind the 3rd gen Explorer block swap. Obviously not the case here. For a 5.0, I think the nature of the Explorer swap is actually just that the 2nd gen Explorer had the last iteration of the OHV 5.0. I think they actually even came with GT40 heads & intake. With a cam, that'd be cheap power.

[thesameguy]

Arden Park Jag: Still for sale.

Now, with five ads just to be sure it isn't selling for lack of visibility.

[novicius]

Novi, you need to step up your time table. Don't let it get away!
My timetable is set by my pregnant wife! :lol: Baby has to land safely first; we see what insurance pays for and then I can go rummaging around. ;)

[thesameguy]

Kinda rad...

http://images.craigslist.org/00V0V_2QzAzmdJPmJ_600x450.jpg

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4895770907.html

I feel like George should come get it.

[Random]

Kinda rad...

http://images.craigslist.org/00V0V_2QzAzmdJPmJ_600x450.jpg

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4895770907.html

I feel like George should come get it.

No, George should pick up the one that 2Bennett is working on, with the RS2 engine. Spins the tires through three gears*. :D

*on worn out snow tires. Only spins them through 2nd on newer all-seasons. ;)

[novicius]

I always picture George as owning a VW Bus with an air-cooled Porsche motor in the back, two rows of bench seats filled with babies and a gaggle of bicycles hanging on the back like a wad of steel wool.

[Random]

Nah: this. (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QNoU6xtq4rs/UbkRe7EAaSI/AAAAAAAAGHI/TPfRh-oPwSo/s1600/ge4981275944458191975.jpg) :D

[novicius]

Not this (http://cdn4.coresites.mpora.com/mpora_new/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/91599_EN.jpeg)? ;)

[George]

Tee hee. Those are all winners!

Here's my choice for today, in keeping with your suggestions.

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1972 Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon (http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2013/11/12/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1973-ford-ltd-country-squire-station-wagon/)

http://assets.blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2013/11/20004758-770-0@2X-700x392.jpg

[thesameguy]

Somehow, going fast and/or two seats doesn't strike me as George-y.

That Quantum mixes everything George likes: slow, AWD, and no power features. It's about as close to a Bug/Accord hybrid as you can get!

[novicius]

To be fair, I was looking for some sort of Volvo wagonish creation. :D

[George]

Slow? I don't like slow. It's just that I can afford slow.

Signed,

The guy who thought his V6 Camry was a rocket ship

('cause it was compared to everything else I've owned before or since)

[novicius]

Bah, you can afford fast too George -- you're just not pulling the trigger on it.

2001 Suzuki SV 650 S - $2650 (denver area) (http://denver.craigslist.org/mcy/4892727621.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00S0S_1WQSypfGiB0_600x450.jpg


trade or sale a mustang 1998 gt - $1700 (http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4860854465.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00A0A_3dMFlwCxYhn_600x450.jpg

Either one of these shitboxes would get you going "fast". ;)

EDIT: Man, that Mustang really is a total shitbox! :lol: Also, the '01-'04 V6 Mustangs used the very stout Split-Port (Essex) 3.8L V6:


With the addition of Intake Manifold Runner Control to (V6) Mustang in 2001, engine output increased slightly to 193 horsepower (144 kW) @ 5500 rpm and 225 lb·ft (305 N·m) of torque @ 2800 rpm.For comparison, the first 4.6L V8 mod-motors made 215 hp (160 kW) & 285 lb·ft (386 N·m); the lighter '01-'04 V6/M5 Mustangs can be picked up for navel lint.

[novicius]

1985 Ford Mustang 5.0 - $5000 (Dubuque, IA) (http://dubuque.craigslist.org/cto/4891907164.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00D0D_aJkqwjpdUqw_600x450.jpg

Guy doesn't know what he's got. :twitch:

[thesameguy]

That is pretty effing awesome, but you think really more than $5k worth?

[novicius]

Rust-free and low (78K) mileage 5.0 in this area?? Yeah, I think that's an $8K car even if it's a non-optimal '88-'91 year.

For your perusal, TSG:

1984 Ford Mustang SVO - $5500 (New London, WI) (http://appleton.craigslist.org/cto/4845750301.html)

http://images.craigslist.org/00w0w_lryr0h20XFz_600x450.jpg

[thesameguy]

Yeah! That is one clean SVO! I would be really torn on something like that, because I'd definitely want the 85.5 mechanicals, and I'd feel real bad about modifying such a nice '84.

But maybe not bad enough not to do it. :p

[Random]

There is a sub-set of SVO owners that has seriously put me off that car forever. :|

[thesameguy]

Do tell...?

[novicius]

It's the SVOCA.com folks; they're just extremists. (http://www.svoca.com/forum/showthread.php?18729-Read-Forum-Rules-Read)

Honestly, it makes me want to buy this SVO, register there and post pics of it sitting on 17" Cobra R rims. :finger:

[Random]

Make sure to advertise that you're parting out portions of the car. ;)

[novicius]

Ooo yeah, that's right. :devil:

[thesameguy]

It's the SVOCA.com folks; they're just extremists. (http://www.svoca.com/forum/showthread.php?18729-Read-Forum-Rules-Read)

Honestly, it makes me want to buy this SVO, register there and post pics of it sitting on 17" Cobra R rims. :finger:

Oh, that makes sense.

Here would be my approach:

Hi guys, new to the forum. I have an absolutely mint '84 SVO, but unfortunately the head gasket seems to be weeping again. I'm tired of the stupid Felpro gaskets failing, can anyone point me to a good source for foxbody LSx crossmembers? I want this fixed once and for all.

[Phil_SS]

It's the SVOCA.com folks; they're just extremists. (http://www.svoca.com/forum/showthread.php?18729-Read-Forum-Rules-Read)

Honestly, it makes me want to buy this SVO, register there and post pics of it sitting on 17" Cobra R rims. :finger:

A quick perusal of their site shows that wouldn't be a problem. They have a whole section dedicated to wheels and tires. I'm guessing you would get a bunch of hits asking how you did it. :lol:

[novicius]

Phil, maybe I should have used an :assclown: instead?

TSG, yeah that would probably do it. :lol: #globalthermonuclearwar

[KillerB]

I don't know what he has either. Is there something special about that one, other than the condition?

I'd give $5k for that all day long, though; it's definitely minty fresh.

[novicius]

That car in California? Ok sure, it's a $3-4K car.

In the Great Lakes/Rustbelt region? That's at least an $8K car, IMO.

[Alan P]

It's the SVOCA.com folks; they're just extremists. (http://www.svoca.com/forum/showthread.php?18729-Read-Forum-Rules-Read)

Honestly, it makes me want to buy this SVO, register there and post pics of it sitting on 17" Cobra R rims. :finger:

Jesus, I'm surprised they can talk about anything?!?


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