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Octopus Magic: Dec 19, 2003; I HATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU LIKE* AND I NEED TO BE SURE YOU ALL KNOW THAT EVERY TIME I POST

*unless it's a DSM in which case we cool ^_^

Boba_Fettish posted:

It honestly looks more like a mean spirited prank on someone rather than a scam with the "upgrade to Prius" part.

Scam was easier to type out fast

# ? May 30, 2013 00:12

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 11:51

BoostCreep: May 3, 2004; Might I ask where you keep your forced induction accessories?; Grimey Drawer

http://kpr.craigslist.org/cto/3818750946.html

Good price for a running turbo Volvo with a title.

# ? May 30, 2013 02:11

slidebite: Nov 6, 2005; Good egg

BoostCreep posted:

Auto NA MKIV Supras that need a lot of work still go for $12k+. This is hands down a scam.

Don't be so sure.

Turbo JDMs go for less than $9K-ish here.

http://alberta.kijiji.ca/f-supra-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-W0QQCatIdZ174QQKeywordZsupraQQisProvinceSearchZtrue

# ? May 30, 2013 02:31

Crustashio: Jul 27, 2000; ruh roh

Yeah, there is a big glut of JDM stuff and you can get them cheap(ish), especially in the western provinces. FD rx7s for less than 8k where LHD models are easily 4k more. I still hate RHD cars on LHD roads though.

# ? May 30, 2013 02:41

BoostCreep: May 3, 2004; Might I ask where you keep your forced induction accessories?; Grimey Drawer

slidebite posted:

Don't be so sure.

Turbo JDMs go for less than $9K-ish here.

http://alberta.kijiji.ca/f-supra-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-W0QQCatIdZ174QQKeywordZsupraQQisProvinceSearchZtrue

I guess I'm talking specifically about the US.

# ? May 30, 2013 02:45

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

BoostCreep posted:

I guess I'm talking specifically about the US.

Yeah, the US doesn't get the joy of seeing ratty turbo supras and clapped out GT-Rs......

yet.

By january, our junk R32 GT-Rs will start pouring over your northern border, flooding your market with rusty $20,000 cars with severe mechanical problems.

# ? May 30, 2013 02:49

slidebite: Nov 6, 2005; Good egg

BoostCreep posted:

I guess I'm talking specifically about the US.

Yes, which is why I posted earlier it was almost certainly JDM.

They and other beat to poo poo ex-japanese cars are all over the Canadian market. Some, generally German, cars can potentially be good buys.

# ? May 30, 2013 04:31

WHEEZY KISS A DUDE: Dec 28, 2000; ASK ME HOW TO GET FREE BEER!
(THE ANSWER IS "CHEATING GOONS OUT OF IT")

All this W124 talk reminds me that parked behind my M-i-L's (and belonging to an older guy who owns a performance shop and a supercharged HHR with straight-pipes and a lot of other work) is an 87 300E. With an AMG badge. I ran the plate and it only comes back as "1987 Mercedes Benz 300E" with no mention of an AMG designation. Could this be a real Hammer? Or maybe just a 300E with a swap? This guy doesn't seem the type to be a badgeposer.

Last I heard it was for sale, so I'm putting it here.

(sorry for the lovely Instagram pics but it's all I have right now since it's down in Norfolk)

# ? May 30, 2013 16:32

Seat Safety Switch: May 27, 2008; MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.; Pillbug

All the pictures I've ever seen of Hammers have body-color door handles and grille. They also have a big front bumper with fogs usually.

# ? May 30, 2013 16:47

Tai-Pan: Feb 10, 2001

Seat Safety Switch posted:

All the pictures I've ever seen of Hammers have body-color door handles and grille. They also have a big front bumper with fogs usually.

Didn't they have two-tone wheels and a spoiler too?

# ? May 30, 2013 17:24

GnarlyCharlie4u: Sep 23, 2007; I have an unhealthy obsession with motorcycles.

Proof

Gold?

# ? May 31, 2013 03:57

Octopus Magic: Dec 19, 2003; I HATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU LIKE* AND I NEED TO BE SURE YOU ALL KNOW THAT EVERY TIME I POST

*unless it's a DSM in which case we cool ^_^

GnarlyCharlie4u posted:

Gold?

Fools gold maybe. It's an ugly VW Kit car.

# ? May 31, 2013 13:18

keykey: Mar 28, 2003; Â Â Â Â Â

WHEEZY KISS A DUDE posted:

badgeposer.

If you run the VIN and it comes back 300E, you already know what it really is. If it was an AMG, it would come up as a 300E AMG by the VIN.

# ? May 31, 2013 15:19

atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

Octopus Magic posted:

Fools gold maybe. It's an ugly VW Kit car.

It's not really fool's gold when it says it's got a VW 1600cc engine right there :v:

# ? May 31, 2013 20:39

VideoTapir: Oct 18, 2005; He'll tire eventually.

It's one of the more well-known and distinctive (for better or worse...god drat those headlights) VW kits. You might as well dismiss a Myers Manx as a VW kit.

# ? Jun 1, 2013 05:27

Sinestro: Oct 31, 2010; The perfect day needs the perfect set of wheels.

VideoTapir posted:

(for better or worse...god drat those headlights)

Those are amazing. :colbert:

# ? Jun 1, 2013 21:55

PainterofCrap: Oct 17, 2002; hey bebe

RUNS ~~GOOD~~ GREAT

Not on that tire, it won't.

# ? Jun 2, 2013 03:31

Fender Anarchist: May 20, 2009; Fender Anarchist

Just throw the spare on.

If it hasn't rusted away, that is.

# ? Jun 2, 2013 03:46

Aurune: Jun 17, 2006

Not Craigslist, but gold.

Slightly used, proper Colin Chapman designed Lotus. Original driver some chap named Nigel.

http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=CA0813-161561&entryRow=77&lottype=Car&startRow=73

Want, really really want. Too broke

# ? Jun 2, 2013 05:25

Human Grand Prix: Jan 24, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

Aurune posted:

Not Craigslist, but gold.

Slightly used, proper Colin Chapman designed Lotus. Original driver some chap named Nigel.

http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=CA0813-161561&entryRow=77&lottype=Car&startRow=73

Want, really really want. Too broke

Cool. But gently caress Nigel Mansell.

# ? Jun 2, 2013 05:27

Bring Back Noid: Sep 16, 2005

Real gold?

http://tuscarawas.craigslist.org/cto/3836673238.html

Looks mostly complete, not horridly rusty... NE Ohio

# ? Jun 3, 2013 19:06

Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; AWWWW YISSSSSSSSSS
DIS IS MAH JAM!!!!!!

I can't tell but it looks like there's some nasty rust just past the front wheel well.

# ? Jun 3, 2013 23:31

redgubbinz: May 1, 2007

http://albany.craigslist.org/cto/3784289344.html

code:

1985 Mercedes 380se in great shape. body has no rust interior is excellent.

new
intake sensor
intake boot
all vacuum lines traced replaced as necessary
new battery and tires
new ignition module
plugs wires distibutor cap rotor all new
new fuel pump
new fuel filter
new exhaust

Nope. Not tempted. Definitely not.

# ? Jun 4, 2013 00:17

CovfefeCatCafe: Apr 11, 2006; A fresh attitude
brewed daily!

http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/3825912532.html

Possible gold? Could be a fun project car, but I wouldn't pay $1200 for a rolling chassis, even if I had that kind of free money (tbh, NE Ohio used car market prices are all kinds of hosed up).

# ? Jun 5, 2013 00:12

Octopus Magic: Dec 19, 2003; I HATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU LIKE* AND I NEED TO BE SURE YOU ALL KNOW THAT EVERY TIME I POST

*unless it's a DSM in which case we cool ^_^

1200 dollars for a dead Starlet shell? Naw.

# ? Jun 5, 2013 14:42

Twerk from Home: Jan 17, 2009; This avatar brought to you by the 'save our dead gay forums' foundation.

What engine would be in a US Ford Fiesta? I'm having a hard time nailing it down. Possible gold?

# ? Jun 5, 2013 16:11

Tai-Pan: Feb 10, 2001

Weinertron posted:

What engine would be in a US Ford Fiesta? I'm having a hard time nailing it down. Possible gold?

Why is a $1200 beat to poo poo fiesta gold?

# ? Jun 5, 2013 16:58

Coredump: Dec 1, 2002

Well its either hilariously overpriced turd bucket that someone thinks is worth way more than it is, and thus got posted. Or its a cool quirky car that someone has a fetish for, and thus got posted. Pretend its a CYOA and pick which ever option makes you happy.

# ? Jun 5, 2013 19:39

Twerk from Home: Jan 17, 2009; This avatar brought to you by the 'save our dead gay forums' foundation.

Coredump posted:

Well its either hilariously overpriced turd bucket that someone thinks is worth way more than it is, and thus got posted. Or its a cool quirky car that someone has a fetish for, and thus got posted. Pretend its a CYOA and pick which ever option makes you happy.

I think it's a cool quirky car, and it looks better than most of the other sub $2k cars on Craigslist! I've never actually seen a 70s generation Fiesta, and I guess I thought they were rarer than they are.

# ? Jun 5, 2013 19:43

Coredump: Dec 1, 2002

Weinertron posted:

I think it's a cool quirky car, and it looks better than most of the other sub $2k cars on Craigslist! I've never actually seen a 70s generation Fiesta, and I guess I thought they were rarer than they are.

Hey man, you ain't got to justify it to me. :cool:

# ? Jun 5, 2013 20:30

CovfefeCatCafe: Apr 11, 2006; A fresh attitude
brewed daily!

Coredump posted:

Well its either hilariously overpriced turd bucket that someone thinks is worth way more than it is, and thus got posted. Or its a cool quirky car that someone has a fetish for, and thus got posted. Pretend its a CYOA and pick which ever option makes you happy.

That describes like 99% of the cars on craigslist here in NE Ohio. I think I've even seen a car (with photo) that was resting on it's roof, 90's model, rusty, asking price north of $5,000 because "the engine is still good."

# ? Jun 5, 2013 22:10

Applebees Appetizer: Jan 23, 2006

Tai-Pan posted:

Why is a $1200 beat to poo poo fiesta gold?

Old Fiestas make awesome race cars. I'd give the guy $800 for it and turn it into a track rat.

# ? Jun 6, 2013 04:06

Preoptopus: Aug 25, 2008; Ð¢ÑÐ¸ Ð¿Ð¾Ð»Ð¾ÑÐºÐ¸,
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GUYS! Anyone here got 6.2 million dollars and do you like Ferraris?!
http://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/search/DRauSearchDetails.aspx?itemid=1806180

quote:

1990 Ferrari F40

In the past year, Ferrari of New England has brokered the sale of many of the finest Ferrari supercars in the world. Each Ferrari F40, F50 and Enzo that we have located, purchased and sold has been in spectacular, original condition. But none of these incredible cars, not even the Grigio Titanio Enzo we just recently sold, has the presence and provenance of the collection that Ferrari of New England is proud to offer now.
Three of Ferrari's finest creations, an F40, an F50 and an Enzo, offered only as a collection. Each one is a spectacular US-market example and each car has travelled only TWO HUNDRED MILES in its lifetime! A 1990 Ferrari F40, traditionally turned out in Rosso Corsa over Red racing seats, showing precisely 202 miles on its Veglia odometer. A 1995 Ferrari F50, also finished in Rosso Corsa, with exactly 230 miles ever having passed beneath its tires. And finally, perhaps most incredibly, a 2003 Ferrari Enzo, painted in the rare color Rosso Scuderia, that only 273 miles on it!

These three cars are unquestionably the most significant assemblage of Ferrari exotica we've ever seen. Each one represents the pinnacle of performance for their respective generations and can claim its rightful place in automotive history. Locating just one of these cars with such low mileage is no mean feat, finding all three is thought by many to be an impossible task.

Ferrari F40 chassis # 086519 is an original US-delivery example finished in Rosso Corsa over Red racing seats. With only 202 original miles, F40 #086159 is believed to be the lowest-mileage car extant in the United States. Cosmetically, this car is as perfect as the mileage would indicate. Every bit of the carbon fiber bodywork, every speck of paint, is exactly as it was when the car left Maranello in 1990. The dashboard mouse hair is nicer than we've ever seen and the interior displays virtually no wear.

Ferrari Classiche certification for Chassis #086519 is pending and a full major service (or any other work to suit the buyer's taste) can be completed by our expert service department. We have the original window sticker and all keys for the car plus the seat and steering wheel covers. Offered only as part of a collection with our F50 and Enzo, this F40 is an astute enthusiasts dream car and a sterling investment, all in one! Pricing and other details are available upon application to Ferrari of New England.

# ? Jun 6, 2013 04:12

Edmund Sparkler: Jul 4, 2003; For twelve years, you have been asking: Who is John Galt? This is John Galt speaking. I am the man who loves his life. I am the man who does not sacrifice his love or his values. I am the man who has deprived you of victims and thus has destroyed your world, and if you wish to know why you are peris

I saw this on my way home. I really want to know now if the sign tells truth or not.

Edmund Sparkler fucked around with this message at 05:11 on Jun 6, 2013

# ? Jun 6, 2013 05:09

Seat Safety Switch: May 27, 2008; MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.; Pillbug

# ? Jun 6, 2013 18:42

Octopus Magic: Dec 19, 2003; I HATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU LIKE* AND I NEED TO BE SURE YOU ALL KNOW THAT EVERY TIME I POST

*unless it's a DSM in which case we cool ^_^

Preoptopus posted:

GUYS! Anyone here got 6.2 million dollars and do you like Ferraris?!
http://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/search/DRauSearchDetails.aspx?itemid=1806180

That's a pretty expensive dust collector.

# ? Jun 6, 2013 18:48

Coredump: Dec 1, 2002

leica posted:

Old Fiestas make awesome race cars. I'd give the guy $800 for it and turn it into a track rat.

Old Fiesta, new Ford 3 cylinder ecotec. Makes me drool.

# ? Jun 6, 2013 18:55

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Seat Safety Switch posted:

You won't have to spend any money because I'm including the paint! See?! Paint! Also, aren't the '85s non-intercooled and therefore less desireable?

Edit: Also, Monte Carlo SS wheels.

Boaz MacPhereson fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Jun 6, 2013

# ? Jun 6, 2013 19:40

Q_res: Oct 29, 2005; We're fucking built for this shit!

Boaz MacPhereson posted:

Also, aren't the '85s non-intercooled and therefore less desireable?

Yeah, pretty much. I hope nobody buys it, because if he seriously thinks it's worth $30k restored he's going to be sorely disappointed.

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VideoTapir: Oct 18, 2005; He'll tire eventually.

He's probably thinking grand national = GNX

# ? Jun 7, 2013 08:21

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