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That is a rare car, I don't think I've ever seen one. Price seems high but who knows what it's worth, cool looking car though
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Pham Nuwen posted:Don't like to self quote but have any of you owned one of these? I decided it looks pretty great for the price so I'll go look... $3500 will almost buy you a 15 year old Hyundai around here, so I'm wondering if it's got big problems or if he just doesn't know what he's doing. I'm looking tomorrow. Seller seems like he's not a total moron, which is nice. I have a 88 560sl. Yes, that is are pretty good price. They were made back in the days when Mercedes produced a quality product that didn't loving fall apart after 4 years. Check for rust. The fuel distributor is expensive, but likely replaced at this point.
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Apr 24, 2014 16:36
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 http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/4400096095.html Why do I wanna buy some insanely wide tires for the rear, skinny tires for up front, put an obnoxious rear end big block in that thing and drive it around?
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Apr 24, 2014 18:41
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Because it would be loving amazing.
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Apr 24, 2014 18:50
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BrokenKnucklez posted:
Because that would be absolutely loving amazing, as the Terrible Robot says. I saw that thing earlier and had to stop and think about it a minute. 
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Apr 24, 2014 19:32
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Super bitchin e30: http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/4382426340.html
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Apr 24, 2014 19:34
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It's lovingly crafted and in excellent shape, but 19.5k for what amounts to a knockoff Italian-spec 320is is a bit much considering you are getting in striking distance of an actual M3. I love the wheels though.
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Apr 24, 2014 20:35
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To be fair, if he wanted the most straightforward e30 chassis possible it would have to be an 89 without a sunroof, no? That way it would still have the plastic bumpers but wouldn't have power windows or anything like that.
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Apr 24, 2014 20:42
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20k will get you an E30 M3 in pretty loving good condition and as much as that guy would like to claim that thing weighs almost 300lbs less, I'm a bit doubtful without seeing that thing on the scales. e: Also no M3 seats which is like a good 25% of the reason to buy an M3 IMO e2: No 5 lug swap done which means it's probably using stock E30 brakes, how the hell does it stop better than an M3?
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Apr 24, 2014 20:43
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rscott posted:20k will get you an E30 M3 in pretty loving good condition and as much as that guy would like to claim that thing weighs almost 300lbs less, I'm a bit doubtful without seeing that thing on the scales. It doesn't. Buy an E30 M3. The weight balance with the power would be nice, but you'd be better off with an M3.
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Apr 24, 2014 20:46
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tween_spirit posted:To be fair, if he wanted the most straightforward e30 chassis possible it would have to be an 89 without a sunroof, no? That way it would still have the plastic bumpers but wouldn't have power windows or anything like that. 318iS had very little sound deadening so that's probably why. Almost every e30 that hit the US shores had power windows.
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Apr 24, 2014 20:56
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Seat Safety Switch posted:OK I officially love this truck and it has amazing pictures. It's like a Swedish murder mystery show in here. I asked my photog ladyfriend how to do this and this was recommended: -Diffuse, indirect, oblique light (sunset, sunrise, twilight, dusk, cloudy days) -Experimenting with shallow depths of field -Some voodoo called a levitation lens filter
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Apr 24, 2014 21:51
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tween_spirit posted:To be fair, if he wanted the most straightforward e30 chassis possible it would have to be an 89 without a sunroof, no? That way it would still have the plastic bumpers but wouldn't have power windows or anything like that. I not too familiar with E30s, but I've only ever seen crank-up manual windows on 84-85 poverty-spec 318i models, and even then those are uncommon. Did any of 325i/325is come with non-power windows in North America?
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Apr 24, 2014 22:19
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animeliker posted:I not too familiar with E30s, but I've only ever seen crank-up manual windows on 84-85 poverty-spec 318i models, and even then those are uncommon. Did any of 325i/325is come with non-power windows in North America? I'm about 99% sure that I looked at two specifically '89 325i or more likely 325is that had manual windows, but that was over 5 years ago so my memory is probably failing me as I looked at a lot of E30s at the time. I just remember there being some major difference between the 89 and 90/91 models but I guess it's something else.
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Apr 24, 2014 23:01
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I have never seen a USDM E30 with manual windows, for whatever that's worth. Definitely not common, if anything. I've only seen a couple slicktop ones as well.
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Apr 25, 2014 00:15
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There is almost no market for that car. Anyone with that money will just buy an M3. The only value in that car would be pulling the S14 back out and selling it, then selling the shell separately to someone for a 24v swap. Crustashio fucked around with this message at 00:21 on Apr 25, 2014 |
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Apr 25, 2014 00:17
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Crustashio posted:The funny part is there was a legit federalized 320is for sale not that long ago and I think it was under 20k. The wheels are nice but it looks like it has the wrong size tire on them, as well. No suspension work done, either.
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Apr 25, 2014 00:19
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Half the reason anyone buys the M3 is because it's the M3. There are plenty of other cars that are lighter and faster than it you can buy for less money.
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Apr 25, 2014 01:22
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Crustashio posted:
Yeah this is what I was thinking and there's no way you'd get 20k out of if you did that.
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Apr 25, 2014 02:12
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Gold? Not Gold?  http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/4413032624.html
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Apr 25, 2014 16:43
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Not gold. Body damage. Interior parts missing, like the main carpet. Missing and mismatched body trim. Looks like a basketcase.
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Apr 25, 2014 17:00
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definitely not gold, but would be an ok buy under 1500
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Apr 25, 2014 17:01
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CharlieWhiskey posted:I asked my photog ladyfriend how to do this and this was recommended: Also, you'd need a nice, fast prime lens (say 50mm f/1.8). It's not just a matter of technique; you'd never get pictures like that with a digital point & shoot. Zoom lenses tend to have too narrow an aperture. What the heck is a levitation lens filter? I'm gonna look that up e: google yields nothing
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Apr 25, 2014 20:35
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The 80's are calling me back... http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/4439393192.html 
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Apr 25, 2014 21:57
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Pick up the phone, that paint/car is awesome.
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Apr 25, 2014 21:59
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Man, this is awesome too. http://porthuron.craigslist.org/cto/4439966349.html 9k mile 1979 RX7. Never been in rain or snow, except where the pictures are taken with snow all around it.  Still, I've got more miles on my 2013 car. 
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Apr 25, 2014 22:05
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Larrymer posted:The 80's are calling me back... Definitely worth the price. Do it. It's mostly unmolested and those cars are just getting more rare.
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Apr 25, 2014 22:30
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Larrymer posted:The 80's are calling me back... Go buy the drat car.
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Apr 25, 2014 22:32
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Beyond the misguided emissions fuckery, its pretty awesome. They are slower than you expect, its torquey but definitely not smooth or high-revving. Driving one felt a bit like a Z31 300ZX turbo with one dead cylinder.
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Apr 25, 2014 22:37
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is the conquest basically a starion?
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A MIRACLE posted:is the conquest basically a starion? There's a reason they're colloquially known as Starquests. Also, hope you enjoy replacing head gaskets.
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Apr 25, 2014 23:17
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A MIRACLE posted:is the conquest basically a starion? They are sister cars and the generation before Eclipse/Talon, I believe That's a drat nice RX-7 too. But with even how much I like them, I would pick the conquest
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Apr 25, 2014 23:25
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Didn't the conquest have some obnoxiously huge turbo? My buddy had one in college, and it had no acceleration till the turbo spooled up... then acceleration city.
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Apr 26, 2014 06:32
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Not huge, just old and primitive. A lot of turbo cars from the 70s-80s have pretty bad lag, it's just the state of turbine design at the time.
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HotCanadianChick posted:Not huge, just old and primitive. A lot of turbo cars from the 70s-80s have pretty bad lag, it's just the state of turbine design at the time. The smaller engined ones were even worse - years ago my mate had a Cordia turbo and it was hilariously laggy
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HotCanadianChick posted:There's a reason they're colloquially known as Starquests. gently caress the head gasket, hope you enjoy replacing the entire head. Unless the jet valves have been eliminated already, or will be before the head cracks around them. It's been a number of years since I sold mine, but from what I remember it's also kind of hard to mod these for power, since the fueling system is incredibly primitive - it consists of 2 injectors that atomize the fuel into the intake charge for the whole motor, kind of like a TBI setup. Which is about as awesome as you might imagine when dealing with forced induction. To sum up, the 2.6 Astron is kind of poo poo. That said, I still want another one, although it would have to be in better shape than my first one was. These were sold with a 4G63 (NA) across the pond, which might open up some interesting swap ideas 
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Black88GTA posted:gently caress the head gasket, hope you enjoy replacing the entire head. Unless the jet valves have been eliminated already, or will be before the head cracks around them. It's been a number of years since I sold mine, but from what I remember it's also kind of hard to mod these for power, since the fueling system is incredibly primitive - it consists of 2 injectors that atomize the fuel into the intake charge for the whole motor, kind of like a TBI setup. Which is about as awesome as you might imagine when dealing with forced induction. To sum up, the 2.6 Astron is kind of poo poo. That said, I still want another one, although it would have to be in better shape than my first one was. Japan Starions were all 4G63 Turbos aside from one model with the G54B, and another base model that was withdrawn from sale after a year. Some had the "Sirius Dash" engine and are the most powerful.
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http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/summerside-pei/1994-ford-sho/585272981?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true   How are these things? He was asking 3k in another ad. Would they be usable as a year round daily driver? I'm desperate to get rid of my golf for something fun. My friend had an SVT contour and I actually liked that stupid thing. One of the best factory exhaust notes I've heard.
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I enjoyed having a pair, but working on the things can get tedious. You are supposed to adjust the valve lash every 60kish miles, but it seems like 3/4 of people selling them have no idea what you are talking about when you bring it up. Also at 33 mpg that thing is running REALLY lean.
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Plek posted:Also at 33 mpg that thing is running REALLY lean. Or the seller is inflating the mileage that it actually gets by a third... Found this, inspired by DJ Commie's thread: http://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/4436019324.html  I really like it but it seems a bit overpriced.
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