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BigPaddy posted:Maybe I just hate money but if I don’t want something I tend to give it away to someone who needs it within reason. Busted old Pontiac 389 and trans? Donated to the High Schools auto shop. I just can’t be dealing with morons on CL or Facebook. I had to get rid of a 2000 Passat Wagon quick fast and in a hurry, 350,000 miles, a blown power steering system and a window held up with a soda can, gave it away to the first person I didn't have to pick up from their mom's house to look at it. Went to a VW mechanic's son, as his first car, he was so loving stoked, the dad was like "yeah, I'll have all this poo poo fixed in a day" it was very  they might have been lying to me, and trying to flip it for a profit, or part it out, but IDGAF, as long as it didn't get towed.That car had to have it's own guardian angel or something, 17 years and 350kmi in the NE, interior was near mint condition, there was almost zero rust on the undercarriage, engine and trans were still butter smooth, used less than a quart of oil between changes, mostly out of the turbo seals, just incredible.
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Yeah I'm the same. I even gave the guy $100 more than he offered because he was nice to do business with. I'm bad at selling cars. I was so drat fed up with all the annoying people that came crawling out of the woodworks.
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Jul 31, 2020 21:21
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Couple years ago I had to unload a 96 Ranger I bought as a project and almost immediately blew out what was left of its rings. The ad clearly stated that it ran, ac worked, currently tagged and insured but the motor was junk and on its last legs, smoking like a coal train. I had so many calls from guys who were hours away and wanted to know if they could drive it home, one guy wanted to "use it for a couple weeks until my next check comes in" and I had to ghost him for his own good.
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BigPaddy posted:Maybe I just hate money but if I don’t want something I tend to give it away to someone who needs it within reason. Busted old Pontiac 389 and trans? Donated to the High Schools auto shop. I just can’t be dealing with morons on CL or Facebook. The high school next to my house has a first-gen MR2 sitting outside their auto shop and I'm torn between thinking that's cool as hell, and wondering what a pain in the rear end it is to work on that engine.
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Jul 31, 2020 22:17
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Elviscat posted:I had to get rid of a 2000 Passat Wagon quick fast and in a hurry, 350,000 miles, a blown power steering system and a window held up with a soda can, gave it away to the first person I didn't have to pick up from their mom's house to look at it. I have the Lola formula ford listed in a few places, one of them is facebook. It's very clearly listed as a slider (rolling chassis) with no engine or transmission. 75% of the messages I get on facebook ask if it includes an engine and transmission, the other 20% are "I'm very interested in this" which never reply more than a couple times after I offer to setup a time for them to see it. The other 5% is either the automated "Is this still available" or lovely trade offers. Oh, also had a great offer of half my asking price if I would deliver it 1500 miles. Selling things sucks and with COVID I'm not bothering to list anything under around $500 right now, it just isn't worth it.
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Aug 1, 2020 12:25
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Nothing egregious here, other than they misspelled "Chief" and it's not a Chief, it's a Spirit.
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Aug 2, 2020 12:39
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PeterCat posted:Nothing egregious here, other than they misspelled "Chief" and it's not a Chief, it's a Spirit.
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Aug 2, 2020 23:20
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I recently put up the old spare wheel/tire from my jeep up for free on CL, clearly stating the tire was no good and needed to be replaced because it was probably 20 years old, cracked all to poo poo, no tread left and felt like a giant hockey puck. I kept getting messages saying "what size is the tire" or another saying "oh cool I need a tire for my cherokee" and "why is the tire no good I need a tire" So just to make sure the person that eventually picked it up didn't try to use it, I punched a bunch of knife holes in the sidewall so it wouldn't hold air, because I'm pretty sure someone would have tried to use it.
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Aug 3, 2020 01:04
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Anything for free/that I don't want to bother selling for $10 gets a free section CL ad that states"it's going to be at this address on *night before trash day*. Don't knock on my door or ask for help loading it. I'll take this down when I notice it's gone but if you don't see it, assume it's gone." So far, so good. Don't deal with CL people if you don't have to.
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Aug 3, 2020 02:16
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That's a tempting way to do it, but I don't really want to give out my address unless i know someone is coming for sure.
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Aug 3, 2020 02:19
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Applebees Appetizer posted:That's a tempting way to do it, but I don't really want to give out my address unless i know someone is coming for sure. that's why i listed the cross street of an alley, but the CL weirdo still found me
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Aug 3, 2020 02:21
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Applebees Appetizer posted:That's a tempting way to do it, but I don't really want to give out my address unless i know someone is coming for sure. Yeah I'd rather have some control about who is coming, and when if I'm doing CL. If it's something I'm giving away, I have a sign made up that says FREE and I'll put it by the road. Sometimes even stuff that you'd think is garbage, like old construction materials and crappy old furniture. I watched a guy fit most of the upper kitchen cabinets from my grandma's house that got torn down into the back seat and truck of a Mercedes sedan.
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Aug 3, 2020 04:49
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I live in a city on a fairly main road so it's no difference to me who drives past. Free sign and CL free listing... There's not much difference since there's no interaction anyway.
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Aug 3, 2020 11:45
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Nitrox posted:Aren't those things essentially a road king with different body panels? I'm not sure which HD the Gilroy-era Indians were closest too, but they were pretty similar. That said, I had one for a while, it was fine and I bought it because I wanted an American cruiser that wasn't a HD. The Spirit Lake Polaris bikes are based on what Polaris learned from making Victory motorcycles.
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Aug 3, 2020 14:45
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A buddy of mine says if he wants something gone really quickly, he puts it on his front lawn with a “X for sale for $20” sign on it. It’s usually gone within a couple of hours. He said if he puts a “free” sign on it it’ll sit for several days.
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Aug 3, 2020 18:16
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PeterCat posted:I'm not sure which HD the Gilroy-era Indians were closest too, but they were pretty similar. That said, I had one for a while, it was fine and I bought it because I wanted an American cruiser that wasn't a HD.
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Aug 3, 2020 19:06
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Mr. Apollo posted:A buddy of mine says if he wants something gone really quickly, he puts it on his front lawn with a “X for sale for $20” sign on it. It’s usually gone within a couple of hours. He said if he puts a “free” sign on it it’ll sit for several days. I always wondered if that was urban legend. Anything that is made of metal will be gone by sunrise by my curb.
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Our neighbors left a washer out at the end of their driveway for 3 weeks before they got cited for it. Meanwhile the guy directly across from me left some metal railings on the side of his house that he intended to reuse and they got swiped overnight.
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Aug 3, 2020 20:58
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Nitrox posted:I'm drowning in noise when trying to Google this information. But from the looks of things, Gilroy Indians were built with many Harley parts, including the Evo engine, front forks, switchgear and God knows where else. I never took one apart, but I've worked on Harleys. And they look like a mirror image, with fancier fenders. Well the good thing is it makes parts easier to get now that that iteration of Indian went out of business.
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Aug 3, 2020 22:19
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Colostomy Bag posted:I always wondered if that was urban legend. Anything that is made of metal will be gone by sunrise by my curb.
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Aug 3, 2020 22:22
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Suburban Dad posted:I live in a city on a fairly main road so it's no difference to me who drives past. Free sign and CL free listing... There's not much difference since there's no interaction anyway. Something about putting their address on the Internet makes people get weird, like god forbid somebody on the other side of town might learn the address of "some guy who has an old Laserjet on the curb". I do it all the time, and most things get picked up within a couple hours. I really appreciate it when people reply to the ad saying they've picked it up; any other emails get ignored.
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Aug 3, 2020 23:22
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I don't care about my address, it just seems like putting it on the curb and on an internet posting up for grabs is asking for conflict. I don't want to deal with someone who's pissed because the thing left 5 minutes ago "and I drove all this way". But then, I've never had an issue just leaving stuff out, either. People are nuts. You do what works, bud.
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Aug 4, 2020 00:50
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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/193320075448353/ 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited Customized Title: Clean Miles:130,000 Transmission: Automatic MPG: 19 City / 25 Highway 2.4 Liter None Turbo 4 Cylinder -Backup Camera -Trunk Corgo Cover Folds Into Mini Table -All Power -Keyless Entry -Heated Seats -Leather and Cloth Interior -Cruise Control -Driver Power Seat -Radio -CD -AUX -USB -Much more to list...
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Cripes I know it was 2002 but was the MPG that effing bad? Cripes my M275 towing a luxo barge around cranks out 22 on the highway.
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Aug 11, 2020 18:43
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Colostomy Bag posted:Cripes I know it was 2002 but was the MPG that effing bad? That is disappointing. It's not even the turbo variant.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Cripes I know it was 2002 but was the MPG that effing bad? Wasn't the PT Cruiser rated as a small truck or something to get around MPG requirements?
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It's original rating was 19 city, 25 highway. 17/23 is the new rating. KakerMix posted:Wasn't the PT Cruiser rated as a small truck or something to get around MPG requirements? Yeah, it's in the "Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD" class. Same as the Ford Expedition. Even the Dodge Caliber is in "small station wagons"  e: 
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Aug 11, 2020 19:52
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lol, it sits in rarified air.
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Aug 11, 2020 20:28
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This little guy broke my neck today. Stopped and walked up to it, and it comes up to my belly button. I'm 5'5. I want it.  In case you want it too 
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Aug 11, 2020 20:52
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Was the Volvo behind it for sale too? Asking for a friend...
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Aug 11, 2020 20:56
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MrYenko posted:Was the Volvo behind it for sale too? Have to believe so, parked like that! It's out front of a repair shop, I caught their number in the road sign in the first pic, after "Unit D"
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Aug 11, 2020 21:06
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NoWake posted:This little guy broke my neck today. Stopped and walked up to it, and it comes up to my belly button. I'm 5'5. Oh man, those things are in Chicago?
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Aug 11, 2020 21:11
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McHenry, so in the metro-ish area. Yes I saw some rust bubbles on the mini 
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Aug 11, 2020 21:33
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NoWake posted:McHenry, so in the metro-ish area. Yes I saw some rust bubbles on the mini Oh man, that's even closer!  Maybe I'll just go stuff it in my pocket and sneak it home. I should be able to hide that from the wife, yeah?
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Aug 11, 2020 21:41
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$17.5k 
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Aug 11, 2020 21:42
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Not CraigsList, but w-what the gently caress is this? https://www.kbb.com/cars-for-sale/v...LDz48z-b7G70rNs 
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Aug 22, 2020 00:01
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Ooh ooh! I know what that is! A waste of money! Seriously though, were they going for a 50's sort of look or what? I don't know.
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Aug 22, 2020 00:38
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Looks like a 'new' t bird but with Porsche headlights
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Aug 22, 2020 02:28
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wesleywillis posted:Looks like a 'new' t bird but with Porsche headlights Actually they look like the factory lights but it's got an entirely different front bumper/grille that makes it look completely stupid. Obviously everything behind that is terrible as well. I feel like Ford was actually close to making a cool car with the final T-bird but they ended up loving the dog and what should have been a great send-off to a classic model ended up as a wet fart.
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I thought it was a sky or solstice made into a kit car because the chrome windshield surround and generally looking bad. Yikes
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