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Bucephalus posted:That's a Subie, unless I'm being whooshed? Looks like it to me. FWIW, my '78 Fiat 128 also had the spare tire under the hood.
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So my college instructor is selling a project he funded for the school last year because he needs funds to build a junkyard 401 into a 500 hp drag motor for his gremlin. I figured I'd post this here because if anybody has a need for a twin turbo lsX S10 it would be goons. http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-Twin-turbo-LS-V8-engine-1997-Chevrolet-S-10-Pickup-Truck-W0QQAdIdZ542325427
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Feb 12, 2014 01:26
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What do you guys think about something like this: http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4263626131.html  I just need a little beater to scoot around town with. I'm leaning euro because there's a bmw/volvo/vw/audi shop next to my building.
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Feb 12, 2014 01:41
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Bucephalus posted:That's a Subie, unless I'm being whooshed? gently caress, with the spare tire in the way it all looks about the same.
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Feb 12, 2014 02:50
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Guys. theres no room for the spare tire in the engine bay of a Yugo.  See? http://losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/cto/4324606066.html  I uh, have a spare rover v8 in the garage. I should go buy this and uh, make a black hole of a car.
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Feb 12, 2014 03:15
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I swear you've posted that thing so many times I'm gonna be disappointed if you never buy it.
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Feb 12, 2014 05:13
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Feb 12, 2014 05:36
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Rhyno posted:I swear you've posted that thing so many times I'm gonna be disappointed if you never buy it. He's asking 700 for that pile of poo poo. I paid 250 for the last one running. theres another in minty mint shape running/driving for 1100. I could dump a fiat spider engine in for some serious fun. but I like the thought of a duramax powered rolls royce more.
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Feb 12, 2014 06:58
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No joke, I had a friend that bought a motorcycle from an ad like that. The dude was asking what he had paid when the bike was new six years prior, and my buddy stepped right up against my protestations and was like "Yes, take my money" right in front of the dude's wife. My friend isn't the best with his money. I think he rode the bike less than five times.
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Feb 12, 2014 08:54
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:No joke, I had a friend that bought a motorcycle from an ad like that. The dude was asking what he had paid when the bike was new six years prior, and my buddy stepped right up against my protestations and was like "Yes, take my money" right in front of the dude's wife. I don't even get what his angle would be in that scenario... I mean was he trying to make a joke with the most expensive punchline ever? Was he trying to make the pregnant wife swoon?
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Feb 12, 2014 10:39
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I have no use for a winter beater, but given that they can sell for less than this (KBB is actually 2.5, not that it matters), it'd be fun to consider trashing an 5MT XType around like you don't give a drat. "poo poo I curbed it again. Oh well, at least it's just my Jag" (enter strikethrough Mondeo joke here). http://eugene.craigslist.org/cto/4329917656.html
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Feb 13, 2014 01:10
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I used to work on those and they are just a really dolled up ford contour. I did not see a lot of manuals. My concern would be the computers, as there are maybey 6? Of them and if one goes out you've basicly totaled it. I have would check the oil really well as jag owners tend to skip the maintenance and just trade it in.
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blk posted:I have no use for a winter beater, but given that they can sell for less than this (KBB is actually 2.5, not that it matters), it'd be fun to consider trashing an 5MT XType around like you don't give a drat. "poo poo I curbed it again. Oh well, at least it's just my Jag" (enter strikethrough Mondeo joke here). Those things caught a lot of poo poo for being badge engineered but they really are not bad cars at all. Overpriced, when new, for sure. Frankly, if a Camry can be an ES300 than the Mondeo can be a Jag. At $5k I cannot think of a better AWD car. [I just know someone is going to post something like a clapped out All-Trac in response]
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Feb 13, 2014 04:35
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 I don't think it is a typo. "Chebrole" makes it sound like he is trolling himself.
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A friend of mine used to work the counter at Napa and, for the longest time, was frustrated with a customer looking for parts for his Ferd Benn (Ford Van). You never know what you'll see.
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Tai-Pan posted:Those things caught a lot of poo poo for being badge engineered but they really are not bad cars at all. Overpriced, when new, for sure. I'm pretty sure it was bad for reasons that are entirely unrelated to it being a Ford and almost 100% related to it being a Jaguar. Why did JLR go bankrupt? Because their cars were too reliable?  $5K AWD? An old Ford Escape/Mazda Tribute exists, and while not a particularly "good" car is almost guaranteed to drive further and more often without the need for a tow truck than any Jaguar.
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Tai-Pan posted:
You're way over thinking this. It's just the phonetic spelling of Chevrolet by someone who speaks american English as a second language. Also: http://columbiamo.craigslist.org/cto/4275751524.html The whole thing is painted in bedliner! Even if I don't buy this I am going to scuff and spray every inch of my next 4x4 truck. PleasantDirge fucked around with this message at 05:34 on Feb 13, 2014 |
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Feb 13, 2014 05:27
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mmmmmm... No thank you. 28 year old car and not even one single solitary statement about maintenance or service performed? Just... shipped it from New York, drove it every day, put a crack in the windshield now.. $6500  https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/4316504907.html
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Feb 13, 2014 07:03
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PleasantDirge posted:You're way over thinking this. It's just the phonetic spelling of Chevrolet by someone who speaks american English as a second language. A long time ago I saw a circa 2004 STI on the internet done in black bedliner with Subaru rally decals (or maybe it was painted?) in orange, and it was awesome.
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Feb 13, 2014 08:14
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PleasantDirge posted:You're way over thinking this. It's just the phonetic spelling of Chevrolet by someone who speaks american English as a second language. Well, yes, of course I get that. I just think it is funny that phonetic spelling has a spanish to english accent. Also, the name of his car is written on the back. PleasantDirge posted:Also: http://columbiamo.craigslist.org/cto/4275751524.html This is super common in Texas, I see it on off-roaders and farm vehicles nearly every day. Frankly, its a good idea. I once saw an FJ40 with the plates "KeyThis"
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Its popular with 80 series Landcruisers (91-97) as well since when the fender flares inevitably get ripped off it leaves holes down the side of the truck that go through to inner layers. Usually you pull the flares off, mask where they used to be, and fill it in with bed liner.
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Feb 13, 2014 08:34
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I've seen this before, but I always wondered just how durable that stuff is, and how long it holds up for. Is it really more permanent than a proper paint job with clearcoat?
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:I've seen this before, but I always wondered just how durable that stuff is, and how long it holds up for. Is it really more permanent than a proper paint job with clearcoat? I don't have any first hand experience with it, but everybody in my shop here swears up and down by it. The Montero I am looking at buying from my service manager already has the lower part of the body sprayed with bed liner and it looks fine after a year and it wasn't even the fancy stuff.
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Feb 14, 2014 00:32
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:I've seen this before, but I always wondered just how durable that stuff is, and how long it holds up for. Is it really more permanent than a proper paint job with clearcoat? Define "permanent". Will it hold up for 10+ years without any maintenance? Probably not. Does it hold up to branches and keys attacking it relentlessly? Absolutely. Can you touch it up with a rattle can. Yes.
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PleasantDirge posted:I don't have any first hand experience with it, but everybody in my shop here swears up and down by it. The Montero I am looking at buying from my service manager already has the lower part of the body sprayed with bed liner and it looks fine after a year and it wasn't even the fancy stuff. I've seen it done on motorcycles too, which makes good sense because it's easy to scuff up the plastic on a bike. Once you've hosed up the factory paint a bit, you just hit it with the bed liner and now it looks ok and will hold up better.
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quote:Looking to buy a Ford Granada <does a quick google image search for 1978 Granada sedan> 
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apatite posted:<does a quick google image search for 1978 Granada sedan> 
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Which one do you still see driving around on the road 36 years later?
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70s mercedes was my first thought as well. Now I know why
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apatite posted:<does a quick google image search for 1978 Granada sedan> Can you please email this guy and ask him why he wants that car? The only explanation is that an older relative remembered one fondly. Or it is a horrible hipster that only drinks the worst beer (pabst) and wants and equally awful car to match it.
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Yikes. Look look! Our lovely american land barge can't get by on it's own merits but it's JUST like a Mercedes! Don't take our word for it, just look at these PICTURES!!!1!! Try to guess which is Ford and which is Mercedes! You can't possibly tell the difference!
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Joe Mama posted:Yikes. I'm actually surprised the Chinese companies haven't started doing a similar thing, but then I guess they have intellectual property concerns to think about.
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apatite posted:<does a quick google image search for 1978 Granada sedan> Hey, Granada's are worthwhile for something... http://www.mustangsteve.com/granadadiscs.html Speaking of the Granada though... http://portland.craigslist.org/grg/ctd/4319411021.html quote:Have you ever heard of a Ford Granada EUROPEAN SPORTS SEDAN? I hadn't either - but I found one in Portland, Oregon. This car came with a 302 inch V8 and a 4 speed manual transmission, front disc brakes, bucket seats and console, sport steering wheel, quarter window vent shades, and mag wheels, under 100k miles! Needs minor upholstery work, a rare find and great buy @ $2950.!!!! Rap Songs From Anime fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Feb 15, 2014 |
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dissss posted:I'm actually surprised the Chinese companies haven't started doing a similar thing, but then I guess they have intellectual property concerns to think about. The early 2000s Hyundai Sonata was a pretty blatant copy of the Jaguar S-type. The new Ford Fusion looks like an Aston Martin. Stealing design elements is just how the game is played.
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There was a series of TV ads too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sblq-CwzEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn8N6H4ZyJY I have to give Ford the benefit of the doubt here, not having driven either cars. I really doubt the Mercedes of that era were really anything to write home about either. IIRC European cars of that era were much more sparsely equipped and comparatively much higher priced in real terms (before the advent of $299/month lease deals), and so their market share was much smaller. I can believe that the Ford was probably just as good. I guess I'm just a skeptic when it comes to Euro car marketing.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GjFZ_3_si4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FutjQexOgA
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http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4332808218.html 
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dissss posted:I'm actually surprised the Chinese companies haven't started doing a similar thing, but then I guess they have intellectual property concerns to think about. they do. http://jalopnik.com/these-are-chinas-most-shameless-knockoffs-477338110 http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/31/chinese-carmaker-blatantly-copies-ford-f-150/
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Hooters Etailer posted:Speaking of the Granada though... Something tells me that car is horrible to drive.
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http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4293406337.html  Looks like instagram has infiltrated the craigslist car ads. edit http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4254712431.html  Might be the weirdest misappropriation of "rat rod" I've seen yet. Sir Tonk fucked around with this message at 03:24 on Feb 15, 2014 |
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Still not as good as the Cadillac from that Paul Wall video where the trunk says HATER HURTER
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