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blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Megiddo posted:

I'm pretty sure it was posted about a month ago - it was on Jalopnik.

fake edit: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2718513&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=315#post410536534

That car is near me, the seller knows some goons but isn't one himself I think.

I can no longer tolerate the soul crushing boredom that comes with my NSX. The predictable maintenance costs, the predictable starter, the predictable electrics - everyone says I am so predictable. I will show them. I will trade it for a Merak! :geno:

# ¿ Jan 9, 2013 18:25

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 08:19

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GNX-/150977085254?item=150977085254&ViewItem=&forcev4exp=true#ht_29135wt_1168

Not my style, but holy crap.

# ¿ Jan 13, 2013 18:44

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Rally prepped 73 DS. Goddamn I need this in my life.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261153845745&_rdc=1&_from=R40&_nkw=261153845745

# ¿ Jan 15, 2013 19:47

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Unicorn alert: http://saab92x.com/viewtopic.php?id=41531

Trying to convince the lady that we should drop her Civic and pick this up so we can have his and hers. She's not going for it

# ¿ Feb 15, 2013 20:20

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

I wish I had something clever to say but here are some smilies indicating bigotry

# ¿ Feb 20, 2013 04:23

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Sir Tonk posted:

Well, he is from Lebanon.

Post the link, I want to lowball him and see how he responds.

She actually - I heckled her over e-mail already, the wording's been changed

http://corvallis.craigslist.org/cto/3626905851.html

# ¿ Feb 20, 2013 17:20

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Si-/150999564880?ViewItem=&item=150999564880&forcev4exp=true#ht_25535wt_1168

The CRX as investment car. Amazing.

# ¿ Feb 22, 2013 02:10

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/A-110-berlinnet-/121070002062?ViewItem=&item=121070002062&forcev4exp=true#ht_768wt_1168

Even though it's the narrowbody, I am considering selling everything, leaving my partner and BINing this vehicle. I am not joking.

# ¿ Feb 25, 2013 07:29

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

If any of you happen to stumble across a low mileage E30, could you please PM me? Prefer the 2.5/hard top/manual, but would consider smaller engine/convertible. Don't want to do a swap.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2013 19:09

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

The craigslist posting form now says:

PLEASE NOTE: Externally-hosted images (IMG tag) will soon be disallowed in for-sale ads. Please use CL image upload.

Lame. Their resized images suck.

# ¿ Mar 28, 2013 23:27

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Holy crap these are getting expensive.

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/3710092249.html

I've always wanted a 93+ turbo, but they've all been ruined

# ¿ Apr 5, 2013 02:02

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Kenshin posted:

Real, actual gold:

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/cto/3708217691.html

1983 Matra Murena with the 2.2L Talbot engine.
$15,000

If I wasn't going to grad school this fall I'd be falling over myself to buy this.

Someone commented on BaT that if you see a guy driving that with a woman in the middle, she's his girlfriend. If she's in the far seat, she's his wife.

# ¿ Apr 7, 2013 01:27

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Lowest miles on a shark I've ever seen. Want!

http://www.luxmotorcars.com/1983-BMW-6Series/Used-Car/Sacramento-CA/4099/2888515/Details.aspx

# ¿ Apr 11, 2013 16:09

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Toucan Sam posted:

Is that a guy or girl?

Neither; a hipster.

# ¿ Apr 12, 2013 01:52

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

I've never actually seen one listed before...kinda want...

# ¿ Apr 30, 2013 23:51

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Sir Tonk posted:

Here is a special buy for someone. I'd buy it right now if I had the spare cash, but I've always liked the TurboCoupe.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-Tbird-ultra-low-miles-original-turbocharged-Bucket-Seats-center-console-/360647752018

For some reason those always remind me of

# ¿ May 2, 2013 03:02

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/500E-/300910522931?ViewItem=&item=300910522931&forcev4exp=true

500E with 10k miles. Hammers are great and all, but I maybe would want to live with this one more.

# ¿ May 28, 2013 19:36

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/3858986203.html

# ¿ Jun 9, 2013 18:13

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Augmented Dickey posted:

Yeah, nothing 'sticks out' quite like a white late-90's 3 series sedan.

You're just hatin' because you own a Supra

# ¿ Jun 11, 2013 17:45

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/3876518513.html

# ¿ Jun 17, 2013 19:21

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Hey look it's the last Lotus Elan!

Oh wait.

I love the logic in this post.

"150 HP same Hp as the Fiat Abarth also designed in Italy"

"More fun than a miata, shorter than a MR-2"

Red with pop-up headlights, so it can keep up with a Ferrari 355?

There's some joke about Ford Australia here but I don't want to be crucified.

# ¿ Jun 20, 2013 07:40

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Seat Safety Switch posted:

Justy ad.

What site is this? Canadians keep posting ads from it.

# ¿ Jun 24, 2013 01:19

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

At first I saw this and thought "What a nightmare," but I wonder if the warranty is actually legit, as that's the only way I'd consider spending money on a modern VW. Aren't most third-party warranties bullshit, though?

# ¿ Jun 25, 2013 17:20

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Wasn't someone thinking of buying a Stealth or 3000 GT around here?

http://eugene.craigslist.org/cto/3888377397.html

# ¿ Jun 27, 2013 19:20

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/3888438660.html

I wonder what "Outside rough" means and what the passenger side looks like.

# ¿ Jun 27, 2013 23:24

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

I use cashier's checks plus cash for negotiating the top, not sure if that gives you any better protection though (its just less conspicuous than cash)

# ¿ Jun 28, 2013 06:28

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

BoostCreep posted:

This is a pretty cool find.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1989-Volvo-480-Turbo-Very-Rare-/251305067695?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3a82f304af#v4-40

I tend not to like Volvos, but drat do I love this. Looks like the lovechild of the AG Civic and Studebaker Avanti!

# ¿ Jul 19, 2013 08:19

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Looks to be in nice shape. Actual possible gold?

# ¿ Aug 11, 2013 22:36

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

A family friend is a retired dealer and may still be licensed. It occurred to me that I might be able to access dealer auctions through him. The public auctions I've generally seen aren't worth the time; have you guys ever been to a dealer's auction? I'm not sure how used inventory is these days and if there would be an opportunity at savings.

# ¿ Sep 1, 2013 23:04

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1992...e#ht_500wt_1182

Oh the humanity

The guys who specialize in tranny swaps live near my in-laws but the wife already said no

# ¿ Sep 6, 2013 17:56

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Things I did not expect on CL .png

# ¿ Sep 11, 2013 02:15

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Someone was talking about SE-Rs in one of the threads, can't remember which. This seems like a nice one

# ¿ Sep 23, 2013 01:53

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

It's a 100 miles away but I'm thinking of going to look tomorrow. The owner told me it was clean but keeps screwing up the VIN when he tries to email me so I can't confirm. Any reason why I shouldn't buy? I don't have much experience with rust, does it look bad/expensive to anyone?

# ¿ Oct 3, 2013 03:25

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Seat Safety Switch posted:

Don't bother doing rust repair on a removable part, just buy a new front fender. I can't tell what the other pictures look like.

It looks like that rust on the top edge of the fender comes from scraping it against something. At that height it was probably a parking bollard, garage door opening, etc. However.. the leading edge of the inner fender is difficult to see but it looks like it's twisted inward which would possibly indicate hitting something with the bumper while backing up and turning, or more likely getting hit by another car. Check both front wheels for consistency with that hit, it probably would have left some scrapes behind on the wheel that was hit. Also check the headlight mounting on that side, the inner fender liner and whether the bumper sits flush.

I'd have a suspicion that the owner is screwing up the VIN on purpose to hide something in the car's history from you, such as a title from theft. Get the real VIN and verify it before making an offer.

Submit the car to a body shop inspection along with the usual mechanical inspection. Remember that AP1 S2000s have total loss VTEC so it's possible that if the car has been driven hard and poorly maintained it has run dry on oil.

edit: Car was up for sale before for $12k with the same ad text. Google has the old craigslist ad in their listing but doesn't seem to have a cache.
http://fyiauto.com/cars-sale/cars-for-sale.asp?year=2000&make=HONDA&model=S2000&city=BEAVERTON&zip=97005&vid=36058188

edit: Other pictures look OK. Parking lot damage in the left rear bumper, obviously, but that seems minor. Less concerned about the front left fender if they're upright enough to take a shot of that.

Ouch, good catch. I was wondering the same thing on the VIN but hadn't searched the ad yet. I'm guessing this isn't worth 4 hours of my time tomorrow. Thanks for the find.

# ¿ Oct 3, 2013 04:24

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Possible gold if the tranny issue is just a throttle valve cable adjustment or something.

# ¿ Oct 12, 2013 23:30

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

18k mile W124...with 3 owners? What the hell is going on here?

# ¿ Oct 19, 2013 08:33

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=131024486418

# ¿ Oct 23, 2013 05:06

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/4191876487.html

This is generating quite a stir on BAT. It seems like SW20s are getting more attention from people who aren't already MR2 dorks lately. I wonder if the 93+ turbos are going to continue to appreciate.

# ¿ Nov 16, 2013 15:03

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Boba_Fettish posted:

Really thinking about this. Just can't fully justify selling my lovely passport for picking this up. Yet.

http://anchorage.craigslist.org/cto/4148131386.html

That would be going for 5k where I live. I'm not a Honda guy, but hell, I'd pick it up myself at that price.

I found a nice 50k mile MR2 Spyder w/ leather on CL for 8 grand, price is negotiable because the owner is trying to pay off his second DUI. I'm out of town and can't look at it for two weeks, though, and I don't want to buy it site unseen because its been smoked in (I want to sniff it myself) and I want to check for precat failure (common on pre 2003s, it's a 2001), which I don't really know how to do other than asking him to be patient while I pull the manifold :P He says it doesn't use any oil so it may be OK, even at 12 years old.

Hope nobody buys it before then but I'm guessing he's on a tight schedule with his money situation.

blk fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Nov 20, 2013

# ¿ Nov 20, 2013 03:12

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 08:19

blk: Dec 19, 2009; .

Arrg I can't believe I'm missing this because I'm on vacation

http://eugene.craigslist.org/cto/4203717982.html

# ¿ Nov 22, 2013 06:11

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