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Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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There are three parked in front of a Napa on the edge of town, for sale as a package deal. The owner refuses to split up the lot.

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Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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It's an investment

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Those are super cool but no way in hell are they worth that.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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KakerMix posted:

I'm not the first person to say it nor will I be the last but the next ~investment boom~ in classic automotives is Japanese stuff, and things like that are totally right in line for "know what I got" types, and there absolutely will be ones that sell for way more what then they should be worth, then suddenly they *are* worth that.
Not this Celica mind but this poo poo is real and my friend.

Oh no doubt at all. But I think that's a little too new for that as of yet. Maybe in 10 more years.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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SVT Contour was this heavily suggested YOU SHOULD BUY THIS CAR thing here in AI like 10 years ago and I never figured out it the guys suggesting it were serious or loving around.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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I hate when people use the phrase "turn key" to describe a car.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Mr. Apollo posted:

It has a solid rear axle so yeah, I guess he just cut a rear diff in half and welded it onto the axle.

"Welded."

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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StormDrain posted:

It's my ex girlfriend and her new girlfriend.

But then she'd be driving a Subaru...

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Huh, I didn't know B is for Build was selling off cars.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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boxen posted:

Aren't Buicks super popular in China as a luxury brand? I thought I read that somewhere.

I believe that was true when they killed off Saturn and Pontiac but not really anymore.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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We had a Crown Vic LTD wagon with the paneling. That thing was too big for the garage and mom fuckin hated it.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Colostomy Bag posted:

Weird thing about the Reatta (and for some sick reason I love them) is you'll find them in the oddest places...

Like giant world wide auction type settings.

There are two here in town that are MINT. And I see another up north that probably hasn't moved in years.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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There used to be a shop that did poo poo like that and the work was very lovely up close. They also offered a predatory payment plan where you basically signed over the car to them until it was paid off.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Imperador do Brasil posted:

There’s an old Buick dealer building around here that has a Reatta and a GN still in the showroom. Been there as long as I’ve known my wife, so over 20 years.

WHAT.


Go take pictures!

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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I don't trust anyone that buys that car and never loving drives it.

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Mar 22, 2003
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Frond posted:

I see RHD CRVs from time to time - I do not understand why you would go to the trouble of importing a JDM version of a shitbox that they made 10s of thousands of in LHD.

The Russian Far East/North Asian guys do it but it at least makes sense there.

Postal delivery vehicles maybe?

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Frond posted:

Saturn was a pointless brand. I never quite understood why the cars weren’t sold under another existing brand like Pontiac.

BECAUSE IT WAS A DIFFERENT KIND OF CAR

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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The Door Frame posted:

It's a shame that scion never got the love it deserved, but when you market more expensive versions of the most econobox economy cars to broke people...

Every time I see an xB for sale it's ruined. I wish the small box cars had caught on with more manufacturers.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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dphi posted:

I had an Escort as my first car and I still have a scar from where my finger got pinched in the auto seat belt

Ha! My first car was a 94 Escort LX and my mother "borrowed" it one day and the belt mechanism his her so hard in the head that it ripped out some of her hair.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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BraveUlysses posted:

it really, really loving sucks that FB and offerup took over so much of the online classifieds from CL

CL charging for auto ads was the final nail.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Sweet, gimmie $5K for my Miata and another $5K in Mustang incentives.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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rscott posted:

You gotta buy a new car though

If I got enough incentive I could swing it.

Now the thing is, this will undoubtedly have a "MUST BE MURICAN" clause. Right after most American cars are done. Hope y'all like crossovers.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Chrysler still has the Charger right?

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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BigPaddy posted:

But wait for it, what about... clean coal?

THEY WASH IT AND IT BURNS CLEAN MY SCIENTIST FRIEND SAID SO

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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If those were Festiva's there might be enough eldritch energy there to summon Oxbrain back to life.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Dagen H posted:

Land in Ohio ain't worth that much

No poo poo. My dad got a huge parcel of land for the change in his couch.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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i own every Bionicle posted:

How in the hell are Fiero kits still around? How many donor cars can there be at this point? Like, it kind of made sense when a clean Fiero was easy to come by and cheap, but at this point most of them are rusty basket cases if they are still driving. The thought of tearing into one of those is nauseating.

There's four Fiero's for sale 25 minutes from my house. But you have to buy all four.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Colostomy Bag posted:

At the Napa?

Yup!

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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One of my friends spent an ungodly amount of money building a choo choo el camino. It's awesome but slow as balls.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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He did an engine swap but I have no idea what he slapped in there. It's really not quick at all.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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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.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Colostomy Bag posted:

I'm appalled by the level of dishonesty of car selling combined with the internet.

That's any sales on the internet.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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drat good looking cars. 80s and 90s Mazdas rule.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Dad had a wagon 90 Sable. Factory ordered in amethyst. What a turd.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Eh, the best of that body style will always be the 95 SHO.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Those bulbs burned out super fast.

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Mar 22, 2003
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Krakkles posted:

The person who thought that shifter was a good idea in the first place doesn't understand that.

I made the car better

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Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:

Apparently, shitloads of parts for G8s (and GTOs) have to come from Australia. So yeah, pain in the rear end.

Weren't they all built there and imported or something?

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