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Same guy Apparently he has no idea the market for these cars no matter how nice he kept it. You can get a nice 2002 Vette for less than 30
If this will pass inspection, you could do worse for a beater car
Nice car I think that this is reasonable
This 57 Chevy has been here for months I think he started asking in the high 30s
Nice survivor Maybe a little expensive given the configuration
This looks pretty good I always liked the idea of having one of these for a third car
This guy has a deluded opinion of what it means for the Solara to be off the market It's not a collectible now
Good first car?
It is a blessing that the Solara was axed. What an ugly thing.
I'm in the market for another Merc, and would love a 380se-500se, but I'd like to know a little more about them. Post 1985, Mercedes went to a dual row timing chain in the V8, as I understand it, so a 1985-1991 would be ideal.
Thanks!
The 380 series cars were replaced by the 420 series cars in 1986. 500SE never made it to NA as an official import, but 500SEL did for MY 1984-85 if I am not mistaken. These cars were pretty detuned compared to their Euro counterparts, and holding out for a 560 is a good idea if you want the power. I think the USA/Canada lineup was 300SD from 81-85, 300SDL from 86-87, 300SE/L from 88-91, 350SD/SDL from 90-91 (?) 380SEL from 81-83, 380SE from 84-85, 420SEL from 86-91, 500SEL from 84-85, 560SEL from 86-91. I might be a little off on a model or two. Every LWB configuration for NA was offered in SWB for Europe along with LWB.
If you don't care about performance, seek out a 300SE/L which were sold from 88-91. The I6 is much easier to care for compared to the V8s of that period, according to everyone I've spoken to...although it needs to be revved a little, so you won't get much economy gain. For a V8, a post 85 car is best. Prices are getting so low now that a late car shouldn't cost much more than an early car.
RE: 273 vs. 318
Look on the front face of the left(driver's side) cylinder head. Clean it off (the part that faces the radiator). It should say the CID right on there.
Not many of these around anymore
I like the picture of it parked out by the swimming pool. Real classy. :shades:
The floor mat has the manufacturer's name on it. Oooooooh!
Domestic nameplate + carriage roof = depreciation hell.
Worth posting just for the doofy speedometer.
The Celebrity...now we know why Camcords are so big. I even hate the typeface. It's funny, when I was a kid we had a Ciera, which of course is just a clone...but it seemed a lot better than that.
Yeah, they tend to prefer rural habitats with lots of trees. And a few dilapidated buildings definitely adds to the ambience! :shades:
Those strip speedometers, when they're pressed for space and have to use a short needle, look really awful the way they compress the midrange numbers together. My Dart and Catalina have strip speedos, but the base of the needle is buried well below the face of the speedo. As a result, it can sweep further, so they don't have to compress the numbers nearly as bad.
My '89 Gran Fury copcar was okay, I guess, but not one of my favorite cars. It actually felt bigger and more ponderous than its dimensions let on. My '79 New Yorkers are about a foot and a half longer and around 6" more in the wheelbase, but I swear they feel more maneuverable. The driving position also wasn't so hot. Legroom was excellent, but the steering wheel was too close for my tastes. That thing was also a mess under the hood. Vacuum hoses and wires everywhere, and the engine bay was pretty tight, as well. They actually had to put an indentation in the cowl to make room for the distributor, which is jammed up right against it. And good lord was that thing a guzzler! Around 11-13 around town, and it demanded premium! Suprisingly though, I actually got 20-22 on the highway. I thought that was pretty impressive, considering its EPA rating was 13/15. :sick:
My Galaxie had a strip speedometer, I don't remember it being too bad, and it had a nice 60s typeface. Fintails also have kind of a strip speedometer....but...it's vertical!
Kinda neat in a dorky way...dunno about that price
Datsun Honey Bee: "it will continue to go up in value" UH...yeah, in your head. This was not much of a car when new. That fact that it is not even listed in any of the 6 price guides I have---is not a good sign.
I'd say price it like a nice old used car...maybe $2,000?
Another automotive grenade with the pin jiggling loose every mile you drive.
80 MPH in first gear! LOL! Where DO these people come up with this stuff?
Dual tanks are also bad sign. The XJ6 - compact interior room with fullsize truck fuel economy.
Thanks
Nice. Real nice. Enjoy your $20,000 two-thousand dollar Jaguar.
I remember one car show that Grbeck, Lemko, and I went to, in the car corral, they had a '76 or so Jag XJ6 sedan parked next to a '74 New Yorker...about as opposite end of the spectrum as you can get when it comes to luxury cars of that era. I like the looks of both of them, in their own way. However, I tried sitting in the Jag, and I swear, it felt like trying to squeeze into a pair of pants that were too small. These things are TINY inside! The huge transmission hump also takes up a lot of foot room, forcing you to squeeze your legs together. But then, there's not a whole lot of room to stretch your legs out, either.
In comparison, when I sat in the Chrysler, I almost felt like a little kid. Seat went back so far I could barely touch the pedals, armrest almost too far away, etc.
Shame you couldn't combine the best attributes of both, somehow. The handling of the Jag with the roominess of the Chrysler. I wonder which would get worse fuel economy, the Jag's inline-6 or the Chrysler's 440 V-8? And performance was choked down enough on both of 'em that I imagine it would be a dead heat in a drag race.
Nice. Real nice. Here's to your $20,000 two-thousand dollar Jaguar.
Let this be a lesson to all
Just the thing for dealing with SUV drivers who think they can menace...
very now and then a Westy Vanagon pops up here for 20K+. I bet they'd want 30+ for a Syncro.
And a friend for Andre's 76 Pontiac
I also wonder how strong the 350 tranny would be up against a 455 V-8? I know the hp was well down on these engines, but torque is what tends to shred trannies, and I doubt if that dropped much. Still, the 350 was a pretty sturdy tranny.
The Olds 350-4bbl put out 170 hp that year. I wonder if the extra power of the 455 would have been enough to offset the added weight of the engine, not to mention extra drag of a 400 turbo tranny, versus the 350 turbo? I'd also imagine that the 455 had a bigger rear end, brakes, etc, which would've added weight and sapped power.