Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"

xwesx

qbrozen said:

Bug has low miles because nobody wanted to be seen in it

Hahah; that's for sure! For those miles,, it definitely does not seem well cared for, either. Price seems reasonable, and it has the right drivetrain. So, it's not all bad. All that crud on the outside is probably vinyl that could be removed.

tjc78

“Trade for a bagged Odyssey “.

Yeah, because there is one on every corner.

fintail

First 2 pages CL FSBO:

Yellow

Base model

Leather?

Surprised these haven't taken off yet

Ponton worthy project

I laughed at the price thinking typo, then saw it twice

Winner of the obscure special edition trophy

"I am not sure what the problem is" - a slogan for these

I got me a Chrysler, it seats about twenty

omarman

I read it 2x and it's still pretty funny

texases

I wouldn't call 118,000 miles on a 2000 Range Rover "low", I call them a MIRACLE!

Mr_Shiftright

No kidding. Bring the sick to the garage where it's parked to be healed.

ab348

"I don't want to sell this car"... don't worry, you won't.

omarman

"I have a 1967 Oldsmobile Delmonte 88 two door for sale."

"The man from Del Monte, he say 'Yes!'"

fintail

CL FSBO you know the drill:

Future lowrider

Speedster

Nice Mopar

I predict a lot of this kind of material on the market in 20 years

Pretty sure this wasn't a car seen in the movie. - Also, sun isn't always a good thing

I kind of like this Truckster - I bet a day spent with lots of elbow grease would shine it up

gsemike

Why not just buy an Outback?

ab348

There is a segment of the market that will buy almost anything Subaru chooses to produce.

fintail

Subaru is so normalized now that they are even in local rental fleets.

fintail

More FSBO:

This actually seems cheap, knowing the cult

Odd restomod, but I don't think the market is there

Could be decent

Extremely clean odd custom, but maybe ambitious

Holden

Florida in vehicle form

End of an era

End of another era

These seem to be popular now

Big and flashy

Could be OK for the money

Same here

Hard to believe this existed, looking at the brand and model now

Cal look?

Unusual slushbox

tjc78

Man that 91 Vic is clean. Very similar to my 89 MGM except I had grey velour.

gsemike

fintail said:

Subaru is so normalized now that they are even in local rental fleets.

Yeah, my wife has an Outback and I really don't get nods from the Subie people anymore.

I just rented from Avis in Raleigh on Monday. Didn't see any Subies, but they gave me a Jeep Copmpass Trailhawk. It was pretty meh, but was surprised that it was the Trailhark model

xwesx

fintail said:

Extremely clean odd custom, but maybe ambitious

These don't normally catch my eye, but I really like this one. I think they did a great job with it.

fintail

They are like every 3rd car in my workplace parking garage, seriously. Sometimes the non-Subaru is the odd car.

gsemike said:

I just rented from Avis in Raleigh on Monday. Didn't see any Subies, but they gave me a Jeep Copmpass Trailhawk. It was pretty meh, but was surprised that it was the Trailhark model

fintail

It looks like a quality build. You couldn't repeat it for that price, but sadly, few people under 60-70 really want a 54 Meurcury sedan, especially for 16K.

xwesx said:

These don't normally catch my eye, but I really like this one. I think they did a great job with it.

fintail

Has to be super rare

"This is a complex car with higher than average maintenance needs"

Odd story, but it looks to be in amazing condition

Amazed these haven't taken off yet

Blue on blue on blue on blue on blue

tjc78

I really like that truck. Nice color, diesel, and factory Alcoa wheels.

berri

Haven't seen a Mazda RX7 in many years. They were clean looking cars back in the day to me at least.

Michaell

berri said:

Haven't seen a Mazda RX7 in many years. They were clean looking cars back in the day to me at least.

Featured car on Wheeler Dealers tonight. My sister had an ‘85 SE

fintail

CLFSBO Time again:

I always kind of liked the look of these, for what they are

Probably worth it for someone

Looks like a "Cars" movie character, has to be rare

Yikes

GT

Not many left like this, vintage when new

Probably a good deal

Sounds like a flip gone awry

Not a goat, but price approaching one

qbrozen

Has to be the RIGHT rx7. That one is a base model in a bad color.

fintail

Could this be the right RX7?

The 90s in vehicle form

"Engine runs but is going to be a project"

berri

I always liked that more orange-ish colored RX-7. Usually not a huge fan of that hue, but it seemed to work on the Mazda. Michaell - caught part of that show. Gotta wonder why someone would do the changes that owner had done to it?

Michaell

berri said:

I always liked that more orange-ish colored RX-7. Usually not a huge fan of that hue, but it seemed to work on the Mazda. Michaell - caught part of that show. Gotta wonder why someone would do the changes that owner had done to it?

It's California. People do stuff to their cars that defies logic.

I loved driving my sisters car. She cried the day she sold it.

ab348

fintail said:

I always kind of liked the look of these, for what they are

I like that too. It appears to be in fine condition for a 25 y-o vehicle, though the mileage scares me a bit at that price. But I cannot tell you the last time I saw one of those around here.

stickguy

I actually really like the dart GT. My kinda old car!

qbrozen

fintail said:

Could this be the right RX7?

The 90s in vehicle form

"Engine runs but is going to be a project"

Nope. Still the wrong engine in that one. At least as far as I'm concerned. Only the GSL-SE (13B engine) need apply.

texases

Yep, I’d only want the first-gen RX-7 with fuel injection. 

texases

But what am I saying?  I’m 6’ 5”

texases

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Michaell

qbrozen said:

fintail said:

Could this be the right RX7?

The 90s in vehicle form

"Engine runs but is going to be a project"

Nope. Still the wrong engine in that one. At least as far as I'm concerned. Only the GSL-SE (13B engine) need apply.

That's the one with 135HP, versus the 100HP base engine?

qbrozen

Michaell said:

Could this be the right RX7? The 90s in vehicle form "Engine runs but is going to be a project"

Nope. Still the wrong engine in that one. At least as far as I'm concerned. Only the GSL-SE (13B engine) need apply.

That's the one with 135HP, versus the 100HP base engine?

Yes

stickguy

I remember looking into it a few years ago, and it was real easy (and not horribly expensive) to get a replacement, upgraded engine for the RX-7. And conveniently, they are nice and small!

jpp75

tjc78 said:

Man that 91 Vic is clean. Very similar to my 89 MGM except I had grey velour.

It is clean but those don't look like the factory Ford turbine wheels to me, they look more like Lincoln wheels but I can't tell for sure from the pics.

jpp75

fintail said:

Same here

I'm not a fan of the tint and aftermarket LED headlights but I really like this car.

qbrozen

stickguy said:

I remember looking into it a few years ago, and it was real easy (and not horribly expensive) to get a replacement, upgraded engine for the RX-7. And conveniently, they are nice and small!

Sure, but then its not original anymore, and, if going through the trouble and expense to restomod it, I'm putting in way more than 135hp.

stickguy

Who worries about all original on one of these? I seem to recall that you would get more power. Not sure if just from upgrades, or sticking in a bigger/newer version. But you have to want to put the effort in I guess. Makes sense if you find a perfect car with a bad motor for cheap. And like a project! Or more likely have the car you love and the motor goes.

tjc78

jpp75 said:

Man that 91 Vic is clean. Very similar to my 89 MGM except I had grey velour.

It is clean but those don't look like the factory Ford turbine wheels to me, they look more like Lincoln wheels but I can't tell for sure from the pics.

They are correct. 90/91 turbines are all silver.   The 89 and prior have dark grey painted inner fins.  

Also, 91 Crown Vic’s have one year only clear front turn signal lenses.  

qbrozen

stickguy said:

Who worries about all original on one of these? I seem to recall that you would get more power. Not sure if just from upgrades, or sticking in a bigger/newer version. But you have to want to put the effort in I guess. Makes sense if you find a perfect car with a bad motor for cheap. And like a project! Or more likely have the car you love and the motor goes.

I guess my point is, if not original, then why bother with one at all? Not particularly attractive, comfortable, nor useful. If I was thinking of doing a motor swap in an RX, I’d sooner find an RX8 donor. Not that that even makes much sense, but seems like a better option to me at least. 

texases

Mike Brewer's not a big guy, and he commented on how cramped the RX7 was...

jpp75

tjc78 said:

jpp75 said:

tjc78 said:

Man that 91 Vic is clean. Very similar to my 89 MGM except I had grey velour.

It is clean but those don't look like the factory Ford turbine wheels to me, they look more like Lincoln wheels but I can't tell for sure from the pics.

They are correct. 90/91 turbines are all silver.   The 89 and prior have dark grey painted inner fins.  

Also, 91 Crown Vic’s have one year only clear front turn signal lenses.  


Thanks for clarifying, I knew you'd know for sure.

gsemike

Best sites to buy a used car

CarAndDriver

Decent quick read.Tend to forget some of these exist. Can't remember last time I looked at ebay

texases

Ebay motors is my go-to to get rough estimates of what a car is worth. The 'completed items' listings show the final bid price for those that sold, and the maximum bid price for those that didn't. A good measure of what the market thinks, as opposed to what the seller wants.

omarman

Let's make a deal Jeep
Don't click too hard on this one.
I don't remember these Olds things.
This is more familiar
Never used in a movie. Ok.
Mike has interesting stuff in his garage.

sda

The Fuego was pretty fancy with leather seats. Notice the Renault logo as a pattern on the front seat. Looks to be in nice shape. Both the car and the fact that it has amazingly driven 129k has to be rare!

ab348

I'm an Oldsmobile guy, have even been to National meets, and have never seen a '63 F-85 wagon ever before. That is one of almost none that remain.

The Siata is interesting in that one came up on the Mystery Car Pics board just last week. Also very rare but likely much more troublesome.

texases

That steering wheel looks better on the Jeep Scrambler than it does on the Cutlass...