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It seems in overall decent condition on the exterior, too. I can see the exhaust system is not original. The lack of engine compartment photos has me wondering why...
$2,200 and a manual; I'd go for that.
99 Subie -- price is okay but a high mileage 2.5L engine is a scary thing (chronic head gasket issues). No head gasket check, no buy!
Anyhoo... guy buying the Z backed out. Says he couldn't come up with the money. So that's back up for sale.
As for the FIL's Caddy, I had one guys leave a deposit, then call the next day to say he lost his storage space and couldn't follow through. What's with these people?
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
e.g.: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/1916357628.html
these early Non-S Boxsters are not "high performance sports cars" by any stretch. The seller is hyperventilating.
I relisted the Cadillac "nationally" on FeeBay. Got a ton of activity in the first day. Then someone goes and clicks the "Buy it Now" button for $5500. Turns out he has zero feedback and is in the Netherlands. "Great. Deadbeat," I think. But I do my due diligence and send an email, then I go ahead and relist the car because I had other offers, etc.
Guy emails me back a few hours later. He is ever so excited, etc, etc. Then he emails again asking why I relisted it. So I explain my apprehension. After some back and forth, he agrees to give me a $200 deposit right away. Shockingly, I had $200 in my paypal this morning. The transporter has made contact and everything is moving right along. I am supposed to have the balance in paypal on Wednesday, after which I will fedex the title and bill of sale to the shipping company and they will schedule a pickup time.
After all the ebay and paypal fees, my FIL will have a bit over $5k for the car, so he's happy.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Does PayPal verify the funds? Like, once they are in your account, they are real, non-removable dollars?
This is why I wound up insisting on paypal. He wanted to pay with a certified check at first. I explained it would take weeks to clear. I'm losing out bigtime on fees to paypal, but I think its worth it in the end.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Fintail is correct, there is a market in Europe for this kind of iron. They also tend to be much more forgiving of its condition as well. At least the guys I have talked to over there.
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited Velvet Red over Wicker Beige
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
I would have done the same thing. Although, I am more of a Ford/Lincoln guy I really liked that Caddy at a little over 5K it was a good deal.
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Also crossing the auction block in St. Charles is a 1968 Chevrolet C10 Pickup owned by Ray Walker of the music group Jordanaires. Walker, who purchased the truck from his cousin on April 1, 1974, recalls driving to and from the group's recording sessions and even giving rides to singer-songwriters Don Gibson and Chuck Howard.
Huh. A whole paragraph and 4 name drops on this truck and I'm left thinking, "Who??"
Their newsletter also linked to a few "Ebay finds of the week."
Lessee... $111k, reserve not met, and fewer pics than I post of my $3k cars.
Oh how the mighty have fallen. This is like a 60-year-old former beauty queen who still wears her crown to the grocery store to spend her foodstamps.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Whatever Became of Miss Belvedere?
Maybe andre1969 can tackle this one!
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
More than you ever wanted to know, I am sure... :shades:
The US--Europe car exchange basically follows arbitrage trends. Right now it's not in our favor.
I can always tell because when the calls dry up from Europe to do inspections of cars for sale here, I know things are soft. Also local classic car dealers are not selling too much to Europe right now---only very high end stuff.
Andre, how is the DeSoto coming along? Any idea of when it might be finished and returned to you?
Well, the last time I talked to the mechanic, back in July, he guessed by the end of summer. But, the last time I saw the car, the engine was all pulled apart, radiator was out of it, all the suspension and exhaust parts were off of the car, seats pulled out, etc.
I'm planning on getting back over there later in the week, to see if much progress has been made.
Feels good to get rid of another car .... too bad it wasn't even mine. Z is still here and getting very very lonely.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
while sitting on a bench waiting for her and my wife (again) I thought about calling you up and having you bring over some beers. Not having your number was a minor drawback to that.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Apologies for my ignorance, but what is "the fintail"?
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
The car once had a cool old fashioned radiator cap with a button you could press to vent pressure, allowing you to remove it while the engine was hot. But it finally wore out years ago, and now has a normal cap.
The problem is this: because of the supercharger, the car has a non-standard radiator-and it leaks. The mechanic cannot get a replacement radiator, and doesn't know if the existing one can be recored.
So my friend is thinking of junking the car-does it have any (or future potential) to be worth anything? I'd hate to see the car go off to the junkyard-will it have any potential to be worth anything? :confuse:
Maybe I'm oversimplifying the issue, but a lot of people get hung up on the very little picture... water in, air cools it, water out... even if it's not perfect, it should work. One can always add temp gauges and monitor the water temperature in several places, but maybe it's not necessary to overthink this one.
Start with having it recored, of course.
Often wrong, never in doubt,
-Mathias
The reason Ford made so few is because so few people wanted one. This is a classic example of where "rare" does not mean "more valuable".
Nothing *wrong* with such a car---it's just a nice old used car.
I see no reason why you can't fit a radiator to this car. Any good radiator shop should be able to fix your friend up. No sense junking a perfectly good car because of a parts obstacle.
Carparts.com shows the radiator is available and instock to ship within 1-3 days. $220.27. 94 wasn't the only year for the S/C 3.8 IIRC.
BTW I like those Thunderbirds. My mother had a 96 it was a nice car, the only problem was her's had the base 3.8 Engine. It was kinda slow, but otherwise a pleasure to drive.
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One could argue that the last year of a certain model of car makes it the most valuable, but that is often contradicted in reality---moreover, sometimes the value of the model is so low that the year makes no real difference.
Even found the part. Nice!
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Yeah, I know, it's an odd place to put it, but we chat about all sorts of stuff over there and there's no need to duplicate it. Feel free to chastise me about the project; I certainly deserve it! :P
j/k. Looks like beautiful country. and I guess you can't possibly be annoying the neighbors!
and you did learn the important lesson about combining a few into 1. make sure they are actually the same to start!
one dream of mine when I finally move is to get a 2nd (free standing) garage, and splurge on one of those home lifts. And an air compressor. not that I have the faintest clue what to do with them, but it would be fun to have something to play with!
if you ever saw "two guys garage", that is what I want.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Icon I6L Golf Cart
Haha; no, I think it is just phrases as "Alaskan."
Unfortunately, I do have neighbors that live close by. In the photo that shows the rear-end of the truck with my house in the background, there is a house on either side, just outside of the frame. It's lame, but that's what I get for not buying three lots when I first purchased mine. My wife told me to buy them, but I wanted to get started on building right away. Ah, the lessons we learn the hard way....
and you did learn the important lesson about combining a few into 1. make sure they are actually the same to start!
Ugh; yeah. I knew there would be minor differences. What I did not know is that about the only thing the same on them is the sheet metal! It is okay though; I'm making it work, kicking and screaming the whole way!
Two garages? Absolutely! Our house has one (we live in it right now, though), and I'm planning to put in an underground shop eventually, but that's about a decade down the road.
Last night I was able to reinstall the oil pump, fuel pump, oil pan, dipstick, and exhaust manifolds, plus torque them all down. I could install the engine into the truck at this point, but I am going to swap the intake manifolds (the one from my truck is a 4-barrel) and distributors (mine is EI) before I drop it in. I can probably get that done tonight if I can successfully rig a stable crib on which to set the engine so I can remove the puller chain from the top.
I pretty much went from an "asking $3300" to a firm $2800 and respurred the action it seems. Guess folks don't want to negotiate as much as I thought. So if the sale goes through, with the original $100 deposit I took from the guy who backed out, I will have gotten $2900 for it, which I'm pretty pleased with, although only $100 more than my original "rock bottom price."
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
No bites? Bigger worm or change the bait.
Eventually, the buyer, who is really in charge of setting the market, sets the hook.
I like to describe the situation as a hollow pyramid if you can picture that.
At the very tippy-top of the pyramid, is the highest possible selling price (without getting silly about it). As we can see there are very very few buyers who can fit into that small space at the tip of the pyramid.
As we lower the price, and descend further into the pyramid, there's more room for more buyers.
Obviously, nobody could squeeze into your $3300 "tip"---or at least, the few buyers willing to pay that were either not in your area or unable to see your ad.