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just use an aggragator like autotempestDamn, now you guys are making me want to comb through craigslist ads for autism's sake
What vehicle do you drive?
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Hekotat
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Damn, now you guys are making me want to comb through craigslist ads for autism's sake
Biggest problem is everyone puts their cars on Auction sites now, couple that with crazy inflation as well as dealerships buying up everything and nothing is cheap anymore. It sucks, I'd like to have something to tinker with but 10k starting prices for shit heaps is just too much.
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Palum
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Exactly if I blow up a 1000 engine with boost I can get another. This 20K for clean cars bullshit needs to go.
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Hekotat
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Rolling chassis with no engines for 5k needs to go, lol. I miss the days of 5k for something that just needed some TLC.
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Sludig
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My wife waffles on selling hers. Long shot that your interested and she decides to. But it's a 22 or 23 hard top that just broke 10k miles. Bought I think 33 or 36, without looking into it I think we'd be around 30k, though she gets really stubborn ideas someone's not reflecting reality.
Oh and it's their kinda odd sandy grey secretary color which I don't care for myself.
Sludig
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Well, for the older cars yes, though I thought you said an ND specifically, still not that old unless it's an early run with 50k on it.
kazjim
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Was Good Friday public holiday here in the antipodes, so I washed my Trumpets.
Taking Red out for a run with friends tomorrow - first long ride since shoulder reconstruction 6 weeks ago.
Next job on Green is to start polishing the engine cases . . . I want it to look 'clean' without going 'too far' . . so will give a light polish by hand with Autosol, and see how it looks.
If it goes 'too shiny' then I gotta pull the cases off and mirror polish them by hand . . . OCD + Classic bikes is a terrible thing.
pic - 1965 T120R - 650 Bobber / 2002 America 800 Carb model
Taking Red out for a run with friends tomorrow - first long ride since shoulder reconstruction 6 weeks ago.
Next job on Green is to start polishing the engine cases . . . I want it to look 'clean' without going 'too far' . . so will give a light polish by hand with Autosol, and see how it looks.
If it goes 'too shiny' then I gotta pull the cases off and mirror polish them by hand . . . OCD + Classic bikes is a terrible thing.
pic - 1965 T120R - 650 Bobber / 2002 America 800 Carb model
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Kobayashi
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That Honda Beat is pretty fucking cool - a mid engine Honda convertible compact roadster. If they're still cheap to import, that might be a winner. Only fears I have is that it can't fit someone over 6 foot and that I'd be too retarded to figure out rowing the gears with my left hand - whenever I drive automatic RHD vehicles, my brain can't comprehend the turn signal stalk being on the other side.
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Aamry
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Speaking of Imports, I saw a Toyota Century 12 cylinder the other day, that someone had unfortunately slammed and stanced.That Honda Beat is pretty fucking cool - a mid engine Honda convertible compact roadster. If they're still cheap to import, that might be a winner. Only fears I have is that it can't fit someone over 6 foot and that I'd be too retarded to figure out rowing the gears with my left hand - whenever I drive automatic RHD vehicles, my brain can't comprehend the turn signal stalk being on the other side.
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Burren
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Not stupid, but also not wise. Expect to add 50% to your budget for repairs and replacement parts. BMWs are made to be fantastic, for a short time. Many parts wear early and generic stuff doesn’t exist like other brands.
That said, I would take a Z3 over a Z4 all day.
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kazjim
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NA or nothing.
Mine was chassis number 300
It was the closest to a Lotus Elan (S1/2) that I could afford.
Totally raw, simple and nothing extra - not even power steering.
Perfectly balanced.
Loved that machine.
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Burren
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Much better looking, for one. Except for the Z3M, they have depreciated more (I’d take a 2.8 liter or a 3.0 liter). More parts available and cheaper.
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Burns
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I also have to drive over some gravel roads to get to my house, so I feel your pain. You may want to look into a California duster, depending on how wet/humid it is and how much work you want to do. You would basically need to stop once you have passed the dirt/gravel road section(s) and get out to dust it off. You must be fairly carful not to get any large clumps of mud or even small shards of gravel stuck in the duster though.
A good wax/"polish"/ceramic coat makes it pretty easy to wipe the dust off.
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Hekotat
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Yeah since it parks outside under trees I did a claybar, scratch X in a few spots and a wax. Did a complete interior detail and door jams/etc. It needed it badly.
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