@misterbuttercup get an Abarth 500, I still want one but don’t have the space to park a second fun car.

@pip-bip I'm going to do the old Price is right move and bid $1.00, just in case everyone else goes over.

@mastermario so much want right there.

@ttyymmnn I was in primary school

@just-jeepin I don't know about LJs or whatever, but I do remember late 80s a new I-6 that came out and was quite strong.

@vondon302 nice

@pip-bip 111k for a Honda with 75,000 worth of Cocaine stuffed in it seems like a much better buy.

@just-jeepin said in Hour rule:

@onlytwowheels what I’ve heard is that international would basically through whatever parts they had at hand into a vehicle, which I guess means it’s fairly easy to find something that will fit, but might be hard to figure out what that might be if you don’t know

I'm not going to say that seemed to be how they built commercial trucks some days, but I'm not not saying it either...

@jordan I’d love a Farm-O-Road. I really want a Hot Shot or Super Sport, and it’d be even better with a few period correct hot rod parts. Apparently a Triumph 4 speed fits well, and there were a couple companies that actually made super chargers for them. Imagine a teeny tiny Super Sport with 45 screaming horses!
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@flatisflat Yeah, it would be bad more expensive for everyone if they got more involved. Buying at auction is a risk. Buying a car from a stranger on the internet, is a risk in and of itself. If you have a willing seller, you can do things like escrow.com, but really there is no way to know until the deal is done.

One thing is for certain. If you've got a cute, neat, rare, niche, popular vehicle...even if it's a turd, polish it up and sell it at auction for max profits.

@looseonexit There was a very nice M715 for sale in Maryland in April, that I could have afforded (barely), but how could I travel several states to pick it up?

In hindsight I could have had it shipped, but the future was just too uncertain to spring for it.

It's certainly a looker, and the body is in pristine condition! Spotted one the other day that... wasn't such a looker, sitting in an auto shop parking lot (didn't take a pic as I was driving).

g'night

@just-jeepin $17K is out of my league

@whoistheleader Don't forget the weight, these things are heavy: 4760 pounds! Only 500 pounds lighter than my crew cab 4x4 Nissan Titan!

The SSR is a fancy truck, not a sports car with a bed.

@just-jeepin Crack pipe, all the way. Is it a cool off road van? Yes. Would I like to own something like it? Sure. Is it worth roughly 1/3 of my house? Heck no.

@just-jeepin Civic and Gremlin plz.

@just-jeepin correct on the careful maintenance of the H.O. as I had blown head gaskets at 190,000 miles (due to my laziness for not replacing the heater core sooner). I did ditch the 249 for the 242HD selec-trac. You could option the H.O. with the selec-trac and vari-loc axles but they're pretty hard to find. Die to that I just went right for an overland and planned on the 242 swap from the start. This is my second WJ and if sonething happened to this one id get a 3rd. They're great vehicles.

Old school diesels were not always the easiest to start when cold but modern ones don't have issues anymore, my diesel even starts with more ease than my petrol car when it's cold 🙂

@snuze good candidate for an LS swap then

@just-jeepin 550K? bargain!

@tonicipriani Oh I know. I understand what they were TRYING to do, they just utterly failed in the attempt. The size, proportion, scale and detailing of the new 4 completely loose it.

@just-jeepin And it sold for 16K. Actually pretty healthy for a fintail (and exactly 10x what I paid for mine, but that was 25 years ago, and mine isn't that minty), but still a nice car for the money. Maybe still enough meat on the bone for export, too - probably a 20-25K car in Germany.