How to buy an $7K to $11K car for $2,500
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I always found those cars easy to work on. They can be a little rough looking at first but once you start you realize that the Germans engineered them well so that everything was easy. I did cams on my fathers and it was simple.
I got a truck cheap for the same reason, fuel pump relay had a bad wire on it.
I got a truck cheap for the same reason, fuel pump relay had a bad wire on it.
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Around Dec. 7th. I'm driving down to Vegas with my black GTS. Looked on You tube for vids and think I can do something interesting in the Nevada desert!
Found my favorite Porsche commercial:
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went out and bought an IROC (still have it)
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a little OT sorry Z.......but my cousin picked up a 9.8 merc out of the dump in cottage country.......brought it home, wouldnt start.......after effing around for an hour or so he switched the spark plug wires around and it started right up!!!!.......still has it.....nice motor......some people
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Typical Alfa... Still great cars though. Lot's of cool 80's cars on the market currently. The friend who told me about this one, was paying me back for giving him a lead on a 87' 911 targa white with tan leather 180K miles $10,500. Trick though is don't buy unless you or a friend know the little quirks on what your looking at. I saw and I'm sure its gone 1991 500SL Mercedes for $6,500 firm. Left a message but no return call.
I sold the gold 85' 5spd and the red S4 in the summer.
I sold the gold 85' 5spd and the red S4 in the summer.
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I've been selling off some toys and want to get down to just one single pleasure car. It would be used for long trips and occational spirited driving. My budget is $15K to $20K. Looking for good power and a manual shift car. How are the 928's for power, compared to say a C4 LT1 or C5 LS1 Corvette? I am assuming quality of build is going to be better, how about reliability? Any aftermarket mods for more power that are reasonably priced?
After owning Vettes still like them, in fact thinking about getting an 1986/7 because I like the style. But over all the 928 is a better built and performing car. I sold a 1993 GTS, you can find those at around $18K and up. To a lawyer who had a C5 Vette, the latter was a little bit faster, but the GTS for long distance comfort and overall quality was a much better car.
I'm driving to Vegas unless my older brother and new wife meet my parents as well, then I'm going to LA. Deciding on MB 500sl or 928. While in Vegas I'm going to house shop in Henderson, so I'll prove that they are decent performers if I bring one.................
Top Gears Jeremy Clarkson is not a P-car fan and his co-host Richard Hammond owns 2 928's
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Good find Zudnic!
One of the Top Gear crew guys owns a 1968 Mustang GT optioned out like the Bullet car (but with stripes).
BajaFresh: Kinda hard to beat a slightly used newer Mustang GT that you can hop up and not worry about wrecking the collectible status of the car IMO. Tons of Kewl Mustang "tuner" cars out there, for fairly cheap prices. Also late 1990 Firebirds and Camaros are cheap and extremely cool cars. I drive a 100% stock 1996 WS6 that stops traffic like a new Ferrari.
See the stang thread on here also.
http://www.internetautoguide.com/use...113/index.html
One of the Top Gear crew guys owns a 1968 Mustang GT optioned out like the Bullet car (but with stripes).
BajaFresh: Kinda hard to beat a slightly used newer Mustang GT that you can hop up and not worry about wrecking the collectible status of the car IMO. Tons of Kewl Mustang "tuner" cars out there, for fairly cheap prices. Also late 1990 Firebirds and Camaros are cheap and extremely cool cars. I drive a 100% stock 1996 WS6 that stops traffic like a new Ferrari.
See the stang thread on here also.
http://www.internetautoguide.com/use...113/index.html
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