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Offline OliverD

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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6760 on: April 06, 2021, 10:55:06 am »
Quote from: Arthur Dent on April 06, 2021, 10:49:37 am
They cost about $5k just to import/bring over. Why that one? Not sure. Looks in nice shape buts its pretty mainstream, automatic and a bit meh to deal with the rhd.

Yeah, importing that seems like an ill-conceived plan.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6761 on: April 06, 2021, 10:59:38 am »


https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/calgary/1981-lancia-zagato/1559265489

I'm tempted by the Lancia ... no real details and short on photos.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6762 on: April 06, 2021, 11:52:35 am »
of all the things you can import...that Civic would be one of the last things
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6763 on: April 06, 2021, 11:59:14 am »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 06, 2021, 11:52:35 am
of all the things you can import...that Civic would be one of the last things

With a stick interest would rise, as this is basically a 4-door Si. While nostalgia is there for me, agreed that this is tame next to my neighbour's Skyline.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6764 on: April 06, 2021, 12:00:56 pm »
Quote from: BWII on April 06, 2021, 10:44:32 am
$4400 for a wrong hand drive JDM learner car?    :o ::)  Not.

I would kinda like this...maybe not a convert, but they sound so cool, and it looks nicer than the one Yuri bought.  ;D
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I drove a 500 Turbo coupe with stick, red like this one. Basically, that rare version was a lower-output Abarth with mufflers (the Abarth has straight pipes!) And yes it was quite a hoot to drive!
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6765 on: April 06, 2021, 12:02:22 pm »
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6766 on: April 09, 2021, 12:06:31 pm »
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6767 on: April 09, 2021, 12:10:32 pm »
Quote from: Bubba on April 09, 2021, 12:06:31 pm
No Reserve: 1986 Yugo GV

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986-yugo-gv/



Body panel alignment seems on par with Tesla!
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6768 on: April 09, 2021, 12:15:38 pm »
I would totally rock one of these as a DD instead of the Civic, but I imagine it would burn twice the fuel and be half as reliable, while not being able to keep up with traffic on Lagimodiere (which I travel on multiple times every day).
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6769 on: April 09, 2021, 12:26:09 pm »
Quote from: Great_Big_Abyss on April 09, 2021, 12:15:38 pm
I would totally rock one of these as a DD instead of the Civic, but I imagine it would burn twice the fuel and be half as reliable, while not being able to keep up with traffic on Lagimodiere (which I travel on multiple times every day).

It would be fun to transplant a modern engine with about 120 hp in this thing.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6770 on: April 09, 2021, 01:33:22 pm »
Quote from: Bubba on April 09, 2021, 12:06:31 pm
No Reserve: 1986 Yugo GV

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986-yugo-gv/



Anything over $2K for that is insane, it's a POS. And will crumple like a cookie tin at the first sign of a crash.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6771 on: April 09, 2021, 01:38:58 pm »
I wonder just how good the manual is on this thing?  Think it's as good as a 'snick snick' Civic manual transmission?  :rofl2:
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6772 on: April 09, 2021, 01:49:31 pm »
Quote from: Bubba on April 09, 2021, 12:26:09 pm
Quote from: Great_Big_Abyss on April 09, 2021, 12:15:38 pm
I would totally rock one of these as a DD instead of the Civic, but I imagine it would burn twice the fuel and be half as reliable, while not being able to keep up with traffic on Lagimodiere (which I travel on multiple times every day).

It would be fun to transplant a modern engine with about 120 hp in this thing.

Well, Tavarish and his buddy there stuffed in a slightly hopped up version of the engine out of the Fiat X/9, so it effectively double the power of this horrible thing to 100hp.....I still don't think this would be an enjoyable method of transportation.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6773 on: April 09, 2021, 02:43:09 pm »
LMFAO...this guy's gotten even MORE insane in the last week!   :rofl: :rofl2: :rofl: :rofl2: I so want to "spam" him...
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So...anyway...if I had $10 thousand dollars...I'd buy me a Dodge, not just any Dodge...and it's a mere 11ish miles away as the crow flies too...
1975 Dodge D100 Shortbox $10,000


Betcha it's gone by the weekend.

This guy has dropped $600 since Monday...is this a good year Firm?  Kid hates it...gross!  What does he know.  I'm over 50 - I need my midlife crisis car!! (and a mullet wig? Or some gold chains? Maybe both!)
1992 C4 Corvette $8,900
Looks like it could be OK
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6774 on: April 09, 2021, 02:46:34 pm »
Oh, I'd rock that C4.  Love it.  Curious why it wouldn't be safetied?  Why not just do it and remove the question from the purchaser's mind?
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6775 on: April 09, 2021, 02:57:33 pm »
Eww, it's an automatic.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6776 on: April 09, 2021, 03:00:09 pm »
Yeah, looks like a solid C4 for the $. That'd be over $10K here. Looks like it needs weather stripping pretty bad, and I am not a fan of those C6 wheels, but otherwise I like it. As for the year; 92 is the first year of the LT1...The LT1 offers a significant horsepower bump (maybe 40-50hp?) over the older L98, though some guys still prefer the L98 for it's low end torque. It's not quite as reliable as the older L98, but it's still decent in that regard. 92 & 93 use some unique ECU that is known for being super finicky and is probably the biggest negative to those years; 94-96 got OBDII and a new, much more stable ECU. Still, the cars are so well documented and supported that it's hard to go wrong with any C4.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6777 on: April 09, 2021, 03:16:10 pm »
Quote from: BWII on April 09, 2021, 02:43:09 pm

This guy has dropped $600 since Monday...is this a good year Firm?  Kid hates it...gross!  What does he know.  I'm over 50 - I need my midlife crisis car!! (and a mullet wig? Or some gold chains? Maybe both!)
1992 C4 Corvette $8,900
Looks like it could be OK


About that Duster in the background...
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6778 on: April 09, 2021, 04:55:21 pm »
^^ I'd rather have that. ;D
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
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