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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6780 on: April 10, 2021, 01:02:45 pm »
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6781 on: April 10, 2021, 01:28:21 pm »
That is pretty darn neat and unique but I did not see that price tag coming!
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6782 on: April 10, 2021, 04:14:30 pm »
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6783 on: April 10, 2021, 05:03:58 pm »
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6784 on: April 12, 2021, 07:59:25 pm »
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6785 on: April 12, 2021, 08:02:47 pm »
Someone on FB Marketplace wants over $5K for this...

...and thinks it has Mitsu and North American Mopar bits in it.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6786 on: April 12, 2021, 08:11:51 pm »
Quote from: Scaerio on April 12, 2021, 08:02:47 pm
Someone on FB Marketplace wants over $5K for this...

...and thinks it has Mitsu and North American Mopar bits in it.

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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6787 on: April 12, 2021, 08:28:03 pm »
The blue one is British - Hillman Avenger based, the yellow is Japanese - Mitsubishi Colt based. Both super rare these. Friends of mine had a blue Hillman based one years ago. Almost bought it from them but it was automatic. Bounced around a few owners afterwards.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6788 on: April 13, 2021, 02:41:35 pm »
53 yr old me this AM:
Hey! Look what I found!  Awesome! Just raise it back to stock height, replace the mirrors, and it'd make a great tow vehicle!!  ;D O0 :banana:
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My 24 yr old son:
That'd be stupid. Have you looked outside? (this is this AM and we've had more since)  Un-driveable.  :(


Such a buzzkill.  He's the anti dream catcher.  If it's not logical...according to him, it's dumb.  Where did I go wrong.  Had my dad ever suggested something like that I would've (still probably) been ALL over it! Yes! Do it! 

Then again he's the one who paid cash for his Mustang, the Seadoo, his motorcycle, and has probably 30+ large in the bank for a house by now too (although looking at house prices he may never move out  :'().  Who am I to question his logic and reasoning.  Or whatever word I'm looking for.  :P

Buzzkill.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6789 on: April 13, 2021, 03:07:41 pm »
Quote from: BWII on April 13, 2021, 02:41:35 pm

Then again he's the one who paid cash for his Mustang, the Seadoo, his motorcycle, and has probably 30+ large in the bank for a house by now too (although looking at house prices he may never move out  :'().  Who am I to question his logic and reasoning.  Or whatever word I'm looking for.  :P

Buzzkill.

Does he listen to Dave Ramsey, the "Debt is Dumb, Cash is King" guy?  If your son hates debt, then you raised him right.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6790 on: April 13, 2021, 04:26:23 pm »
He actually read the Wealthy Barber when he was about 14-15 (can't recall exactly when) - and he's been working at it ever since.  He is nothing if not financially solid.  I was never like that when I was young, I wouldn't have read the book...he is truly wise with his money.  Most of the time...90% plus of the time.  Probably more.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6791 on: April 13, 2021, 05:12:08 pm »
Quote from: BWII on April 13, 2021, 04:26:23 pm
He actually read the Wealthy Barber when he was about 14-15 (can't recall exactly when) - and he's been working at it ever since.  He is nothing if not financially solid.  I was never like that when I was young, I wouldn't have read the book...he is truly wise with his money.  Most of the time...90% plus of the time.  Probably more.

Well, that's good.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6792 on: April 15, 2021, 09:14:37 am »
$175,000 for a Mustang? Seriously? Am I out to lunch on pricing or is this ridiculous.

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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6793 on: April 15, 2021, 09:34:10 am »
Yeah, that practice needs to end and dealerships need to be punished for doing so. Let the cars languish until they are begging to get the car off the lot.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6794 on: April 15, 2021, 10:29:59 am »
Quote from: Vmango on April 15, 2021, 09:36:20 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 15, 2021, 09:34:10 am
Yeah, that practice needs to end and dealerships need to be punished for doing so. Let the cars languish until they are begging to get the car off the lot.

I actually have no problem with it. No one is putting a gun to your head to buy a sports car. If they can get this price good for them.

But the best thing to do to stop this is to not pay it.

I 100% agree with Vman here. If someone is stupid enough to pay it, good on ya, one born every day. With the advent of the internet, there is literally zero reason for people to be that badly ripped off when buying a car. I hope it rots in the showroom as well, but yeah, let the market speak.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6795 on: April 15, 2021, 10:32:46 am »
Quote from: Fobroader on April 15, 2021, 10:29:59 am
Quote from: Vmango on April 15, 2021, 09:36:20 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 15, 2021, 09:34:10 am
Yeah, that practice needs to end and dealerships need to be punished for doing so. Let the cars languish until they are begging to get the car off the lot.

I actually have no problem with it. No one is putting a gun to your head to buy a sports car. If they can get this price good for them.

But the best thing to do to stop this is to not pay it.

I 100% agree with Vman here. If someone is stupid enough to pay it, good on ya, one born every day. With the advent of the internet, there is literally zero reason for people to be that badly ripped off when buying a car. I hope it rots in the showroom as well, but yeah, let the market speak.

I agree. Let the market decide.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6796 on: April 15, 2021, 10:34:25 am »
Lots of cars I would want but others are willing to pay way more for. Like air cooled VWs. You either pay up or move on.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6797 on: April 15, 2021, 11:50:53 am »
Quote from: Vmango on April 15, 2021, 09:36:20 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 15, 2021, 09:34:10 am
Yeah, that practice needs to end and dealerships need to be punished for doing so. Let the cars languish until they are begging to get the car off the lot.

I actually have no problem with it. No one is putting a gun to your head to buy a sports car. If they can get this price good for them.

But the best thing to do to stop this is to not pay it.

Yeah, at least you can walk in off the street and actually buy it. You don't have to play games like with some Porsches or Ferraris.

Saw a story about a dealer in the U.S. offering 992 GT3 allocations at MSRP as long as you bought a discounted, leftover 2020 Taycan Turbo S. Can easily flip the GT3 when it arrives for $70k+ in profit but how much will the Taycan depreciate in that time? Works out if you wanted a Taycan anyways though.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6798 on: April 15, 2021, 02:04:28 pm »
Now, we're talking.  For drag racing fans, this is a historic vehicle.

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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #6799 on: April 15, 2021, 03:10:47 pm »
Quote from: Bubba on April 15, 2021, 02:04:28 pm
Now, we're talking.  For drag racing fans, this is a historical vehicle.

Historic or historical?

from English Grammar Today

Historic means ‘important or likely to be important in history’:

I feel that this is a historic moment for our country.

When the Berlin wall came down, it was a historic occasion.

Historical means ‘related to the study of things from the past’:

I love reading historical novels.

Archaeologists found a large number of historical objects when they excavated the field.

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