Craigslist good buys

[TouringTeg]

Who remembers the TRD Solara with manual, supercharger, 7 piece urethane kit and 17" TSW Revo!
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...ara-road-test/

[tegra7]

Solar ad is gone.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...058719640.html
Ef civic$700. Has a vi. Seller says its because of push button start and heater motor not working.....

[Dbone]

Originally Posted by jaaagman

Do the E36 LW's have the junky NA M3 engine?

These pull a lot better than the internet cry babies and euro snobs let on. Also, that straight six is damn smooth.

I found that engine more fun than the one in my evo x, and more manageable than the fox bodied mustang I had as a kid.

[GS8]

Originally Posted by donjalapeno

Ridiculous deal. Almost to good to be true. Those are nice driving vehicles. I would prefer to drive that over most modern Corollas/Yaris'.

I paid $1450 for my car with 111,000 KM on the odometer in 2018. I expected it to be a portable crack shack. It was anything but.

Spoiler!

Sometimes you get lucky and find a stunning deal on something the owner just wants gone for x reason. Can take time and lots of patience though. I hope that Solara sold to someone on here.

Also that Techno M3 ad I posted is gone too.

Originally Posted by TouringTeg

Who remembers the TRD Solara with manual, supercharger, 7 piece urethane kit and 17" TSW Revo!
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...ara-road-test/

Toyota's Camry Solara is one of those tidy, blank-sheet kinds of cars. It runs well the way a good appliance does. It's cleanly handsome, but hardly a stunner. It's large, but not humongous. It's not slow, but not quick. It is, in many ways, a 21st-century equivalent of a '66 Chevelle. And hot rodders love the '66 Chevelle.

Toyota Racing Development (TRD), the parts house in Orange County, California, owned by the Japanese automaker, wants Solara owners to experience this sort of horsepower in their cars. So TRD has loaded up its Solara catalog with everything from logo-emblazoned radiator caps to a supercharger system to help it do that. And to show off those parts, TRD took virtually all the catalog's offerings and stuck them on this Solara: a '99 equipped with the serene 3.0-liter DOHC V-6 and a five-speed manual transmission.

The big stick here is the supercharger. It's the ubiquitous Eaton Roots-type blower used atop production engines ranging from the Mercedes SLK230's 2.3-liter four through the Buick Park Avenue Ultra's 3.8-liter V-6 and the Ford SVT Lightning's 5.4-liter V-8. TRD uses the 62-cubic-inch version of the Eaton (the same unit used on early supercharged Buick V-6s) in the system it co-developed with Magnuson Products of Ventura, California, for the 3.0-liter Toyota V-6. The blower is driven by an extension of the existing accessory drive belt at two times engine speed to produce a peak 4.5 pounds of boost. TRD adds electronic boost control to modulate boost levels between shifts and to avoid detonation as the engine approaches its rev limiter.

With its own special intake manifold and with the Eaton between the engine and fire wall, this is an elegant installation. According to TRD, the blower gives the stock Toyota a 23.5 percent power increase, which works out to 47 more horses and 28 more pound-feet of peak torque over the unaltered V-6's 200 hp and 214 pound-feet.

Once a buyer has relieved himself of the weight of 3700 bucks for the blower, TRD hopes the guy will go for the rest of the Solara stuff. There's a $4220 Stage 3 TRD package, and it includes a seven-piece polyurethane lower-body kit, lowering springs that drop the car 1.25 inches in front and 1.75 inches in the rear, new struts, and 17-inch wheels wrapped in Toyo Proxes T1 255/45ZR-17 tires. Beyond that, the company has bolted up a sport muffler ($390), a short-throw shifter ($164), stainless-steel brake lines ($150), performance brake pads ($70), and a rear anti-roll bar ($150) that is 19 millimeters -- about three-quarters of an inch -- in diameter. Throw in some air and oil filters and the way-trick radiator cap, and that's nearly $9000 in add-ons.

Although it had been thrashed by other motoring writers for 25,000 miles before we got our hands on it, the TRD Solara was a sweet car to drive. The moderate blower whine and resonant exhaust add engaging mechanical character to a car that had very little in the way of zoot, while the suspension modifications stiffen up a chassis that had mush to spare. Our souped-up Solara ripped from standstill to 60 mph in 6.3 seconds and turned the quarter-mile in 14.9 seconds at 95 mph. The stock Solara runs the sprint in 7.0 and takes 15.6 seconds at 90 mph to complete the quarter-mile (Car and Driver, September 1998).

What's remarkable is how well-mannered the mechanical package remains. We never experienced detonation, the power was seamless, and the ride, although stiffer than stock, was within the boundaries of comfortable. The wider tires greatly improve initial turn-in, and the additional rear roll stiffness gives the car a more neutral cornering attitude.

The Solara has always been a big, comfortable two-door, and TRD has added the performance edge it deserves. It feels like the car Chevy's Monte Carlo SS should be. And as a good hot rod should, it leaves us wondering why Toyota doesn't build them this way in the first place.

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 2-door sedan

PRICE AS TESTED: $31,134 (base price: $31,134*)

ENGINE TYPE: supercharged and intercooled DOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum block and heads, Toyota engine-control system with port fuelinjection
Displacement: 183 cu in, 2995cc
Power (SAE net): 247 bhp @ 6000 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 242 lb-ft @ 4400 rpm

TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 105.1 in Length: 190.0 in
Curb weight (est): 3400 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 6.3 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 16.9 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.6 sec
Standing 1/4-mile: 14.9 sec @ 95 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 135 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 191 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad 0.85 g

FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA fuel economy, city driving: 20 mpg
*Base price includes all performance-enhancing options.

M62 owner checking in

[trollface]

Originally Posted by tegra7

Solar ad is gone.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...058719640.html
Ef civic$700. Has a vi. Seller says its because of push button start and heater motor not working.....

How are those VI-able items? I bet it has a VI for that poke.

[smoothie.]

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...058205445.html

FAKE SCAM 2015 BMW M5 - PRICE REDUCED - $29800
condition: good
drive: rwd
fuel: gas
odometer: 45691
paint color: black
title status: clean
transmission: automatic

in about 15 minutes, Tofu will tell us why this isn't a good buy.


NM ITS FAKE https://jdboischatelmitsubishi.ca/en...y/2015-bmw-m5/

[SB7]

Just saw this local car on Jalopnik:

https://jalopnik.com/at-29-000-canad...rth-1841176309

[320icar]

Somehow that’s a crackpipe price?? I remember now why I never click jalopnik

[Z3guy]

Originally Posted by Dbone

These pull a lot better than the internet cry babies and euro snobs let on. Also, that straight six is damn smooth.

I found that engine more fun than the one in my evo x, and more manageable than the fox bodied mustang I had as a kid.

I have owned a 97 M3 and have driven a 95 M3 with the euro motor. You are right, the North America engine is smooth, torquey, and overall a great enjoyable motor. Let's be frank though, it is a bored out 328i motor. The euro motor has all the toys,is rougher, has less torque at lower rpms, but screams at high rpms. The North America motor is only slightly slower, but it is far less exciting and rewarding than the euro motor when you can rev it out......

[68style]

Originally Posted by 320icar

Somehow that’s a crackpipe price?? I remember now why I never click jalopnik

?? The article says it’s very well priced

[TouringTeg]

Crack pipe currently winning the poll 57/43 so it is close.

[tegra7]

Not sure what the market is for these but I always thought they were neat.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...055696333.html

[CorneringArtist]

Originally Posted by 320icar

Somehow that’s a crackpipe price?? I remember now why I never click jalopnik

Anything that isn't 25% under market value, without a service history that goes back to when the car was new (EVERY SHEET OF PAPER even if it's gone through multiple owners), and isn't immaculate to the point that it's showroom fresh is a crackpipe price to those people.

[tofu1413]

Lol I sold that RS4 to its current owner!

[tegra7]

Paging GS8! Never knew they made an SS in this body style.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...062402271.html

[JDMDreams]

I'm always skeptical of the ads saying seniors owning the "hardcore" performance versions. As yes they have more money to spend but usually they don't like the uncomfortableness of the sport package. I still think they will be bagged on by one of the owners.

[tofu1413]

Originally Posted by tegra7

Not sure what the market is for these but I always thought they were neat.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...055696333.html

the hipster's 3 door hatchback.

i always thought they look pretty cool too

[punkwax]

^ I’ve always loved the aggressive front end of those Volvo’s. Such a contrast to the hideous back end.. unlike any other vehicle I’ve ever seen lol

[lowside67]

Originally Posted by JDMDreams

I'm always skeptical of the ads saying seniors owning the "hardcore" performance versions. As yes they have more money to spend but usually they don't like the uncomfortableness of the sport package. I still think they will be bagged on by one of the owners.

Ha... 99% of the Corvette Z06 market is the jean shorts wearing, cars'n'coffee attending, premium waxing senior citizen market.

-Mark

[AstulzerRZD]

Originally Posted by lowside67

Ha... 99% of the Corvette Z06 market is the jean shorts wearing, cars'n'coffee attending, premium waxing senior citizen market.

-Mark

Know a few myself... I see the Vette getting washed and waxed every weekend and driven maybe one a month

[underscore]

Originally Posted by JDMDreams

I'm always skeptical of the ads saying seniors owning the "hardcore" performance versions. As yes they have more money to spend but usually they don't like the uncomfortableness of the sport package. I still think they will be bagged on by one of the owners.

That's assuming they've driven a normal one to feel the difference. Lots of rich idiots just buy the most expensive one because they think that means it's the best.

[GS8]

Originally Posted by tegra7

Paging GS8! Never knew they made an SS in this body style.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...062402271.html

It's been on sale for awhile but he recently added the videos (which is a good thing considering its priced on the high side). According to the video, his uncle was a car detailer so he could have been a car guy and, therefore, bought the top spec version.

That said, i was aware of this model but not that colour. That interior colour though

I wish they did something more like the Acura TL A-Spec

Spoiler!

[hud 91gt]

Originally Posted by JDMDreams

I'm always skeptical of the ads saying seniors owning the "hardcore" performance versions. As yes they have more money to spend but usually they don't like the uncomfortableness of the sport package. I still think they will be bagged on by one of the owners.

My 89 year old Grandma loves sports cars. If Grandpa let her, she’d be driving a camaro (memories of the ‘67 she had). Sadly she got stuck with a Ford Focus. It is a manual though. Logic is about the last thing that comes to mind when I think of old people. They are generally stuck on “what they know”, and stubbornness. Lol.

She literally traded in a car because it didn’t pick up her AM station (even after the salesmen gave her an iPod that he loaded with appropriate music).

[tofu1413]

Originally Posted by 320icar

Somehow that’s a crackpipe price?? I remember now why I never click jalopnik

they're the same kind of people that signs petition for manual cars or manual wagons and don't buy it new. same people that bank won't finance them for a ham sandwich.

manufacturers will then regret such idea and never do it again. (Jaguar F type Coupe 6MT, case in point)

[Hondaracer]

This seems up your guys alley lol:

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds...057000114.html