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04-21-2016, 09:11 PM
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#13051 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by StanleyR  Looks nice from 20 feet away.
Lots spent making the car look pretty and fast with little/no attention given to body or structural integrity (look at pic of rear, below the rear bumper). 
Unless I'm totally wrong, this car will be a pile of twisted rust after a few years of moderately hard driving. 
IMHO if your gonna dump so much into a ride, do it RIGHT and ensure the body can handle it first! .png "Y U NO...?") | ad says original paint, that shit is 50 fucking years old.
also synchros going on tranny, needs rear end and better brakes. have fun selling that
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04-21-2016, 09:27 PM
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#13052 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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04-21-2016, 09:59 PM
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Here's another oddball car during GM's shitty years. Cost $29k in 1992 dollars ($45k in today's money). Sold poorly and then became unicorn rare. They're not actually special overall but had some cool tech for their time.
Looks like Splendid Auto picked up this unicorn 1992 OLDSMOBILE 98 NINETY EIGHT TOURING, 95K ONE OWNER, PRISTINE!!
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04-22-2016, 12:00 AM
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#13054 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by GS8 Here's another oddball car during GM's shitty years. Cost $29k in 1992 dollars ($45k in today's money). Sold poorly and then became unicorn rare. They're not actually special overall but had some cool tech for their time.
Looks like Splendid Auto picked up this unicorn 1992 OLDSMOBILE 98 NINETY EIGHT TOURING, 95K ONE OWNER, PRISTINE!! | I wouldn't pay more than 2400 though....
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04-22-2016, 01:12 AM
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#13055 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Dunno about that. Owners really seemed to like em. 1992 Oldsmobile 98 Reviews - Carsurvey.org
Even at 3900, it's pretty decent considering it's been driven and maintained
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04-22-2016, 08:18 AM
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04-22-2016, 11:01 AM
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^Been eyeballing that GN. After seeing the Barrett Jackson one last year in Chilliwack it's hard to look at other subpar offerings. Not a bad deal but I'm thinking more like $15,000.
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04-22-2016, 12:42 PM
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#13058 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by knight604 | Has an absolutely shit paint job. Some spots look like it was done with a paint roller. Checked this out a few months back when my E24 was written off. Other than that, In decent shape. Mature older owner, Worth 12-13k max - which is what I offered when he had no price. He told me he was going to hold off until someone offers higher than me. He said he got a "quote" to have the paint fixed, which he explained to me of re-clearing some spots, wet sanding some spots, and blending some spots (The mirrors especially + trunk).... Worth almost to get a new paint job - (Of course, if you care.) For $20k, I expect mint paint and no cracking leather seats... which at 174k on black bmw leather is almost guaranteed. The engine did sound buttery smooth, and the gearbox was very tight. Quote:
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04-22-2016, 01:15 PM
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"The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
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04-22-2016, 01:18 PM
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#13060 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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Seems like a lot of fun at a low price, but I have literally NEVER heard anyone who has actually owned a mini come out of the ownership with any sort of affinity for the car/brand.I'd be willing to bet its probably the lowest number of repeat buyers of any brand. That says a lot.
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Originally Posted by fsy82 seems like you got a dick up your ass well..get that checked | Quote:
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04-22-2016, 01:22 PM
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what about these? 2002 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Coupe Kompressor Supercharged - $8990 (20027 Fraser HWY) https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/ctd/5461241611.html 
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04-22-2016, 01:25 PM
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^Nope.
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04-22-2016, 01:29 PM
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#13063 | | Witness protection
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any specific reason? or is it just because it's an old benz? a friend asked so i posted it up here (as well as the mini) to see why...
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04-22-2016, 01:30 PM
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#13064 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Originally Posted by thumper | Here's one for about 1/2 that, $4300, but a tad more kms, at 160K. mini cooper s 2003
This one is at 165K kms, $5K - 2002 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 6Spd AIR LOCAL JUST MINT RUNS AND LOOKS GREAT!
Looks like a fun cheap fast little car for that $ but from little that I read, it seems like mechanical issues are common ... but then it is owned by BMW so that's par for the course.
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04-22-2016, 01:33 PM
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#13065 | | Witness protection
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Originally Posted by whitev70r | he dosen't like red. i know he did test drive the blue one and it had... issues.
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04-22-2016, 01:48 PM
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#13066 | | I AM
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my cousins husband owned a mini s. it caught on fire on the hwy lol....he bought another later on
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04-22-2016, 01:51 PM
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#13067 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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i'd buy another mini for sure - and my was broken for half my ownership (warranty!). Still the most fun car I've owned.
wrong wheel drive though
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04-22-2016, 01:53 PM
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04-22-2016, 02:00 PM
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I had a bad Mini experience with my wife's 2008 R56 Turbo. Thanks goodness for warranty as I'd imagine the cost of the work they did over the course of her ownership would have been north of $20k. They are finicky cars.
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04-22-2016, 02:29 PM
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04-22-2016, 02:33 PM
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#13071 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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Ugh. I just want to buy it and move to hawaii.
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Originally Posted by boostfever Westopher is correct. | Quote:
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Originally Posted by punkwax Well.. I’d hate to be the first to say it, but Westopher is correct. | | |
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04-22-2016, 02:40 PM
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#13072 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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another testimony for mini. My gf owned a cooper s for a while and it ended with a blown up engine.
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04-22-2016, 02:56 PM
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#13073 | | :: Sells McLarens, Not tofu :okay: ::
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Originally Posted by westopher Ugh. I just want to buy it and move to hawaii. | Imola red clown shoe. how fitting. Just like Krusty 
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04-22-2016, 03:29 PM
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04-22-2016, 04:21 PM
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#13075 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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What's going on with the driver's seat on that blue one? Lotta farting to do that kind of damage..... Quote:
Originally Posted by thumper he dosen't like red. i know he did test drive the blue one and it had... issues. | | |
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