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Surprisingly, only 35% of voters thought that the Ford-powered Maserati Quattroporte was nicely priced at $42,500. Today we're going to return to all-original, unmolested iron, with a highly desirable Reagan Era machine. Most Celica Turbo All-Tracs got hooned to death years ago, and the remaining survivors are mostly pretty beat. Not this one, though; it's got just 31,133 miles on the odometer and it's shockingly original. Recharge the AC and fix the rip in the dash cover and it should be pretty much mint. Oh, sure, those 21st Century wheels will have to go, but 80s factory Toyota wheels in good shape won't set you back much. However, the price tag on this beauty will take a hefty bite out of your bankroll, to the tune of $11,000. Worth it? Not worth it? What do you think? [ Craigslist San Francisco , go here if the ad disappears. Thanks to Matt for the tip] galleryPost('NPOCP88Alltrac', 4, '1988 Toyota Celica Turbo Alltrac For 11 Grand'); 11 grand for a...
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You Ferrari fanciers have no doubt been pointing and hooting at the Fauxborghinis of last week's Backyard Lambo Of The Day series. Not so fast, signore! We're going to follow up that series with some Fauxrraris, cars that offend the purists just as much as they impress the rest of us with their low-buck (and sometimes not-so-low-buck) ingenuity. Today's car is a sort of Mystery Fauxrrari out of Washington state… The seller, who uses an innovative photographic technique to heighten the appeal of this Dino replica, claims there's a Porsche engine somewhere in the car. Actually, what he or she states is "powertrain says porsche," which could mean we're looking at a VW-based kit car with a dime-store Porsche emblem taped on the 1300's air cleaner, or maybe it's a Madman Grade hand-fabbed tube chassis with a quad-turbo Porsche 928 engine belting out 900 horsepower. Either way, you'd think the innards of a vehicle that earns the appellation "my baby"...
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What's a really cool used vehicle worth? Yesterday, 60% of you opined that 300 grand was too much for a beautiful Citroën DS21 Chapron Palm Beach , so today we're going with another much-beloved, yet more affordable, machine: a 1982 VW Rabbit Diesel pickup. It's had an engine upgrade and a ton of new parts, the interior is authentic Malaise Turquoise, and the whole package looks great. No doubt about it, this is the nicest example of a Rabbitamino we've seen in a long time. But… $12,000? What do you think? [ Craigslist San Francisco , thanks to Casadelshawn for the tip!] galleryPost('NPOCP82CaddyDiesel', 4, '1982 VW Caddy Diesel For 12 Grand'); Do you like 12 grand for an '82 VW Rabbit Diesel pickup? ( surveys )
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Nice Price Or Crack Pipe Time is with us once more, following up on the $15,000 '78 Mercury Grand Marquis (which 60% of you felt ought to steam straight to Booth Numbah Two for the crack pipe) with another car for 15 grand. Actually, this '89 420SEL is 15 and a half grand, which is quite an impressive figure… especially after you find out that Kelley thinks it's worth $4,675 in excellent condition. But hey, this car is really, really nice; low miles, looks good, and the owner has "neither smoked nor allowed any pets in the car." What do you think of $15,500 for it? galleryPost('NPOCP89Benz420SEL', 3, '1989 Mercedes Benz 420SEL For Over 15 Grand'); [Craigslist Los Angeles] , Thanks to Commodore356 for the tip! What would you say to $15,500 for an '89 420SEL? ( surveys )
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Welcome to Project Car Hell , where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! We all knew that the Nixonian Cadillac Fleetwood limo had no chance against a Citroën, and our most recent Choose Your Eternity poll confirmed our assumptions. Any Citroën is tough to beat in a Project Car Hell Challenge, due to the off-the-scale readings Citroëns always register on both the Hell-O-Meter and the Cool-O-Meter. And a Citroën SM? Forget it! Even with a fairly nice SM, you'd need some kind of weapons grade project to have any hope against the car made by the French and Italian governments, the pure Essence Of Hell Project centrifuged down from a large quantity of seriously cool machinery and then offered at a price that draws you in like a black hole dragging you past its event horizon. Well, guess what? Even if we'd found an ad for the actual Apollo 16 Lunar Rover , hauled back to Earth by a North Korean spaceship, burned up on reentry...
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It's time for Nice Price Or Crack Pipe , where you make the call on a car seller's possibly-not-on-speaking-terms-with-reality asking price. Last time we were here, 69% of you thought that $19,000 was just too much to pay for this UK-market RHD Skyline . Today we're going to look at a slightly more affordable Nissan product: an early-80s Nissan (or maybe Datsun) 200SX convertible. It appears to have quasi-functional top, and the seller wants you to know it's "Extremely Rare and collectible." galleryPost('NPOCP200SXConvert', 3, '200SX Convertible For Sale'); Thanks to LTDScott for the tip. [ Craigslist Washington DC , go here if ad disappears] Is $6500 a reasonable price for an Extremely Rare Nissan 200SX convertible? ( surveys )
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Last spring, we saw the '87 Yugo GV of Clint, the Evil Genius Racing welder who built the Black Metal V8olvo 's roll cage. Back then, Clint had an idea he'd make the Yugo into a 24 Hours of LeMons car... but it was just too nice. Instead, he applied a few months of work and a bunch of parts, and now it's one of the nicest Yugoslavian cars in Northern California. We're disappointed that it won't be racing, but here's your chance to be the star of the Marshal Tito Cruise Night in your hometown! [Craigslist Sacramento] galleryPost('EvilClintYugoSale', 3, 'Yugo Of Evil Clint Now For Sale');
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Let's say you saw the PCH Jaguar XJ-Schero the other day and said to yourself: "Damn, I sure would like to have a Jaguar with a truck bed to haul parts, but my ZIS 112 project takes all my time!" We understand your dilemma, and that's why we've found this 1986 Jaguar Vanden Plas with a very nice pickup bed conversion for you. The seller wants a cool 13 Gs for it, but not to worry- he or she will take your unwanted pontoon boat in trade! Thanks to splacid for the tip. galleryPost('VandenPlaschero', 3, '1986 Jaguar Vanden Plaschero For Sale'); [ Craigslist Nashville , go here if ad disappears]
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