We hope so...

I'm trying to like something about this. Really, I am.

Years ago, I bought a car from a place that had a "Minimum $1600 trade-in value!" sign out front.

I am torn by this one. It looks like a lot of fun; add seats belts and a helmet - and go!

Many people do - which explains the number of remarkably cheap project planes.

Near zero. Triple the $30K price ceiling, and you might find one - though it will probably need some work soon...

First things first: I like minivans. They do just about everything in ways that most vehicles can't. My minivan has dragged a popup camper cross-country and a utility trailer up into the woods. It's taken my family on long trips in comfort - and moved lots of construction material.

Yeah, but at $2K (which is about what this is really worth, at best), a 4x4 Jeep is going to be a project in need of serious work; a $2K Miata will be thoroughly beat; and any BMW in that price range is going to be a money pit until it's sorted.

In a strange way, I sort of like it. The Metro got more hate than it deserved.

I hope someone got a license plate number or something...

I know it's kind of weird and kind of rare and kind of cool in its own way.

I've owned an Italian car with a valve-eating interference engine and slapdash plastic bits ('74 X1/9) - so I think the Wartburg could be a fun way to test my state's DMV policies and stick out at car shows. Just not for $4500...

True!

The owner makes no mention of the VIN - but does state that the car is "probably actually" some 10 years newer than its paperwork states, so I suspect he knows more than he mentions in the auction. Given that documentation of Communist-bloc-era vehicle serial numbers is likely nearly impossible to verify…

The Defender thing should be making those folks think twice about this...

Wait a minute: The owner's auction text is publicly admitting to the same thing that recently got a bunch of Land Rovers confiscated in surprise raids. Of course, it's unlikely that the Feds will show up on your front doorstep to tow this away, even though it - by itself! - probably emits more pollution than *all* of…

The F650 is a great underpinning for a dump truck, etc. The problem is the folks who use them to create caricatures of pickup trucks...

This is a tough one: I'm not really into Corvettes; this car isn't for me. But a solid-if-not-quite original example from the late 60's is a rare find. Drive it for fun now; restore it to show later. NP!

Carburetors are old school.

Sounds like you gave it a good once-over. Yes, I'm well acquainted with spousal-approval issues for such a purchase. Have fun working it all out!