"0-60 in the mid 5s, not even that fast".
"0-60 in the mid 5s, not even that fast".
Same vote for me, just barely NP. The style is pretty brutal to modern eyes, but if it's a mechanically sound 512 with a shop built 650 HP? Hard to call that CP below 6 figures, simply because of the Ferrari market. It is funny to see stuff like this, though. I'm old enough to have lusted after all these during the…
Yeah, I am totally in this camp. It doesn't add up at all on paper, but stupid fun isn't supposed to make sense. Assuming the test drive isn't a nightmare, NP. Also, I had no idea there were such "country" folks in Oregon.
And more points off for the litany of bad ad habit. No interior shot. The ever annoying "too many to list". No, it's not. If you want 10K for this, spend 20 minutes listing why I should give you that. The grammar and spelling so bad that it looks intentionally done to anger English teachers.
I had the same thought. And you can play solitaire while waiting for the tow truck! Ha. The only thing I was disappointed by was no dyno printout. How do you build something like this and not get on a dyno? But it is good to see a reasonable price again. It had started to feel like this should be called "How big of a…
With absolutely no knowledge of the situation, here's my guess. It wasn't making money, so it got sold with other properties. The buyers wanted the other, profitable properties and shut down the Jalopnik arm. This is not uncommon in the world of high finance media empires (some satire implied).
That's a hilarious reason for it to be a NP. But this thing isn't worth half what they are asking. There are two reasons manufacturers make fewer than 100 of something: The purposely want to create exclusivity or no one is buying it. One of those makes it more valuable to collectors. The other just makes it rare.
This is a pretty Vette - and I would drive the hell out of it (probably into a tree). But the price a project car, no matter how nice, does not equal purchase price plus mods. He claims 82K + 40K for mods, meaning 122K spent and asking 115K? 7K depreciation on the lot of it? Not even remotely realistic. CP squared.
I went CP, too - but I think it's worth a good bit more than the 8K some other think. It's hard to tell from pics, but the mechanical work seems well done. Just the interior makes me nervous. I cleaner job on the interior, some decent Recaros and I'd go 15K. I hear these Focus conversions are fun and I do have a soft…
It is easy to feel this way. Most race drivers working today starter in carts and short track well before they could get street licenses. Of course, that also might not be a good idea. You see a lot of people "indulging" their kids in crazy endeavors, like sailing the Atlantic solo. The reality is you can get a very…
Wait? People think the Crown Vic is a decent car? When did this start happening? They are an unmitigated piece of crap built for old ladies. Rear drive does not immediately make something good. Every Vic and Marquis I've driven (4 or of them) have only made me happy to get back into my own car.
I'm not sure the AMG fans are remembering the "muscle car" definition right. Take a regular car from your stable, but a big motor in it and make it a cheap, go fast, fun car. This was opposed to purpose built and expensive sports cars. The C63, which I think is the cheapest, starts at $60K. I know the guys spending…
The cost is way too high and I agree, get the badges off. Homage cars are fine - but don't try to pretend it's a Ferrari. Nothing wrong with making it look like one (sort of, in this case), but be true to what it is. This one looks like a very clean job - if a few questionable aesthetic choices were involved. I don't…
I was thinking this, too. Isn't one a single seat race car and the other a 3 seat electric or hybrid? There were a lot of completely horrible single-front wheel cars made in Britain back in the day - wouldn't some of them be able to sue Panoz? Unless there is some technological patents involved with the actual design,…
Seriously? Than people are spending too much for old Broncos. I'm going CP because the high HP race motor just isn't the right fit for a capable off roader - and the top looks like it was made by a blind guy.
I don't know enough to gauge this as a fair collectible price, so I'm voting on gut desire. I like this a lot and would love to turn it into a weekend fun-mobile. But it needs work, even if it's superficial (and I have to believe there is some mechanical work as well) and the cost of that and the purchase is just too…
I drove an Avensis in Ireland a few years back, manual and diesel. I drove pretty nice and was a tidy, midsize car. I was pretty impressed - but generally European market cars drive better than the US counterparts. If the Camry was anything like that Avensis, I would think about it. So, add a manual and give it a…
My secret hope is that they are not introducing a WRX wagon because they are planning a hot version of the Crosstrek. I want something I can take on forest service roads and haul ass on the highway. It'd be just right.
You know, I don't think parachutes are one use.
You'd die from heat long before it caught fire. He deleted the AC on a car in Phoenix? That's not the reason it's a CP, but it isn't helping. This one also falls into the "huge project described in one paragraph" fault. You swap that much stuff, tell me what you did and when. More pics, more details. I don't think it…