First thing I noticed. The original had Crown Vic/Grand Marquis wheels. Original sled on the right, new one on the left.

Well, they keep on coming here in Sacramento. Lowrider Astro Van allegedly in a SnoopDogg video for $15K: https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/d/hayward-1988-custom-built-lowrider/7505312274.html

How about a Gremlin with a BMW grille, plywood dash and yoke steering? For EIGHTEEN THOUSAND AMERICAN DOLLARS...

The 4 cylinder was mocked in the article, but TBH I would prefer it. Far easier maintenance. That said, saddled with an auto in a wagon would have perhaps been a bit much. I dont recall if these were available with a 2.2 stick, but if so that would be the one for me (and make me want to pay asking price.  If it was a…

Nope. That was that was an ‘83 or possibly an ‘84 Mercury Marquis. The K car was driven by the two detectives who said “we’re not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe” but Taggert and Billy drove a Marquis.

THIS IS AN ‘01 HONDA! HOW DARE YOU!

I dunno - I have had both a 1992 Grand Marquis and a 2005 Town Car and really - for the size of the thing the fuel mileage was pretty damn good I thought. I used the TC for a commuter (40 mile RT freeway) and it never gave me less than 22 mpg. Can’t recall what the GM gave but it wasnt much worse.

While a suburb of Sacramento, there is farmland (and farmers) in the area.  Wouldn’t surprise me if they had a farm or contractor fuel truck in the fleet.

This one is probably my favorite. About 20 seconds in - YARD SALE!

Of course it’s a G35.  

Okay, I am dumb and need this part explained to me.

Awww yeah

Well, no - but I do hate the 2011 refresh a fair bit less.

First gen 300s. The pic says it all.

Having had the pleasure of working with both companies over the years...

Biggest red flag here besides a 20 year old niche EV is the lack of recent photos. It’s not like you have to drop the negatives off at FotoMat and wait a week for them to come back before you can send them off with your 3 bucks and 20 word ad copy to AutoTrader.

That is gonna take a few coats of wax to even out

First rule of option 2 is we never talk about option 2.

My ‘86 Celebrity got to 377K. It did take two transmissions to get there. The PO had the original 440T-4 replaced with a factory reman Goodwrench transmission and added a huge trans cooler at the dealerships recommendation around 150K. I bought it with 205K and religiously changed that fluid about every 25 thousand.…

The factory didn’t, but the aftermarket did.