$1900 is far too much money for a $500 rally car. Especially one that was built to make a creative statement that somebody already made. 

“Mods” don’t add value. At least that’s what we all say when someone is asking $30k for a ls swapped rav4 with 200,ooo miles.

I suppose if your goal was to make a reliable street version of this then the basic parts that made this thing interesting, roof rack, tires, snorkel and many of the switches and so inside would be pre-tested and ready to swap to a less beat up 240 wagon. I think the sum of the parts might get you to the sell price,…

Depends. My MIL had a ‘98 Volvo S90 that she bought for a Gambler-ready $500. Thing had nothing but problems - crazy electrics, blown head gasket, transmission issues, etc, etc. It only had about 100K miles on it too.

$500 isn’t a rule, but merely a guideline. The idea is you show up in the cheapest pile possible and see if you can make it survive. It's supposed to be a gamble, not a walk in the park. The less money you spend, the more fun you’ll have!

Anything road legal, running, and driving. Sure.

I don’t know why but I hate spiked lug nuts. They look so trashy.

It was probably around a $500 car originally, but they added tires, a winch, roof rack, switches, horn, exhaust, snorkel, etc.... those parts weren’t free......   and it shoots fire you guys!

Before I clicked into the article I was ready to give it the fastest NP ever. After reading? Not so much. 190,000 miles? Brake AND gearbox problems? Supposed to be no more than $500?  This is a $1000 car... maybe a bit more.. all day long.  But not $1900.  

None of the Gamblers I’m familiar with are LeMons-level strict with the $500 cap, and LeMons-level strict isn’t all that strict to begin with.  It’s a pretty poorly kept secret that most “$500" cars cost $2k now.

Based on the rest of the letter, I have zero faith that the writer accurately conveyed the content and tone of the cancellation message.

Nah, not worth it to debase ourselves for entitled people

i suspect she’ll never truly be able to return to a normal life after this Harrowing Event.

He’d been so excited to try this place, so I was thrilled to see that their reservation page and website said they were taking reservations that day. We were looking forward to it all week!
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This is a deal breaker for me. If this is the level of service they give, I have no desire to spend my time and hard earned…

Be sure to scatter the ashes and salt the earth.

“Based on what’s happened, why would I think their regular service is any better?”

Because there’s a chance that nobody at the actual restaurant made the mistake. And because someone in the back room at a desk accidentally clicking or un-clicking the wrong box on a computer program has absolutely nothing, in any way…

It’s not a pretty major screw-up, it’s a very, very, very minor screw-up, and it is unreasonable to treat it as if it were in any way major.

I believe it’s traditional to burn 20% of the place to the ground after they make an honest mistake, but if you want them to treat you with a consistent level of service next time you might want to consider burning up to 30%.

Dear Not Clever Enough to Come Up With a Funny Name,

Dear Salty, why did my apparently reasonable husband marry me?