I’m selling a car on CL right now. The price started at “I should be so lucky” money but I’ve been dropping it ~$500 every two weeks. It’s got a garage space so my only cost is insurance and the space it’s tying up, so I’m motivated but also trying really hard not to rush it.

I’m in the process of selling a similarly-priced car right now as well, and while I can sympathize, my ad hasn’t devolved into anything like this. Craigslist hasn’t been so bad, actually. My ad is extremely detailed so I’ve received literally no emails with stupid questions. There’s been a few “you know blue book is…

Damn, choices choices...

Damn, nothing wrong with that XC70. It won’t feel excessive if/when you end up going back to something older with higher miles!

Eh, still counts! Every generation of Volvo has some appeal to me, but the styling of the Ford era hits a sweet spot with me.

lol In my case it’s the entire transmission; I have a T6.

Numbers matching is fine for museum curators, but yeah, if you rely on it in any sense just use what works.

I bought my XC90 for $2k and spent about 8 months and $8k on getting it fixed up enough to drive reliably (it had been neglected). Honestly the only work that really bothers me is the stuff I’ve already fixed. Other than that, it’s a hobby and an education.

I just remembered, the TomTom had the ability to upload your own voice packs, so Arnold Schwarzenegger got me where I was going. That never failed to get a kick out of whomever was with me.

Sounds like dirt roads are a common occurrence. My TomTom once took me down a dirt road in the middle of the night in the dumping rain. In and of itself a dirt road isn’t a problem, but it turned out to be more of a dirt bike track. Tons of huge dips, some small jumps, deep ruts, etc. We kept the gas pedal down…

I’m impressed. I recognized most of these groups listed and yeah, you hit the nail on the head.

So much this. Tan interiors are just the worst. They show wear faster, they show dirt and stains, and don’t even look good! Especially this one. My current car has a tan interior. I’m planning on buying a wreck next summer with a black interior and swapping it over.

Yeah, there’s not much that doesn’t need attention on this thing, and it doesn’t stir anything in me to fix it. I’m sure it stirs something for someone, but the price still seems astronomical.

I’m not generally a fan of that generation, but that color and setup is really sharp. Well done.

You know what, ditto. If I found myself in possession of one I would strongly consider doing just that for the same reason that I’ve got a lot of respect for the folks that stick with the 6-cylinder in their 60s Mustang instead of going the obvious route. It’d be a fun challenge to massage the ponies out of that thing.

They can be trained?? How is this not in every home in America?

Vacuum bleeders are good, but this is better. It’s quicker and doesn’t put the wrong kind of strain on components in the stream of fluid.

it’s the single most misspelled model name on Craigslist

Nope, it’s not just you

“Exhaust pipe dreams”...loving it!