This car sold on BAT two weeks ago for $17.5k

My least favorite car on NPOND: the high-end Germanmobile that’s got some years on it—one of those cars where if something goes kerblooey, your credit card is gonna melt from the swiping it’ll take to fix it.

Correct. This is a good example of “I know what I got”. Fine, then keep it.

An old Volvo is like an old Hilux. You want one that’s mechanically sound and not too rusty. But you don’t need it in Concours condition, because that just inflates the price on what’s supposed to be an economical, practical, durable vehicle. I understand the seller wanting to be rewarded for good stewardship. but the…

“this Maserati needs new engine and transmission mounts”

Could be the mount.

The ad is full of shit. This car was sold on BaT in October for $11,486.

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me

Embrace the liver on wheels look. Get a respray in maroon.

I like it. I can see spending at least that much to build it. I can’t see spending anywhere near that much to buy it.

TransTop not legal in states with Republican Governors with aspirations of higher office. 

“Not a ch...  7500?  Huh.  Well sheeeetttt.”  

I like big butts and I cannot lie.

2 hrs. from me... damn you, emslie. wanted one of these for years. respray or let the patina shine (minus the rust refurb)? what say the jalops? (i want it but wife has stated any further impulse car purchases must follow the zero sum principle of putting a book on a fully laden shelf- for another one to go on, one…

Like everything else, launching boats takes practice. I think the biggest thing that causes these accidents is nerves causing people to forget the basics. I have a pretty solid checklist that I run through each time and it keeps me out of trouble. I also refuse to rush, no matter how busy the launch is. Rushing leads…

“I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.”

The seller has three choices at this point:

Pull the jet engine and sell it separately.  Then put a VW engine in the rear as it should have and actually sell the car.  There’s your winning combo.  

In my experience, the people that have boxes of parts are those who work on the car themselves and know that the car will need something at some point.  Generally I find that most of them fix issues as they come up instead of leaving them.   If you don’t  have any parts for a car that is going to need work,  often…

NP, ND or third option RD? Roll Dice?