In the classic-car-classified jargon, I heard the initials “D.P.O.” referring to an inadequately maintained car that had a Dumb Previous Owner. That term seems appropriate for this car.
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You beat me to it!
Expecting Toyota-like reliability from it (or any car with 130,000 miles) is silly at best, but it would be difficult to find another.
Perhaps because Americans see safety more as surviving accidents than avoiding them. That, and perhaps we’ve come to the point where we see, too clearly, the appeal of the rearview-mirror intimidation factor.
A great opportunity for a highschooler to learn but, as randomusername, above, stated, this is not what I would want that highschooler have as a daily driver—not with all the SUV-hungry Americans out there. This could be a start to a cool vintage racer.
I think we can all bet that this will end up as a vintage racer somewhere.
Interesting, but big problem: The track’s safety measures—pit entrance and exit, safety vehicle entrances, etc.—are designed for one-way entrance and exit only. The entrance area to pit road, for instance, is rounded so that an out-of-control car would hit it and be propelled one way or the other; the exit—where a car…
If replacing the famous biodegradable wiring harness doesn’t work, it’s still a dandy parts car.
That ticket probably is necessary because the automated traffic/speed enforcement cameras can’t see your license plate with that rack.
A quick Google search found several 2012 Toyota Corollas, with about the same mileage, for about $1,000 more (once you get past the 2012 Corollas offered by Carvana for between $15,000 and $17,000). Thank you anyway, but I think I would take one of those over this iQ. ND.
Considering that the selling party couldn’t even be bothered to clean the vehicle before posting pictures of it, I’m not sure I’d want this Bronco at any price. Then again, you could paint it white and pretend you’re a certain long-retired running back being pursued by the LAPD’s finest...
Maybe for someone with encyclopedic knowledge of Ferraris, who knows how to fix it, this may be worthwhile. For us mere mortals, however, it’s a money pit. ND.
Something like this. I believe the requirements for all cars to be zero-emission by 2035 (or whatever the law is) will be scaled back, or repealed entirely, if not in 2022 then in the next administration. It’s like in the 1990s and 2000s, when I believe (and my memory may be faulty as to the specifics) California…
Does the Darwin Awards know about this?
NO CARS! Maybe some trucks, SUVs, crossovers, etc. but we have way too few sedans, coupes, convertibles and (actual, not the label given some small SUVs) station wagons. But please don’t discontinue any more cars!
NO CARS! Maybe some trucks, SUVs, crossovers, etc. but we have way too few sedans, coupes, convertibles and (actual, not the label given some small SUVs) station wagons. But please don’t discontinue any more cars!
Actually, from what the ad says, they’re knockoffs. Thunderbirds and Mustang Cobras of that era had 5-lug wheels; this one states they’re “still 4-lug.” As for the car, I go with the consensus of most of the others; Not a bad car, but not at that price.
I know about the Cayenne’s less-than-stellar reliability record, and that I’m in the minority (and seeing the results so far, the decisive minority), but I will go NP on this one. It’s almost worth it only for the rarity factor, the chance to drive a manual and seeing analog gauges in front of me. Porsches are…
Even though the sale happened AT the dealership (and with the dealership’s salesperson, freelancing status notwithstanding), there is nothing stating that the sale happened THROUGH the dealership or that the dealer had anything to do with the sale. I suppose the buyer and his grandfather should have been assured that…