Been looking for a fun, cheap project car

[Blarg]

About $300 at pick a part.

[Tank]

One of my high school teachers had an awesome 21 window VW bus deluxe. Show car worthy.  It was stolen out of his garage one night.  He reported the next morning and gave the police the lojack info and they tracked it to a shipping container.  The shipping container had diplomatic immunity seal on it from some diplomat from Saudi Arabia.  They couldn't stop them from shipping his car away.  He was a wreck for weeks after that.

That really blows.

Thanks, Obama.

[Tank]

It's never too late.  Youtube has made it easier than ever to learn. 

 

There are professional mechanics who make their entire living nowadays making videos on how to fix cars.  Youtube shares the ad revenue with them.

I'm in my mid-50s and have a child going off to college in 18 months. I'll get it in my next life. My mid-life crisis will have to find another outlet.

[nate]

I'm in my mid-50s and have a child going off to college in 18 months. I'll get it in my next life. My mid-life crisis will have to find another outlet.

 

Kid going to college, sounds like you will have plenty of time.

 

You are a smart man, I bet you would pick it up quickly.  Mechanical work is all logic and having the right tool.

[Brandon]

Sign me up

 

http://www.kbb.com/eagle/talon/1998/tsi-awd-hatchback-2d/?vehicleid=6437&intent=buy-used&mileage=140624&condition=good&pricetype=private-party

[nate]

I always knew you were a chick

[Brandon]

I always thought they were the poor mans Eclipse, or some kids starter car.

 

On a serious note, I mess around with the idea of an old project but can't commit and would be that dude with the same shit unfinished. I used to look for close to classic Carreras when I saw how absurd they appreciated when they hit that classic age, but have trouble pulling the trigger and storing an asset.

[nate]

911s are crazy collectible now.  You have to get one of the ~2000 model versions that have the problem with a bad pulley or bearing that requires a full engine rebuild.

[Brandon]

Yeah, there was some difference too around those models....maybe water cooled. People go nuts over one or the other.

Yeah, the 911's are the ticket. I don't even like the car but was looking up new Porsches and came across shit like a 1992 911 that cost close to the same as a new one. Just nuts.

[CaliAngel]

Any project car I've ever done (3) is not cheap.

[Blarg]

Pull the trigger Nate, the wife can't say no to a wagon.

 

https://www.carsforsale.com/vehicle/details/4022423

[Blarg]

How much are mint Daewoo's going for these days?

 

You can get a great deal on a Nubria SX. You and Nate can have drag races.

 

https://www.carsforsale.com/vehicle/details/9817575

[nate]

That Peugeot wagon is sweet.

[Crampknees]

Nate, this 57 panel truck is only $13,500 obo

[Crampknees]

I had a 57 Chevy Nomad bought for $1k when I was 19 or 20.  Did all the body work and had it in primer, it needed the bumpers sent out and re-chromed and was missing some trim mldgs.  This older gentleman offered me $5k for it and I thought I was making a killing.  I wish I had a time machine to take that one back. 

[Blarg]

Nate, this 57 panel truck is only $13,500 obo

 

That kinda looks like Moose. That is what my Uncle named his panel truck, it was a flat candy apple red (spray can job) with a completely modified V8 and a pair of glass packs so it would signal to all wildlife well in advance to get the hell off the road, Moose was coming and didn't have good brakes. That was back in the 70's and I think he still owns it.

[Crampknees]

Ya, glass packs.  Can't say I never wasted money on that before. 

[ELEVEN]

Nate, this 57 panel truck is only $13,500 obo

Wow. I wonder what my 57 stepside is worth?

[Crampknees]

Eleven, depends on what shape it is in. You get more money for rust, primer and different colored panels. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Pull the trigger Nate, the wife can't say no to a wagon.

 

https://www.carsforsale.com/vehicle/details/4022423

 

Never had the wagon, but I owned an '82 Peugeot 505S turbodiesel. Loved that car, really hated to part with it.

 

I always wanted to have a Porsche 914 to fool with. I had a friend at the University of Florida who had one. When I rode in it and he made a left turn at 55 with almost no body roll, I was sold.

Edited January 1, 2016 by Vegas Halo Fan

[Sully151]

I kind of want to pick up an old Vespa scooter to play with.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I kind of want to pick up an old Vespa scooter to play with.

 

My high school band director rode one of those to school in the early '70s.

[Homebrewer]

Never had the wagon, but I owned an '82 Peugeot 505S turbodiesel. Loved that car, really hated to part with it.

 

I always wanted to have a Porsche 914 to fool with. I had a friend at the University of Florida who had one. When I rode in it and he made a left turn at 55 with almost no body roll, I was sold.

Karman Ghia will do that.

Actually they are kind of a cool project car. Getting rarer each passing year.

[nate]

914s are expensive now, they have become collectible.  Karmann Ghias are also expensive.

 

Five years ago you could get a 914 for almost nothing.

[Redondo]

Here's a site with a bunch of 914's for sale

 

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/porsche/914