1984 Volvo 245 Wagon - $850

not mine... again...

Exellent running and driving 1984 volvo 245 Good: new AC pump, high pressure hose, radiator last summer, 5 speed, uses no oil, tires 50% or better, brakes about the same. No Emissions required Bad: Deer damage, needs driver side headlight assembly, and hood (about $100 from pull apart) prefer e-mail or call 517-449-4423 and leave message (MI cell phone number issued by my employer, will check messages every few hours)

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/2834937437.html

In reply to DukeOfUndersteer:

You're not even in Atlanta anymore, are you?

If you're not going to check CL for where you are, why don't you check it for Oregon.

Wait, on second thought, Atlanta's fine. Anyplace too far to tempt me is just dandy...

ransom wrote: In reply to DukeOfUndersteer: You're not even *in* Atlanta anymore, are you?

I think he's just taunting us. That, or lining up a full hauler load for the Dixon-Mason Express. I bet it doesn't cost too much per-car if you're transporting eight at a time...

Knurled wrote:

ransom wrote: In reply to DukeOfUndersteer: You're not even *in* Atlanta anymore, are you?

I think he's just taunting us. That, or lining up a full hauler load for the Dixon-Mason Express. I bet it doesn't cost too much per-car if you're transporting eight at a time...

Knowing how crusty Ohio cars are, that might be a pretty lucrative venture!

Lots of people say they're going to do it. I've never personally known anyone who actually bothered, though.

Yes, it's probably a lot of work. The easiest way I can see it happening is if someone has a place to store cars in Atlanta or wherever they are coming from. Guy here pays for car and has it dropped off at the storage site. When the number of cars reaches a critical mass, then they get transported.

There's a lot of ways it is a PITA, but it has the advantage of the buyer and seller making their deal directly, instead of the transporter taking "orders" or just guessing at what kind of cars to bring up, fronting his own money on that gamble.

I'd wait 6-12 months for a clean shell. It's easily worth $500 to me to transport, since it'd cost more than that for me to tow myself, vs. it costing WAY more than that for a clean car up here. Not everybody can luck out like one of my friends did, who bought a rust free 240Z (it has rust coloring everywhere, but the floors are original and solid, which is mint for a 240Z) after the guy who shipped it here from the SW had to dump it at a huge loss after his wife found out when the transporter dropped it off in his driveway.

well, i have Froggy (fit_is_slo) and Jason (Anti-Stance) that live in Atlanta still and Brad and I have discussed the idea before. I think there is a limit that I am able to purchase a year in Ohio.

If anyone has any requests from Atlanta, let me know.

That's the other advantage - since the transporter only moves cars, doesn't take ownership at any time, there are no dealer-licensing issues.

I think in Ohio you can sell 5 or 6 a year without issue. Your wives or GF's can sell 5 or 6 each as well.

jrw1621 wrote: I think in Ohio you can sell 5 or 6 a year without issue. Your wives or GF's can sell 5 or 6 each as well.

Yep, the limit is 6. I know a guy who does just that...

There is a small dealer in town that specializes in bringing up classic muscle cars from the south and selling them here at quite marked-up prices.

Being Detroit, and that boomers have all the cash, that's where the profits are at this time. As cool as it would be to bring up some classic oddballs and flip them here, the markup wouldn't really justify the outlay in my opinion.

I'm sure you could buy, say, a rust-free Volvo 245 in mint shape down there for about $2000, and try to sell it up here for $5000. But it wouldn't be an easy sell, and that's not the greatest return on investment in the world with that amount of risk involved.

And while we're on the subject, a nice Volvo 145 would suit me well.

I wonder about a seller in Atlanta selling cars with a (517) area code. That's Lansing, Michigan. Could be a rustbucket.

Or it could be a cell phone number. I have plenty of friends scattered far and wide across the country with 216, 330, 440 area codes.

And we have customers with out of state area codes. Pisses off the front desk to no end, because that's a long-distance call from a landline, and she won't even consider calling a customer from a cell phone because that's not documentable.