JamesMcD
JamesMcD Dork
11/30/14 8:45 p.m.

This is mine. I'm kinda on the fence about selling this and am putting out feelers here.

Good stuff:

-Very rust free.

-Low miles, ~115k.

-Cold A/C.

-Hot heat.

-Runs great.

-Shifts properly.

-Interior is "good," not perfect.

-Economical to operate.

-New starter.

-I have the factory roof rack but it's not on the car right now.

-The tires have low miles on them but the fronts and backs don't match.

Bad Stuff:

-Windshield has a horizontal crack going across, near the bottom.

-Needs shocks/struts.

-The ignition switch should be replaced. The contact which sends power to the main engine relay is not doing so, so I am powering that relay from the cigarette lighter circuit. This works fine but isn't really proper.

-The starter signal wire developed an intermittent continuity problem, so I had to run a supplemental signal wire.

-The car looks decent (no peeling clear like other cars from the era tend to have) but the paint needs to be polished to look its best. The paint is not original, and whoever painted it masked off all the trim instead of removing it, so if you look close you can find paint on trim pieces here and there.

-Some assorted dings, including a boo-boo on the front bumper that can be seen in the picture below.

I'll add pictures of the interior later.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
11/30/14 9:11 p.m.

Holy berkeley balls, you hoard turbo Mazda's and you've been hiding THIS from us too??? What else are you hiding?

singleslammer
singleslammer SuperDork
11/30/14 10:27 p.m.

Can you make these handle? I am dangerously close to you James... Want a motorcycle? How about a starlet and miata parts car?

singleslammer
singleslammer SuperDork
11/30/14 10:29 p.m.

Yeah, I want this and I am only three hours away. Crap...

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
11/30/14 10:39 p.m.

Yes you can make them handle.

singleslammer
singleslammer SuperDork
11/30/14 10:41 p.m.

I wonder if I can v6 swap this for under 2k?

JamesMcD
JamesMcD Dork
11/30/14 11:12 p.m.

The local U-Pick-A-Part in East STL has a corolla sedan with 70k on it and it's a 5-speed. Hasn't been picked over yet. I would love to trans-swap this thing but I have too much other stuff on my plate.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
11/30/14 11:24 p.m.

You don't want to v6 this. Its an a chassis car. Ae92 to be specific. Pick a flavor of 4ag, stuff it full of suspension, and hoon hilariously. These things are featherweights.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
11/30/14 11:28 p.m.

And just think, i flew and drove back 1100 miles for mine.

Cooter
Cooter Reader
12/1/14 5:50 a.m.

Did I miss a location?

JamesMcD
JamesMcD Dork
12/1/14 6:16 a.m.

In my profile, Mascoutah IL.

gearheadE30
gearheadE30 New Reader
12/1/14 9:04 a.m.

These weigh practically nothing even in wagon form. That alone means it has potential.

Billy_Bottle_Caps
Billy_Bottle_Caps Dork
12/1/14 6:20 p.m.

man that is nice

JamesMcD
JamesMcD Dork
12/5/14 10:15 p.m.

Guys, I decided I need to keep this for right now. The heat is just too luxuriously hot for me to sell at this time of year. If I don't get too attached to it, I'll probably put it back up FS in the spring.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
12/5/14 10:56 p.m.

Good man.

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