nutherjrfan
nutherjrfan SuperDork
6/20/18 10:35 p.m.

I'd probably offer less because I'm sort of cheap. smiley

 

I won't have a permanent address again until October so I'm definitely not buying.  But this would be cool and fun at that price point I think anyway.

dculberson
dculberson UltimaDork
6/20/18 11:18 p.m.

Sweet!! That’s a really good deal. 

Pete Gossett
Pete Gossett GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/21/18 5:37 a.m.

My guess is most of the frame & floors are probably gone. If it’s seen any wintertime use I’d put money on it. 

MrChaos
MrChaos GRM+ Memberand Dork
6/21/18 8:22 a.m.
Pete Gossett said:

My guess is most of the frame & floors are probably gone. If it’s seen any wintertime use I’d put money on it. 

It's a 2wd tracker so likely not used in the winter.

Suprf1y
Suprf1y PowerDork
6/21/18 8:23 a.m.

Most people drive 2WD cars in the winter.

If they're rusty the body is usually bad too. That one looks ok.

volvoclearinghouse
volvoclearinghouse UberDork
6/21/18 8:32 a.m.

Buddy of mine has a 2WD one with a 5 speed he wants similar money for.  But it's a 4 door hardtop back.  

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson MegaDork
6/21/18 8:37 a.m.

That's a steal, I can't remember the last time I saw one with any rockers left.

Pete Gossett
Pete Gossett GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/21/18 9:12 a.m.

In reply to Suprf1y :

Not from my experience in IL. The body looked fine & at a glance it didn’t look too bad underneath. However the front & rear floor pans were nearly rusted through around the entire perimeter, with only the carpet holding it up in places. The front cross tube between the frame rails was rusted in 1/2 though & there was other perforations on the frame further back. 

Billy_Bottle_Caps
Billy_Bottle_Caps Dork
6/21/18 9:28 a.m.
Pete Gossett said:

In reply to Suprf1y :

Not from my experience in IL. The body looked fine & at a glance it didn’t look too bad underneath. However the front & rear floor pans were nearly rusted through around the entire perimeter, with only the carpet holding it up in places. The front cross tube between the frame rails was rusted in 1/2 though & there was other perforations on the frame further back. 

My experience as well... but for that price, who cares?

Pete Gossett
Pete Gossett GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/21/18 9:47 a.m.
Billy_Bottle_Caps said:
Pete Gossett said:

In reply to Suprf1y :

Not from my experience in IL. The body looked fine & at a glance it didn’t look too bad underneath. However the front & rear floor pans were nearly rusted through around the entire perimeter, with only the carpet holding it up in places. The front cross tube between the frame rails was rusted in 1/2 though & there was other perforations on the frame further back. 

My experience as well... but for that price, who cares?

Agreed! I still want to make a Locost from one. It would be the slowest Locost out there, but I bet it would still be fun. 

volvoclearinghouse
volvoclearinghouse UberDork
6/21/18 9:50 a.m.

In case anyone doesn't know, these are actually full-frame SUVs, not unibody.  Interesting tidbit of knowledge that I'm not sure why I retain, but I do.  

 

IIRC they're rear coil spring setups.  

Robbie
Robbie GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
6/21/18 12:30 p.m.

With a little more teal and pink I'd rock that

TIGMOTORSPORTS
TIGMOTORSPORTS Dork
6/22/18 4:32 a.m.

and gone.

Would have been a cheap summer conv't cruiser

akylekoz
akylekoz Dork
6/22/18 7:15 a.m.
mzk4lyfe101
mzk4lyfe101 New Reader
6/23/18 12:15 a.m.

I ended up buying it. 

It's actually in pretty good condition. Just needs brakes. Originally a California car for most it's life. Undercarriage is clean. 

Glad I grabbed it. 

nutherjrfan
nutherjrfan SuperDork
6/23/18 1:09 a.m.

Welcome to the sanitarium! yes

Jerry
Jerry UberDork
6/24/18 3:28 p.m.

I learned to drive a manual at a dealership after I got out of the Navy in one in 1991.  (Remember that when you shop for new cars.)  It was a fun little car.

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