Cheapest Car You've Bought... (That runs)
07-12-09, 09:50 PM
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1988 Mazda RX-7 SE
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Cheapest Car You've Bought... (That runs)
Just picked this up, $20. Car runs, and drives. Made me wonder who else has gotten some absolutely amazing deals.
Post em up!
Post em up!
07-13-09, 01:27 AM
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I have had about 300 cars so far, i think the cheapest one i got that was not free, was when i was 13 i got a 1986 Audi Q5000 for a dime bag of buds. The cheapest rx7 i have ever got that was running was a 1979 limited 2+2 from power chevy in stayton for 100.00... i cant remember how many free cars i have been given though, close to 150 i think..... Over 50 in the last year at least...lol
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07-13-09, 07:10 AM
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Kunta Kinte's RX7
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Fumi our own NW section mod has a really nice FD he picked up for a few bucks I'm positive there's pics floating around of it somewhere but he will more than likely post them up lol
Make their jaws drop Benji!
Make their jaws drop Benji!
07-13-09, 07:15 AM
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I also would like to ask how the **** did you buy a running mustang for 20 bucks was the engine swapped with a geo 3 cyl or running on a few cylinders instead of 6? I'm just amazed at this if you can't tell haha
07-13-09, 09:27 AM
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this is before paint and a crappy old cell phone pic mind you
07-13-09, 01:57 PM
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Haha... it was actually $20.
The story is it's from a buddy of mines from HS. He is in the Navy stationed up in Bremerton, and the tranny had issues, and the engine needs a little bit of work as well. He doesn't know mechanics so he can't fix it himself, and a shop up there quoted him $9,000 to fix it.
He let it sit for a year, and kept getting tickets from the cops about expired tags while it kept sitting there, so... he mainly was looking for a way to get rid of it.
He knew that I was learning more about mechanics, and had friends who could help me fix it even. So... I technically picked the whole car up for free. But to be nice, I paid for the uhaul trailer he rented to bring it down here.
Car drives just fine short distances, but the radiator leaks as well, so you have to keep filling up on coolant. It drove off the trailer, and into my lawn under it's own power.
Need to do a couple more mods to the engine, but it's almost up to Cobra spec he says, apparently the previous owner before him had put a lot of work into it, from the sound of the engine when it was running good, I don't doubt it.
True dual exhaust, straight pipe, no cats. hahaha
The story is it's from a buddy of mines from HS. He is in the Navy stationed up in Bremerton, and the tranny had issues, and the engine needs a little bit of work as well. He doesn't know mechanics so he can't fix it himself, and a shop up there quoted him $9,000 to fix it.
He let it sit for a year, and kept getting tickets from the cops about expired tags while it kept sitting there, so... he mainly was looking for a way to get rid of it.
He knew that I was learning more about mechanics, and had friends who could help me fix it even. So... I technically picked the whole car up for free. But to be nice, I paid for the uhaul trailer he rented to bring it down here.
Car drives just fine short distances, but the radiator leaks as well, so you have to keep filling up on coolant. It drove off the trailer, and into my lawn under it's own power.
Need to do a couple more mods to the engine, but it's almost up to Cobra spec he says, apparently the previous owner before him had put a lot of work into it, from the sound of the engine when it was running good, I don't doubt it.
True dual exhaust, straight pipe, no cats. hahaha
07-13-09, 05:54 PM
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i got my pontiac 6000le for 2.50(gasket of the throttle body) + 6$ (filler to cover the huge holes from the rusty doors) and 3$ (on a spraycan to paint it)..sold it for 1300 ...
07-13-09, 06:21 PM
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1983 RX-7 that sat and then didn't start, $50.
Poured some ATF in it, cranked it for a bit and it fired right up.
1991 Geo Prism, $190, put a starter in it(had one), and no issues.
Wife drove it for a year and then we sold it for $1000.
I'd imagine with metal prices in the toilet and the crappy economy, some good deals to be had at the auctions these days...
Poured some ATF in it, cranked it for a bit and it fired right up.
1991 Geo Prism, $190, put a starter in it(had one), and no issues.
Wife drove it for a year and then we sold it for $1000.
I'd imagine with metal prices in the toilet and the crappy economy, some good deals to be had at the auctions these days...
07-13-09, 11:08 PM
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my first rx7 was a 1987 gsl manual everything and no moon roof. I bought it for 400 and all it needed was the radiator cap tightened and a couple brake calipers. so I fixed the overheating and replaced the rotors and had a lot of fun in it. now i have my second rx7 s5, on my way to turbo swap eventually.
07-14-09, 10:26 AM
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I am looking for a cheap car that Runs!!! I can't spend more than $500. I am going to enter the 24 hours of LeMons... take a $500 and pit it against other $500 cars in a 24 hour endurance race!!
07-14-09, 11:12 AM
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my first car was my 86 rx7 se. i bought it off a guy for $300. he told me the motor was blown but really it was just a battery it needed and a tune up haha. i ended up selling it and buying 3 rx7s later lol
