The Craigslist/eBay/AutoTrader Thread

[Soup DeVille]

Their descriptions are always over the top too descriptive

I mean, you're buying a car via auction, sight unseen. You don't get to take it back without a lot of hassle. So the descriptions need to be accurate. 

[AutobahnSHO]

I mean, you're buying a car via auction, sight unseen. You don't get to take it back without a lot of hassle. So the descriptions need to be accurate. 

I know, but still hilarious to me

"Previous owner had a 3 bedroom house with yard and drove to get groceries on concrete, not asphalt roads".

[Soup DeVille]

I know, but still hilarious to me

"Previous owner had a 3 bedroom house with yard and drove to get groceries on concrete, not asphalt roads".

Well, I aint spending $30,000 on a 1989 Ford Bronco and buying it from somebody who lives in a 2 bedroom house- that's crazy talk. 

[CaminoRacer]

Lol wtf.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2003-honda-element-4/

[Soup DeVille]

Lol wtf.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2003-honda-element-4/

Jumpin Jesus on a pogostick!

[Eye of the Tiger]

Why

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Lol wtf.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2003-honda-element-4/

People with more money than brains...........

[FoMoJo]

People with more money than brains...........

Exactly what I was thinking.

[r0tor]

I can not comprehend that level of insanity... My only hope is someone with multiple identities was trying to troll the winning bidder out of $20k

[CaminoRacer]

Same guy bought this 450SL for half the price in 2020. Much better deal.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1980-mercedes-benz-450sl-49/

[AutobahnSHO]

Hmm there is an all blue Element for sale for $6k at some shady local place...

[MrH]

Hmm there is an all blue Element for sale for $6k at some shady local place...

Probably has 300k miles and beat to hell.  Element cult prices them into the atmosphere.

[CaminoRacer]

Buy it for $6k and you might be able to sell it on BaT for $20k.

[Soup DeVille]

Probably has 300k miles and beat to hell.  Element cult prices them into the atmosphere.

I do not understand Element cult. I can almost understand xB cult, I can even see why Chevy Astro Cult is a thing.

But I just don't get being all soppy over the Honda Element.

[MrH]

I do not understand Element cult. I can almost understand xB cult, I can even see why Chevy Astro Cult is a thing.

But I just don't get being all soppy over the Honda Element.

I had one.  I totally get it actually.  It's probably the weirdest, most unique car I've ever owned.  I think it would sell in massive numbers if they came out with a new one that retained a lot of the original quirky things.

Had I bought a 5-speed manual with AWD, which is a total unicorn, there was a chance I'd still have it.  That auto killed the car for me.

[CaminoRacer]

Maybe if they had the current Civic Si turbo 1.5L.

[Soup DeVille]

I had one.  I totally get it actually.  It's probably the weirdest, most unique car I've ever owned.  I think it would sell in massive numbers if they came out with a new one that retained a lot of the original quirky things.

Had I bought a 5-speed manual with AWD, which is a total unicorn, there was a chance I'd still have it.  That auto killed the car for me.

Probably that's it. Too many cars now are basically cookie cutter versions of one another that anything different or unique will eventually have a following. 

[MrH]

They are a really odd mix of practicality that you can't get in any other vehicle.

[CaminoRacer]

They are a really odd mix of practicality that you can't get in any other vehicle.

Transit Connects seem like a somewhat similar mix, but not quite as good for regular people vs. tradespeople.

[Laconian]

Imagine if the Element was around for the Instagram Vanlife craze.

[MrH]

Yeah, it's the perfect van life kind of vehicle.  It also fills that spot pretty well without doing a super involved "build".  Someone could realistically do the van life thing in an Element with just an air mattress.

[AutobahnSHO]

https://augusta.craigslist.org/ctd/d/gracewood-2006-honda-element/7451923116.html

[Speed_Racer]

Considering Miata prices lately, this isn't that bad of a deal if you want 2-seat convertible fun.

2006 Solstice 5MT, $9990
https://cars.ksl.com/listing/7689698

[Laconian]

What are Miata prices like? I am totally out of the loop.

[Soup DeVille]

What are Miata prices like? I am totally out of the loop.

Same as everything else. Think of what you think its probably worth. Now almost double it.

[SJ_GTI]

Considering Miata prices lately, this isn't that bad of a deal if you want 2-seat convertible fun.

2006 Solstice 5MT, $9990
https://cars.ksl.com/listing/7689698

Damn, if I didn't already have my Z3 I'd be all over that. I love the way the Solstice looks.

[r0tor]

https://augusta.craigslist.org/ctd/d/gracewood-2006-honda-element/7451923116.html

Leather mats?  WTF???

[NomisR]

Imagine if the Element was around for the Instagram Vanlife craze.

Transit Connects seem like a somewhat similar mix, but not quite as good for regular people vs. tradespeople.

Down by the river?

[Speed_Racer]

I've seen a few covert & clever Grand Caravan #vanlife conversions. They are quite roomy inside and I'm guessing the Pacifica would be even moreso.

[Morris Minor]

A nice "How I do it" journey told by a collector of American full-size cars: eBay Motors, then Craigslist, now Facebook Marketplace.
(GoCougs & I came across this guy's channel at about the same time - he's impressive)
https://youtu.be/Qr-Arl358oI