2o6 Flip Car thread!

[FlatBlackCaddy]

My parents had a redline vue.

Great motor, way too much power for that vehicle (fwd).

[2o6]

My parents had a redline vue.

Great motor, way too much power for that vehicle (fwd).

It's a diamond in a cardboard box.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

It fit in well with the gm portfolio.

A good/great motor with a free car attached to it. GM has finely honed that market over decades.

[Payman]

It's a diamond in a cardboard box.

More like a diamond in a Tupperware container.

[MX793]

It fit in well with the gm portfolio.

A good/great motor with a free car attached to it. GM has finely honed that market over decades.

A diamond with "HONDA" stamped into the valve covers.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Tupperware has established itself as a market leader and innovator. So your comparison could have been better.

[2o6]

For some reason, taking apart the dashboard doesn't sound too bad?



https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/5378546322.html



2000 New Beetle - $900 leaks coolant from heater core

[MrH]

For some reason, taking apart the dashboard doesn't sound too bad?



https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/5378546322.html



2000 New Beetle - $900 leaks coolant from heater core

Oh god no. I dated a girl with one. That thing was the biggest piece of shit.

Get that insight. That thing would be awesome.

[2o6]

Oh god no. I dated a girl with one. That thing was the biggest piece of shit.

Get that insight. That thing would be awesome.

That insight sold in 40 minutes and was salvage title.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Your just dying to buy something, aren't you.

[2o6]

Your just dying to buy something, aren't you.

Yes

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Buy a miata, fix it up over the winter.

[Payman]

For some reason, taking apart the dashboard doesn't sound too bad?

That's because you can crawl up inside it with your tool cabinet and stool, and still have room for a beverage cooler and a stereo for tunes while you work.

[MexicoCityM3]

Oh god no. I dated a girl with one. That thing was the biggest piece of shit.

Get that insight. That thing would be awesome.

Monika had a 2.0slow one when I met her. I though it was fine. It was a 2010 though.

[12,000 RPM]

Monika had a 2.0slow one when I met her. I though it was fine. It was a 2010 though.

Did you take it to the track

[MexicoCityM3]

Did you take it to the track

Lel no.

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[FlatBlackCaddy]

lol no.

But you wanted to, didn't you.

[2o6]

Bad idea II?


2008 Cobalt Coupe LS, 119K - 5 speed


Needs engine


Kbb puts it in 3k even for "good condition" and yet again, the L61 is a cheap engine.

[MrH]

Bad idea. I vote nay

[CaminoRacer]

Seems steep for needing an engine. 119k miles is decently low though.

[2o6]

The car is $1000.


The engine is $450.


It's worth 3k in good condition.


It's also a 2008

[CaminoRacer]

The car is $1000.


The engine is $450.


It's worth 3k in good condition.


It's also a 2008

Oh my bad, misread that.

Seems like it could be a good deal then. Any other 5 speed Cobalt for sale that you could judge price on?

[2o6]

It's moot, the car got sold under me.


Now I'm waiting on a 2006 Mercury Mariner with a bad Trans, and a Ford Escape with a bad engine.




This is tough.

[2o6]

This is the worst.



Mariner never got back to me, only to tell me it's sold.


The Cobalt is sold


The Civic only wanted cash in hand and I told her I couldn't get out of work until 6PM yesterday and she sold it anyway

The Forester wants a bidding war (2001 Forerster? Fuck you.)




I hate other opportunistic people. Mostly cause they're going to fuck it up.

[2o6]

Ok so I'm going to go check out a


1999 Toyota RAV4 5-speed. It's a little old, but the car is in pristine shape, and has less than 100k miles.


FWD.


The guy wants $1500, but it's been sitting for three weeks unsold, so he may be responsive.



KBB puts it at $3100, and a new engine is $500, and around $500 to get the engine in.


Even if I pay asking price, I'm only paying 2k for it.


The only issue is the fact it's 100 miles away, so it'll need towed.

[2o6]

Looking at the exorbitant prices for RAV4's, and the fact it's about to finally start snowing



I went for it - guy took $1250.



Tow dolly is $49.99 and my friend is letting me use his Mazda B series

[Eye of the Tiger]

Looking at the exorbitant prices for RAV4's, and the fact it's about to finally start snowing



I went for it - guy took $1250.



Tow dolly is $49.99 and my friend is letting me use his Mazda B series

A running Toyota is worth its weight in gold to the genital populus.

Sounds like your new car should be an old truck so you can always be towing around junk cars.

[2o6]

A running Toyota is worth its weight in gold to the genital populus.

Sounds like your new car should be an old truck so you can always be towing around junk cars.

Sonic with hitch (seriously)

[Eye of the Tiger]

Sonic with hitch (seriously)

This is not a good plan. Keep in mind, I am somebody who has towed about 1500# of building materials with a Hyundai Accent. Towing a 2500# car on a dolly with a Chevy Sonic is going to be very bad.

[ifcar]

Is there an intermediate stage between a private car flipper and a car dealership in which you could be an LLC without yet needing a dealer license? Then, as a business expense, you could get a cheap truck to be a flip-tower. And then when you're out of other cars to sell at a given time, you can even flip the truck and buy another.