2o6 Flip Car thread!

[2o6]

I didn't get that job. So instead, I'm angling for another tax-time flip:



2011 Chevy Cruze LS 1.8L 6MT, only 79k!



Needs a clutch. It's also GROSS inside.

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[Xer0]

That exterior looks gross too.

[2o6]

That exterior looks gross too.

It's been sitting since the summertime

[CALL_911]

Those Cruzes are great. It is what the last Jetta should have been.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Those Cruzes are great. It is what the last Jetta should have been.

wut

[2o6]

The Cruze is fine. In 1.8L trim with no options, it's not as impressive.

[shp4man]

The Cruze is fine. In 1.8L trim with no options, it's not as impressive.

You're looking for a job. i know it's not your goal in life, but have you ever considered selling cars? Many dealers pay $500+ a unit plus bonuses. We've got one guy here that's knocking down over $140K a year. He kind of lives here, though.

[2o6]

You're looking for a job. i know it's not your goal in life, but have you ever considered selling cars? Many dealers pay $500+ a unit plus bonuses. We've got one guy here that's knocking down over $140K a year. He kind of lives here, though.

I like having a 9-5 job and not having that much stress. Selling cars at a dealer is an awful job.

[shp4man]

I like having a 9-5 job and not having that much stress. Selling cars at a dealer is an awful job.

It takes a special personality type to sell cars. i sure as hell would suck at it. 

[2o6]

So, finally got towed out.



The interior is the nastiest I've ever owned.

[Soup DeVille]

Damn.

Was it used for smuggling live chickens or something?

[2o6]

Damn.

Was it used for smuggling live chickens or something?

"Haha! Well I have two kids!"


Those were her exact words.

[Soup DeVille]

"Haha! Well I have two kids!"


Those were her exact words.

I have four. None of my shit, even at its worst looked like that.

[2o6]

I have four. None of my shit, even at its worst looked like that.

Also, kids don't sit in the drivers' seat, last I checked.

[Laconian]

HOARDERS

[Soup DeVille]

HOARDERS

That's "just" slobs. A hoarder's car would be so full of shit the suspension would already be collapsed.

[93JC]

Ha, the first picture of the front seats didn't look all that bad to me, just looks like the driver spilled drinks a few times thus staining the seat, and that the floor hadn't been vacuumed/cleaned in a long time.

Dat back seat doe... o_o ---> O_O

[2o6]

Aaand the previous owner stole the cat/exhaust manifold.

[giant_mtb]

People that use their kids as an excuse as to why their interior is dirty and they're a total slob can fuck themselves.

[Eye of the Tiger]

People that use their kids as an excuse as to why their interior is dirty and they're a total slob can fuck themselves.

I blame it on my FURBABIES.

[FoMoJo]

Aaand the previous owner stole the cat/exhaust manifold.

Didn't you look at it before you bought it?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Aaand the previous owner stole the cat/exhaust manifold.

It was probably cracked, anyway.

[shp4man]

Aaand the previous owner stole the cat/exhaust manifold.

Hahaha...used cats are worth about 30- 40 bucks. We're talkin' a real tweeker/crackhead here. 

Sorry, guess it's no so funny to you.

[giant_mtb]

I blame it on my FURBABIES.

I'm fine with dog hair. Dogs can't help it.

[2o6]

Didn't you look at it before you bought it?

Not closely enough. The manifold was off, but there was a lot of shit in the trunk. I saw a rusty pipe with an O2 sensor on it, but I didn't realize it didn't have any damn headers on it.

It was probably cracked, anyway.

Hahaha...used cats are worth about 30- 40 bucks. We're talkin' a real tweeker/crackhead here. 

Sorry, guess it's no so funny to you.

So, I got it off a guy who used to work at the shop where I got it from. The guy brought it to the shop, but either got fired or ran out of money. It's been sitting for a long while, half disassembled since at least June/July.

Not sure if the tech who was working on it "forgot" to put the manifold in the car, or the old owner was tweaking and sold it. (And the battery).

The manifold is cheap, and so is a battery, but im just like "what kind of crackhead steals a manifold".

[giant_mtb]

Anything for scrap!

[2o6]

My goal is to stay under $3000 total invested.


Right now, after parts and (future) labor, I'm looking at around $2400 ish to get it running. That budgets like $650 to take care of the body issues and cleaning the interior.


KBB is $5750, but that seems optimistic. Maybe 5k.

[giant_mtb]

omg are those STICKERS on the rear windows?? What kind of fucking monster...

[Eye of the Tiger]

omg are those STICKERS on the rear windows?? What kind of fucking monster...

Lock them up and throw the keys into a volcano.

[giant_mtb]

Lock them up and throw the keys into a volcano.

Or just throw them in the volcano and keep the keys.