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Replying to: stickguy (Mar 05, 2008 12:08 pm) |
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Yup, that sounds like Black Tie classics. About 1 mile or so from my house. You are correct that there are a lot of ratty cars that are way overpirced, but some interesting stuff. At least he doesn't seem to be trying to pass off clones as real valuable models (at least not now!). He just prices his cars like they are real. But, if you need a V8 stick shift Gremlin, it is the place to go.
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Replying to: stickguy (Mar 05, 2008 1:09 pm) I think I posted about my trip there a while back ... ahhh... here it is. |
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Am I wrong to be SO TEMPTED by this?? By the way, where is British Rover when you need him? I spotted an '03 Disco SE7 with 51k miles for $12k. Is it still a vehicle to avoid even at that price? I'd imagine so, or else it wouldn't be that cheap, but man that's a lovely vehicle for that kind of money. Then again ... there's that price of gas to worry about ... 
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| '98 M3 vert with only 35k miles for $15k. That thing is barely broken in. How you can drive an M3 so few miles in 10 years is beyond me. | |
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You had to do that to me, didn't you? I like the red, and that is a nice car. I drove one back in '01 when I almost got a 525, and man, that thing was a beast. More of a muscle car really. For the price, I would give it a shot. Seems to have been taken care of. And a lot cheaper (and nicer looking, and no i Drive!) than a new one. Didn't look at the M3 pics, but I can see the mileage if it is a summer/weekend toy, although in Atlanta it doesn't really have to be taken off the road for the winter. |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 06, 2008 7:03 am) Can you beat the odds? Can a man fall off a ten story building and land on a mattress being carried by a passing flatbed truck! YES YOU CAN! I'm a believer in the theory of "calculated" risk, and my calculations suggest that $12K will quickly become $14K, then $16K, then $20K. GET BEHIND ME SATAN -- the devil came by today and tempted me with a 1993 Porsche 911, 90K miles, black on black, full service records, original owner, looks and runs like a dream. Total cream puff. NOT CHEAP, asking $19K. I am presently pouring cold water on my head and mumbling, "but Shifty, you already have a perfectly reliable car that is totally paid for, and you have no room for anything else"
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 06, 2008 8:49 am) I wonder if Consumer Reports might be a better indication here? How does the '03 Disco do in their ratings? Now honestly, a lot of CR's ratings categories are so bunched together that the difference between the top three (Much Better than Average, Better than Average, and Average) is pretty much nil. But if you start seeing some little half-black dots (Worse than Average), you might want to worry. And the full-black dots, run away if they're in expensive categories!
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Replying to: andre1969 (Mar 06, 2008 8:52 am) I have limited personal experience, relegated to 3 close friends who have owned Range Rovers, including one Disco, and the three experiences, for whatever it is worth, were horrifying to say the least. |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Mar 06, 2008 8:52 am) Looking at their tables, all Discos have a sea of black balls - lowest reliability, on the majority of all systems/subsystems. Of the 17 areas, 9 were all black (much worse than average), 3 half-black (worse than average), and 4 average, leaving only one (transmission) much better than average. Bleak, to say the least! edit - my one acquaintance with a Range Rover HSE had the dealer buy it back. 
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