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Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"

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Re: V70, part deux [stickguy] by qbrozen
Nov 11, 2009 (5:23 pm)
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Replying to: stickguy (Nov 11, 2009 5:03 pm)

Well, you did say you have a Honda to trade ... so you must qualify for the owner's loyalty discount when trading a Honda at a Honda dealer for a used ... ummm... volvo.
 
oh, and their website also says its AWD.
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Re: Well: [jrosasmc] by 210delray
Nov 11, 2009 (5:29 pm)
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Replying to: jrosasmc (Nov 11, 2009 4:06 pm)

Yes, I had an '80 Volvo 240 from 1982 -2003. The tin worm and the infamous "biodegradable" wiring got it in the end. It was still running though, and I sold it for $550. I doubt it lasted much longer, because my wife spotted it less than a year later with some new scrapes and a dangling rear mudguard. The VDO odometer with the plastic gears worked only intermittently toward the end. I estimate it had 245K miles when I sold it. Good car overall, which is why I had it so long, but it wasn't trouble free like the best Asian cars today.
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Re: try this [qbrozen] by explorerx4
Nov 11, 2009 (5:54 pm)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Nov 11, 2009 12:39 pm)

that's a very strange picture, and i don't just mean the car.
doesn't it look like the hose nozzle is set up to spray into the radiator opening in the 300 zx?
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. by fintail
Nov 11, 2009 (6:03 pm)
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In the classifieds section of one of the German magazines I brought home, I noticed a 1943 GPW Jeep with a MB 180D (I assume ponton) engine. That's an odd hybrid.
 
Also several W110 fintails over 10K Euro.
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some ct craigs... by explorerx4
Nov 11, 2009 (6:45 pm)
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great spelling
 
asking that much money, could you at least move the trash bin?
 
price keeps dropping started out 9200
 
lots of info, some confusing. did these have an ECU?
 
hmm
 
if andre hits the lottery this would look good in his garage
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Re: some ct craigs... [explorerx4] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Nov 11, 2009 (7:14 pm)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Nov 11, 2009 6:45 pm)

Shoot, ship that Impala SS out to California. On the other hand, maybe not. To bring top dollar, these cars MUST have 1) low miles 2) set of dubs and nice wheels. 3) be super super sharp condition top to bottom.
 
69 Camaro -- LOL! "Awwww, why do I have to move the trash bin. I ALWAYS have to move the trash bin...."
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Re: some ct craigs... [explorerx4] by steine13
Nov 11, 2009 (7:38 pm)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Nov 11, 2009 6:45 pm)

On the SS, I remember reading back then in C/D that Chevrolet was "selling all they can paint" and that the only way they painted them was black.... "Lord Vader, your car is ready" if you remember that hokey ad..???
 
Am I losing it faster than usual, or does anyone else rmember it this way... c'mon guys, a short 14 years ago...
 
-m
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Re: some ct craigs... [steine13] by tjc78
Nov 12, 2009 (5:38 am)
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Replying to: steine13 (Nov 11, 2009 7:38 pm)

I don't remember the color of the one in the ad. However, they did have a dark maroon available at one time (probably later in the run).
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Re: some ct craigs... [steine13] by andre1969
Nov 12, 2009 (6:15 am)
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Replying to: steine13 (Nov 11, 2009 7:38 pm)

The Impala SS had a limited run in 1994, and I think that was the year you could only get black. Possibly 1995 as well. For 1996, they offered it in black, burgundy, and the grayish-green that Craigslist SS is sporting.
 
I liked that greenish-gray color. Came close to buying a '96 Roadhazzard in that same color about 4-5 years ago. Black is probably the color to have, but I prefer that green.j
 
I forget what production of them was over the three years, but in 1996, I remember they built about 100,000 total of the RWD B/D body. Of that, around 40,000 was the Impala SS, leaving the Caprice, Roadmaster, and Fleetwood to scrap for the remaining 60K.
 
Can't say as I remember the "Lord Vader, your car is ready" as it pertains to the Impala SS. However, for some reason, I remember it being used with the '81 Imperial! It wasn't a car advertisement, but I think one of the buff rags might have said it. Or a classic car rag.
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Re: some ct craigs... [explorerx4] by andre1969
Nov 12, 2009 (6:27 am)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Nov 11, 2009 6:45 pm)

That '73 Duster would have an ECU, but not the type of ECU you're probably thinking of. It stood for "Electronic Control Unit", and was that little flat box for the electronic ignition. Usually it's mounted on the firewall, but on this Duster it looks like it might be mounted on the driver's fender, near the hood hinge. Normally from the factory they're black or gray, but often the high performance ones are orange. IIRC, Chrysler started converting from points to electronic ignition in 1971, but I don't remember if all the engines switched over that year or not.
 
The only thing it controlled was the electronic ignition. It wasn't like the later ECU's that were complete computer systems that would control a variety of functions, and were a pain in the butt when they started failing. GM started putting those things down in the passenger side kick panel of their cars starting in 1981. Not sure when Chrysler or the others did that.

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