not mine

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/835619769.html

the rear bumper looks funky?

(tell me again why a man deeply in debt - maybe that man is, say me? - would even look at such an ad - several times, no less)

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

because, just like everybody else on this board, you always wanted your own personal rocketship 6.9 and you think "hmmm, that's a decent price for one; i bet the repair cost wouldn't be tooo bad...."

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James 4:8

"...let us put aside the blindness of mind of those who can conceive of nothing higher than what is known through the senses"
-Saint Gregory Palamas, ---Discourse on the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ


Centrally located in North East Central Pa.

Ha Ha.... I was looking at that also!....Not sure if I'm prepared for a project of that magnitude quite yet.

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1993 190E 2.6 135k
1989 Ford Thunderbird SC 5 Spd 79K

I got mine for about half that cost and it looks much better. That car was posted years ago but they clearly haven't maintained it and since then the rear struts and or spheres have failed.

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

They really are not that bad to maintain.

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With best regards

Al

i know a guy here in l.a. that has one as a daily driver, for the last ten years. But my old mechanic says they are a nightmare. 16 quarts of oil, and the "spheres"? No? And, realistically, eight miles per gallon in the city?

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

Closer to 10-12mpg, spheres last a good long while and are no more expensive then good shocks. 15 qt's of Castrol GTX costs about $30 so not that painful. I drive mine at least three times per week.

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With best regards

Al

All I know is I would never, ever tailgate that car.

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Douglas
New York

especially on a ... say.... lost highway?

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

Are they really all they are cracked up to be? I would imagine the engine still has pretty good performance but is it noticably quicker in traffic thirty years down the line when lesser cars have had three decades to improve their performance? And does the air suspension really provide a significant improvement in either ride comfort or roadholding over a conventionally suspensioned 116?

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S