I've never seen this thread go so long without an update? Nobody got a rusty $500 1990 Civic for Christmas? :D

How about a purple Protege for $1295?
**1999 mazda protege GL Auto $1295 firm

Yoda's MR2? Not a good buy, just a funny ad
Yoda the Toyota

How about a Dodge Polara?

1965 Dodge Polara

Oh lawd. 1984 VW GTI 16v

http://images.craigslist.org/00a0a_b...SR_600x450.jpg

mmmm das auto

Still too much :(

dammit, i swear volkswagens are like kryptonite to me... but i still find the above appealing :drool:

That thing is beautiful

how much should it be?

It's too hard to put a price on a car like that. You could never build a mk1 that nice for that price from a stock car. If that's the style you want I think it's well worth it. I mean, 11k isn't a ton of money.

it is if not spent wisely... another vw friend said to throw a $9k cash offer at it but i think the owner would throw my ass out the door if i tried that.

i wonder what the interior is like. no pics just says recaro.

I'd say 9k is a reasonable offer. The owner of that car has to understand it's going to take a very specific buyer to purchase this car.

9g's is still a lot of money for it. I'd say 7 would be fair for the right buyer. It's a modified 30 year old car. Not quite a classic. Although getting pretty darn close. Nostalgic car for me.

If that was originally from West Van, I'm pretty sure I sold him the clipper kit.

9 is reasonable, in fact, that would be my offer in a take it or leave it situation. 7 is a stretch IMO.

Dem lines.

aww its so cuute :QQ:

who is the volvo guy on here? 1964 volvo 545 almost road worthy for $500

1964 545 Volvo (Needs some work) Oak Bay, Victoria

same here. almost makes me want to into storage and see if i still have my old european car and vw trends magazines i uaed to buy...

Did someone say '73 Superbeetle?

73 vw bug

I'm very tempted! should i?
Euro Specs BMW 525i ONLY 111K kms 1992 price drop!

How come certain cars from Japan such as BMW's Mecrc's are LHD?

Because European manufacturers often don't offer them in RHD.

the problem with MK1 and MK2 VW's is how easy it is/was to poorly modify them. Looking at the photos he's posted in the ad, there is no way of knowing if the car is *really* worth 7, 9 or 10k. I'd agree 11k is a stretch, even if it were perfect. But if the paint is flawed, the interior worn and/or the electrical sketchy the car would become a 7 or less real quick. The lack of interior shots leads skeptical me to believe it just has the optional VW recaro interior. While fantastic at the time it could be a real let down on this car. If we give the benefit of the doubt, and say the exterior of the car is flawless, any wear on the inside of the car is going to be a let-down. If it were perfect, there'd be photos?

If the car is flawless and a show winner on exterior, interior and engine bay. Sure, $11k could be a fair price, though a long and hard sell for that money. $7-9k and it should go relatively 'quickly'.

MK1's and MK2's have certainly hit "RetroCar" status, but they need to be either bone-stock, or tastefully modified in a way which is "timeless". Many of the traditional mods done in the 80's and 90's appear very dated now, and are not going to help the value appreciate.

-Dave

Good eye!

I'm pretty picky though. See the bubbles just above the rear fender?
http://images.craigslist.org/00o0o_c...It_600x450.jpg

Those bubbles make this Bug a parts car to me. The rear C-Pillars rot out on the 71+ Beetles, due to VW spraying expanding-foam insulation into the pillars. The foam was sprayed for sound reasons, and allows moisture to sit on the metal inside the pillar. Any 71+ beetle you see with rust in the C Pillars is rotting from the inside out. It's a real pain in the A** to repair. While possible, it's just easier to find a southern or rust-free example.

This particular Mission car *might* be rusting from the fender holes up, but it's almost guaranteed it's not. Regardless, there is no way they'll go from $4500 down to what I'm willing to spend on a car with rust repair needed :P

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/661089.jpg

Very little VW will be making it's way into my next project. I need a clean body shell, clean floor pan and the rest is being acquired from other sources. Should end up making the #rallybug look tame.

-Dave

curber.

Prob picked it up for scrap.