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BustedS13 · 05-12-2011, 09:38 PM

there are eight 240's on ebay right now. i mean, COME ON. it's like that for all the older cars, it seems. either things are getting rarer or private parties have given up on ebay motors, what's the hot shit right now? i feel like i'm out of the loop lately.

***enkei2k*** · 05-12-2011, 09:41 PM

car specific forums like Zilvia. Find a car you want, join forum, use classifieds. I mean...don't you see the influx of noobiness going around here as an example?

BustedS13 · 05-12-2011, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by enkei2k

car specific forums like Zilvia. Find a car you want, join forum, use classifieds. I mean...don't you see the influx of noobiness going around here as an example?

sure, but i'm not going to hop on every car specific forum on the planet just to peruse fine automobiles i dream of owning. i just want to look at a Ford GT in the color i like, it calms me down. now i have to register on some Ford GT site and make five bullshit posts to see their classifieds? aw hell naw.

well, okay, it's really just 240's and second gen f bodies. i really want to own a 70-73 Firebird before i'm 30. red, ram air hood, like in American Beauty. license plate "I RULE".

seriously should i be checking out Autotrader or some such nonsense?

Nidd · 05-12-2011, 09:57 PM

Craigslist is loaded with 240's and other cars. i know it's not the best place to look as far honesty goes but the pickings aren't slim.

BustedS13 · 05-12-2011, 09:59 PM

there's plenty of cars usually, but i just wish craigslist wasn't stuck in fucking 1997. let me sort by make model and year, craig. norcal dick.

***Future240*** · 05-12-2011, 10:03 PM

^^^^I bought my kouki off of craigslist, but damned if searching wasn't a bitch.

derass · 05-12-2011, 10:31 PM

ya craigslist...too bad you cant search all states at once. it seems they only keep ads up for a month or two anyway.

Sumslapper · 05-12-2011, 10:34 PM

I got my kouki from autotrader from an old man, first owner. I dont think old people know about craigslist yet.

BustedS13 · 05-12-2011, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by derass

ya craigslist...too bad you cant search all states at once. it seems they only keep ads up for a month or two anyway.

crazedlist.org
the thing is, you CAN look up whatever you want at once, but it's through workaround websites like this, so you wind up with a mile of crap to sift through, lots of "no results found" taking up your time, lots of duplicates, so on and so forth. sometimes keeping it simple is stupid.

!Zar! · 05-12-2011, 11:43 PM

Craigslist / Crazedlist

It's pretty simple if you are good at weeding out mess and scan reading.

turbobrick · 05-12-2011, 11:50 PM

I try to stick with forums, but have also bought a couple cars off craigslist.

soreballz · 05-12-2011, 11:51 PM

Craigslist is pretty much it for me.

DS562 · 05-13-2011, 12:27 AM

local networking. i know alot of people in the car world. thats how i found my current car

DataXUnknown · 05-13-2011, 01:05 AM

Craigslist is where I got all mine.

But to be honest, I feel like people who are selling on craigslist are there to rip you off. I haven't come across a single car where they weren't asking too much or trying to rip me off some how.

But still, craigslist, lol. I look for free shit on there too.

I would trust autotrader so much more because that is where the older generation is used to. Older generation = first owners

soreballz · 05-13-2011, 01:13 AM

CL is great in my area because it's chock full o' sub-700 dollar project cars, many of which are American classics with only minor cancer. I get lots of ideas just from surfing CL. Plus, I've scored a bunch of wheels for dirt cheap.

VROOOM · 05-13-2011, 10:01 AM

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4DOOR_LIFE · 05-13-2011, 02:13 PM

definitely depends what im looking for. but usually Zilvia,Club4ag,Craigslist, and other local forums.

Banana sandwich · 05-13-2011, 02:49 PM

craigslist ftw

allntrlundrgrnd · 05-13-2011, 03:16 PM

Craigslist, cars.com, autotrader.com, and ebay for fun.

Both my 240's were found on cl

an_orange_s2k · 05-13-2011, 04:43 PM

craigslist, car forums, autotrader/cars.com. most of my cars were from craigs

cserrano86 · 05-14-2011, 12:35 PM

I've bought two Koukis on AutoTrader... pretty legit.
Whatever happened to searching through those car classifieds you get at the gas station and driving around to used car lots? Oh that's right... the internet happened.

BustedS13 · 05-14-2011, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cserrano86

I've bought two Koukis on AutoTrader... pretty legit.
Whatever happened to searching through those car classifieds you get at the gas station and driving around to used car lots? Oh that's right... the internet happened.

also newspaper classifieds. totally dead now.

***Future240*** · 05-14-2011, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BustedS13

also newspaper classifieds. totally dead now.

Pretty much. Though I did find a Mark Iv Supra TT for 22K in my bank's news classifieds.

!Zar! · 05-14-2011, 09:34 PM

Also, I think Craigslist is only worth a damn in bigger cities/states.

So you might have to search California CL and just have the vehicle shipped back.

I could imagine that cities out in BFE would be pretty sparse for interesting buys.

[email protected] · 05-15-2011, 05:36 PM

craigslist/forums/auction websites

05-12-2011, 09:38 PM	#1
BustedS13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix AZ Age: 40 Posts: 10,287 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	where do you look for cars online? there are eight 240's on ebay right now. i mean, COME ON. it's like that for all the older cars, it seems. either things are getting rarer or private parties have given up on ebay motors, what's the hot shit right now? i feel like i'm out of the loop lately. __________________

05-12-2011, 09:41 PM	#2
*enkei2k* Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: over the river and through the woods Age: 40 Posts: 7,160 Trader Rating: (29) Feedback Score: 29 reviews	car specific forums like Zilvia. Find a car you want, join forum, use classifieds. I mean...don't you see the influx of noobiness going around here as an example? __________________ Ask enkei2k xquizitditz

05-12-2011, 09:59 PM	#5
BustedS13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix AZ Age: 40 Posts: 10,287 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	there's plenty of cars usually, but i just wish craigslist wasn't stuck in fucking 1997. let me sort by make model and year, craig. norcal dick. __________________

05-12-2011, 11:43 PM	#10
!Zar! Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Korea Posts: 14,579 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	Craigslist / Crazedlist It's pretty simple if you are good at weeding out mess and scan reading. __________________

05-13-2011, 03:16 PM	#19
allntrlundrgrnd Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,483 Trader Rating: (17) Rides Gallery: allntrlundrgrnd Feedback Score: 17 reviews	Craigslist, cars.com, autotrader.com, and ebay for fun. Both my 240's were found on cl __________________ https://www.instagram.com/kook_180sx

05-12-2011, 09:57 PM	#4
Nidd Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern IL Age: 35 Posts: 85 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Craigslist is loaded with 240's and other cars. i know it's not the best place to look as far honesty goes but the pickings aren't slim.

05-12-2011, 10:31 PM	#7
derass Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, ON Age: 37 Posts: 1,182 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ya craigslist...too bad you cant search all states at once. it seems they only keep ads up for a month or two anyway.

05-12-2011, 10:34 PM	#8
Sumslapper Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ventura County, CA Posts: 1,162 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I got my kouki from autotrader from an old man, first owner. I dont think old people know about craigslist yet.

05-12-2011, 11:50 PM	#11
turbobrick Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Age: 38 Posts: 388 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I try to stick with forums, but have also bought a couple cars off craigslist.

05-13-2011, 12:27 AM	#13
DS562 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Norwalk 90650 Posts: 1,151 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	local networking. i know alot of people in the car world. thats how i found my current car

05-13-2011, 01:05 AM	#14
DataXUnknown Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 35 Posts: 2,934 Trader Rating: (30) Rides Gallery: DataXUnknown Feedback Score: 30 reviews	Craigslist is where I got all mine. But to be honest, I feel like people who are selling on craigslist are there to rip you off. I haven't come across a single car where they weren't asking too much or trying to rip me off some how. But still, craigslist, lol. I look for free shit on there too. I would trust autotrader so much more because that is where the older generation is used to. Older generation = first owners

05-13-2011, 02:13 PM	#17
4DOOR_LIFE Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SF to the PNW Age: 36 Posts: 1,479 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	definitely depends what im looking for. but usually Zilvia,Club4ag,Craigslist, and other local forums.

05-13-2011, 02:49 PM	#18
Banana sandwich BANNED Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bakersfield Age: 38 Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	craigslist ftw

05-13-2011, 04:43 PM	#20
an_orange_s2k Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SF Bay Area - Mile High Denver Posts: 1,555 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	craigslist, car forums, autotrader/cars.com. most of my cars were from craigs

05-14-2011, 09:34 PM	#24
!Zar! Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Korea Posts: 14,579 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	Also, I think Craigslist is only worth a damn in bigger cities/states. So you might have to search California CL and just have the vehicle shipped back. I could imagine that cities out in BFE would be pretty sparse for interesting buys. __________________

05-15-2011, 05:36 PM	#25
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