[Icefan71]

Pretty good looking Caddy. The seller should give classes to potential craigslist users on how to properly write a for sale ad. As for the convertible Firebird, well, its probably got gingivitis

[PonchoV8]

Originally Posted by jmt455

This one will make you smile...

I think it's a great ad...it was posted by a fellow station wagon forum member:

http://flint.craigslist.org/cto/3922698010.html


Just in case it goes quickly, here's the ad text and a photo for you to enjoy...and be sure to check out his crazy tachometer installation...that was the subject of some hilarity on the forum a few weeks back.


1993 Cadillac Fleetwood - sale or trade - It's a mans car. - $1300 (Hill/Torrey)

I've decided to sell my 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood, which works out pretty great for you since you really want to buy it. I dunno why you want it, but I know why I did. I bought this old boat in the first place for two reasons:

A) I have a boatload of kids..... and
2) It has all the right things wrong with it for me to make it into a totally bitchin, old-school cruiser.

The body and chrome are all straight and solid and it runs very nice. In anticipation of making it into a bitchin rod, I knew it'd need to sound bitchin too - so gave the exhaust a little attitude by removing the muffler to give it some rumble. It's not at obnoxious - but if you squint, you can probably see obnoxious from where it stands. I like it. You know it's there if you rev it up or give it some shoe, but there's no drone and you can have conversations, talk on the phone, and listen to the radio while you drive just fine.

My game plan? Let me paint the picture for you. MY game plan called for satin black paint with a red metalflake roof and a sick set of red metalflake flames off the hood and down the side of the car, all outlined with a fat ass white pinstripe. I was going to rock gloss red wheels with a chrome baby moon cap and a fat ass whitewall tire. For the metalflake - let me make it clear that when I say red metalflake, I don't mean metallic. I mean METAL ****ing FLAKE. Like "holy ****" flake. Like a 1970's bass boat, only MORE. When I say down the side of the car, I don't mean amateur hour where they stop at the door like a lazy chump. I mean down the WHOLE side of the car and the last tip of the last lick ALMOST kisses the tail light, but plays hard to get instead.

Obviously, your vision may be different. I also had visions of satin red, or satin lime green with green wheels and gloss green flames - but I was afraid those would look too gaudy. That was me and you're you. Maybe you think my vision sucks. Maybe you have your own, or maybe you have no vision for it at all and just want a cheap car to get to work in and wish I'd shut up already. Maybe you're like my 12 year old and you think I'm a giant bag of doosh for cutting the muffler off of a sweet old Cadillac. DON'T WORRY, FRIEND! I kept the muffler JUST FOR YOU!

Anyway, I looked for this year on purpose because (I'm about to drop a little Cadillac nerdapedia on you) 1993 is the only year of this body style that used the old truck 350 motors that both run forever and are stupid cheap to maintain, and this one only has 141k miles on it - so it's just barely broken in. The trans shifts smooth and it rides like a dream. Like it should. Like a Cadillac!

At some point, it was a southern car, so the paint is a little baked, and the dash is cracked from the heat - but I didn't care and I'm pricing it so you won't either. As a matter of fact, I was so unconcerned with the condition of the dash, I bolted a 5 1/2" Sun racing tachometer right through the friggin thing. Did it need a tach? Player, please. You know damn well it didn't - but it's there, it's wicked cool, and now you can tell your rpm's LIKE A BOSS!

The car had been sitting for a minute when I bought it - and as much as I don't mind a car looking like it's owned by the king of the trailer park - it has to be right mechanically or my boatload of kids can't ride in it. Period. Right off the bat, I went through it when I got it so it wouldn't give you or me any mechanical drama. It's got new rear brake lines, new tie rod ends, new front shocks, new fuel filter, new thermostat, new radiator cap, new plugs/wires/cap/rotor, and the AC has already been converted to 134a. It blows cool, but could use another can to blow COLD. Bottom line is, there's no way in hell this thing is going to "nipple and dime" you to death. It's all tuned up and worry free. Yes, I know it's supposed to be "nickle", but if I'd have done it right, you wouldn't have mouthed the word "nipple". Twice now actually.

Is it otherwise "perfect"? Pffft. uhhhh NO. It's 20 years old and clearly not a garage queen. It's been used, but never abused. But despite it's character flaws from being used - I really do still dig the car and will hate to see it go. The ONLY reason I'm selling it and not continuing towards realizing my vision for the car is because I just inherited a low miles 1987 Fleetwood that's in awesome shape that I want to focus my attention on, but that was none of your business.

I'm asking $1,300 cash - or trade for either a decent and ROADWORTHY motorcycle or trade for something big, cool, and old that's not your wife. For the love of all things holy - NO projects, NO guns, NO audio equipment, NO weed, and NO alone time with your toothless and orally generous girlfriend/wife. Cash/bike/car. That's it.

If you'd like to come check it out, I'd love to show it to you (no homo). Please call me at 810-869-2356 and we'll finger it out. (also no homo)

Thanks,
John
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That's going to limit the responses.

[Chris65LeMans]

Originally Posted by Cadillac

new fuel filter, new thermostat, new radiator cap,

Great! That'll save me about 10 bucks! I always get a kick of sellers padding the "benefits" side with really easy stuff. Might as well say he just washed it, too.

I'm thinking it's a good thing he didn't go through with that paint job idea.

[jmt455]

This one's not a CL ad; it's from classiccars.com:

http://classiccars.com/listings/view...lifornia-91302

Ad text:
Description

Original Pontiac Goat now available due to a divorce

1968 GTO Strong running car with 137,229 original Miles
Burgundy Wine with White interior
400 Cu In Big block V8 6.0 L sleeper
Ac is Ice Cold but needs a compressor
Power drivers seat
Fully equipped with all options for optimum performance and comfort
Nothing has been done mechanically or cosmetically to compromise integrity of originality
Always maintained meticulously on schedule with nothing b

STOCK/INV. NUMBER: 3262

[i82much]

Evidently not for sale, but I saw this parked on the way to work this morning:

[Captainofiron]

Originally Posted by i82much

Evidently not for sale, but I saw this parked on the way to work this morning:

the mirrors made me laugh out loud at my desk at work... hahahaha

[Icefan71]

Originally Posted by i82much

Evidently not for sale, but I saw this parked on the way to work this morning:

You should make Dennis Kirban guess what car that is

[fasteddy]

A nice GTO but.........wow

http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/cto/3925514516.html

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by Captainofiron

the mirrors made me laugh out loud at my desk at work... hahahaha

Notice what's laying on the dash?

[Stuckinda60s]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

Notice what's laying on the dash?

They're swim goggles, but it shows that you're thinking.

[Chris65LeMans]

Originally Posted by fasteddy

A nice GTO but.........wow

http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/cto/3925514516.html

For $50K, I definitely don't want to see wires sticking out from below the dash! (below that stereo.)

Originally Posted by Icefan71

You should make Dennis Kirban guess what car that is

I think it's a mid-80's 4 door (or wagon) Nissan Sentra. My mom traded in her '75 Monte Carlos for a new '84 Sentra Wagon. It's hard to describe what a huge step up that was!

[Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by Chris65LeMans

I think it's a mid-80's 4 door (or wagon) Nissan Sentra.

Wonderin' if the goal was minimum drag coefficient.
I see they even got rid of the head rests.

[i82much]

Originally Posted by Lightfoot

Wonderin' if the goal was minimum drag coefficient.
I see they even got rid of the head rests.

The picture doesn't even do it justice. I was in awe. People at the stop light were pulling out their cell phones and taking pictures of it. My buddy said he saw the guy driving it the other day.

[gto4evr]

Originally Posted by Captainofiron

the mirrors made me laugh out loud at my desk at work... hahahaha

X2 !! I've been laughing for 5 minutes and the wife just came down to see what all the fuss was about! I'm also wondering what use the bottle of window cleaner is under the passenger seat. cleaning the mirrors? Not sure if it's just digital distortion but the steering wheel looks bent. Someone really didn't want to let go of there car even after they used the jaws of life to pry them out of the car! I'll second the belief it's a nissan sentra, my sister had one. I remember getting a brand new fender from the dealer to repair an accident she had and while I was carrying it, a gust of wind pulled it out of my hand and I dropped it. That fender weighed about 2 pounds!

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by gto4evr

I'm also wondering what use the bottle of window cleaner is under the passenger seat. cleaning the mirrors?

There appears to be a small plexiglass 'windshield' right ahead of the steering wheel.

[Big Mike]

How does it pass a state inspection without wipers or a windshield? Seems it is pretty desperate to drive something like that!

[Ben M.]

Originally Posted by Big Mike

How does it pass a state inspection without wipers or a windshield?

Some states like California have NO state inspection at all. You can literally drive with no wipers, broken windshield, no tail lights, etc. Sure, you can get ticketed for doing so but no one is stopping you from getting a registration sticker and license for it...

[gto4evr]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

There appears to be a small plexiglass 'windshield' right ahead of the steering wheel.

damn, I missed that, blends in with the concrete on the sidewalk. Not much of a windscreen. Maybe just for trying to deflect bugs when he's traveling the highway at 85! I'm guessing the "door ajar" light is a permanent fixture on the dash.

[The Boss]

Originally Posted by gto4evr

X2 !! I've been laughing for 5 minutes and the wife just came down to see what all the fuss was about!

SAME HERE! I still can't stop!

[PonchoV8]

A windshield is probably required in most states. I doubt that one is legal, but it might be depending on the code. A friend got a dunebuggy one Christmas and drove it with a motorcycle helmet on to show to some friends down the street, but got pulled over for no windshield. Illegal here.