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Scotty Con Queso
Scotty Con Queso Dork
4/23/20 1:01 p.m.

This could be a good deal or a "make me an offer" "oh no I couldn't take less than $12,000" situation. 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2508688609345298/

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ PowerDork
4/23/20 1:10 p.m.

In reply to Scotty Con Queso :

If it's manual and has a title I'm buying that, provided the guy will take a reasonable price- trying to get some communication going now.  Thanks for the link!

NOHOME
NOHOME MegaDork
4/23/20 1:40 p.m.

In reply to ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :

Why would you want that wreck when it is selling for more than a clean car?

 

$12,342
 
 
  • About This Vehicle
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    • Driven 57,912 miles
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    • Automatic transmission
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4/23/20 1:42 p.m.

In reply to NOHOME :

Facebook marketplace forces pricing in wacky ways- I'd offer him a sub-challenge price.  FB most likely won't let him enter a price below $4k.

EDIT: Sent message, got "salvage certificate, it ran but I lost the keys."  So that's probably a no go.

TurnerX19
TurnerX19 Dork
4/23/20 7:45 p.m.

In reply to NOHOME :

Photos clearly show it is a stick. Facebook automatically defaults to not a stick.

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4/26/20 9:14 a.m.

Bump.  Quite serious about this now, I actually looked at the $8500 dealer one- but he keeps "forgetting" to be there to start it for me so I can't verify that it runs well.  Anyone have anything promising on their local CL/FB marketplace?

paranoid_android (Forum Enabler)
paranoid_android (Forum Enabler) UberDork
4/26/20 9:32 a.m.

Here is an FRS just south of Detroit for 9450, FB link: Link link

 

paranoid_android (Forum Enabler)
paranoid_android (Forum Enabler) UberDork
4/26/20 9:36 a.m.

Or, rebuilt title FRS in Chicago Here

Edit-sorry, this is an auto transmission 

EvanB (Forum Supporter)
EvanB (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
4/26/20 9:41 a.m.
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4/26/20 9:52 a.m.

Side conversation worth having since a lot of these cheaper ones have high miles- anything that really wears out at 200k on these engines?  Thanks for the links guys, sent a couple of messages.

MrChaos
MrChaos SuperDork
4/26/20 9:57 a.m.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ said:

Side conversation worth having since a lot of these cheaper ones have high miles- anything that really wears out at 200k on these engines?  Thanks for the links guys, sent a couple of messages.

the 2013 frs' have the valve spring recall, where it seems to be 50/50 whether the dealer fix kills the engine or not.

EvanB (Forum Supporter)
EvanB (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
4/27/20 6:43 a.m.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/638759566960515/

Looks like this one dropped in price recently. 

Ian F (Forum Supporter)
Ian F (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
4/27/20 6:48 a.m.

Another one not far from you: BRZ in Morrisville  At a dealer, so he might be willing to drop the price.  Especially at the end of the month?

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4/27/20 7:04 a.m.

In reply to Ian F (Forum Supporter) :

That's the guy who keeps failing to meet up with me, but yes I've been working on that one.

There's a $7500 FRS up in NY that I'm trying to set up a time to look at for next weekend, hoping that pans out.

paranoid_android (Forum Enabler)
paranoid_android (Forum Enabler) UberDork
4/27/20 10:58 a.m.

Here's a white FRS in Wooster, OH- south of Cleveland.  No interior pics, Facebook ad...

FRS $9000

paranoid_android (Forum Enabler)
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5/4/20 2:02 p.m.
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5/6/20 5:38 a.m.

$7k, 50k miles, 10 DTCs mostly about cam position, and a tappy noise from the passenger cylinder head.  I did a thing:

MrChaos
MrChaos SuperDork
5/6/20 5:46 a.m.

In reply to ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :

getting rid of the xr4ti then?

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5/6/20 5:51 a.m.

In reply to MrChaos :

It's going to be a while, they will have to coexist for now.  The Merkur has actually been on its' best behavior ever since I started looking at these!

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