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    Quote Originally Posted by LongRanger View Post
    I like 'em scruffy, myself
    Can't help humming that song along all day after having seen your pics...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYXBZbFXg4U

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    Quote Originally Posted by t6dpilot View Post
    Tom, that 300TD price was sure out there. Two people had to have that car, I guess. I have watched the 300TD market for a few years and they are getting harder to find. I have watched the early 70's 280SE market also for a couple of years longer and they seem to be climbing in price too. Used to be you could find one pretty inexpensive, now good ones don't come on the market often and when they do, they are expensive. Not early 911 high, but still pricey.
    Benz and BMW (gasoline) wagons are under appreciated. (just don't buy an early 4Matic) Our 2000 has 192,000 miles. I met a guy last week with a very nice older 528i wagon with 170,000 miles. The car could have easily passed for half the miles. Great design that still does not look "dated".
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    993 Targa . . .

    . . . I know-I know . . . Targas are a --- er-uuuum . . . acquired taste

    Leaks. Squeaks. Whistles. Bendy-boingy body . . .


    . . . but the 993?

    Different

    Not a lift-off roof panel, anymore . . . but a whole sliding roof panel . . .

    . . . a roof panel made o' glass

    !

    I remember reading how the whole Targa contraption was built separately from the car (Karmann or Valmet or ?)--- then dropped onto it, at final assembly. Sounds like a total cluster-f*ck, I know --- but from talking with more-than-a-few owners? . . .

    . . . seems this whole set-up actually works

    Reliable. No noises. No leaks. No problems. And everybody that I talked to who has one . . . loves the thing

    I'm pretty turned-off by the whole 'Targa' thing, in general --- and the 993 version came with some ugly-a$$ wheels . . . but, as time 's gone by, and after talking to more-than-a-few owners . . . the car comes across as something special

    And, I mean --- check-out the view!

    Not exactly a rare car . . .

    ...1996: 2442 (US+Canada: 462)
    ...1997: 1843 (US+Canada: 567)
    ...1998: 334 (US+Canada: 122)

    ...Total Production Run: 4619


    . . . but these only very seldom come-up for sale, any more, seems

    And it is the Last of the Air-cooled models --- aaaaaaaaaaaand a bit of a looker, too . . .

    https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...modelCode1=911



    . . . 'cept for those nasty wheels




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    I've had an NOS cable/track assembly for a 993 Targa for a LONG time.

    These cars are ugly and rare... and have a bad rep but still, I've never seen the roof mech wear out on one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LongRanger View Post
    . . . A potential investment that masquerades as an actual car you can use. (Sort of.)

    Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG.

    2007

    Because the world needed a 500HP mini-van about as badly as it needed a Cobra. Or a 275 GTB/4.

    Hey, stupider things have happened. Does putting a V8 in a Sunbeam sound smart?

    5100 lbs, zero-to-60 in 4.6 sec . . . available by special-order only. Allegedly, only 30 ever made. (http://www.topgearage.com/?p=260)

    "Hey, don't look now but my Mom's mini-van just waxed you Dad's 'Furrari's a$$! See ya at soccer practice . . . ya pansy!"
    . . .


    Now playing on BaT . . .
    https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...s-benz-r63-25/



    When was the last time YOU saw one?




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    $20k+ ^ for the above Mercedes van with 200k! I'm mad when my kids spill cheerios in my Dodge Caravan, couldn't imagine that happening in that van when it was new!!!

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    Clean Ford Festivas are going to be an investment grade car soon.














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    Air cooled and maybe suitable for the current times

    https://www.amazon.com/JL421-Badonka.../dp/B00067F1CE

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    Quote Originally Posted by 911MRP View Post
    Air cooled and maybe suitable for the current times

    https://www.amazon.com/JL421-Badonka.../dp/B00067F1CE
    The reviews are hilarious... add a small fleet of Daleks for the ultimate in social distancing.
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