"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
03/30/2015 at 14:16 • Filed to: None
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"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
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Rather than limit my endless browsing of Kijiji I've decided to make these roundups from time to time. This time, my category was Classic convertibles under $5k. Which of these would you rather have?
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There's a voting widget on the linked article or you can just comment here I suppose. Being too far from the Fiat hurts me dearly.
Alfalfa Romeo
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/30/2015 at 14:19 |
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I've never tuned a carb, but are they really as easy as a trombone? Because I can tune a trombone in about 30 seconds.
JR1
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/30/2015 at 14:20 |
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I wanted to vote Alfa so bad but my rationality got the best of me and I went Wildcat.
TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/30/2015 at 14:20 |
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Funnily enough, I'd take the MG. The parts network for those is so vast that spares for them are aplenty. Those old cast iron lumps that MG call an engine aren't too bad either - sure they develop the odd gremlin out of the blue, but they're simple and strong.
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cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> Alfalfa Romeo
03/30/2015 at 14:21 |
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Depends on the carb and how fucked it is. Older SU's are pretty easy to tune but some 4 BBL carbs and most weber carbs are pains to tune. And if it's been sitting for years unused you'll likely have to rebuild it.
CB
> JR1
03/30/2015 at 14:27 |
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I voted Alfa because rationality be damned, Alfas are cool.
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/30/2015 at 14:31 |
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Problem with the pole: European sports car fanboys are split between four. All American cars lovers will vote for the Buick, thus, it will be the one you get.
Maddawg
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/30/2015 at 14:34 |
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'72 Alfa for under $5k is the nicest price there, it's got the nice early bumpers and covered headlights
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cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
03/30/2015 at 14:34 |
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Good point. The problem is that in Canada, driveable classic American convertibles are pretty scarce for that price range. I didn't have a lot to choose from.
RallyWrench
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/30/2015 at 14:35 |
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Buick or MG. Probably the Buick, because it'd be great for family cruising.
Your boy, BJR
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/30/2015 at 14:42 |
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not one Eldorado?
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cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> Your boy, BJR
03/30/2015 at 14:46 |
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Not one Eldo. I looked man. Prices are going way up this year for classics. No idea why. Could just be a Canada thing.
Trevor Slattery, ACTOR
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/30/2015 at 14:54 |
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The MGB. No doubt. Best year of the "B". Metal dashboard, dual SU's, no emissions.
If the Spica mechanical FI is working and complete on the Alfa, it is not bad either. I have owned a car with that engine and he is LYING about the foolproofness of the Spica FI pump. While it is a mechanical masterpiece, to say it is fidgety is a understatement. Ultra tight tolerances and all kinds weird solenoids and actuators.
punkgoose17
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/30/2015 at 15:38 |
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I wanted to vote for the Alfa, but the Fiat is by far the best deal. My dad had 2 of these Fiats and this is better shape than both of them.
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cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> punkgoose17
03/30/2015 at 15:39 |
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The Fiat is so darn cool. I wish I was closer to it.
MAXIMUMVRM
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/30/2015 at 18:50 |
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I vote Triumph. 25 years ago I learned to drive stick in my mom's yellow spirfire!
gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/31/2015 at 00:18 |
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I'll take the Triumph Spitfire for $2500 please