Pictures of the General Park/Admiral Yi

"Tohru" (tohrurokuno) 06/30/2015 at 12:14 • Filed to: None

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I’m undecided on the name (thanks Ramblin, you hoebag), but here are pictures of what $300 gets you in Wisconsin.

Pictured: a Pontiac with AC, cruise control, power locks, and power windows. Also a Hyundai with none of those things.

It has a stick and an Alpine head unit.

I’m going to see if I can sell things off of it to get it as close to zero cost. After all, you don’t really need bumper covers, right?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 12:19

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thanks Ramblin, you hoebag

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 12:21

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How light can you make it, and how much more air will that get you?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 12:24

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Don’t jack it up, it might fold in half.

duurtlang > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 12:30

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I know you want to race it, but is that still road legal? That car would’ve flunked inspection ages ago where I live.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 12:32

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$300?! I guess I’m just used to UK used car prices.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv…

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 12:33

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You realize you are now no longer allowed to make fun of me for having owned a Neon, right?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > duurtlang 06/30/2015 at 12:35

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We scrapped a car with a quarter that amount of rust...

duurtlang > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/30/2015 at 12:48

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UK prices are crazy cheap. Still though, a Hyundai like the Admiral Yi above would be a €100 car here, similar to what the scrapper would give you for it. You’d have to spend a fortune to get that thing road worthy, and it’s not exactly a lusted after donor car either.

I guess $300 is a good deal in a place without inspections though.

Tohru > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/30/2015 at 13:21

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A Neon is worse than a $300 Hyundai.

Tohru > duurtlang 06/30/2015 at 13:22

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Wisconsin doesn’t do safety inspections. I drove it home on the Interstate at 70mph.

Tohru > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 06/30/2015 at 13:41

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I think I can get it under 2000lbs.

Tohru > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/30/2015 at 13:43

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This is my roommate’s Celica:

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 13:44

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That is absolutely 100% false and you know it.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 13:45

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Not a first gen one.

Tohru > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 06/30/2015 at 13:49

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Especially a first-gen one.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 13:50

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Why? What’s wrong with it other than the head gasket?

Tohru > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/30/2015 at 13:50

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Disagree. After taking it on the Interstate the Hyundai rides better than any of the 3 Neons I’ve been in.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 13:57

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Was it actually able to go above 45mph?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > duurtlang 06/30/2015 at 15:42

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I suppose when anything that runs is road legal pretty much cars can be worth a bit more. Lack of safety inspections scares me a little likes...

Chinny Raccoon > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/30/2015 at 16:34

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Yeah, I paid under £700 each for both my Ignis Sports, both with MOT. That’s one benefit of living here.

Klaus Schmoll > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 16:35

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What are you up to this time? Dirt racer or something? Please tell me that this isn’t your new DD.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Chinny Raccoon 06/30/2015 at 16:36

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Yeah the used prices are great. Insurance, tax and fuel on the other hand... not so much.

Tohru > Klaus Schmoll 06/30/2015 at 18:43

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I’m tempted to DD it because I’m a sick and twisted individual, but no.

It’s going racing... on the lake.

Tohru > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/30/2015 at 19:00

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It did 70mph... at what sounded like 5500rpm in 5th. The aftermarket tach they installed doesn’t work.

Every time you let off the gas it let out a puff of white smoke from the exhaust.

Tohru > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 06/30/2015 at 19:08

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Head Gasket, they’re ugly, they’re built like garbage, they rust in weird places, the interior sucks.

kanadanmajava1 > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 19:36

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Oh man that looks bad. How bad were the ones that you did check before getting this?

Tohru > kanadanmajava1 06/30/2015 at 19:48

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There’s not a huge market of $300 cars here. I will deal with it.

kanadanmajava1 > Tohru 06/30/2015 at 19:55

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$300 is cheap but that is still scary.

Finland just introduced €1,500 ($1670) scrapping fee for old cars (usable only when buying a new car) so I think our €500 cars prices just went up. Usually you could get an inspected and driveable car for €500.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Tohru 07/01/2015 at 06:13

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no rear fog light?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Tohru 07/01/2015 at 06:14

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speed holes!