What kind of car will $300 buy you in your local classified?

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
10/21/2016 at 21:04 • Filed to: None

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! 203,000kms, manual, and looks like a proper beater. This is one of those cars you can drive the shit out of it, & sell it for what you bought it for.

DISCUSSION (28)

JohnH3ASP > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:08

IM GOING TO BUY THAT THING BECAUSE IT HAS A MANUAL

gin-san - shitpost specialist > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:11

You have to start at 400 CAD around here, and the most interesting thing that’ll get you is this 2004 Saab 9-3

Apparently it has “burnt” wiring and the car was working until until the electrics failed somewhere.

It shares the same features of any other car in this price range, which is that there is something keeping the off the road, whether it’s a certification or mechanical problem. It seems like the Saab in the most interesting car with the most interesting problem.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > gin-san - shitpost specialist
10/21/2016 at 21:13

$300, no more.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:16

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/5806256372.html

The only running car that wasn’t a 5 year old SUV listed at $1 -_-

Has a missfire and seller says it needs a new exhaust system and it has expired tabs and no title :/

RPM esq. > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:16

203k kilometers ? That’s...some smaller number of miles. Plus you’re in Canada, so 300 CAD is, what, fifty bucks and case of beer in USD? I’m bad at math. Anyway, that seems like a deal that’ll be hard to beat.

RPM esq. > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:21

Please disregard my previous comment! I found something! I’m sure this guy would take $300 for his terrible Ford Taurus.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/5838339800.html

not for canada - australian in disguise > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:26

91 Sunbird. It’s most likely a massive piece of shit, but it’s 300 bucks, it’s red, it’s a coupe, and it’s a standard.

Kinja'd!!!

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/edmonton/1991-pontiac-sunbird-coupe-2-door/1191280701?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Many jumps can be taken, or at least until the engine blows up because it’s a second-to-last gen J-Body.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:28

Nothing runs at $400, nothing exists at $300.

The AE86 of Mt. Akina (Hachi) > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:30

2 Honda Elsinore 125's.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mcy/5788773853.html

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/21/2016 at 21:32

I was going to say that there’s no running car in the Seattle area for less than about $500. Nothing you’d want to depend on for commuting under about $3-4K...

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > RPM esq.
10/21/2016 at 21:33

Agreed. I’d pay that any day if it was in that kind of condition. I feel like it has to be hiding some major perforating rust or something.

CB > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:37

Rusty Sunfire or rusty Taurus ? The choice is yours!

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > CB
10/21/2016 at 21:39

How does a dealer even make money on car that cheap?

Probenja > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:39

Just for the lolz I tried that in Chile using the tag “running” and only found a bunch of Ladas and other small 80's cars, but this one caught my attention:

Kinja'd!!!

91' Chevrolet Opala, a Brazilian made mid-sized rear wheel drive sedan. For that price it probably doesn’t even have plates but it looks in decent enough shape.

CB > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:46

They don’t. My guess is that they keep it on the lot, then steer people into something actually decent (and more expensive).

404 - User No Longer Available > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:48

First one I came across by searching max $300 and says runs.

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/oakville-halton-region/2003-buick-century-sedan/1209037507?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Rest are just all lease takeovers and parts cars.

sonicgabe > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:54

First, this...

https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/5840008233.html

sonicgabe > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 21:56

Second, this. And this one is pretty something. You’all just have to see this pic and read the ad. I have so many questions about this that I really don’t want answers for.

https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/cto/5839386501.html

Butsen Katsun > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 22:05

89 7 series in unknown condition, $250! I didn’t even know I wanted this.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/5839917551.html

Chasaboo > The AE86 of Mt. Akina (Hachi)
10/21/2016 at 22:07

For the win.

Birddog > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 22:08

Its all your fault!! All your fault! ALL!

I have to go look at this $200 XR4Ti tomorrow. No pics and a threat of scrapping it. $200? I can go without a TV in the shop a little longer.

https://dubuque.craigslist.org/cto/5839730746.html

This first gen Tempo is intriguing too. But $75 over the limit.

https://dubuque.craigslist.org/cto/5811493566.html

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/21/2016 at 23:11

I had a whole set of three cars. One really beat up pickup, a “ran when parked” Olds 88, and something else, but mobile Kinja ate it.

So we are stuck with a ratty old Volvo for $300.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/cto/5799825780.html

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/22/2016 at 00:35

200 bucks a Cavalier Z24 that needs new CVs.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/cto/5814900898.html

Kinja'd!!!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > not for canada - australian in disguise
10/22/2016 at 00:38

I friend of mine had a Sunbird. it was Teal we covered The Whole dashboard in zebra duct tape because why not.

bhtooefr > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/22/2016 at 05:26

USD or CAD?

Because $300 USD is $400.17 CAD.

bhtooefr > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/22/2016 at 05:35

I think this is my choice: http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/5807775911.html

A 1993 Audi 100 S with a dead engine for $215. Sure, you could pay a little more and get a barely running Mercury Mystique V6, but why, when you can get a FINE GERMAN LUXURY SEDAN? Wait for a Pick-N-Pull half price sale, find a V6 out of a Passat or something for $75, and you’re still under $300.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > bhtooefr
10/22/2016 at 07:35

$300. Don’t adjust for exchange rates.

CaptDale - is secretly British > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/22/2016 at 12:33

98 Ranger , 81 Rabbit Diesel (blown head gasket) , 00 Ford Escort ZX2