Portland oppos - MANUAL XR4Ti FOR $500

"Laurence" (mrlaurence)
12/19/2016 at 10:18 • Filed to: Merkur, xr4ti, sierra, craigslist

If this is for real, someone on here needs to get this - I haven’t seen one like this in a long time. It’s also worth noting that if the faulty U joint is the same as one on a Sierra, it seems to be a part used on most European RWD Fords, so is pretty inexpensive

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DISCUSSION (41)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 10:41

God damn. If that was any where near me I’d own it right now.

Laurence > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
12/19/2016 at 10:44

Same - I’ve seen cars worse than this one seems to be at 5x the price here in the UK. I’d love to own it

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 10:46

Man, I’d love to have one of these, all kinds of weird Ford.

There was a guy in a Capri group that said he had a 5k budget I was like I don’t want to sell my Capri AT ALL but for 5k I’d prolly sell it.

adamftw > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 10:50

Someone else follows obscure cars for sale on facebook

Laurence > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
12/19/2016 at 10:50

Same haha. Merkur did some weird stuff. But they aren’t quite as odd to me, since there was at least one on every street when I was growing up. They’ve almost all disappeared now unfortunately. It’s definitely on my list of cars I want to own someday

Laurence > adamftw
12/19/2016 at 10:51

Haha, I actually saw it posted on another forum - chances are the person who posted it there found it on that page though.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 10:59

better get one now then, they’re disappearing everyday.

Someone races one in Detroit area SCCA RallyX where I plan to race my Capri.

I don’t remember seeing a Merkur in person ever in my life lol.

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 10:59

I’m in Eugene but want this. I’m going to contact him...

Laurence > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
12/19/2016 at 11:05

Yeah. They’re certainly not getting any more common, and I’ve heard they make very competitive rally cars, so a lot end up being taken off the road and raced (not that this is a bad thing, obviously). I don’t think I’ve seen a Merkur either, unless somebody imported one or something. Though I do remember thousands of Ford Sierras, which are now an equally uncommon sight, especially in good shape

Laurence > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
12/19/2016 at 11:06

Nice! If you end up getting it I’d love to see it on oppo at some point

jasmits > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 11:15

That is an insanely good price. I’m not going to be in Portland again till Friday but I might have to try to convince my dad to give this a look for me

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 11:17

If this was anywhere near me my Dad and I would be all over it.

Laurence > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/19/2016 at 11:18

Haha, if it was near to me I’d probably be on my way to buy it right now too

Laurence > jasmits
12/19/2016 at 11:19

Yeah, it’s crazy how little they want for it. If you or your dad go to see it I’d love to hear about it

DipodomysDeserti > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 11:20

I’m on my way now from Phoenix. Should be there in about twenty hours.

Laurence > DipodomysDeserti
12/19/2016 at 11:21

Haha!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 11:21

Yeah I’d definitely race one. The big draw to a Fox platform car (My Capri) is the part availability/interchangeability on it. I can use Mustang parts from 1979-1997 depending on the parts. Having the ability to hit a junk yard for parts through almost 20 years is so epic, we all know things break while racing!

Laurence > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
12/19/2016 at 11:27

There’s definitely a lot of appeal to cars with cheap, simple parts you can get anywhere, especially with such a vast aftermarket like the fox body - if you decide you want to go quicker, there’s thousands of interchangeable parts you can use. I imagine that just getting anything beyond simple maintenance parts for a Merkur would take a lot of money, research and planning before you got the right bit.

jasmits > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 11:28

Normally I’d just wait but I’m worried it’ll go.. Assuming the u-joint is the only issue that’s way too good to pass up.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 11:28

Well, it has the turbo 2.3L which was featured in the fox body in the Mustang, Capri, and Thunderbirds so parts are around, just a lot of work. Fox is the easiest way for pretty much anyone to go racing.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 11:34

Trying to talk my friend into splitting the cost. It’s close enough to where I work that I could pick it up on my lunch break.

Laurence > jasmits
12/19/2016 at 11:36

Yeah. I don’t think it’ll be long until it sells at that price. My main worry would be other problems the seller hasn’t mentioned - rust being the worst scenario. These cars weren’t great in terms of rustproofing, and there’s huge pieces of plastic trim that could have some serious rot lurking behind them

(Hopefully not though, I prefer to imagine this being some incredible deal instead haha)

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 11:37

Oh I’m sure I wouldn’t shut up about it. Logistics and timing might be too much to overcome before we go on a trip for the holidays(car is 100 miles away). It’s kind of like what I posted the other day(albeit about a different German 80s coupe) -

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/car-you-want-shows-up-on-craigslist-but-christmas-plus-1790206729

jasmits > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 11:38

He says it’s been in the Portland area its entire life, cars tend to stay rust free because they never salt the roads.

Laurence > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
12/19/2016 at 11:40

Oh yeah. I forget that engine was used in so many cars. Am I right in saying that other non-turbo variations found there way into a lot of Ford’s other offerings?

That said though, production of 2.3 turbo foxes wasn’t nearly as high as other engines, so the Mustang/Capri is probably a much easier way into motorsports

Laurence > jasmits
12/19/2016 at 11:42

Nice! Should be alright in that case. Then again though, it’s an older Ford, so who knows? Haha

Laurence > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
12/19/2016 at 11:44

Yeah, it’s so annoying, isn’t it? Loads of cars I like seem to be appearing lately, but because it’s near to Christmas, I don’t really have the time or money for any of it :(

Laurence > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
12/19/2016 at 11:45

Damn... It’d be awesome to see it sell to an oppo, which seems pretty likely given how many people seem interested haha

jasmits > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 11:51

I have a 1991 4Runner that doesn’t have a single patch of rust. But again, who knows. The picture is misleading because it’s in the snow, realistically it only snows enough to accumulate once a year in Portland, if even that. They got the yearly snow this past week

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 11:55

If its still available after the holiday I may go grab it.

Laurence > jasmits
12/19/2016 at 12:09

That sounds pretty promising then. Best of luck if you do go to see it.

Laurence > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
12/19/2016 at 12:09

Nice! I’d love to see some posts about it if you do

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
12/19/2016 at 12:49

I’ll throw in $50. Anything more (or another car on the driveway) and the wife will sell me off. Portland Oppos unite!

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 12:51

I work in Aloha. Any out of state/town oppos who need someone to take a look/check if this is legit, let me know!

RacinBob > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 13:47

Oppobait - Tell next of kin where you are going before picking it up....

Kinja'd!!!

Frenchlicker > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
12/19/2016 at 14:05

If this was two weeks ago I would take you up on that offer. Damn the timing!

AMC/Renauledge > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 14:22

I was born in the ‘80s and grew up in the Portland area. Merkurs of both types (XR4Ti and Scorpio) weren’t unusual sights, even up through the early twenty-noughts.

Then again, I remember seeing Fiat Stradas, 131s & 128s, Sterlings, SD1's and P6's, Lancia Betas, Alfa GTV’s, Milanos, and 164's when I was growing up around Portland.

There’s even a Citroen-head in SE Portland who has several DSes (including a Safari), an SM, a grey-market CX, a grey-market GS, and a couple of H-vans in front of his place in various states of repair.

Portland is a fantastic home for oddball cars.

Laurence > AMC/Renauledge
12/19/2016 at 14:46

Wow... I knew there were some interesting cars in Portland, but nothing like that... Sounds like a brilliant place to live if you like cars

AMC/Renauledge > Laurence
12/19/2016 at 15:00

It is. I mean, there are Outbacks and Priuses as far as the eye can see. But if you’re eagle-eyed, you’ll still see some interesting metal around.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Frenchlicker
12/19/2016 at 15:24

Such is life! Were/are you in the market for one of these? What changed?

Frenchlicker > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
12/19/2016 at 18:36

I was in the market for anything that tickled my fancy. What changed was I decided to have professional fix my Jeep to make it a daily driver so I can buy a stupid project car soon.