"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke) 01/07/2019 at 16:54 • Filed to: None

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Sometimes I get sad that by the time I’ve become a functioning adult with the means to buy stuff, these have become near-unobtainable

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/07/2019 at 16:59

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What is currently stopping you from getting one now?

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 01/07/2019 at 17:00

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The price doesn’t justify it for me. For the price of a really good nick one of these, I could get a few affordable dream cars.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/07/2019 at 17:10

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I have the same issue with Turbo Caravans/Voyagers.

Now that I can afford one, I’m not willing to pay what clean examples are bringing.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/07/2019 at 17:29

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I can relate to that... * S tares longingly at a $20k mint Range Rover Classic.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/07/2019 at 17:39

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That’s because the ‘restorers’ are selling complete trash at criminal prices to try and drive the market up for their own profits.

I have never seen a single SJ at any of the ‘big name’ restorers that is anything more than rudimentary maintenance, NAPA parts, some new seat covers, and a fresh Earl Scheib or Maaco paint job.

$70k won’t get you an SSJ, but it gets you really fucking close . You can’t have the custom transmission, modified BW1339, and the supercharger. But you can have a true MPFI setup on a massively overbuilt AMC 360 Gen III, a bulletproof TH400, and a more common driveline similarly bulletproofed.

Oh, and that’s including  the frame-off restoration assuming you don’t mind disassembling the interior yourself.

The Dummy Gummy > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/07/2019 at 18:13

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I saw one in a town I was visiting for $19k. Seemed really over priced sing the seats were busted up pretty good, but the outside looked flawless.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/07/2019 at 18:58

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Yessir.

I should have bought a nice FJ55 seven years ago, when 1) they still existed in one piece, 2) weren’t 1 billion dollars in decent running condition. Problem is I had, uh, no money at the time, but I could have talked myself into it HAD I KNOWN.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/07/2019 at 20:48

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This is why I decided it was time to buy my Jag - you can still get relatively decent running unrestored ones for cheap. I don’t think S3 XJ6 are really that desirable and soon there ’ll be nothing but basket cases or expensive mint examples.

glemon > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 01/07/2019 at 22:10

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That is trigger I have thought about pulling for years. I worry about cost of ownership looked at an earlier XJ a few years ago, low miles and clean and cheao, but the  selling dealer basically warned me off duscussing expensive issues that would likely need addressed.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > glemon 01/08/2019 at 00:46

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I’m pretty happy with where it is mechanically, but I admit it cost quite a bit to get it here. $2000 purchase, $2800 transmission rebuild, $3800 to repair worst of the rust (whole new passenger floor pan), $1000 misc engine housekeeping.

Moral: There was a much nicer one I could have bought for what I’ve spent but it’s mine and I love it. Fortunately my wife loves it also.

There’s more that could be done but I think It’ll hold together for a while.