/Drive's $25,000 Challenge

"Drew" (midnightdori) 10/21/2014 at 00:00 • Filed to: None

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Okay, Spinelli. Challenge accepted. $25,000. This was a lot simpler - the $117k challenge took a few days and I ended up with like 9 horrible decisions.

Only 4 this time!

Toy/Track - 1999 Corvette FRC - 6-speed, LS1 - $14,900

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Truck - 1999 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban LS Sport Utility 4-Door 7.4L - $2,900

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DD - 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 Sedan 4-Door 2.3L - $5,000

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Project - 1972 Datsun 240Z - $1,995

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$205 for beer and tolls.

GhostZ > Drew 10/21/2014 at 00:09

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Waaaaay to much rust on the Z to be worth that.

CAcoalminer > Drew 10/21/2014 at 00:10

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Well done.

E30Joe drives a Subaru > Drew 10/21/2014 at 00:11

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Daily 9500
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/469341…

Lifted winter beater/offroad toy 3300 + 5000 for lift and tires and stuffs
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/471112…

Take the rest of the money (8200? I'm poor at maths) and build my current Forester.

Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > Drew 10/21/2014 at 00:45

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Alright, since I want to procrastinate, here I go.

Toy/Track: 1999 BMW M3 Coupe ($5800)

I don't know how much confidence I have in this, and it is a high mileage model, but it looks good, and Estoril Blue! Those eyebrows need to be rid of, though.

Winter/Hauler: 1991 Toyota 4Runner ($3200)

Never seen mud? I'm sure I can change that. Don't care about the high kilometers, because this will run forever.

Cruiser: 1972 Mercedes-Benz 350SL ($6300)

This has to be the best kept 350SL I have ever seen. It looks like it's mostly original, comes with both a hard top and a soft top. Honestly, I am surprised it hasn't been sold.

Daily Driver: 2003 Lexus IS300 ($9500)

Might be a bit pricey, but the mileage isn't terrible, it is a manual, and it looks well maintained. This is something I would definitely DD. Some might cite overlap with the M3, but this isn't meant to do what the M3 does for me.

$200 left over for beer.