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"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 08/04/2014 at 12:12 • Filed to: ebay

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1969 NSU RO80, 113HP 995cc Twin Rotor Wankle Rotary, Semi-Automatic Transmission, 35,715 miles, in Saint Louis, Missouri bidding is at $5,600 reserve not met. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

505Turbeaux > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 08/04/2014 at 12:14

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Raph admitted to not knowing what a "shim" is in one of his latest articles. Why in the world would he throw himself into this kind of weird?

fucking cool though, 35K it is just about due for a new engine

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 08/04/2014 at 12:14

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BUY IT NOW!!!

Jagvar > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 08/04/2014 at 12:19

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duurtlang > 505Turbeaux 08/04/2014 at 12:28

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I thought most problematic reliability issues with that engine were ironed out some time in the 70s.

Cé hé sin > duurtlang 08/04/2014 at 12:32

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I think that at the time the usual cure was to fit a Ford V4 (because you could). Nowadays of course an RO80 is worth more with the original engine.

505Turbeaux > duurtlang 08/04/2014 at 12:33

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70 model year if I remember correctly. With those miles it is a crapshoot as to whether it is an upgraded engine or if it still had the old rotor tips in it, and nothing is said about it.

Oh and btw I got your email yesterday after auction end time. I will pop you a note back in a bit

Cé hé sin > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 08/04/2014 at 12:33

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First time I've seen one in green. Suits better than the usual brown.

duurtlang > Cé hé sin 08/04/2014 at 12:36

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True, but my point is that NSU solved the problems and these cars shouldn't be nearly as unreliable as they were in their early years.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Cé hé sin 08/04/2014 at 12:45

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Mine was Mustardish Orange/Yellow with Baby poop brown interior.

Pretty much looked like this..

duurtlang > Cé hé sin 08/04/2014 at 13:39

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I saw one parked in front of a hotel a few years ago. It was exactly the same color green, if I recall correctly. It was in the Netherlands, but the car had German plates.

Slave2anMG > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 08/04/2014 at 14:16

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