Help, I'm being unreasonable

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 01/31/2015 at 23:23 • Filed to: None

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I've completely fallen in love with a car I haven't seen in months, that is quite possibly unfixably beat-up, that I might buy for $500. 5spd manual, base model, not sure if the airbags popped or not, pretty certain there's no title, but god dammit it's a manual and it's $500.

crowmolly > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/31/2015 at 23:27

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$500 is probably pretty close to scrap value alone.

bob and john > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/31/2015 at 23:30

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no title = no sale.

randomadjuster > crowmolly 01/31/2015 at 23:34

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Cars that size in my area are running $150-200 at best for crushweight.

If the transmission is the important thing, and it has a good transmission, do some research. See what you need to do a proper transmission swap. Buy this car as a donor, yank the trans, harness, computer, and whatever else you might need for a 5spd swap, and then part out the rest and scrap what you can't sell. Then haunt craigslist for a compatible model being sold because it needs a transmission. It takes longer, but you'll realize a better ride in the long run.

deekster_caddy > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/31/2015 at 23:37

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Not worth going through the BS of fighting for a title. No title = no sale

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > crowmolly 01/31/2015 at 23:42

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More like $250-300, at least where I live.

crowmolly > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/31/2015 at 23:44

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I guess that's the variable. Two guys i know just scrapped out bare f-body hulks and got $400 near me.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/31/2015 at 23:45

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I fell for the trap myself. I'd say yes, but you'll have a nightmare registering it.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > crowmolly 01/31/2015 at 23:51

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Around here it's $10-12 per hundred pounds, and being that a Civic stripped of everything that can't be scrapped might possibly weigh less than a ton... It may be more though.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/31/2015 at 23:55

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I wish my Civic was a manual. Although I feel like woulda never gave it up lol

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 02/01/2015 at 00:05

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I really need to find a time to go up there and poke around it a bit. See if there's a title in the glovebox or something, see if it can be tracked down...

Twism > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/01/2015 at 00:08

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If it doesn't have a title, offer 300$ and strip it for parts.

the engine alone is worth more than that, and those glasses and bodywork makes it a nice candidate for a full stripdown.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Twism 02/01/2015 at 11:19

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Turns out titling a car without a title is pretty easy in kansas. Three forms, proof of insurance, proof of sale, and a drivers license. That's actually how we got my sister's Silverado.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > deekster_caddy 02/01/2015 at 11:20

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My sister's truck didn't have a title. Kansas makes it pretty easy to get one.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > bob and john 02/01/2015 at 11:20

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I live in Kansas. Titles are super-easy to get here compared to other states.

Twism > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/01/2015 at 13:22

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Oooh that changes everything.

you said it's a base model, so D15 engine? or does it VTEC (yo?)

nice little car, but you'll miss the comfort of the Sofa.

functionoverfashion > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/03/2015 at 08:41

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in NH it depends on the age of the car - over 15 years, no title. Bill of sale only. Probably ought to change that law, since 15 isn't that old for a car anymore... but anyway less bureaucracy, yay!