Oh Noes!

"jkm7680" (jkm7680) 05/02/2015 at 10:42 • Filed to: None

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Somebody abandoned this beautiful Merkur XR4TI and somebody bought it from an auction for $302.50.

https://www.purplewave.com/cgi-bin/mnlist…

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > jkm7680 05/02/2015 at 10:59

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NP!

jkm7680 > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 05/02/2015 at 11:03

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Yiss! I’ve heard that these are pretty unreliable though.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > jkm7680 05/02/2015 at 11:14

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GODDAMNIT

If I’d have know about this I wouldn’t have bought my wheels... this was $70 cheaper :(

Also its only 2.5 hours away! (yes, we have a truck and trailer)

jkm7680 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 05/02/2015 at 11:15

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I’ve heard horror stories about the reliability and general maintenance costs of these things. There’s also a lot of unknowns since it was an abandoned vehicle.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > jkm7680 05/02/2015 at 11:20

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Eh, worst comes to worst just swap in a Miata drivetrain :P (or 302 swap)

Frank Grimes > jkm7680 05/02/2015 at 12:34

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I want one of these and cut the pillar and make it a cosworth.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > jkm7680 05/02/2015 at 14:43

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Super nice price! Cosworth replica anyone?

BlurpleToyotaDishwasher > jkm7680 05/02/2015 at 14:53

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No more than anything ‘80s (though I don’t know about the turbo setup), they just rust like crazy.

jkm7680 > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 05/02/2015 at 17:32

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Nahhhh, it’s nice just being a Merkur.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > jkm7680 05/03/2015 at 00:33

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Well, true. I suppose a ton of people have tried to do Cossie replicas.