fellow Zilvians i need your advice

[demonspeed]

Hello fellow Zilvians have i got a story for you...


So i'm lookin on CL for a 240 and i happen to come by one for sale for 150 bucks (shell of course) so as i proceed to find out how to give the money to the owner, they tell me that the shell is in a autoshop place...fair enough i suppose, until they tell me that they cant sell THEIR car because the autoshop owner says that she owns the car. and I've been playing phone tag with the owner but he's never around...only his girlfriend and she knows squat about cars, literally(I asked her were the rims and tires stock and she didnt know wth i was talking about, then i asked her were the rims shiny or crappy looking and she said crappy lol). I've been jumping through hoops for the past 4 days...should i proceed with this damn shell or should i just find another one?

[Jdm.I.Am]

find a new one, there are more fish in the sea my friend, dont get scammed and stuck with a shell you cant use.

[demonspeed]

find a new one, there are more fish in the sea my friend, dont get scammed and stuck with a shell you cant use.


yea i know but damn a s13 coupe shell with a rebuilt tranny for 150 bucks??!?! O_O

[VROOOM]

its not worth it find a different one.

[airsoft]

does she even know what rebuilt means? or is she a trannY?

[demonspeed]

yea im guessing you guys are right...wont go the opposite way of the zilvia gods lol!

[demonspeed]

does she even know what rebuilt means? or is she a trannY?


LMAO she knew that probably because she payed for it...but she seemed...nutty on the phone...and her boyfriend works ALL day literally like from 5am to about 10 or 11pm. shit, im a bus driver for the city and i dont even work hours like that :tweak:

[kevmeistah21]

i was actually thinking about picking that up also, but i've been busy and didn't get the time to contact the guy.. Glad you did soo now i don't have to waste my time.. I think there's another one on CL for 80 with pictures, and it looks pretty decent.

[qwikspool]

the hell with it and move on. they are just wasting your time.

[CrimsonRockett]

$150 for a shell?

Something has to be wrong with it.

[eli_eli]

Hello fellow Zilvians have i got a story for you...


So i'm lookin on CL for a 240 and i happen to come by one for sale for 150 bucks (shell of course) so as i proceed to find out how to give the money to the owner, they tell me that the shell is in a autoshop place...fair enough i suppose, until they tell me that they cant sell THEIR car because the autoshop owner says that she owns the car. and I've been playing phone tag with the owner but he's never around...only his girlfriend and she knows squat about cars, literally(I asked her were the rims and tires stock and she didnt know wth i was talking about, then i asked her were the rims shiny or crappy looking and she said crappy lol). I've been jumping through hoops for the past 4 days...should i proceed with this damn shell or should i just find another one?

i contacted this person as well, and talked the the girlfriend, got the same asnwers as you, and i asked for the dude to call me back, but he never did, i assume they owe money to the shop and are trying to get some money for it, but who knows how much you would have to fork out to get the car out of there, ask for the number of the place if you really want it, but she did say that the tranny was rebuilt, gl man...but i would personally find one that the person actually has in possesion for you to pick up

[HyperTek]

your first 240 should not be a freaking shell..

save money buy a more complete car

[Ithical]

your first 240 should not be a freaking shell..

save money buy a more complete car

exactly what i was thinking. for 150 bucks it's too sketchy.

[s13tilldeath*]

find another one.....

Where do you live(just say state) i have a shell with motor no tranny, drive shaft or diff. for 350......

[S14DB]

You may get the car for $150. But good luck getting the title transferred to your name...

[whyrun?]

i was thinking the same thing S14DB said.

and whatswrong with a shell as a first car? i started out with that and learned tons.

[aoiken3]

for $150, you sure its not half a 240 shell?? or even a quarter?

[ayuaddict]

i bought my first 240 as a shell for 300.

bad idea.

haha.

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

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[Enna]

Its probably just the remains of the front clip lol.

[azndoc]

Sounds like a lot of work if you haven't been in the 240 scene and have knowledge of it.

The problem with buying a shell is that your spending a lot of time trying to find parts for it and at times may end up just costing you more money or time trying to get the car to be whole again.

But if you have the knowledge then proceed with it.

Good luck.

[HyperTek]

u could find a cheapo ride for like 1k running if your lucky.. and wouldnt take much to polish it out.

[RiversideS13]

they are waiting for a sucker to restore it and claim it back lol

remember economy is fucked now, there are not much REAL good deals around. everyone needs extra cash

[S14DB]

they are waiting for a sucker to restore it and claim it back lol

remember economy is fucked now, there are not much REAL good deals around. everyone needs extra cash
Yeah, Why I say get the title in your name before even bother picking it up.


I have seen used prices go way polarized now. Used to be most cars were "blue book" with a couple way over and a couple suspiciously low priced. Now everything seems to be way over or way under priced. Nothing seems to be close to book value anymore. Makes it really hard to shop. The lows are hard to seperate the Lemons out. The highs you don't know if the person will go lower or someone just trying to make a score.

The deals are still out there. It's just A LOT more work. Hoofing around looking at cars in person and dealing rather than ad shopping.

[demonspeed]

yea...and for the record i checked out the car...nothing missing that i didnt know about. Just the motor but like everyone on here says, its just too much damn hassle...actually i finally got the skinny on it.

So the girlfriends' boyfriend dumped her for the owner so i guess its like a three way love triangle thing goin on