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**007** · 02-18-2013, 02:50 PM

Man, can't find anything in my area that decent for under 2000 may have to settle for this one.

**007** · 02-18-2013, 05:19 PM

dagnabbit. 16mpg

I am going to find out which engine it has tomorrow.

**007** · 02-19-2013, 04:26 PM

Its the SOHC V6 engine. Guess I will go ahead and have the mechanical inspection done.

DJ's left nut · 11-04-2016, 10:09 AM

Sadly, I was absent from the board for the Dee Ford draft pick (took a year off after Indy) but my search for the draft thread turned up this old sucker.

Guru, did you end up buying this thing? If so, how'd it work out for ya?

**SAUTO** · 11-04-2016, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Sadly, I was absent from the board for the Dee Ford draft pick (took a year off after Indy) but my search for the draft thread turned up this old sucker.

Guru, did you end up buying this thing? If so, how'd it work out for ya?

Pretty sure it's already tanked

**Bugeater** · 11-04-2016, 11:36 AM

Yes he did buy it and it lived up to the Exploder nickname.

DJ's left nut · 11-04-2016, 12:59 PM

But did it make it a year? You don't get forever for $1,500...

DJ's left nut · 11-04-2016, 01:01 PM

There we go...

http://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthrea...light=explorer

February of '15. Hey, that's 24 months of car for $1,500. That's a damn bargain right there. And you could probably get at least few hundred back as a charity write-off, if not a little more if you sent it for salvage.

**Bugeater** · 11-04-2016, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

There we go...

http://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthrea...light=explorer

February of '15. Hey, that's 24 months of car for $1,500. That's a damn bargain right there. And you could probably get at least few hundred back as a charity write-off, if not a little more if you sent it for salvage.

Well that's if there weren't any significant repairs along the way, which I believe there was...I mean hell it was an Exploder.

Frosty · 11-04-2016, 01:14 PM

Used cars are so expensive right now. You can't get shit for under $5000 anymore, it seems. My first car (in 1980) was a six year old Gran Torino with 33,000 miles for $650. That's around $2800 in today's dollars. You can't find anything with fewer than 100K miles for that (though it could be argued a mid-'70s Ford with 33k miles is comparable to a newer car with higher miles).

My in-laws just traded their 2006 Accord EX with 215k miles for $2125. I wish I knew. I would have given them $3000 and could have easily sold it here for $4-5,000. Most of the miles were highway miles from their frequent trips around the US.

**Bugeater** · 11-04-2016, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

Used cars are so expensive right now. You can't get shit for under $5000 anymore, it seems. My first car (in 1980) was a six year old Gran Torino with 33,000 miles for $650. That's around $2800 in today's dollars. You can't find anything with fewer than 100K miles for that (though it could be argued a mid-'70s Ford with 33k miles is comparable to a newer car with higher miles).

My in-laws just traded their 2006 Accord EX with 215k miles for $2125. I wish I knew. I would have given them $3000 and could have easily sold it here for $4-5,000. Most of the miles were highway miles from their frequent trips around the US.

Shit, if you think car market is bad, look at the used truck market. It's ridiculous.

**Buehler445** · 11-04-2016, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BeaverEater

Shit, if you think car market is bad, look at the used truck market. It's ridiculous.

This. A lot.

**SAUTO** · 11-04-2016, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BeaverEater

Shit, if you think car market is bad, look at the used truck market. It's ridiculous.

When I bought mine new I also looked at used.

40000 mile comparable used trucks were only about 3000 cheaper

Frosty · 11-04-2016, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BeaverEater

Shit, if you think car market is bad, look at the used truck market. It's ridiculous.

I have looked at the used truck market and it is nuts. I wanted a basic low miles 2wd small pickup and everything I could find was crazy expensive. I ended up buying new cheaper than what I could find used.

02-13-2013, 01:14 PM	#1
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02-18-2013, 02:50 PM	#2
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02-18-2013, 05:19 PM	#3
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02-19-2013, 04:26 PM	#4
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11-04-2016, 10:09 AM	#5
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DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $2859099	But did it make it a year? You don't get forever for $1,500... __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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11-04-2016, 01:01 PM	#9
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $2859099	There we go... http://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthrea...light=explorer February of '15. Hey, that's 24 months of car for $1,500. That's a damn bargain right there. And you could probably get at least few hundred back as a charity write-off, if not a little more if you sent it for salvage. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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11-04-2016, 01:14 PM	#11
Frosty Go Beavers! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Warshington Casino cash: $5558243	Used cars are so expensive right now. You can't get shit for under $5000 anymore, it seems. My first car (in 1980) was a six year old Gran Torino with 33,000 miles for $650. That's around $2800 in today's dollars. You can't find anything with fewer than 100K miles for that (though it could be argued a mid-'70s Ford with 33k miles is comparable to a newer car with higher miles). My in-laws just traded their 2006 Accord EX with 215k miles for $2125. I wish I knew. I would have given them $3000 and could have easily sold it here for $4-5,000. Most of the miles were highway miles from their frequent trips around the US.
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