Tag: LeMons
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Perfect Pulsar for LeMons or ChumpCar
Despite FWD and no real chance of winning, this rough Nissan Pulsar seems like a perfect LeMons or ChumpCar vehicle for someone not taking him or herself too seriously. At the $500 asking price, this qualifies for any beater racing series and is a manual, non-T-Top car. The seller, who didn’t take the time to…
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Why Not just Pop Down and Drive this Back?
There are a number of concerns here: Ford did not offer a convertible version of this Capri “There was a fire in the back seat, so fire fighters broke all Windows except front windshield” It’s in Tijuana There’s no evidence this ever had a top (well, aside from the steel one removed with tin snips)…
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Skoda 135GLi
Here’s another example of wonders available in Canada but never sold here. These days, Canada pretty much rubber stamps EPA’s actions, but it seems certain models are still sold there that the US doesn’t get. Back in the day, there were whole companies selling in Canada that didn’t sell in the US. Skoda was one…
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Another Festiva Two-Fer
We posted a Festiva Two-Fer back in June, and the rest is history. Well, yet another such ad has appeared! It seems cars like this often come as pairs. This has LeMons potential with a healthy dose of price negotiation. The seller is asking $1,000 for both cars. Two cars for $1K sounds decent, but…
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77 Colt – Within negotiating range of LeMons
Here’s one we just don’t see too often – the second generation Dodge Colt by Mitsubishi. Given the ad provides essentially no information and the car isn’t running, we think this could be picked up hauled off for $250 or so. The best news in the limited ad text is the presence of a four-speed.…
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Festiva Two-Fer
Here we have a Festiva plus a parts car. If the price stays low enough, this should be tempting to anyone looking for dirt-cheap autocross thrills or anyone with a general liking for late 80s/early 90s shitboxes. Even better, the body on the driver car is coated in plasti-dip. Why worry about stone chips on…
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Quickie: Chick magnet!
Not a lot of text in this ad, but what more does the seller really need to say about this gem? Could one get it for teh LeMons-qualifying $500? Hmmm… Click for Craigslist ad Los Angeles, CA $800 Ad text: Total chick magnet for sale!1991 Dodge Colt!Runs well. Not registered.
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Humpty Dumpty Sprint Turbo
This isn’t our first Sprint Turbo and it won’t be our last. Here we have a cheap example at $750, but the owner has partially disassembled things under the hood. Will you put the poor thing back together? The seller claims all parts are there – bagged and labeled – but we always wonder why…
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Medallion of honor?
This is the best Renault Medallion we’ve seen…ever? French + won’t start = what could go wrong? What can we say about this forgotten model? Well, at $500 it qualifies for LeMons…not sure anyone really wants to go there with a French 4cyl automatic, however. Maybe someone can talk the seller down to $5 and get…
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What’s almost as fun as a Fiesta?
How about a Festiva? This Kia-built beauty has potential, but we worry that bidding might exceed the 24 Hours of Lemons limit of $500. These have Mazda engines and a bit of an autocross following. The ad text is more than a little entertaining, including such quotes as: “HAS NEW BATTER” “IT SEAMS LIKE IT…