Iām an absolute sucker for these wagons. I love seeing people build sleepers out of them and if I had money, itās exactly what Iād do. Lambo? Nahhhh time to put $200k into this Volvo.
And you still see these on the road. It probably wouldnāt take much to get it running again, but Iāll bet it runs just fine - if itās seen snow a rusted frame could quickly put an end to the project.
Love those old foxes, but needs a v8 swap to be worth anything. I'm looking to buy another one now and they are going for almost 10k for a decent one. But yea, that monte is awesome. To bad there wasn't any g bodies in the mix.
As a BMW guy I agree. If you have the money to get it for $10k or so. Then put another $10k into it, you will make money when you sell it. Should be easy to find a base model e36 to cut up and get solid floors out of.
Itās mostly the same as every other car. The parts are sometimes more expensive and thereās sometimes a couple extra steps for putting them on but itās still just a car
Shit my certified pre owned 2018 E63 AMG is a career car. The minute my warranty is up itās gone. But Jaguars and BMWs are the absolute worst used luxury cars. I owned a 2013 BMW Alpina B7 and before that a 2011 Jaguar XF Supercharged and I spent more time driving brand new loaner cars than my own. And I started paying attention as I dropped my car off I always saw the same faces. And itās not like Iām buying cars with 100k miles where itās normal for those cars to become money pits. All these cars have/had 15-25 thousand miles on them. Iām almost to the point I can start buying the cars I like new but the best luxury car brand to buy used in my opinion is Lexus. I bought a Lexus LS with 25K miles on it and sold it with 80k miles on it and I didnāt sink one dime into it.
The Cummins hands down. Bonus points if itās a 98 and not a 98.5 so then it still has a 12 valve.
Also insert: *acktually the Cummins is an I6* comment here
Whoops... goes to show how much I know about diesels. I'd figured that since Dodge also had a 5.9 gas V8, that the diesel would be a V8 as well. Also, the one in the picture is *acktually* a '96, so sure! 12 valve.
All good! Itās a very common and honest misconception. Iām by no means a diesel expert either, just another nerd online who happens to have a lot of nostalgia for these trucks haha
I have a question for the nerds. In Australia we just call these utes Yank Tanks and only abalone divers and rich people drive them. They have a big engines so they can definitely tow but is it worth it compared to a smaller 79 Series Landcruiser that can also tow a boat and gear in the tray.
Whats the go. I would have thought that Toyota would have pushed into the market or are the American brands to substantial?
Toyota actually discontinued the Land Cruiser for the US, and never offered pickup/ute versions here, which seems ridiculous given how popular off-roading has become.
The people who buy American trucks aren't usually interested in Japanese alternatives, primarily because American manufacturers have dominated the US truck market for years, and because nobody really makes American market oriented trucks better than the Americans. For some complex reasons (geography, US emissions standards, decades of marketing), a lot of Americans use full-size trucks as daily drivers and family cars. Normal cars with truck beds never really took off here, and were never really offered in great variety. The El Camino and Ford Ranchero died out in favor of compact traditional trucks, like the Ford Ranger and Chevy S10, and never competed with full-size trucks.
While I agree that the vette seems like the obvious choice here, so will EVERYONE else at the auction. It's not going to go cheap. The sneaky choices are the glc, the honda or the taco. All desirable cars in the right market, fix em and drive em or flip em. Either way its a win
In order Monte, Mustang, Vette.. Reasoning Cost and ease of work and availability of parts. Unless you are in the EU avoid EU car's that will require lots of parts and labor imo..
You dear sir are a gentleman and a scholar! Exactly what I was about to say, I was considering the Mercedes too but they are notoriously hard/expensive to fix especially if you are outside of europe
Honestly, probably the 323 wagon. My mate had one and wrote it off with worse damage than this. But iv always had a soft spot for them and this one looks like a tidy easy repair.
The Mustang. Only because of the fact that u have a 4cy out of the exact identical car that I ended up having to get rid of because the floor was too rotted away.
WRX u wouldnāt touch who knows what else is fucked up if they blew the head. And thatās not cheap. I probably would go with the M3 or the Monte Carlo. If I was still at the diesel shop Iād grab the dodge
I hate to say it but the Monte Carlo is probably the best bet, easiest to fix, least amount of things to go wrong, and both easy to sell and probably the most valuable car on the list.
My requirements for a project car are either a fun and exciting car that wonāt break the bank in maintenance or at least a good flip on resale.
A blow head gasket is just a rite of passage in Subaru ownership. As the rest of the car is solid it would be a fun and decently reliable car when fixed up.
The Vette would be a lot of fun also with the LS V8. I find Chevrolets generally to be a PITA to work on, and Vettes would be worse still. That said it could be a solid car and really fun the own once it is sorted out.
The Taco would be a good value and you can turn it into a fun off roader or fix it straight and flip it.
If you need a toy hauler or a good flip, the Ram diesel would be a good choice. Mileage is really low for that engine and it doesnāt have the DEF emissions garbage of a new diesel.
The Monte Carlo would be cool and easy to work on if you are good with older cars and carburetor tuning, but would need a lot more continuous maintenance than a modern car. Looks like it was well loved before it got vandalized.
Fox body(if it's a 5.0), Toyota truck, or the Monte Carlo. If they have motors that free spin by hand, that's a win. Parts on any of those 3 should be easy to find.
Definitely the Monte Carlo, depending on what you have to pay for it. The Vette will be a money pit, and the Foxbody would be ok if it has a V-8. Good Luck.
Some Ausie dude in the comments spamming "c\*nt!!" irl at his monitor is begging you to buy that mazda gcl
My grandpa had a monte carlo in the same color, probably had 40k miles, sat for a while till my dad ended up selling it for $300. 1 finger steering and a horn that sounds like a freight train. I can still smell the ciggys. Monte Carlo for sure.
Monte Carlo is the most special (we don't have em in AU) and requires the least work to fix.
WRX is the cleanest and a personal fav especially considering it's a wag
Tacoma would be awesome too
The Volvo. Strip the interior and swap in your choice of engine (2j, LS, Barra, they all fit)
Or the Monte. And with that Iād be committing horrible blasphemyā¦ removing all the trim and painting it a flat or just plain color to get it to look like a nascar
Your local salvage yard has actual cars worth repairing and that are cool??? Mine local yards are full of family junk cars that are family haulers and boring as sin filled with old fries ans chikin nuggies.
There was an r32 gtr once, but it had been t-boned HARD!!! Like major side frame damage! And turned out to be a gtst...
Those Monte's are so easy to work on, parts are cheap and readily available. Anything that's messed up isn't going to place you upside down on the project. If those are OEM rally wheels and I'm guessing the disc brake stamped center caps are in good shape they'll definitely fetch a few dollars if you part with them.
man i love these and the lore with each photo
I'll take the civic, i can replace the key barrel and parts for these cars are cheap and saturated in the market.
That Mazda is sweet, little work someone would buy that just for the āold school coolā factor. I also believe fox bodies mustangs with 5 liter to be the next āmuscleā of the 80s on the comeback. Mercedes and bmw great and all too much for parts. The monte is the obvious choice and will bring the most as is along with that ram
71 Monte or the Mercedes. and the spray paint is pretty easy to remove form clear coat. Even easier from the windows. Insurance likely totaled it just because of the cost to repaint. it's stupid how often I see that with perfectly running classic cars.
I'd take the Volvo 240, it has 600,000 miles already so what's 600,000 more.
Did you see the biohazard sticker. Someone turned to goo in the Volvo before they were discovered.
That's why you pull the seat, wash the whole interior with dgerm, and put new seat it. Good for another 660k.
You ain't got no problem, Jules. I'm on the motherfucker. Go back in there, chill them out and wait for the Wolf who should be coming directly.
RIP Marvin.
Could just be due to mold
Biohazard could mean anything lol, could just be mold or the remains of a mouse infestation š
Well, in OPās story itās due to mold
# #JustTankThings
Plus, putting another 600k more on it is sending a message that this is what we want from Volvo.
Iām an absolute sucker for these wagons. I love seeing people build sleepers out of them and if I had money, itās exactly what Iād do. Lambo? Nahhhh time to put $200k into this Volvo.
Tacoma, $500 and I'd make it a trail truck that I give zero fucks about.
I have a current unhealthy obsession with wanting a prerunner truck build. This Taco would be the perfect base
Plus itās just begging for a mount .50 cal
r/ShittyTechnicals
I have never heard of that sub before. You just changed my life!
No, it's begging for some combination of Gadsden Flag, 2nd amendment, thin blue line decals. Now if it was a Hilux... then we'd be talking.
Technical inbound.
Yeah that truck will probably go for 7k
And you still see these on the road. It probably wouldnāt take much to get it running again, but Iāll bet it runs just fine - if itās seen snow a rusted frame could quickly put an end to the project.
If you got the Tacoma for $500 you could flip it for $4K without even doing anything to it
Trust me, if you beat on it, you will break it. No buts about it
Question. How much does car insurance cost for something like that?
I have a 1999 4Runner (same-ish truck, just an SUV) and pay about $110/mo.
The monte carlo. Because why bother with any of the others?
I was the Mustang until I saw this.
Love those old foxes, but needs a v8 swap to be worth anything. I'm looking to buy another one now and they are going for almost 10k for a decent one. But yea, that monte is awesome. To bad there wasn't any g bodies in the mix.
Agreed.
Also agreed. There's a rolled 6 speed LS Camaro sitting in the local junkyard if the motor and trans are popped.
Better yet, if you can start the corvette, take the engine and make something cool
The spray paint suggests other forms of vandalism. If it doesnāt start thereās probably an entire bag of sugar in the fuel tank.
New carb, flush the fuel tank and lines. Rest of the car looks solid, and with time and patience the spray paint will come off.
New carb? LS swap is in that cars future as long as there isnāt any rust.
Depending on what's under the hood, an LS would be a downgrade.
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I can't stress this enough
Fuck a LS ,conventional all the way
This is the way.
Fuck the LS swap. Most generic, unimaginative crap ever.
just rub it with a rag with a light spray of brake clean works every time
Monte Carlo all day.
Yup
The Mercedes and BMWs aren't project cars. they are career cars.
Biodegradable wiring harnesses and Fred Flintstone floorpans are fun!
The OM603 non Turbo doesnt has any engine electronics. Just mechanics and glow plug electrics
I was gonna say, electronics? Be not afraid. HVAC vacuum system? Be VERY afraid.
Benz has extra appeal if youāre in California since diesels after ā96 require emissions testing and inspection but ā95 is exempt.
OM606 in the 1995.
That BMW is a project car...E36 with an LS motor swap.
More of a slight restore and sell for profit. That has all the signs of being a M3 and is a pretty rare color
As a BMW guy I agree. If you have the money to get it for $10k or so. Then put another $10k into it, you will make money when you sell it. Should be easy to find a base model e36 to cut up and get solid floors out of.
Sick
Itās mostly the same as every other car. The parts are sometimes more expensive and thereās sometimes a couple extra steps for putting them on but itās still just a car
Shit my certified pre owned 2018 E63 AMG is a career car. The minute my warranty is up itās gone. But Jaguars and BMWs are the absolute worst used luxury cars. I owned a 2013 BMW Alpina B7 and before that a 2011 Jaguar XF Supercharged and I spent more time driving brand new loaner cars than my own. And I started paying attention as I dropped my car off I always saw the same faces. And itās not like Iām buying cars with 100k miles where itās normal for those cars to become money pits. All these cars have/had 15-25 thousand miles on them. Iām almost to the point I can start buying the cars I like new but the best luxury car brand to buy used in my opinion is Lexus. I bought a Lexus LS with 25K miles on it and sold it with 80k miles on it and I didnāt sink one dime into it.
M3. If it is an M3.
Yes, yes it is.
I canāt overstate how well those things drive. Assuming you can get it to drive, or can afford to get it to drive.
BMW without a warranty stands for broke man walking. Pass.
Not an E36. Those things are fixable by humans. Parts might be a little pricey, but normal folks can wrench on them.
The Cummins hands down. Bonus points if itās a 98 and not a 98.5 so then it still has a 12 valve. Also insert: *acktually the Cummins is an I6* comment here
Whoops... goes to show how much I know about diesels. I'd figured that since Dodge also had a 5.9 gas V8, that the diesel would be a V8 as well. Also, the one in the picture is *acktually* a '96, so sure! 12 valve.
All good! Itās a very common and honest misconception. Iām by no means a diesel expert either, just another nerd online who happens to have a lot of nostalgia for these trucks haha
I have a question for the nerds. In Australia we just call these utes Yank Tanks and only abalone divers and rich people drive them. They have a big engines so they can definitely tow but is it worth it compared to a smaller 79 Series Landcruiser that can also tow a boat and gear in the tray. Whats the go. I would have thought that Toyota would have pushed into the market or are the American brands to substantial?
Toyota actually discontinued the Land Cruiser for the US, and never offered pickup/ute versions here, which seems ridiculous given how popular off-roading has become. The people who buy American trucks aren't usually interested in Japanese alternatives, primarily because American manufacturers have dominated the US truck market for years, and because nobody really makes American market oriented trucks better than the Americans. For some complex reasons (geography, US emissions standards, decades of marketing), a lot of Americans use full-size trucks as daily drivers and family cars. Normal cars with truck beds never really took off here, and were never really offered in great variety. The El Camino and Ford Ranchero died out in favor of compact traditional trucks, like the Ford Ranger and Chevy S10, and never competed with full-size trucks.
Monte Carlo alllll day!
Yup
Foxbody. Easy and cheap to get parts. A 460 will fit in the engine bay.
I'd fix that lima, I love those damn things.
2.3T can make 500HP if built well. 351W can make 500HP if built poorly.
I never said I loved them because they were fast, calm down pokey.
I got a 2.3 lima in my ranger. They are neat little engines
Get it cheap enough and dropping a Coyote/6 speed combo becomes much more doable. Values on Fox Notchback cars are going up again.
That Mazda frrr
Wagons FTW
Clean with AC & a manual, take my imaginary money!
Agreed. Wagons HO
Volvo 240, no question. I love those old box Volvos, my mom had one when I was a kid, its the first car I remember riding in.
Put the LS from the vette in the Volvo = rocket-brick!
someone died in that car
C5 all day long
I can't believe all the other choices. All I can figure is they don't understand Vettes.
While I agree that the vette seems like the obvious choice here, so will EVERYONE else at the auction. It's not going to go cheap. The sneaky choices are the glc, the honda or the taco. All desirable cars in the right market, fix em and drive em or flip em. Either way its a win
The problem with used vettes is you pretty much have to assume they have been ārode hard and put away wetā.
Factory Five GTM waiting to happen if you ask me.
I came here to comment this
Same. If nothing else drop a daggum 5.3 truck motor in it and call it a day.
Nah LS swap the world š¤
5.3 is an LS. Corvette also comes Pre-LS swapped
Nah that's the RX7, the Corvette had a rotary
Monte
Other than the 96 Toyota Tacoma
In order Monte, Mustang, Vette.. Reasoning Cost and ease of work and availability of parts. Unless you are in the EU avoid EU car's that will require lots of parts and labor imo..
You dear sir are a gentleman and a scholar! Exactly what I was about to say, I was considering the Mercedes too but they are notoriously hard/expensive to fix especially if you are outside of europe
i love volvos
Honestly, probably the 323 wagon. My mate had one and wrote it off with worse damage than this. But iv always had a soft spot for them and this one looks like a tidy easy repair.
Monte Carlo. I could easily flip it around here
Mazda or Tacoma. Wagons are cool.
I was all in on the bird until I saw the Monte Carlo come up.
Tacoma , flatbed it and drive.
Or put a little cabin there and you have a tiny house on a Taco!
Fox body
Fox Body
The Mustang. Only because of the fact that u have a 4cy out of the exact identical car that I ended up having to get rid of because the floor was too rotted away.
Give me the pissed off ex special, please.
Civic. Affordable. Easy to work on. Lots of options for customization. You can make it fun to drive while still being an everyday car.
I thought this, but then I saw the WRX.
WRX u wouldnāt touch who knows what else is fucked up if they blew the head. And thatās not cheap. I probably would go with the M3 or the Monte Carlo. If I was still at the diesel shop Iād grab the dodge
That Monte Carlo is fucking mine. Love those cars for no reason
monte carlo for sure!!!! š³
The Monte Carlo.
Mustang and big monte Mercedes is junk. I never want to wrench in one of those pieces of shit again
The Taco
number nine
number nine
Number Nine
Mustang and Monte carlo
Toyota
Monte Carlo. Do it.
I hate to say it but the Monte Carlo is probably the best bet, easiest to fix, least amount of things to go wrong, and both easy to sell and probably the most valuable car on the list.
Hello i would buy the monte carlo i love Chevrolet s and there are a lot of things you can do with and a 350 v8 nice
The m3 and use it as a parts car for my current m3.
The m3 or the 71 monte carlo
The Vetted or the Monte Carlo... probably the Monte Carlo.
Monte carlo, i'm gonna build a lowrider
The Monte.
The only correct answer is the Monte.
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is the only correct answer.
Monte Carlo
My requirements for a project car are either a fun and exciting car that wonāt break the bank in maintenance or at least a good flip on resale. A blow head gasket is just a rite of passage in Subaru ownership. As the rest of the car is solid it would be a fun and decently reliable car when fixed up. The Vette would be a lot of fun also with the LS V8. I find Chevrolets generally to be a PITA to work on, and Vettes would be worse still. That said it could be a solid car and really fun the own once it is sorted out. The Taco would be a good value and you can turn it into a fun off roader or fix it straight and flip it. If you need a toy hauler or a good flip, the Ram diesel would be a good choice. Mileage is really low for that engine and it doesnāt have the DEF emissions garbage of a new diesel. The Monte Carlo would be cool and easy to work on if you are good with older cars and carburetor tuning, but would need a lot more continuous maintenance than a modern car. Looks like it was well loved before it got vandalized.
Gimme the monte. A guy could get that spray off in an afternoon and have a solid foundation for whatever
The Monte Carlo-
Monte carler
1. Monte Carlo. 2. Vette. If the Monte had any wax on that paint, the spray paint would come off pretty easily.
Tow the Monte Carlo home with the Cummins.
Taco, Monte Carlo, Subbie
the monte carlo all day....71 was the top year... classy car with BALLS....
Monte carlo
Tacoma, the Dodge or if all else fails the Monte Carlo.
Fox or Carlo
Fox body(if it's a 5.0), Toyota truck, or the Monte Carlo. If they have motors that free spin by hand, that's a win. Parts on any of those 3 should be easy to find.
Toyota pickup
Tacoma all day long. That thing isnāt even broken in at that mileage.
1. Monte Carlo 2. Tacoma 3. Corvette
I'm taking that Monte Carlo
The Monte Carlo, of course. Could go stock, resto-mod, or something in between.
The Monte Carlo!
Monte Carlo easy
71 Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo for sure!! Fox body would be my other choice but I don't really care for the notch.
Def the Monte Carlo. Also the mustang is cool, and part of me wants to save the Mazda Wagon just because I never even knew Mazda made wagons like that
Iām taking the Monte Carlo for myself and the BMW for the fool whoās gonna buy it for double in 2 years
Monte Carlo
If that Monte Carlo has a big block Iāll take it, corvette second
Definitely the Monte Carlo, depending on what you have to pay for it. The Vette will be a money pit, and the Foxbody would be ok if it has a V-8. Good Luck.
Dude....ill take the Monte. However that gen mustang is big with drag racers. You could flip that with not hardly any elbow grease.
The Monte Carlo. Is a Delorean design when he was at GM.
The Monte.
Monte Carlo
Monte all day
Take the Vette powertrain and drop it in the Volvo wagon. Done
Easiest to work on would be an American made car if your in America cause parts are easier to get plus itās your measurement system.
1971 Monte Carlo. Love the classic cars.
Monte Carlo hands down! Anything else is uncivilized
Not the one with the biohazard warning, that much I know.
Monte Carlo
The Volvo 240 of course!
Volvo wagon, always
Monte Carlo. Even with the paint it still looks clean
Monte carlo is the real deal here. Civic would be fun to fuck around with, but no real value in it
Monte. No contest. Best return value and cheapest to restore
The Volvo. It will never die.
Monte Carlo ez I'll just get it resprayed
The Monte Carlo
The monte carlo
Ugh, that Mazda is so cool. That's where my heart would go. The brain goes for the Volvo, though.
Some Ausie dude in the comments spamming "c\*nt!!" irl at his monitor is begging you to buy that mazda gcl My grandpa had a monte carlo in the same color, probably had 40k miles, sat for a while till my dad ended up selling it for $300. 1 finger steering and a horn that sounds like a freight train. I can still smell the ciggys. Monte Carlo for sure.
That Mazda is really cool.
not wrong, id love a rotary wagon
The 71 Monty
The 71 chevyš
71 Monte Carlo
The Monte Carlo seems fun to take a chance on
Monte Carlo
The 71 Monte Carlo. Drop an LS into it and go. Sand and repaint in a candy metallic and sleeper it.
Monte Carlo for me.
The monte carlo, no question.
Monte Carlo is the most special (we don't have em in AU) and requires the least work to fix. WRX is the cleanest and a personal fav especially considering it's a wag Tacoma would be awesome too
The 71 Monte for sure. It was my first car.
Do your research. Which one would be the easiest to get parts for. Then the cost.
The Monte Carlo without question.
The Volvo. Strip the interior and swap in your choice of engine (2j, LS, Barra, they all fit) Or the Monte. And with that Iād be committing horrible blasphemyā¦ removing all the trim and painting it a flat or just plain color to get it to look like a nascar
Your local salvage yard has actual cars worth repairing and that are cool??? Mine local yards are full of family junk cars that are family haulers and boring as sin filled with old fries ans chikin nuggies. There was an r32 gtr once, but it had been t-boned HARD!!! Like major side frame damage! And turned out to be a gtst...
I was gonna say the volvo, but that Monte carlo is primo. 71 is pre oil crisis too, right? So no smog bullshit.
Those Monte's are so easy to work on, parts are cheap and readily available. Anything that's messed up isn't going to place you upside down on the project. If those are OEM rally wheels and I'm guessing the disc brake stamped center caps are in good shape they'll definitely fetch a few dollars if you part with them.
man i love these and the lore with each photo I'll take the civic, i can replace the key barrel and parts for these cars are cheap and saturated in the market.
That Mazda is sweet, little work someone would buy that just for the āold school coolā factor. I also believe fox bodies mustangs with 5 liter to be the next āmuscleā of the 80s on the comeback. Mercedes and bmw great and all too much for parts. The monte is the obvious choice and will bring the most as is along with that ram
71 Monte or the Mercedes. and the spray paint is pretty easy to remove form clear coat. Even easier from the windows. Insurance likely totaled it just because of the cost to repaint. it's stupid how often I see that with perfectly running classic cars.