Tag: 2000s
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Dodge Caliber’s Best Feature!
YOU can own the Caliber’s tailgate speakers without buying the whole, crappy vehicle! Click for eBay ad Akron, OH $110.72 BIN with offers considered -Post by CG Ad text: This LKQ Online listing is in good, used, working condition and comes as pictured. There is damage to the tabs on the speaker box as seen…
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Almost a Failure to Launch: Pontiac Solstice Coupe
We recently posted a Saab 9-4x, which barely escaped the plant before Saab shut down due to GM’s decades of mismanagement. Here we have another vehicle from another GM brand that didn’t survive – the Pontiac Solstice Coupe. The Solstice was a good car to begin with, but the Coupe ramps things up in the…
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The Badge that Lies: BMW Z3 “2.3”
For a few years after the four-cylinder version was killed and the base Z3 gained the 2.5L I6, the car wore an exterior badge reading “2.3”. Why did BMW lie about the displacement, you ask. Well, they spewed forth a couple of lies after the demise of the four-cylinder and, frankly, Bimmer naming has gone…
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Another rare BMW X5??
Recently, we posted the high performance X5 4.8is, which was essentially an X5M before its time. That’s not the only rare X5. Enthusiasts will also remember that the X5 was once available with a manual transmission. The manual was never offered with a V8, but the smooth inline six should provide good, clean, shift-it-yourself crossover…
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The Cadillac of Hovercraft!
This is our first hovercraft. Will it be our last? This ad raises as many questions as it answers. Primarily, I wonder why a 2007 model needed an engine and also why an engine sent to a rebuilder would come back as a box of parts and missing critical items. Nonetheless, this seems like an…
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Not Cheap, but Lots of Thrills: E63 Wagon
This is an awfully new vehicle for Oddimotive, but, even at $38K, this offers a lot of fun and weirdness for the dollar. Unlike BMW, Mercedes has, at times, chosen to bring its performance wagons to the US. This best offers all the torque you’ll ever need, plus The seller claims 88K miles and the…
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A Whole Lotta SUV Performance for Not a Lotta Dough
The BMW X5 4.6is, and later and 4.8is, was essentially the X5 M before the M division sold its soul and decided to make an official M version of its SUV/crossover vehicles, known only to BMW as Sports Activity Vehicles. Most enthusiasts, and us in the industry, considered this an unofficial M, and it lived…
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Rare, Hot Rod Lincoln
Okay, so it’s only a borderline hot rod, as this transmission was not available with the V8 engine. But, still, when did you last see a Lincoln with a clutch pedal? This looks clean enough and the condition seems to back up the 104K mile claim. We love the idea of a red, manual LS.…
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Cut-rate Veyron?
The good news here is it’s a fake supercar that’s NOT based on a Fiero. Interstingly, though, there’s still a Pontiac connection, as this is apparently based on a late model GTO. The bad news is it’s still a fake supercar and a fake French one, at that. The seller claims this is 65% done.…
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Bait ‘n Switch Ad Still Yeilds Interesting Car
The headline of this ad reads “2003 Volkswagen Passat 4dr Wgn W8 4MOTION 6-spd Manual – $8999.” I clicked because genuine 6-speed W8 Wagons do exist, but a look at the images in this ad shows it has an automatic. Still, any W8 is an interesting piece, and the wagon is 47% cooler. These were…