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Hi all, In the magical land of New Jersey, strict emmissions tests mean that I can't drive one of my cars anymore, so I'm looking for a creative way to get rid of it. If anyone wants a white 1986 Subaru station wagon DL, I will consider your trade (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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"Christopher Weeks" <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote in message news:G2xq2r.FtD@lugnet.com... (...) can't (...) of (...) your (...) What is a "cargo area"? The volume in the back? I suppose in the UK we'd still call that the boot (what you call the (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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The Subaru he is selling is, IIRC, what you'd call an "estate wagon." It has a cargo area accessible by a rear hatchback, as opposed to a regular sedan (saloon) which would have a trunk (boot). ~Mark (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Nope. It doesn't have a trunk/boot. US "station wagon" == UK "estate", and thus, trunkless (some wagons have a small storage bin beneath the floor of the cargo area, though... Hope that helps. Knowing it's an estate (estate wagon?), what do (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G2y261.48L@lugnet.com... (...) case. I'm pretty certain that Larry meant to type shipping and not postage. I can't imagine a Post Office accepting a car for postage as a parcel. Most (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) No, I meant to type postage, inasmuch as I was trying to be silly. For a vehicle of this age and condition, shipping to the UK via the cheapest possible way would be a significant fraction of (or even MORE than) the value of the car. Much less (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I was aware that estate = station wagon. I suppose the other name we use is just "the back". "The back" is common when describing the cargo area in vans too. I suppose by cargo area I thought he could have meant those little ridges some (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I'm always amazed by the numbers of cars I see in the UK from the US and middle east. Most are cars which are quite new, and could be rented here. The cost of bringing it to the UK must make it a real indulgence. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Cool! I like learning this kind of terminology. And I did just mean that it was good for hauling stuff home from the home and garden shop, not that it had hidden compartments or anything. (...) case. I'm just estimating, but when I punch 2200 (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Oh, I'd go air, surely. Don't forget to price in a welding torch to weld it all back together in your trade request. :-) (let's see now... One month to take it apart, 3 days to mail it air, 4 months to try to figure out how to put it back (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) The cheapest way of shipping a car is by ship, as you might expect, and in fact it's more common than some might think. However, for my car, I was quoted $1150 (I actually priced it, just to see), and it would arrive in six weeks' to two (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Planning a trip to Florida anytime soon? How much $lego do you want? I need a second car. (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Larry Pieniazek writes: <SNIP> (...) <SNIP> Try using the instructions for 8880, that should shave a month or two off the rebuilding time... Paul Sinasohn (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Not currently, but depending on the amount of $lego, I could change my plans :-) (Actually, I do like road trips and I haven't been to FL since December of '90.) (...) All of it...Umm...As much as I can get? Or at least a fair trade's worth. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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You know, I'll have to wander through the local wrecking yards and car dealerships to see if there's anything worth buying to trade for LEGO. <g> Of course, there's not a lot of hope making a profit but you never know. Getting LEGO is better than a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) her (...) If you're one of the few people who might be interested, I've just posted pictures of this beautiful item at (URL) for your perusing joy. The last image is the worst rust spot I could find. There are a couple more like it, and (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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A former colleague of mine is married to an artist who created an "art car" based on the works of Mondrian. They added Duplo bases to the top of the car, and now they let kids play with the Duplo when they exhibit the car at shows. Point is, you (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) can't. (...) I have no idea of what it cost in 1972, but we did the reverse. We went to Europe for a 5 or 6 week vacation. We took delivery of a VW Squareback at the factory in Germany, drove it around Europe, and then shipped it to the US. I (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, given Lindsay's $1100 or so shipping cost, rental for several months would start to approach the shipping cost. You may also be seeing people avoiding import duties or otherwise finding some angle around cost or regulations. Frank (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) $2,015 (...) real (...) Ahh, you just need to find some sleepy sucker on the highway like I did... If you try this, I'd reccomend filling the back with pillows or something though... I was going to do the charity thing also, oh well, I got (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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My uncle did the same thing back in '78 and '80 picking up a diesel Rabbit and diesel Dasher, driving around Europe a few weeks and shipping them back as used cars... Dave (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) your (...) Well, I'm a little late with a followup note, but I did succeed in trading my vehicle for LEGO. Woohoo! Thanks to Mark & Milissa Millére for being interested and willing to work around the rather awkward matter of delivering it. (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people)
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Hey Chris, How come you took a bigger, more detailed pic of the sets than the car? GDR Thanx, Mark Millére LUGnet # 525 Visit Milissa's LEGO store, Millére's Spares (URL) In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Christopher L. Weeks writes: Well, I'm a (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people)
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(...) Oops. I actually just looked at it full size for the first time. That was too big; sorry all. And worse than being cumbersomly large, it's a bit blurry. Oh well. I hope you can squeeze another 100,000 miles out of it. Chris (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people)
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(...) Welllll...let's see some pics! Where's the car located? Ed (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people)
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(...) This is a really neat idea. Wish I'd've thought of it. Anyone want to trade Lego for a '70 Fury convertible? :) -JDF (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people)
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(...) I was wondering if I was serious, but hey, sure, why not. For trade, one 1970 Plymouth Fury III Convertible. It's a project car but is mechanically in pretty good shape (the body, on the other hand, could use work). See pictures at (URL) car (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) $2,000?!?!?!! I think you gravely overestimate the value of this car by at least 4 times. $.02 ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) The sick thing is that I'm not. Things get weird when talking about 30 year old convertibles, just as they do when talking about 15 year old Guarded Inn lego sets. :) ($150 for 246 pieces?!) $2,000 a little less than splitting the difference (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) restoring (...) I wouldn't be surprised if there are many with that sort of combination of interests.. I think we -all- have wierd combinations of interests... Heck, I'm into weapons and lego. :) -- -Bones- "Being Optimized for Nocturnal (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) It doesn't look like it's in particularly good shape, however. Would someone pay $150 for a Guarded Inn with a ripped box, and missing the tudor parts? In any case, I'm just making a guess based on the photos, so don't take it personally or (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I don't suppose that in addition to old cars and LEGO, you're also a comic collector (or would like to start)? I'd like to have a big old beast like that (if it would pass NJ inspection, that is) but I'm not giving up $2K worth of LEGO. On the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people)
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