By Kamil Kaluski
Holy poop!! Look at the Caddy hearse across the street!
Anyway, here is something that’s rare now but was once very common. The question is, does its age and relative desire/uniqueness factor make it unique enough to be interesting?
Additionally, this example brings forth the age old question of modifications and taste. How much is too much? Where is the point of no-return? At what point do you say “this cannot be saved and I wouldn’t want it for half that price?”
[Source: Washington D.C. Craigslist | Juan found this gem, thanks man!]
From the ad, read carefully, it’s unedited obviously:
1981 Original Datsun/Nissan 310 Gx 4-Dr (Must See)/Super Rare! – $4200 (Silver Spring, MD 20901)
ORIGINAL MILEAGE is ((42,762))
I’ve had my 81 Datsun for about 5 years. I did a few restortion on the car. What i had done to the car is a new racon pina, all 4 new struts, 2 new sway bar link, all new bushings, new clutch, new water pump, new battery, all new rotors. Recently had a complete tune up. New transmission fluid. The complete muffler system is new. i power- coated the bottom of the car to protect it from rust. New Radiator. The whole complete car was taken apart to give it a complete new paint- job, which was 2 years ago. New front grill, new rims with high quality tires. new front mirrors. Tires have about 80- 85% percent left in thread. The carpets are clean, The whole interior is completly restored. New car pedals, Panasionic cd player Cd player. Lots more……. This car drives like new and its fun to drive. i can guarantee you that you can drive it on the highway and your not gonna give me any complain at all. If mechanically you find something that’s not good i can promise you i’ll fix it before selling it you. Im selling it because i get tired driving clutch and i don’t have time to really drive it. i have the door gaskets in it’s original box from japan ( Special Order)
City 29/Highway 41
SERIOUS BUYER ONLY
PLEASE DON’T WASTE MY TIME
You may call me at any time at 240-715-7416 (call or text) at anytime.
I’ve spent about $7,500 Dollars in only Restoration.
Selling it for way less than what i paid for it in just restoration
You can bring your mechanic.
Available for a test drive.
You may call me at any time at 240-715-XXXX (call or text) at anytime…
Thanks for looking
Blue paint (it is blue, right?). Blue seat covers. Blue shifter boot. MOMO pedal covers and shift-knob. Some rallycar-like wheels. None of it goes together, none of it makes sense, yet all of it probably involved a good amount of money from the current owner. And then there is the $4200 asking price.
Jeff Glucker 
Marcal Eilenstein
Hey, that's a four door Datsun Cherry right there! These used to be the definition of "cheap japanese POS with a valid inspection until September for 3000 marks obo".
I will say it: I like the blue on blue. Sue me.
In the immortal words of Bobby Vinton, "Blue on blue, heartache on heartache".
"i power- coated the bottom of the car to protect it from rust."
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
Powder coated? How do you powder coat the bottom of a car except in a rotisserie restoration?
Or maybe he means "undercoated" but just doan haf a klue?
Hah.. and here I was wondering whether 'racon pina' meant 'rack and pinion' or something to do with racoons..
So I searched for Racon Pina and found this:
<img src="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/009/0/b/id_pina_pina_pina_by_pina_raccoon-d36t23e.jpg">
Proof that everything imaginable is already on the Internet.
I keep thinking about this and laughing, thanks!
I went to an Italian restaurant one time, and got some bad racon pina. I had the runs for *days*.
Powder coated only the bottom? If you can find a powder coater with an oven that big, why not just powder coat the whole shell?
The wheels aren't too bad and can easily be swapped. The paint isn't horrendous. It needs new seat covers. It needs to be half the price.
Thank God it has a new racon pina, those are a bitch to find when you're doing a restortion.
And couldn't he find an NOS a/c vent for the dash, to replace the broken one?
If I was gonna spend over seven grand on a restortion project, I sure as hell wouldn't start with one of those.
Hey, it was a simple typo. What he meant to say was "distortion project."
I'm gonna give the seller a complain right now: Why you try to fool buyer that this is desirable J-tin?
If you like racon pina coladas, and old Datsuns that are lame….
Please erase me from your contacts, and forget you know my name…
The scary part is, before I arrived at the comma, I was doing this in Rupert Holmes's voice…
Well done. Rather obscure song reference, FOR THE WIN!!!!!
Obscure?!? That's a classic rock staple!
My first car was a junked out 1979 Datsun 310. It's fine for a first car — slow, reliable, and easy to work on. But certainly not worth a $7,000 restoration! Also, if you want me to take your ad seriously, and "not waste [your] time," please use spell check.
CL tradition frowns upon such shenanigans as spell-checking, proof-reading, or clarity.
I'll admit it, I'm more interested in that badass hearse parked across the street.
It's amazing how many restortion shops are out there.
http://www.google.com/search?q=restortion
[Okay, somewhat off topic, but it IS a CL find…]
<img src="http://www.tanshanomi.com/temp/CL-Jag-3555933464.png">
I've always been a Series 1–3 XJ fan, but I never had much of a thing for the XJ40. In fact, they never really showed up on my mental radar at all, other than being vaguely thought of among "those boring, less distinctive XJs that came later." Maybe it's time, or rarity, but suddenly, this looks sexy.
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3555933464.h…
Like you, I've never been a fan of these…however…
A V12 sedan for about $2K.
Yeah, I'd roll those dice.
There's a '93 XJ-6 in BRG with tan leather that's been sitting in the driveway just across and down the street from me for at least 7 years. It's only been moved once in that time; last fall when the roofers needed close access to the house it was pushed to the end of the driveway where it currently sits. It's been sitting because the owner passed away and his widow hasn't touched it since. There's some paint fading and someone has helped themselves to some minor trim pieces (Leaper side badges and chrome strip from the trunk lid) over the years but, all in all, it's a time capsule that's been sitting in the weather (outside of a crammed-to-the-brim-with-junk 2-car garage!) and it drives me crazy. I really want to go talk to the widow and ask her about any plans for the car but I'm afraid to because I think she might actually try to give it to me.
Even free Jaguars can get expensive.
Hence my fear of talking to the owner.—– Reply message —–From: “IntenseDebate Notifications” <no***********@in***************.com>To: “craigsu” <cs**********@wi********.net>Subject: Rover 1 replied to your comment on Craigslist: 1981 Datsun 310 GX
If you like racon pina colodas, and over priced beaters..
If I lived in the area, I might call the seller, but for the primary purpose of getting the address so I could go there and ask the folks across the street if they would be interested in selling the hearse.
I like the pile of vomit under the driver's door. It makes an excellent point.
"Panasionic cd player Cd player"
<img src="http://theversed.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Xzibit.jpg">
I don't know why I'm even commenting on this but there is just so much in the ad, as the last commenter above noted. I just saw that point after he called attention to the cd player Cd player.
I then started wondering about what "really drive it" means. Like drive it hard, or use all the gears., etc. How would he drive it but not really drive it? So many questions. Like why spend all that time and money on a restoration when you really don't seem to like manual shift? So many questions.
Datsunice car.
It Nissan something you see every day.
Hey, don't be so hard on this car you guys, at least it's got RWD.
Oh, it doesn't? Oh.
Well, at least it has a throaty, powerful engine.
No? None of that either?
You gotta love that Bentley-grade interior, though.
It's just plastic with some blue covers? Er, um.
Certainly it makes up for any mechanical deficiencies with blow-your-mind styling, right?
Right?
Ah, well, at least it's not priced for over a grand and a half or else it'd be insane.
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