Craigslist Crapshoot

The World’s Worst Car Is For Sale On Craigslist

Welcome to Craigslist Crapshoot, our weekly search for the most bizarre, awesome, and/or terrible vehicles that the online classifieds has to offer. Last week I channeled the Red Queen with my demand of off with its head! That’s right, I wanted aftermarket convertible conversions. We’ll get the drop on those after the jump, but first let’s get to this week’s assignment.

This week, in honor of the current debate in our nation’s capital over immigration reform, I want you to find Illegal Aliens. Now, what that means is cars or trucks presently for sale in your nation of choice that were never ever officially sold there. The only criteria is that they need to be currently tagged and offer the reasonable likelihood of staying in the county and not just as a crushed cube of metal.

And as usual, we want your finds to go down in infamy and not in the site’s spam filter. Follow any of the following advice and you’re crap will be known far and wide.

  1. Easiest way to not get caught in the spam filters is to create an IntenseDebate account. If you do so and your posts aren’t appearing, let us know at tips@hooniverse.info and we can put you on the whitelist
  2. If you don’t want an IDC account, you can create a wordpress.com account and do the same thing.
  3. If you’re the Ted Kaczynski type and don’t want any kind of account, then try to place only a single link in a comment and just drop any outgoing link in via its raw URL and not as a text link
Craigslist Crapshoot doesn’t work if your candidates don’t get seen, so hopefully following one of these options will ensure that the floodgates of crap are fully open. And now, on to discover last week’s winner.
 
Holy hacksaws batman, last week’s quest for aftermarket convertibles turned up the weird and the wonderful and if you haven’t seen it all, I highly recommend you going back and doing so. Of course much like there can only be one ring to rule them all, or one good Star Wars trilogy, there can be only one winner of the weekly shootout, and this week that honor goes to ThisVelologist (who lacks an Intense Debate Account) for this Gremlin open roof. Sure, there were lots of great cars and trucks representing, but this thing is unbelievably awesome. Sadly its ad has been pulled so we only have the pics to drool over.
 
Well done TV!
 
CCGremlin
Image source: WashingtonDC Craigslist

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77 responses to “Craigslist Crapshoot”

  1. muthalovin Avatar

    Okay, the ad has location: Texas, but the seller says it is in northern Mexico. So, probably not an actual contender:
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3G43F13Mb5N15I15Jcd3p59c349d19ca1148a.jpg"&gt;
    Renault 4F 1967 with matching trailer restored – $14500 (Texas)
    <a href="http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/3702130186.html” target=”_blank”>http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/3702130186.html

    1. Wolfie Avatar
      Wolfie

      Comes with 8 day laborers and 10 kilos.

  2. muthalovin Avatar

    So, I had to scour the dudes photobucket for a picture, but here it is:
    <img src="http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/Yoshi0o/IMAG0019-1.jpg&quot; width=550>
    1993 Nissan Skyline – $1 (S.A.)
    Only $18k!
    http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/cto/3711728132.h

    1. dukeisduke Avatar
      dukeisduke

      That link didn't work for me, but this one does:
      http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/cto/3711728132.h
      And, SBC/T56 swap? Whut?

  3. ToLiveNDieInNJ Avatar
    ToLiveNDieInNJ

    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3E43G33Mb5L85G25Kfd4u39e8285aa47213eb.jpg&quot; width="600">
    Imported M3 Cabrio anyone?
    1991 BMW E30 M3 CONVERTIBLE – $48000 (North Jersey)
    <a href="http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/3776644196.html” target=”_blank”>http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/3776644196.html

    1. JayP2112 Avatar
      JayP2112

      Wow… I never knew there was an E30 M3 cab.

    2. Kamil_K Avatar

      Jersey in da house!!!
      This car looks familiar, i think I've seen it at some show.

  4. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    Interesting take on May 1st. I'd had expected worker's cars and a call for the odd Soviet pride. =8^)

    1. Maxichamp Avatar

      That's everyday.

      1. Sjalabais Avatar
        Sjalabais

        How could I not see this?

        1. mdharrell Avatar

          That's okay. This riotous hay-market square vehicle was early, too, then.
          <img src="http://hooniverse.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Three-wheel-pickup-truck-700×467.jpg&quot; width="400">
          http://hooniverse.info/2013/04/30/three-wheel-tues

          1. Sjalabais Avatar
            Sjalabais

            Let's put up the red flag and go hooning, comrades.
            <img src="http://blogs.fayobserver.com/getattachment/4f491d57-ad53-4186-b576-233f9f8c67db/red-flag.jpeg;.aspx" width="600">

    2. Alff Avatar

      Or Emergency Response Vehicles ("Mayday, Mayday")

      1. Kamil_K Avatar

        Ooohhhh…. that's… not bad!

        1. Alff Avatar

          It's a lot of money for such messed up wiring, unless they all came like that.

          1. Sjalabais Avatar
            Sjalabais

            Messed up wiring? Russians joke (some with the most serious facial expression) that the average Nova/2105 was delivered with 90 faults from Togliattigrad. When the model was supposed to be replaced by the 110 (later "Kalina"), you can guess what faces across Russia looked like.
            <img src="http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/12-michael-smith-funny-face-wtf.gif"&gt;

          2. Synchromesh Avatar
            Synchromesh

            Kalina is a compact model. The 110 got replaced with a Priora which is a facelifted 110.
            Yes, in the 90s these cars were famous for requiring the new owner going over it and tightening all the bolts and screws up as well as checking other things. But this car is so old it still has some of that Italian quality in it. Maybe. 🙂
            Very cool though, I'm glad to see older Ladas popping up in US. This car might be Canadian though.

      2. Sjalabais Avatar
        Sjalabais

        Here is a gorgeous Skoda: http://m.finn.no/car/used/ad.html?finnkode=413409
        Guy tried to sell it last year, too, at a much higher price. I am actually tempted.

      3. Synchromesh Avatar
        Synchromesh

        I wish you didn't post this. It's only 4 hours away and very tempting! Sure it's got the weakest engine (1200cc) but it's a freakin' Lada and it runs! And the price while not cheap isn't completely insane either. Thanks a lot!

    3. muthalovin Avatar

      I thought it would be a quest to find cars the James May had previously owned.

  5. JayP2112 Avatar
    JayP2112

    1988 Citroen CX 2200 TRS – $7250 (Plano Texas) http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/3767067360.h
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3G63Ld3Ne5L65N65J2d4pd12e5eb114b71da8.jpg&quot; width="600">

    1. dukeisduke Avatar
      dukeisduke

      The pics look like they were taken in the industrial/tech area on the east side of Plano, around Plano Pkwy and Jupiter, or Shiloh.

      1. JayP2112 Avatar
        JayP2112

        I was talking to a pal yesterday looking for a bar on Googlemaps- Plano looks like Plano. All of it looks the same.

        1. texlenin Avatar
          texlenin

          Au Contrair,Mon ami. That's somewhere in the Technology/Plano Parkway/Ave K./Jupiter hypercube. My vote
          is on Technology, somewhere by the first curve…..
          I did live near until very recently. I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. Only way to be sure.

  6. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    This guy has a Toyota Celsior. A high mileage Toyota Celsior, which is just a Lexus LS that's harder to drive on Canadian roads.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTYzWDEwMDA=/$(KGrHqYOKp0E-QIJpPgqBRf-9FjH2Q~~48_20.JPG&quot; width="500">
    Only $4,500

    1. Spring-heeled Jack Avatar
      Spring-heeled Jack

      Awesome, a car you can already buy here but with the steering wheel on the wrong side!
      If it's an early Skyline or a Mazda Cosmo, sure, otherwise I don't get "JDM."

      1. Devin Avatar
        Devin

        There are a few JDM things I covet, but they're usually weird things you could never buy here. Don't get the guys who import base model Supras and Lexuses with Toyota badges.

  7. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    Alright, you would figure a kei car would be easy to photograph, on account of it being quite small.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzUwWDEwMDA=/$T2eC16NHJHEE9ny2qS9TBR(GtZrWjg~~48_20.JPG&quot; width="500">
    Evidentally, you would be wrong

    1. Kris_01 Avatar
      Kris_01

      There once was a fellow from Boston
      Who owned an American Austin
      Had room for his ass
      and a gallon of gas
      but his balls fell out and he lost 'em.

  8. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    Now this is JDM I can understand.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzUwWDEwMDA=/$T2eC16JHJHoE9n3Kd8E+BRVNkCrIGQ~~48_20.JPG&quot; width="500">
    Evo 3 for me?

  9. erikgrad Avatar
    erikgrad

    http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/3763748461.ht
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Kc3I23M65Hd5Jc5M1d4o22a8e8ab4f1e1f3a.jpg"&gt;
    A RHD Landcruiser that made its way here from… New Zealand

  10. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    How about a euro Escort from the '90s?
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/$T2eC16d,!zQE9s3stYFqBRWf3zb6Iw~~48_20.JPG" width="500">
    Maybe a brit can tell me if this is actually good

    1. fodder650 Avatar
      fodder650

      Sure that is meant to cover the license plate but I'd like to think its a drag parachute on the back.

    1. Kamil_K Avatar

      Good job!
      How long did it take you to find all of these?

      1. P161911 Avatar

        I don't know, 15-30 minutes. Search terms: JDM, Euro, Land Rover Series, European.

  11. mdharrell Avatar

    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3F43J83H75Na5I45G5d4c311ee0d849b118cc.jpg&quot; width="450">
    http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/3739450584….
    $4500 obo. Four-speed. Fifty miles away. And I could use a truck. I'm beginning to fear the power of Craigslist Crapshoot.

    1. dukeisduke Avatar
      dukeisduke

      Hasn't that been on the market awhile? I thought I saw it on here a month or two ago. It would sure confuse peeps down here in TX.

      1. mdharrell Avatar

        Ah, right, it is the same one. My apologies to MVEilenstein (see below). I freely confess my feeble grasp of the local Mercury truck market.

        1. MVEilenstein Avatar
          MVEilenstein

          My bad – didn't notice you had already posted this!
          Yes, it's been on and off CL for several months. The price is right in my opinion, so I guess it's the location that's holding it up.

  12. P161911 Avatar

    A 2001 Skyline, which apparently will lead you to be hounded by guys in flat brim hats.
    <img src="http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp86/nikebot23/43AF06FF-E74D-4E0C-9EFD-5F1CC53E0874-1134-0000007A2F84678C_zps5bc6a1c3.jpg"width=500&gt;
    An automatic even. Great for ladies that are into dudes with flat brim hats. <a href="http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/3765882868.html” target=”_blank”>http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/3765882868.html

    1. frankthecat Avatar

      swag magnet

    2. dukeisduke Avatar
      dukeisduke

      They're called "snapbacks".

  13. Tomsk Avatar

    How about an '83 Mercedes-Benz 500SEL? (The only V8 S-Class sedan officially sold here that year was the 380SEL.) Importing and federalizing these things became so popular that Mercedes eventually bribe…er, lobbied Washington to close most gray market loopholes.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3E73K53He5L25If5G7d4pdad7465f57361cc8.jpg&quot; />
    Only $3,600!

    1. dukeisduke Avatar
      dukeisduke

      Because the 380 was so awful.

    1. Kamil_K Avatar

      Want!!!
      My fav GT1, GT2, and/or GT3* car ever!!!
      *not sure which

    1. fodder650 Avatar
      fodder650

      I never thought I'd see a design that made the Daewoo Lanos look good but you found one.

      1. dukeisduke Avatar
        dukeisduke

        I wonder why it's on Chicago CL? the car is in Chevy Chase, MD.

        1. fodder650 Avatar
          fodder650

          Duke – And is inspected in Virginia. Truly a world car. Still would you admit to living in Chevy Chase? He's well known as being a bit of a dick.

    2. Alff Avatar

      If Lancia's thesis was that they could build their ugliest car ever, they succeeded.

    3. P161911 Avatar

      Seems like their best bet would be to just put up a flier on the bulletin board at the Italian embassy break room or apparently the Italian consulate of Chicago. What is the market for this thing? A few dozen guys at best? An 11 year old Italian car that would be impossible to get serviced in the US. Sure, why not!

      1. Roberto G. Avatar
        Roberto G.

        Dear Sir,
        You don't need to worry. Just take our Lancia to any Chrysler dealer, since we already informed them about you.
        Kind regards.
        Sergio Marchionne

      2. JayP2112 Avatar
        JayP2112

        I met an Alfa 166 owner and asked the same question- said the internets make parts no too hard to get. And I bet there is always an adventurous independent shop owner who'd give it a shot.

      3. Alff Avatar

        Most American owners of "affordable" Italian cars that I know perform their own service. We're a cheap bunch.

  14. dukeisduke Avatar
    dukeisduke

    A customized Fiat 1967 500F, still wearing EYE-talian plates?
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Ga3L63Ib5Id5E95Jcd3r167981c9831914bc.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/3706350987.html” target=”_blank”>http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/3706350987.html

    1. rustylink Avatar
      rustylink

      Uh…Antney thinks this a 40k Fiat 600.

    1. Sjalabais Avatar
      Sjalabais

      Why buy a Minor when you can get an Ambassador with CNG engine? =8^)
      <img src="http://www.hmambassador.com/images/cng-banner.jpg&quot; width="600">

    2. Kamil_K Avatar

      Crack price on that Pajero!

      1. joshuman Avatar
        joshuman

        No kidding. A co-worker said even if it had a solid front axle conversion it is still wayyyyy too much.

  15. joshuman Avatar
    joshuman

    One more. This might be a very rare (20-30 produced in 1938 according to http://www.roadsterute.com/index3.htm) Ford Roadster Ute. It would have been produced by Ford Australia and is RHD.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3E83I53N25N55Gc5M2d4qe6fa3007284a1c40.jpg"&gt; <a href="http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/3768604657.html” target=”_blank”>http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/3768604657.html

    1. ToLiveNDieInNJ Avatar
      ToLiveNDieInNJ

      Ehh, for $15k I'd bring an R32 in and take my chances with the Federales.

    2. CABEZAGRANDE Avatar
      CABEZAGRANDE

      Holy crap I want that Soarer! It's like a MkIII Supra Turbo (another one I've always wanted) but way more interesting. Good thing for my wallet and continued healthy relationship with the girlfriend that it's too far away to go and get. Because if it was within 200 miles of me it would be in my garage tomorrow.

  16. C³-Cool Cadillac Cat Avatar
    C³-Cool Cadillac Cat

    This one is easy…
    http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/cto/3776632480
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3K73L33Nc5N95Gc5K1d4u722a106d81431bc7.jpg&quot; width="500">
    The price is more than a bit high, and I'd hate to have to figure out how to get parts from Japan, but still…brand-new Motocompo FTMFW!!!!!

    1. ToLiveNDieInNJ Avatar
      ToLiveNDieInNJ

      You win, sir. Where are the pics of the Motocompo though?

      1. C³-Cool Cadillac Cat Avatar
        C³-Cool Cadillac Cat

        It's still boxed, apparently.
        I've always loved the idea of a vehicle this size, yet with on-board backup transpo.

  17. ThisVelologist Avatar
    ThisVelologist

    1995 Volkswagen Beetle (Mexican Import). If it weren't for the gawdy spoiler and wheels I'd be driving down to Tampa!
    <img src="http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/Psychguy1/FRONT2.jpg&quot; width="600">
    <img src="http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/Psychguy1/REAROFCAR.jpg&quot; width="600"> http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/3728440455.ht

  18. Kepler Avatar
    Kepler

    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Kd3Lb3Je5L55Fd5Hed4q5fb1d4694f571406.jpg"&gt;
    1982 BMW 628 CSI Euro spec E24 – $5500 (walnut creek)
    This shark looks so nice it's a good thing I don't have disposable income. Of course, E24's were sold stateside, but not with the 2.8L; rather, they shipped over as the 633 CSI and 635 CSI, like the ad says. But this car is allegedly a German import without the warts of US lights, bumpers, and other federalization garbage.

  19. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    It doesn't really fit 100% in this week's Crapshoot, but I just had to share this with you. Guy says:
    "For me this has been good as gold, it can be for you, too". What do you expect upon reading a sentence like that? This?:
    <img src="http://finncdn.no/mmo/2013/4/vertical-3/08/3/408/562/93_1454722675_xl.jpg&quot; width="600">