Would you buy this?

Back Seat Driver · 03-24-2002, 09:47 PM

well i dont know.. but i was looking through Ebay. i found this "mullet mobile"

. I REALLY think i would want to buy this car or NOT.
I li ke the Part were he says NO Tire Damage..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1813980180

NIK

Jeb_Bush_2000 · 03-24-2002, 10:09 PM

I'd buy that!

...just not for more than $500.

mustangman65_79 · 03-25-2002, 04:15 AM

Quote:

I li ke the Part were he says NO Tire Damage..

it doesn't say that, this is what is says:

It has all the correct wheels with no curb damage.

I'd buy it, but for more then 1,000, and thats if it runs good.

lx mike · 03-25-2002, 06:58 AM

If i was into gm, then i'd probly buy it. the ws6 4 wheel disc brake is a rare option back then. from the way the ad is it looks like a tired car that needs a good restoration and could be worth the money . maybe $1500-$2000

Mustangbelle306 · 03-25-2002, 10:00 AM

Actually, I think noting that the rims are not damaged is pretty important. Wheels can be expensive...I don't know if those are hard to find or not, but replacing rimz can still add up to a good amount. I like the car too, too bad they weren't fast enough for that displacement

Still...you could have a Smokey and the Bandit car!!

Tod · 03-25-2002, 12:55 PM

Smokey and the Bandit car?

yes please.

that was a really cool car, and quite the head turner cause you don't see a vintage Trans Am that much anymore. i'd buy one if i had the cash and the patience to track one down. but the one in the ad? nnnaaa

joe4speed · 03-25-2002, 02:16 PM

If ya remember, I'm the guy that got to do a nice smoky burnout in one of the original Smokey and the Bandit cars. It was one that my boss get from a Burt Reynolds auction down here. I wanted that car soooo bad... It was perfect, and garage kept, and she got 12,000.00 for it I believe. I really wanted it!

srv1 · 03-25-2002, 06:19 PM

PONCHO ALL THE WAY BABY!! I would buy it. not more than $600 bucks though! 77 was the first Bandit car, and in my opinion, the best looking for the 2nd generation.

PKRWUD · 03-26-2002, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by srv1
77 was the first Bandit car, and in my opinion, the best looking for the 2nd generation.

I completely agree. Probably the most all around fun car I ever owned was a 1977 T/A. It wasn't a racecar, but it was fast. It also drove like it was on rails. High speed handling unlike any other vehicle I've owned! It also turned heads everywhere. I met more girls with that car than any other, by far. Take the T-tops off and cruise Surfers Point, or State Street in Santa Barbara, and it was on. That was a fun car. It would smoke the tires for days.

As far as the one on eBay, no thanks. I wouldn't pay $100 for it. In fact, I don't even think I'd take it for free. It needs too much. The engine it has is great until 75,000 miles, then it's disposable. The Olds 403 is a great engine when it's young, and has tons of potential, but their bore is so large, they really can't be successfully rebuilt, unless you do it early.

It needs an interior and paint, an engine, and who knows what else. More work than it's worth. Now, if I found another '77 with a clean body, that would be different.

Take care,
-Chris

PGkelly · 03-26-2002, 02:25 PM

193 horsepower, 320 ft-lbs of torque, and a three speed. pretty cool!

theres one kinda near me that must be worth at least 50 bucks. that would be a fun car to buy, abuse for a weekend, then leave on the side of the road.

mustangman65_79 · 03-27-2002, 09:48 AM

My friend is going to buy one for about $500. 403, still has the bird on it. Still in preaty good shape, but not sure about the motor.

Mercury · 03-27-2002, 01:56 PM

I know I might get flamed for this because its a somewhat desirable car, but if the price was right, and it was near by. I'd buy it.

I'd then gut it, and take out the windows. Make it so it will run long enough for a Saturday night Enduro Race and have some fun.

Crazy Horse GT · 03-27-2002, 03:31 PM

those 70's & 80's bird's & camaro door's are way too long & way too heavy ,takes two people to close them if the hinge pin's are still holding up - not, that's one reason ,beside's engine reliability ,that i switched to ford

PKRWUD · 03-28-2002, 12:10 PM

Marty-
You are soooo right! I had forgotten about that! With power windows, my doors felt as heavy as an engine! probably weren't, but they sure felt like it.

Take care,
-Chris

03-24-2002, 09:47 PM	#1
Back Seat Driver Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Leamington Ontario Canada Posts: 103	Would you buy this? well i dont know.. but i was looking through Ebay. i found this "mullet mobile" . I REALLY think i would want to buy this car or NOT. I li ke the Part were he says NO Tire Damage.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1813980180 NIK __________________ Never underestimate me

03-25-2002, 06:58 AM	#4
lx mike Undescribable Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Ft Myers Fla Posts: 1,539	If i was into gm, then i'd probly buy it. the ws6 4 wheel disc brake is a rare option back then. from the way the ad is it looks like a tired car that needs a good restoration and could be worth the money . maybe $1500-$2000 __________________ Rice Haters Club Member #101

03-25-2002, 12:55 PM	#6
Tod Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: just outside of Slowville Posts: 299	Smokey and the Bandit car? yes please. that was a really cool car, and quite the head turner cause you don't see a vintage Trans Am that much anymore. i'd buy one if i had the cash and the patience to track one down. but the one in the ad? nnnaaa __________________ If you drop your keys into molten lava just let 'em go 'cause, man, they're gone.

03-25-2002, 02:16 PM	#7
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	If ya remember, I'm the guy that got to do a nice smoky burnout in one of the original Smokey and the Bandit cars. It was one that my boss get from a Burt Reynolds auction down here. I wanted that car soooo bad... It was perfect, and garage kept, and she got 12,000.00 for it I believe. I really wanted it! __________________ *Joe!* 1988 GT, 13.58@101mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com

03-25-2002, 06:19 PM	#8
srv1 Get down..... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Room 103 Posts: 2,095	PONCHO! PONCHO ALL THE WAY BABY!! I would buy it. not more than $600 bucks though! 77 was the first Bandit car, and in my opinion, the best looking for the 2nd generation. __________________ Cobra brakes are on! Finally..... ------------------------------------------------

03-24-2002, 10:09 PM	#2
Jeb_Bush_2000 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Taxachusetts Posts: 374	I'd buy that! ...just not for more than $500.

03-25-2002, 10:00 AM	#5
Mustangbelle306 Yay for Chickys Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,532	Actually, I think noting that the rims are not damaged is pretty important. Wheels can be expensive...I don't know if those are hard to find or not, but replacing rimz can still add up to a good amount. I like the car too, too bad they weren't fast enough for that displacement Still...you could have a Smokey and the Bandit car!!

03-26-2002, 02:25 PM	#10
PGkelly Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 274	193 horsepower, 320 ft-lbs of torque, and a three speed. pretty cool! theres one kinda near me that must be worth at least 50 bucks. that would be a fun car to buy, abuse for a weekend, then leave on the side of the road. __________________ If it ain't broke, make it go faster AOL: MCVillain45

03-27-2002, 09:48 AM	#11
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	My friend is going to buy one for about $500. 403, still has the bird on it. Still in preaty good shape, but not sure about the motor. __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

03-27-2002, 01:56 PM	#12
Mercury The Redneck James Bond Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 1,707	I know I might get flamed for this because its a somewhat desirable car, but if the price was right, and it was near by. I'd buy it. I'd then gut it, and take out the windows. Make it so it will run long enough for a Saturday night Enduro Race and have some fun.

03-27-2002, 03:31 PM	#13
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	those 70's & 80's bird's & camaro door's are way too long & way too heavy ,takes two people to close them if the hinge pin's are still holding up - not, that's one reason ,beside's engine reliability ,that i switched to ford __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

03-28-2002, 12:10 PM	#14
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	Marty- You are soooo right! I had forgotten about that! With power windows, my doors felt as heavy as an engine! probably weren't, but they sure felt like it. Take care, -Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!