Old Newby - 1986 Base - Page 2

goixoye · 07-18-2008, 12:54 PM

The car is at home in my garage now. I was going to pick it up this weekend b/c we were going to my wife’s folk’s place this past weekend. That fell through so I went to South Bend, IN last Sunday (07/13/08).
To keep cost down I decided to take the bus (instead of plane or renting a car), $130. The bus was supposed to leave Roanoke, VA at 4:30a but the driver got lost…I think we finally left at 5:30a. When we got to Wytheville, VA there weren’t any seats on the bus to Charleston, WVA so I had to stand in the aisle until we got to Beckley. At Columbus, OH I changed to a Lakefront Bus (from Greyhound). Much newer & nicer bus. Arrived in South Bend at about 9:40p. About 17 hours from the scheduled departure time and actually slightly ahead of scheduled arrival time.
I walked to the Econolodge (about 1 mile) near the airport and spent the night. $62. Cheap price but crappy accommodations. Don’t stay there.
I woke up at 5a, left at 5:30a and walked 6 miles to Jordan Automotive in Mishawaka. The car is a one owner car. Originally bought new at Jordan Automotive. Original owner traded it in on a Yaris. Got there at about 7:40ish. Was able to get into the showroom at about 8a where they had the car. Was able to check it out until about 8:30a when my salesman showed up.
After a test drive and the paperwork (they already had all the money, even though they hadn’t deposited the cashiers check) it was about 10a when I hit the road heading back to VA. Filled up in Ft. Wayne ( I left the dealership with about 1/3 tank of gas). Filled up again at Charleston, WVA (320 miles, 8 gallons, 40mpg!). Didn’t use the AC. It was a beautiful day.
Finally got home to Roanoke at about 9:30p on Monday, 07/14/08. About 11.5 hours.
Discovered the original window sticker in the glove box (just over $14k). The receipt for the tires is there too, put on in 2004 at 36k miles so they have about 6k miles, the rubber tits are still on the tires. The original bill of sale was in the car too. Previous owner traded a ’77 Monte Carlo in on the MR2.
Everything works (pwr windows & locks, cruise, etc). I did notice a broken black switch in the driver’s side door jamb (just above the catch/latch) last night but haven’t figured out what it does. The passenger side one doesn’t seem to do anything? The original floor mats are a bit worn. I haven’t been under the car yet but there doesn’t appear to be any rust on the body.
Cost about $270 to get it home (including meals). About 600 miles each way.

Timon · 07-21-2008, 04:18 AM

Sounds like a hell of an adventure to get your 2. Have you been able to get anymore pictures of it yet?

muffinman · 07-21-2008, 07:34 PM

congratulations looks like a beautiful car -enjoy-

2restomod · 07-23-2008, 01:57 AM

Great story and welcome to the board. As far as the price, I just saw a MKI that didn't look nearly as nice go for $16,000 on ebay. It had fewer miles, but you could actually see some slight rust in some of the pics!
EDIT: that price sounded rediculous, so I looked it up --- it went for $18,000! (Item number: 270246951216). So you apparently stole yours

goixoye · 07-23-2008, 03:36 PM

I saw that one too. Curiously enough the auction number you referenced ended 06-22-08. This auction number (270250523129) ended 07-07 at $7,000 with reserve not met? Maybe the 1st auction fell through....wonder what the reserve was?

Anyway, even though I wish I could've paid less I don't feel ripped off. It's a really nice car. Not perfect but looks like a car with 42k miles...which usually happens when a car is 4yo or so...not when it's 22yo.

muffinman · 07-23-2008, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2restomod

Great story and welcome to the board. As far as the price, I just saw a MKI that didn't look nearly as nice go for $16,000 on ebay. It had fewer miles, but you could actually see some slight rust in some of the pics!
EDIT: that price sounded rediculous, so I looked it up --- it went for $18,000! (Item number: 270246951216). So you apparently stole yours

$18,000 for an MK1? How much cocaine was in it?

2restomod · 07-24-2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by muffinman

$18,000 for an MK1? How much cocaine was in it?

No sheet. I've seen a couple of low miles cars go for big numbers, but that one was real stupid. The guy didn't even bother to clean up the car---you can see either rust or filth on the top of the shock strut housings in both the engine compartment and frunk. And same stuff on the engine deck lid hinges. I'd be willing to bet the oil had never been changed and had congealed into a nice molasses mixture to boot. But hey, it had "low mileage".

Raptor13x · 07-24-2008, 04:01 PM

^ Are you sure they put the decimal point in the right place?

Recklesss · 07-25-2008, 03:25 AM

gaddamn!

that thing is CLEAN dude! nice find!

2restomod · 08-01-2008, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor13x

^ Are you sure they put the decimal point in the right place?

Yhep. Just put that item number I posted into a search on ebayMotors and you'll see for yourself. Since then I recall another MKI going for the same high numbers ($20,000?) because it had very low mileage (like 400 or something as I recall). It was in better shape though than the one I mentioned before.

Raptor13x · 08-01-2008, 05:14 PM

People are silly sometimes.

07-23-2008, 01:57 AM	#24 (permalink)
2restomod msnusers.com/mr2projects Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Queen Creek, AZ Posts: 392 Thanks: 23 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Great story and welcome to the board. As far as the price, I just saw a MKI that didn't look nearly as nice go for $16,000 on ebay. It had fewer miles, but you could actually see some slight rust in some of the pics! EDIT: that price sounded rediculous, so I looked it up --- it went for $18,000! (Item number: 270246951216). So you apparently stole yours Last edited by 2restomod; 07-23-2008 at 02:08 AM.

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07-18-2008, 12:54 PM	#21 (permalink)
goixoye No Skills Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 47 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	The car is at home in my garage now. I was going to pick it up this weekend b/c we were going to my wife’s folk’s place this past weekend. That fell through so I went to South Bend, IN last Sunday (07/13/08). To keep cost down I decided to take the bus (instead of plane or renting a car), $130. The bus was supposed to leave Roanoke, VA at 4:30a but the driver got lost…I think we finally left at 5:30a. When we got to Wytheville, VA there weren’t any seats on the bus to Charleston, WVA so I had to stand in the aisle until we got to Beckley. At Columbus, OH I changed to a Lakefront Bus (from Greyhound). Much newer & nicer bus. Arrived in South Bend at about 9:40p. About 17 hours from the scheduled departure time and actually slightly ahead of scheduled arrival time. I walked to the Econolodge (about 1 mile) near the airport and spent the night. $62. Cheap price but crappy accommodations. Don’t stay there. I woke up at 5a, left at 5:30a and walked 6 miles to Jordan Automotive in Mishawaka. The car is a one owner car. Originally bought new at Jordan Automotive. Original owner traded it in on a Yaris. Got there at about 7:40ish. Was able to get into the showroom at about 8a where they had the car. Was able to check it out until about 8:30a when my salesman showed up. After a test drive and the paperwork (they already had all the money, even though they hadn’t deposited the cashiers check) it was about 10a when I hit the road heading back to VA. Filled up in Ft. Wayne ( I left the dealership with about 1/3 tank of gas). Filled up again at Charleston, WVA (320 miles, 8 gallons, 40mpg!). Didn’t use the AC. It was a beautiful day. Finally got home to Roanoke at about 9:30p on Monday, 07/14/08. About 11.5 hours. Discovered the original window sticker in the glove box (just over $14k). The receipt for the tires is there too, put on in 2004 at 36k miles so they have about 6k miles, the rubber tits are still on the tires. The original bill of sale was in the car too. Previous owner traded a ’77 Monte Carlo in on the MR2. Everything works (pwr windows & locks, cruise, etc). I did notice a broken black switch in the driver’s side door jamb (just above the catch/latch) last night but haven’t figured out what it does. The passenger side one doesn’t seem to do anything? The original floor mats are a bit worn. I haven’t been under the car yet but there doesn’t appear to be any rust on the body. Cost about $270 to get it home (including meals). About 600 miles each way.

07-21-2008, 04:18 AM	#22 (permalink)
Timon MR2 MKI AW11 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 355 Thanks: 4 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Sounds like a hell of an adventure to get your 2. Have you been able to get anymore pictures of it yet?

07-21-2008, 07:34 PM	#23 (permalink)
muffinman Cage Fighter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 592 Thanks: 13 Thanked 36 Times in 36 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	congratulations looks like a beautiful car -enjoy-

07-23-2008, 03:36 PM	#25 (permalink)
goixoye No Skills Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 47 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	I saw that one too. Curiously enough the auction number you referenced ended 06-22-08. This auction number (270250523129) ended 07-07 at $7,000 with reserve not met? Maybe the 1st auction fell through....wonder what the reserve was? Anyway, even though I wish I could've paid less I don't feel ripped off. It's a really nice car. Not perfect but looks like a car with 42k miles...which usually happens when a car is 4yo or so...not when it's 22yo.

07-24-2008, 04:01 PM	#28 (permalink)
Raptor13x Show me your genitals Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 50 miles east of Hell, 2 hours from Climax Posts: 3,576 Thanks: 6 Thanked 35 Times in 30 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	^ Are you sure they put the decimal point in the right place?

07-25-2008, 03:25 AM	#29 (permalink)
Recklesss Ruler of Signatures Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 125 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	gaddamn! that thing is CLEAN dude! nice find!

08-01-2008, 05:14 PM	#31 (permalink)
Raptor13x Show me your genitals Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 50 miles east of Hell, 2 hours from Climax Posts: 3,576 Thanks: 6 Thanked 35 Times in 30 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	People are silly sometimes.