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Detroit, 11:11 AM
Fri Nov 27
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    Image of Spinnetti Spinnetti
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    How does this get legally driven in the US?
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/11/09

    @Spinnetti: With a Canadian registration.
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    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    Overpriced + not legal in America + shady seller = Booth Number Two
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    Dang. It's like a really cute critter but it's a special breed and so the owner wants a couple of grand for it--or in this case, twelve grand.

    Might be worth it to someone but you could get lots of other cool stuff instead for that money!
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    Image of junkman junkman
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    At less than $10k, I would buy this for my daughter instantly. It's cute, economical and the intrigue of international smuggling excites me.
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    Crack pipe because of the potential prison time. It's a Federal felony for ordinary individuals to be in possession of car without a legal VIN. Hence the bogus 1964 obfuscation.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/11/09

    @Tanshanomi: Can you document that assertion? I ask because I'm pretty sure simply owning the car is not a crime, but attempting to fraudulently title it for road use is.
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    06/11/09

    @Mike the Dog: Technically, it is the purchase (even without intent or knowledge) of the car, or "possession with the intent to sell" that are the felonies. Altering or falsifying the VIN is also a felony.

    So, if you can somehow come to own a car that you never bought, and never intend to sell, and never license, register or insure, yea, that's legal.


    Except that in my state (Missouri), the possession itself is against state law (as it is in many other states).


    Trust me, it once took me $2500 and a year in court to get a state-issued VIN.

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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/11/09

    @Tanshanomi: As i said before, can you back that up with some documentation? A link to the relevant section of the federal code would suffice. I can't help but think that these statements apply to a vehicle on which the VIN has been altered or obliterated. Otherwise our friend Mr. Imhoff would have risking arrest when he tried to get a VIN for his Basementghini.
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    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    A little research shows that the seller is indeed Canadian, and the cars are (allegedly) in Niagara Falls, New York (but he has a negative feedback which indicates that he's not above lying about the item's location). Something stinks about this set-up and I don't think it's the dog poo on the carpet. The fact that the seller has changed his User ID 4 times since 2001 is also a bit of a red flag.


    Here's the feedback exchange:


    Feedback: "BUYERBEWAREstates car is in florida but really in canada BUYERBEWARE"


    Response: "MALICIOUS BUYER SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT THE CAR SO AS TO LEAVE ME NEGATIVE FEEDBACK!"


    That doesn't look like the response of an honest, innocent seller who has been wronged, does it?

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    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    06/11/09

    @Mike the Dog: Sounds like a fruitcake. There's no way I'd buy anything of real value from a seller with those kind of comments. May take a chance on a 20 dollar part but no friggin $12K.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    It's cute as hell but too pricey and kind of sketchy and too much isn't "included". I'll pass (the pipe).
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    This is definitely one of the more cracky crack-pipe entries recently.
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    Image of SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R) SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R)
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    Note to sellers: if you are going to be so cheap as to keep your removable accessories, TAKE THEM OFF BEFORE YOU POST THE AD!

    "The following items are NOT included in the sale:

    1. Headlight Peaks

    2. Dual Exhaust Tip

    3. Chrome mirror covers

    4. Cup holder console"

    I hate that kind of b/s.

    And... Get Off My Lawn!

    grumble grumble


    /rant off

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    SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R) was starred SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R) was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/11/09

    @SlowMo -the anti-star: I was thinking much the same thing. Thanks for saving me the trouble of ranting.
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    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    I am very secure in my masculinity. I don't need an H2 with Tapout decals and 20" wheels to show everyone what a stud I am. I have never macrame'd a pair of jean shorts, I don't listen to Coldplay, and I've never made a spinach dip in a loaf of sourdough bread.


    Having established that, I'd love one of these. I remember when they first came out how amazed I was at its retro styling. At 6-4, I may not even fit into the damned thing, but I want it anyway. I'd put on my favorite NASCAR t-shirt and my Snapper mowers hat, and squeeze my hairy white ass into it, if only for a short drive. One of my many fantasy garage iterations is a Figaro and an S-Cargo. Love em both.

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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    Given a choice between this and an OG Mini Cooper.....
    ......(sings quietly to self)..this is the self pre-ser-va-tion so-ci-ety...
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    06/11/09

    @SCROGGS!!: A messed up, quirky movie...that was still scads and scads better than the remake.


    I have a way to expell that song from my head, but it involves me humming "Sunny days, chasing the clouds away..."

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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    I wouldn't go past $7,995 for this little gem. It's awfully nice, but it's also twenty years old.


    Besides, they're not that rare - he's got another one in the background.

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    Elhigh was starred Elhigh was unstarred
    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    Wait...Toto's a hooker?
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    06/11/09

    @Elhigh: And a dead one.
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    Syrax was starred Syrax was unstarred
    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    What a cutie! If I was Canadian, I'd drive this.


    ...because it would be legal to title and register.


    Blast those socialists, and their slightly more loose car import restrictions!

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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    06/11/09

    @TV's Paul Y.: Oh, and it says it's in NY, but the seller has a Canadian phone number, so that explains a lot.
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    Paul Y. don't drive too fast. was starred Paul Y. don't drive too fast. was unstarred
    Image of B1663R B1663R
    06/11/09

    @TV's Paul Y.: @TV's Paul Y.: yeah and Ontario Plates
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    Love this car, hate the autobox, but voting Nice Price despite it. This would be my daily driver, had I 12 large floating around in my pocket.
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