Thread for Craigslist morons

[stubs300]

After CL starts charging $5 a pop for a Auto ad, I have to wonder if this topic will slowly die off? Not that I want it to, but you do have to wonder? I'm sure the people will still be stupid enough to keep posting these crazy ad's!

 

[DocMcNeedy]

1980 Ford Fairmont electric car the predecessor before tesla barn find

See the B.S. below
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I know what you’re thinking why would somebody pay $1 million for a 1980 Ford Fairmont electric car because they only made 12 of these cars and this one is for sale....

Just like Any expensive painting or fancy lamp this car has its value as being a piece of history lost in it’s Time capsule form ......My phone number is 253-355-2170 ..I will charge $500 to look at this car... sorry for the inconvenience of having to charge but it makes it so that only serious buyers will be looking at this vehicle I get so many calls on this vehicle so please only serious buyers call me on the phone

it’s already going to cost $3000 just in Batteries alone....


As of January 1, 1982 sixteen private-sector site operators at 30 sites in the US were involved in electric and hybrid electric-powered vehicle demonstration programs. Data for 1981 and the first quarter of 1982 are presented on vehicle selection, miles accumulated, energy usage, maintenance requirements, reliability and operating performance for demonstration vehicles at each site


So If you want a piece of history or to...donate it to a museum... or to Put it in your museum or sell to a Electric company for more money than you buy it from me....

This car was not built by Ford . It was built by a company called EVA that used to buy vehicles and convert them to electric power for profit, they had been doing it since the early 70's if I remember correctly.
When this particular vehicle left the Ford factory it was equipped with a 3.3L inline-6 engine, which is why the emissions sticker is present. EVA later went on to purchase "Body in White" vehicles from Ford as they had previously done with AMC's pacer. Those body in white vehicles were not equipped with engines. EVA called these Fairmont conversions the Curfare and were available in wagon, coupe, and 4dr sedan like yours. So this car is an EVA Curfare, not a Ford Fairmont. The DOE tested them in the early 80's to establish the maturity of the technology: Electric and hybrid vehicle project. Quarterly report of private-sector operations, first quarter 1982 (Technical Report) | OSTI.GOV.
EVA built a number of vehicles This was the End of electric cars in the 1980s


These cars never come up for sale...

Have a great day

• do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers

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[DocMcNeedy]

more pics for the above ad before it gets sold for 1 million dollars and ad removed.

 

[mr. fix it]

$110,000.00 and...........
Universal flex radiator hose.

I think I saw a garden hose nearby...

 

[mr. fix it]

more pics for the above ad before it gets sold for 1 million dollars and ad removed.
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He removed all the pine needles!!!
What was this seller thinking???
That just tanked the value because it's no longer a barn find...

 

[mr. fix it]

Perhaps they touched this before creating the ad and fried some brain cells...

 

[tbm3fan]

He is saying it is a Fury II and after incorrectly using 2, he went to hit the "Enter" key but hit the "p" key right above it.

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Can't seem to hit the enter key on my normal keyboard

 

[DocMcNeedy]

Perhaps they touched this before creating the ad and fried some brain cells...
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Think this seller is related to Richard J. or suffers from the Richard J. Dillusion syndrome.

 

[78Brougham]

it has been sitting in storage for a while and now my priorities have changed.

= I came to my senses.

 

[78Brougham]

The guy probably isn't a moron

Yes he is.

 

[mr. fix it]

Yes he is.

 

[68PK21 440.6bbl]

more pics for the above ad before it gets swallowed up by the ground and ad removed.

FIXED!

 

[68PK21 440.6bbl]

tampa bay > hillsborough co > for sale > cars & trucks - by owner

1972 Plymouth Barracuda - $8900

I can put bondo and paint on it to make it look nice and get twice the money

wink, wink, nudge, nudge, mate OK goom mate!

 

[amazinblue82]

1980 Ford Fairmont electric car the predecessor before tesla barn find

See the B.S. below
vvvvv starting now-Doc

I know what you’re thinking why would somebody pay $1 million for a 1980 Ford Fairmont electric car because they only made 12 of these cars and this one is for sale....

Just like Any expensive painting or fancy lamp this car has its value as being a piece of history lost in it’s Time capsule form ......My phone number is 253-355-2170 ..I will charge $500 to look at this car... sorry for the inconvenience of having to charge but it makes it so that only serious buyers will be looking at this vehicle I get so many calls on this vehicle so please only serious buyers call me on the phone

it’s already going to cost $3000 just in Batteries alone....

As of January 1, 1982 sixteen private-sector site operators at 30 sites in the US were involved in electric and hybrid electric-powered vehicle demonstration programs. Data for 1981 and the first quarter of 1982 are presented on vehicle selection, miles accumulated, energy usage, maintenance requirements, reliability and operating performance for demonstration vehicles at each site

So If you want a piece of history or to...donate it to a museum... or to Put it in your museum or sell to a Electric company for more money than you buy it from me....

This car was not built by Ford . It was built by a company called EVA that used to buy vehicles and convert them to electric power for profit, they had been doing it since the early 70's if I remember correctly.

When this particular vehicle left the Ford factory it was equipped with a 3.3L inline-6 engine, which is why the emissions sticker is present. EVA later went on to purchase "Body in White" vehicles from Ford as they had previously done with AMC's pacer. Those body in white vehicles were not equipped with engines. EVA called these Fairmont conversions the Curfare and were available in wagon, coupe, and 4dr sedan like yours. So this car is an EVA Curfare, not a Ford Fairmont.

The DOE tested them in the early 80's to establish the maturity of the technology: Electric and hybrid vehicle project. Quarterly report of private-sector operations, first quarter 1982 (Technical Report) | OSTI.GOV.
EVA built a number of vehicles This was the End of electric cars in the 1980s

These cars never come up for sale...

Have a great day

• do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers

more pics for the above ad before it gets sold for 1 million dollars and ad removed.
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Seriously .. this is a rare car. Piece of automotive history. Its worth $1,000,000 -- in about 200 years maybe. Today, its worth about $1,000 - $2,000 .. and then only to the right person.

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https://www2.greencarreports.com/news/1089781_rare-1980-ford-fairmont-eva-electric-conversion-for-sale

you've ever wanted to meet the grandfather of the Ford Focus Electric, here's your chance.

In Lake Elsinore, California, the local Craigslist is carrying an ad for a 1980 Ford Fairmont wagon converted into an electric car by Electric Vehicle Associates (EVA).

According to the seller, the converted Fairmont--officially called a Current Fare--is a former U.S. Navy vehicle and in somewhat rough condition. The asking price is $1,000.

The car is powered by 22 6-volt lead-acid batteries and a single electric motor, which produces 22 kilowatts (29.5 horsepower).

Unlike today's single-gear electric cars, Current Fare conversions were available with either a four-speed manual or three-speed automatic transmission--although the seller did not specify which one is in this wagon.

Cleveland-based EVA claimed its creation had a top speed of at least 55 mph, and a range of around 40 miles.

With few public charging stations available and a fairly limited range, it's not surprising that this electric wagon was limited to work for the government.
Fleet users like government agencies of utility companies could make the most of an electric car by operating it within the confines of a facility equipped with charging stations.

The relatively primitive state of electric-car technology in the 1970s and 1980s didn't stop EVA from trying other electric-car conversions.

In addition to the Fairmont-based Current Fare, EVA also marketed an electric Ford Escort called the EVcort, and an electric AMC Pacer called the Change of Pace, according to The Pacer Page.

It seems EVA's engineers loved puns as much as they loved zero-emission vehicles.
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Back to our regularly scheduled morons.

 

[cantflip]

Seriously .. this is a rare car. Piece of automotive history. Its worth $1,000,000 -- in about 200 years maybe. Today, its worth about $1,000 - $2,000 .. and then only to the right person.

It'll be worth a M$ as soon as a Formal is worth 2.5M...

 

[ImpJay]

I will charge $500 to look at this car... sorry for the inconvenience of having to charge but it makes it so that only serious buyers will be looking at this vehicle I get so many calls on this vehicle so please only serious buyers call me on

Holy Moly!

 

[Triple Pickle]

You would make your money back in no time with the gas savings alone though!!

 

[LocuMob]

Holy Moly!

If he gets so many calls, why is he advertising it? I'd only hand him the $500 if I could kick him in the balls til he came to his senses. And I'd pick it up the moment he dropped the cash in the ground. Then give him "I'm gonna have to think about it, I got your number".

 

[1970cat]

wonder if i can talk him down when i mention that a 55 gallon drum of:

costs $999,750

 

[commando1]

I'm jumping in and saying this vehicle is indeed historical and needs to be kept from going to the crusher or stopped from returning to the earth.
It would have to come from a benevolent donor because nobody would buy that even at hundred bucks.