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buying a motorcycle on craigslist

Craigslist has primarily been my go-to when looking for a motorcycle to purchase. Unfortunately three different times, I arranged to meet with someone selling their Ninja 250 and I ended up walking away empty-handed. I’ve talked about Craigslist etiquette in the past and in these three scenarios, the sellers could use some, that’s for sure.

craigslist car buying etiquette

I found a pristine, low-mileage 1998 BMW E39 540i, but the deal didn’t go through even though I was first in line to buy the car. Apparently someone swooped in before my test drive appointment to buy the car. So I have to ask: Who gets the car first: the first buyer in line or the first buyer with cash-in-hand?

2001 audi s4 b5

I found this Audi S4 (B5) that was going for half the going price. The seller told me he hasn’t run the car in a year or two, but I test drove and it appeared to be run fine. For some reason, the seller strongly urged me to have the car towed. I was a bit suspicious, but I couldn’t resist the deal and had the car towed back to my place… and so work on the car began.

gti mk5 front

The Mk1 & Mk2 Volkswagen GTI’s are known as the true GTI’s, with the 3rd and 4th generations losing its way. The Mark 5 Volkswagen GTI is supposed to be the “return of the hot-hatch.” So when I went to purchase this car, I was excited about seeing what the hype was all about.

toyota 4runner trd pro

While vacationing in Hawaii, we encountered a ridiculous amount of Toyota trucks and SUV’s. I think of the hilarious clip that comedian Jo Koy made while he was in Maui because of this very phenomenon…yet I ended up ogling over this 4Runner TRD Pro.

toyota ae86 trueno

I came across the above photo I took of my Uncle’s Toyota AE86 a few years back, which I thought was a really interesting looking car. I watched the anime: Initial D way back in high school and was interested to see that he was able to get his hands on one of these. I love the look of the hatchback version over the GT-S coupe version that I normally see.