NCReatta Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 1991 buick reatta 60k miles mint!!Not mine..Don't know if it's the same one that keeps popping up or not. Different pictures.. Looks to be decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Car is in New York and the price is $ 4950.Looks like a pretty good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCReatta Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 If I remember correctly, however, the car may have had a large crack in the windshield.. Don't quote me on that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawja Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Dollars to donuts it's the cracked windshield one that went for two grand a coupla months ago with a new windshield installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lone_Star_Reatta Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Confirmed. The seller reports that the windshield is indeed cracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawja Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 So he bought it for two grand, fixed nothing and is asking for about five? While I admire his chutzpah I don't think the car is going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Might find a refugee from a lollypop factory but unlikely. Can a car pass inspection in NY with a cracked windshield ?Whenever I see a cheap steering wheel cover, I wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawja Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Can a car pass inspection in NY with a cracked windshield ?Nope. Though the state inspections are done by local repair shops so anything can get passed if your on good enough terms with the place performing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCReatta Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Though the state inspections are done by local repair shops so anything can get passed if your on good enough terms with the place performing it.Used to be that way in NC... :mad::mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steveskyhawk Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 When I lived in New York I could get a car inspected from a block away. It was done by a person that was to become very famous in auto racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawja Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 For a while in the 90s and into the 'oughts they had cameras recording the inspection tied into the inspection dynamometer and state inspection computer. Still saw situations where they'd dummy doing the inspection while having a "clean" car off-camera providing the exhaust gasses for the probe that was actually hooked up to the machine.Seems like a dumb thing to do for a lousy $35 inspection fee, but what do I know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDirk Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Have a similar setup here in MO for the past few years. The car is photographed, along with the VIN plate for both safety and emissions. Word is that the Highway Patrol can randomly log in and get a remote real time view of the car in front of the inspection station to see if anybody is "cheating". Don't know if this is true (it is technically possible), but they are using at least the fear of getting caught to deter such end-runs. The better news is that any pre OBD-II car (1995 or older) is now exempt from emissions testing in the state of Missouri. This saves me $24 for each of my 4 vehicles every year, so basically $100/year I'm not blowing to have the state verify that my cars are running clean - which they are.I still have to get safety inspections, and the stringency of these varies greatly on who is doing them. I know I keep my cars in decent shape, so this is a bit of a hassle but it is inexpensive (less than half the emissions test cost AFAIK) and you do have some wiggle room if you know the inspector and he isn't intent on busting your chops, or selling a repair job. Problem is if you get flagged on the safety for something, you can take it down the street to another shop and probably pass on a second opinion, with some help from the wallet size portrait of Andrew Jackson you are carrying. Lots of cars with bad steering/suspension and bald tires that are more likely to cause a wreck stay on the road without needed repairs as a result of this.KDirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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