1984 Intermeccanica-NEW PRICE

This is such a great deal. If I didn't just finish my CMC '59 D I'd grab it! And it's an IM, as well. Good luck Ron . . . I hope your new ride is as much fun (and fast).

Joe in NJ

WOW....why don't you list it on Ebay....thats a great price on a very nicely sorted and refreshed car!!!! If you had been a little earlier I would be all over it.

Ron,

You going to drive it down for the Parts Obsolete show in a couple weeks if it doesn't have a new home?

Bruce

OK now for the tough question. Anyone have any idea how difficult it will be to register it in Calif.??

I have thought about driving down to the Parts Obsolete Campout. It would be a banazi run for me, as I work Monday to Friday...but I just might do it. The IM is running beautifully (I think she's saying, "don't sell me."
Ron

I just got this email. Does it look suspicious, or what?

Dear seller,
I hereby wish to inform you that i am interested in the purchase from you. I saw the advert on the internet today, Kindly give me your best offer. Will you accept a certified cheque as payment? i have a client and colleague of mine who will be ready to send you payment by post when we both finally agree on terms.
If its still available for sale, provide the details below...

YOUR NAME...........
MAILING ADDRESS.....
TEL. NUMBER.........

Kind regards
leroy.

I didn't respond. Looks fishy to me.
Ron

Ron,

Yeah, delete that sucker.

Bruce

What IS it with all the "I'm buying/selling/listing for a friend/brother-in-law/uncle/step-grandma of mine" stuff on ebay and elsewhere? They can't read or write themselves? Do they really think people are that stupid? Uh, yeah, Uh, I never misrepresented the article for sale... it was my step-buddy who I was listing it for... yeah, him.

I'd just let it slide.

BTW- Are you feeling well? You know giving away your prized possessions is a sign of suicidal tendencies. Feeling depressed is nothing to be ashamed of you know, and we're all here to help. Should we be worried about you? Is there something you'd like to share with the group, Ron? We're all here for you. Just close your eyes, take a deep breath, and go to that "safe place" in your mind.

I agree these are usually a prelude to a scam....of course the person who listed my car wasn't the actual owner either....the actual owner didn't want to hassle with it.

Definitely ignore it; it's the same old story of "the associate". If you agree to a price he'll end up telling you that he'll be sending you a check for more than the agreed price so that after cashing it you give the remainder to "the associate or pick up agent" along with the car. To sum it up, the check is fraudulent but the bank will cash it at first glance and then get back the funds from you long after the car, "the associate" and the scammer are all but vanished. Note how these scammers have shakey skills in English; sometimes they use European spelling such as "cheque".....

Stan, I'm feeling fine, and I'm going to feel a whole lot better in about one month, when I say good-bye to my 32 little sweethearts for the summer(I hate to admit it, but I'll miss the little turkeys).
Riardo, Canadians (me) also use the spelling 'cheque'. Then there's gauge, colour, favourite.....
Ron

I've seen this scam attempted on myself as well, one of the MO's is to get you to give your account info with #s so they can wire the money into your account. but of course they want that acct # to wire money out of your account. Be very careful, the internet offers more oppertunity for the scumbags as well as those of us with more honerable intentions. my 2 cents.....

Yes, that's right, I'm lowering the price. It's firm.
Check out ROBlack in Photos section.

SOLD!

SOLD

That's just wrong. It shouldn't have happened Ron. My only hope now is to hear you are talking with Henry and are ordering a new one...

RonO:

As your Ontario cousin, I agree with Ronell. This site will never be the same.

Say it ain't so, Joe.

WRX, here we come...

No WRX for me. I've been spending some time on Subaru WRX forums, and there seems to be a lot of unhappy WRX owners with failed transmissions. This is happening on 02, 03 and even 04 models. Granted, some of those guys drove their cars hard, but the failure rate is still very high (not so much if, but when). Furthermore, many dealers are charging the owners for all/part repair costs. They're saying that the owners abused their cars.
The new owner is picking the IM up tomorrow, and wouldn't you know it, the car is acting up on me. The car has been running very well, with lots of power, but 'pops' at idle and when I decelerate. I'm fairly sure that it's not an exhaust leak. The backfiring seems to be increasing and the car seems to be down on power (slightly).
Ron

She's angry at you Ron.

Well, shes gone.....took her for one last, short blast on the freeway. The weather here is great today, so I put the top down and drove her from school to the insurance agency, to sign her over to the new owners. I almost didn't go through with the deal. I had a sleepless night thinking about this car. Anyone out there know what I'm talking about?
She ran like a dream today.
I'm going to hang around for a while (on this site). I feel like a guy who's given up bowling, sold his ball (no comments Ron or Bob)and bowling shoes, but still hangs around the bowling alley.
Can I last a year without a convertible? I've thought of a 2000 or 2001 Miata (you know, full leather, air, power everything, hard top etc, etc) but Miatas just don't 'move' me like my IM did. And besides, who notices a Miata? A used Honda S2000...maybe.
Parked my car and waited for the new buyers. I can't believe the number of people that slowed down (real slow) to take a look at my beautiful IM (top down).
This was a big decision for me and I'll probably be bummed out for a while. My wife says that if I go look at the 911 powered IM that Henry will have for sale she will kill me!!!
Ron

Okay, I just wanted to put this on top.
Ron

'Tis a sad day in Mudville (or something like that).

Being in B.C., Ron, you should be able to find lots of nice IM's around, if that's what you want.

Anyway, you're still welcome in the bowling alley.

Hey Ron,
Weren't you the same guy that once said:

posted 1/20/2003 7:19:49 PM
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George selling his speedster has got me athinkin...How long have the rest of you out there owned your speedster. I've owned my 84 IM for 3 1/2 years. If I sell this car, the 'death til we part' will be wife induced!
Ron

Now she is going to kill you for looking at a new one?

Women!

Hope to see you "bowling" real soon!

Rob

PS - I recommend owning a 911 powered IM and sleeping with one eye open. It's worth the risk :-)

Good sleuthing, Rob. I'll be more careful as to what I say from now on.

Ron O,
A Miata....Please....
I hate like hell to start something here, but a Miata seems
like a girls car to me.....
Is it me, or do some cars just seem like girls should be driving them.. Another one is the new VW Beetles.......

Vince, I'm not sure that I buy the Miata is a "girls car" thing. Lots of guys in my community drive them. I've also heard that about Fieros and that Jeep Wranglers are kids cars. My boss had a Fiero and I sure would have hated to have him think that I thought his car was a girls car; He was the guy who wrote my reviews. I had a 1993 Jeep Wrangler, and as a matter of fact also a 1997 Wrangler that my daughter drove. Come to think of it, since I'm a big kid anyway, maybe there is something to the Jeep thing ;-)

John, nice jeep........my wife wants one just like it...seriously no joke intended.

John,
A Jeep would not have been on my list of "girl" cars,
although one of my girls did want one for a long time....
When you sold yours, did a girl buy it.......

I have 2 friends with Miata's....both girls, excuse me,(women)....
I only mention this because I read about some of the guys on this site
who really dig Miata's, and I just don't get it....They are already driving one the best little sports car ever made.. (argueably)( for the price)
When I see Z3 and Z4 Beemers, who is driving them....Women
When I see CLK convertible Mercedes, same thing...
I was actually thinking of giving my speedster to my wife (lease on her Jeep is almost up) and getting either an outlaw 356 coupe
or an old 911...for myself, But I don't need the repair bills with either. And she won't drive a stick on a regular basis....
I actually asked her if she wanted a Miata...She wants an SL500.....
of course...

Steven, thanks, it was cool looking and I had fun with it. I sold the '97 model a few months afterwards, but it was not in nearly as good condition as the '93. It had over 50K miles on it and it was showing the wear and tear of 3 1/2 years of mostly being parked outside in Denver. I managed to clean it up, put a couple of 'C' notes into repairs and sold it to a woman car nut, one not afraid to tear into just about any project by herself, or so she claimed.

Vince, the '93 was sold to a man who bought it for his son for a high school graduation present. There was a bidding war and it sold for more than what AutoTrader.com said it was worth. It was one nice Jeep and I was sorry to let it go. In retrospect, I wish I hadn't, but I was trying to finance my Speedster urge.

I try to avoid generalizing on who drives what, but you are right that certain trends do become apparent. I would just hate to call a car a "girls car" and then find out that one of my big strapping Speedster bros has one in his garage. This would apply to anyone except RonO, who I would blast without mercy. Just kidding RonO;-)
John H.

Girl's car, boy's car....does it really matter to old farts like us?
Ron

Ron,
Not really, I'd drive whatever I like, boy car or girl car,
its almost impossible to insult me,
but how do you go from a speedster to a miata....
granted, these speedsters do have some deficiencies, and I for
one do not believe they make good daily drivers, which a Miata
would be good for, in fact, I can't imagine owning a Miata for anything else except a daily driver for economy....I guess..
I think everyone is entitled to their opinion, I just didn't
understand the Miata thing, I don't see much styling there....
But occasionally I read about one of the guys on this site
wanting one.
Besides you know how I like to stir up trouble....

So here is my prediction... If you sell your Speedster and then buy a convertible of another type (miata, s2000, etc.) you will soon hear yourself saying things like "... I used to own a 356 replica..." or "... before I bought this car I had a speedster...". Think about it.
Brother Ron

Pontiac Solstice???? (sp)??

Ron O:

Just got whuped on I-195 by a Chrysler Crossfire. Not only are they awesome looking, but they MOVE!

Forget the WRX or Eclipseses.......check out a Crossfire!

We see a lot of women driving cars these days and I think that the marketing execs know that. They ARE designing and making cars that appeal to women because more and more women are the ones influencing the sales.

So, if you want a guy's car you have to buy a "classic"...a car built before the marketing folks realized that its the women who wear the pants and buy the cars. The Speedster fits that but I think it crosses over and also appeals to women...

Ron, pick up a nice Alfa rag top. You get the convertible itch sratched and the car/make has some real history...some soul. Bet it'd be about the same price as a used Miata...maybe better.

Brian

Boy that Crossfire is one bad ass car and soon it will be super charged. I think it will be call the SRT roadster. 0-60mph 5.4sec now that is performance.
Ron wait 4 months get the convert supercharged Crossfire!

Ron where did you sell the car from? Kit cars.com The Samba.com E-bay or another location..

Brian, have you ever owned an Alfa? Sarah and I did and if you did also, you would have a different idea about them. JMHO and it ain't all that humble. Don't get me started.
jph

David, I sold my car on the Autotrader, (for our province). Samba and Kitcar were a waste of time for me. The car is still showing on Kitcar, as I can't find their email address to cancel the ad.
Brian, it's funny you should mention an Alfa...as I've had this urge to buy an older convert, like an alfa and race it. I do have a VERY BIG soft spot for Morgans and Lotus Super 7s, and, of course, they make great daily drivers!

Ron
Many people have more money that brains. I'm proud to say that I don't have much of either.