By Al -- When Chrysler dropped the Minivan bomb on the American car buying public , other car makers were caught with their pants down. Other car makers had to resort to all sorts of stop gap, not ready for prime time vehicles to fill the void in their lineup. Some of the more interesting entries were from the Japanese car makers that hastily adapted their Japanese market cars for the USA. A perfect example is this 1986 Nissan Stanza Wagon 5 speed available for $2,800 in Oceanside, CA.
(Note from Editor Vince: The story was originally written for a nice $1k Jetta Diesel in SoCal, but the car was gone before the post went live, so the words have been rearranged to fit this uglier example) by Al -- The 1980's were a rad decade; It was the era of Reganomics, Gordon Gecko, Big hair bands, hanging out in the mall checking out chicks and eating Hot Dog on a Stick. It was a simpler time before the internet. Instead of checking Craigslist every hour or so, you had to line up at 7-11 on Thursday morning to be one of the first to scope out the great deals in the Recycler. You can re-live those great times by buying this car. Asking only $1100 is this totally awesome 1985 Volkswagen Jetta in Bellingham, WA via craigslist.
by Al -- Here is a chance to buy into the world renowned bank vault quality that is the Mercedes Benz W123 for less than 7 monthly payments on a new Camry. Anyone that was around in the 70s or 80s will remember their favorite dentist or math professor driving one of these. The low asking price and E-Z parts availability of these cars ensures that this one can be used as a daily beater without too much difficulty…well at least in cooler weather, as no mention is made of working AC. For Sale in the sunny San Fernando Valley in SoCal is this 1981 Mercedes Benz 240D with a 4-speed manual transmission offered for $2,500.