Arnie Owned 1987 911 For Sale

imcarthur · imcarthur's Garage

Discovered by Rennlister iceman:

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Item number: 190162973018

Ian

livi · 10-19-2007, 12:13 PM

How the heck did Mr. Olympia fit into those sport seats ??

And wasn´t Mr. Universe man enough to handle a 915 ?

imcarthur · imcarthur's Garage

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Originally Posted by livi

How the heck did Mr. Olympia fit into those sport seats ??

Good question. But he did have good taste in cars at one point.

Ian

the · 10-19-2007, 01:04 PM

All I can say is good thing his middle name isn't Samuel!

Mo_Gearhead · 10-19-2007, 04:23 PM

QUOTE: "How the heck did Mr. Olympia fit into those sport seats?"
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speeder · speeder's Garage

I remember that car well, it was in his parking space every day when his office was behind the Rose Cafe in Venice and he was just a movie star. Used to see him driving it as well. It fits his personality well, he is not exactly a shrinking violet.

Sonic dB · Sonic dB's Garage

80s 911 Sportseats = best seats ive ever sat in.

I think Arnold could have sat comfortably in those sportseats.
By 87, he had trimmed down considerably for the movies and while
still large man, not anywhere near his last competition form of 1980.

PS Dont forget that he drove the yellow one in Commando, circa 1986...

KevinG · KevinG's Garage

Dang. I've been looking for an 87-89 Turbo Look, and that one 'looks' like it's in pretty good condition. Too bad it's an evilBay car.

speeder · speeder's Garage

How exactly does putting a car on eBay instantly change the quality of the merchandise? Is it alchemy?

Just to be safe, better pay the ~50% surcharge that some PCA twat wants for an identical car.

thamlin000 · thamlin000's Garage

I think I remember Jay Leno calling out Arnold on the Tonight Show for driving the "girlie Porsche".....a Boxster.

Kevin G. · 10-21-2007, 06:14 AM

Speeder -

I was referring to the generally more difficult process of getting any kind of pre-purchase inspection or other information in the limited time of the auction process, not the quality of the merchandise.

speeder · speeder's Garage

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Originally Posted by Kevin G.

Speeder -

I was referring to the generally more difficult process of getting any kind of pre-purchase inspection or other information in the limited time of the auction process, not the quality of the merchandise.

You are correct, and I'm sorry for being sarcastic. I buy virtually all of my vehicles on ebay for a fraction of dealer or private party dreamer prices, but there is definitely an additional challenge to long-distance car purchases. There are ways of dealing with these obstacles, but they definitely cost you in time, etc... One great resource for me has been to enlist a fellow Pelican in the area of the car for sale to lay eyes on it, and I've done the same for people several times. Lastly, I always fly to wherever the car is with a cashier's check or cash and walk on the deal if the car or truck is not exactly as represented. This has happened more than once, with no deposits kept and no negative feedback in either direction. (The tit-for-tat feature of eBay's feedback system is both a fatal flaw as well as a blessing).

No different from any other non-local or long-distance purchase, but it can really work out from a financial standpoint as well as an incomparably bigger selection when you go internet versus local-only. There is no (completely) free lunch, but I am about to buy a used truck for $16k from a private party that is not only ~$5k less than it would be in my locality, it does not exist in my locality, period. It is an order of magnitude nicer than any I've seen for sale in its age range. It might be the nicest one in the country for sale. It was an eBay vehicle that did not sell/reach reserve on auction, now I am dealing with the owner directly. Fingers crossed.

I just get tired of the people who do not know how to use eBay claiming that only junk gets sold there. Pretty ignorant, when it's the largest vehicle reatil vehicle in the world. Good luck with your search, I hope you get a great car that is exactly what you are looking for.

the · 10-21-2007, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by speeder

Yvehicles on ebay for a fraction of dealer or private party dreamer prices,

It is true - eBay is a way to get cars at right around "real" wholesale price (i.e., the price dealers pay for cars at the big auctions, like Manheim), sometimes even less.

speeder · speeder's Garage

In the case of used Ford Superduty pick-ups w/ Powerstroke diesel, a LOT less than dealer auctions right now, for some reason. I know this for a fact.