Yahoo Autos DeSoto Firelite, Mercedes C63 AMG, Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow: The Dopest Cars I Found for Sale Online
Who doesn’t love a deal? Who doesn’t want a deal? It’s Black Friday, after all — there are certain things we expect from our capitalist society’s holiest of days. We want discounts and doorbusters. Consumerism! We love it!
Here on Dopest Cars, I want to help you find the low prices you’ve come to know and love, in a format that poses much less risk to life and limb than your average Black Friday Walmart: Craigslist. That’s right, every item in today’s list has had a recent price reduction to sate your lust for savings. Come along, disciples of the almighty dollar, and let’s see what markdowns we can find. The link to each listing is in the title of the slide. Let’s go!
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1956 De Soto Firelite- $6,250
We’re starting off strong here on the deals front. A DeSoto Firelite isn’t something you see every day, let alone one that costs less than $7,000. It even runs, according to the seller, though the fuel tank may hide horrors beyond our current scientific capacity. But is that really any worse than the shoddy contrast on a Walmart doorbuster TV?
Unfortunately, this is a Firelite — not a Firelight, the hoverboard-riding, mask-wearing freedom fighters from the fantastic Netflix series Arcane. If I could get my hands on one of those boards, I would forego every car in exchange. Even if the blades are pitched for the thicker air of the Fissures.
2008 Chevy Corvette - $28,500
The Jalopnik staff has a lot of opinions about the Corvette and its various generations and iterations. You, conveniently, can ignore all that debate and skip to the best one: The C6. Fight me in the comments.
Or don’t fight me, and just buy this seemingly mint ‘08 Vette. The paint looks immaculate, the interior looks factory-fresh, and the terrible gaudy chrome wheels are still terrible and gaudy. I’m sure you can fix that, though. Is Volk running any Black Friday deals?
2008 Saab 9-3 Turbo X - $5,950
No, this is not the venerable 9-2x Aero. This is a 9-3 Turbo X, a not-at-all confusing name for an admittedly better car than the old Saabaru. Six cylinders, one turbo, four driven wheels, and a limited(ish)-slip rear differential — all on tri-spoke wheels! Weird Car Twitter, eat your heart out.
Or, put your heart back on the plate, and just buy this Saab. It’s listed for under six grand in Queens, NY, which the seller claims makes it the only 9-3 Turbo X for sale on the East Coast right now. I’m not going to drive down every road on the Eastern seaboard scanning driveways for Saabs with For Sale signs to verify, but know that these cars don’t come around every day.
1964 Mercury Comet - $22,000
Nor do these — drag-prepped, race-ready muscle cars. Despite the rear window sticker that demands viewers “Dare to be different,” this Comet features a relatively traditional setup — a small-block Chevy up front, a Turbo 350 transmission in the middle, and a rear suspension that looks downright eager to wheelie.
The Comet body itself, I suppose, is more unique than your average Camaro or Mustang. As is the claimed “brand new paint job,” which looks to have all the care and detail of a factory finish — rather than just a quick Maaco job to slap some vinyl over.
1994 Toyota Pickup - $23,500
Speaking of paint jobs, why don’t more cars come with random teal graphics down the side? This is one of the gravest issues facing the automotive world right now. We all complain that modern cars are too boring in their gray and white and silver paint, but this Toyota Pickup proves that white can still be interesting — you just need to add some decals.
As a bonus, beneath that teal swoop, there’s a truck! An incredibly clean one at that, with undercarriage photos that show minimal surface rust and zero structural rot. It’s a museum-quality piece, all for under $24,000.
2002 BMW R1150GS - $5,900
Look, after Thanksgiving you’re going to want some time to yourself. All the family, the plus-ones, the noise and stress and awkward conversations — it’s just too much. You need a break, and you deserve to take it from the seat of a round-the-world adventure bike.
The BMW GS invented the adventure motorcycle, and many will tell you that it’s never been beaten in the segment. You could have all that freedom for the cost of a Best Buy holiday haul. C’mon, do you really need that new TV and the fresh PC build?
1989 Chevrolet Blazer - $6,500
This Blazer is imperfect. The headliner is sagging, the heater core’s gone bad, and the rear differential is welded for reasons I cannot fathom. Was someone trying to drift this Blazer? Is this a practice mssile?
If so, it should at least have the power to slide. The engine is out of a later Chevy, and it’s been paired to an Edelbrock four-barrel carburetor and a massive air cleaner. The aftermarket tachometer may be odd in a truck, but at least it would make sense at Englishtown — or Ebisu.
