Craigslist Finds

[rugger]

22 hours ago, shawndoggy said:

anybody know what the deal is with this 247 with 8.1 for $39999?

 

http://www.onlyinboards.com/2006-Malibu-247-Wakesetter-188-Hours--for-sale-Issaquah-Washington-55237.aspx

 

I had talked to them a bit ago.  This boat has been sold.  It was in desperate need of interior and a few small things.  Sat on the market a little while.

[Arick]

On 4/11/2016 at 6:26 PM, footndale said:

I see it is off craigslist.  Anyone here purchase it?

not me.  Was out of the country and just got back.

[Sixer]

Here's one for you Corvette lovers........no clue what the value is on something like this.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/boa/5545117743.html

[oldjeep]

2 minutes ago, Sixer said:

Here's one for you Corvette lovers........no clue what the value is on something like this.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/boa/5545117743.html

seems crazy high, and an engine sitting for 17 years with zero use isn't very appealing.

[Sixer]

Agreed.  Didn't know if there's some sort of special value to a collector.  Does seem extremely high though.  Found this though, looks to be in good shape:

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/boa/5538166380.html

[ORMailbuboater]

Here is a nice 1999 Response LX for sale in San Jose CA.  This is my brothers boat.  543 hours with Titan tower.  

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/boa/5545640065.html

Edited April 19, 2016 by ORMailbuboater

[TexasTexas95]

I would not want the vette with lot rot. Gimme one with some hours on it that's been run a little here and there ya know. 

Edited April 19, 2016 by TexasTexas95

[mountaineerhill]

37 minutes ago, TexasTexas95 said:

I would not want the vette with lot rot. Gimme one with some hours on it that's been run a little here and there ya know. 

For what it sounds like the guy was a car collector, most of those guys know how to store things extremely well. From the pictures the motor and everything look clean enough to eat off of, I would give it a look but not for $75,000.

[ponderosasurf]

http://www.malibumarine.com/for-sale/view/51

This guy must've bought it from Canada. The website doesn't show a date it sold or a number on the boat. If I had to guess though, there aren't too many out there with 0 hours. 

[TexasTexas95]

Yea. True, clean as hell for sure. It's really pretty. What do you do with that boat though? It's too much $ for what it is, and kinda pricey to sit around like a paper weight right....

I collect cool old stuff like guns and things but the little kid in me can't help but use these things. I've played ball in the streets as a kid with autographed Nolan Ryan baseball (whoops).  Hell, I got an old coke machine from 1948 that was sitting unused from my Uncle who won it when he worked as a sales rep for Coke. He gave it to me, it was (still is) in pristine condition. $100 in parts and it literally delivers the coldest coronita's 10 cents can buy.   Would it have been worth more if I sold it to the coke collectors of the world in unused condition, maybe? But screw that, life is short. I'm gonna use my coke machine for little refreshing beers and I'm gonna drive my vette boat (that I don't have)  like I stole it  

Im pretty anal about keeping my stuff maintained and looking like new. It's why all my trucks have leather seats and I never cover them. (I'm not trying to say I love leather cause honestly cloth is really more comfortable). But really, who is that that ugly, uncomfortable seat cover for anyhow? The next owner? Lol, nope. He can buy a new set of seat skins cause this ol boy is gonna use em, wear them out, and if I don't plan on selling soon, maybe replacing them.  

Now don't take this the wrong way y'all, (the guys who collect really cool stuff and never use them cause it could/ likely definitely would lose value...) I appreciate there are guys and gals out there that do that. It makes me hopeful. 

Unfortunately, I'm not one of them and if I get my hands on that Vette boat, or any old corvette that has 5 miles on it, I'm going to drive it and use it and have a blast in it. I would probably even let my friends drive it.  

Anyone have any cool old stuff that hasn't been used that they want to sell to me? I'm the guy who will peel the plastic off your brand new iPhone the minute you get it, even though you want to keep it on there for like at least a week. Yea, that's me. 

[Michigan boarder]

A buddy of mine's dad started a construction company (paving/grading).  His dad worked his butt off, long hours, building the company, operating the equipment, etc.  He had hands like sausages wrapped in 60 grit.  The company got really big, and his dad sold it.  Made a fortune.  So he orders a brand new special anniversary edition corvette (I don't know which one, this was about 10 years ago).  They have this big ceremony at the production facility, where him and like 6 or 7 other guys are receiving their special edition vette's.  They are all standing in a line, and they pass the microphone one at a time down the line, all with similar answers "this is my xx'th Vette, I plan to keep in in the barn next to my '63 and we will drive it on a few special occasions" blah blah blah.  They get to my buddy's dad "This is my first vette, I always wanted one.  I am going to burn the tires off this son of ____".

I couldn't agree more!

[ponderosasurf]

10 minutes ago, TexasTexas95 said:

Yea. True, clean as hell for sure. It's really pretty. What do you do with that boat though? It's too much $ for what it is, and kinda pricey to sit around like a paper weight right....

I collect cool old stuff like guns and things but the little kid in me can't help but use these things. I've played ball in the streets as a kid with autographed Nolan Ryan baseball (whoops).  Hell, I got an old coke machine from 1948 that was sitting unused from my Uncle who won it when he worked as a sales rep for Coke. He gave it to me, it was (still is) in pristine condition. $100 in parts and it literally delivers the coldest coronita's 10 cents can buy.   Would it have been worth more if I sold it to the coke collectors of the world in unused condition, maybe? But screw that, life is short. I'm gonna use my coke machine for little refreshing beers and I'm gonna drive my vette boat (that I don't have)  like I stole it  

We have a 1960s Cleveland Coke machine. Coldest blue moon's 25 cents can buy

[TexasTexas95]

@Michigan boarder Dude! Ain't that just livin life right there?! I am so all about burnin the tires right off life. That doesn't mean I don't take care of myself, my life, or stay healthy. Just gonna have fun the whole time.  

A good buddy of mine (we worked in the oil field together) lives in this crap hole town of Fabens, Texas. It's a dusty border town with a few shady characters in it an the houses consist of widths from single to double if they aren't strewn together from left over construction material. He lives on 2 dusty acres in a single wide (clean, and well kept but definitely a 1980's single wide) with a wife, and two kids. This guy makes $125,000 a year, working two weeks on, two weeks off. He drives a lifted $60,000 truck, has a little purple 2 door Chevrolet truck with an LS swap that he likes to mod, about a $40,000 dune buggy, and a stable with about 5 horses. I told him that he needs to move out of this crap hole, start saving, and get into a nice little on the east side. He's like hell naw, right here is my paradise. I have everything I want in life. My wife and kids, mi familia, and my fun. It's crazy but I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't agree with him...

[Michigan boarder]

Yep, you gotta stay out there in the mix, doing the fun stuff, the stuff that makes you happy!  Heck, I can even tie this into last night.  We have been too busy to get to the lake house to do spring cleaning, and it's been in the 60's and 70's and dry here for a week.  Looking at the weather, we need to get the yard done, and rain is moving in today or tomorrow.  Here is the timeline, starting yesterday at 5:30pm:

• 5:30pm     I arrive home from work
• 6:15pm     Wife and I head to lake
• 8:00pm     Arrive at lake.  Start to trim ornamental grasses (lots of it), bushes, rake yard
• 8:30pm     Sunset.  Start fire to begin burning all the stuff.  Tarpload upon tarpload of leaves, sticks, everything.  8 or 9 tarploads.  Car in the driveway, pointing headlights at the areas we are working on
• 11:30pm   She keeps burning, I am using a blower to clean the driveway, and patios.  We've each had a few beers by now too.
• 12:00am   I spread fertilizer, and we finish up stoking the fire.  A few more beers and laughs - it's like 65 degrees out still.
• 12:30am   We go inside.  The water heater has failed.  I take a COLD shower after her daring me, to show her how tough I am, she heats some water on the stove and cleans up with that.  We are laughing thru it all, messing with each other.
• 12:45am   Celebratory romp.  No kids around!
• 1:00am     Bedtime
• 4:00am     Time to get up!  Make expresso's (mocha's), pack up and we roll
• 4:30am     Depart from lake
• 6:15am     Arrive home
• 6:30am     Kids (we have 3) are waking up, start the morning routine.
• Today is a normal day, me at work and her running some errands and billing for some over her freelance stuff
• Tonight we will do our weekly meeting/training with the show ski team

The fun never stops, we just keep on from one thing to another.  I would never let a car or boat slow me down from any of that, not what life's about.

[windy1]

I picked up a 72 cutlass convertible a couple years ago with 13,000 original miles. will it be worth a lot less when it hits 50,000 miles in a few years? I don't care.

[SCMike]

1990 Euro for $3700.  Rough, but complete.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/bod/5539387161.html

2004 LSV with 230 hours -- $38k 

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/boa/5542042162.html

great looking boat, but I'm not a fan of the custom flame gel coat. 

[MadMan]

Not a Malibu, but I have never seen one:

http://huntsville.craigslist.org/boa/5505581491.html

 

[isellacuras]

8 hours ago, MadMan said:

Not a Malibu, but I have never seen one:

http://huntsville.craigslist.org/boa/5505581491.html

 

That's awesome. 

[windy1]

with surf tabs

[benihana66]

The weather is warming up in Michigan:

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/boa/5527217158.html

 

98 Sunsetter with tower and wedge!

Edited April 20, 2016 by benihana66

[Arick]

19 minutes ago, benihana66 said:

The weather is warming up in Michigan:

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/boa/5527217158.html

 

98 Sunsetter with tower and wedge!

Seems a bit spendy.  I do like the colors though.  Nice boat.

[BlknYlwT22]

https://peoria.craigslist.org/boa/5549035918.html

[Stevo]

9 hours ago, BlknYlwT22 said:

 

9 hours ago, BlknYlwT22 said:

https://peoria.craigslist.org/boa/5549035918.html

That price seems high, also i like the 10yr old pics

Edited April 21, 2016 by Stevo

[TC_2006_VLX]

2 hours ago, Stevo said:

That price seems high, also i like the 10yr old pics

Shoot wish i would have got that price for my 06 i sold a couple months ago haha

[Bill_AirJunky]

2 hours ago, Stevo said:

That price seems high, also i like the 10yr old pics

Or the fact that it says, "We ordered the boat new and had it painted with the 2005 paint scheme."

WTH??