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I was chatting with a Ducati.ms forum member about his RGV250, and had to hit eBay to see what kind of 2 strokes were available. My search didn’t disappoint. Check out these 3 beauts for sale right now, all in the U.S. with titles from what I can tell:

1991 Suzuki RGV250 w/ custom Lucky Strike Paintwork on eBay (CA):

THIS LUCKY STRIKE PAINT JOB IS UNIQUE / ONE OF A KIND, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A LUCKY STRIKE WITH AS MUCH DETAIL AND PERSONALITY AS THIS ONE, TANK PAINT IS ONE OF A KIND AS WELL AS FT FAIRING STRIPES.ALL DECALS ARE CLEAR COATED. THIS IS THE BEST LOOKING LUCKY STRIKE YOU WILL FIND PERIOD!
REAR SHOCK IS FRESH LOW MILES WITH A FRESH CHARGE OF NITROGEN LAST MONTH
NEW BR8ECM PLUGS, GEARBOX OIL CHANGE, COOLANT FLUSH, POWER VALVES WERE DOUBLE PINNED AFTER I PURCHASED IN 2001. CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED BEFORE MY PURCHASE. THIS BIKE WILL KICK BUTT FOR A LONG TIME!

1989 Honda MC28 NSR250 w/ Tyga Bodywork on eBay (CA):

TYGA front upper and lower, headlights
Custom TYGA tailsection with lockable trunk.
Integrated LED stop and turn signals
Custom rear subframe
Polished frame and swingarm
TYGA exhaust
Carbon reeds
Jetted (extra jetting set included)
Open air filters
Racing rearsets
Gold CRG levers (tip has some road rash)
Ohlins steering dampener
Battery removed, self powered after kickstart
Gold chain and tire is fairly new
and the Swiss army clock

1985 Yamaha RZV500R Replica on eBay (CA):

I’ll update with final auction results next week.

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Jim Meager sent me this great looking Smoke Silver 190 2.3-16 that he has for sale (U.K., £8,000):

This beautiful 1988 Mercedes has a full provenance and has been in
the hands of a single owner from new. It has the advantage of a
complete and unbroken service history and is maintained to a high
standard. Garaged throughout its life, it has been lovingly cared for and
carefully driven with only 119,000 miles on the clock.

The condition, appearance and performance of the vehicle demand a
sale price of £8,000 and this will be a cash only sale.
Please contact us at jmeager@waitrose.com to register your interest or
make further enquiries which are most welcome. We shall endeavour to
respond to all emails within 24 hours. We are in Bedfordshire, UK and
prospective purchasers will need to come to us to see the vehicle
strictly by appointment only.

Download a .pdf with all the details and 6 high resolution images of this Mercedes 190E 2.3-16. [3.6 mb]

If you have a car worthy of listing on TjRubley.com, please contact me!

Good luck with the sale Jim!

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Check out other Mercedes 2.3-16 cars posted on TjRubley.com

Considering I’ve posted quite a few Ducati 888 SPO’s listings, I’m starting to wonder just how rare they are LOL! Here’s a 1993 Ducati 888 SPO For Sale in Georgia for $9k buy-it-now:

Of course I’m joking about their rarity, but when you’re on the constant look-out, there’s more to find than I’d expect. And as a modern collectable, $9k is a pretty cheap entry price if she checks out.

Update 3.1.2008: Sold for $8k

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A one owner, very red, and original looking Porsche 911 for sale on Autotrader ($15.5k, NoCal):

This is an immaculate, guard’s red, 911 Carrera coupe, still very fast. Being sold by the original, non-smoking owner. Carefully maintained, original paint and black leather interior, custom wheels, high performance tires. Picture shows sheepskin seat covers, but leather seats are in excellent condition. No accidents or body work ever done, always garaged, never driven in snow. As you’ll understand after seeing the photos, this car still turns heads.

Miles aren’t really that bad and a one owner car is usually a good sign. And what else are you going to get for $15k that is anywhere near as cool?!

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This looks like a really well looked after and enthusiast owned 190 2.3-16 for sale in New York on eBay:

If you want a reliable, fast, fun, and economical car (amazing to get all that in one car!), this Mercedes 16v is the car for you. The car drives and sounds like a stock Mercedes 16v, except power delivery is smoother, the idle is better, it is more reliable than stock, and it has more power! In all my years of ownership, the car has never left me stranded and has always started up and driven smoothly.

If this car runs and well as the owner reports and has the receipts to back up the work, this could be a really fun car and a serious consideration if you’re shopping for an e30 M3 for sale! While I think the $13.5k buy-it-now might be a tad on the high side for a car with extensive mods and moderate miles, but the owner states his reserve is at $7500. Currently at $3150 with 5 days remaining.

Update 2.25.2008: Reserve was lowered and winning bid was only $7100! The pictures and description certainly suggested it was worth more.

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Check out this collection of a rare and vintage motorcycles on CycleTrader

Yamaha FZR OW01 (pictured), Laverda Jota, Honda RC 30, BMW K-1, Suzuki GSX-RR, and Ducati 851 Tri-color, to name a few! Prices appear to be on the high side, but maybe you could get a discount if you purchased them all

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Oh how I wish I could squeeze this into my GTi search! Check out this very rare 1989 Volkswagen Rallye Golf for sale on VWVortex:

At $20k CAD, that’s nearly $20k US (Gotta love the shit U.S. exchange rate right now ) Given this cars rarity and seemingly great condition, it’s got to be close to worth that. Granted, you’d have to be the biggest MK2 Golf fanboi of all time, but I can see it.

More Rallye Golf details on the Vortex

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Note to self — Go around the to the corner store for a Powerball ticket! ($74m, Wednesday)

1979 BMW Alpina B6 e21 on Roadfly ($28k, PA):

Clean, well documented, one of a kind car. One of only 533 built. Signed by famous German Racer Hans Stuck. This is production number 062 of this true Alpina B6 2.8 (E-21).

Remember this car? I did, and so did long time TjRubley.com reader, Neil, who dug up these 2005 links for this car that sold two years ago for $28k (Thanks Neil!)

1991 BMW Alpina B12 e32 For Sale on eBay ($23k US, Vancouver, Canada)

”BMW’s Flagship Supercar” #139 of 305 ever produced [...] professionally appraised at $65,000 {CAN}.

Being sold by 360Autosports (Importers), I just love this car. It’s so austere and understated. Perfect Q-Ship!

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I often admire the simplicity, reliability, and stunning performance of the Honda S2000. My wife and I have owned and loved two Honda Preludes, so I guess I’m a bit predisposed to the S2000 without having even driven one; I know it won’t disappoint.

Scanning classifieds returns many very clean, low mileage, and under $20k examples. Like these:

2000 Honda S2000 on eBay (PA, 22k miles, $16.5k buy-it-now):

2001 Honda S2000 (TX, 37k miles, $15780 buy-it-now):

And then on the way out of work the other day, I spotted an Acura Integra and realized I had nearly forgotten about the fantastic Acura Integra Type R. And I realized I had forgotten about them because I had pretty much dismissed them — I figured there weren’t any unmolested examples left. And by unmolested, I mean not totally beat on and/or heavily modified.

But I could be wrong. Within only 20 minutes, I spotted this all stock original 1997 Integra Type R on Honda-Tech (55k miles, $16.9k):

The Type R is loaded with cool features, which I’d list, but the Wikipedia article on the Integra Type R is very complete.

So what do you think? As the S2000 and ITR are sharing the $15-20k price-point for clean examples, which would you pick? Which is the better driver’s car? Leave a comment!

Integra Type R Videos

Top Gear Integra Type R Video w/ Tiff

Motorweek Integra Type R Video (with bonus NSX footage)

Reviews and Articles on the Integra Type R

Over 20 scanned articles on the Type R

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Some very serious coin has been spent on this shiny BMW e30 M3 for sale on eBay:

2.5 liter Turner Motorsports Engine Conversion Kit- Includes Evo 3 pistons, rods, air flow meter, fuel injectors, performance chip, main and rod bearings, oil pump, updated head gasket, oil pan baffle, crank bolt and spacer, 2.5 liter crankshaft, and many other things to much to list here.

—- K&N Cold Air Intake System

—- Korman Exhaust Valve Gear

—- Tri-Flow Exhaust

*The 2.5 liter conversion was performed by Tony Mann of MannMotorsports and the engine conversion has about every performance feature except a new cam shaft (Not done because car was going to be used as daily driver) and Evolution III throttle bodies.

This car has some respectable previous owners and a long list of expensive replacement and upgrade parts. But with 123k miles, cracked leather seats, and ASA wheels, is it really worth $39k buy-it-now?! I know that engine build ran well into the ‘teens, but e30 M3 prices don’t go that high unless the car is absolutely perfect. And even then, it’s ridiculous jack to spend on any e30 in my opinion. Maybe he just has a sense of humor

Update 2.15.08:Reserve has been lowered, buy-it-now is now $30.9k, and current bid is at ~$17k. 1 day left.

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