1985 SR5 T4 MINT - $2100 (Aldergrove/abbotsford)

[dlb]

this one looks amazing. if i didn't have a bunch of projects on the go right now i would get this myself. trying to talk a friend in vancouver into getting it. 145,000 km, one owner, no rust, mint condition, $2100.

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/c ... 41646.html

[toughtercel]

Yep I saw that add last night , FIRST OWNER yeahhh that a steal , I am not interest but have you "davidlucasbarnes" got someone take a look for you or want me take a look , it 30-45 min from my home .

[dlb]

yeah man, if you want to take a look and let me know how it is that would be rad! if things fall in to place i might go for it.

[So_Powerful]

Little far from Edmonton. I would love to take a look at it. It wouldn't be the first car I have liberated from BC.

[dlb]

both toughtercel and i have emailed the seller, no responses yet.

[toughtercel]

I've E mail her 3 times on week-end and Victoria day ,I left my phone number, still nothing untill 2 hours ago ,she made another post on Craisglist that she was overwhelm from to many phone calls , anyway i wrote the number down and call her tomorrow because I can't see the car till tomorrow at 6 pm if not sold . I had the chance to see the car few days ago.

[dlb]

ah, i get it now. i got your PM but didn't understand. i just checked the ad and saw what's up. if it works out, great, if not, i'll just hang on to my $2 K.

[dlb]

the price is now down to $1700. toughtercel took a look and said one of the CVs clunked, it burned a bit of oil, there is rust starting in the rear wheel wells, and it had a big leak that pooled in the spare tire well. looks pretty nice actually but once the rust starts...

here are TT's pics of it.

[toughtercel]

thank you for down load pictures

[ARCHINSTL]

OK - I realize this is OT, but - look at toughtercel's last pix of the DS door: I've always wondered - what the heck would be the purpose of the 5 slots in the lower left of the door? I can't imagine they are for ventilation, so ...?
Tom M.

[danzo]

They allow moisture to evaporate so it doesn't rust out the door. Most cars also have holes in the bottom of the door for water to run out.

[ARCHINSTL]

Ahh, so...yet another Homer Simpson D'uhhh moment pour moi...
Tom M.

[tercel4wdrules]

I wish the interior in my silver '85 was as clean as this one. It looks nearly as mint as the Diary Queen Tercel, too bad I never got the chance to see that one in person.

[dlb]

yeah, it looks pretty good. the head rests are different in mine, wonder if they switched it up for the 87/88's.

what happened to the dairy queen terc, was it up for sale at some point? i must have missed that part of the story.

[ARCHINSTL]

Remember, though, tercel4wdrules - the interior in that DQ ad car was washed in suds and beaucoup water - probably more than once...
Wonder what the floor looks like under the mats nowadays. Film crews generally are not too caring about the cars they work with - that ain't what they are being paid to do...
Tom M.