Looking for cars with blown motors or other serious problems.

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Feb 7, 2011 | 01:38 AM

sean73T

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Looking for cars with blown motors or other serious problems.

If I wanted to find a car with a blown motor or other in-op problems where are places to look? Ebay and cars.com don't really have anything. Would it be best to go to an auction? or???

Looking for Asian cars, 350z, RX-7, 240sx.

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Feb 7, 2011 | 01:41 AM

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I'd start with wrecking yards in your area any work out from there. I'd also try goggling what your looking for and see what comes up

Feb 7, 2011 | 01:44 AM

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I would start out with yards owned by Orientals.

Feb 7, 2011 | 01:47 AM

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That's racist.

And I would want the car to be somewhat intact, so asian owned yards are out of the question.

Feb 7, 2011 | 07:07 AM

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Check the local auto auctions. I've bought a few in the past (running condition) for under $1K each. Also, check the classified section in the back of the local newspaper. The local paper here has a section for cars under $3K that usually have issues.