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    Now this is ugly

    What a rusty, ugly POS. But if you were restoring an LE it would be gold!

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....:X:RTQ:AU:1123

    Currently $4000 in Melbourne

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    How did they let it get so rooted?

    That's at least 2 LE coupes turned into utes.

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    May have been smacked in the back end at some stage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by playwme View Post
    How did they let it get so rooted?

    That's at least 2 LE coupes turned into utes.
    Most people these days don't have the smarts to do a bit more than just wash and polish the outside of a vehicle or the odd bit of preventative maint. Some can get through a bit because they may have grown up in a conducive environment to it.

    Don't hold that against them, many went and did IT than an apprenticeship when they left school. This is more a reflection on the working environment than of the people themselves.

    Society has shifted a bit since our parents and grandparents generation/s. Different values, different skill required to get on in life. No wonder a busy plumber, sparky or other building tradie can charge what they want. In a throw away society (albeit with many technical innovations making most self maintenance almost impossible) many have lost the skill set to be able to maintain every part of their car at home.

    How hard would it have been to occasionally pop the access panels off the inside and have a quick squizz? Not very. My BIL is a great bloke, works in IT, has his own business in it etc etc..... But don't ask him to change some plugs, drop the oil and filter and a quick dent tidy up on his own (simple) car...

    Then again, don't ask me how to diagnose a mainframe....

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    I'd like to see a panel van roof added to it!

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    Ozbox has one of those, ie coupe with van roof.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HK1837 View Post
    Ozbox has one of those, ie coupe with van roof.
    Cool, I'd like to see some pictures.

    Regards, Smooth

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    It looks like they drove it through the ocean.

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    I spoke to the seller. It was converted from an LE in the mid 80's that had been front and rear ended, but it spend 8 years ignored out in the weather after a divorce and owner lost interest. Dash has been changed as it was smashed in the accident. Still has the original LE engine.

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