Yahoo Autos Piaggio Ape, Porsche 944 Turbo, Honda CX500 Turbo: The Dopest Cars I Found for Sale Online
Dear reader, I am not here. I mean, Dopest runs on Saturdays, so I’m rarely actually working when this slideshow makes its way out onto the airwaves. But this week is a special case, as I’m not even writing this on the preceding Friday — instead, I’m using that time to fly home from a press event, where I’ll be driving the new Subaru Crosstrek.
All this to say, if the listings are expired, it’s not my fault. I’m writing this on a Tuesday evening, and I will take no blame for cars that sell before you read this Saturday morning. After all, I’ve gone and picked out the best listings — of course other people are going to be interested. Who wouldn’t want to buy the internet’s Dopest Cars?
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Piaggio Ape - $22,000
It may be Saturday for you, out there in the world, but as I write this from the rapidly-darkening Jalopnik offices it’s Tuesday — Tiny Truck Tuesday. In accordance with that most ancient and revered of temporal laws, I present a truck so tiny it doesn’t even need wheels. It’s also covered in flowers, because what’s more friend-shaped than that?
This is a Piaggio Ape, a small truck built for small jobs. Do you, reader, really need any more truck than this? Can you not get a UHaul for the once per year you move? Sacrifice that unneeded practicality, the enormous beds of modern vehicles, and get yourself this friendly little flower truck.
1995 Nissan 240SX - $4,500
Okay, sure, this S14 is in bad shape. It appears to have been hit in the side by some sort of freight locomotive or Kryptonian expat, crushing the driver’s door and quarter panel in. But here’s the thing: It’s an S14. They’re all like this.
But they aren’t all bone-stock, with low six figure mileage. The seller claims this 240SX drives straight, which means it’ll drift straight. You were going to cut up the rear fenders anyway to add flares, and if you’re spending $4,500 on an S-chassis I’m willing to bet you’re planning for it to end up smashed anyway.
1997 Suzuki Carry - $7,200
If the Piaggio wasn’t your speed, don’t worry — there’s more Tiny Truck Tuesday to be had. How about a kei truck this time, some JDM to differ from the Euro of the Ape? This Suzuki Carry will fit the bill just fine.
The Carry has a full four wheels, all of them driven by the 660cc kei engine. You could take this off-road, into the depths of parts unknown, and not be stopped by narrow trails that would force Jeeps to turn tail. I can’t think of a better off-roader for the tight woods of New England.
1972 Volkswagen Bus - $27,500
I may have been born in the mid-’90s, but I imagine this Volkswagen Bus would be a perfect portal back to 1972. The colors are already incredibly seventies, and the sepia-toned photograph in the listing truly echoes that fifty-year-old energy.
The seller claims this bus has been well-maintained, and “RUNS PERFECT.” If you can think of a more suitable road trip vehicle, leave it in the comments, but I think this VW takes the throne.
1989 Porsche 944 Turbo S - $19,500
This 944, by contrast, is far from “PERFECT.” It’s clearly been repainted, a modification that the seller readily admits (the car was original black), and the ad claims it’s “not running 100%.” What that means is left up to your interpretation, but trust that the car might make it home — so long as you live close by.
If it does, though, the trip will be a blast. I’ve always thought the 944 deserved a better reputation than it got, and the Turbo S model is the best of them all. All those cosmetic defects are just discounts.
1991 Honda CRX Si - $12,500
This is the kind of track car I’d buy, if I had the time in my schedule and money in my bank account. A CRX is lightweight, nimble, and fun, but this one’s been laden with enough aftermarket gear to make it a true road course resident. Wheels and tires, suspension, a battery cutoff, a B16C1 block with a B16a head for VTEC — it’s ready to go.
So long as you only need it on track, or are very willing to accept the compromises for street use. This Honda doesn’t exactly look comfortable to go grab groceries in, but maybe that’s your speed. I don’t judge.
1974 BMW 2002 - $10,500
I’m a simple person. I see the hard, pointed lines of a BMW 2002, and I put it in my spreadsheet for the week’s installment of Dopest. This one is far from the nicest we’ve had in our slideshows, and for that I love it.
The paint needs work. The interior is dirty and tired. The engine bay bears a concerning amount of patina for such critical infrastructure. But these are fixable problems, and they’re all on a car worth fixing.
1980 Dodge Van 200 - $22,000
