10/17/14 craigslist find : 1996 Toyota Previa AWD

In Modesto, CA. $3200









http://modesto.craigslist.org/cto/4719037355.html

Two cars, one interent.

1986 mitsubishi Delica 4x4 5spd turbo diesel van. - $14500 (santa rosa)


"This is a legally imported (older than 25 years for California) JDM market right hand drive van. It has current California reg, pink slip in my name and will never need smog test. (Turbo diesel) You may be able to find a "cheaper" van, but it will likely need 5k$ in maintenance done, as well as importation fees and full sales tax to DMV for transfer....I have done all the work and paid all the fees. 2spd transfer case, 5spd transmission. Manual locks and windows. Dual A/C blows cold! Rear seating folds into bed, flips forward to face rear, seats 8. Completely stock other than 15x8 aluminum wheels/oversize M/S tires, torsion bars adjusted to accommodate. Yakima racks, custom lightweight hitch (for rear bike rack) 123k. Mi. Very Recent major service (5k mi ago) including every seal on front rotating assembly: timing belt, water pump, belts...with factory OEM parts. New shocks, recent brake service. Everything (electrical and mechanical) works. It squeaks and groans a bit (almost 30 years old) every one of these vans does. (I've owned a few) it has a couple small dings/scratches, as well as a couple small surface rust areas (very isolated, the frame/undercarriage/floor is absolutely rust free) for age and mileage, it has obviously been maintained and loved. Better condition and less expensive than comparable Volkswagen syncro van! "









1979 Mercedes 300TD wagon * 84K low mile * Original survivor *
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1979-Mercedes-300TD-wagon-84K-low-mile-Original-survivor-very-detailed-/161437171986?autorefresh=true&nma=true&si=QfyY%252FxJazafn%252Bl3WSBJNmZo1rLA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

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Some new Rick Howard footage

We need more of this.

Neil deGrasse Tyson vs. jury duty

“In 2002, having spent more than three years in one residence for the first time in my life, I got called for jury duty. I show up on time, ready to serve. When we get to the voir dire, the lawyer says to me, “I see you’re an astrophysicist. What’s that?” I answer, “Astrophysics is the laws of physics, applied to the universe—the Big Bang, black holes, that sort of thing.” Then he asks, “What do you teach at Princeton?” and I say, “I teach a class on the evaluation of evidence and the relative unreliability of eyewitness testimony.” Five minutes later, I’m on the street.

A few years later, jury duty again. The judge states that the defendant is charged with possession of 1,700 milligrams of cocaine. It was found on his body, he was arrested, and he is now on trial. This time, after the Q&A is over, the judge asks us whether there are any questions we’d like to ask the court, and I say, “Yes, Your Honor. Why did you say he was in possession of 1,700 milligrams of cocaine? That equals 1.7 grams. The ‘thousand’ cancels with the ‘milli-’ and you get 1.7 grams, which is less than the weight of a dime.” Again I’m out on the street.”