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Title: A very distinctive "1984 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe" - $4000
Post by: 67_Eldo on February 13, 2018, 10:24:21 AM
Not mine.

I thought the first-gen Eldorado design was timeless, but not quite *that* timeless.

https://quadcities.craigslist.org/cto/d/1984-cadillac-eldorado-coupe/6492985938.html
Title: Re: A very distinctive "1984 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe" - $4000
Post by: e.mason on February 13, 2018, 11:12:44 AM
Manual Transmission?
Title: Re: A very distinctive "1984 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe" - $4000
Post by: EAM 17806 on February 13, 2018, 11:28:22 AM
Quote from: 67_Eldo on February 13, 2018, 10:24:21 AM
Not mine.

I thought the first-gen Eldorado design was timeless, but not quite *that* timeless.

https://quadcities.craigslist.org/cto/d/1984-cadillac-eldorado-coupe/6492985938.html
Cadillac did away with round headlights in 1975; was this a type error and should have been 1974?  EAM
Title: Re: A very distinctive "1984 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe" - $4000
Post by: e.mason on February 13, 2018, 11:32:42 AM
Not sure.............but this does appear to be a 1969 Eldo.
Title: Re: A very distinctive "1984 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe" - $4000
Post by: 67_Eldo on February 13, 2018, 11:38:11 AM
Yes, it's a 1969. I've been trying to figure out how you get to "1984" as a typo.

Maybe the ad was entered by someone who had no idea of what a 1984 Eldorado looks like? Maybe they simply picked a number out of thin air?
Title: Re: A very distinctive "1984 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe" - $4000
Post by: Eldorado James on February 13, 2018, 12:07:01 PM
It screams of being a scammer ad.
Title: Re: A very distinctive "1984 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe" - $4000
Post by: BJM on February 13, 2018, 09:40:59 PM
Yes it’s a scam ad. So - you guys don't know but one of my "hobbys" over the past few years has been CL and market searches for cars.  This is coffee drinking couch potato stuff which must end BUT - I usually put in price points on my searches because I am cheap. That has lead in the past 6 months to finding these kind of ads. Sometimes I enthusiastically cross post so someone can get a car that appears to be a bargain. 

But recently 2 of the old Buick finds have been scams. I also stupidly bit on a newer Audi TT for my daughter - bit as in I made an inquiry.  As soon as I got a scammy looking reply I googled the car and it came up elsewhere for much more money. 

Basically - if there is ONE high definition photo, and usually no more than 3, and the text is minimal and does not look right, and the price is way too right, just pass.   You can tell the Nigerian scammers don't know cars, as this ad demonstrates.