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If you are on a vision quest across a vast plain, say the Bonneville Salt Flats or Vince Vaughn's endless forehead, then the horizon will be on both sides. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Plymouth is also a two-sided Horizon, but will its price prove to be the one true way?

In Hugh Lofting's series of Dr. Doolittle books the pushmi-pullyu was a gazelle crossed with a unicorn with a head on each end. This obviously caused migraine-worthy challenges in choosing a direction for travel. Of benefit, the pushmi-pullyu did have the ability to eat and talk at the same time without appearing rude. Of course without the necessary apparatus for disposing of that eaten food, perhaps the good Doctor should have kept his distance lest the imaginative beast explode.

A similar situation exists - sans the threat of poopolosion - with today's custom Plymouth which has been constructed from a 1985 and a 1986 Horizon. Appearing like the three-box suicide door compact sedan Plymouth should have but never built, this Horizon squared comes with all the necessary equipment to - like a hermaphrodite - go both ways. Yeah, I'm gonna' get it for that one.

The ad for the Car(s) is woefully light on detail, but remarkably intriguing in its short but shouty all-caps description. There are apparently two engines, two transmissions included, and as you might expect, a set of steering controls on each end.

That means that there are either a pair of Simca 1.6s in there, or perhaps a duo of Chrysler's 2.2s at each end. Which gearboxes are along for the ride goes undisclosed, but they are most likely manuals as I imagine it would be pretty destructive dragging an automatic around backwards.

One of the funniest aspects of this custom car are the side view mirrors which append each door. There are two on each side which perhaps allow the driver to see not just behind them but also their own reflection while underway. Lookin' good, Mr. Kot-ter.

Other than that it's amazing how factory this crazy conversion looks. The space between the two doors has been filled with a panel that also continues the rubstrip, while the B-pillar has been rendered phat and likewise matches the door frames on either side.

There's crazy and then there's inspired and I think this twinny mini Plymouth lands squarely in the latter category. No, you probably couldn't use it as a daily driver, and the attempt to register it (them?) might make the DMV drone's head explode, but dang it'd be fun to show up in… pretty much everywhere.

But is that uniqueness and audacious appearance worth $1,200 of anyone's fun funds? What do you think, is this two-headed Horizon worth that kind of scratch? Or, is this a custom Plymouth whose price sinks it like a rock?

You decide!

New Hampshire Craigslist, or go here if the ad disappears.

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Corrado isn’t a Spanish word, but it does sound like cerrado, which in Spanish means closed. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe VW Corrado is in Spanish speaking Mexico, but will its price cerrado the deal?

El Florido is a small town on the eastern edge of Tijuana, just north of the Carretera Libre A Tecate. Today’s 1991 Volkswagen Corrado has perhaps plied that highway, as the small sporty Vee-dub was made to eat up miles.

For those of you unfamiliar, Tijuana is the largest municipality on the Baja Peninsula, and serves as both a business and industrial center, as well as a legendary draw as a tourist destination, just across the border from San Diego California.

It’s probably that fun town rep that is most prominent in peoples minds as Tijuana is a place were you can seemingly get anything you want, from high-end jewelry to great food to fireworks and the best bargains in social diseases you could want. I’ve been there many a time, and have always known when it’s time for a return visit when the burning sensation upon peeing dies down. Ah yes, good times.

I’m kidding of course, and do recommend making a run for the border should you be in San Diego with a few hours to kill. You can even just strut right on over and into town if you like.

Of course you might want to drive this 1991 Corrado back, as there are, on average, 300,000 people making the crossing on any given day, and it’s a lot better to sit in a VW's throne than hoof it when going through customs. And remember, never try and smuggle anything illicit across the border by sticking it up your butt, as that’s the first place they look.

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Serving as the nominal replacement for the Scirocco, the Corrado never generated as much enthusiasm as did its predecessor. That’s despite the fact that the Corrado is arguably better looking than the second-generation wind car, and at least as good looking as the first.

The Corrado also came with two things the Scirocco never did, supercharged engines and eventually an available V6. This arrest me red ’91 has the V6, which as we all know is a really an inline engine that’s been scrunched up so that the bores somewhat overlap, requiring their being staggered as a result. That demands a complex single head for both banks of the 2.8-litre 179-bhp mill.

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Here is where this car gets kind of funny. The ad says that this is a ’91, but it’s my understanding that the VR6 didn’t make an appearance in the Corrado until the 1992 model year. Adding to the shenanigans is the fact that the VR6 badge displayed in the ad is from a Jetta (Bora en México).

Other notable pluses and minuses to consider before heading to TJ are the HID headlamps, which do notably flank a grille-less nose. It also has curb-rashed alloys upon which have been fitted some of the skinniest rubber this side of a Hello Daddy brand condom. Supposedly the steering wheel comes off too, but I don’t know if that’s on purpose or not.

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On the brighter side, the title is said to be clear so actually driving this Corrado out of Mexico will unlikely lead to you ending up in a five-star Mexican jail. The car also looks pretty good, but that could just be the Instagram’d pics and their quaint and exotic backdrop. It also has the most hilarious front plate which offers an eff-off to all things JDM. I’m still wiping the tears away for that one.

The seller wants $1,750 for the car and you know need to decide if it’s worth the pesos, or if you’d give it a pass... oh.

You decide!

Tijuana Craigslist, or go here if the ad disappears.

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Quicksand is a non-Newtonian fluid, meaning that while appearing solid, a minuscule change in surface stress will cause a rapid change in its viscosity. Once you are trapped within it, struggling to get out will only exacerbate your predicament. I’ll leave it to you to decide what that has to do with today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 300TE, and while you’re at it, you can decide if its price gives you a sinking feeling too.

This week we had double shot of my baby's love cut up Nissan cars. Wednesday’s holy roller 300zx engendering the most rabble-rabble, while yesterday’s soft roofied 1971 240Z hardly caused a ripple. It was its price that doomed that cool drop top turbo to a 58% Crack Pipe loss, but still it hasn’t been a great run for the boys from Nissan Jidōsha KK.

Have you ever considered drowning in quicksand? It seems to happen far more often in the movies than you hear occurring in real life, but I’m sure some people are just so unfortunate as to go out that way. And not just the assholes either.

Today’s 1988 Mercedes Benz 300TE might - and I have to stress, might - be the automotive equivalent of sinking in that non-Newtonian goo. These S1124 wagons are pretty rock-solid cars, although perhaps not so much as their nearly hand-built W123 predecessors. Still it’s a Benz from the era before the German company started feeling Lexus breathing down their corporate neck and began a concerted effort to cheap-out their low and mid-range models.

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These are also really good looking cars. Not only does the longroof edition of the W124 (code name S124) maintain elegant lines that still look fresh today, but when painted in a dark hue like this one’s ebony coat, they look downright sporty. Glass - and hence non-myasmic headlamps, as well as a rump cleared of badging adds to the likables on the car.

Perhaps not so, are what might be sizable scratches in the right rear and front left fenders (which admittedly could be reflections) and the ad’s admission of some rust in the usual places. Other than that the chunky factory alloys and complete trim give the car points.

The interior is likewise relatively tidy although the seller notes a loose armrest in back, and the pictures show what looks to be a crack in the driver’s seat leather. Also, maybe it’s the flash but the flesh-tones of the seats standing in contrast to the tan color of the rest of the car is kind of creeping me out in a it rubs the lotion on its skin sort of way.

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But here’s where the car may potentially turn to quicksand. The seller notes a litany of parts that he has had to replace on this Benz, and not just the typical consumables. He’s poured over $3K into keeping the 177-bhp 12-valve six running and keeping its cool, and that doesn’t even include the ad’s final zinger, the fact that the reverse gear in the 4-speed autobox has crapped its tranny pants.

He still drives it of course, hoping no doubt not to accidentally drive down a narrow cul-de-sac or be faced with an advancing tsunami on a one-way street. The 4G-Tronic is considered by many to be one of the best boxes out there, and while repairing this one - likely requiring just a new B3 band and maybe a clutch pack - will be expensive, it’ll probably be all that it’ll need for a while at least.

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The ad says the car's odo gave up the fight at 153,000, and the engine was replaced (?!) at 60K. Still, since both car and the fuel injected Benz 103 have a strong rep, we'll cut them some slack, what do you say?

Because of the tranny issue the seller hasn’t been driving the Benz much, at least according to the ad just around the block every now and then to keep it young and supple. Instead he’s down to his Saab 900 (Geez, doesn’t this guy have any cars that are cheap to fix?) and is now looking for a motorcycle in place of the 7-seat longroof.

Of course, few of us happen to have a spare bike laying around and so perhaps his offer to give the car up for $1,498 cash is more workable. Considering all that this car has taken to maintain, and the issue with its lack of back-upability, what do you think about that price? Is $1,498 a deal for so solid if potentially wallet-consuming a car? Or, does its price and condition have you backing away?

You decide!

Kalamazoo Craigslist, or go here if the ad disappears.

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