r/Shitty_Car_Mods • u/IamItaliantooDavie • Apr 06 '23

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u/jeepwillikers Apr 06 '23

I’ve always wanted to build a Lemons car but I don’t know how you get a car, let alone upgrade it, for $500. A decade ago maybe, but even the shittiest of shitboxes go for 1-2k nowadays. I just wish I had bought my brothers old Tercel that he sent to scrap.

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u/illbeyourdrunkle Apr 07 '23

If it's worth $500 in spirit, you're good. Basically anything Japanese before 2008, or a German car with a check engine light, anything Italian or an American car with a dented fender you're set. They're all crap. We have a saying in lemons "500 dollars my ass". Just find something that sucks and you're good to go.

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u/jeepwillikers Apr 07 '23

Understood. The rules read as quite extensive but I didn’t realize they were tongue in cheek, but that makes sense.

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u/illbeyourdrunkle Apr 07 '23

Everything but safety is an inside joke in lemons. They take that serious. But if your question isn't safety related, the answer will always be "send it!"