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The Daily Vroom

YESTERDAY’S TOP 3 SALES

Want to dive deeper into any of these listings? Just click on the car to take you directly to the listing.

1996 Porsche 911 Gunther Werks 400R Sport Touring #1 $850,000 (TMU)

2024 Lamborghini Revuelto $626,000 (3,400 miles)

2011 Porsche 911 GT3RS $591,000 (13,123 miles)

You Asked, It’s Here

Yesterday we ran a poll asking what you wanted next with GoAskSam.com, and saving your results wasn't just the winner, it wasn't close. Nearly double the next most popular option. And it lines up exactly with what's been landing in my inbox all week too, more of you have asked for this than anything else.

So we built it, and it's live right now.

In the menu on the left you'll see Your results. Click it and it unfolds right there, every car you've already asked Sam about, waiting for you. On your phone, tap the menu icon top left and it's right there too.

Every search you run while signed in is now kept automatically, no buttons to press, nothing to remember. Click any car in that list and the full recommendation opens exactly as it was that day, the platform pick, the PowerSeller if one was shown, the reasoning, all of it.

And because we're built on live data, every saved result is clearly stamped with the date Sam gave it. Markets move. What was right two weeks ago might not be right today. So on every saved result you'll also find a Re-run this search button, one click and Sam takes the exact same car and details and gives you a fresh answer against today's data.

The best bit: this works backwards. Everyone who searched this week already has their history in there. Sam didn't forget your car.

If there's something else you want next, tell me, [email protected] always gets read. And if you spot anything that doesn't quite work, same address, that's exactly how this week's fixes happened.

Sale of the Day

I know this isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea. In fact, I'm pretty sure some of you will take one look at the doors and move straight on.

But this 1994 Honda Civic EX Coupe sold for $7,650 yesterday, and if you're into this sort of thing, I think that's a great buy.

It's basically someone's early-2000s tuner dream brought back to life. The original engine and gearbox are gone, replaced by a B18B1 1.8-liter with a T3 turbo, five-speed manual and limited-slip diff. It's got Hondata management, coilovers, an Integra rear-disc conversion, Recaros, 15-inch Rotas and a frankly ridiculous list of other stuff that's been done to it.

The seller says it made 195hp at the wheels on a fairly conservative 7psi tune, with the setup built to take considerably more. I'm not sure I'd be rushing to turn the boost up, but I certainly wouldn't be getting bored with it either.

Is it perfect? Absolutely not. I could definitely live without the scissor doors, there's no air conditioning, the SRS light is on, the wrap has seen better days and depending on where you live, emissions could be an issue.

But then I remind myself again just $7,650.

The seller bought it just over a year ago and says he put an absurd amount of time into bringing it back and building the sort of Civic he remembered from the early-2000s tuner era. He's now back at college and decided the money could be better used elsewhere. I suspect he's got considerably more into this than the new owner has just paid for it.

I'm certainly not suggesting everyone should rush out and buy a 32-year-old heavily modified turbo Civic. But if this is the sort of car you're into, somebody else has already done all the expensive stuff, you get a manual, turbocharged, LSD-equipped Civic that should be an absolute riot to drive, and the whole thing cost less than $8,000.

Auctions To Keep An Eye On

I know I've featured a few Mercedes recently, but come on. Just look at this thing.

This 2019 E63 S on MB Market is finished in Kryptonite Green Metallic over black leather, has just 23,000 miles and had an absolutely ridiculous $158,000 window sticker when new.

And whoever ordered it clearly wasn't ticking boxes carefully. Carbon ceramic brakes, forged AMG wheels, both exterior carbon packages, Performance Exhaust, Performance Seats, soft-close doors, Driver Assistance and plenty more. Even the stitching and piping throughout the interior is green.

Then underneath all of that is the bit that makes these cars so good: 603hp from AMG's twin-turbo V8, four-wheel drive and 0-60 in a little over three seconds. It's basically a supercar disguised as a perfectly usable Mercedes sedan.

Apparently it was originally ordered for a Mercedes executive in California, although I'd treat that as a nice bit of reported history rather than anything more unless the paperwork backs it up.

It's currently at $60,000 with 2 days left, so obviously it's got some climbing to do. But I absolutely love this.

There are plenty of black, white and silver E63s out there. If I'm buying one, give me the completely ridiculous green one with the $158k sticker.

I wasn't going to feature a 1931 Ford fuel tanker today. Then I read the comments and completely changed my mind.

This Model AA Sinclair tanker is currently at $22,750 with no reserve on Hagerty. It's very cool to look at, but the story of why the previous owner bought it is even better.

Apparently he had a collection of 24 cars and wanted to install a 150-gallon tank at his garage so he could keep them filled with 93-octane ethanol-free fuel.

The local authorities said no. So, as you do, he went out and bought himself a 1931 Ford fuel tanker instead.

And he didn't just park it there because it looked good. He had his mechanic set it up with the lines, filter and an electric pump and apparently kept around 115 gallons of fuel in it so he could fill his cars whenever he wanted. When the collection was recently sold at Monterey, they even used what was left in the tanker to fill up the other cars before they were shipped out.

I mean, how can I not feature that? I've got absolutely no need for an old Sinclair tanker, and I'm not sure I'd particularly enjoy driving something with 40hp and mechanical brakes either. But I love the fact that someone told this guy he couldn't have his own fuel tank, and his solution was essentially, fine, I'll buy a fuel truck.

Car collectors really are a different breed. No reserve, less than a day to go, and I genuinely can't wait to see who decides they need this in their garage next.

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