Twin Spoilers: 1985 Merkur XR4Ti

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DT E-i-C Vince: Sorry that DT postings have been a bit light for the past few days — first, I was travelling for work in Dubai the other week (lots of interesting cars over there, but mostly newer stuff) and now I’m on vacation on a cruise ship in Alaska…so internet access isn’t exactly great.  However, I did notice that most of the cars in Alaska seem to be either rusting or preparing to rust (winter is a nasty beast up here), so it was interesting to see a car in Alaska from the mid 80s that hadn’t yet succumbed to the tin worm.  Find this 1985 Merkur XR4Ti offered for $1300 located in Anchorage, AK via craigslist. Tip from Zach.



From the seller:

1985 Merkur xr4ti 

condition: good 

cylinders: 4 cylinders 

drive: rwd 

fuel: gas 

title status: clean 

transmission: manual 

Very rare car. Turbo 4 cylinder 5 speed. Fun car to drive. New spark plugs, wires, cap and rotor all motor craft parts. New timing belt and water pump. New thermostat and thermostat housing. Runs and stops great. Would like to keep the rims, I have an original set that will need tires but we can work something out. Still needs work like gauge lights not working.

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