It’s Friday, which means I’m staring at video editing software, a ton of pics to comb through, and even more articles to write. Yet I find myself scouring Craigslist for, anything really. I’ve just decided to enter “V12” into the search bar, and these are some of the machines I’ve come across.

It’s mostly Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Jaguars but I also find the odd Packard or old Lincoln in there as well. There are a few Aston Martins that pop up too, like this 2003 Vanquish with an asking price of $65,000.

It looks pretty clean and shows just 44,000 miles on the odometer. The newer Vanquish helps make this one feel dated, but at the same time it’s not terribly far removed in the styling arena.

At the low end of the cost spectrum, sits this 1996 BMW 750iL. I’ve always loved the E38-era 7 Series, and this one appears to be an interesting car with it’s $4,000 asking price. The seller claims it’s in great shape and that it runs and drives on a healthy engine and transmission. Still, if something does go wrong, I’d imagine you’ll be ponying up the asking price just to get it fixed. Could be fun to drive for a bit though, until the worst happens and then you could part out the rest of the car… or turn it into a LeMons racer.

It’s easy to get bored with the V12 search, however, so I changed gears and plugged “V10” into the search bar. How does a 200,000-mile, $7,500 Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI sound to you? The second press car I ever drove was one of these and I still think about it from time to time.
From here I got bored again and plugged in “Engine Swap” into Craigslist. That’s where I found this beastly little number.

It’s a 2004 Subaru Forester with the engine and transmission from a 2004 WRX STI. Ditch the rear wing, ditch the oversized scoop, and you’re left with one hell of a cool sleeper. The asking price is steep but that’s a lot of work done on this one.
So what are you finding on your local Craigslist on this fine Friday afternoon?