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The Tale Of Two Mid-$8,000 Craigslist Finds: The Fake Lamborghini Murcielago Based On A Dodge Stratus (W/Video!)


The Tale Of Two Mid-$8,000 Craigslist Finds: The Fake Lamborghini Murcielago Based On A Dodge Stratus  (W/Video!)

We know what you’re thinking. You’re like, “Sure I’ve had a few beers this morning before work, but I thought that said a guy made a fake Lamborghini Murcielago out of a Dodge Stratus?!” It does say that you lush. A man in the bustling metropolis of East El Paso, Texas did create a Stratoghini. The man started with an innocent an entirely crappy 2002 Dodge Stratus coupe, all the bondo in the state of Texas and ended up with….well he ended up with what you see below and he’d like you to buy it for the low, low price of $8,770. Why is that a good deal? It isn’t a good deal, that’s why. Stop asking dumb questions. The seller seems nice enough and he’s super upbeat about the whole thing with lines like,

“Since the doors do not open (you have to hop in and out, easily done since the car is so low – the springs were cut, so if you get coilovers, it might get even lower!) I can give the winner some info on where to buy parts to make functional doors if wanted.” Yeah, hey why don’t you go ahead and throw that info in there about where I need to score the parts to cut and make doors in this thing. There’s an absolutely hilarious photo shop photo depicting what the car would look like with (you guessed it) Lambo doors. The video depicts who we think is the seller hopping in and out of the car. No doors? No problem!

We’re not saying that the seller is over hyping the power train but this line is a bit of a stretch, “This car is based on a 2002 Stratus Coupe with a huge 3.0 liter V-6 (more powerful than any stock Fiero V-6!). It has 205 HP that feels more like 300 HP with much of the metal and glass removed! You’ll be competing with Mustangs, Camaros, and some older Corvettes!” HUGE 3.0L V6! BAM! 180 cubic inches and EVERYTHING! Oh and listen here Fiero owning saps, this thing has you out powered by loads and everyone knows that a V6 Fiero was one of the hairiest production cars ever produced by General Motors. It isn’t like every car made since about 2003 could out hustle one. If you are “competing” with an older Corvette either the guy doesn’t know you are trying to “compete” with him, or the dude is simply trying to slow down enough to get a clear cell phone photo of this thing. But we digress…

“The gas fill is currently in the stock location and can be filled through the bat wing area using an included extension.” There’s a couple things to address here. Any grown man who has spent time in a hot weather environment knows what a “bat wing” is and it isn’t something positive. There are things that stick and…..we’ll stop. ALSO, can you imagine how effin’ cool you’d look at a gas station pulling up in this thing, removing some sort of horrendous looking extension contraption, inserting it into the “bat wing” and fillin’ ‘er up with 87? How is there not elevendy thousand cell phone videos of this car at gas stations yet?

Can’t….stop….reading….. “The donor car windshield and posts were relocated and screwed down, but you might want to spot weld it down after replacing the cracked windshield (uses a $100 stock donor windshield – tell them the donor had a sunroof).” Anyone want to take a guess of what length drywall screws are used to hold the donor windshield posts down? I like how it is a casual “may” on the direction of “spot welding” the windshield pillars down once you get this steed home and parked in your stable. At what speed do you think the screws would come out and the windshield would be laying on top of you? Anyone want to hazard a guess there? So weird….so, so painfully weird.

Finally, the car is wrapped in tin foil. That is all.

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE PHOTOS, THE CL AD LINK AND VIDEO — MANDATORY READING AND LINK CLICKING – YOU HAVE TO SEE THE REST OF THE PHOTOS AND THE ACTUAL AD

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CL Link: Fake Lamborghini made from Dodge Stratus — seriously


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16 thoughts on “The Tale Of Two Mid-$8,000 Craigslist Finds: The Fake Lamborghini Murcielago Based On A Dodge Stratus (W/Video!)

  1. Cletus T Rickenbacher 3rd

    Bartender!…..

    I’ll have 2 of whatever he’s drinking.

    (BTW, link isn’t currently working)

    1. Cletus T Rickenbacher 3rd

      Thanks, I think, for fixing the link.

      I believe that is, as one of my buddys would say, a “hot mess”.

  2. john t

    uh…why is it wrapped in foil again? (I know there are much bigger questions to be asked here but I can’t get past the foil thing….)

  3. Brian Cooper

    Read the ad again. Wait for it…

    That’s right, this is the SECOND one he has built, and he successfully sold the first one!

  4. Dallas Hanah

    How the hell do you check your oil? It appears the “trunk” doesn’t open, which is technically the hood..or..which is it…is it considered a stratus still?

  5. Bill

    Uh, it just says it’s his second project.. I really don’t want to see the first one, my eyes would melt.

    1. AlteredWheelbase

      Nope, second of that that he’s built. He did a gold one too if you read it carefully, took me a second read to catch.

  6. mopar poor

    I don’t even know what to say or where to start with this one I am speechless as there is so much wrong going on here ? where do you get a kit to do such things ? JC Whittney ?

  7. O Chrisman

    If you got into an accident, the police and tow truck driver would never know what kind of car you were driving. Due to the fact it would be obliterated. What a mess.

  8. craig b blue

    he covered the first one in the gold foil from cigarette wrappers and covered the second one with silver gum wrapper foil after he quit smoking….

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