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dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
1/18/13 6:46 a.m.

What makes this place great is that there is no correct answer to this. And more importantly everyone here is tolerant of the wide variety of cars that people have here. I have actually had many of the cars listed in this thread and others listed here I have lusted after. What makes this place cool is the tolerance for the "uncool".

I really think that this thread is a wast of time. It is a negatively oriented thread that is finding the bad in things. One of the things I really like about this place is that no matter what type of car you post up about people seem to find the positive or at very least hold there tongue if they find disdain for the ride you post about.

JohnInKansas
JohnInKansas Dork
1/18/13 6:52 a.m.
N Sperlo wrote:
M030 wrote: Ford Tempo
I've had 5 Tempos. You can't kill them. Its the Toyota Hilux of Ford.

I can.

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
1/18/13 7:06 a.m.

I have no interest in anything made by BMW and will probably never own one. Miates are good for suspension parts, but I have no urge to own one for longer than it takes to strip it. P71? I can take it or leave it. So "The Answer" is just wrong.

Hell, I don't even like Porsche.

Give me the odd and the different. Smoking a BMW with a Lumina or a Tempo might be impossible, but I would have more fun trying than just buying a BMW.

Different is good.

jstein77
jstein77 Dork
1/18/13 7:06 a.m.
Ranger50 wrote: "One man's trash is another's treasure." That being said, I believe it depends on who you ask. One may say Chrysler K-cars, but another absolutely loves them.

I know at least one person that loves K cars.

N Sperlo
N Sperlo UltimaDork
1/18/13 7:15 a.m.
JohnInKansas wrote:
N Sperlo wrote:
M030 wrote: Ford Tempo
I've had 5 Tempos. You can't kill them. Its the Toyota Hilux of Ford.
I can.

Did you even try to turn the engine over? It would have started.

PS122
PS122 GRM+ Memberand Reader
1/18/13 7:18 a.m.

Any Audi from the 'terminal CEL era'!

nicksta43
nicksta43 Dork
1/18/13 7:40 a.m.

I'll let my bias show and say anything ever made by Ford. Can't stand Fords.

Ian F
Ian F PowerDork
1/18/13 7:51 a.m.
PS122 wrote: Any Audi from the 'terminal CEL era'!

Hmm... or pretty much any VAG product from the early-90's onward.

I own a '03 TDI but rarely recommend anyone buy a VW.

Zomby Woof
Zomby Woof UberDork
1/18/13 7:52 a.m.

In reply to nicksta43:

On that we agree.

Suzuki Swift is never the answer here.

Of all the times I've recommended one to people looking for a dirt cheap, reliable, indestructible car that's great on gas, not a single person has taken me up on it.

fidelity101
fidelity101 HalfDork
1/18/13 7:54 a.m.

B5 Audis

Datsun310Guy
Datsun310Guy UberDork
1/18/13 7:57 a.m.
mtn wrote: Gotta be something like a mid 90's Chevy Lumina

My son owned a 1995 OBD1 when he was in high school - Basic projects were really a challenge to me. I was really happy the day I sold it.

chknhwk
chknhwk HalfDork
1/18/13 8:02 a.m.

Evidently the Jaguar X-Type isn't the answer. At least from what I've been told - but I refuse to listen.

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/18/13 8:05 a.m.
dean1484 wrote: What makes this place great is that there is no correct answer to this.

Cimarron.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
1/18/13 8:09 a.m.

Even the best candidate here is great for back 40 racing or unofficial demo derby

Javelin
Javelin GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/18/13 9:01 a.m.
dean1484 wrote: What makes this place great is that there is no correct answer to this. And more importantly everyone here is tolerant of the wide variety of cars that people have here. I have actually had many of the cars listed in this thread and others listed here I have lusted after. What makes this place cool is the tolerance for the "uncool". I really think that this thread is a wast of time. It is a negatively oriented thread that is finding the bad in things. One of the things I really like about this place is that no matter what type of car you post up about people seem to find the positive or at very least hold there tongue if they find disdain for the ride you post about.

This.

It needed repeating.

Rusted_Busted_Spit
Rusted_Busted_Spit GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
1/18/13 9:06 a.m.
Javelin wrote:
dean1484 wrote: What makes this place great is that there is no correct answer to this. And more importantly everyone here is tolerant of the wide variety of cars that people have here. I have actually had many of the cars listed in this thread and others listed here I have lusted after. What makes this place cool is the tolerance for the "uncool". I really think that this thread is a wast of time. It is a negatively oriented thread that is finding the bad in things. One of the things I really like about this place is that no matter what type of car you post up about people seem to find the positive or at very least hold there tongue if they find disdain for the ride you post about.
This. It needed repeating.

Again

mtn
mtn PowerDork
1/18/13 9:16 a.m.
nocones wrote: I finally drove a P71 a few months ago. What an epic pile of fail. I completely am perplexed why a vocal minority feel this car is the answer. I dont doubt that it can be made ok but out of the box it sucks. At least the miata is a pretty great car stock. The E30 is great except the steering rack. I have literally driven trucks with quicker steering ratios than E30s

See, you're looking at it wrong. Look at it as the family truckster: It can tow most things that most people will need, it can seat 5 large people in comfort, it can get 25 MPG on the highway (others will say higher, but in my experience with one that isn't likely), and it is about 10 times a better driving experience than most SUV's.

That, and imagine that backseat (heck, the front seat worked too!) when you were in highschool.

I miss my Crown Vic. Of course, I also miss my SAAB, so I'm clearly not a great judge of character.

Apexcarver
Apexcarver UberDork
1/18/13 9:26 a.m.

Nissan Leaf

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
1/18/13 9:35 a.m.
Apexcarver wrote: Nissan Leaf

Could make a decent DD, especially in the future when you can drop in a cheap aftermarket replacement battery.

mblommel
mblommel GRM+ Memberand Reader
1/18/13 9:51 a.m.

Wouldn't this never be the answer?

I mean who could ever consider it "grassroots"?

Maroon92
Maroon92 MegaDork
1/18/13 10:09 a.m.

I drove one of these for a summer. My dad said "If you can get it running, you can have it", as it had been sitting in a field for nearly 5 years.

Probably one of the scariest cars I've ever driven. Didn't even flush the brake fluid...

poopshovel
poopshovel UltimaDork
1/18/13 10:16 a.m.
Woody wrote:
dean1484 wrote: What makes this place great is that there is no correct answer to this.
Cimarron.

We have a winnar.

DuctTape&Bondo
DuctTape&Bondo HalfDork
1/18/13 10:18 a.m.

We seem to talk people out of IS300s whenever they ask about them

ReverendDexter
ReverendDexter UberDork
1/18/13 10:26 a.m.

Anything "numbers-matching" where there are people who care about said car being so.
McLaren F1
C4 ZR1
Corolla S
Malibu MAXX
Mustang II Mach 1
Mitsubishi Diamante

nocones
nocones GRM+ Memberand Dork
1/18/13 10:29 a.m.

I've always wanted to build an early 90's GM FWD (Celebrity, Cutlass Ciera, etc.) for performance just for Lolz

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