Aristocrat class, Luxo-barges overwhelm the 2015 Challenge...

mndsm wrote: E36 M3. I still have time to buy a dts off a crack head, right?

Try looking up Lincoln Mark VIII in your town.
Try to find one were the airbags have already been swapped for coils. The kits are less than $500 new so a quality GRMer should source much cheaper.

From there; rubber, pads, RACE

Quick sourced sample https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/cto/5184936126.html

Limos are banned from the autocross portion, correct?

http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/5188539657.html

Looks like a very challenge friendly 850R. I've got to work the challenge weekend or I'd be cleaning it out right now.

Actually, I've got a 1960 Flat Top that would qualify.

6.4L, 225" long.

Barge 'Dat.

ssswitch wrote: Limos are banned from the autocross portion, correct?

No. Not banned.
Two years ago there was a Dodge Crew Cab long bed that ran the autox course.

Wife said I can go car needs new sneakers and brake pads. I need to see if the schedual is going to work with work and I am trying to talk a friend to come along to share driving duties down and back.

So at this point I am in as long as the stars align.

I have a bit of cleaning of the interior to do and if I get really crazy treat the leather to some leather cream to make it that much more aristocratic

Maybe a wash and wax. But I may hold off untill I get down there. Not much point in washing a car and then driving 1500 miles.

So the Infiniti is banging the Jag. The Jag rear ends the BMW. They're all covered in tranny fluid. And Suddard asks, "What do you guys call yourselves?"

I am seriously wondering how this thing will do. The awd inspires serious confidence in the corners to the point of when in dought just hammer down and the AWD just takes you where ever you are aiming. The down side is wright and hp. I am 2 cylinders and at least a liter down to the other competitors. I am hoping the awd will get it to the ground better and keep me somewhere close to the back of the pack.

JohnRW1621 wrote:

mndsm wrote: E36 M3. I still have time to buy a dts off a crack head, right?

Try looking up Lincoln Mark VIII in your town. Try to find one were the airbags have already been swapped for coils. The kits are less than $500 new so a quality GRMer should source much cheaper. From there; rubber, pads, RACE Quick sourced sample https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/cto/5184936126.html

Crap. I think I already have rubber for that.

Appleseed wrote: So the Infiniti is banging the Jag. The Jag rear ends the BMW. They're all covered in tranny fluid. And Suddard asks, "What do you guys call yourselves?"

Party animal's????

THE ARISTOCRATS!

I have had many cars and driven many more and i can say with out a dought that the jag seems to get the attention of the lady's in the 70 year old range. Not one 40 somthing has even acknowledged that I even had a car.

So for all you that may be thinking of getting an x type be forewarned it is not the chick magnet that you may be expecting.

The whole "it's good to be bad" so far has not really been what I was expecting. I think the original marketing guys came up with "it's good to be bald". But since that probibly would not sell cars they changed it.

"Jaguar — For men who'd like hand-jobs from old women they hardly know."

pimpm3 wrote: Willrunifchased brings the beige and buys the car that kicked off the Japanese Luxury invasion in the early 90's.

I never got why the Acura Legend wasn't credited with this. It hit our shores in '86 and was selling en masse. Speaking of which, nobody is bringing one of those yet? To bad I sold my 1st-gen 1990 for a song a few years ago.

dean1484 wrote:

Appleseed wrote: So the Infiniti is banging the Jag. The Jag rear ends the BMW. They're all covered in tranny fluid. And Suddard asks, "What do you guys call yourselves?"

Party animal's????

Dean, go back to page 1 and click the link for the Aristocrats film in my post on that page, or Google The Aristocrats joke. Be forewarned, NSFW.

Edit: the link is SFW, the actual joke is not.

Here's a Alfa to add to the list- only $700. http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/alfa-romeo-cars-sale-wanted/438473-1992-alfa-romeo-164l.html

They are out there, too.

Half Acura, Half Rover.
One I've had bookmarked for a long time.

1988 Acura Rover Sterling - $1450 http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/5126014797.html

Hmmmm. wow. I might just have to bring out my (slightly over budget) Mercedes to run in exhibition class against all of you fools.

Hmmm, so then this wouldn't be a good idea?

Title, who needs a title?

hobiercr wrote: Hmmm, so then this wouldn't be a good idea? Title, who needs a title?

Why no title is the million dollar question. Undoubtedly money is owed on it, or it is stolen.

How easy are clutch changes on the Honda C engines?

http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/5163878298.html

Also, why does the seller think it's a VTEC engine...?

hobiercr wrote: Hmmm, so then this wouldn't be a good idea? Title, who needs a title?

No title cars are always the cheapest. I have nothing but good bad stories.

I think some people are failing to realize how competitive you could actually become in one of these cars.

WillrunifChased wrote: I think some people are failing to realize how competitive you could actually become in one of these cars.

An unsorted, mostly stock example took 11th last year before engine failure; beating 3 Miatas while being beaten by 1 Miata.
Of the 10 cars that finished better, 5 had either larger engines than stock or turbos and 1 re-fabricated the entire chassis.

9th was a 4th Gen Camaro
10th was a 3rd Gen Firebird
12th was a Merkur XR4Ti

That's good company!

In reply to mndsm:

No Tom, come to Indy and snag this to join the fun....

XJR Yo