86/87 Buick Regal, baby. Such a dope car.

  • Brkdncr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    221·
    1 month ago

    Never meet your heroes.

    1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4. Replaced nearly every part, twice. While selling it the front aero stopped working again.

    1961 Lincoln Continental. Every part is unique just enough to be difficult to fix or replace. Lots of oddities related to vacuum.

    Photos aren’t mine but are nearly identical. My vr4 had the chrome wheels from a convertible.

    • ryokimball@infosec.pubEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      I’m currently putting off replacing the clutch on my 91 Stealth. Otherwise she’s doing fine so far honestly but I made the mistake of buying a house at the same time so picking which hole to throw money in is hard.

      • Brkdncr@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        If it’s not a turbo you’re good. I think the vr4 had a lot more 90’s era electronics to fail too.

        That white was good then and still looks good now.

    • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      I always loved the 3rd gen Eclipse until i got with my now wife who owned one at the time. The engine blew up at 120k miles and after replacing it, a bunch of other stuff broke to the point that it was sold for scrap value.

      • Brkdncr@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        I also had a dsm eclipse (1g, fwd turbo), and holy shit that was the most annoying engine to work on. Fun as hell until they need work.

    • Harvey656@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      I’d love to have a half sized bus, graffiti it out, call it the party bus and just drive people around in it for an hour or so for free. Bet the cops would execute me for that though.

      It would be blasting reggae, I’d replace the seats with lazy boys (if I could find a way to make them safe.) And have privacy curtains. It would be the coolest thing for like a week a before impound.

    • JoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      With that rack on the front you don’t even need to choose between the two!

      The pinnacle of my ‘won the lottery’ desire from a decade ago was this bus with a livable interior for cross country travel.

  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9·
    1 month ago

    Starrion widebody turbo is my absolute bucket-list car, though a Grand National wouldn’t go amiss, and another Ford Sierra XR4x4 would make me happy

    • zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      The Stratos that its based on is terrible to drive from what I’ve heard. The pedals are in such a tight spot that you apparently have to sit a little sideways to drive. Probably a blast though. I’d take a Ford RS 200 too, that era of rally is wild.

      • ProfessorProteus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        Agreed, Group B was really special. Love the RS 200, but I’m waaaay too tall for it. The Audi Quattro would be nice as well. I love its turbo blowoff sound 😍

    • SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      I had a '72 Charger back in the day, fantastic car but I always secretly wished it was a Roadrunner or GTX.

      They were superior to drive than the earlier B bodies that usually get the spotlight IMO, thanks to sway bars from the factory and the amazing aerodynamics.

  • snf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 month ago

    Neighbour across the street had one of these on blocks when I was growing up, it’s forever seared into my brain as the most beautiful car ever made (sorry Jaguar). I know the engine is garbage but in my dreams I’ve swapped in a 400-500 hp EV drivetrain

  • Deflated0ne@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 month ago

    1987 Toyota Tercel SR5 Wagon 4x4. 5-speed

    I will never forgive Breaking Bad for making this car cost as much as a goddamn Corvette.

    • ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      I spent untold hours in this thing with high school friends in Massachusetts at the end of obscure dead-end roads tripping my first time on shrooms, mescaline, acid, MDMA, MDA etc. Good times and great memories.

  • zellian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    1 month ago

    For me it’s the Nissan March Super Turbo. I’m a hot hatch fan, and this little car has no business having a turbo or being super charged, yet it has both. A white Nissan March Super Turbo hothatch.