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Mr. Wiggles posted:Well SOMEONE was in a Ford town. In my lifetime, my folks have had: I think a Chevy? I was like 2 years old. Buick Chevy Ford Mercury Mitsubishi Kia Subaru Honda 3 of those were not terrible.
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Puddin posted:The CRX is a perfect car in every sense and I still rue the day that I sold mine. Every single person I know that owned one at one point has said it is the one car they wish they never got rid of. Every. Single. One. Tin can Hondas are just fantastic fun.
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Well SOMEONE was in a Ford town. My mom had one when I was like a year old. It caught fire on the interstate.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Yeah until you get in an accident and it tears apart like a beer can Oh definitely. If I ever do manage to find another one is be putting a cage in it for sure. The rear mounts for the drivers seats need strengthening as well. I came to a stop once and it tore the mounts out of the back and my seat just folder forwards.
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There’s almost nothing better than watching Jordan Cox destroy V8’s across the top of Mt Panorama in his EG. Incredible talent, full send the entire time. I believe the Celica in the second video is also 1UZ swapped too. https://youtu.be/N81cEqZEDVQ https://youtu.be/WXPEJVHsi_k We only got the J body here from 82-89 as the Holden Camira. I haven’t seen one on the road in 15 years probably.  
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The Holden Camira does not belong anywhere near this thread. I learned to drive in one, the firewall was cracked where the clutch pedal went through so the friction point was ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Firewall cracks were incredibly common in those as well.
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Oh god, yeah didn’t mean to imply any measure of awesomeness, just throwing in on J body chat. I should add we got plenty of Toyota badged 3rd gen Cavaliers as ex Japan imports. Don’t see them around any more either. Not sure what was a worse joke on poor Japanese buyers, those or the Honda badged LR Discovery.
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BuckyDoneGun posted:There’s almost nothing better than watching Jordan Cox destroy V8’s across the top of Mt Panorama in his EG. Incredible talent, full send the entire time. I believe the Celica in the second video is also 1UZ swapped too. They had funky colour options - but absolute trash.
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Humphreys posted:They had funky colour options - but absolute trash. I assume all camira's rusted into the earth in the early 2000's at the very latest. I remember there being a trend for hotting them up along with geminis around 2004-06 but once they all rusted out they seemed to have fully disappeared which I can't say I'm entirely sad about.
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Looking up the plate, car was still on the road in 1996 at least.
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Dr. Garbanzo posted:I assume all camira's rusted into the earth in the early 2000's at the very latest. I remember there being a trend for hotting them up along with geminis around 2004-06 but once they all rusted out they seemed to have fully disappeared which I can't say I'm entirely sad about. I ended up with some Camira Dealer showroom Laserdiscs (LDs are a thing I am into) and i palmed them off. Even as a Holden fan. Man I'd even prefer an Astra Convertible DVD
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Dr. Garbanzo posted:I assume all camira's rusted into the earth in the early 2000's at the very latest. I remember there being a trend for hotting them up along with geminis around 2004-06 but once they all rusted out they seemed to have fully disappeared which I can't say I'm entirely sad about. My mates dad was a holden salesman in the 90s and I used to think it was cool how he got driven around in all these different coloured cars that smelt new Just how in the gently caress did people "hot up" front wheel drive holdens though? Geminis would have been fun to hot up at least, before they rusted
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Japanese car culture does not give a single, solitary gently caress about convention and it rules. https://twitter.com/JAPspirit/status/1367917111620763648?s=19
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Japanese car culture does not give a single, solitary gently caress about convention and it rules. Man, I don't really LIKE a lot of cars I see from that scene, but I have to respect the hell out of the work put into it.
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The above post reminds me of the recent Speedhunters post Time attack style kei cars http://www.speedhunters.com/2021/03/kei-attack-size-doesnt-matter-at-tsukuba/
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BlackMK4 posted:The above post reminds me of the recent Speedhunters post This is a kink I didn't know I had 
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BlackMK4 posted:The above post reminds me of the recent Speedhunters post I wish I could find it but there's an incredible little light blue Honda Today which has been worked to within an inch of its life that has been whipping round Tsukuba. I already love a Today but this one is wild. Rad link, thanks.
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BlackMK4 posted:The above post reminds me of the recent Speedhunters post I never heard of the S660 until now! It looks like a baby NSX 
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The S660 is something I would buy tomorrow if they offered it in the US today. I own a Miata but I'm only compensating for that.
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I drove a S660 from Tokyo to Twin Ring Motegi and back a couple of years ago. Would buy if they sold in the US.
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BlackMK4 posted:The above post reminds me of the recent Speedhunters post God I love all of it. I would love to lap a hot Kei car around Tsukuba. Gran Turismo brought to life.
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Memento posted:The Holden Camira does not belong anywhere near this thread. Interestingly enough, I had that problem on my second car, the J-body's predecessor, an H-body Chevy Monza. On mine, the mounting point and reinforcement for the clutch cable simply ripped through the firewall. Also, one of the lower control arm mounting points cracked off as well. Not sure what GM's problems with steel was on those.
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My friends built a Lamborghini and it good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqCBZIZS3bE Manual 2 sets of s54 itbs Gt1 bodywork Custom wheels V good
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BlackMK4 posted:The above post reminds me of the recent Speedhunters post Oh my god those are all amazing. Also japanese time attack allows nitrous? GT4 wasn't lying to me.
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Bape Culture posted:My friends built a Lamborghini and it good That video has some great production value there! And wow it looks like a fucken render. Nice! A mate of mine is hinting at a Lambo rebuild. Knowing him it's gonna be crazy, but also B is for Bodge levels of WTF.
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Dr. Garbanzo posted:I assume all camira's rusted into the earth in the early 2000's at the very latest. I remember there being a trend for hotting them up along with geminis around 2004-06 but once they all rusted out they seemed to have fully disappeared which I can't say I'm entirely sad about. One of the most hysterically awful vehicles and yet won the "well" regarded Wheels Car of the Year. Which when you look at some of the cars that have won - espicially lately - why automotive journalist opinions on cars should be completely and utterly ignored as total poo poo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheels_Car_of_the_Year#COTY_winners
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:One of the most hysterically awful vehicles and yet won the "well" regarded Wheels Car of the Year. Which when you look at some of the cars that have won - espicially lately - why automotive journalist opinions on cars should be completely and utterly ignored as total poo poo There are some good cars on there. Yay XP Falcon and VE Commie!
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um excuse me posted:The S660 is something I would buy tomorrow if they offered it in the US today. I own a Miata but I'm only compensating for that. I'm in the same boat but I'd be lying if I said it wouldn't be a hard sell against the Miata. At around $20k, you only need to go another $5k for an ND which is overall a much better car for the money. That said, the S660 is some of the most fun I've had in a car. Whether going a mere 25mph on some mountain roads or maxing out at 85mph just trying to keep up with traffic, it's just a goddamn hoot. On second thought, yeah I'd probably buy one too.
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Echoing the sentiment that I would buy an S660 TODAY if Honda had them in the US. Unfortunately people like us are in the minority and they’d never have a big enough market. Hell, I want to buy a Beat, if I can find one I really like I’ll jump on it.
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Bape Culture posted:My friends built a Lamborghini and it good Imperador do Brasil posted:Hell, I want to buy a Beat, if I can find one I really like I’ll jump on it.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Echoing the sentiment that I would buy an S660 TODAY if Honda had them in the US. Unfortunately people like us are in the minority and they’d never have a big enough market. Hell, I want to buy a Beat, if I can find one I really like I’ll jump on it. And the fact that most people like "you" really mean "I'd buy one...used." (Not calling you guys out specifically, just saying in general) Cheap enough that it may be better in this case maybe but every time I see that about wagons or whatever model-usa-doesn't-get it's always the same. It comes here, sells like garbage then exits the market again. Most car enthusiasts just don't buy new but love to act like they do online.  Can't blame anybody. Cars are too drat expensive. I have no illusions that I'm going to buy new for some time though. Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 14:22 on Mar 6, 2021 |
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Suburban Dad posted:And the fact that most people like "you" really mean "I'd buy one...used." (Not calling you guys out specifically, just saying in general) Cheap enough that it may be better in this case maybe but every time I see that about wagons or whatever model-usa-doesn't-get it's always the same. It comes here, sells like garbage then exits the market again. Most car enthusiasts just don't buy new but love to act like they do online. I totally get and agree with your point in general but I literally mean right now. In cash. With a smile on my face the whole way home and every other time I drove it until the eventual heat death of the universe. And yes I know I’m infamous for changing cars like people change underwear but to my credit I’ve kept my current Si that I bought new for over two years, and my EP3 and S2000 are almost that long in the fleet as well.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I totally get and agree with your point in general but I literally mean right now. In cash. With a smile on my face the whole way home and every other time I drove it until the eventual heat death of the universe. I'm with you on this, my face would hurt from smiling all the time.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I'm with you on this, my face would hurt from smiling all the time. I’m not even a “convertible” guy but I love my S2000 and it would be cool to have a 2/3 scale low-power version to just push 100% of the time. And I don’t mean a Miata; I’ve had several. I mean another a Honda. That’s my jam.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I’m not even a “convertible” guy but I love my S2000 and it would be cool to have a 2/3 scale low-power version to just push 100% of the time. And I don’t mean a Miata; I’ve had several. I mean another a Honda. That’s my jam. S2000s are like rockinghorse poo poo here. I can honestly say I cannot remember the last one I saw in the wild.
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Humphreys posted:S2000s are like rockinghorse poo poo here. I can honestly say I cannot remember the last one I saw in the wild. One of my all-time dream cars, and one I hope to keep for a long time.  One of my favorite interiors of the 60+ cars I’ve owned 
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