by "itschrome" (itschrome)
Published 05/04/2017 at 13:10
by "itschrome" (itschrome)
Published 05/04/2017 at 13:10
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STARS: 2
I once abandoned a Jeep in a swamp.
I also think anything over 300HP is silly for daily use.
I also have very little to no aspirations to own a manual, at least not in anything other than a 3rd or 4th car.
I like the Lincoln mark series from the 90's.
"Mazarin" (Mazarin)
05/04/2017 at 13:13, STARS: 2
I liked the 2nd gen Ford Probe. I still want one.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/04/2017 at 13:13, STARS: 2
I still cannot into Manuel
"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
05/04/2017 at 13:17, STARS: 4
I don’t really care about driven wheels as long as the suspension is good.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
05/04/2017 at 13:17, STARS: 1
I like slow cars (this was never really a secret).
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
05/04/2017 at 13:19, STARS: 3
I don’t hate my Accord’s CVT.
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
05/04/2017 at 13:19, STARS: 1
I replaced the air filter on my Mk1 punto with a pair of oil soaked tights and removed all of the ducting leading up to it for those sweet sweet 1.2 litre induction sounds
"itschrome" (itschrome)
05/04/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 0
hahaha that’s awesome!
"S65" (granthp)
05/04/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 2
I find drifting really weird
"itschrome" (itschrome)
05/04/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 2
I’d rather the mx-6 soo sexy.
"itschrome" (itschrome)
05/04/2017 at 13:21, STARS: 1
ditto! I almost favor a FWD with a good suspension.
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
05/04/2017 at 13:21, STARS: 2
I can’t imagine why this would be a secret. I lusted after the 2nd gen Probe GT for years. If a nice one existed in Ohio, I’d like to make it mine.
"itschrome" (itschrome)
05/04/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 6
wow..... this is like the automotive version of “I like little boys”
you’re a monster!
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
05/04/2017 at 13:30, STARS: 3
I don’t really subscribe to the “fun to drive a slow car fast” thing. I kind of have a rough hp minimum for fun.
"boxrocket" (boxrocket)
05/04/2017 at 13:31, STARS: 3
The Mark 8 was the last envelope-pushing Lincoln until the 2017 Continental. The LS came so close, though, dammit.
"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
05/04/2017 at 13:33, STARS: 1
I agree on the 300hp mark. I just like to be able to pass people in short passing zones. 200-300hp gets you there unless you’re trying to pass a jackass who accelerates. In which case you need 500+hp to really show him who’s boss. In which case you’ll soon be doing 80 in a 40. In which case you’ll soon be in a ditch wrapped around a tree. At least around here.
My secret, I guess you’d call it that... I once drove my old truck when I had been up most of the night drinking and I’m sure I wasn’t “OK to drive.” I remember doing it, and I will never forget it. I will also never repeat it. At least this was before kids, and it was literally 2 miles on back roads to my house. Still. Nope.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
05/04/2017 at 13:37, STARS: 1
The LS was so close. I remember when it came out. A RWD V8 in a sea of anemic FWD cars.
But it was not meant to be.
"boxrocket" (boxrocket)
05/04/2017 at 13:37, STARS: 2
I find drifting overrated, and it’s irritating that Chris Harris rose to his fame & position by largely burning up tires, especially because he’s gifted in so many other areas.
I like hybrids, and I’d own one if my own car weren’t paid off and mechanically sound (knock on wood). It’d have to be one that drives more like a car than a robot, like a C-Max or P1 (haha) compared to an insight, CR-Z, or most priii (I like the Prius V, no shame).
"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
05/04/2017 at 13:38, STARS: 4
Wow, man...just....wow...
You ask for the secrets, then judge when you get them...
After driving my 5-spd Tacoma for a few weeks...sometimes it’s just nice to be cradled in the relative luxury and not constantly be reaching for gears. Plus...the smooth linear acceleration feels fairly refined.
I wouldn’t take it autocrossing...but it feels like it does fine for everyday commuting.
Edit: regarding your secrets, I loved the Mark VIII ever since I first saw it.
"itschrome" (itschrome)
05/04/2017 at 13:40, STARS: 2
aw.. I was just kidding. I only drive auto’s so I’ll probably land there too.
"itschrome" (itschrome)
05/04/2017 at 13:42, STARS: 0
whats the minimum for you?
"boxrocket" (boxrocket)
05/04/2017 at 13:43, STARS: 0
I still keep an eye out for a pristine LS LSE. I liked the Thunderbird and S-Type platform mates, but they were let down by that Jag engine.
I dream of finding a stupid-cheap LS in good cosmetic shape with a trashed engine and swapping in a Coyote 5.0 somehow.
"Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig" (AndySheehan-StreetsideStig)
05/04/2017 at 13:51, STARS: 1
Or you could LS swap your LS. For the irony.
"Dru" (therealkennyd)
05/04/2017 at 13:52, STARS: 0
Driving a fast car slow is still fun.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
05/04/2017 at 13:54, STARS: 4
Skylines/GTRs do nothing for me.
"itschrome" (itschrome)
05/04/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 0
I like the sedans. I’d rock a skyline GTS sedan but yeah other wise same boat.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
05/04/2017 at 13:57, STARS: 0
I’ve been considering selling my Integra, because all the roads here in Texas are straight or 90 degree turns :(
"and 100 more" (nth256)
05/04/2017 at 14:04, STARS: 0
Every vehicle I’ve owned (seven of them) has had under 200 hp, and none of them in the charming, low-weight-to-hp-ratio way.
"boxrocket" (boxrocket)
05/04/2017 at 14:12, STARS: 1
I’ve thought about it, but I like to “keep it in the family”.
"Autophile412 - what's the world got in store?" (autophile412)
05/04/2017 at 14:18, STARS: 3
I once put a first gen miata into a creek jumping a set of railroad tracks, pulled it out with my brothers jeep, cleaned it up at the car wash and returned to to a friend who had no idea. I told him years later after he had gotten rid of the Miata.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
05/04/2017 at 14:19, STARS: 0
I enjoy driving my Vauxhall Vectra
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"itschrome" (itschrome)
05/04/2017 at 14:21, STARS: 0
haha
"Svart Smart, traded in his Smart" (svartsmart)
05/04/2017 at 14:21, STARS: 1
I think the Smart Fortwo (451) is tremendous fun to drive.
I’d take a Nissan Silvia K’s (S13) over a contemporary Skyline.
I search used car listings for 1995 and 1996 Camrys.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
05/04/2017 at 14:29, STARS: 0
They just don’t get me excited. You hear people talk about not liking Porsches because they’re “clinical” and “passionless” and whatnot and that’s exactly how I feel about Skylines. Just, “meh”.
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
05/04/2017 at 14:37, STARS: 1
I want a 1982 Pontiac Trans Am.
That’s why. No other reason.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
05/04/2017 at 14:44, STARS: 1
250 or so.
"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
05/04/2017 at 14:46, STARS: 0
My goal in life is to have a shitload of relatively normal cars.
When everyone was gushing over the P1, 918, and LaFerrari, I was too busy caring about the Veneno. I want all four one day.
My favorite supercar as a kid was the SLR McLaren, but my dream car was an Interlagos Blue E60 M5.
Young me was obsessed with regular cars. My collection of toy cars as a kid proved just that. At the time, my favorite cars were the Ford Ranger, Chevy TrailBlazer, Ford Explorer, and the BMW Z3.
I loved the PT Cruiser, New Beetle, and Mini when they came out.
"ZHP Sparky, the 5th" (e30s2k)
05/04/2017 at 17:33, STARS: 1
Sometimes I think about replacing my E30 with a Fox body Mustang. Cheap V8 that is infinitely modifiable, kind of like the US equivalent of an E30...but I’m scared to drive one that’s not completely worked over and learn that it would be absolute garbage.
"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
05/04/2017 at 20:54, STARS: 0
That’s how I ended up with so many Preludes.
"vp917" (vp917)
05/12/2017 at 10:06, STARS: 1
The RS500 was the last good Focus RS; the new one is a visual mess with too many computers.
I like the 996 GT3 more than the current model (and the 997 more than both of them.)
"itschrome" (itschrome)
05/12/2017 at 10:12, STARS: 0
I agree with both of these!
"NJAnon" (NJAnon)
05/15/2017 at 19:45, STARS: 0
Honda brought faux hype to its vtec (right down to putting that small sticker on the sides of the car). In the sense that the “tech” was also used in other cars so it wasn’t “exclusive” or “unique only to Honda”.