What's the one car you love, no matter what anyone tells you?

"FalconHoon" (falconhoon) 10/27/2014 at 03:10 • Filed to: None

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Mines the FTO

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 03:21

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VW beetle, mom hates them and won't let me get one. I still love them and I'll get one eventually

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 03:35

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Citroens. All of them that made before PSA day.

CRider > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 03:49

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All of them.

promoted by the color red > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 04:03

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My car. People hate how rough and loud it is and I wish it had a sixth gear and consumed less oil, but it's so fun I'm willing to overlook that.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 04:53

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Mazda MX-6 Mystere. Dad's trying to talk me out of it bigtime. What's not to love? I love understated cars.

Alex87f > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 04:54

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I do really like the FTO! I'd love to own one just to make people confused.

But the answer to your question:

Yeah, it's the cheap 911, etc. But I think it looks better and is a saner option.

Alex87f > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/27/2014 at 04:55

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No love for the XM?

I learned to drive on one of these!

Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 05:03

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Dodge Challenger. It's my favourite muscle car, despite people banging on about how heavy it is, and how it's out-performed by the Mustang, Camaro, blah blah blah...

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Alex87f 10/27/2014 at 05:16

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No. The only exception for the PSA Rule is Citroen C6, Saxo, and BX 4TC

Cé hé sin > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 05:23

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Is this the right time to point out that I actually have an FTO?

FalconHoon > Cé hé sin 10/27/2014 at 06:29

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yes. Obviously.

Rustamino > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 06:32

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93-97 Ford Probe GT... Not the best at any one thing, not the worst either... looks very nice and still somewhat modern to this day.

FalconHoon > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/27/2014 at 06:36

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BX19 GTi

cant explain it. Want one.

FalconHoon > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 10/27/2014 at 06:40

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I'd prefer a first gen MX6 Turbo

FalconHoon > Rustamino 10/27/2014 at 06:44

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A whole family of orphans here! The Probe, the MX6 and their bastard offspring the Cougar

FalconHoon > Alex87f 10/27/2014 at 06:47

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not even the most confusing Mitsubishi!

Saoul-Virage > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 06:51

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I totally agree with you, I have a BX Sport (GTI engine but with a pair of Solex twin carbs instead of injection). It's the typical french weird car. The must is the GTI 16 : 160 horspepower in a car that weight just a ton and an engine which stands 7500rpm.

FalconHoon > Saoul-Virage 10/27/2014 at 07:01

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also fancy rear suspension yeah?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 07:09

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Maserati Biturbo. I don't care how unreliable people say these things are. Reliability issues can be fixed if you're clever. What you have after that is a 2.0l twin-turbo V6 attached to a getrag 5-speed and RWD in an E30-sized package with options to swap in a torsen LSD and a 2.8l TT V6 :) tell me that's not cool...

Mike > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 07:19

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My little FG2 Civic. I get a lot of shit from non-petrolheads about how it's a foreign piece of shit, and an equal amount of shit from fellow petrolheads about how it's wrong-wheel-drive, "numb as a Camry" (lolwut), and in general boring. Throw in the crowd that sees "Civic" and thinks "ricer" and I get a lot of hate for my car. Not that I've ever really given a shit about it. It's a fun car regardless, and with the budget I'm on, that's hard to come by.

thebigbossyboss > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 07:26

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Don't care that is wasn't a great car, it was my first car and I always get excited when I see one. That's not too often these days.

FalconHoon > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 10/27/2014 at 07:40

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no, I will not tell you that's not cool. Because that would be a lie.

Alex87f > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/27/2014 at 07:47

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Ah c'mon, the saxo was not special at all, just a re-badged 106 (and the latter looked better). The XM is quirky and special, and it was the last Citroën that would really "drop" when stopped.

I agree on the C6 however. But quite a failure it's been!

Alex87f > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 07:48

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Is that the weird 4WD supercharged one?

SUV before it was cool!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 07:48

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Good stuff, and I'm a fan of the FTO as well. Kickass little high-revving 2.0l V6 in a lightweight sports car. What's not to like?

Alex87f > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 10/27/2014 at 07:50

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I used to go on a forum where a member had bought one of those. He had pretty amazing DIY skills, but even him could barely keep his on the road.

He ended up swapping the 2.0L TT for a 2.8 in order to get the car on the road and with the plan to put the original 2.0L back later. But the 2.8 had a ton of issues as well. Not even sure he ended up making it roadworthy.

Mattbob > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 10/27/2014 at 08:03

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Those wheels ruin that car.

Saoul-Virage > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 08:04

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Fancy front too ! Hydropneumatic suspension for front and rear, 4 positions of suspension (stanced but totally impossible to drive, normal, a little high and very high to change wheel or inspect under the car), self-levelling (depending on how much and where you load the car, it will keep the same heigh) all that tricks are done excusively by mechanic parts (no electronic !).

crowmolly > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 08:15

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You would be surprised at how many people ignore these for a Camaro or Chevelle.

thebigbossyboss > Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like 10/27/2014 at 08:15

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Same. Especially the 2nd generation. It looks SO mean.

thebigbossyboss > Mike 10/27/2014 at 08:16

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If I drive a Cavalier can I still hate on your car?

Just curious.

Wrong wheel drive FTW.

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 08:31

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Lancia Beta. I don't care how often the engine mounting rust and the engine falls out of the car. This car is perfect.

MHunter905 > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 08:38

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mmm partly covered wheels :)

Sn210 > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 09:02

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BMW 850, I know it's going to break and cost me a second mortgage to maintain and it's not as fast as it should have been but I don't care. I'm still going to buy one someday

MN > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 10:14

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Oh my gosh, what else? Rust started at 44,000 around the rear window, it needed two engines in 75,000, drank oil like an alcoholic goes for vodka, seats fell apart, silver trim inside peeled revealing a purple plastic underneath, even the air conditioner smoked!

I do want it back, so much! It's my Orange Crate, the 1973 RX-2. Thank you Mazda, for this mess of a car that made my youth.

NervesOfThrill > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 11:28

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Any Boxster after the 1st gen. I get why the 1st gen is love/hate with it's looks, but after that they really look good and are a great car.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > FalconHoon 10/27/2014 at 12:16

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A non-turbo one is for sale not far from me in decent shape, it appears to have a disconnected vacuum line from what I saw.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Mattbob 10/27/2014 at 12:59

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yeah, that's true. The originals are bit bland though, but that's maybe just me.

FalconHoon > Alex87f 10/27/2014 at 21:31

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it's basically an EVO III engine/driveline underneath. RVR HyperSportsGear R

FalconHoon > crowmolly 10/27/2014 at 21:33

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even rarer down under due to the size similarity with our Kingswoods/Monaros. Funny that your compact was our full size!

FalconHoon > Saoul-Virage 10/27/2014 at 21:45

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I used to see one parked flat when on the bus to school. That was 10 years ago at least and I can't say I've seen one since. Do you have any pictures? And are solex carbs at all related to solex locks lol?

FalconHoon > Sn210 10/28/2014 at 21:37

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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Just came across my newsfeed

Sn210 > FalconHoon 10/28/2014 at 21:44

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either they have a huge pile of money or the BMW 850 is more reliable than I thought. money saved on repairs went towards the air bags! lol thanks for sharing

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 10/29/2014 at 07:41

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Yes to this. Your mom is right on many things but don't take her advice on this one, go beetle! I have had beetles before but not now sadly, I NEED a one again very badly so be careful, they can be addictive.

Oh and it's Beetle, the car I love no matter....

Saoul-Virage > FalconHoon 10/29/2014 at 09:16

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https://scontent-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v…

Here is a pic of my Citroën BX Sport.

I've never heard of Solex Lock before, Solex is (was) a french company which produced many carburettor (like Weber or Zenith) and beside that activity they also made VeloSolex (i have one too), a front wheel drive moped (!) very popular in France (it was the equivalent of the 2CV but on two wheels : affordable, simple and economical to use).

biker > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 10/29/2014 at 21:20

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bugs are great cars, to a degree! & fun! but I cant honestly recomend for anyone to have one as primary car, even if a mechanic, unless you owned 2. plus a spare "beater" engine ready to go, while its true they run what seems like forever, lots of performance parts are available, which can shorten the life of your engine, & speed cost money, how fast do you want to go? & bugs require more attention than nearly any other vehicle I have ever owned. I have been around the scene for close to 35 years, off & on as I get the wild hair to put one on the road. & there are many differences between the years, & there is a lot to learn, if asked I will give a quick breakdown of variances

for example the drum brakes while they stop fine, do leave something to be deisred, & it left stock, well they need to be adjusted every time you turn around, & they use 2 adjusters for each wheel, or 1 per brake shoe. so much fun crawling under adjusting all wheels in winter, where almost all other vehicles have automatic adjusting brakes. you will know they need adjusting when you mash brake pedal & it goes nearly to floor & you have to pump a second time to get good brakes. some guys I have seen wait until it takes 3 pumps to avoid doing it during bad weather. they can be converted to disc brakes, but thats $$$

next the fan belt has to be adjusted periodically, you remove the pulley on generator, or alternator, and switch position of the shims from center of pulley, to outside pulley, which makes belt ride higher in pulley, & this is something like a every 5,000 mile ritual, you start with supposedly 10 shims, however I have seen some that used 9 to 12 shims in center with a new belt.

next no oil filter, a screen, which you should clean occasionally, & hopefully the bug you buys has a drainplug? many you will need screen gaskets, as no drain plug, but you can change the plate to use a drain plug, next holds under 3 quarts of oil, so any leaks & you can start overheating your motor fast.

the oil cooler is notorious for blowing seals, plus if early style fan shroud, it preheats the number 3 cylinder, making it run hotter & stock distributors compensate by retarding spark to #3 cylinder a couple degrees, some distributors dont, & make that cylinder run hotter, now if you have a dog house cooler, its out of the path for cylinder && head cooling, but if the seals are not good shape on doghouse, or the tubes to your heater boxes, you loose vital cooling airt & you overheat your engine.

now while your doing the oil change pop the valve covers off its just a bail type spring, & adjust valves. yes every oil change, its great preventative maintenance, & your first time you do this I recomend buying stock new adjuster screws that havent been pounded out by not doing correct adjustments, plus always have a spare set of valve cover gaskets, from time to time they tear, or start leaking. keep notes which valves are tighter than last time, as thats the ones you have to watch, as they are pounding into the head, & you will need a rebuild on heads in future, also the pushrod tubes are made of super thins steel, & will rust out easily, & even a small pebble can puncture when they get some age, make sure the guards are covering them, & when you instal new ones, make sure you put a heavy coat of paint on them, unless you use aluminum ones, & dont use the nylon ones except for emergency, they warp with heat, & are useless, but will get you home, & are recomended to anyone that travels, as you cant put stock tubes in without loosening the head,

now my long winded page only applies to type 1 beetles, & Ghias, & early VW busses that used the upright engine made prior to 1972, unless someone installed a early engine into later bus, not recomended because of gearing. the later busses used a type IV engine common to the porsche 914, but different in a few ways, I can explain if interested, but page is long enough, & the type III use a engine very similiar to a type 1, with crank driven fan. & I still have a few busses, 1 water cooled Vanagon, 1 type III, and several beetles in my back yard.