What car from the past 25 years have you never seen before?

"jjhats" (ssaxman)
01/15/2016 at 08:41 • Filed to: None

as the question states, what car in recent history have you never noticed or seen on the road? my submission is relatively impressive considering it is a unique car and I have frequented many car shows in the past few years since my dad bought his corvette but alas the XT still eludes me:

DISCUSSION (29)

Nibby > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 08:46

I see more Ferraris of the same era than XTs...

The Ghost of Oppo > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 08:51

I’ve never seen a E60 550i...

use a turn signal

jjhats > Nibby
01/15/2016 at 08:51

that’s because people like and appreciate Ferraris so they are saved and preserved. the XT despite high production numbers seem to have all dissolved into dust

Nibby > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 08:53

dust or rust?

Justin Hughes > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 08:57

A friend of mine had one of those. I remember how sad she was when it died on her. Before that she had a 1970 Mustang. The girl has taste.

atrombs > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 08:58

I actually just saw my first BMW 8 series the other day. Awesome looking car.

Kinja'd!!!

Not the one I saw, but similar.

Cé hé sin > Nibby
01/15/2016 at 08:58

Both, quite likely.

KnowsAboutCars > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 08:58

Last gen Dodge Ram Van. I know there are at least few of them here but I think I’ve never seen one.

ntl0505 > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 09:00

DUUUUUDE there was a silver XT sitting out to rot that I used to pass all the time on my way to and from my grandparents house. I remember seeing it as an early teenager and it didn’t move for YEARS. When I turned 15 I begged my Dad to at least go ask the guy about it. My Dad was an AWESOME haggler but not a great mechanic and this XT definitely needed some work..

The guy said the car “should run” and it didn’t look like it was missing anything under the hood. Lots of rotted vac lines but nothing bad. Then the guy selling it made the mistake of telling my Dad it was “super fast” despite me saying “Dad, according to the internet your Aztek is faster!” He was worried I would crash and die.

Got the guy down to $500, but my Dad didn’t allow it. A year-ish later he co-signed a loan for me to get a 1996 Chevy Blazer with a supercharger on it. LOL

-this space for rent- > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 09:06

One of my coworkers in high school had an XT. It was a piece of junk 20 years ago, so I’m not surprised I don’t see any now.

Tripper > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 09:10

Damn, this is a tough one. There are a lot of exotic dealers in my area, so all of the “boutique” exotics are out (Noble/Rossion, Spyker, Morgan). Although the only Spyker I have seen was on the back of a tow truck. I’m not 100% sure I’ve seen an XT, but that’s yours...

Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 Roadster has to be it. I’ve seen the coupe, but never the cabrio.

Kinja'd!!!

jjhats > Justin Hughes
01/15/2016 at 09:10

i was playing the imaginary dream garage powerball winning game in my head and became very depressed how slim the pickings were for an XT. I could literally buy a McLaren F1 or ford RS200 from my computer but would struggle to find then restore an XT. doesn’t make sense

DoYouEvenShift > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 09:13

Kinja'd!!!

Never

yitznewton > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 09:17

I don’t think I’ve seen a BMW Z8. Could be I saw one before I knew what they were though.

jjhats > DoYouEvenShift
01/15/2016 at 09:19

Fun fact I can buy one of those in that color today right now. if I were to pick an XT I could choose from 5 rust buckets spread across the country and have to invest an unknown amount of money restoring a car that is possibly not restorable

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 09:20

I had two XT’s an 89 with a 1.8L MPFI non-turbo motor and a 90 with the 2.7L 6. The 89 was given to me by my step dad. They were both wonderful cars and were all kinds of weird. The XT-6 to this day is probably one of my favorite on the road GT type cars after the SVX.

Cars I haven’t seen in the last 25 years? Probably a pre 2002 WRX (canada import) would top the list. Lots of exotics because they are rare, like McLarn’s etc..

ironvagina > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 09:28

Kinja'd!!!

I would love to see one of these again. I worked at a book store in Seattle back in the late eighties, and this hot fiftysomething female attorney was a regular who bought one. I loved that car.

not for canada - australian in disguise > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 09:37

Kinja'd!!!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 09:56

I very badly want an XT

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Justin Hughes
01/15/2016 at 09:58

Is that the same friend whose All Trac burned to a crisp?

Justin Hughes > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
01/15/2016 at 09:59

Nope, different friend. For some reason I seem to have a history of meeting women who are into cars. Go figure. :)

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 10:20

My friend used to own an XT, took me for a spin. Interesting car, hard to find parts for, and there are maybe 2 in Michigan.

Michael_N > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 10:28

Isuzu I-mark RS. The XT as well. The McLaren F1. The one I really want to see is a Delta Integrale. It’s my dream car and my father and I have searched god’s creation as Lancia enthusiasts but it’s eluded us. As for the XT and I-Mark RS, I saw a Ferrari 335 S, 250 TR, A Saab Sonnet I (there were only eleven Sonnett I’s built) but never an XT or I-Mark RS, just to give an idea of how few are around.

Thomas Donohue > jjhats
01/15/2016 at 10:30

There’s a guy near me that has multiple XTs and SVXs.

I’ve seen both back in the day, but Nissan Pulsars and the Sterling whateveritwas are very, very rare. A Pulsar with the trunk thing is a total unicorn.

Kinja'd!!!