Is there any cars that is fun in a straight line at the speed limit?

"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
02/03/2016 at 13:45 • Filed to: None

Here is my dilema. I live in Edmonton Alberta and Edmonton is setup as a grid system which means there is not one curvy road within 300 miles from me. The other issue is that we are one of the worst cities for speed cameras and speed traps. Essentially you cannot speed here big brother is always watching.

I used to LOVE driving but when I moved to Edmonton 10 years ago my love of driving has steadily declined. Now driving is nothing but a goddamn chore. I would give anything for a teleportation device.

I’m at the point where I consider swerving into oncoming traffic to end it all. Stop and go traffic,straight line driving,constantly monitoring your speed has made my life fucking miserable as of late.

Is there any cars out there that would bring the excitement back to my daily life or am I screwed no matter what I drive?

I’d like to go from this:

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My only requirement is that it seats 4 and is under $30K

DISCUSSION (68)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:49

Maybe not fun, but I’m sure you could get something terrifying. Something unsafe-at-any-speed.

willkinton247 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:49

Nissan GTR or Porsche 911 Turbo.

AWD give you lots of traction off the line, and as long as you don’t break the speed limit, you can accelerate to it as fast as you can, then maintain speed.

Oh under $30k? Maybe a used Golf R?

For Sweden > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:50

Kinja'd!!!

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars…

RallyWrench > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:50

VW buses, of any generation. Because even though you’re going straight, the wheel is always over to one side, steering into the wind.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > willkinton247
02/03/2016 at 13:51

yeah those 0-30mph launches is what it’s all about.

EL_ULY > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:51

I like how my Z4 just kind of bounces ever so slightly and randomly on the freeway at the speed limit. It’s such a random frequency between smooth road and little random bump. I enjoy that for some reason :] Small, low, and bumpy :]

As for suggestions..... Pontiac G8 !!!

Berang > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:51

You need something you can just floor all the time. Like an 80s Tercel, a Subaru Justy, or something else small and slow.

davedave1111 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:52

Get a ~50hp Euro supermini. If you’re going fast enough to break the speed limit, you’re more likely to get a thumbs-up from the cops than a ticket.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
02/03/2016 at 13:52

are you talking about a Corvair again?

Needmoargarage > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:53

Anything old, slow, or cheap.

My ‘92 F-150 feels both terrifying and exciting at the speed limit on a freeway. Same with all my other garbage.

Drive a modern car and there’s no drama.

Mercedes Streeter > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:53

A diesel smart. I mean, you can redline the underpowered sucker through almost all of the gears, and still be under the speed limit + be returning a sweet 70 mpg..

And uh, since the W450s weren’t good at handling, you wouldn’t want to turn anyway. xD

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:54

If you like.

vicali > RallyWrench
02/03/2016 at 13:55

-and the Airriders vw club is awesome - good people.

CalzoneGolem > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:56

Something with a small high revving engine to go flat out everywhere.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Needmoargarage
02/03/2016 at 13:56

I already have this in my stable but I don’t daily drive it because of single digit mpg’s

Kinja'd!!!

Tohru > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:56

Get a Lada Niva.

RallyWrench > vicali
02/03/2016 at 13:56

As a lifelong VW owner, I have yet to encounter an old VW club that isn’t good people. It’s a universal truth.

Needmoargarage > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:57

Then you know exactly what I mean :)

vicali > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:58

Groat rd ftw..

I had a mk3 Jetta when I was there, it was pretty good- bumped along with a few suspension mods.. It didn’t do winter though so I had a mk2 from Oct-May. I also lived in Spruce so I got a freeway blast every day.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 13:59

7 series. Might as well be comfortable.

http://m.kijiji.ca/cars-trucks/ed…

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Mercedes Streeter
02/03/2016 at 14:00

I test drove one of those when they first came out in 2006. They were advertising lease payments of $210/month but I never read the very fine print which was with $5000 down. I was 20 years old and just moved to a new city on my own so as you can imagine I did not have 5K just laying around.

The transmission was horrible but 70mpgs and a very cheap payment made it very tempting. I guess it wasn’t meant to be.

Michael > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:01

Any car with bad ball joints

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > vicali
02/03/2016 at 14:01

It’s the only road worth driving one but it’s 50kms away from me so I won’t drive all the way there in stop and go traffic to experience 2 curves.

FucenSpaz > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:02

Hmm I know speed limits are bummers but can you pull a 90 degree turn at the speed limit?( 4 way intersection) Auto Cross in your future. even if it is just cones in a parking lot. Do a figure 8. Maybe a Driving school......

Just for some ideas. No ramps on first day......

vicali > RallyWrench
02/03/2016 at 14:02

I always thought it was to offset vortex..

Aircooled people are my people.

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:03

Kinja'd!!!

New or newish cars? No, they are too capable to be anything approaching fun at legal speeds without curve.

Therefore, go old. Buy something with style and you’re having fun even sitting still.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
02/03/2016 at 14:04

The thing is my Fusion is plenty comfortable just very dull in hours of stop and go traffic.

vicali > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:04

It was always full of squids anyways.

Jdrentarol > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:04

Porsche 944 Turbo, of course.

Mercedes Streeter > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:04

Ugh, I hate how Mercedes-Benz does that. They don’t seem to believe in low down payments. In the USA, you can get a smart for a dp as low as $2k...but still, that’s a $2k down payment on a cheap-ish car.

RallyWrench > vicali
02/03/2016 at 14:05

It must be. We need all the help we can get to counteract the ‘Tex.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S
02/03/2016 at 14:06

I know what you mean. I still miss my old boat. I’m not sure I’d trust it for daily driving but it was definitely a pleasure to cruise around it.

Kinja'd!!!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:09

Definitely any sort of classic. Big old classic American steel. Screw safety and fuel mileage or any modicum of normal car reliability. There is no way it would not be fun to cruise down the street in a classic Caddy or something. Otherwise, anything convertible could be fun too. Also REALLY loud exhausts could still be fun. Or alternatively my favorite solution would be a Morgan 3 wheeler or one of those Polaris Slingshot things.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Mercedes Streeter
02/03/2016 at 14:09

The new smart on the other hand I love. The problem is 2 seats is no longer acceptable as we have a little one. if it would of came out 5 years ago tho I’d probably get one.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > vicali
02/03/2016 at 14:09

still is

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:11

A R50 Mini Cooper. They have N/A SOHC 1.6L L4 putting out 115hp/111lb-ft. When you do find a twisty road that can do it pretty good too.

Kinja'd!!!

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:11

I’d say anything that requires 3 (or more?) shifts to hit 60.

wiffleballtony > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:12

Phoenix heard your plight.

Kinja'd!!!

The solution is higher speed limits.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
02/03/2016 at 14:13

I had this with a glasspack.Fun times indeed. The only problem is I need a reliable daily driver. This is fine for tooling around on the weekend but I wouldn’t trust it as a daily driver in the dead of winter.

Kinja'd!!!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:13

Ive got another suggestion:

Kinja'd!!!

Why not take up flying? That certainly could be fun and there is certainly a ton of space up there to fly around without dealing with pesky speed limits or going in straight lines. Your speed "limit" is just the point at which the plane would break apart.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:14

Then clearly you need to go the other way. The more uncomfortable and ratty the better!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > wiffleballtony
02/03/2016 at 14:15

yeah 35 mph all over the city. Kill me now.

wiffleballtony > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:16

Most of the surface street’s here are between 40 and 55 mph. Which everyone does 10 over.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:17

You could always try a Miata lol. Or even better, a motorcycle!

duurtlang > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:17

there is not one curvy road within 300 miles from me. The other issue is that we are one of the worst cities for speed cameras and speed traps.

and

under $30K

Lower your limit to $10k, and spend the remaining $20k on other things you love. Holiday trips. Other things. Maybe fly to a place where it is nice to drive this summer (or another season). $20k! Think of the posibilities! You seem to live in car driving hell, so why spend that much money on a car that won’t bring any kind of extra smile to your face?

willkinton247 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:19

Yeah, you need power and AWD. I guess a used STI would work too. If you didn’t have a 30k budget, your ideal car would definitely be a GRC Fiesta. 0-60 in 1.9 seconds, top speed of maybe 125?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
02/03/2016 at 14:20

I told my wife this very thing last night that I need to get a motorcycle to get some excitement back. Obviously she’s not with me on that one.

A Ninja 300 would be great. Not too powerful,very cheap to buy,looks good,ect.

Kinja'd!!!

Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:21

Move to another province. :)

Also, speed cameras?! Legend has it that in the ‘80s, people called the Deerfoot Trail (Hwy 2?), the Deerfoot 500, because it was 150 or bust.

Get a muscle car for some mad pulls in between speed traps.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:21

Car pool? Or get something that could break down any second. That’ll get the adrenaline going.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > duurtlang
02/03/2016 at 14:25

you make valid points.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Jarrett - [BRZ Boi]
02/03/2016 at 14:31

I’d love to move to BC but I also love making money.

The best road I’f ever driven on was hwy 99 between Vancouver and Whistler.

Kinja'd!!!

Pure automotive bliss.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:31

The whole constant risk of dying in a fender bender though certainly would put me at unease. Having some sheet metal and seat belts and airbags in the way are certainly a requirement to me. I think it is the pinnacle of automotive enjoyment but the similar experience certainly could be accomplished in sports cars to some degree.

Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:36

Being stuck in ON, I’d love to be able to drive out to BC and try some of the mountain roads! Lately I’ve been trying to find some of the neat roads that branch off of Hwy 7 east of Toronto. They are kinda grid-dy until you get out past Peterborough, then you can find some neat stuff.

Sam > EL_ULY
02/03/2016 at 14:40

You have a Z4?

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:43

Everytime I drove a Jeep Wrangler (trade-ins mostly) I found I drove under the speed limit everywhere i went because the sensation of speed in those terribly wobbly, noisy boxes on wheels made me fear going any faster.

I don’t know if that qualifies as fun, but it was interesting.

Hitting joints in the road and feeling the car want to yaw, fabulous stuff.

Master Cylinder > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
02/03/2016 at 14:43

If you can live with the awful fuel consumption, what you need is the biggest effing American 50s/60s land yacht you can find. A huge old Caddy with tail fins or something. With a convertible top. You need a cruiser, not a canyon carver or drag racer.

EL_ULY > Sam
02/03/2016 at 14:48

Tavarish special at $6900

Kinja'd!!!