"Saab wagon is best wagon-now with less Saab" (saabwagon)
08/23/2017 at 23:57 • Filed to: None
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"Saab wagon is best wagon-now with less Saab" (saabwagon)
08/23/2017 at 23:57 • Filed to: None | 0
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So it turns out that the C4 was enough of a basket case to the point where the locking mechanism had somehow separated from the keyhole in the door handle to the point where I couldn’t actually unlock and open either door. It was at that point that I gave up and resolved to going back to square one.
So, I compiled a list of cars I’m interested in that I might want to buy instead.
I then whittled down that list by a few cars when I forced myself to realize that the cars like the Ford EXP and Buick Skyhawk Wagon simply don’t exist anymore and any nice mid-90s Chevy Impala SS is far out of my price range.
So after my whittling, here’s my list:
-another C4
-8th gen Chevy Suburban/1st gen Chevy Tahoe (my uncle lets me drive his Suburban from time to time and it feels like driving an absolute tank)
-Eagle Talon, because why the hell not?
-Buick Reatta (you’d be surprised how many of these things are still operable)
-1992-1995 Buick Skylark, and only those years. I like weird-looking cars.
-Fifth-gen Olds Cutlass Supreme (I have a thing for late model Oldsmobiles)
-First/second-gen Taurus SHO (any newer SHO is out of my price range)
So, Oppo. Which one of these do you recommend, if any? Am I a maniac for having some of these on my list? Do I have poor choice in cars? Are there any other interesting/unique cars from the 80s or early-mid 90s you’d recommend?
DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
> Saab wagon is best wagon-now with less Saab
08/24/2017 at 00:04 |
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MR2
4th gen Camaro or equivalent Firebird
K5 Blazer or Bronco
mk3 Supra
El Camino or Chevelle
Cadillac Brahman
promoted by the color red
> Saab wagon is best wagon-now with less Saab
08/24/2017 at 00:11 |
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‘90s Subau Legacy turbo.
Regal S/C
RWD GM G-Body
Contour SVT
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> Saab wagon is best wagon-now with less Saab
08/24/2017 at 00:19 |
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The only redeeming feature of that era of Skylark is the funny looking nose. Otherwise they are pretty much garbage. Yeah I realize that doesn’t help you make a choice, but I’d place it at a distant last compared to the rest of the list.
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Saab wagon is best wagon-now with less Saab
> DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
08/24/2017 at 00:25 |
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Supra, El Camino, and MR2 were all already looked at and are pretty much out of my price range.
Everything else I’ll look into though.
Berang
> Saab wagon is best wagon-now with less Saab
08/24/2017 at 00:50 |
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What do you want out of a car?
E92M3
> Saab wagon is best wagon-now with less Saab
08/24/2017 at 01:25 |
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What about a 7th gen Suburban?
I’d have that over a 8th gen.
Montalvo
> Saab wagon is best wagon-now with less Saab
08/24/2017 at 07:01 |
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What was your price range? There’s like a million C4s in much better shape for really cheap. Finding a decent one should be like tripping over 4 of them when you walk out your front door.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Saab wagon is best wagon-now with less Saab
08/24/2017 at 07:09 |
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I would say just go C4 - huge aftermarket for Corvette stuff, and (at least to me, barring the Eagle Talon [especially the AWD versions] and the SHO), your list is a bit ‘meh’.
Not too hard to find C4s that are a bit rough for decent prices, usually. The Taurus would be a cool ride - not sure how parts availability were for their unique engine though? As for the Eagle - the Talon/Mitsu Eclipse aftermarket is very big and they can be made into some serious performance cars. They’re not always incredibly reliable though, from what I’ve heard.