I NEED THIS

"Party-vi" (party-vi) 04/03/2018 at 13:10 • Filed to: None

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Behold: Perfection

Maybe my glasses are getting a little too rosy, but I miss the Diamante my parents used to own. My mom replaced her ‘01 with a G37x sedan and she still misses her old Diamante LS. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but with 40,000 miles I’d try it out. Frameless windows, soft leather seats, and all the pizzazz that comes with being one of the last great big Japanese sedans sold in the US.

jkm7680 > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:17

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It looks like a GTA SA car.

Party-vi > jkm7680 04/03/2018 at 13:19

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Do not besmirch the mighty Diamante!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:21

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looks like a galant... tho i dont think any galants ever came with a 3.5 so i guess its a size biglier

fintail > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:21

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Offer 5K.

These were built in Oz, no?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:26

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Not a bad car, even if the front end is a blatant ripoff of the E39.

Dual round headlights with black surrounds and orange corners? Check. Twin grilles? Check. Wide lower grille flanked by rectangular driving lights? Check. Character lines on hood that taper into the center? Check.

Party-vi > fintail 04/03/2018 at 13:27

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Yep. Imported from there to the US.

Party-vi > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/03/2018 at 13:28

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It’s a size biglier. Also wider. My parents were on the fence between this and a Galant, and the Galant didn’t have the room they were looking for.

Party-vi > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/03/2018 at 13:31

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Damn. Almost like they’re cousins. Here’s the previous-gen for comparison.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:35

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Double headlights set into a full width forward raked grille? Sounds familiar.

Takuro Spirit > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:35

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1-year only redesign 2004 VR-X or gtfo

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:35

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I see no roundel.

Who are you and what have you done with my Party-vi?

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Takuro Spirit 04/03/2018 at 13:36

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TIL that exists

Party-vi > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 04/03/2018 at 13:40

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I owe allegiance to Willys-Overland. All others can be replaced.

Party-vi > Takuro Spirit 04/03/2018 at 13:40

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Feckin berf.

Party-vi > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/03/2018 at 13:41

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Look alls I’m sayings is Mitsubishi knew a good design when they stole saw it.

Takuro Spirit > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:41

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They made pre-facelift versions of the VR-X too, for a couple years

Party-vi > Takuro Spirit 04/03/2018 at 13:42

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Not a fan of the VR-X. An LS would be perfect for me.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:42

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Rest in parm

#NotMyParty-vi

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:44

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welp... now im interested... always liked the galant.. least the older ones ones were good cars

i’d be up for a size biglier :)

Party-vi > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 04/03/2018 at 13:47

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Your Party-vi is a lie! The chicken parm was real!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:50

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Or was it?

Takuro Spirit > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:50

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The VR-X came out the year AFTER I quit working at a Mitsubishi dealer.

So I’ve never driven one.... but out of all the cars I drove and took on errands during the workday and down to school the Diamante was my favorite.

jkm7680 > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:55

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I BESMIRCH, I BESMIRCH!!!

Chariotoflove > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 13:58

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I like it. I would be happy to daily one even today.

Party-vi > jkm7680 04/03/2018 at 14:06

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Curses!

Party-vi > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 04/03/2018 at 14:07

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I hate everyone here.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 14:07

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Love you too 

and 100 more > Takuro Spirit 04/03/2018 at 14:18

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Takuro Spirit > and 100 more 04/03/2018 at 14:21

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I like Buicks.

jkm7680 > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 14:26

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SNAKE PIT FOR YOU!

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 14:28

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Not but the E46 is a perfectly reliable car! Just do the heater core again. /S

Long-Voyager > Takuro Spirit 04/03/2018 at 15:59

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Pre-facelift version FTW (specifically in orange):

Long-Voyager > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 16:00

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Gotta get the VRX version.

Tighter, more powerful, still crazy comfortable.

Party-vi > Long-Voyager 04/03/2018 at 16:21

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I’m not a fan of the rear spoiler. Also, 5hp isn’t worth all that extra gaudiness.

Long-Voyager > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 17:19

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You have to drive them back to back. It’s only 5hp peak, but the VRX feels much better all the way through the rpm range.

If you dislike the spoiler that much, take it off. ;)

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 20:48

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We in Oz don’t call them Smegma for nothing but they are seemingly nigh on unkillable judging on the number of them still around...

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Party-vi 04/03/2018 at 21:29

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Yeah, no. Hertz gave me one of these, from their Premier Collection, as an equivalent to my 525i when it was in the body shop. Lots of power, no control over said power.

I fully understand the nostalgia aspect though. There are times I find myself looking at Fiat 124 Spyders, MGC GTs, Lotus Cortinas, Vanagons and other assorted and interesting vehicular contrivances my family once owned, wishing they would somehow bring back my youth and innocence.

I might someday buy an old vehicle, perhaps a Rabbit GTI like I once drove, but only if I have something reliable to drive as well. Nothing like having your one and only vehicle crap out on you, leaving you stuck with no easy/cheap way to get going again.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Party-vi 04/04/2018 at 05:44

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ahem - it was Australian, built in Adelaide.

punkgoose17 > Party-vi 04/04/2018 at 08:25

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Now I want one too... I’m surprised Oppo does not have a Millennia or Diamante obsessive enthusiast.