I just want a Simple, Small, Fun Worry Free Car.

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
10/22/2019 at 00:54 • Filed to: None

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I should really just do it.

DISCUSSION (32)

atfsgeoff > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 01:02

There are worse ways to spend $7500

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10/22/2019 at 01:03

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CRider > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 01:04

Buy a motorcycle

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja:
10/22/2019 at 01:05

The biggest downside to an NC is not being able to blink at people with my headlights

Chuckles > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 01:05

I support this decision, although I'd argue that nothing with a soft top is ever truly "worry free." If you want worry free, get something with a metal roof that doesn't leak and can't be cut open with a pocketknife. Like a PRHT Miata.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > CRider
10/22/2019 at 01:06

I said worry free. Not “constantly worrying that some jackass is going to make me T bone him”

That said I do have my eye on a pair of Tomos mopeds .

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Chuckles
10/22/2019 at 01:11

I have been looking for a BRZ/FRS. But I have several problems with Them

1 I don’t like the way they look

2 it should be a lift back

B Boxer engines are stupid/only worth it if turbocharged and making the rumble.

4 they are still over 10k without going the high mileage/or beat to shit route.

Basically I don’t like them enough to consider spending the prices the still demand.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > atfsgeoff
10/22/2019 at 01:13

I can not disagree

Chuckles > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 01:19

As a former Miata owner, I wholeheartedly endorse the decision to get one. Mine was in good shape but was only mostly waterproof. I had to keep a towel with me at all times like I was in a Douglas Adams novel. Of course, mine was also a 94. I don’ t regret it at all, but that soft top forced me to pay attention to the weather.

facw > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 01:22

Checks local craigslist...

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glemon > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 01:27

“It should be a lift back”

After living with the great fun/practicality balance of of a two seat hatchback coupe (RX7 a lifetime ago and MGB-GT before many of you opponauts were born) I was excited for the FR-S and BRZ when they came out, but crossed them off my possible daily list when I test drove and discovered no hatch.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > facw
10/22/2019 at 01:29

That is the opposite of what I want.

Except it is a wagon. But an Audi out of warranty. Well

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facw > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 01:36

But at $2000, you’ll have $5000 to fix things. Which is good, because:

It currently runs rough and will need a timing chain service immediately. It drives but shouldn’t be driven due to potential issues with valve clearance if the timing gets too out of whack and IT WILL NEED A TOW once sold.

And

I’ve done a ton of work to it recently (see below), $10k+.

I’m sure it can’t be that bad if it scared the guy who spent $10k fixing it into selling for $2k...

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > glemon
10/22/2019 at 01:37

Yup. The practically/fun of a RWD liftback is part of why a lot of my favorite cars are 80s sports cars my favorite the Starion, the first 4 Supras, AE86, s12 200sx, and S13 hatch , every RX7, 300zx they’re all liftbacks! Then there’s the 944 and Fox body Mustang/Capri , the F bodies, Corvettes c4-7 . I’ll never understand how or why that trend died.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > facw
10/22/2019 at 01:39

It’d be best if he let it take a long drive down a short pier

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 01:52

The Nc is a hidden gem and a good ‘only car’ within reason. Do it

pip bip - choose Corrour > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 05:00

Prius!

Arrivederci > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 07:40

The NC is great and plentiful - I’m looking for one myself right now and trying to close the deal on a turboed NC2.

Only thing I would mention would be that if you want a LSD, you’ll need to avoid the base models - in 2006 that’s “Touring” in 2007+ it’s “Sport”. Cars with the Suspension package will have Bilsteins and the LSD.

OPPOsaurus WRX > facw
10/22/2019 at 07:57

MMM YES THIS!!!!!!!

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Ash78, voting early and often > facw
10/22/2019 at 09:11

A 15-year-old Audi V8 is worth exactly negative dollars.

Ash78, voting early and often > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 09:12

Near the Kennedy compound with a young lady strapped into it?

Too soon?

facw > Ash78, voting early and often
10/22/2019 at 09:14

That’s more EssExtTee’s neck of the woods. I don’t know if they have Allroads there. It would have been considerably less tragic if Kennedy had been on a Honda Super Cub.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 09:15

That was my ‘05 Mazda 3s hatch. Great car.

7:07 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 09:21

Just flash them as you drive by.

w ait...

Ash78, voting early and often > facw
10/22/2019 at 09:24

You’ve probably seen this. IIRC it was in National Lampoon, but it sure looked real:

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facw > Ash78, voting early and often
10/22/2019 at 09:26

Yep, a classic.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 10:31

Yeah I wasn’t mad about this before but I am now. Those are cool as HELL cars that were still kind of practical too. Where are their descendants? Fricking CUVs probably

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
10/22/2019 at 11:23

Well the Eclipse was a cool liftback car....

I still wish Mazda would just make a fastback Miata.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 11:36

If they’re doing the extra crash testing they could probably also add some ‘back seats’ like the FRS and a lot of the 2+2 versions of the cars you mentioned.

I love the idea of a convertible but that would actually put me into a new Miata now that I think of it. The driving dynamics, small consumables and aftermarket support is what I want, but right now I can’t fit me, a passenger, and a 135 pound dog in a Miata at once (I think haven’t tried). Pretty much the only reason I don’t own a NC now. A lift back would solve that problem for me I think and get me into an ND.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
10/22/2019 at 12:09

That is one thing I love about my Rabbit Cabriolet. 4 seats means top down fun for the whole family, and the dog.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 14:36

I always thought those were a great idea, a convertible based on an otherwise normal economy car. 4 seats and no sporting stuff people who just want a convertible don’t need

CRider > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/22/2019 at 21:00

You’d be better off on a motorcycle than a moped. Bikes can get out of the way, they’re more visible, they handle better (usua lly) and stop faster and they’re more stable. Plus with bag jackets, you can hit things without insta-death.