Dream Garage: Recently Dead Brands Edition

"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76) 08/04/2016 at 00:21 • Filed to: None

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Wobbles usually does these but, your challenge is pick 3 cars from 3 different recently defunct brands with a total combined cost of under $35k. The companies must have gone the way of the dodo within the last 20 years, but the cars can be as old as you like.

What’s going in your garage Oppo?

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 00:27

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What buick is that? Roadmaster it looks like but what year?

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > itranthelasttimeiparkedit 08/04/2016 at 00:29

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That’s an 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass Vista Cruiser

Racin'Jason001 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 00:31

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2006 Pontiac Solstice.
Asking Price Range: $4,917 - $14,813 .

2006 Saturn Sky.

Asking Price Range: $5,117 - $27,585

1999 Saab 9 3.

Asking Price Range: $205 - $4,925

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Racin'Jason001 08/04/2016 at 00:34

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GXP, Redline, and Viggen?

Racin'Jason001 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 00:35

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Are you naming trims, or telling me a joke? LOL!  

not for canada - australian in disguise > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 00:41

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35k US = ~45k CAD

2011 Saab 9-5 - $22k

http://wwwa.autotrader.ca/a/Saab/9-5/Kit…

Magnificently clean 2003 Oldsmobile Aurora - $5,500

http://wwwa.autotrader.ca/a/Oldsmobile/A…

1986 TVR Tasmin - $12000

http://wwwa.autotrader.ca/a/TVR/Tasmin/N…

Spridget > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 00:44

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Glas Goggomobil (I’d have to pay around $12k)

Heinkel Kabine (Around $15k)

Saab 96 (Up to $4k)

I’d have to use the remaining $4,000 to import the Heinkel and Goggo, as they’re impossible to find in the US. Assuming I could find them here, I’d spend the rest on a Panhard Dyna Z or PL17. There’s one for sale in Washington for $2500. I know that Glas, Heinkel, and Panhard (the car making part at least) have all been gone for more than 20 years, but I didn’t want to limit myself to former GM brands, so I ditched that rule.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/04/2016 at 00:46

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Solid choices. As soon as I saw US->CAD I thought “there better be a TVR”.

The Aurora is a handsome car, plus it gets that sweet Northstar power. The 9-5 is great too.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Spridget 08/04/2016 at 00:49

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Your first 2 went defunct far before 1996. The Saab is a great choice though!

Spridget > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 00:52

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I know. Kinja published the comment before I was done. I edited the original comment.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Spridget 08/04/2016 at 01:01

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Mercury, Scion, Plymouth...

Amoore100 > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/04/2016 at 01:06

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SHADDUP TVR IS STILL ALIVE I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT IT’S DEAD

CodyVella > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 01:08

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1992 Pontiac Sunbird SE Convertible, 3.1L V6, 5 Speed stick. This was my first car when I was 16, although mine was black with a white leather interior (I hat TWO!).

1978 Oldsmobile Starfire Firenza. 305c.i. V8, 5 Speed stick and apparently “Rallye Style suspension”, whatever that is.

1984 Saab 900 SPG because Saab.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > CodyVella 08/04/2016 at 01:11

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I would’ve chosen a different Pontiac, but great picks nonetheless. Love the Starfire especially.

InFierority Complex > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 01:15

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1988 Pontiac Fiero GT - 6,950

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inventory…

2009 Saab 9-3 Aero XWD - 11,998

I’m looking into buying one of these anyways probably. Cross-shopping a 9-3 or a volvo c30 is probably not the best idea I’ve ever had.

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inventory…

1975 Lancia Fulvia - 12,250

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/de…

Quiet, Lancia’s dead.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > InFierority Complex 08/04/2016 at 01:19

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Nice try, blame this guy:

InFierority Complex > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 01:21

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Doesn’t count, because reasons. God, it’s like a three door PT cruiser from the front.

CodyVella > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 01:21

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More of a nostalgia thing. I think everyone wants their first car back, even if only for a day. I drove a 1994 Sunbird the other day (although it was a 4 cylinder auto) and I loved every second of it.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > InFierority Complex 08/04/2016 at 01:23

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Hahaha, no Lancia for you!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 01:30

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I looked at a Saab wagon just like that when I was looking for a new DD. Everything felt loose in it, worn out. In the end I got a 2006 CRV and it is solid all around. It’s nice to sit up higher in traffic in the city, I can see wtf is going on now.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > InFierority Complex 08/04/2016 at 01:32

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I want that Lancia to go with my Datsun.... Oh only in Napoli, a bit far.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/04/2016 at 01:34

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Yeah, I could imagine Saabs of that era not aging well.

InFierority Complex > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/04/2016 at 01:37

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What could go wrong, right?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 01:38

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I was excited, I know a guy who runs a used car lot, gets lots of leased cars in a nice area. It looked awesome but the whole thing just felt loosey goosey. I really wanted an XC90 but they are too big for city garage parking and get worse mpgs. The CRV is good, does everything well and never breaks, I don’t have to care about it so much in the city which is nice.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > InFierority Complex 08/04/2016 at 01:40

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It would become this. I have a 240Z which is great, I wouldn’t mind a Lancia. San Francisco actually has a lot of classic Alfas etc. and a very good mechanic has a shop full of them.

InFierority Complex > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 01:44

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You cruel, cruel man. Then I nominate this Solstice coupe

https://www.truecar.com/used-cars-for-…

15,000 and apparently the only one that somebody actually drove.

Spridget > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 01:45

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I know, I mostly just trolling. As you can probably guess from my above choices, there’s a bit of a gap between a Gran Fury and a Goggo. If I had to choose rule following answers, it’d be a Plymouth Valiant and a 1963 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > InFierority Complex 08/04/2016 at 01:51

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People bought these as investments which is propping up the market value of them even higher. I want one badly.

InFierority Complex > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 01:57

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I wanted one too. Looked into them briefly awhile back thinking they wouldn’t be much more expensive than a regular solstice. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

InFierority Complex > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/04/2016 at 02:04

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Your 240z is absolutely gorgeous, I saw the photos you posted a few days ago. Would be one helluva garage.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > InFierority Complex 08/04/2016 at 02:19

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Oh thanks, yeah the Z isn’t done yet, the front needs a new hood and paint. I never take a close up pic of the front! haha. I like Italian but I used to have Vespas and they were such a pain, I can only imagine a Lancia! Mama mia!! That was mainly the gear change and the damn cables in those, so maybe a car is more like the Z. Oh its a V4, huh. I will keep my straight 6 I think.

Malanga > InFierority Complex 08/04/2016 at 03:32

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If you look closely it's a 4 door.

flyingmetalbird > Racin'Jason001 08/04/2016 at 03:51

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Why the Saturn & the Pontiac? We're there differences or do you just like them lots?

InFierority Complex > Malanga 08/04/2016 at 04:32

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Yeah I see it now. Honestly didn’t think there was enough room for them, just assumed because the 500 was a 3-door that the ypsilon was as well.

punkgoose17 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 06:55

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2010-2011 Saab 9-5

2013 Suzuki Kizashi GTS

1968 Mercury Cougar

Suzuki is very dead here in the U.S. and it makes me sad, so I think it should count. If it does not count I’ll get a 1999 Oldsmobile Aurora.

Wobbles the Mind > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 07:34

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This 1974 Bricklin SV-1 for $19,997. (Not recent, but can’t find an Oldsmobile Achieva SCX).

And how about a 2011 Suzuki Equator for $14,886

And we’ll round things out with this 2004 Thomas Custom for $100.

RT > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 07:59

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http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/saab…

Saab 900 Turbo: £2,450.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/lanc…

Lancia Thesis: £5,500.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C759914

Renault Avantime (the last car developed by Matra): £6,500.

http://www.goo-net-exchange.com/usedcars/EUNOS…

Eunos Cosmo 20B: ¥1,680,000

All sums up to around $35k, give or take a few.

I’d need extra $$$ to import the Cosmo properly though.

RT > Amoore100 08/04/2016 at 08:42

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TVR have been dead since 2005, but recently got new ownership - and now it looks like they’re coming back - with plans for a new model in the next few years. So while TVR were dead, they’re not dead for very long.

http://tvr.co.uk/

carcrasher88 > flyingmetalbird 08/04/2016 at 08:58

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Honestly, I’d only go for both the Pontiac AND the Saturn if the Pontiac was a GXP coupe (very rare) and the Saturn was a Red Line convertible.

Not really seeing the sense of having two very similar convertibles at the same time, really.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Wobbles the Mind 08/04/2016 at 09:43

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There’s a reason this is usually your game, because your picks are amazing. 11/10 would hoon all 3.

Racin'Jason001 > flyingmetalbird 08/04/2016 at 11:25

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I like them, and I like the difference in styling. I couldn’t live with just one of the twins.

Amoore100 > RT 08/04/2016 at 11:50

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This is just a thing that TVR does isn’t it...just build a car whenever they feel like it and whenever it’s convenient and they have money...

RT > Amoore100 08/04/2016 at 11:59

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Classic TVR. xD

They will forever be dead and alive, because TVR is just that crazy, and always have been.

Amoore100 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/04/2016 at 12:59

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Let’s start with something predictable:

Saab, circa 2011

2011 Saab 9-5 V6 Aero XWD - $15,000

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

Now, something a bit different:

Rover, circa 2005

2003 Rover 75 Tourer 2.5 V6 Connoisseur - $1,706

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

And finally, something very different:

Matra, circa 2003

1982 Matra Murena 2.2- $17,815

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

Total: $34,521 and an amazing garage, I’m sure you’d agree.

Amoore100 > RT 08/04/2016 at 20:50

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Haha, I chose a Matra of a different nature ;)

RT > Amoore100 08/05/2016 at 12:30

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If anyone were to choose a Matra, it would be you. xD

I also really wanted to choose a Delta Integrale 16v myself, but damn - the prices have sky-rocketed.

Amoore100 > RT 08/05/2016 at 12:33

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Hey, I love Matras! They’re like the French TVR, gone before their time, sadly. Yeah, I was looking into those as well but unfortunately the video game generation has found out about them so prices have reflected that. Time to go back to our Simcas, Panhards, and Alpines...

Amoore100 > RT 08/05/2016 at 12:34

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They’re like a band that just gets together every decade to put out an album before going back to their normal everyday lives...

bhtooefr > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/08/2016 at 07:06

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2016 Scion FR-S (Toyota’s announced that the brand’s dead, it counts, damnit), $26,100, brand new:

A purple 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser (it was the only Oldsmobile wagon that I could quickly find on Craigslist, damnit), $500:

A project 2008 Isuzu I-290 (read: a Colorado/Canyon - and Isuzu is out of the passenger car market in the US, so I’m counting it as defunct), just begging for a 3.5/3.7 or LS swap, $3500:

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