Post Underrated Cars

"S65" (granthp) 08/20/2016 at 12:18 • Filed to: None

2

30

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > S65 08/20/2016 at 12:24

4

AWD, Manual, Hatchback, Japan-Built, It was basically a Mini-WRX

TysMagic > S65 08/20/2016 at 12:25

2

hear me out: it was extremely comfortable, easy to drive, quick when it needed to be, wrapped in leather and tech toys - while priced the EXACT same as a fusion sport of the same era. Public perception was actually great(owned one for about a year) and there’s a reasonable amount of affordable aftermarket

RT > S65 08/20/2016 at 12:29

5

Xedos 6. Because V6 Manual 3-series slayer.

My citroen won't start > S65 08/20/2016 at 12:29

6

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > S65 08/20/2016 at 12:30

5

People only seem to remember the transmission issues

JasonStern911 > TysMagic 08/20/2016 at 12:31

6

Internet don’t care if it is a German engineered 300hp, rear-engine, rear-wheel drive car with a manual transmission that weighs under 3,000lbs and can out-corner and out-brake most vehicles ever produced, all while costing $5-10k less than what a new BRZ goes for, JUST LOOK AT THE HEADLIGHTS!!!1one

EL_ULY > S65 08/20/2016 at 12:35

3

nobody really talks about these

IS-F, Z4, Nismo Z, S8 L, XKR-S

EL_ULY > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) 08/20/2016 at 12:37

0

- 2 doors = Vehicross!

Invinciblejets > S65 08/20/2016 at 12:39

4

Caldina gt4

Awd 3sgte....

RT > JasonStern911 08/20/2016 at 12:42

0

I like the looks of the 996, especially the rear.

Honeybunchesofgoats > S65 08/20/2016 at 12:44

1

Understated styling, sub-7 second 0-60 with the V8, Jag engineered suspension (and Jag engine in the form of the AJ-V8 or the AJ-V6, a Jag modified Ford V6) on a platform still used for the XF and the only Lincoln produced in the past sixty years with a manual.

Sadly, like its S-Type brethren, you either get the manual or the V8, not both.

TysMagic > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/20/2016 at 12:46

0

I’d take the manual v6 for sure. Too many horror stories with that v8

Honeybunchesofgoats > TysMagic 08/20/2016 at 12:58

0

I can’t speak specifically for the Ford variant in the LS, but my Jag has basically the same engine and as long as the secondary timing chair tensioners are upgraded to aluminum from plastic, it’s a pretty rock solid engine.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > JasonStern911 08/20/2016 at 13:02

0

I wouldn’t call these underappreciated — these are by far the common 911s around here (and anywhere apparently).

Honeybunchesofgoats > JasonStern911 08/20/2016 at 13:06

0

I think I may be the only person in the world who actually likes the headlights as long as they're well maintained.

JasonStern911 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/20/2016 at 13:09

0

Awkward headlights, first water cooled 911, front half shared with the Boxster, IMS bearing issue, RMS issue (like that hasn’t been fixed on every car by now), etc., etc. Even your “most common 911" remark provides another reason why it is inferior to every other 911.

Plenty of internet reasons to hate on the 996, which is fine by me. The venomous hate allows a car like this to be daily driven by a guy like me instead of locked up in some rich guy’s garage like most 993TTs.

Honeybunchesofgoats > EL_ULY 08/20/2016 at 13:10

0

The XK is one of my favorite cars ever made and I never shut up about that fact.

JasonStern911 > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/20/2016 at 13:11

1

Amount of time I spend looking at the headlights while actually driving and enjoying my 996: 0

If you want to see a car with ugly headlights, look at the Nissan Juke.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > S65 08/20/2016 at 14:58

1

Also these:

Jonee > S65 08/20/2016 at 15:24

2

V8 Gremlin

A mini muscle car that was banned from the strips for being too good.

Forge Crown Victor! > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 08/20/2016 at 15:56

0

Rollin coal brah

Forge Crown Victor! > S65 08/20/2016 at 16:05

0

Ford Crown Victoria P71: 250HP burnout machine and decent handling for a huge car for 3 grand

AMC Eagle SX4: IFS XJ with a car body

S65 > Forge Crown Victor! 08/20/2016 at 16:07

0

The crown Vic will even fit a SVT cobra motor!

Forge Crown Victor! > S65 08/20/2016 at 16:12

1

Or a v10!

Also the AMC is a head swap and FI install (256 block/4.0 head and FI) from a 200hp 300tq rock crawler

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > S65 08/20/2016 at 18:42

1

1st gen RX7. Underrated? Yes. Undervalued? Most definitely.

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 08/20/2016 at 18:45

1

Wait, the #1-selling truck since the Declaration of Independence is underrated? That first one is super cool.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > S65 08/20/2016 at 19:02

1

For the first art and science car, the first car where Cadillac actually gave a shit about image in the 2000s, the CTS did it pretty well. It handled very well, was decently reliable after its first year, and had some potency from the 3.6L V6. The only reason I can see that it gets shafted for the German rivals, besides it being not a German car, is the interior, which only suffers from bad design, not bad quality.

Source: owned one for three years. Left nothing but smiles for 60,000 miles.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 08/20/2016 at 22:39

0

no i just love posting powerstokes whenever i can

TDIGuy > EL_ULY 08/20/2016 at 22:42

0

Not an S8 L but I have a Co-Worker with an A8 L, such a good car to ride in. So comfortable, so well put together, and sounds very nice from the 4.2L V8. And it was super cheap because 2008 and depreciation

Racin'Jason001 > S65 08/20/2016 at 23:52

1

My favorite: The Honda CR-Z.

Many people love the styling, but hate the performance. They don’t like the hybrid/sports car idea. I love it, though. It is underpowered for a first driver like me, and comes in a manual!

http://racinjason001.kinja.com/why-the-honda-…