TheGoodBits Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Past: Wife's car, I daily drove for awhile when we lived right next to a metro stop and she took that to work. Bought one of the first ones in VA, owned it for only 4 months. Ended up going with something more practical (and cheaper). Only cost me about $1500 to own it that amount of time. Basically the sales tax. Loved that car though. I'll pick up a used one as a second vehicle in a few years. Current: Decent car. Practical. Underpowered. Not fun. Manual transmission is no fun in Rt 28 rush hour traffic. About ready to get rid of it. Future: ??? Got my eyes on this though: 2015 GMC Canyon. Return of the mid sized truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I'm a Subaru fan as well...it took a head-on collision to kill my '85 wagon that I bought from my best friend's parents for $600 in '94. I had it for 5 years...it got me home to NOVA & back 5 times and to 3 ACC tourneys in Greensboro. That Duke Blue WRX looks sweeeeet. Hail, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 That Duke Blue WRX looks sweeeeet. Hail, sir! That's a BRZ Mary. Silly Duke fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DCsportsfan53 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Now here's a thread for me. I have pictures of all but the 306,000 mile BMW 735i, which is actually in fantastic shape. The white BMW is the only one that cost me more than $700 to purchase. I need more garage space. Disclaimer: They all look a little better in pictures than in real life, lol. My 83 Volvo 245 drift car. Engine and transmission are from an 02 Pontiac Firebird. 5.7 liter all aluminum LS1 with 6 speed manual transmission. Ton of suspension work done to this car, too. Puts a smile on my face every single time I drive it. 1986 BMW 325es. Fun little car. 1989 VW Jetta GLI 16 valve. 1987 Jaguar XJ6. The most modern of all antique cars. A beautiful pain in the ass. Picking this thing up this winter from my former boss, can't wait. 1963 Honda Dream 150cc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I think the BRZ/FRS are the nicest looking cars on the road (that I wouldn't have to mortgage). It's a shame they didn't make them turbo and AWD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I think the BRZ/FRS are the nicest looking cars on the road (that I wouldn't have to mortgage). It's a shame they didn't make them turbo and AWD. They didn't? Wow...I thought all Subarus were AWD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 They didn't? Wow...I thought all Subarus were AWD? They are both RWD cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 They didn't? Wow...I thought all Subarus were AWD? The BRZ/FRS was a joint project between Subaru and Toyota. Uses a Subaru engine though, so it should be easy to add in the AWD power train and a turbo. I assume that Toyota had a problem with it though as all of the Scion models need to be cheap for the kids. An AWD platform with a turbo would easily raise the price of the car $5-10K. It would turn a $25k car into a potentially $35k car. Still, lame to have a car that looks that good with an engine that only puts out like 180 hp (just guessing, could be less). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 The BRZ/FRS was a joint project between Subaru and Toyota. Uses a Subaru engine though, so it should be easy to add in the AWD power train and a turbo. I assume that Toyota had a problem with it though as all of the Scion models need to be cheap for the kids. An AWD platform with a turbo would easily raise the price of the car $5-10K. It would turn a $25k car into a potentially $35k car. Still, lame to have a car that looks that good with an engine that only puts out like 180 hp (just guessing, could be less). Car was too low to practically add AWD. Besides, the rear drive is what makes it fun. Engine is a 2.0 high revving direct injection that makes 200hp. Definitely not the fastest thing on the road, but not too shabby for a 2700lb car that you can buy new in the low 20k range. The real joy of the car though, is the tight handling. Going through curvy parts of a road, slam it into 3rd gear and rev up to 5k... Huge grin on your face as that car has no body roll, an extremely low center of gravity, and maybe a smiggeon of tail-happiness. Such a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket442Olds Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Daily Drivers: - 2009 Ford Fusion - 2005 Volvo XC70 My cars that are more than Utilitarian: - 1964 Olds F-85 455 bored .060 to 468ci, Heads, Cam, etc... Plans for the near future are pro-touring it. So getting a complete suspension system setup, big brakes on C6 Z06 Corvette Hubs, etc... Engine is almost rebuilt, just working on fuel lines, and then a ram air setup for the intakes you see (which wont be staying there) The Green/Blue/Teal car you see is my 66 F-85 Deluxe, nothing special at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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