It's not the same without them.
>>28694573Well depending on when theh were made they had their charmsReal saabs when they were independant were engineered weirdly.For example 900 in ops picture has longitudinal fwd system where the flywheel is pointing to the front of the car and it goes to the gearbox via chainsLater saabs like the 9000 and probably the new900/9-3 were safe cars.Only in last years under gm they were badgeengineered slop like the rest of gm
fully agree, op. i daily picrel and while it might not be the fastest, best handling, any other -est car on the road, the soul is off the charts. if not for the fact that there are zero mechanics in a 400-mile radius of me i'd drive an og 900 forever
>>28694689God speed you magnificent bastardI regret that i didint take an opportunity to take my gramps saab 9000 aero griffin as my first carYeah it was neglected to shit but it was still a rocketship
>>28694573They were cars for car nerds.
>>28693557My dad's carBottom is rusted and there's literally a few inch hole in the floor in the backseat so you can see the road go by
>yearly salary>car you drive
>>28692694$90,004FD RX7 I also have several older cars but that's the one that gets driven the most. Pic is not my car but is close, I don't feel like blurring/blacking out my license plate right now.
>>28695837BasedHow much did you pay for it
>>28695791The real cause of inflation is paying everyone $200k to absolutely nothing.
>>28695871$30,000
>>28695874The starting salary for OR nurses in my hospital is 130k. A lot of them make 150+. It's pretty crazy.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/cars/shopping/used-cars/2025/10/28/mazda-mx-5-miata-least-driven-car/83622011007/
>>28694390This. I daily'd a miata from 18-25yo. It's quite literally one of the cheapest cars to repair thanks to being the most popular and produced sports car on the planet & on the road in the US.>my most expensive required repair was the suspension all around>all parts were $1300~>took me fucking 6 hoursOnly bad things about miatas are rust. I didn't notice my rain rails were clogged and during a storm the inside of my car got flooded. When I plunged the rails on both sides (on the inside of the top but under the carpet) I pushed black sludge out and upon further inspection has caused rust behind the rocker panel in the wheel well on the passenger side. Not looking forward to learning how to weld for this lol>>28694694I have, on multiple occasions, loaded my nb with 10-15 pieces of 2x4x10, put a red flag tied on it, and driven home. One of the miatas I used to see at cars and coffee back in 2017 had a reinforced frame, super thick shocks, and some small block v8 and the guy would tow a small airstream with it. You can make a miata do fucking almost anything for cheaper than almost any other car. >>28694566I have been able to fit a 15 gallon water jug, 4 loaded over the top paper grocery bags, 6 50lbs sandbags, 4 cynderblocks, and a full sized female german shepard in my miata and drove it for an hour like that. The area behind you in with the top up is very usable space. The trunk gives a lot a space for the overall size of the car and fits many medium/large sized object. For instance when I did autocross I could fit all 4 wheels in my passenger seat area with the seat removed, and could fit the seat in the truck with a ratchet strap and have it 1/2 closedDid I mention it's literally the most fun car to drive? I have a 2003 Acura CL Type S 6-Speed, and that's very fun to whip 260hp around in a revvy engine and go fast, break the tires loose in first gear without trying, but my fuck doing all of that in a miata is just twice as fun.
>>28694625My nc3 prht on meister R coilovers and sound deadening is comfy and quiet with a 95db exhaust (tested). As long as you replace the barge sized steering wheel for a ~320mm with +40mm reach and lower the seat brackets 50mm its roomy as fuck and I'm 6ft1 100kg. I've owned faster cars and more expensive cars, but this is my favorite. It's time for it to be wintered now unfortunately, fucking English councils salt the roads until April...
>>28694265How the fuck are you gonna daily a Miata? It's a toy. A fun toy at that, but still just a toy.
>>28694288I daily drive my mustang what is the mx5 excuse?
>>28695885A Mustang has back seats and a trunk that fits more than a single carton of eggs.Muscle cars were literally designed to be sports cars you can daily btw.
why is everyone crashing the mustang? After driving an old vy ute for more than a decade a mustang with aftermarket suspension feels like a go kart that handles going sideways with extreme ease why are people crashing them? Are they driving an auto and shifting into 2nd gear and losing control maybe? Or are they turning traction control off and leaving ESC on maybe? From my personal experience after driving one for 6,000km with a good amount of that sideways on dirt and tight country roads i think it is the traction control thing.
>>28693351You can turn the esc off by putting it in track mode then holding the traction control switch for about 10 seconds. You are welcome, it stays on if you just hit the tc switch even in race mode.
>>28695564Someone has done some level of competitive drifting before.Don't tell him about putting a block of lead in the spare wheel well and raising the front 20mm higher than the rear anon he will think youvare fukked in the head.
>>28692878the mustang only crashes into crowds of people, it has no bloodlust to sate on a country road.
Why is everyone telling op to put red lights on his car? Would look shit.
>>28692878Is the round gt symbol aftermarket? Never seen that before
Who is this for
>>28695661>choosing between two Nissans>smartAnon I....
>>28695710Stfu mutt you have no idea how legendary the patrol i>>28695710s
Niggers that want something slightly nicer than a Nigsan, simple as.
Not sold here anymore, but premium for those who can't afford premium I believe. The pretend rockstar
People who can't afford lexus and think that Japanese = reliable.
Jag thread...
>>28695171This and the old 2000s ones are so sexy. I miss jaguar, I'm shooting for a 1998 xj6 soon.
>>28695813Yeah these are beautifulThe XJS V12 is one of my dream cars
Personally i think its useless ever since it got nerfed. Even in mvm mode.
>>28695825wait what since when did it get nerfed? haven't played in years
>>286951742.2td XF (2nd gen) is pretty bullet proof.Not the fastest. Maybe that's why it's reliable.
Have any of you ever played GTA 4? How close to real life would you consider the driving in the game?
>>28694945Yep, and the MC:LA map was basically a beta test for GTAV
>>28693902>>28693913>>28693927>>28693939>>28694940Agree with all of your points.They made the driving dynamics pretty realistic - particularly for under steer and braking distance.Unfortunately, gta was popular for being a FUN car game, not a tedium to get around withI recently placed vice city redux or whatever where they rebuild vice city with the gta 4 engine. I really, really missed the vice city car handling
>>28693462the cars literally do this in gta v. its insanely exaggerated in iv which has its charm i guess, but its nowhere near realistic
>>28695793it's not just the suspension movementthe wheels in 5 have infinite traction compared to that without entering the cheat code
>>28693458If in real life you drive a 70s landyacht with blown shocks and sway bars broken in half, then yes its pretty close. It's still way more engaging and immersive than GTA 5 in which they made a 180 with car physics. It's still the most enjoyable GTA game driving-wise, even though the urban map doesn't really allow to experience it fully.
Last one>>28614303Looking at buying a Honda? Post here and we'll tell you our elitist asshole opinions!Need help identifying a chassis?http://www.superstreetonline.com/how-to/chassis-suspension/1312-honda-chassis-code-checklist/
>>28693926When I still drove my EK I used to put the drinks in the centre console because the cup holders were too shallow to hold anything without tipping over immediately.
>>28693926we ball out with stanleys on the passenger floor cuh
>>28693926the cupholders are retractable and under the ashtray, you can see them right infront of the shifter in the pic. I can have 2 large mcdonald's sprites in there and barely still bang gears without punching the cup open
>>28695257Based, my CM is so stupid, you can't put the selector into "1" without hitting it if you have a big cup in the front holder, tough you're probably not whipping it around in lower gears with drinks so for cruising it's fine
>>28663489Im thinking of buying a new FL5 in the coming weeks. Any big problems you have? I would mostly use it as a daily to go to work. And have some fun on the weekends
whats your fav car ad?
>>28695770
they don't make them like this anymore
why aren't poorfag mid-rears a thing anymore?Even in the god damn '70's you could get a 914, or an X1/9.
>>28694491Great point smoothbrain, Toyota figured this out 30 years before you and that's why the MR2 isn't called "MR2" in France.>>28694744the second gen was a disgrace to what the AW11 defined the MR2 to be, miss me with that wannabe-GT shit
>>28691741Lucky for you, Toyota is making a new MR2 after the Celica
>>28694804To be fair, Elise's manual kinda sucks. That's the one bad thing about it, it shifts like a minivan. t. got to drive one, the same day as an MR-S too. MR-S is no Honda but it's crisp, Elise's stick is flaccid and vague.
>>28694491Va te foutre
>>28694766>there are three and a half transmission manufacturers in the worldAre there really that few? I started thinking about it and came up with ZF, Aisin and Getrag, but surely there are more?
>For Classics made from 1979 or older, with few exceptions.>Everybody has their own taste, but some tastes are wrong. If you aren't sure if your car is classic or not, it's not.>Your Honda Miata doesn't belong here.>US, Euro, Jap, or whatever.>Post your classic, your work on it, your hackery, and get advice.>Any and all discussion about classics welcome, but may not necessarily generate responses; don't get butthurt.>Period correct performance > cosmetics.>Metal > plastic.>Classic shitbox > modern shitbox.>JBweld and RTV can fix anything>If you see rust there is more.>Rust and bodywork are the most difficult thing to repair.>Electrical work is difficult until you stop reading forum posts and buy a multimeter.>Low oil pressure? Worn mains and rod bearings. Use lucas and 15W40 until you afford a rebuild.>Do NOT buy a classic and plan to pay someone to work on it. You need to be able to do 90% or more of the work or you will go broke.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>28695560V8 every timeYou could always find a different one or just throw a carb on it.
>>28695576>4 door AHHHHHH!!!! wtf!!!!
>>28695577checked :^)The 71-77 Maverick and Comet came in a four door. Funnily enough when I was searching up a four door photo to post, that's what came up. That specific car in that photo was my first car. It was a lot more junky when I had it though.
>>28693234I second the list, i was about to give up on making duct tape drags about a week before the event because it all seemed overwhelming but when i wrote it all down it all seemed achievable
>>28689654>>28690274yessss it fucking worked. turned out that we do in fact have copper flare gaskets here, they just measure them differently. the 3/8" fittings are measured by the OD but the hole fits a 3/16 inverted flare hole perfectly.Went through two gaskets because they fell out of place while I was cranking down on the nut, but third time's a charm. Stomped the pedal multiple times and pushed it as hard into the floor as I could and held it there for 30 secs...no leaks whatsoever. Brakes are complete...finally.Now I gotta fix the torn ball joint boot because it's been sitting in a stretched position for months.
Most reliable sports car of the millenium
>>28694962I don't know if the RZ34 still has a vLSD, but if it does, it would be better to just get an aftermarket clutch/gear unit, instead of retrofitting the OEM one that turns into an open diff after 80k miles anyway.
>>28695497sport is open diffperformance has a 1.5 way clutch lsd
>>28694962I really hope that after a couple of years, they'll release a new base model that has a NA engine and factory proper LSDOf course, at a much more competitive price than current
>>28695700Yeah, I'd like that too. A lot.Esp if they went with a Torsen that doesn't need rebuilds. I think the high-trim Z's current one is a clutch pack type.Meanwhile the nu-86 has a Torsen standard on all versions.
>>28695706I love that Nissan gave us a huge turbo engine, but desu the appeal of the 350 & 370 was their simplicity and reliability. We all know that the 300zx didn't do too well due to the packaging of the engine bay - and all that additional hardware must be relatively expensiveWhy do you rate the torsen so highly? I'm not familiar with it
Thoughts on the new Honda Prelude /o/?https://www.evo.co.uk/reviews/208252/new-honda-prelude-review-the-audi-tt-alternative-youve-been-looking-for
>>28695064Hybrids are the epitome of joyless driving. Either go full ICE or go full electric. Hybrid is a scam.
>>28695503NTA but I just don't understand why they (every manufacturer atp) keep digging up the corpses of old cars and taking literally zero steps to market them to people who would recognise the name, like pick a lane you fucking retards.
>>28695624So putting gas in the tank, having an ICE for heat (the engine coolant warms the battery in my hybrid), and having a battery that costs like $1k to replace is a scam?Going full EV plugging in and conserving heat and planning around broken chargers in a heavier brick of a vehicle is more joyful?
>>28695640you're both half right. he's right that hybrids are gay, and you're right that EVs are gay.
>>28693833convertible would look better
Porsche is going to the shitter
>>28691796>>28691908hahahahha you fucking smoothbrains HAVE to be kidding right? You think the conservative christian who GETS ANGRY AT AN INTERNET VIDEO is anywhere near porsche's target demographic? (or even financially able to buy one)Porsche is turning a loss because of thinning margins forced electrification and competition in/from china.
>>28691845Lol the 2 series also has mcdonalds struts, all BMWs do.Multilink in the rear is all that matters.
>They're maf because their magical fictional fairy daddy that has stoked violence for thousands of years is censored from some advertisement of something they can't afford.I find this hilarious. I'd have removed any religious reference of any kind, or any divisive symbols, if I were advertising. It just makes sense.
Grifter meltdown thread
>>28691796how much you wanna bet its a jeet running this account
Jellybean cars don't actually look that bad, they were just all in fucking atrocious colors Nothing's going to look good in boomer beige-gold or plain silver
>>28695741Vx commodore comes in just about every colour you can think of and is objectively the best looking commonwhore with its fully bean front and rear styling
