Car Thread

[iri]

People do also like to get rid of cars just before they start ****ting major components, 5-7 years is kinda when you start to get to that stage (a lot of cars will go well beyond this, but I am not getting stuck in the middle of no where after a 12 hour shift when I have to be back at work in 11 hours). 

Option: buy a whatever years old Toyota Hilux. I've heard Australians really like Japanese pickups.

[fanpeople]

People do also like to get rid of cars just before they start ****ting major components, 5-7 years is kinda when you start to get to that stage (a lot of cars will go well beyond this, but I am not getting stuck in the middle of no where after a 12 hour shift when I have to be back at work in 11 hours). 

Option: buy a whatever years old Toyota Hilux. I've heard Australians really like Japanese pickups.

The funny thing is, that popularity means that the old Hilux holds a little too much value for what they are.

Once I no longer have to travel...... dis I want.........

[yui]

The funny thing is, that popularity means that the old Hilux holds a little too much value for what they are.

here in France it is old volvos that have the safe reputation and issues with high value, they have the reputation to be indestructible (and to be fair are really reliable and safe, a cousin of mine was t-boned in one and did not suffer any injuries, the other driver was not as lucky, and the volvo was still running afterward and just needed a new door) and so hold their values very well, so i think that the problem with old hilux price is similar, more peoples will want the car that is reputed indestructible than the car that will explode at the slightest bump in the rear

[fanpeople]

The funny thing is, that popularity means that the old Hilux holds a little too much value for what they are.

here in France it is old volvos that have the safe reputation and issues with high value, they have the reputation to be indestructible (and to be fair are really reliable and safe, a cousin of mine was t-boned in one and did not suffer any injuries, the other driver was not as lucky, and the volvo was still running afterward and just needed a new door) and so hold their values very well, so i think that the problem with old hilux price is similar, more peoples will want the car that is reputed indestructible than the car that will explode at the slightest bump in the rear

I love old Volvos and they built that reputation by producing really really safe cars. If they were more common here I would probably get one. I do occasionally check Carsales just to see what is available.

Older Hilux is really really basic so there is not too much that can go wrong. So they make good offroaders and project platforms. Same with the older Landcruiser etc. But that is about all they offer.

[noisyturtle]

Volvos sure are ugly though.

[Protato_Tubby]

Volvos sure are ugly though.

Strong disagree.
Look at this beautiful machine:

[iri]

Volvos sure are ugly though.

Strong disagree.
Look at this beautiful machine:

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It's not beautiful.

A tuba will fit right in though.

[Protato_Tubby]

Volvos sure are ugly though.

Strong disagree.
Look at this beautiful machine:

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It's not beautiful.

A tuba will fit right in though.

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.I guess this beholder has a preference for estate cars and Vovlo are kind of the king of that.

[noisyturtle]

Volvos sure are ugly though.

Strong disagree.
Look at this beautiful machine:

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Is that a rally hearse?

[iri]

Volvos sure are ugly though.

Strong disagree.
Look at this beautiful machine:

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Is that a rally hearse?

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[fanpeople]

rally hearse

This needs to be a thing.

[yui]

well volvo tried to rally 240s but i do not remember hearing of a volvo hearse though, and the 960 is pretty cool looking and actually pretty fast maybe one of the last proper rear wheel drive fast family car, at least in Europe

[fohat.digs]

I have owned a couple of Volvos and they were great.

In the mid-1970s when I was in college, I had a 122 which I thought was quite handsome in a understated and homely sort of way. It was very reliable and economical, although the carburetor tended to fall out of adjustment.

Many years later, I got a 744T which was bad-ass with a large 4-cylinder turbo. It used way too much gas and required high-test, and also it chewed through brakes at an alarming rate. I thought that the styling was too aggressive, however, and much preferred the understated simplicity of the 140/240 series.

These are not my actual cars, but mine were just like these:

[Sniping]

i can respect the volvo cult, one of my old housemates had a v70r up until recently and they get pretty rare and they're dead reliable too, you literally can't find one out there with less than 150k. they made a lot of peculiar color combos for the car that makes it a really interesting car to collect and it's cool that they come in manuals too. i'll still take a sports car over it though. if i was going for a wagon i think the manual vw alltrack is great and so is the 328d.

[iri]

well volvo tried to rally 240s but i do not remember hearing of a volvo hearse though, and the 960 is pretty cool looking and actually pretty fast maybe one of the last proper rear wheel drive fast family car, at least in Europe

u w0t m8

Jaguar Sportbrake? 5-series Tourer? E-class?

[yui]

i do not really call those family cars, those are luxury cars, old volvos were still cheap enough for normal peoples to afford, jags and mercs to me seems a bit over budget for most families...

[llugguss]

I see this thread is still alive . As a matter of fact what do you guys think about the new Toyota CHR? My brother works at an enclosed car transport company and not so long ago he shipped one from Europe. I have never particularly liked how Toyota cars looked but this one made my heart tick. I mean have you seen the looks of it - amazing. It is so futuristic and yet so simple and practical. I love the fact that it's a hybrid also with very decent mpg numbers. I am seriously considering buying one.

[fantasyrunner]

One of my friends has the older version of it. Loves it to death

[noisyturtle]

this thing is absolutely insane. I want to be in it 

[yui]

i wanted to clean my car and post a photo of it here but i managed to damage the door... a car for both stance life and rally
pretty much exactly this, just a bit more damaged...

(source: http://www.auto-pub.net/ASL/Citroen/page_Citroen_BX_Calanque.htm (french but photos and numbers are universal))
when i get to fix it i may post photos of it high and low, but have not got the budget right now for bodywork...

i am wondering for the next car (i will not sell/junk that one just relieve some of its function) if i should wait to get a bit more money and import a Honda Beat or right now buy an Opel Tigra, or does anyone have an idea for an other light, nimble, cheap car available in Europe (and preferably early injected, 90-2000)? i am quite open to ideas

[noisyturtle]

i wanted to clean my car and post a photo of it here but i managed to damage the door... a car for both stance life and rally
pretty much exactly this, just a bit more damaged...

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(source: http://www.auto-pub.net/ASL/Citroen/page_Citroen_BX_Calanque.htm (french but photos and numbers are universal))
when i get to fix it i may post photos of it high and low, but have not got the budget right now for bodywork...

i am wondering for the next car (i will not sell/junk that one just relieve some of its function) if i should wait to get a bit more money and import a Honda Beat or right now buy an Opel Tigra, or does anyone have an idea for an other light, nimble, cheap car available in Europe (and preferably early injected, 90-2000)? :) i am quite open to ideas

Yamaha Ami :))

[yui]

Yamaha Ami )

i knew Yamaha made car engines and bikes but i did not know they made a car and what a car it is, although may be hard to get, if Wikipedia is right only 3 were ever sold... thanks

[FoC_Tow]

Very dissapointed by the lack of itasha in this thread.

I thought GH was a place of culture... 😅

[Sniping]

Very dissapointed by the lack of itasha in this thread.

I thought GH was a place of culture... 😅

lol i'll see a couple every time at track days. i'll get a pic. it's usually miatas and frs, but sometimes i've seen things like the e46 m3 with a wrap.

[noisyturtle]

Very dissapointed by the lack of itasha in this thread.

I thought GH was a place of culture... 😅

lol i'll see a couple every time at track days. i'll get a pic. it's usually miatas and frs, but sometimes i've seen things like the e46 m3 with a wrap.

It scares me they are out on the road like they are regular people 

[yui]

Very dissapointed by the lack of itasha in this thread.

I thought GH was a place of culture... 😅

lol i'll see a couple every time at track days. i'll get a pic. it's usually miatas and frs, but sometimes i've seen things like the e46 m3 with a wrap.

It scares me they are out on the road like they are regular people 

if it is only a livery it does not make the car unsafe, and drivers are as regular of peoples as you are

[noisyturtle]

The Starion/Conquest has got to be in the running for Most '80s Interior Ever, and I love it 

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I'm actually seriously looking into getting a Starion the past week.
It's very convoluted finding financing for a classic import. Shockingly affordable to bring a car overseas though.
Have a mechanic in Osaka who's going to help me out with inspection once I figure out the financing part.

[yui]

I'm actually seriously looking into getting a Starion the past week.
It's very convoluted finding financing for a classic import. Shockingly affordable to bring a car overseas though.
Have a mechanic in Osaka who's going to help me out with inspection once I figure out the financing part.

i am rather curious on how it goes as i really want a beat and a 4wd acty truck... and neither were sold in France (well they were just no one bought any. there is only 3 beats in France from what i read, and only 2 on the road)

[TacticalCoder]

i wanted to clean my car and post a photo of it here but i managed to damage the door... a car for both stance life and rally

My goodness!  A very long time ago I had a beaten up Citroen Visa.  If the plan is to have a cheap reliable old car with parts readily available (even if it's reliable, it it's old you'll need parts at some point), it kinda depends on the country you're in?  I'd pick a say a Seat in Spain, some french car in France, some german car in germany. Even though they are present everywhere in Europe, they are disproportionately represented in their home countries and you'll have an easier time finding spare parts there.


As posted earlier in this thread: this was a very long time ago, I now drive my lovely 2013 Porsche Panamera (which is sometimes cranky but I don't care as I've got an extended warranty on it) on a daily basis.

[TacticalCoder]

I see this thread is still alive . As a matter of fact what do you guys think about the new Toyota CHR?

It's the car my wife drives since 18 months. It is incredibly good looking: and  it does indeed look incredibly futuristic. We've got the hybrid (just hybrid, sadly not plug-in hybrid: don't think it exists yet in PHEV?): fuel consumption is very low... The worst we do is 4.5 l / 100 (63 mpg) but sometimes we go below 3 l / 100 (78 mpg).


I'd say the Toyota CH-R is quite noisy on the highway but as I just posted above my standards are high as I daily drive a very fancy high-end luxury car with an incredible sound insulation.

[Snowdog993]

I still love my car. At least one of us respects it. 

[yui]

if i were to get a new American muscle car that would be the one too but there are so many more interesting cars around that i do not see myself get one, likely ever.

[tp4tissue]

Outside = bad

Inside = gud'

Waiting for Samsung QNED, 1000nits, 500nit full field.