Since there are so many what car threads, what car would you recommend to the guy who stole your girlfriend, fired you, lost your iPod, backed over your cat...and then asked you what kind of cool used car he should buy? (This didn't happen to me BTW, its just a thread starter) I'm thinking anything French...
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June 25, 2009 8:35 a.m. pinchvalve UltraDork
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June 25, 2009 8:39 a.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork
DAEWOO CIELO
In addition to the inhuman suffering the car will inflict upon him with it's "reliability" and "performance," being anywhere near this car in space or time will prevent him from getting laid. It may have trouble bringing itself to a stop but this thing will stop sex like a set of ABS-controlled Brembo 6-pots.
I dare anyone to find a better answer.
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June 25, 2009 8:40 a.m. Rusty_Rabbit84 HalfDork
DIAHATSU CHARADE
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June 25, 2009 8:45 a.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork
Rusty_Rabbit84 wrote:
DIAHATSU CHARADE
You must be joking!
While there's probably a nasty social stigma to driving one in the States, they're not unreliable and can actually perform decently. They're good AutoX cars and a cult car in the Caribbean.
A popular mod is to drop in a 1.3L engine and a turbocharger (although some models actually come like this IIRC!), then you have a little four-wheeled sportbike. Street racers love them for dragging, it's not uncommon to see them driving around raked forward with 3" of ground clearance, skinny wheels on the rear and big, wide, low-pressure R-compounds on the front. In fact now that I think of it that sounds far more dangerous than a sportbike or banshee.
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June 25, 2009 8:46 a.m. Volksroddin HalfDork
a 1991 ford tempo 3 spedd auto. man that car suck's. O yea the frame rails are weak they will crack from daily driving
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June 25, 2009 8:52 a.m. MCarp22 Reader
Peugeot 807
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June 25, 2009 8:56 a.m. John Brown MegaDork
1999 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T auto with 181K miles that has not had the timing belt serviced and oil changes perfomed at Jiffy Lube
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June 25, 2009 8:58 a.m. MadScientistMatt HalfDork
A Stirling. Because you could sell him on how it combines Honda reliability with British luxury - then watch him find out that it doesn't hold up like a Honda and a lot of the parts are completely impossible to find. The bait and switch aspect of it gives it extra cruelty points in my books.
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June 25, 2009 9:01 a.m. skruffy Dork
John Brown wrote:
1999 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T auto with 181K miles that has not had the timing belt serviced and oil changes perfomed at Jiffy Lube
aka "a Passat"
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June 25, 2009 9:04 a.m. wherethefmi Dork
Taurus SHO, sounds awesome in theory till something goes wrong with the engine then all you have is a 20 year old Taurus sitting in the driveway.
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June 25, 2009 9:06 a.m. Bobzilla HalfDork
MadScientistMatt wrote:
A Stirling. Because you could sell him on how it combines Honda reliability with British luxury - then watch him find out that it doesn't hold up like a Honda and a lot of the parts are completely impossible to find. The bait and switch aspect of it gives it extra cruelty points in my books.
I have to second this. It's absolutely BRILLIANT!
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June 25, 2009 9:07 a.m. EricM HalfDork
Anything I have driven in the last 10 years Minus the new minivan
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June 25, 2009 9:17 a.m. 93celicaGT2 Dork
An auto Ford Festiva. Not the cool Festivas, but the late 80s early 90s ones.
The ones that had about 48hp. Crank.
Enjoy watching him get leveled by a semi the first time he tries to merge onto a highway.
Bonus points if the exhaust rusted off.
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June 25, 2009 9:44 a.m. Matt B New Reader
Pontiac Aztek
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June 25, 2009 9:52 a.m. Rusty_Rabbit84 HalfDork
GameboyRMH wrote:
Rusty_Rabbit84 wrote:
DIAHATSU CHARADE
You must be joking!
While there's probably a nasty social stigma to driving one in the States, they're not unreliable and can actually perform decently. They're good AutoX cars and a cult car in the Caribbean.
A popular mod is to drop in a 1.3L engine and a turbocharger (although some models actually come like this IIRC!), then you have a little four-wheeled sportbike. Street racers love them for dragging, it's not uncommon to see them driving around raked forward with 3" of ground clearance, skinny wheels on the rear and big, wide, low-pressure R-compounds on the front. In fact now that I think of it that sounds far more dangerous than a sportbike or banshee.
damn, ive been trying to refute your claim, but cant
so i give you the 1986 Hyundai Pony!!
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June 25, 2009 9:54 a.m. belteshazzar Dork
I like aztecs
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June 25, 2009 10:00 a.m. John Brown MegaDork
Gotta say I loved the Aztek that I drove. Hated the plastic extrusion outside but loved the car.
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June 25, 2009 10:01 a.m. Wally UberDork
MadScientistMatt wrote:
A Stirling. Because you could sell him on how it combines Honda reliability with British luxury - then watch him find out that it doesn't hold up like a Honda and a lot of the parts are completely impossible to find. The bait and switch aspect of it gives it extra cruelty points in my books.
I forgot about the Sterling. They did it backwards though and combined 80's british reliability with Honda styling.
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June 25, 2009 10:01 a.m. jrw1621 HalfDork
GameboyRMH wrote: DAEWOO CIELO
This Daewoo was sold in the US as the 1991 Pontiac LeMans.
A prestigious French race who's' name was bastardized by an American Car company and the attached to its lowest offering which was built in Korea.No connection to the race.
No connection the US heritage of muscle cars.
No connection to the "buy American" sentiment of its day.
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June 25, 2009 10:04 a.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork
jrw1621 wrote:
GameboyRMH wrote: DAEWOO CIELO
This Daewoo was sold in the US as the 1991 Pontiac LeMans.
A prestigious French race who's' name was bastardized by an American Car company and the attached to its lowest offering which was built in Korea.No connection to the race.
No connection the US heritage of muscle cars.
No connection to the "buy American" sentiment of its day.
IIRC the models like the one in the pic I posted couldn't be sold in the states because they didn't meet DOT safety standards. This was in the mid/late 90s when safety standards were much lower than today's standards (ahh the good ol' days).
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June 25, 2009 10:07 a.m. RossD Reader
I never understood that ol' Le Mans. Just baffled
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June 25, 2009 10:10 a.m. Tim Baxter Online Editor
There are a lot of crappy cars, but if the question is what is the crappiest car you could talk someone into buying, the Sterling will be tough to beat.
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June 25, 2009 10:11 a.m. belteshazzar Dork
GameboyRMH wrote:
IIRC the models like the one in the pic I posted couldn't be sold in the states because they didn't meet DOT safety standards. This was in the mid/late 90s when safety standards were much lower than today's standards (ahh the good ol' days).
I don't think that's true.
I seem to remember some pretty awful hyundai excels
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June 25, 2009 10:13 a.m. Grtechguy UltraDork
anything British?
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June 25, 2009 10:14 a.m. jrw1621 HalfDork
No, the LeMans was available in the US in both 2dr and 4 dr. Currently, a 1991 Lemans 2dr Value Leader Model has a trade in value of $50 and a full retail of $365
http://www.edmunds.com/used/1991/pontiac/lemans/1240/options.html
