https://youtu.be/kP5E5SvWMLw?si=7JvQCnOGvrvwF0w7
ohhh man. We likely.
https://youtu.be/kP5E5SvWMLw?si=7JvQCnOGvrvwF0w7
ohhh man. We likely.
Yeah I remember seeing that Alfa around when I was living in Spain 20 years ago. So sweet!
Fueled by Caffeine said:https://youtu.be/kP5E5SvWMLw?si=7JvQCnOGvrvwF0w7
ohhh man. We likely.
fun video!
i have long been taunted by British auto journalists with their overly enthusiastic praise of Purr-Jo hot hatches, i've read so many articles of glowing praise which has elevated it my mind to legend status, so appealing with basic rawness, featherweight, & nat asp purity.
i really need to drive one and experience them for myself, i sorta fear a never meet your heroes moment, but ultimately i think i'd be enthralled in deep love because they seem to have created the perfect formula.
Yeah, same thoughts here. Well said.
We got NONE of them here. I think you could get a 405 Mi16, also elevated to the stars in my mind. Super rare though.
This thread got me shopping FBMP and heavily interested in a (large for "hot hatch") X3 with a 6speed manual, AWD, and cinnamon interior for close to challenge price.
lowering springs look to be cheap, and make it look pretty hot.
I just realized all I want is a cheap fast light car that I can bang off the rev limiter everywhere I go.
drop kids off at school. Off revlimiter.
go to church, rev limiter.
drive thru food, Say it with me. Rev limiter.
Why shouldn't I buy this slightly clapped civic.
In reply to Fueled by Caffeine :
You need to find a nice 8G civic SI sedan. K20, 6 Speed, LSD. Perfect. Hitting the rev limiter on a screaming NA motor is fun.
In reply to classicJackets (FS) :
Do it. I can't imagine they're not fun to drive.
There's a clean one local.. but it's at a "boutique" dealer for about 3x too much.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1AanFQSDGz/?mibextid=wwXIfr
assuming it doesn't suck I think it'll come home with me. Ozone generator if it smells smoky.
Turns out these are wider than tall as delivered!
In reply to classicJackets (FS) :
I like it. Manual SUVs aren't wanted by many of us. Lemme know how it goes, one way or the other!
Fueled by Caffeine said:I was talking about a mk2 gti with vr6. The 16v is nice but not bonkers enough.
the srt4 or gobs was about as close as the americas got for a "murican" hot hatch.
im a 45 year old yobo, come at me.
Challenge accepted - let's see if I can do better with American hot hatches.
Cosworth Vega:
Shelby GLHS:
Ford Focus SVT:
Buick Skyhawk T-Type:
OK, some are more fastback than than the more blocky hot hatches, but the rear glass lifts on all of them.
bmw88rider said:In reply to Fueled by Caffeine :
You need to find a nice 8G civic SI sedan. K20, 6 Speed, LSD. Perfect. Hitting the rev limiter on a screaming NA motor is fun.
8G --- is that the FN1/2 hatch version we never got?
i've always liked the way they looked (unsure about triangle exhaust tho) because a bit of Frenchiness to my eye, but apparently they have been maligned & unliked, looks fun enough tho...
...back when i was in car-buy mode i did have an ep3 hatch on my list but never found one and the few i saw scattered far away from me were max thrashed, so never even got to test drive one. i actually like the Alfaesque shifter position which was a historical throwback nod to N600, but i have read numerous reports of the steering feel to be extremely numbvague --- anybody here with realworld ep3 hatch driving & can add input of personal experience?
Captdownshift (Forum Supporter) said:I believe that clio V6s are now importable...
They certainly are. Drooled over this one at a Donuts and Drip meet here in Portland:
I find it funny that with most manufacturers dropping the 3 door hatch, Ferrari gave us a buitiful one. There was one of these at my local home depot awhile back & I spent a good amount of time drooling over it.
Though i am still waiting for the BMW e81 to hit 25 years
classicJackets (FS) said:https://www.facebook.com/share/1AanFQSDGz/?mibextid=wwXIfr
assuming it doesn't suck I think it'll come home with me. Ozone generator if it smells smoky.
Turns out these are wider than tall as delivered!
There appears to be 7 manual inline-six BMW X3 for sale nationwide (via cargurus)
In reply to OHSCrifle :
Yeah, I bought it this morning! Need to get back and pick it up/bring it home tonight or tomorrow but I have the title and key.
not perfect but was decent and cheap
In reply to MadScientistMatt :
Looks like my attempt to write glhs was autocorrected to "gobs".
The svt focus ok. But the other ones are a stretch and I've spent plenty of time with a cosworth Vega.
more MINI!
here's a GP1 which has been modded a bit and this guy gives an interesting review --- it has an unspecified CatCam but it's most likely the aggro 469 which is top-end profiled...
...and another sidetrack, it's also fitted with a CAE shifter --- i have long contemplated these because people say they add great rifle-bolt precision & make it even more fun to row thru the gears, altho with a less mentioned caveat of being quite stiff for street use
i have avoided because i'm not too keen on how they look in a daily driver plus you must cut up the console for it to fit, plus the cost of course which is mucho moolah for a shifter, so anybody here have experience with a CAE/Coolerworx/Revin or similar style of this shifter design who can weigh in on merits and/or drawbacks? if so, what say you?
In reply to Fueled by Caffeine :
You could get this in the 70s with the 3.8L Buick V6 and a 5-speed. They were reasonably quick and surprisingly fun to drive.
Finding one now that hasn't been gutted, tubbed, and had a big block stuffed in the front is almost impossible.
Finding one now that hasn't been gutted, tubbed, and had a big block stuffed in the front is almost impossible.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
In reply to MadScientistMatt :
It is if you have visions of this...
thatsnowinnebago said:Captdownshift (Forum Supporter) said:I believe that clio V6s are now importable...
They certainly are. Drooled over this one at a Donuts and Drip meet here in Portland:
Beat me to it sir! I missed a really reasonably priced one in Canada last year. Think it was like 22K CAD so under 20K USD at that point. Just really feel like they made a point of making a nasty hatch that wasn't useful, but was awesome.
MadScientistMatt said:Fueled by Caffeine said:I was talking about a mk2 gti with vr6. The 16v is nice but not bonkers enough.
the srt4 or gobs was about as close as the americas got for a "murican" hot hatch.
im a 45 year old yobo, come at me.
Challenge accepted - let's see if I can do better with American hot hatches.
Shelby GLHS:
The GLHS is definitive proof that Americans can indeed make a hot hatch. It checks every box you can think of.
Friend of mine's family had the normal version with a 2.2 in it (I think). I kept trying to convince him to take the bumpers off so it would look cool.
I'd also add the Focus RS and the Golf R to the super rowdy hot hatch list. Both are amazing.
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