small rwd 3 door hatch

ryanty22 Dork
9/30/14 3:34 p.m.

Like an old school geo metro only rwd. What's out there?

wvumtnbkr GRM+ Memberand Dork
9/30/14 3:39 p.m.

RX7?

Starlet?

Imark? (I think soem of them were RWD?)

Citation

Chevette

Pinto

Gremlin

??

mtn UltimaDork
9/30/14 3:40 p.m.

Recently? BMW 318ti, and... Well, actually that is it. I suppose you could throw a Mercedes C230 into the mix, but that wouldn't be a good idea. Going older, you have Toyota Starlets, Pinto's, Chevettes, etc.

If you want to be liberal with the definition of a hatchback, you have Corvettes, Camaro's, Mustangs... But that isn't what you were asking for.

captdownshift GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
9/30/14 3:41 p.m.

so much fap

FSP_ZX2 Dork
9/30/14 3:46 p.m.

Citation is FWD too.

Original Mazda GLC was RWD also--much like a Starlet in design. Datsun made some RWD B210 Hatchbacks as I recall too.

JohnRW1621 UltimaDork
9/30/14 3:57 p.m.

mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/30/14 5:06 p.m.

Porsche cayman?

Or Porsche 944

Nick_Comstock PowerDork
9/30/14 5:13 p.m.

Please excuse me while my berkeleying head explodes

wnick New Reader
9/30/14 5:13 p.m.

Mustang II?

friedgreencorrado UltimaDork
9/30/14 5:23 p.m.

RWD ones are all getting so old that they're tough to find. I think the M Coupes are the only ones that are less than 30. That being said, I love the idea. I actually wish I had my old B210 back. It was no 510, but still handled pretty good just because it didn't weigh anything.

TeamEvil HalfDork
9/30/14 5:23 p.m.

I've been looking here in New England for a Toyota Starlet or Chevy Chevette and they don't come cheap ! !

BIG surprise at the current prices!

clutchsmoke Dork
9/30/14 5:41 p.m.

IIRC there was a previous thread that argued hatch opening vs. hatchbacks. RX-7 is a hatch. Starlet is a hatchback. And I think the Starlet pretty much nails the RWD version of a Geo Metro. Something newer? The first and only car that came to mind is the Mcoupe.

ryanty22 Dork
9/30/14 6:28 p.m.

Was the starlet as small and light as the metro? I've got a 2016 challenge idea and am thinking.of making a rwd front engined metro ///M

ryanty22 Dork
9/30/14 6:33 p.m.

Even a starlet 5 door hatch would work looking at measurements

Storz Dork
9/30/14 7:16 p.m.

I had a 98 318ti with a 5spd and it was a fantastic car. Wish I had kept it!

GCooper New Reader
9/30/14 7:47 p.m.

Foxbody ?

Mr_Clutch42 Dork
9/30/14 7:52 p.m.

A 300ZX and a Supra are also RWD hatchbacks.

Nick_Comstock PowerDork
9/30/14 7:53 p.m.

In reply to Mr_Clutch42:

ryanty22 Dork
9/30/14 8:17 p.m.

GCooper wrote: Foxbody ?

no. god no, dear god no

SlickDizzy GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
9/30/14 8:53 p.m.

Starlets are awesome but they are getting really hard to find cheap these days since they have such awesome swap potential...

singleslammer SuperDork
9/30/14 9:31 p.m.

In reply to SlickDizzy:

I have one that someone could take off my hands for a grand. Admittedly, that is probably 700 more than any sane person would pay for it.

Nick_Comstock PowerDork
9/30/14 10:29 p.m.

In reply to SlickDizzy:

I know where two are sitting. The body's look good but it appears they have no engines. He also has two identical fx16's that do run under their own power in excellent condition.