What should be my weekend sweetheart?| Grassroots Motorsports forum |

Coldsnap Reader
9/21/14 9:10 a.m.

Last year GRM talked me into getting a Crown Vic for my daily driver. I found a really clean LX Sport with a moon-roof (like stupid clean, I feel bad for getting it dirty) and I absolutely love it, it might be my favorite car and I need to get my head checked. Idle hands have me looking for a weekend sweetheart car, I was originally looking for a vintage muscle car but I test drove some cars and realized it's a bit "more of the same" as my DD. Heavy rear wheel v8 etc.

What would you guys suggest? Something vintage, blue collar job price, not a basket case, not super old. I was actually looking at corvairs, but I know enough about them to decide yes or no. I need some other ideas :P

JohnRW1621 UltimaDork
9/21/14 9:32 a.m.

What are your plans with this sweetheart?
Compete or cruise?
If yes..
What type of competition?
What type of cruise?

Coldsnap Reader
9/21/14 9:42 a.m.

Oh just cruising, to the office on the weekends / grocery. Nothing major.

JohnRW1621 UltimaDork
9/21/14 9:47 a.m.

GRM convinced you to buy a Crown Vic... Have you tried the others of the GRM Pentaverate?
Miata
BMW e30
Crown Vic P71
Jeep XJ
Chevy Astro

Each with their own merits.

ebonyandivory SuperDork
9/21/14 9:57 a.m.

Go older pick-up from any of the big three.

2wd with the right stance and some new shoes!

Driven5 HalfDork
9/21/14 10:27 a.m.

Corvair?

AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
9/21/14 10:58 a.m.

Driven5 wrote: Corvair!!!!!

ftfy

Nick_Comstock PowerDork
9/21/14 11:02 a.m.

Spitfire or GT6

fiesta54 New Reader
9/21/14 11:09 a.m.

I would think miata since it's pretty much the exact opposite of your daily. I never understood having multiple of similar cars

Kenny_McCormic PowerDork
9/21/14 12:41 p.m.

Beetle?

ebonyandivory SuperDork
9/21/14 12:53 p.m.

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Vigo PowerDork
9/21/14 1:45 p.m.

Jeep?

bmw88rider GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
9/21/14 2:47 p.m.

Something 2 door and sporty. Now it's just a matter of taste. Mustang, Miata, BMW, Camaro, Jeep TJ. There are a lot of choices. Sounds like you have the cruiser part.