Best Jalopy

Started by CaminoRacer, December 02, 2016, 12:40:23 PM

Cookie Monster

Quote from: Gotta-Qik-C6 on December 02, 2016, 05:52:58 PM
Imma let you in on my #1 Rule when buying Beaters! I never buy cars with after market radios! It's worked out well for me for years! The last four ('95 Tracer, '94 Corolla, '00 Malibu (daughter) and now my '98 Corolla) I purchased still had Factory radios and all ran for years with no serious issues!  :rockon:

Oh fuck. RX7 has aftermarket radio.

Although it doesn't have those weird piston things so maybe it'll be OK?
RWD > FWD
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
1 3 5
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2 4 R

Eye of the Tiger

For me, it depends on the model of the radio, and the quality of installation.
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Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: Cookie Monster on December 02, 2016, 06:01:17 PM
Oh fuck. RX7 has aftermarket radio.

Although it doesn't have those weird piston things so maybe it'll be OK?
:ohyeah: I think you'll be ok with no pistons!  :lol:
2014 C7 Vert, 2002 Silverado, 2005 Road Glide

veeman

Quote from: Soup DeVille on December 02, 2016, 04:06:25 PM
My back seats fold down. 4x8 sheets of plywood with the tailgate down. Engine runs smooth too, but admittedly the new distributor made that a lot better. Drives fine in the snow too. Pretty damn good actually.

Isn't yours an LTD Ford Crown Victoria Country Squire Wagon?  Those are
cool. 

Eye of the Tiger

I choose S10 pickup as best jalopy.
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: veeman on December 02, 2016, 06:52:12 PM
Isn't yours an LTD Ford Crown Victoria Country Squire Wagon?  Those are
cool. 

Ha! No. Those are for plebs.

Mine is a Mercury Grand Marquis LS Colony Park.

(I did try and fail to buy an LTD wagon just last week)
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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CaminoRacer

Quote from: Soup DeVille on December 02, 2016, 07:03:09 PM
(I did try and fail to buy an LTD wagon just last week)

I am disappoint.
2020 BMW 330i, 1969 El Camino, 2017 Bolt EV

Soup DeVille

Quote from: CaminoRacer on December 02, 2016, 07:09:06 PM
I am disappoint.


The wife was relieved. She didn't say it, but she was.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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12,000 RPM

Completely unrelated but I have a real soft spot for Fairmont wagons

Would love to put a Cobra IRS and 302 crate engine in one
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CaminoRacer

I think I'm gonna test drive a few things next week. I've driven most but it'd be good to do back-to-back for comparison's sake.

Early to mid 2000s Civic
HHR
Mini Cooper
Cheap old Taco/4runner
Outback or Legacy wagon
Volvo wagon?

Anything else? These cars can have a bit higher budget. $6k maybe. I have two different paths I can go down - either a cheap-ish small car that can do SCCA as well as DD duties year-round or a more utility oriented vehicle that is good for roadtrips and camping (nothing to difficult off-road, just gravel roads really). Either one would be nice to have 4 doors and seats.
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Laconian

Kia EV6 GT-Line / MX-5 RF 6MT

Eye of the Tiger

I would say a used Versa, but I would never buy one of those.
Clearly the Civic is the best choice (manual only). 4 seats, MPG, super reliable and easy to work on, can blow away random autocrosses in stock form.
Why would you need a pickup or wagon when you have The Road?
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CaminoRacer

Quote from: Laconian on December 04, 2016, 12:26:20 PM
Mazda3?

Maybe. I'm a bit wary of mid 2000s 3's if they're like the 6's. My mom's 6 hasn't held up super well.
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2o6


CaminoRacer

What about a 2nd gen Scion xB?
2020 BMW 330i, 1969 El Camino, 2017 Bolt EV

2o6


2o6

Seriously, tho. The Gen 1 car is so much better. The 2nd gen isn't very fun, and that 2AZ in there isn't the most reliable engine Toyota has made.

68_427

Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


Eye of the Tiger

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Soup DeVille

Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

1975 Honda CB750, 1986 Rebel Rascal (sailing dinghy), 2015 Mini Cooper, 2020 Winnebago 31H (E450), 2021 Toyota 4Runner, 2022 Lincoln Aviator

Eye of the Tiger

Dual Conjoined Identical Siamese Twin Cam?
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Laconian

Kia EV6 GT-Line / MX-5 RF 6MT

Morris Minor

I had a business colleague who bought a used CVPI from a dealer that specializes in used cop cars. The thing's unbreakable & dirt cheap to run.
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68_427

Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


Eye of the Tiger

"Want a WRX wagon" = "I keep losing races. I beat the hell out of this and it's just not fast enough, even with all those rev limiter clutch dump launches. I put the stock stereo back in so nobody would suspect this used to have a huge turbo kit on it."
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Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: 68_427 on December 06, 2016, 05:34:01 AM
Stock stereo
:ohyeah:

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on December 06, 2016, 06:08:06 AM
"Want a WRX wagon" = "I keep losing races. I beat the hell out of this and it's just not fast enough, even with all those rev limiter clutch dump launches. I put the stock stereo back in so nobody would suspect this used to have a huge turbo kit on it."
:evildude:   :lol: :lol:
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68_427

Pfffrt.  I think wrx rear dif with LSD bolts right up.  Find a wagon and you can even fit a fully dressed engine and trans combo in the back
Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


CaminoRacer

I hauled my (now exploded) engine in the back of a rental HHR. Stopped at a Jegs warehouse in Columbus and a forklift loaded the crate into the back.
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CaminoRacer

2020 BMW 330i, 1969 El Camino, 2017 Bolt EV

Gotta-Qik-C7

2014 C7 Vert, 2002 Silverado, 2005 Road Glide