Most exciting cars from around 2000

Started by mzziaz, January 24, 2019, 02:54:53 PM

mzziaz

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GoCougs

Quote from: 2o6 on January 24, 2019, 04:28:38 PM


Quote from: giant_mtb on January 24, 2019, 04:39:56 PM
Ohhhh, solid.

Also, on that note:



Interesting in their day but unfortunately both are dog slow today - would be lucky to keep pace with the non-V6 Camry/Accord or the average full-size half-ton. The Impala SS is the better car though, esp. owing to modibility.

FoMoJo

Quote from: GoCougs on January 25, 2019, 09:42:25 AM
Interesting in their day but unfortunately both are dog slow today - would be lucky to keep pace with the non-V6 Camry/Accord or the average full-size half-ton. The Impala SS is the better car though, esp. owing to modibility.
For someone who whats a slower, more bloated looking boulevard cruiser, yeah, I guess the Impala SS would be seen as the better car. :huh:
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GoCougs

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Quote from: FoMoJo on January 25, 2019, 10:38:19 AM
For someone who whats a slower, more bloated looking boulevard cruiser, yeah, I guess the Impala SS would be seen as the better car. :huh:

Nah, while the Marauder was more buttoned down the Impala SS was quicker (and far more mod friendly), as the Marauder suffered greatly due to lackluster power band + 4,300 lb car + 4sp AT:

From C&D:

Impala SS:
0-60: 6.5 sec
1/4 mile:  15.0 sec @ 92 mph
Top speed:  142 mph

Mercury Marauder:
0-60: 7.5 sec
1/4 mile:  15.5 sec @ 91 mph
Top speed: 117 mph (governed, due to drive shaft)

EDIT: Note that the Marauder was a 10-year newer design (first year for Impala SS was 1994).

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Laconian

Yeah the Maurader was considered pretty tepid even when brand new.
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BimmerM3

This thread is a great reminder of how mediocre American cars from that era were.

Even the C5 I test drove was pretty blah other than straight-line speed, IMO.

12,000 RPM

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Some bright spots... mainly from Honda and BMW. Industry really got its mojo back in the mid aughts
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FoMoJo

Quote from: GoCougs on January 25, 2019, 11:32:13 AM
Nah, while the Marauder was more buttoned down the Impala SS was quicker (and far more mod friendly), as the Marauder suffered greatly due to lackluster power band + 4,300 lb car + 4sp AT:

From C&D:

Impala SS:
0-60: 6.5 sec
1/4 mile:  15.0 sec @ 92 mph
Top speed:  142 mph

Mercury Marauder:
0-60: 7.5 sec
1/4 mile:  15.5 sec @ 91 mph
Top speed: 117 mph (governed, due to drive shaft)

EDIT: Note that the Marauder was a 10-year newer design (first year for Impala SS was 1994).
Oddly, you're right :huh:.  With 50 more bhp, you'd think the Marauder would be quicker.  Of course, it's torque that's king on the strip.  The governed top speed is questionable, though a Kenny Brown Marauder takes care of all the gripes; if you really want a cool boulevard cruiser.
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BimmerM3

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on January 25, 2019, 12:02:09 PM
Late 90s were a dark time

Some bright spots... mainly from Honda and BMW. Industry really got its mojo back in the mid aughts

Heh, someone else mentioned in the "late 90s dark ages" in another thread. I was gonna respond with a list of cars I liked from that era until I realized that they're pretty much all Hondas and BMWs. :lol:

Laconian

Quote from: FoMoJo on January 25, 2019, 01:05:43 PM
a Kenny Brown Marauder takes care of all the gripes; if you really want a cool boulevard cruiser.

Panthers will never be cool in my eyes. They just scream "beat to hell surplus police car."
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FoMoJo

Quote from: Laconian on January 25, 2019, 01:15:31 PM
Panthers will never be cool in my eyes. They just scream "beat to hell surplus police car."
You're not 75 years old :huh:.
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: GoCougs on January 25, 2019, 11:32:13 AM
Nah, while the Marauder was more buttoned down the Impala SS was quicker (and far more mod friendly), as the Marauder suffered greatly due to lackluster power band + 4,300 lb car + 4sp AT:

From C&D:

Impala SS:
0-60: 6.5 sec
1/4 mile:  15.0 sec @ 92 mph
Top speed:  142 mph

Mercury Marauder:
0-60: 7.5 sec
1/4 mile:  15.5 sec @ 91 mph
Top speed: 117 mph (governed, due to drive shaft)

EDIT: Note that the Marauder was a 10-year newer design (first year for Impala SS was 1994).

The top speed limit is easily deactivated.
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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Soup DeVille

Quote from: Laconian on January 25, 2019, 01:15:31 PM
Panthers will never be cool in my eyes. They just scream "beat to hell surplus police car."

Probably have a completely different reaction in Norway though.
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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shp4man

mzziaz said in the first post it was cars older than 20 years. So get a car that will rise in value, be fun to drive, and most of all, be able to get parts for, even in Europe.


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FoMoJo

"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." ~ Albert Einstein
"As the saying goes, when you mix science and politics, you get politics."

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?

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shp4man

Nice cars all. But that sweet little 289 with a C4 automatic. Oh ya.  :ohyeah:

mzziaz

64 Mustangs are both pricey and a bit of a clichè, imo.
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mzziaz

Miata/MR2/300zx are some nice Nippon alternatives
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GoCougs

Quote from: FoMoJo on January 25, 2019, 02:31:12 PM
I'd go for this...

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d/los-angeles-1970-oldsmobile-442-with/6768284369.html




Totally legit. The lesser known muscle cars; from GM and elsewhere; very cool - Buick GSX, 2nd gen GTO, Mercury Cyclone, etc.

MX793

Quote from: Soup DeVille on January 25, 2019, 02:35:49 PM
Seems unlikely.

V6 S197 Mustangs were also listed to around 115 mph due to driveshaft limitations.  Numerous videos on YouTube of owners who removed their top speed limiter and had their driveshafts come apart during high speed runs (or on dynos).
Needs more Jiggawatts

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12,000 RPM

Quote from: Soup DeVille on January 25, 2019, 01:28:41 PM
The top speed limit is easily deactivated.
Just because it can be doesn't mean it should be. You can prob run NANKANG all seasons on a Veyron too.
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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on January 25, 2019, 03:45:32 PM
Just because it can be doesn't mean it should be. You can prob run NANKANG all seasons on a Veyron too.

Nankang tires are pretty good now.
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2o6

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on January 25, 2019, 03:45:32 PM
Just because it can be doesn't mean it should be. You can prob run NANKANG all seasons on a Veyron too.

NANKANG? We got a rich man over thee.


You mean Westlake

Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: 2o6 on January 25, 2019, 04:41:34 PM
NANKANG? We got a rich man over thee.


You mean Westlake

I'll run retreads, but I won't run Westlakes.
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