SuperTrooper169

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Nice! I didn't even remember there was a Colt GT Turbo. I remember when I had my 88 CRX Si with mods and loving to get the 5.0s off the line, very fun times.

nokiaman

Mercury Marauder
Current generation Malibu
SLK
Current Avalon

Last but not least Q7.(very controversial design but I like it)

ThermonMermon

EuRTSX

I would never buy a wagon, but this car was probably one of my exceptions.

I used to own a 94 850, and the 850R sedan looked amazing to me.




I still plan on owning one of these babies one day

dsickles

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SVT Contour

F23A4

I'd already read about the Dodge Colt GT Turbo as a Chrysler counterpart to the Mitsubishi Mirage Turbo but my jaw dropped when I came across a Plymouth badged third version.....and it actually had power windows, which the other Colt and Mirage did not have.

Great little car. Seeing this website (LINK), makes me wish I'd kept it. It would have been a great track car.

is300eater

F23A4

Decent motor for its time but the ground effects were downright gaudy. I guess Ford wanted it to stand out from its SE V6 sibling which had its own (slightly more tasteful) aero pkg.

Just for the record, a number of the cars posted here (626, 3G Camry, Probe and Contour) were in Hertz's rental fleet while I worked as a transporter. Honestly, all were fairly decent cars. (Perspective: The fairly mediocre Contour replaced the absolutely terrible Tempo model.)

shrykhar

Current gen N/C Miata, retractable hardtop. Plus there's the Cosworth supercharger kit out now ... hmm ...

Zipho

me too, kinda grampa or granma looking. I looked at getting one years ago, but picked up an 89 Legend instead. I wanted a touring edition that I think had the subtle rear wheel steering engage over a certain speed (like the 240 I think)

Gfaze

Mazda MPV....If I had to drive a minivan, this is the one I'd like.

zguy95135

I saw a new SLK AMG in the parking lot today, I dont care if its a little girly... I'd rock that all day

afici0nad0

1993–1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee

VoLLy

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z24

mitch14

^double only seen one in my city, with some bigger wheels on it, and it looked soooo good

mrmako

Instead of the T5, find a V70R. Those have a better interior, and some have 300 HP. And no one thought Volvo had a sense of humor......

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Acuraluvr

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i always thought the cadillac catera was actually classic in style... but w/e

F23A4

Be it the SLK or R-class, once the full AMG treatment is applied all references to their more pedestrian versions are void.

ArTL-S

dont really hate to admit it but i LOVE E30s

mitch14

^yes, yes it was. although i wouldn't be ashamed to admit it, cuz i owned one, i had a 2000 sport model and i absolutely loved the look of it. just can't get it out of my head, most of the 4-door sedans don't compare with the styling of it.

vas25tl

Why hate? There are a LOT of e30 enthusiasts out there.....Once I buy a house and have a garage, I'll own another one.

grondie

Another Ford marketing failure, the Merkur XR4Ti. This car is RWD and came with a turbo-charged version of the 2.3 Pinto engine. It's based on the successful euro Ford Sierra.

(Picture is of our 85 about to leave for the 2008 All Ford Nationals in Carlise, PA)

Loseit

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I LOVE the vehicross....i still want one!

Loseit

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Those things ar cool...don't they make a more jacked up version?

F23A4

I test drove the 89 model a couple of times when new. (I still have the brochure even.) Mustang SVO powertrain wrapped in a Sierra Cosworth Euro pkg but, what I recall most is that it stickered at $34k back in 1989.

GreenMonster

Another one of my favs that everyone else likes to hate... They are disappearing quickly, since the engine wiring harness is modular which makes for easy engine swaps (although the manny tranny is weak) into kit cars and pintos.

I also like the Studebaker Avanti:

Brandon24pdx

Those things are nightmare to work on/maintain. Guys still pay huge $$$ for these little shit boxes though.

phee

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i know a guy with one of these. its FAAAAST

is300eater

I did too... and yeah, it was pretty fast

MarbleGT

That cost 6-7k before tuning and installation.


So........

28k for the car with 0 incentives, and the ugly '09 NC2 facelift.
8k for the Cosworth.


No thanks. 36k can be better spent.

lscld

Current gen chevy cobalt ss supercharged. It has a very capable powertrain and chasis, but those cheap ass econo-car looks and the poor quality hold it back.

EuRTSX

Those V70's are nice, but I LOVE the old 850 body styling. It's like one of those cars you'd draw as a kid. Just straight lines and as boxy as you can get. I've had my 850 as a hand me down for 2 years, and it was the greatest car ever. Never had one problem.

Shoofin

Merkur XR4TI

240SX

Mazda MX6


To name a few...

Blazin Si

There's a lot of cars in this thread I'll openly admit that I like.

The '92-'98 MX-3 is one that I'll watch who I say it in front of. It has some girlie looks and came in those ugly pastel colors that the '90s automakers were so fond of. It always reminded me of the CRX.

vas25tl

No, I don't believe so.. but people do mod them.

is300eater

keepin' the same theme

shrykhar

Skip the hardtop, and I guess you could pick up a decent NC1 for about 14-15. ECU maps apparently come included in the price from Cosworth too. You've been looking into this?

bluefang08

Buick Grand Nash. Its a total mullet mobile but things are sweet.

doopstr

FiftyFive

Chevy Sprint Turbo, I had a red one just like this with every RX-7 Turbo II part i could fit on it, wheels to the front mount. It was pretty quick too.