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El Scotch posted:Interior made me think of a Pontiac. (Not a criticism, just an observation) I wonder why that is. By the way, it's a Buick in North America.
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Looks like a compressed late-model Solara convertible.
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eyebeem posted:We love our Flex so very very much. We have a burgendy 2014 with the appearance package, black and satin 20" wheels, blacked out trim ad smoked lights. It looks so loving great. We had the burgundy 2009 before it got totaled. Tried to talk the wife into a killer deal on the top of the line 2011 but the red/black paint job was a deal breaker. I love the seats on this thing for long hauls, it's like driving a couch.
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LeeMajors posted:Looks like a compressed late-model Solara convertible. Pretty sure it's based on the Pontiac (RIP) G6 convertible
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MiniFoo posted:I wonder why that is. By the way, it's a Buick in North America. (No poo poo)
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El Scotch posted:Interior made me think of a Pontiac. It's because of the red lighting (for me at least).
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Tommychu posted:It's because of the red lighting (for me at least). Same for me. It's definitely the red that makes me think that.
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FCKGW posted:We had the burgundy 2009 before it got totaled. Tried to talk the wife into a killer deal on the top of the line 2011 but the red/black paint job was a deal breaker. Yep. When I go from driving my Abarth during the week to the Flex on the weekends..... Holy poo poo.
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Fayez Butts posted:Pretty sure it's based on the Pontiac (RIP) G6 convertible Nah, the Cascada is Delta II while the G6 was Epsilon.
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Aztech posted:i am pretty rapped with it. What?
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Just finished cleaning my new Chaser (after 2 months of owning it). Need a new seat, and to lower the front again (~an inch). Also dying due to fumes from the dump getting into the car.  Getting the front bar, grille and some new mirrors painted this Thursday. Can't wait!  Also pictured; my daily E: MORE PHOTOS~~~  While I had jack-stands on it there, that's not actually too far off how high it is with 20 year old "legal" suspension (as opposed to brand new coilovers)  I don't mind how these look stock, but the rims do need to be spaced out a bit to look decent.  Aaaand next to my friend's C34 Stag (which the sharper of you can see was marking it's territory) 
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Mar 28, 2016 02:52
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Really, one pic? Toss us a bone man, those cars are awesome and I'm sure a lot of people don't know they exist.
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fingerling posted:Just finished cleaning my new Chaser (after 2 months of owning it). Need a new seat, and to lower the front again (~an inch). Also dying due to fumes from the dump getting into the car. if German car design owned the 80s, then Japan definitely had the 90s...and we barely even had any of the good stuff outside of video games. Nice Cool Toyota you go there.
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Mariana Horchata posted:if German car design owned the 80s, then Japan definitely had the 90s...and we barely even had any of the good stuff outside of video games. Nice Cool Toyota you go there. I've had another of these, this one is the more venerable one though, as it's a manual and has a sunroof (which is giving me a bald-spot as I'm slightly too tall). Interestingly, the car I owned before my last Chaser was an E34, which I also loved the subtle styling of. Toyota definitely took a bunch of cues from Ze Germans in the design process, for sure. They're pretty common in Australia now, along with the UK from what I hear (despite our petrol prices being ludicrous!).
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Please tell us all about the Chaser, it appears to be some sort of Camry?
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fingerling posted:I can't tell if you're being ftfy
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Traded in my FJ cruiser for something fun again 
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fingerling posted:I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not Well I was hoping to bait you into an angy info dump all about the car as I know little to nothing about them.
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FCKGW posted:We had the burgundy 2009 before it got totaled. Tried to talk the wife into a killer deal on the top of the line 2011 but the red/black paint job was a deal breaker. eyebeem posted:We love our Flex so very very much. We have a burgendy 2014 with the appearance package, black and satin 20" wheels, blacked out trim ad smoked lights. It looks so loving great. Flex bros!  We are two months into ownership of our '13 Deep Impact Blue Limited w/ Ecoboost and 302A package. We have driven it to Disneyland (about 1350 miles round trip) and can confirm the seats are amazing. We have two small kiddos, and will probably stop with 3 so this is a perfect car. The panoramic vista roof is awesome, the twin turbo is awesome.   Once weather gets nice I will get it properly clean and take some photos with a real camera.
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The flex looks like a Range Rover with a colour coded shed strapped to the back. I am pretty sure it's an attempt by ford to surreptitiously bring back the golden age of the minivan.
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The flex is the best car I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot of cars. I choose it over our A7 most of the time.
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Aztech posted:I am pretty sure it's an attempt by ford to surreptitiously bring back the golden age of the station wagon.
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PCOS Bill posted:That's an extended Scion xB A guy on Jalopnik got in an accident in his XB and rebuilt the front end to resemble the Flex.
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.autistic or oztistic would be a great descriptor for the majority of the forum us who don't understand what the hell kind of cars you get in Australia AI posted:Flex I want to love the Flex but I wish that it was styled a little less retro (the new front end is more modern but doesn't correlate with the carryover body) and that it could go around corners (a tall order for such a big box, I know). In some ways it reminds me of old Volvo 7xx/9xx wagons.
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Rhyno posted:Well I was hoping to bait you into an angy info dump all about the car as I know little to nothing about them. It's basically a late 90s four-door Mk 3 Supra. 1JZ engine, which is a 2.5 litre straight six, 'Supra 5 speed' gearbox, and single turbo chu-chuu goodness, and of course, rwd. Stock they make about 300hp to the crank. Mine has basic boltons, and a hiflowed turbo, I'd guess around 300rwhp. Still needs a few thousand spent to get a decent ecu, then a tune, but as far as it is, I'm happy with it.
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fingerling posted:It's basically a late 90s four-door Mk 3 Supra. 1JZ engine, which is a 2.5 litre straight six, 'Supra 5 speed' gearbox, and single turbo chu-chuu goodness, and of course, rwd. Stock they make about 300hp to the crank. Mine has basic boltons, and a hiflowed turbo, I'd guess around 300rwhp. It's a beautiful car. I miss Toyota straight-6s.  It's a travesty that they switched to V8s in LCs.
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 This guy parked next to me but at least he stayed inside the lines.
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Aztech posted:The flex looks like a Range Rover with a colour coded shed strapped to the back. I know, it's rad. It also exactly fits a 4x8 sheet of plywood in the back FCKGW fucked around with this message at 07:13 on Apr 2, 2016 |
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FCKGW posted:I know, it's rad. So does a Caravan
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KakerMix posted:
That is a fantastic little thing. I love it. Early '90s Hondas were peak automotive everything.
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LeeMajors posted:It's a beautiful car. I miss Toyota straight-6s. I think you misspelled "a massive increase in reliability and power"? Head gaskets and PHHs are a thing of the past with the 2uz-fe and 3ur-fe.
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Tremek posted:I think you misspelled "a massive increase in reliability and power"? Head gaskets and PHHs are a thing of the past with the 2uz-fe and 3ur-fe. HG issues were largely fixed with materials improvements. Won't argue the HP though. Still, the Fs and 1FZ were great engines.
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LeeMajors posted:HG issues were largely fixed with materials improvements. Won't argue the HP though. Pretty sure the HG issue was due to cyl 6 running lean due to intake design.
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Needed a new phone lock screen wallpaper after I gave her a gentle scrub.
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blk posted:.autistic or oztistic would be a great descriptor for the majority of the forum us who don't understand what the hell kind of cars you get in Australia 
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KakerMix posted:
The best thing about this picture is how happy the guy in the van is about the situation, not that i can blame him that honda is great.
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Here's mine, someone wanted to build their portfolio so they took some nice snaps of it.
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Rib Feast posted:Here's mine, someone wanted to build their portfolio so they took some nice snaps of it. Is that your daily driver or a fun car for weekends? I've talked to a few people around here that daily them and they absolutely love it. Despite what the car is capable of they say it's very comfortable and livable with for an only car. Though that seems to be more common for super cars and beyond these days. I got to do a few laps around a track in one a few years ago and drat that's a fun car.
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