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A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

Thoughts?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9WITIfVZos

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A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

Was 86 a good year for the MR2? There's one locally for 3000 that I've had my eye on for a couple months.

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

The Scientist posted:

Well, yeah and no. The AW11, which is essentially the '85, '86, and '87 NA MR2's engine, the 4A-GE, has an iron block, and I'm beginning to wonder if its actually a mortal being or re-purposed alien technology of some kind. I don't think you can break one without being a complete idiot, chronically. It was originally designed and used by the Toyota racing team, which is a thing that I didn't know existed.

The T-VIS, which I've been envisioning as kind of a precursor to later VTEC poo poo, is awesome. The 1.6 l engine has 4 valves, and once you hit about 4800 rpm the T-VIS "turns on" the extra intake valves. Using 1 valve at low revs results in better intake velocities.

The suspension (or whole car, depending on who you trust) was rumored to have been designed by Lotus.

The whole car only weighs a little over a ton. The mid-engine design was accomplished by almost taking a FWD chassis, and putting a body on it backwards. It has CV axles and a trans-axle instead of drive shafts and an independent diff.

Really, I love everything about my '85. I only said "yes and no" because the supercharged ones didn't come out till '87. But I recommend it, its lasted in drat good shape and its 26 years old.


edit: Also ~32 mpg City AND Highway

Awesome, thanks for the info. I'm mostly looking for a toy at this point as I already have a boring safe reliable car: 2007 Focus. I'm torn between the first-gen MR2 and an NA Miata. Or an E30. And whatever else tempts me on craigslist.

There was a super clean, completely stock 5 speed 240sx on the other day and I'm kicking myself for letting it go.

But the MR2 is my favorite :3

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.



Anyone have experience with 1st gen celicas? Made plans to check this guy out on Sat. He's asking $2200 firm.

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

BrokenKnucklez posted:

Fuzzkill (He hasn't been around much) put a GM 3.8 Supercharged into one. If any one can find him, that's the guy to talk to.

IIRC that was a Corolla.

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

blindjoe posted:

I have one. Its a simple car that rusts from every direction. Mine is more rust than car at this point, I am going to have to do a lot of welding.

So be very careful with rust when you go see it. I had one that looked great from the top but had been parked on grass with a tarp over it for 10 years. It rusted out from the bottom and then the suspension mounts broke off while trailering it.

They have 20R engines, which is the same as the truck. They are very small and narrow, so make sure you can fit in it.

Awesome, if I buy one I'm definitely going to be hitting you up for tips.

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

Blinky Blinkerson posted:

Awesome LeMons car.....check.

http://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/2595693704.html



Sup Knoxville buddy.

What do you guys think about this? One of the tires is flat so it'll probably need to be towed.

http://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/2615876096.html




He said it's been sitting for 2 months because of the tire situation. Offered him $1750 but he wants more.

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

How desirable are Toyota Starlets? Someone offered me a 1983, going to check it out this weekend. Asking $2600 Stock or $3500 w/ Euro bumpers, TRD Springs, and hatch wing lol. Here's some pics:

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.


Tennessee.

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

I'm mostly a cyclist but I've been looking at getting a car for general loving around town. I'm mechanically inclined but have like no experience working on cars. I don't have a garage just a house with like a carport area. Here are three cars I like on my local craigslist:

http://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/3903623137.html


http://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/3854402481.html $10,000 "invested" lmao


http://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/3924771403.html


is this a terrible idea

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

What do you guys think about something like this:

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4263626131.html

I just need a little beater to scoot around town with. I'm leaning euro because there's a bmw/volvo/vw/audi shop next to my building.

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

this is pretty AI http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4357870730.html

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

Nah not necessarily. My family has an old straight 6 i/o Wellcraft Elan that's taken nothing but oil and gas since like 1987 and it still pulls great when we take it out for the summer

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.


Can someone tell me about Grand Nationals? Which ones are the desirable models? This one looks really clean but idk if it's actually the one you want:



http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4379827600.html

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

What do you guys think about corollas? I would screenshot it but im on my phone: http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4405724812.html

Edit i figured out screenshots today


A MIRACLE fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Apr 5, 2014

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

Extra posted:

I know there's an Initial D tax but is that the only reason the AE86 corollas are that expensive? They don't seem that fast on paper, parts are apparently hard to find and expensive, the weight distribution isn't 50/50, etc. Considering SW21 (N/A 5SFE) MR2s can be had for about 2-3K, it's a bit confusing to me.

Exactly like i feel like this lil guy would clean up nice and be way more cost effective per fun factor

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

This is... something


http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4401595316.html

quote:

For sale is a 2009 Suzuki SX4 sport all-wheel drive that has been converted to a street-legal Rally look-alike car. It has navigation, keyless entry package so you don't need a key to unlock or start the car, seat warmers, nice fog lights, and a 6 disk in dash CD changer.

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

I'm a Ford guy but this is actually kinda cool: http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/4378474050.html

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

is the conquest basically a starion?

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

needs a cupholder

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

someone buy this

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4445053623.html

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

What can you guys tell me about old vans because I really want one

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

Motronic posted:

It's a shame what's happened to these cars as the value dropped, but really what can you ask for these things when you can get a decade newer Boxster for $12k.

I had to look it up and woah, boxsters are cheap as gently caress. Is there something wrong with them?

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

This is kind of a neat thing

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4443898856.html

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.



What are these worth now? The dealer is being douchey and not posting a price.

http://denver.craigslist.org/ctd/4538975443.html

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

are these cool

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4549646147.html

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

This seems like it might be alright

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4553090317.html

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

Japanese cars look the best in white anyway.

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.


http://denver.craigslist.org/ctd/4581842153.html

Are the 1.6's complete garbage or might this be something worth looking at?

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

I'm from the south and I've heard of "mudding" but I had no idea that's what they meant by that. :wtc:

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

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please tell me that was a factory color

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

Probably just means don't leave your dog tied up to a tree all day

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

Is that the one that would basically oversteer off the road at the first corner?

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

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Lol, it keeps your luggage cool?

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

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Lol how is that a great winter car?

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

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probably just missing a 0

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

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why would you do that though? you can get lists of millions of valid email / phone / name combos for super cheap

e: source: i used to work for an email marketing company and we regularly bought them

A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.



http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4765435735.html

I really really want this

A MIRACLE fucked around with this message at 19:32 on Dec 12, 2014

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A MIRACLE
Sep 17, 2007

All right. It's Saturday night; I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.

Pham Nuwen posted:

DO IT, my first car was a 90 CV, I currently have an 86 CV with similar mileage to that one, they are amazing if you can afford the gas.

Offer him $2500.

I like my miata but that 270tq five liter is beckoning...

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