Automobiles

[Jason Musgrave]

Saab - that will make a great autocross car...

[Saab2000]

Very nice. Those early ones are really light. Gonna track it or keep it stock?

It's probably coming out east to become my east coast car next month. I might lower it an inch or so and it will need some new tires soon. I doubt I'll do all that much to it to make it a real performer, but one of the guys in my crashpad is a car nut and already has ideas on what to do. He's also pretty handy, so things could happen. We'll see.......

But I won't track it. If anything, it'll be a sleeper but a fast sleeper. I do know that it WILL oversteer quite nicely, even at just 112 hp or whatever it has. I can report that from first hand knowledge.

[ThasFACE]

Just picked this up. Note the 1" trailer hitch. The associated bike rack was included with the sale. One original owner and I know him, so it's true. 118,000 miles. All records. 1990.

LS1 conversion. Ready go.

[Jason Musgrave]

This one is just about the top of my shortlist:

[nahtnoj]

Approximately what vintage? I see a lot of Alfa Romeo GTV in the lines of those.

[Jason Musgrave]

1st gen Skyline GTRs. Think the first 2 are 1972s.

[rmplum]

1st gen Skyline GTRs. Think the first 2 are 1972s.

My co-worker went back down to Ohio to pick up his ethanol swilling 830 whp GT-R today. Hopefully this fuel pump lasts longer than two days and I'll get to take it for a spin on Monday. Not holding my breath.

FCTi

[Honus]

1st gen Skylines are big $$$- very, very cool cars. I also like the old Datsun 510- pretty sure I've even seen one with a SR20DET motor in it. That would be fun.

I'd really like to have an Alpine A110- such a cool car.

[Jason Musgrave]

That Alpine is cool, as are the 510s and many other vintage Japanese cars.

They don't make them like they used to that's for sure. What happened to small/light/agile cars - new Camaro is 3700 pounds, M3 almost 4000! Give me a stripped out E30 or any number of vintage cars over today's monsters imho...

[Jklash]

That Alpine is cool, as are the 510s and many other vintage Japanese cars.

They don't make them like they used to that's for sure. What happened to small/light/agile cars - new Camaro is 3700 pounds, M3 almost 4000! Give me a stripped out E30 or any number of vintage cars over today's monsters imho...

I agree, it's no wonder fuel consumption standards are so slow to improve. It seems that cars are continually getting bigger, heavier and more feature leaden. I for one prefer to roll the window down by hand. I realize I'm a bit of a curmudgeon on the subject, but I like small, lightweight cars that serve as transportation and not bloated symbols of my importance in the world. Ideally a modicum of sportiness is combined with efficiency and practicality. I'm sure those Skylines are a lot faster than I need, but they look like a car a person could actually use.

[maunahaole]

LS1 conversion. Ready go.

LS7. Go big. It will fix that oversteer problem right up.

Saab, drive that for a while before you think about lowering it. Those already ride pretty low and firm and a shorter spring will not do your body any favors.

[Honus]

That Alpine is cool, as are the 510s and many other vintage Japanese cars.

They don't make them like they used to that's for sure. What happened to small/light/agile cars - new Camaro is 3700 pounds, M3 almost 4000! Give me a stripped out E30 or any number of vintage cars over today's monsters imho...

E30s are wonderful cars- I certainly miss mine. I'd love an E30 M3 but the S14 motors are a bit pricey to maintain/rebuild. Of course there's always the E36 M3 Lightweight (uber rare) but I still prefer the E30 M3.

If I could own one classic BMW it would be a 2002 tii- preferably the Alpina version. Lightweight, fun to drive and seats four- it even has good parts availability. :)


Of course if I could have ANY classic road car (cost no object) this would be at (or very near) the top of my list- '67 Alfa 33 Stradale.


Realistically the closest I'll probably get to any lightweight performance car will be a Locost Seven- that would be a lot of fun to build.

[maunahaole]

The 2002 also holds 3 kegs of beer in the trunk. The Alfa...maybe not.

[Honus]

The 2002 also holds 3 kegs of beer in the trunk. The Alfa...maybe not.

3 kegs- really? I once had a friend fit a jet ski in the back of a SAAB 900...

[maunahaole]

Yes. One fits really well sideways under the parcel shelf and the other two run parallel north/south. Jetski in a 900? If it was a hatchback, I believe it, I had two hatchbacks and that car holds major cargo. I call BS on a 4 door.

[Honus]

Yep- 900 hatchback first generation. When I moved in with my wife I borrowed a 9000 hatchback (2nd gen) from the dealership where I worked (BMW/SAAB/VW) and almost fit the entire contents of my apartment in it- including my futon. The Aero models were always fun to drive.

[nahtnoj]

David, what sorta mileage are you getting out of the Fit? We got ours about 3 weeks ago and have just under 500 miles on it. I drove about 130 miles today, 85% highway @ 60-70mph, and got 42.4mpg per the trip computer. Pretty awesome for not a hybrid or diesel.

[Blue Jays]

Acura looks like it might be manufacturing a bicycle-friendly vehicle with the ZDX model.
Will have to visit a dealership to see if the rear hatch allows clearance.
URL: 2011 Acura ZDX | Photos, Videos, Exterior, Interior, Colors, 360s | Acura.com

[nahtnoj]

The ZDX makes the Aztec look like a styling tour de force.

[Blue Jays]

Yeah, the ZDX isn't particularly attractive. Agreed.