Automotive Guilty Pleasures
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Those MN12 Cougars make me lol. its like ford had trouble making them look different vs the Tbird so they just said "F it we are going to gut the back window out and make it vertical!" Those MN12s are neat cars except when you have to work on them.
Sorry I typed it wrong. I was saying they are US legal to import since they are older than 25 years. I so hate DoT/EPA and the Mercedes lobbyists for that law.
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Let the hate beign
I rather like these 70's/80's sort of hatchback things, I always thought they were cool despite probably not being very good at really anything. The Monza is another one of these cars I really like:
The non-W&N Sunbird is up there too:
Another guilty pleasure is the Oldsmobile Aurora with the V8 in it. I've always thought these were cool cars and I absolutely love the taillight desigh on them.
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Well...
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I rather like these 70's/80's sort of hatchback things, I always thought they were cool despite probably not being very good at really anything. The Monza is another one of these cars I really like:
The non-W&N Sunbird is up there too:
Another guilty pleasure is the Oldsmobile Aurora with the V8 in it. I've always thought these were cool cars and I absolutely love the taillight desigh on them.
My dads 1st brand new was a Monza! It rusted out after a few years in Colorado.
Oldsmobile Aurora FTW! I love those cars they look awesome.
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Call me a loon, but I like the notchback design. My mother had three of these things, one LS and two XR-7s, but all ended up wrecked, not her fault at any time. They could run though. My sister had a T-Bird of the same generation when she started driving...it was painful just to try and find things on it.
...Another guilty pleasure is the Oldsmobile Aurora with the V8 in it. I've always thought these were cool cars and I absolutely love the taillight desigh on them.
IMHO, Olds was on the rebound when GM axed the division. I remember seeing Olds' last generations come out and actually tried to get my mom to look at them when she was looking for cars. The names were good too, but alas it was destined for death.
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Hmmm, let's see...
One of the first car magazines I ever bought had a four-way comparo between this, the Lexus GS, the E-Class, and the 5-series. I liked the look of this, and a neighbour had an awesome-looking deep green one that helped immensely. It still interests me more than its bland successor ever did.
I've no idea why, because I thought they were hideous for a long time. Suddenly, I like the absurdity of it, the completely un-designed rear end, and perhaps most of all, the possibilities.
One of the ninetiesest cars ever.
Samba Green or nothing, of course.
Hey, Tiburon still is an awesome name for a car (though this is technically not one, but a UK-spec Coupe F2 Evo).
Look at this doofy-looking guy. It was pretty much a Japanese-built Marauder, and few people know what it is because it was only around for two years here.
I wanted one of these so badly when they first came out, a forbidden fruit that was raved about in CAR and EVO at the time. From my understanding, it didn't have many Honda bones left from the earlier alliance, but it's still an old-school hot hatch.
Everything I've read has pegged the 4200 the massively better car. The bigger, non-turbo engine was tractable where the turbo unit in this was peaky and unpredictable. The handling was improved with the bigger engine, too. But that new engine brought some boring old taillights to the party to appease less adventurous North American buyers (apparently), and I still think it looks ace with the boomerang lights.
Specifically, this model; the 3-door second-gen. From my understanding, there's a lot of commonality between this, the Corolla... and the Celica. So the idea has always been to take one and Frankenstein an All-Trac drivetrain into it, and maybe lower it a wee bit. Basically, out-Forester the Forester for sleeper-based sports car hunting
One of the first car magazines I ever bought had a four-way comparo between this, the Lexus GS, the E-Class, and the 5-series. I liked the look of this, and a neighbour had an awesome-looking deep green one that helped immensely. It still interests me more than its bland successor ever did.
I've no idea why, because I thought they were hideous for a long time. Suddenly, I like the absurdity of it, the completely un-designed rear end, and perhaps most of all, the possibilities.
One of the ninetiesest cars ever.
Samba Green or nothing, of course.
Hey, Tiburon still is an awesome name for a car (though this is technically not one, but a UK-spec Coupe F2 Evo).
Look at this doofy-looking guy. It was pretty much a Japanese-built Marauder, and few people know what it is because it was only around for two years here.
I wanted one of these so badly when they first came out, a forbidden fruit that was raved about in CAR and EVO at the time. From my understanding, it didn't have many Honda bones left from the earlier alliance, but it's still an old-school hot hatch.
Everything I've read has pegged the 4200 the massively better car. The bigger, non-turbo engine was tractable where the turbo unit in this was peaky and unpredictable. The handling was improved with the bigger engine, too. But that new engine brought some boring old taillights to the party to appease less adventurous North American buyers (apparently), and I still think it looks ace with the boomerang lights.
Specifically, this model; the 3-door second-gen. From my understanding, there's a lot of commonality between this, the Corolla... and the Celica. So the idea has always been to take one and Frankenstein an All-Trac drivetrain into it, and maybe lower it a wee bit. Basically, out-Forester the Forester for sleeper-based sports car hunting
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Someone give the man a cigar.
It's an oddly common thing to rebadge or rebody a car from one country/continent to another. As Chrysler decided not to use the Dodge brand in the eastern hemisphere until a few years ago, you had this, Chrysler Vipers, and only Chysler variants of everything else, as we know how eagerly the company was to make one chassis work for every badge it owned.
I have something else to add. Never knew it existed until I was old enough to internet alone, but it's an odd curiosity I'd like to see in person....
And it helped kill the damned Pacer.
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Right another post here with more.
I want this so bad
Neighbor had this, love how it looks, also GT1
Bonus points for this
I want this so bad
Neighbor had this, love how it looks, also GT1
Bonus points for this
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How is a 935 a guilty pleasure?
Unless you mean the livery, in that case...
Martini ALL THE THINGS!
Unless you mean the livery, in that case...
Martini ALL THE THINGS!
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I just found this out. I kinda want it, even though it is basically like the Nascar Monte Carlo's back then. 
2012 Toyota Camry Rowdy Edition:
2012 Toyota Camry Rowdy Edition:
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I never thought I'd say this, but that Camry is 🤬 badass!I just found this out. I kinda want it, even though it is basically like the Nascar Monte Carlo's back then.
2012 Toyota Camry Rowdy Edition:
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continuing on...
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If you like this Fusion I feel bad for you son, I've driven it 4,000 miles and hated every one!c
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The idea of this thread is to post things you feel guilty about liking (because they're hideous, or crap, or unreliable, or hated by humanity, or a mixture of all those things), rather than things you like that are perhaps a little left-field.Right another post here with more.
I want this so bad
It's not just me!
I also really like the Del Sol. Gran Turismo got me into that car. Had a drive in one a few years back and really liked it too. Only problems it has are that there are so few good ones left in the UK, and that if push came to shove I'd always buy a Miata if I wanted a small, sporty two-seater.
Another example of cool full-width tail lights.
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That's the year we had. Although, I will admit, I really do like the signal sounds
The ride quality itself is ok. Nothing to brag about, but not bad. Ample room everywhere. But that's where the good things stop...
-seat is very uncomfy to me. I can't drive it more than 10 minutes without my neck hurting. I can confirm that the drivers seat is not even straight... It leans left. Headrest is too far out.
It is LOUD. There is no sound insulation to block wind noise.
Interior is very poorly designed. Very hard to press certain buttons while driving.
The rear view mirror is in a bad spot. Needs to be higher up. Most of the right side gets blocked off...
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Another guilty pleasure of my own:
I disliked everything about it at first. Now I think it's well built, practical and adorable and goes like stink for a 1300kg 1.3 minivan.
I disliked everything about it at first. Now I think it's well built, practical and adorable and goes like stink for a 1300kg 1.3 minivan.
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