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Boring Car Appreciation Thread
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MedigoFlame
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Tried to see (through the forum search function) if anyone posted about this before in the thread, but couldn't seem to find anything. After my first visit to Japan, I can't help but be (somewhat?) obsessed with the Toyota Comfort/Crown Comfort. Something about plain 3-box sedan designs intrigue me so much with their simplicity. Doesn't help it's easy to replicate and make into a generic traffic car in lots of media like video games and animated shows/movies.
Is it bad that I kind of wouldn't mind owning one? Though not to replicate as a taxi of sorts, just as a plain sedan with nothing on it like the one in this photo.
Of course, really obsessed with the TRD GT-Z with how simple yet clean it looks.
Is it bad that I kind of wouldn't mind owning one? Though not to replicate as a taxi of sorts, just as a plain sedan with nothing on it like the one in this photo.
Of course, really obsessed with the TRD GT-Z with how simple yet clean it looks.
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One was for sale near me recently for about 7 grand, complete with the original seat doilies. I was very tempted.
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I’ve only posted in the event & showroom thread. There are usually a few floating at shows(I’ll be on the lookout at the up coming All Japan event in my neighbourhood). A few are for sale stock and customised. Love how Japan package modern cars with classic styling.Tried to see (through the forum search function) if anyone posted about this before in the thread, but couldn't seem to find anything. After my first visit to Japan, I can't help but be (somewhat?) obsessed with the Toyota Comfort/Crown Comfort. Something about plain 3-box sedan designs intrigue me so much with their simplicity. Doesn't help it's easy to replicate and make into a generic traffic car in lots of media like video games and animated shows/movies.
Is it bad that I kind of wouldn't mind owning one? Though not to replicate as a taxi of sorts, just as a plain sedan with nothing on it like the one in this photo.
Of course, really obsessed with the TRD GT-Z with how simple yet clean it looks.
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Here are some more boxy Japanese sedans/wagons
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On that note, when my dad passed in 2011, I bought his '88 Crown Vic from his widow for 500 bucks, drove it for almost five years. Come up behind people on the Interstate and they'd move over! It was awesome!
VERY comfortable. Operation was like, turn the steering wheel, some critter in the dashboard yelled "HEY! HE'S TURNING LEFT!" and another gnome farther up would start cranking something, and the entire chassis would go completely off-balance and wallow out to the side, eventually finding an equilibrium about 4 seconds after you started to straighten up after the turn, and of course straightening up started the whole process over from scratch. It was 3 or 4 seconds after any maneuvering before straight-and-level was restored.
Over-boosted power steering required no effort whatsoever, you could hook your pinky in the spokes without worrying about breaking your finger off, but it gave NO feedback at all! Brakes were similarly over boosted; someone who hadn't driven it before would put the front bumper down onto the pavement when they hit the brakes.
Same engine as the Mustang GT of the time, but not tuned the same (no headers, but same intake,) with about 25 fewer horses and 1000 pounds more car.
VERY comfortable. Operation was like, turn the steering wheel, some critter in the dashboard yelled "HEY! HE'S TURNING LEFT!" and another gnome farther up would start cranking something, and the entire chassis would go completely off-balance and wallow out to the side, eventually finding an equilibrium about 4 seconds after you started to straighten up after the turn, and of course straightening up started the whole process over from scratch. It was 3 or 4 seconds after any maneuvering before straight-and-level was restored.
Over-boosted power steering required no effort whatsoever, you could hook your pinky in the spokes without worrying about breaking your finger off, but it gave NO feedback at all! Brakes were similarly over boosted; someone who hadn't driven it before would put the front bumper down onto the pavement when they hit the brakes.
Same engine as the Mustang GT of the time, but not tuned the same (no headers, but same intake,) with about 25 fewer horses and 1000 pounds more car.
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I think because the Crown Vic was just everywhere's taxi and police car for the longest time, it has an air of safety and dependability surrounding it along with the nostalgia.I know it's a coffin with wheels and is nothing more than a vehicle designed to be comfy but... there's something about the 2000s Mercury Grand Maquis that I just really like.
