Don’t think I’ll ever buy own one as they’ll be in 40-50 year old range by the time I’d consider a silly purchase like that, but I’ve always loved early 90s SUVs. Range Rover, Land Cruiser, Trooper, Bronco. I love that look.
Probably why I love the G-class. The new Bronco is pretty nice (not the sport version, ugly) but it’s a crime what they’ve done to the Range Rover over the last 35 years.
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I remember drooling over the Dodge Stealth R/T Twin Turbo back in 1994ish. Oh and the Viper, too. I remember having a car full of my friends in high school and we went ape #### when we saw one irl for the first time...that was sick.
I also liked how the wealthy people I knew (like, their parents) had old 60s muscle cars and daily drivers were more basic things (high trim Acuras, couple Lexus guys, the odd BMW, 300zx, RX7s, Supras, etc.) It was before the wealthy Calgarians felt the need for top-of-the-line German cars or super cars. I think people didn't want to come across as ostentatious. A Suburban was a fancy SUV back then (talking mid- to upper-middle class Calgary families).
Enter Escalades and all the other flashy #### by the late 1990s/early 2000s and those aspirational cars I liked became either too out of reach or too conspicuous that they're kinda no fun to me.
I've dabbled in the high performance pricey car thing, but I'm actually looking at last generation Mustangs right now. I'm just more comfortable there and it does bring me back to the Celica GTSs, Fox Bodies, MR2s, and other accessible and fun vehicles I liked growing up. Probably just a phase for now, but I rather enjoy a car most people could also enjoy, too, versus some exclusive machine that I can't even use 25% of its capabilities.
But man was walking into a dealership back then a different world. I clearly remember in 1993 walking into Toyota and looking at a Supra, Celica and MR2 just sitting there for sale like it was nothing in the showroom. Heck even a Corolla GT-S was a fun car normies bought.
The everyman used to really enjoy fun cars. Same with Honda and the Prelude, Del Sol and Civic SI. Just fun cars that people enjoyed.
Was a really fun time to be into cars. Oh, and since they were all so light (lack of safety stuff, I know), they were all super good on gas.
I remember drooling over the Dodge Stealth R/T Twin Turbo back in 1994ish. Oh and the Viper, too. I remember having a car full of my friends in high school and we went ape #### when we saw one irl for the first time...that was sick.
I also liked how the wealthy people I knew (like, their parents) had old 60s muscle cars and daily drivers were more basic things (high trim Acuras, couple Lexus guys, the odd BMW, 300zx, RX7s, Supras, etc.) It was before the wealthy Calgarians felt the need for top-of-the-line German cars or super cars. I think people didn't want to come across as ostentatious. A Suburban was a fancy SUV back then (talking mid- to upper-middle class Calgary families).
Enter Escalades and all the other flashy #### by the late 1990s/early 2000s and those aspirational cars I liked became either too out of reach or too conspicuous that they're kinda no fun to me.
I've dabbled in the high performance pricey car thing, but I'm actually looking at last generation Mustangs right now. I'm just more comfortable there and it does bring me back to the Celica GTSs, Fox Bodies, MR2s, and other accessible and fun vehicles I liked growing up. Probably just a phase for now, but I rather enjoy a car most people could also enjoy, too, versus some exclusive machine that I can't even use 25% of its capabilities.
But man was walking into a dealership back then a different world. I clearly remember in 1993 walking into Toyota and looking at a Supra, Celica and MR2 just sitting there for sale like it was nothing in the showroom. Heck even a Corolla GT-S was a fun car normies bought.
The everyman used to really enjoy fun cars. Same with Honda and the Prelude, Del Sol and Civic SI. Just fun cars that people enjoyed.
Was a really fun time to be into cars. Oh, and since they were all so light (lack of safety stuff, I know), they were all super good on gas.
Those are nice cars for modifying, they've never lost that spirit. They can be as stock or as modded as you want them.
For me...I've just kind of always been against high-end cars, whether its status or performance that just come out of the factory.
Like...all you did was buy it. I can do that. Anyone can just buy the car.
For instance, at my old office my neighbour bought a new Mustang, so I told him I'd bring mine the next day.
So I bring my Mustang. Its 30 years old, custom engine, transmission and rear differential and I built most of it myself and with my friends over the course of a few years. It makes 550hp.
What did you do?
"I...um...went in the dealership and um...bought it."
Yeah and I could do that this afternoon too. Wheres the fun in that?
Thats the beauty of those 80s/90s cars. You could really make them YOURS.
Even if they're crapboxes, especially if they're crapboxes!! You want to modify something? You dont care if theres a scuff here or a scrape there, its yours!
Now if you scrape a car its hundreds if not thousands of dollars to fix!
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I remember that little red demon. Not quiet as much personality as my rusted out Corsica, but it was alright. I don't even think you had an "everything is A-OK" light on your dash that almost never turned off.
Yeah the air cooled engine in the back with the radiator in the front was a pain. My sisters boyfriend added a fan in mine that I could turn on with a switch that helped a little bit.
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Was yours white too??? Did your fuel lines rust out? That was the end of mine.
Yup it was white with the black trim. I can’t remember what the end of it was but it was comically such low quality looking back. The dash literally fell apart in the sun. All the door storage pockets fell off. The roof liner would just fall down. Basically the entire interior was a disaster. Nothing worked right in the end.
The powertrain however was bulletproof. It made many trips across the country and has the car started to fall apart around the engine, it would just start and run all day long. Odd car
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1999 Saab 9-3 Viggen. I wanted a Saab so badly, sucks they're not making them anymore.
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