Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[PandaCopyRight]

Just now, Energycore said:

No wagons but this looks amazing

https://auto.mercadolibre.com.mx/MLM-703972261-saab-9-3-20-turbo-_JM

 

$90k MX is about $4500 US

That's like, half a brand new entry level subcompact (at least here)

id say thats quite cheap ... for a similar one here it might be about 6000  
its a hell of a lot better car for the money than any brand new entry level subcompact 
Saab is ... well was ... a Swedish Luxury car brand ... and they are reallly good cars 
just ask @RevoltTrain

[Energycore]

Just now, PandaCopyRight said:

id say thats quite cheap ... for a similar one here it might be about 6000  
its a hell of a lot better car for the money than any brand new entry level subcompact 
Saab is ... well was ... a Swedish Luxury car brand ... and they are reallly good cars 
just ask @RevoltTrain

Spare parts might be hard to get though, right?

 

It looks very attractive. Leather interior, 2.0L Turbo engine, looks really roomy, shit resale value (important because car theft is very common round these parts). And it's cheap af.

[PandaCopyRight]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Spare parts might be hard to get though, right?

 

It looks very attractive. Leather interior, 2.0L Turbo engine, looks really roomy, shit resale value (important because car theft is very common round these parts). And it's cheap af.

Parts might be somewhat difficult to find, but just need to look around on the internet and you might find some place that has the needed parts
over in USA there are a few Euro car or just SAAB car part websites. But i dont know if you could get the parts to you from them. 

[Energycore]

4 minutes ago, PandaCopyRight said:

Parts might be somewhat difficult to find, but just need to look around on the internet and you might find some place that has the needed parts
over in USA there are a few Euro car or just SAAB car part websites. But i dont know if you could get the parts to you from them. 

That's the one thing I'm worried about. Otherwise I'd be all over that listing

[RevoltTrain]

2 hours ago, Energycore said:

Spare parts might be hard to get though, right?

 

It looks very attractive. Leather interior, 2.0L Turbo engine, looks really roomy, shit resale value (important because car theft is very common round these parts). And it's cheap af.

Not too too hard to find parts for, at least for me. Great sites still produce OEM parts for Saab stateside, and I'm sure there's sites worldwide that do the same thing. 

2 hours ago, PandaCopyRight said:

Parts might be somewhat difficult to find, but just need to look around on the internet and you might find some place that has the needed parts
over in USA there are a few Euro car or just SAAB car part websites. But i dont know if you could get the parts to you from them. 

There's a reason I've had 3 Saabs (Granted one was a parts car) lovely little machines

[PlayStation 2]

HOLY FUCK AAAAAAAAA

I FOUND A 1990 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM WITH 60K MILES LOCALLY

[PlayStation 2]

Just now, Kaloob said:

How much?

4cyl or 6cyl?

$1500 and the V6.

It's also a one-owner car.

[Bitter]

2 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

$1500 and the V6.

It's also a one-owner car.

Eh, would be cooler if it was the turbo 4 like a tuned down Spirit R/T.

[PlayStation 2]

Just now, Kaloob said:

Dang...

I'd heavily consider it if I had the money.

RIGHT?

I'm genuinely thinking about getting one of those simply because you do not fucking see them anymore. I most certainly haven't. I freaked out once when I saw a decent condition Sundance still on the road.

[PlayStation 2]

Just now, Kaloob said:

Well there's also the minor fact that I legally cannot drive (I know how to) keeping me from getting one, which I forgot to mention.

I don't remember seeing a Plymoth on the road ever.

Meh, I see late 90s Plymouths on the road every now and then. Usually it's a Voyager or Grand Voyager, but I'll spot a Neon on occasion. Any Plymouths before that are not easy to catch anymore.

[iDeFecZx]

16 hours ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

HOLY FUCK AAAAAAAAA

I FOUND A 1990 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM WITH 60K MILES LOCALLY

Can you atleast post about finding interesting stuff for sale and not generic shite?

Its like us over in europe getting excited over a ford mondeo . . .

[PlayStation 2]

3 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Can you atleast post about finding interesting stuff for sale and not generic shite?

Its like us over in europe getting excited over a ford mondeo . . .

Sorry that shitty modded Focuses don't interest me.

[Real_PhillBert]

4 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Can you atleast post about finding interesting stuff for sale and not generic shite?

Its like us over in europe getting excited over a ford mondeo . . .

Ahem...

 

https://www.mondeo-owners-northwest.co.uk/

 

People are interested in different things, if it doesn't interest you, move on. No need to ridicule. 

[3 Lions]

16 hours ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

HOLY FUCK AAAAAAAAA

I FOUND A 1990 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM WITH 60K MILES LOCALLY

No way, I can't believe what I've seen. It turns out that not only did Chrysler steal the 'Acclaim' name from BL (British Leyland) but they also it looks like stole the rough basic design from the Honda Ballade/Triumph Acclaim.

 

Plymouth Acclaim

 

Triumph Acclaim

 

 

Edited August 26, 2019 by LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo

[vetali]

40 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Sorry that shitty modded Focuses don't interest me.

 

[PlayStation 2]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

No way, I can't believe what I've seen. It turns out that not only did Chrysler steal the 'Acclaim' name from BL (British Leyland) but they also it looks like stole the rough basic design from the Honda Ballade/Triumph Acclaim.

 

Plymouth Acclaim

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Triumph Acclaim

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A lot of cars out of the late 1980s look much alike each other. Trust me, this is hardly exclusive to this car.

Also, cars can share names sometimes. We didn't really have a car called the Acclaim here. Much like the Caprice name over here is more known as a very large and traditional body-on-frame sedan while it's known much more in Australia and the Middle East as a slightly sporty but comfy large sedan from Holden.

[Zando_]

54 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Can you atleast post about finding interesting stuff for sale and not generic shite?

Its like us over in europe getting excited over a ford mondeo . . .

Why can't peeps enjoy generic cars? I get excited over exotic stuff or plain old cars, they're all interesting and cool IMO. A lot of old "boring" cars are pretty interesting, often packing a lot more than they seem to (like the crown vic having a solid V8, same one that's in my truck, they sound great and are damned reliable). 

 

50 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Sorry that shitty modded Focuses don't interest me.

Yeah when something is too heavily modded it loses what made that car special IMO (there's a few crazily modded show cars that are extremely well done and don't make the car wack). It's like so many idiots around here (Tennessee) making their trucks or SUVs as wide as the actual road lanes and whacking on a 12" lift with the nose even higher, that massive size coupled with low visibility and a lazy/shit driver behind the wheel makes for a showcase of excess and idiocy that just ruins your day. There's some lifted trucks I see that are well done and still look like a balanced and reasonable truck, but I prefer mine at the stock height, it's aesthetically pleasing and there's no practical need for a higher ride. Most brodozers are lifted for the sake of being lifted and it's just eh. Shitty modded for sure. 

 

13 minutes ago, vetali said:

-snip-

Eeeeeeehhh... seems like that's just something that ruins the car for the sake of big dyno numbers. Similar to a 300WHP Fiesta I saw a feature on, problem was that it needed a massive turbo and way higher rev limits to make that, so it went from a super zippy hatchback to something with massive turbo lag you had to smack to an insane RPM to make the power you were supposed to. Hella cool if you like big numbers, but if you want to actually drive the thing, it just sucks the soul out of the car. 

All subjective ofc, basically the TL:DR is: if you like modded or more exotic stuff, awesome! Embrace that, talk about that, enjoy it. But being even a casual car enthusiast isn't all about big numbers and mods and shit, people can enjoy pretty bog-standard cars and the stories behind them coupled with the often times amusing decisions the engineers made for various reasons. 

[vetali]

3 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Cylinder deactivation kit for my 2007 Tahoe from Texas Speed arrived today. 

 

400hp hoe hittin the hood strip wen?

[TVwazhere]

1 hour ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Sorry that shitty modded Focuses don't interest me.

*Spits out dumb juice*

 

Its okay, Dan didnt mean you

 

[vetali]

5 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

~370 crank ish. Dyno numbers two weeks 

Might actually not get gap'd by my civic now

[vetali]

23 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Id like to see what they’d do for 1/4 mile times. Driveshaft is only good for 120 i think. Then it hits critical speed

theoretical speed softcap

[iDeFecZx]

2 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

*Spits out dumb juice*

 

Its okay, Dan didnt mean you

 

 

Ive been out and about in my old one the past few days. Man do I miss having "luxuries" like aircon and a decent stereo

I forgot how harsh the ride is however, the civics just bouncy enough where potholes and drains are bearable to drive over unlike the focus

[TVwazhere]

20 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Ive been out and about in my old one the past few days. Man do I miss having "luxuries" like aircon and a decent stereo

I forgot how harsh the ride is however, the civics just bouncy enough where potholes and drains are bearable to drive over unlike the focus

Your Type R doesnt have air conditioning or good speakers? Sounds like a race car to me

 

If you think that's firm, you'll hate the Koni spring's lowering springs I got. Definitely a lot firmer (but for me not unbearable) I tend to avoid pot holes, though occasionally I do hit one and the car hits so hard I fell my soul leaving my body

[Energycore]

3 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

Cylinder deactivation kit for my 2007 Tahoe from Texas Speed arrived today. 

 

 

I never thought I'd see a camshaft outside of a production plant.

 

You gonna install these yourself?

[Beef Boss]

Finding local rx7's for sale is difficult lol. That or I'm just looking in the wrong place. I'm dead set on getting an fd sometime after college. 

Any fd owners here?