Nothing says "I have arrived" like the gleam of Rustoleum sprayed around the ragged edges of rotting bodywork.

When we got back from Japan, my dad bought this:

That's pretty fuckin' sweet.

It is a nice car.

I like the original Hornet too.

But then AMC lost the plot... Gremlin? Pacer? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

Actually they merged with Jeep and were later bought by Chrysler. And you know what happens when Chrysler gets their hands on something. They became Eagle and were soon down to three models, then two, then one, then they were done.  But yeah the Pacer was pretty much their undoing. That and the ugly little 4WD station wagons they made.

My mother owned Ramblers and then AMCs, including a Javelin in the early 70s. Great car. Was eaten by an automatic carwash before they had sensors to tell the scrubbers they were too close. Later she had a Gremlin for a short time and then a Hornet. My first car was a Matador. AMCs were parts cars, in that they bought some components from other car makers and assembled them. My Matador had a Ford electrical system  and radio and a Chevy steering column.

 A friend of mine had one of these, a 1973 Hornet affectionately known as "The Hernet", in 70's shithouse brown. It was a beater, and you could start it without the key just by twisting the ignition cylinder hard enough, but man was it a fun little bitch.


Fun fact: These things were available with a "Levis" option, which got you an interior upholstered in denim.

We had this one in Rally Orange:

American manufacturers need to bring back inline-6's and cheap, rear-wheel drive compacts to put them in.

Late to the game : no/no/I would take a VW R32.

My RX-8 has been nothing but fucked, for the 5 years I've owned. I am just under 69K miles, and it's about time to get the engine replaced for the 4th time. I looked into any class action suits and unfortunately there are none, and the Texas lemon laws aren't really all that great in protecting consumers. For one, if the dealer can show they have tried to repair the problem in good faith (they have replaced the engines), you're fucked. Secondly, you have to file a complaint when the vehicle is under 24k miles (or 24 months) whichever comes first, and my first engine didn't die until nearly three years into owning the car, and at 33k miles.

Currently my dream car is of course the Nissan GT-R.


I also really like the 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT8.


and actually the 2010 Chevy Camaro's look fucking hot in person.


The only color to get a car in is black.

GT-R's are fucking amazing.

Harsh ride though. They dont have a decent suspension soloution for Aussie roads yet.

and before I forget, Si, the R32 golf is a piece of shit.

edit : Si and kyle.

Why is the R32 a piece? It looks incredibly fun.

Fifth Gear review of VW R32 against BMW 130

The GTi goes just as fast, doesnt understeer as much and is cheaper to run.

American manufacturers need to bring back inline-6's and cheap, rear-wheel drive compacts to put them in.

This. A straight 232 with downdraft Mikunis or Strombergs in an old 260Z would tear the undies out of just about anything of equal weight and size rolling off the line today.

Ford still makes straight-six, RWD cars... for Australia. But no one mass-produces anything of equal weight to older cars, because the Feds know better than we do what is safe enough for us to drive, what is safe enough for Mother Gaia, and, uh, I guess everyone just now needs AC and power everything and 500 lbs. of sound-proofing or whatever.

 Just look at Kyle's dream cars:

The world's most expensive cheaply produced sports car, whose drive train will self-destruct if you tell the on-board computer to stop controlling the throttle for you.

A remake of an old pony car which manages to look exactly like a paunchy, middle-aged alcoholic version of its younger self... which costs too much and weighs at least a thousand pounds more than it should.

Generation umpteenth of another old pony car, which looks kind of like a retarded cousin of the original, fairly fatassed in its own right, but at least it does go fast. Too bad you can't cruise with your arm out the window without dislocating it.

Ford still makes straight-six, RWD cars... for Australia. But no one mass-produces anything of equal weight to older cars, because the Feds know better than we do what is safe enough for us to drive, what is safe enough for Mother Gaia, and, uh, I guess everyone just now needs AC and power everything and 500 lbs. of sound-proofing or whatever.

 Just look at Kyle's dream cars:

The world's most expensive cheaply produced sports car, whose drive train will self-destruct if you tell the on-board computer to stop controlling the throttle for you.

A remake of an old pony car which manages to look exactly like a paunchy, middle-aged alcoholic version of its younger self... which costs too much and weighs at least a thousand pounds more than it should.

Generation umpteenth of another old pony car, which looks kind of like a retarded cousin of the original, fairly fatassed in its own right, but at least it does go fast. Too bad you can't cruise with your arm out the window without dislocating it.

The Camaro is a Holden Commodore underneath. Owning the current Holden Calias (top of the range Commodore), I can tell you they handle. for a car that's just under 2 metres wide, 5 metres long and 2 tons, I throw that baby around and know its going to be point perfect every time. I can tell you that the Camaro will be even tighter. The window sill does look high though.

I drove that new Ford Falcon a few weeks ago, and finally they've made one I would buy. 4 litre straight six goes like stink, you can fix 6 people in it. Pity they dont make it in LHD. Ford fucked up there, Holden sells shitloads of the Commodore and Statesman to the Arabs.

Dont underestimate Australians and their love of big cars.

I'd like to play with one of these:


They aint pickups, they be utilities, called ute (pronounced you-t)

We told Kyle not to buy an RX8. Sure they look great, and go hard, but those engines last about as long as a Top Gear road test.

This is the type of thread that would make me go gay.

Like you arent already?

I swear, word for word that's what I was going for...

Dude, the door was open, anyone could have walked through...

Im not gay, I just need the tight holes.

i'd like to play with one of these:


They aint pickups, they be utilities, called ute (pronounced you-t)

We told Kyle not to buy an RX8. Sure they look great, and go hard, but those engines last about as long as a Top Gear road test.
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i think i like the looks of this one, better:






They sure remind me of the old Ford Rancheros and the Chevy El Caminos ~ now THOSE babies had a "back seat!"

Sure, they look great, but I'd take the Holden everytime...

I sat in an pre-production limited edition SSR at the Baltimore Auto Show about 7 years ago. It looked nice, but felt like cheap plastic. Pass.

Hey, who has $2500 they never want to see again?

http://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/cto/1362866499.html



I roll straight-sixes, OG style bitches.

Had me scared there for a moment. I thought that was a Volare...

The Volare never happened.

Fuck, I got the Moshmobile serviced today... 45000 kilometre service... oil, fluids, general check up... $650.

Fucking hell. They did replace the faulty bluetooth module for me under warranty (the bluetooth worked, but was draining the battery overnight)... I asked about the onboard sat nav... the car is capable and ready, but needs a module installed. Price, $3300. FUCK THAT, I'll stick to a Melways.

The other fun bit of news was the tyres are about ready for replacement (the hell they are, if I can still see traces of tread, then they be good to go), Bridgestone Potenza's 18 inch 245's - $650 a pop! $2600 for a set of new tyres!

Yeah... this is another in the long list of reasons why I'll continue to stick to old pickup trucks.

Yeah... this is another in the long list of reasons why I'll continue to stick to old pickup trucks.

Falling apart, but reliable when they're not busted.

Just like Zooms.