Nonsense Thread

[roguetoaster]

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Giulia or Stelvio driver? They're significantly different around here.

[MrBurgundy]

Today someone made fun of my e30 lol

I was diving up to a red light and I did a siccccc down downshift as I was passing some newer alfa and the dude then he rolls by and laughs! So when my arrow turned green I pulled up next to him and was like what's so funny? And he goes "that little car" HA! Then he proceeds to drive away and reached his arm out the window and pats the door of his alfa..

Never had that happen before Loool I felt like this was some wish.com scene out of fast and furious

[MrBurgundy]

NA r56 MINI coopers are the best bang for your buck for fuel to cost of ownership, including purchase price..

They zip around and car great to drive.. Plenty of room for the tall boys.

Easily 40 MPG on the highway.

Fuck buying a new car to save on gas... kinda defeats the purpose.. Buy some used turd that's almost embarrassing to be in.

[DEV0 E30]

I've said it before, and us as "old" E30 owners can attest to, currently the 00s are the E30s of our youth. They are relatively cheap being at the bottom of their depreciation and if you can find one thats been well-maintained around its 2nd or 3rd owner, its a great buy to have as a daily driver so the E30 can be driven for enjoyment. I like my current 06 TDI Jetta, it offers excellent fuel economy and is fully 'throw-away' status if something bad were to happen. I wanted a E39 530 with a manual box, but the MPG it was going to return made it much less appealing. If I commuted at freeway speeds I could've made a case for it. the MK5 had a bunch of failing plastic and an old 6-disc changer headunit but some cheap ebay switches and then a good headunit has bluetooth, and some other goodies so its now modern enough.

Good time to buy a 330 with either a M54 or even an N52. I think the turbo stuff will falter and I think eventually a 128i would be a wonderful buy

Going back a bit in this thread, for more N52 love. I already think the 128i is being seen as a great buy if you can get a clean one. They are showing to be a good fit for something analog-ish and simple compared to other models. You know, on a budget and all. The 1M was one of the best lover letters ever IMO. I think there is something to be said about doing the absolute minimal amount of modifications and just enjoying the damn car as a car. This is usually something newer vehicles have over older ones obviously.

I think almost everything I've been interested in for the past few years has priced itself out of contention (at least north of the border here)

Otherwise I have half a mind to just get the nicest Land Rover LR4 I can find and try to keep it alive forever instead of continually upgrading the larger daily.

You're spot on that new cars + rates are not at all appealing. There aren't many "new" vehicles that tickle my fancy honestly. The GR86 or BRZ is one of few, maybe Miata too - but family needs and space sort of take precedent. The E30 will run some day, so that's the fun checkbox for me. Any other real car purchases, aside from maybe some cheap distractions would need to fit multiple roles.

The new Land Cruiser US (Prado) and GX550 are cool, but again pricing wise plus markups are going to be even more insane. Also, unproven reliability - more so for the LC (GX550's V6 twin turbo is in other vehicles already). I love the idea of the new LC getting 20+ mpgs, but the hybrid turbo 4 hasn't been proven, but I suspect it will. I mean it will be an option on the new Tacoma and 4 Runner on higher trims, 3 vehicles that share a lot. Still though, a used v8 200 series I think is going to be a better deal, MPG be damned. That's a special use case vehicle though, and would only really make sense if I no longer owned the 100. I do think an R2S would be a great people mover as said before, but having paid off older vehicles is just an easier thing to stomach these days.

[Northern]

I think almost everything I've been interested in for the past few years has priced itself out of contention (at least north of the border here)

Cheap truck would be convenient for this hobby and home renos, but we went from a decently equipped new Ranger being like 37k to a complete barebones spec being 45k.

Volvo has cut all their wagons besides the Subaru Outback LARPing editions and the fucked up PHEV versions, the MSRP on all their stuff has rocketed since COVID, they've removed a bunch of features/options while adding nothing of value. Nobody else makes any wagons worth buying either (and even if the current M5 is coming as a touring, it's going to be so expensive it's not even worth mentioning.)

I'd do another (Newer) Mini, but the JCW stuff went from 30K MSRP to 50K MSRP and it is absolutely not worth that, plus I like mine and have no plans to get rid of it.

Sequioa/GX would be nice to replace the XC90 when it's time, but they're pricey and Toyota is batshit for 9%APR on new cars.

Somehow the new Land Rover Defender 110 is reasonably priced, but I think they stealthily killed the I6 which was the obvious choice for the engine.
Now you're stuck between their POS 4-cyl or 500hp SCV8.

The only exceptions are fun cars - If I were in the market I'd definitely look at a new GR86 (if the interest rate weren't shit or I could secure alternative financing/buy cash), or a Supra if I were looking to spend too much money.


Otherwise I have half a mind to just get the nicest Land Rover LR4 I can find and try to keep it alive forever instead of continually upgrading the larger daily.