I love playing devils advocate haha. :P it's always fun!

Probably not as safe as a new car, but I would argue that with an older car that provides a far more "visceral" experience, you're more likely to be paying attention to the road, your car, and other drivers rather than your Infotainment system, thus increasing…

As an MR2 owner, I can safely say that the only issue on your list is emissions, and that's just because I run straight-pipe. Otherwise, it keeps pace with newer cars just fine, and draws more looks :P cheap insurance & 30+mpg is nice as well

Good point. I'm used to buying for 15" rims and 205 width, plus I've lucked out with my bargain hunting last few years

No, get proper snow tires, all seasons are garbage in the snow. Besides, if you can afford one of these, you can afford $600 on winter tires riding on steelies

He never said what exponent was involved, but he is right, prices are only going up, and considering we're paying double what we paid under 10 years ago (1.47/L compared to 0.70/L), the exponential term isn't far off either.

SO buy an efficient older vehicle. It's not that hard, trust me - Up in canada, we pay about 40c/L more. I used to run pizza delivery, and I'm a full time student who drives 40 km daily, and somehow manages to still have money for leisure after tuition/books/expenses... Then again, I was smart and bought a nice sports…

you seem to have a lot of spare time to be bitching on every post like this. where's the original comment?

I own a pair of 1989 MR2's, in the same color, same trim, same options. One as a DD, one as a summer toy. I think that answers the question... ;)

Agreed. boost controller = 360 whp or so.

Popups are ALWAYS legal as far as I'm concerned

I regularly park like an asshat on saturdays. I have to be at my job for 9 AM, meaning a 8AM wakeup and a crappy Friday night, for customers that dont show up till 11:30-12. So I just park at an angle. It's my little way of fighting the machine... Plus, MR2's are beautiful.

As a fellow MR2 owner, I can vouch for this. 1.5 swap, it'll destroy most cars on a track, and while it doesnt have a prancing horse or a $300k MSRP, it's incredibly rare these days, especially in good condition, so I probably get more looks than the typical 911/GTR owner.

Exactly. My MR2 gets horrible (relatively speaking) gas mileage on the highway, about 11-12L/100km, compared to 8/9 in the city. Then again, on the highway, I'm cruising at just under 4000 rpm

Racing motor... LOL

If I was in your boots (and driving my old 93 camry or Explorer), I would've pitted the guy. If someone's that fucked up, then all's fair. Especially if your car already looks like shit/is built like a tank

My good friend has an IX MR, and having driven it, I can say that I fully concur with your statement. It just sits there, almost saying "Come at me bro, that corner could've easily been done at 60/70/80/90 km/h. MAN UP AND USE DEM COJONES!"

Drift is sliding, if you want to be technical :) a drifting boat/log/bottle has no front/rear wheels ;)

Obviously a 3S-GE... a 3S-GTE could be tuned to a nice 500 whp, which would give it... well, a sub 9-second 0-60, anyways. Lmao

Thanks you. Not that I'd buy myself a Prius at this point, I'd rather go for a tiny 4-cyl with a massive turbo, but the Prius is a fairly good car for people who dont plan on hooning.

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