The MKIV TT Supra, arguably unlike any other car, attained literally THE Japanese Halo car status, stateside. In terms of look, design, and shear potential, the only other Japanese car that is possibly better is a GTR Skyline, which was never produced here. So literally the best Japanese sports coupe ever made in the…

So I love this car. My only real two gripes are that it is FWD and the timing belt change (there are 2 belts) is a bit of a pain on a J-Series motor. But those are minor gripes, so that said, Tom is absolutely right, this is the best sedan Honda ever made.

When faced with sourcing an LS1 engine for my 66 Le Mans project, I actually found that instead of trying to get an engine, transmission, and ECU/Wiring harness desperately, it was actually cheaper to just buy a wrecked 99 Camaro. It had all I needed plus the brakes and a few other parts I could cannibalize for the…

VooDoo-Ass Black Magic. Got it.

And I read it. You REALLY like your CRX :P

Well I think you are getting into personal preference a bit on one example which I am not sure holds truth to the greater whole. No one will deny Honda’s ability to make really fun economy cars in the late 80's to the early 2000's. And they certainly seemed to have lost something along the way. But I don’t think that…

Ah, yes, I agree. I thought you were talking about American classics, which is very much its own unique market. For virtually any other segment, LA is the way to go in nearly all respects.

... which is exactly what we did on an old BMW track car.

Sure it’s not a Porsche, but it’s my baby

There are certainly things on newer cars I am not hugely thrilled about (was never the biggest fan of “Drive by wire”). But that said, I think the last nearly 2 decades kind of trump the ones preceding...

NEVER! MY CAMARO WILL NEVER BE OLD! YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!!!!!

I think a lot of it is perspective too. 350z’s, in one example, are “new” to me because I remember when they first came out. I was also of driving age. Conversely, I remember in the mid 90's thinking that cars for the mid 70's are “sooooo old”, even though they were newer back then, than some of the stuff I consider…

Ya those were Honda’s glory days. They built really great enthusiast cars back then, the S2k being the Halo one.

Hahaha, no arguments here. Price was absolutely an issue for me as this was always meant to be a track car/daily on a budget. My only real requirements was that it needed to be a 2004.5 or up, as the 2003's and early 2004's had some reliability issues; nothing major, just stupid stuff like a weaker clutch fork and…

Not to be a contrarian, but in the spirit of discussion, I have to admit I am not quite sure what you are getting at. Parts can certainly be a problem, depending on project, but for a fairly standard classic, I am not sure how major of an issue it is these days, let alone locale being the determining factor.

If ain’t broke...

I had a 2001 BMW 325ci. Fit me like a glove. I absolutely loved that car. The best balanced car I ever drove, if not a little underpowered. That said, swapping a clutch on it was hell.

Ya, I’m with you. I remember being at the LA auto show drooling over an 07 Nismo 350z. Now I hoon one regularly (on a track, not a Nismo). Funny how time gets away from you.

Well, if you really look, you can get one for like 4 grand now. 6 grand is about average. Definitely getting affordable, just make sure you get a manual ;)

Ya, I actually track mine, and it was a little worse for wear, cosmetically, when I picked it up. But it’s a stout little car and a lot of fun to drive. Hold on to yours, I think they’ll be future classics... not crazy classic, but you will probably always get nods.