Huh... I honestly did not know that. Based on the aforementioned platform and mechanical sharing, I always assumed that Hyundai was to Dodge as Kia was to Plymouth. I didn’t know that they actually were two separate companies. I suppose that it explains why the Hyundai and Kia dealers nearest to my home town were two…
proteus
pr0teus
Meh... As a Saabaru owner, I don’t think that really counts.
Not to be THAT guy, but, save for limited access highways (like interstates), it is permissible to ride a horse on most state and US highways. Practical considerations aside, if I wanted to ride a horse from one side of the country to another, I could. I wouldn’t recommend it, but there’s nothing preventing me from…
Well, in its defense, the Z engine was more or less phased out in the western world by the late 80s. This is old tech. Real old.
As a Kentuckian, let me attempt to assuage your pain by saying that it may not have been quite as clean underneath as it seemed. While we are, by no means, Michigan, we slather the roads with a coating of no less than three inches of salt at the very mention of snow flurries. It’s a rare sight to see a truck that’s…
This deserves more stars. I can sort of appreciate the Wrangler for what it is, but a good half (maybe more) of the owners are just infuriating and manage to ruin the vehicle for me.
As the owner of a Saabaru, trust me when I say that it is the same ol’ interior that you get with any other Subaru of the era. In fact, due to the TERRIBLE material they used on the seats (seriously, even water stains these things), I’d argue that the Subaru has the more preferable interior.
CP all day long. Aside from the obvious reasons (seriously, Lambo doors? Who does that?), this is STI money. No way I would spend $12K on a WRX with a 2 liter, when I could get an STI for nearly the same money.
This is totally off-topic, but as a moderate who tends to lean slightly to the left on issues of economics, I both applaud and thank you for a reasonable, well thought out comment. We need more people like you filling the voting booths.
NP all day long. My first car was a ‘98 Contour SE with the 2.5L V6, and words cannot describe how surprisingly fun that little car was. Despite the fact that I now drive a Saabaru (which is a fairly objectively better car), I long for a clean Contour SVT to this very day.
I like a good shooting brake just as much as the next Jalop, but all I can see here is a Hyundai Veloster. Just saying.
Admittedly, I have never even sat in a Spark, much less driven one, but I can’t help but think I wouldn’t mind to have one. It doesn’t pretend to be anything that it isn’t, it’s a small cheap car, and that’s fine. More importantly, though, it manages to convey a sense of personality and seems fun. I’m basically fine…
I would describe this as a perfectly reasonable car. It’s a reasonable price, with reasonable mileage, and appears to be in reasonably good shape. I’m also assuming that it is somewhat sporty in a FWD 90s sport compact sort of way, which I would consider icing on the cake. I wouldn’t pay a premium for this car, but it…
Meh... a Prius or a Fiesta would be a little too small. To their credit, the radio and computer equipment, as well as the cage in the back take up a lot of room and do sort of necessitate a full-size sedan. That being said, I agree with the heart of your point, and would say that there’s no reason they couldn’t use…
This is very much a minority opinion, but I don’t think the PT Cruiser quite deserves the amount of hate that it gets. Sure, it is, for the most part, a pretty crappy car, but if you approach the vehicle with appropriate expectations, there’s plenty of room to have fun with it. Personally, I wouldn’t mind owning a…
All I had to see was that interior. Beautiful. I still see plenty of these things around here, but they’re almost always clapped out and “modded” into oblivion. The only problem I would have with owning this is that part of me would feel bad about putting wear on such a pristine example.
Really, they’re mostly good people who’s hands are tied by company procedure. In my experience, if you cut them a break and try to play nice, they’ll generally try to do what they can for you.
Seriously. I bought my Saabaru with less than half the mileage of this for right around the same price. I would love to have this Tercel, but I just wouldn’t be able to bring myself to do it at this price.
Just to be that guy...