rpadula
Rpadula
rpadula

Steven just to add fuel (ethanol HUE) to this discussion, booze in Brazil wasn't much regulated till mid-late 80's. It wasn't hard to find pinga, cachaça with more than 55% of alcohol, and i'm talking about stuff that you would buy at the supermarket. if you went to a "Alambique" (local pinga producers) they usually

My parents when they got married bought one of those, it was told to them that it was the future, it would beat the crap out of Vw, way better than the fusca (beetle) etc etc...
but the gearbox was awful and i grow up listening to how that tranny/car put then in bad situations (truck approaching fast and can't get this

I just love those eclipses... almost 20 years later and still good looking.
the next generation on the other hand...mitsubishi completely lost its shit.

good god... now i want an FD so bad...

it´s Brazil for sure. The "Pare" sign (stop) , fiat tipo with white plates, and a cbx 250 parked.

i´d hit that.

they destroyed both cars during filming...

Both companies have amazing logos, so what you do?
you choose the most common font, in the most unimpressive color and lay 2 colored stripes on the corner.

maybe it was for a DVD handbrake switch override?

"Carro Valente!"

i saw a movie on tv yesterday, and i'm pretty sure that truck appeared on it....

There's too much Kia in those tailights...

[Blade vampire hunter voice] I was born gearhead MoFo! [/Blade vampire hunter voice]

the heaviest door ever, and so much glass that's hard to cool it down even with A/C

Dat anemic V6

Sure, that's what i want... enter in a car wearing a tux.

A Green citroen Xsara. not a hot one, (althought mine was faster than expected) but a GLX.
4 doors, pre-facelift and what made my mom agree with a 1.8 car for me: 4 airbags.

It IS a 206.
These ugly hubcaps...
Y u no put Equinoxe 16"?

Matrix

I'm usually obsessed with Citroens, specially DS's and SM's... but recently i found an ad for a "running when parked" XM. it's been 2 years since the car is there, deep blue with a layer of dust and pollution, since the car is nearby one of the exits of São Paulo.