Fair enough. I think we all accept a certain amount of quirks with the vehicles for the sake of brand loyalty. Especially as enthusiasts who expect a certain degree of enjoyment out of driving.

In my case I’ll agree that my phobia of Subarus is actually pretty silly considering that I’ve been a VW owner for the…

It’ll be a sad day when their run is over. I think what made Top Gear and Grand Tour so great was their innate and very natural chemistry together. They’re still the crucible to compare all other car enthusiast TV shows too because their friendship, slapstick like mocking of each other, and sense of humor makes the…

Agreed. The outback has definitely moved beyond the size of what we consider a normal “Wagon” in the last 2 generations. A Volvo V60 or V90, VW Golf Sport Wagen, and Audi Avant are still proper wagons. An Outback isn’t in scope of size or overall scale.

While it’s not a lame ass CUV on a standard passenger car…

A friend of mine was cutting up a parts car one day and the scrap metal guys drove by. Naturally they were thrilled and he told them to keep coming back about every 20 or 30 min. for a new piece and he’d give them the whole thing. LOL They were thrilled.

Yeah that makes good sense. there’s a couple guys that are pretty frquently swapping cars that I’ll probably approach next year. Like one with a JCW Mini, a guy with a 2.5 RS Subaru, etc. I have an 84 GTI which is still a pretty popular and well liked car so I imagine I’ll get some people interested in swapping…

Yeah I think next year I’ll probably feel more comfortable about asking. We have a Nationals winner in our group that isn’t campaigning his own car at the momment so he’s always floating around at events. I always asked him to take my car for a spin and ride along with me if I could. That was definitely a good…

Great idea! I’d never really thought of this in a normal, non-track day type of setting, but it is an interesting idea. Especially your point about seeing your own car being driven, which most of us never get to witness. I might have to bring this idea up the next time I’m on my way to a Cars & Coffee type of event…

My favorite was at one of my old jobs where I was interning in a very stuffy corporate environment. My 91 Honda Prelude Si had the exhaust basically rust in half and FALL OFF about midway through the summer. I had to wait a few days for a new one to come in on order and someone told the security at the front desk…

Same attitude here. At one of my old apt. complexes some idiot in the next lot over from mine was revving the shit out of his primered POS early 90's Accord 4 door and flying through the parking lot repeatedly. I would have expected it out of a 16 or 18 yr. old kid, but this guy looked to be in his late 30's on top…

Came here to say the same thing basically. I haven’t done enough events with the same club consistently to feel like I’m not “the new guy” yet and that I have the balls to ask some of the other guys to swap, but it’s definitely a pretty common thing to see people do at Autocross events.

I’ll chip in some cash for the Gofundme but there’s no way in hell I would pay this much for either car even as a VW enthusiast. A really clean MKII with a 1.9 TDI swap might fetch $8K appropriately in my book, but not this much. If he were selling BOTH cars for $14K that would probably be a good deal.

That would be a good deal for both if you were really that into MK2s. What’s even more laughable is the price on just the coupe!

Was going to say the same. $8K for a clean MK2 with a 1.9 TDI swap seems about right. If he were selling BOTH cars for $14K total that would be a good deal given their condition.

It looks fantastic, and like something I would actually buy, so of course it won’t be sold in the US. :( I’m still waiting for Mazda to bring the damn Mazda6 wagon over. I’d trade in my sedan for one in a heartbeat if it was available.

Oh can I relate to this!

My last regular apt. building living was a recently built complex that for being a “higher end” building and rent bracket, was built like utter shit for sound proofing. I was living on the second floor, and there was a third above me too. By nature, I’m a night owl and it’s entirely normal…

I’m going to wax philosophical a bit here and theorize why I think that regardless of the actual driving experience (especially when we are talking about a 50’s or 60’s car) our dream cars are our dream cars because of the folklore and the reputation of them even if they don’t perform like we expect. So what if a new…

I like this idea! Instead of 3rd world country flags you could do crosses or something and deck it out like the Pope Mobile!

I would also accept a 70's Mercedes instead of a RR.

Thanks! I appreciate all of the advice and the feedback. And yes, my appologies for how I phrased it. You’re absolutely right, turn key cars like the Cobras and the Beck Spyders certainly are much better engineered and faithful to the originals then some fiberglass monstrosity “Ferrari” kit sold in the 80's that…

Ugh, I didn’t need to read this. The Porsche want is strong for me too. I fully intend to buy a “Mid Life Crisis Car” when I turn 40 in 4 years, and an aircooled Porsche was on the top of my list. With how crazy the market is I may have to settle for the stereotypical douchey alternative and get a C5 Z06 instead.

I’ve read that by modern standards that Cobra kit cars aren’t all that amazing.

How good are they for general driveability and comfort though?

Is it something cramped and hard to sit in that you wouldn’t dare think about taking for a drive longer than an hour?

I sat in a Beck Spyder kit car recently and I was pretty…