I have an absolute weakspot for early-90's performance cars.

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BeeVo

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Originally posted by: m0mentary
i have no idea why but I want an E30 convertible so bad.

Probably because they are incredibly bad ass. Only a plastic bumper one though.
 

Xyclone

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Originally posted by: tfinch2
300ZX

This and the NSX are super sleek-looking to me. They are just pure sex (an unmolested one) with the right mods (nice body kit, drop, etc.). As far as performance, newer cars are faster, As far as looks, these cars are just damn sexy.
 

Tab

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Originally posted by: mooseracing
Originally posted by: Tab
No fucking shit. The early 90s had the coolest cars. No excessive electronic gizmos that'll annoy you to no end...


They had way too much electronic gizmos, whether they had a maf or a TBI that leave me awake at night with terriable nightmares.

Heh. Go work on something made in the 2000s and get back to me.
 

Silex

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Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
Originally posted by: Ns1
rx7 is sex, but cost of ownership is laughable

Not after you swap in LS1
But you forgot one key element. Unless you fabricate your own motor mounts, you will be waiting up to a year to get them made. This is how long a friend of mind waited and he just got his. The demand just isn't there.

Originally posted by: bruceb
RX-7 is one the nicest cars Mazda made. I had
a 1980 (stolen) / 1981 (I crashed it) / 1985 (13B) (stolen)
Just keep an eye on the Oil Level and do not let the motor
ever Overheat. You will warp the Rotor Housings in short order.
As to maintenance costs, they did not seem too high to me.
Dead on the money, but the apex seals tend to go out around 80K no matter how well the engine was taken care of. And the typical car owner would rather get rid of the car then pay to swap in a new engine or have it rebuilt.
 

PeeluckyDuckee

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I have a thing for early 90s 300Z fairlady AWD twin turbo. Too bad they don't make cars like that no more. I would still get one in low mileage well kept mint condition.
 

ravana

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My nineties want list:
97 840Ci/ any year 850CSi
E30 M3
Last Gen RX7
E36 M3
Mitsubishi 3000GT

That's all I can think of right now.
 

krunchykrome

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Originally posted by: Xyclone
Originally posted by: tfinch2
300ZX

This and the NSX are super sleek-looking to me. They are just pure sex (an unmolested one) with the right mods (nice body kit, drop, etc.). As far as performance, newer cars are faster, As far as looks, these cars are just damn sexy.

Indeed; my neighbor has an NSX. She's an elderly woman, and I've seen her stall at the stop sign before.

It's one beautiful car.
 

91TTZ

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Originally posted by: PeeluckyDuckee
I have a thing for early 90s 300Z fairlady AWD twin turbo. Too bad they don't make cars like that no more. I would still get one in low mileage well kept mint condition.

They're all RWD, no AWD ones were made.
 

Arkaign

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Originally posted by: mykol1010
The mid 90s Eclipse GSX with the turbocharged 4G63 and AWD was sweet too!

Nice but flaky.

Crankwalk

Head Cracking

Timing Belt snapping

Tranny taking a dump

etc

 

DivideBYZero

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Originally posted by: Arkaign
Originally posted by: mykol1010
The mid 90s Eclipse GSX with the turbocharged 4G63 and AWD was sweet too!

Nice but flaky.

Crankwalk

Head Cracking

Timing Belt snapping

Tranny taking a dump

etc

Great cars are not measured by reliability. Ask an Alfa owner!