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>>14633254

everytime i feel delight when you recall my name

>>14633258
So you can be my shining star tonight

Is this thread about the silly lyrics in Initial D songs?

Because they're really silly.

>>14633247

abarth 500's are pretty acceptable and fun

>>14633247
Why though? I feel like there are so many better options in the price range.

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>>14633276
I can get one for a really great price + perfect city car + i love the design.

They are absolutely awesome in every respect and sound fantastic. It would definitely nice to have them as an option on cars in the future.

On the other hand they are outdated and obsolete from all I know.

>>14633071
>gas mileage of a 6
>power of a 4

They were literally designed just for GUYS WE NEED MORE CYLINDERS FOR MORE POWER BUT TRANSVERSE LAYOUT LOL LETS JUST GO WITH 5 AND CALL IT A DAY

There's nothing special about them they don't excel at anything compared to any other layout, but a small amount of people on here love them because they're fucking hipsters.

>pros
Super easy to make more power out of them
Assloads of aftermarket, you can do anything to these cars
Stealth looks
Cheap as chips
302 has a god-tier exhaust note with an h-pipe
They can clear 20mpg highway if you don't go too crazy with rear end gears
Tilt steering wheel is great for taller people
>cons
Shit gas mileage most of the time
Theyre old, things will be worn out, I wouldn't 100% trust it as a daily
Often abused
Face only a mother could love
Brakes are shit
Turning is shit
Chassis is flexy as fuck stock
4th to 5th jump is huge, almost feels like a sixth gear. This can leave you feeling like you need a 4.5 gear at some speeds
Interior quality is eh at best

Yes you should buy one.

>>14632973
>pros
None
>cons
It's a super car (does ford make anything else?)
Brakes a terrible
Interior is terrible
A corolla will beat the V8
It can't turn
It's ugly
It's poorly designed in every possible way.
Just dont do it

Perfect summary:
>>14633428

Fender mirros

jaydeem fender mirrors

>>14632976
>>14632981

I see

Are they as hard to use as they seem?

Give it a very small amout of revs and slowly raise the clutch without increasing the revs. Once you are moving slowly let the clutch all the way up and then give it more revs.
>TFW British and the first time I drove an auto I broke my nose on the dashboard when coming to a stop thinking the brake was the clutch

It gets really easy really fast.

I've owned a manual car for about 1 month after driving automatic for 7 years. I haven't stalled it in over a week, can rev match with decent accuracy, and even heel-toe downshift smoothly about half the time.

>Hold revs at 2k
>Release clutch until revs drop
>More throttle to keep revs at 2k
>Gradually let out clutch while maintaining same rev
>You did it

You basically can't do wrong as long as you let the clutch pedal out smoothly and modulate your revs. Be sure to release the pedal smoothly all the way, not just until the car is moving.

Mr. Magorium's car emporium

>>14632703
>not letting dubs decide
WAT Auto Dealers

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Bob's hot car lot

Buy a civic and shut the fuck up

Quattroporte

>>14631957
get an e9x 335i.

tons of power, comfy rid and you wont have to settle for some shitty wrecked one in your price range. Plus you're almost in the price range for the M3 too.

Yeah that shit annoys me too, but slowing right down is only going to aggrivate the person more and could make them do something very stupid and dangerous. It's best to either maintain the speed limit or go a bit above it and if thats not good enough for them then they can pass you when its safe

>>14631744
i don't drop my speed immediately. usually i maintain whatever speed i was going and then slowly bleed my speed, maybe a mph every ten seconds or so.

if they don't get the message they're a fool

>>14631754
I don't understand why people do that anyway. What are they trying to prove? If you hit the brakes and they rear ended you, their insurance company is going to have a field day

Focus if you need the space, Fiesta if you don't. No reason to look at anything else.

>meme cars

>>14631701
I went with the Fiesta (had to have the recaros too), it's a ton of fun.

What I've usually heard is the focus feels cramped for a big car while the fiesta feels roomy for a small car. I think there isn't a significant difference in cargo room between the two. They both have a ton of aftermarket support and are running similar quarter mile times. The only real drawback in the Focus is the 'worse' handling, the only real drawback in the Fiesta is it's a Fiesta.

Go drive them again, maybe ask for an extended test drive, and then go with your gut desire.

You want a first car to learn to wrench on. Don't buy a supra. They are finicky cars and do not like being fucked with.
You want to learn to wrench get a Honda or a Chevrolet.

>>14631691
I'm also looking at getting an old toyota to work on. If you think you're up for it, go for it. It'd be a fun experience. I have a mk3 supra that would be super complicated to work on, (lots of vacuum hoses and very little room) but i'm not sure about the mk2 supras. They might be alright to work on. Great looking cars too.

Make sure you drain and replace all the fluids since it's been sitting for so long. Even if it still starts, it wouldn't be wise to drive without doing that at the very least.

>>14631712
I have a reliable DD as it is which is why I want something interesting to learn on. I wouldn't have it as my only car.

a black E92 BMW 328i coupe.

a white panel van

>>14631528
Pickup trucks.

Sauce:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2014/01/27/women-say-theyre-most-attracted-to-guys-driving-pickups/#385c6599c30e

>>14630900
>has a grandson old enough to get a car
Jesus, I thought someone old enough to have a son doesn't belong here. How the hell did you find your way onto 4chan?

>>14630930
he had a kid at 16, his kid at a kid at 16, his kids kid is now 16, OP is only 48

>>14630939
48 is way too old to be here.

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>>14630687
they look proper in the right application.

noone has a problem with whitewalls

you're just trying to start shit

>>14630687

If the model's year starts with anything above 1969, you really, REALLY shouldn't have whitewalls.

That said, I have no problem with them on most things before 1969

>Chevy square bodies

HHHHNNNNNGGGG YES PLEASE

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>>14630171
Shit that's clean. I need (to be inside it)!
How much?
Also, curse the anons that can somehow keep buying these things absolutely mint for like $2K.

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>>14630227
$4,000, originally from FL. It's pretty damn solid. Wishing it was a step side but a short bed was my 2nd choice.