ITT: Cars that a normie would think is expensive, but isn't.

>>16147719
Sup Ahmed?

maybe american normies
Euronormies know that they're super cheap

>>16147719
Arent they expensive to maintain?

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>>16147770
Not too bad unless you get the 12 pot. That engine has a separate ecu for each cylinder bank, shits prime.

>>16147770
At least the top trims with self-leveling. Wouldn't get one unless I had a bunch of extra cash lying around.

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i want an e38

should i get an e38

>im not scared of the maintenance as i am a BMW/Audi moneypit veteran

Any used Cadillac

>>16147814
nobody thinks ancient """luxury""" cars are expensive

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>>16147821
Op said normies, calm yourself

>>16147719
No normie thinks this old ass looking BMW was expensive. Normies see the newness of the car as the primary trait.

>>16147843
>le nurmies XDDD
>they don't know as much as me
>yeah I run windows and stream entry-level music through youtube, but THEY are the normies, not me!!!
log out

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>>16147876

>>16147876
Fuck off autismo

>pic absolutely not related

Literally all of these cars make you look poor unless you are an old white man with horn rimmed glasses that is obviously old money.

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>>16147814
>>16147719

>>16147821 is right, these both look ancient, but this on the other hand

>>16147857
This

OP, you want a car to look expensive to normies? get a car with nice curves that is cheap and does not look dated no matter the age

I have an 08 Volvo C30 and even in fucking black chicks think its a brand new car because of its styling, now imagine something like that in the polememe blue or some other eye catching color

another example IMO, is a deep red RX8, a lotus Elise in bright orange or even Mini cooper S in blue with stripes, a nice colored third gen MR2 will also do the trick

do not go for the ancient luxury meme, yes the meme badge that every normy thinks its expensive is there, but the cars look dated as fuck, every one will know you are driving a 2 decade old german car

if you want to look old money, do not get an old bimer or a merc, get a fucking actually old money Jaguar in British green

>>16148429
I'm not looking to buy one of these cars lmfao

>>16148475
Then buy a boxy dated old german car, just know nobody will think you are rolling on money just because you are driving an old luxury car that has hit its bottom in the depreciation curve

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>>16148511
I'm not buying anything you nigger. Gtfo with this self righteous shit

>>16147719
Old volvo, Prelude, eclipse, and any merc.

>>16148327
this car is expensive as fuck to maintain

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Poor man's ferrari

>>16148575
>cars that high schoolers would think are expensive

>>16147815
Buy the 750 or the 740 if the timing chain and guides and cooling system have been done.

>>16148588
Normies would think it's expensive as well, faggot.

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>>16148569
Nobody thinks old Volvos are expensive lol

Any car ITT would not be considered expensive by a normie except maybe this
>>16148327

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>>16147719

>>16148997
the 850csi costs a fortune though

Find any car driven by a sandnigger or poo-in-loo near you.

Drive that same car. None of them cost over $15,000

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At least in the US.

Also, Hudson Hornets, and maybe a Buick Skylark (caution: boomer territory).

>>16148650
No they really wouldn't.

>>16149025
>car driven by a sandnigger or poo-in-loo
300c
Charger
C230
328i
A4

What else?

>>16148997
Other way around, cars that normies would think are cheap cuz they are old as shit, but are actually expensive.

>>16149058
>cars that should be cheap but people insist they are valuable and manage to sell

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>>16147821
Nah, people are dumb as shit. They know all about the depreciation meme but somehow it doesn't line up with upmarket used foreign (read; Audi, BMW, Mercedes, etc.) models being much cheaper.

>>16147857
How clean it is also plays a part. A dusty, filthy 201X Acura whatever isn't going to impress anyone, but an immaculate E46 might as it doesn't look particularly dated. The E36 is stretching it though, and an E30 is clearly older.

>>16149123
Thing is the E90 and F30 look pretty similar design wise, but E46 back is clearly older BMW design.

>>16149123
e46 has a timeless body, e9x look dated already

>>16149026
"Wow. SO cute. Is that a Ferrari?"

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In my experience (I own one). Was kind of surprising

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>>16149213
It's clearly a little older but I wouldn't say it looks dated. Modern enough, but not as bloated as the newer BMWs.

>>16149248
How and why are people fooled by that?

>>16147819
One word for you: Niggers

>>16149260
I think most people don't know what is it. I guess it looks like a 911 if you squint your eyes idk

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Coupe or sedan makes a bit of a difference too. Something like an E36 coupe looks small and dated while the sedan, while also clearly an older model has presence to it.

You probably wouldn't be turning heads in a black E36 sedan but it wouldn't at all look bad or out of place anywhere as long as you kept it clean.

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Either way the E30 is going to look old and distinctly different from anything else on the road. Prices on these are only going up now.

>muh classic model
>the 318i is like a mini M3, $15,000 no lowballers I know what I got

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>>16147872
>a 20 year old toyota
>expensive looking to even the most basic of all basic normies

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I sometimes get grief about driving a "fancy" Lexus. I have an 02 IS300. Some people see the badge and assume it's expensive. Probably couldn't sell my car for 4k at this point.

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Also clearly old, but imposing as fuck. This old dude I know from work has an E24 and it sounds like thunder.

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>>16148997
BRING IT BACK

>>16149123
>>16149276
>>16149294
>>16149306
Literally no one thinks these are expensive cars. How delusional do you have to be...

>>16148997
>Cars that a normie would think is expensive, but isn't.
Uh, it will be when it will break and you will fix it. Still a cool car though, I'd swap the engine of one if I got money.

>>16149389
This is the only time an LS swap is acceptable.

>>16149366
Keep it in the ground where it belongs, pls.

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>>16148997
The only Bimmer in this thread that looks expensive to anyone. The styling is so subdued and streamlined for an 80's car it looks quite beautiful in person

>>16149394
How can you say that? Although I agree if it ends up without a v12 and looks as disgusting as other modern BMWs

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Cheap to buy, expensive if something breaks.

Old NSX. You can get high mileage examples for under $30k and people will ask if it's a Ferrari on a near daily basis.

>>16148570
And like the e38 isn't?

>>16148997

Why not just get a third gen Supra? Its just as slow, but has a lower meme tax.

>>16150128
If you buy an NSX for 25k (about as low as it gets), you will not be happy when you have to spend that amount again to unshit it.

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e90s are now less than 10k aud
any model earlier looks old to normies

>BMW
>any BMW

>>16147914
haha epic

>>16149366
Now that is fucking gruesome.

>>16148327
But these are actually expensive af for a 10+ years car. You can either buy a decent one for around 12-15k EUR or spend less and put a shitton of money to get it running properly.

>>16149705
They're not that expensive to repair, they're reliable and they don't rust. In europe there's a plethora of used parts for 90s mercs. Any R129, maybe with an exception of SL600, will be far cheaper to maintain than most 2000+ benzos

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>>16150214
This is the only true statement about Bimmers in this thread.

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>>16150128
>auto
>targa

>>16147719
get fucked dude, i literally am about to buy this car, the last thing i need is some retard driving the prices up

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Most normies don't know what scion is and think this is expensive and rare. I really don't like that kind of attention though, makes me wish I got something else that's in the 10-15k range.

Normies don't think old BMWs are expensive. I mean ffs you see Arab pizzeria workers driving them.

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>>16150387
I agree, I bought one earlier this year and while a pain in the ass to bring back to where it needs to be mechanically, not nearly as bad as my friends E55.
Pic related, mine.

>>16147876
>board for cars
>bringing up somebody's OS

go back to /g/, nerd

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>>16147770

My friend got one because "ey ey ey ey hol up eyo Tupac Shakur got one nigga"

Shit kept breaking down every few days, he promtly sold it a few months later.

I'm not gonna lie, I loved the interior and the way it sat low.

>>16147719

>>16148575

This is true.

I saw a guy drive with a nice red one and this chick had her eyes glued on it the whole time.

>>16150128
>NSX
>under $30k
Are you visiting from 2008?

>>16150907
>Most normies don't know what scion is and think this is expensive and rare.
lol are you sure

>>16147719
they're cheap to park, expensive to drive

>>16147857
Youre dumb as fuck.
Alot of people i know mix BMW and Mercedes with Ferrari and Lamborghini in terms of being expensive to buy and maintain. Yes even any older BMW no matter how easy it is to work on.

Personally i want an older BMW.

>>16147719
No one thinks that shitbox is expensive.
Kys

>>16150907
lol yeah right, it must be so rough with all those people thinking your shitbox is some unicorn

the real reason you wish you got something else in 10-15k range is because it would've been a better car

>>16151346
you kys

>>16148997
>>16149393
I called a local shop to see how much an LS swap would be. It was 8k, if I provided engine+transmission.

>>16147770
TWELVE

>>16151868
>LS swapping an 850CSi
I sure hope you mean a regular 8x0, because the CSi is super valuable and rare and nice.

>>16149386
I think E30s are expensive cars... Because they are, at least in my country. A guy I know paid 12k for a 325 with an engine that blew on his way home (and he knew it was knackered and was expecting to rebuild it anyway, but didn't expect it to shit the bucket quite so soon).

>>16150907
most people think scion is one of those cookie-cutter Korean brands and not toyotas underdog branch

>>16149294
yes but any E30 is absolutely worth the money

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De-Badged Optima. Looks pretty damn close to a Lexus at night, maybe even a bit better. inb4 shill.

>>16152206
That's just shameful. Like being ashamed of owning a Kia.

My pic is the newest Mazda 6, specially the black one.

>>16151901
Yeah, an 840ci. If I'm going to swap an 850CSI, it'll be with the McLaren F1 engine or the new BMW V12.

>ITT: "not expensive" cars that cost multiple times their worth in maintenance

>>16152285
the 840ci is pretty rare too. Swap an 850i, there are too many of those around

>>16149386
The point was that the others are clearly dated compared to it E46, but up against the E90 and F30 it just looks less bloated while still appearing modern enough.

>>16147770
yes, very

my dad has owned 6 7 series and probably spent 2k to buy each one, but then a further 5k over the few years he had each car to keep them running properly.

>>16153486
Unfortunately to normies bloated IS modern

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>>16153821
Fair point, though I do reckon it looks nicer than the E9x and F30.

>>16147770
You gotta think in the terms of original purchase prices

A $500 $20,000 car is going to have $20,000 car costs

A $500 $100,000 car is going to have $100,000 car costs

>>16153458
There's normally 3 or 4 850i's on the CL in my town, about 2-3 840ci's. The 840ci's are in better condition and less miles for nearly the same price. I'd like to avoid as much of the repair headaches as possible.

>>16151121
I actually own one of these. Noone thinks it's expensive. Everyone asks why I bought such an old car.

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>>16150214
Ayy I have that exact colour.

>>16154836
Why did BMW make this ugly ass chrome shit on top of the grill? Looks fucking horrible.

>>16155009
> what is shadowline

>>16147876
>projecting this hard

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only retards think old BMW are luxurious and expensive. they have their own community. clubbing, robbing people, fucking equally retarded women who dig the cars. its like a status symbol but only for poor and stupid people
t. living in central europe

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>>16155009
I think it looks good, fuck your opinion.

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> people think it costs more than 10 grand
> they start back pedaling "maintenance must be expensive"
> find out it's not
> they want one too now

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>>16155355
American women dig old BMWs too

>Any Acura ever
>Any Lexus ever
>Any Infiniti ever
>Any older BMW ever
Etc

>>16147719

Expensive to own though which is why they sell so cheap, Einstein.

>>16156231
> Old BMWs are difficult and beyond my skill set wahhh
How typical

>>16156099
Give it a few weeks before you get too excited

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>>16156272
I've had it for months and been working on these for years
Way to show your jealousy though ;)

>>16156300
Why would I be jealous? If I wanted an unreliable bland shitheap I would buy one. Your experience doing alignments on rice machines isn't very relevant to the long term cost of these cars. I know you hardly have any experience really wrenching on them because if you did you wouldn't buy one as a personal car.

>>16156311
Well one of us has 700 torque and the other is crying like a little bitch over another man's purchase
I'll let you guess which is which

>>16156300
Didn't knew that was 3 valves/cyl. Crazy.

>>16156316
>you're mad that I have a shitty car!
Just can't get out of the stancefag mindset even though you've migrated over into the other area of clueless swagfag car enthusiasm

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>>16156344
Oh no something is beyond your skill set, let's write it off as shit. How's your ancient shitbox?

>>16156338
Yee SOHC 24v
Pretty neat and simple

>>16156099
you can get it for less than 10k$? Damn, you will be lucky to find a good one for 15k euro here in Yurop/

>>16156393
I got mine for just under 12, but they can be had from 8-15k

>>16156374
>Oh no something is beyond your skill set
The cars I work on are far more valuable and 10x as complicated as a roasted old AMG. Mercedes are not difficult to work on, just irritating because they are built poorly. Nobody who has ever actually wrenched on them in a professional capacity would ever consider buying one.

>How's your ancient shitbox?
Great, someone offered me $15k for it and it doesn't even have all the trim back on. It's good to deal with cars that increase in value as you work on them, rather than buying 90/00ss commuters, modifying them til they are worth nothing, then either crashing them into a tree going down a straight road or scrapping them when they blow up. You should check it out!

>>16156403
Do you ever smell the Ferrari seats when nobody is looking?

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>>16156403
Holy shit buddy who pissed in your cereal?
PS; your Comet is gay

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The real answer

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>>16156415
I actually take the seats home to sit in while posting on 4chan

>>16156417
Why do you think I'm upset? I don't have a money pit soapbar AMG and I don't do alignments all day with a shitty in ground that you can't even roll a stool under. If I did I could see how that would put me in a bad mood though.

itt: People with awful perceptions of what normies think.

True normie here, AMA.

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>>16156460
>you can't even roll a stool under

Holy shit lmao, you really are bothered. Your inferiority complex is definitely triggered.

You do realize that despite it being an in ground rack you do raise it, right? You just roll the car on flat.

>>16156480
No way, it goes in the air?! Have you ever done an alignment on a normal 4 post? You don't have to climb in and out of a pit every time you do a caster sweep, change the screen, etc. Those scissor style in grounds may be great for stancefags but are horrible for actually doing work. If I was using that thing all day I would definitely be as butthurt as you always are, so I understand your pain.

>>16156480
Is that yours? Nice wheels dude. I like the untinted windows too. hnnng

>>16156480
>>16156501
Just fuck already you faggots.

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>>16156501
I like 2 post lifts for doing any work on the car, so much room for activities. 4 post is dank for dropping a transmission and not putting any effort in

>>16156470
what are your thoughts on vaping?

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>>16156501
> climb in and out
Yeah I see how that can be a problem when being operated by a manlet such as yourself.

I love that it has integrated jacks though, shit helps.

Does the rotary trigger you too?

>>16156513
Yeah, I needed a 17" rear to fit these Mickey T's on, ended up getting some front wheels to match.
Windows are tinted, just very light. You can only really tell at night.

>>16156480
Nice car m8. Looks great without kebab-sled tint too.

>>16156521
Looks dumb, but good on the person if they're trying to kick a cigarette addiction.

Next question

>>16156530
>kebab-sled tint
Fuckin' lmao
Was going to toss the darkest tint available on it, but figured it'd look shit on a black car.

>>16156524
Word. Looks good. What happened to your GS though?

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>>16156542
My wife has been driving it, but I may sell it to a friend and get her something else. I put most of the stock parts back on a few months back.

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>>16156417
>Holy shit buddy who pissed in your cereal?
i know a ukrainian guy irl from student exchange who was so drunk he went to same room number but on different floor, pissed in some guys cereal bowl that was standing in kitchen, vomitted on the floor and then he wanted to give them half chocolate as an apology because he thought entire one was too much
mfw i remember it

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>>16154518

Ypu own a Crown Athlete V?

How is it? how hard is it to get parts for it?

I've considered one as a daily for a while.

>>16156727
I own a royal saloon, and as for parts, you can order them all online, but you'll pay through the ass for it. I'm an ausfag and even here 1jzs are not that easy to find.

>>16149366

It looks like someone made a shitty joke about the car being a 4-eyes and the car is like "dude, the fuck?"

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>>16150907

>Most normies don't know what a scion is
>and think this is expensive and rare
> I really don't like that kind of attention though
>makes me wish I got something else that's in the 10-15k range.


Are you Jeb Bush?

>>16156444
Trips of truth

Those go for ~$8k-$12k around me all the damn time.

>>16149294
E30 looks good only on front, rear is worse than any jap car of that era lmao

>>16154836
Latvia?

The only thing cheap about a BMW is behind the steering wheel.

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/thread

>>16147857

They actually do. Old car (-) x ' was expensive so it must be worth something' (-) = +

>>16150214
It's also the last good BMW.

>>16156444
>Shitster
Not even once.

>>16156444

Finally!

>>16149399
>an 80's car

The E31 is more of a 90's car. It may have been designed in the late 80's, but production was from '89 to '99 and it has a lot more in common with the other 90's bimmers than with the 80's bimmers. Plus, the styling is much more in line with 90's cars.

You'd have to be insane to call them cheap, though. I currently own two older bimmers (E34 & E23) and I've found both to be very easy and affordable to maintain, but even I won't defend E31s. Those things are bona fide money pits. I would love to own one, but it's one of the few cars I would only consider owning if someone else was going to maintain it for me.

>>16147719
>>16147761
>what is insurance

In Europe people think Mustangs are expensive