Cars! 🚗

hellomrkearns

We’ve already got threads here for our own car history and for driving and racing games, but I thought it might be nice to start one that’s more ‘all purpose’.

To start, here’s a video of the The 28th International Tokyo Motor Show (1989) uploaded by Rhys/FlemishDog

hellomrkearns

this series of videos is real good

thebryanjzx90

What does everyone think about the new Toyota GR86/BRZ?
Looking pretty nice from the front:

But what is going on with that rear? It looks more like an accord than a 2+2 RWD coupe.

The rear is also pretty much a copy of the new BRZ, as opposed to the front which at least has some minor differences.
Overall I’m actually liking this as pretty much the same car as what I currently drive (2015 FRS) but with everything just a little bit better. Except for the tail lights.

HunterZero

thebryanjzx90 I’ve been driving a 2014 Scion FR-S since 2013 and I love it, but I’m going to seriously look at the GR86 later this year. I’d like a newer and nicer interior with some more power for driving in the mountains and for some road trips. Really looking forward to this one

SuperEffective

My all time favorite

beets

yeso From what I’ve heard Nissan Leafs are not a good second hand purchase unless you only need it to drive short distances. You could always buy a hybrid, they’re insanely economical, I have a CRZ and went on holiday over the long weekend and only had to fill up once over a ₇₀₀ km round trip, where filling up was only 30 litres.

SuperEffective Wow! I’ve never seen a Supra look that good.

yeso

probably going to have to buy a car this summer. Feel weird about it bc I can’t quite afford an electric until they get closer to 20K than 30. There are lots of 2015 Nissan leafs out there with 70k miles on them not sure what to think about that.

Don’t feel good about buying a gas car either. Are we going to do something about climate change or not? Probably not. All of my used car experiences have been bad so leaning towards new. I would like a manufacturer warranty. Not finding many options for manufacturer-certified pre-owned. Dilemmas from every angle unfortunately

SuperEffective

beets it just looks like what would happen if a droplet of water somehow accumulated the essence of 500 horsepower.

yeso

beets have a couple multi hour drives to backpacking trails lined up this summer so am making a point to test drive a couple compacts. I know they’ll probably suck on the interstate but I suppose it will help me choose between a fit, mazda 3, spark etc

beets

I’m not sure why but I’ve been researching the Honda S660.
It seems like a cool car without anything that would make a car practical, cramped, no storage, bad visibilty, really slow.
I still really want to drive it though.
Looking into it I found out about other interesting kei cars most notably the Autozam AZ-1.

It’s hilarious! It looks like its from a videogame. I love it.