DrBoost
DrBoost SuperDork
5/28/11 8:04 a.m.

Ok, I'm looking for a car that might be good at the occasional auto-X, maybe even track day. It only needs to seat two people and needs to be a convertible. To make it more complicated, I want it to be Japanese for reliability but, are you ready for this, it needs to be reminiscent of an MGB. On top of all of that, rear wheel drive and a manual are a must.
Now, if all that wasn't a tall enough bill to fill, I'd really like it if the car had the stigma of being for gay people or secretaries.

92dxman
92dxman HalfDork
5/28/11 8:39 a.m.

How about an MR2? It comes from the land of the rising sun but isn't exactly MGB like..

92CelicaHalfTrac
92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
5/28/11 8:44 a.m.

ROFL!!!!!!!!!

Thread win!!!

This needs to be in say what!

Javelin
Javelin SuperDork
5/28/11 8:45 a.m.

P71

92CelicaHalfTrac
92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
5/28/11 8:46 a.m.

Wrangler soft top?

Zomby woof
Zomby woof SuperDork
5/28/11 8:48 a.m.

Dacia Sandero?

Osterkraut
Osterkraut SuperDork
5/28/11 8:53 a.m.
Javelin wrote: P71

Astro.

92CelicaHalfTrac
92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
5/28/11 8:57 a.m.
Osterkraut wrote:
Javelin wrote: P71
Astro.

CHEROKEE

White_and_Nerdy
White_and_Nerdy Reader
5/28/11 9:20 a.m.

How about a 90s Mercury Capri? American brand, but based strongly on the Mazda 323, so there's your Japanese reliability. The Mazda 1.6 liter DOHC motor came straight out of another well known Japanese performance car - the 323GTX, of course.

92CelicaHalfTrac
92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
5/28/11 9:25 a.m.
White_and_Nerdy wrote: How about a 90s Mercury Capri? American brand, but based strongly on the Mazda 323, so there's your Japanese reliability. The Mazda 1.6 liter DOHC motor came straight out of another well known Japanese performance car - the 323GTX, of course.

FWD, though.

I have no idea what Dr Boost really wants. This is a hard riddle.

Zomby woof
Zomby woof SuperDork
5/28/11 10:03 a.m.
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote: I have no idea what Dr Boost really wants. This is a hard riddle.

He obviously wants the rare Sunfire GT convertible.

Javelin
Javelin SuperDork
5/28/11 10:13 a.m.
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
Osterkraut wrote:
Javelin wrote: P71
Astro.
CHEROKEE

E30!!!

JeffHarbert
JeffHarbert Reader
5/28/11 10:41 a.m.

TRD Tacoma + Sawzall.

93EXCivic
93EXCivic SuperDork
5/28/11 11:12 a.m.

MGB with a motor swap.

fasted58
fasted58 Reader
5/28/11 11:27 a.m.

This ?

Osterkraut
Osterkraut SuperDork
5/28/11 11:34 a.m.
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
Osterkraut wrote:
Javelin wrote: P71
Astro.
CHEROKEE

Jeep products...bleh!

DavidinDurango
DavidinDurango New Reader
5/28/11 12:27 p.m.

You might mean "a direct copy of a Lotus Elan" and not the MGB gibberish.

and btw, I usually tell people its a hairdresser's car - did you beat it?

93EXCivic
93EXCivic SuperDork
5/28/11 12:50 p.m.
fasted58 wrote: This ?

Oh good call.

What about this?

dogbreath
dogbreath Reader
5/28/11 12:51 p.m.

MX...

MX...

MX-6?

Javelin
Javelin SuperDork
5/28/11 3:22 p.m.

Solstice!

Bobzilla
Bobzilla Dork
5/28/11 3:44 p.m.
racinginc215 wrote: the answer is Corvette.

Not just Corvette, C4 Corvette... obviously this can be the only answer.

DrBoost
DrBoost SuperDork
5/28/11 10:26 p.m.

Thanks for having fun with me. I figure soo many people have a what car thread and don't want a particular car mentioned that you guys were just itching to say the M word.
Fasted, NICE!

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