captdownshift wrote: In reply to Nick (Bo) Comstock: if you end up picking it up feel free to fire any questions my way. 87 thunderbird 2.3L turbo and if your wife hates the 323, try a pinto on for size, shockingly clean
Go look at the T-bird!! I had an '88 and that car was the absolute bomb. Bulletproof motor, good gearbox, handled way better than it should have and mine had 250,000 miles on it when I finally sold it.
Or...
Volvo 240
E36
Manual SUV unicorn
E30
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ wrote: sc300
I loved my 5-spd SC300 as a daily driver until I parted it out for Rice Rod purposes. Such a well-built comfortable car, even though it had 294k miles. Highway cruise missile. The manual makes it very fun, and the chassis handles well for its weight. The factory 5-speeds are rare and only going up in value thanks to #stancenation and the drifter crowd. I made a profit by parting mine out while still keeping the drivetrain, suspension, and other major parts for myself.
Ill sell you an el Camino, miata, or protege5...
I'd also consider an Infiniti G20, SR20 goodness and you can get them with a 5spd/LSD. Plus, they're a respectable 4 door sedan (points with the wife).
Dusterbd13 wrote: Ill sell you an el Camino, miata, or protege5...
If your Elco is within his budget I'll come buy it myself right now. I'll be there Saturday.
Didn't see his budget. But make me an offer....
In reply to maschinenbau:
If I lived in Texas "highway cruise missile" would be high on my list of priorities!
Dusterbd13 wrote: Didn't see his budget. But make me an offer....
I refuse to take the bait. I'm currently sitting on one broken van and half a racecar that I "accidentally" bought.
Cruise missile is great for Texas until you want to rallycross. You can do it, but there are better ways to have fun.
maschinenbau wrote:¯\_(ツ)_/¯ wrote: sc300I loved my 5-spd SC300 as a daily driver until I parted it out for Rice Rod purposes. Such a well-built comfortable car, even though it had 294k miles. Highway cruise missile. The manual makes it very fun, and the chassis handles well for its weight. The factory 5-speeds are rare and only going up in value thanks to #stancenation and the drifter crowd. I made a profit by parting mine out while still keeping the drivetrain, suspension, and other major parts for myself.
Yeah, that's awesome. I've always wanted one of these. Worth a fly and drive, for sure.
In reply to ¯_(ツ)_/¯:
I've thought about that RX7 but his tone in the ad makes me not want to deal with him. Plus those don't have four seats do they?
In reply to Nick (Bo) Comstock:
JDM (yo) ones came with them, you can buy them and put them in.
Talked to the guy with the SC300. Seems like a solid ready to go car. He's pretty flexible on the price. Two doors, RWD and a manual sounds like an awesome car for the money. What are the weak points of those?
In reply to Nick (Bo) Comstock:
As far as I know they don't really have any. Maybe some interior electrical stuff dies after 20 years?
Go buy that.
You ain't drivin' that SC yet?
In reply to Dr. Hess:
Can't get up to there until this weekend.
Dallas is like 180 miles from BCS. I made it in under 2 hours in the Europa once. Ahh... Theoretically....
The least believable thing about that story is a Europa running for 180 miles in a row.
Drove that car from BCS TX to the PRC several times. 3K miles per trip, and usually without a major breakdown. Made it to 5th street in Austin in like 1 hour 12 minutes. 'Course, Highway 21 was 2 lanes back then and the speed limit was double nickles. It got the same gas mileage (26MPG) no matter what speed you ran it at, 55 or 90. Ah... on a off-road track.
I think the good doctor is going to be disappointed because I bought the Civic. I have no doubt that the SC is a better car in better condition but I've always wanted a small hatchback and this one runs good and drives good. It's a little rougher than it looked in the ad and definitely needs some sorting. Don't tell the wife but I love a good project
I demand a build thread!
A bunch of us have owned these and we can help with things. Great cars. You'll have fun.
The civic was probably the wisest decisions.
Eh. So we'll have to start calling you Nick ("Honduh Boy") Comstock?
Anyway, Congrats, get it sorted and hope it all works out. If I wasn't out of garage space and horribly project-poor, I'd be all over that SC. Just begging for a 2JZGTE.
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