All Cars Are Terrible

In reply to Bobzilla:

And 4 wheel drum brakes, right?

Now that I've been thinking about this...I've been looking at W108 Mercedes with the 4.5.

volvoclearinghouse wrote: All cars are terrible, I think I'm going to buy an ancient Mercedes

In reply to tuna55:

Well, it was either that, or a Mirage.

I just test drove a new Fiesta ST. It's hard to call it terrible.

volvoclearinghouse wrote: Now that I've been thinking about this...I've been looking at W108 Mercedes with the 4.5.

For some reason, I have a feeling that values on these old Mercs are going to climb nicely over the next few years. If nothing else, I doubt you'd lose money on it.

In reply to STM317:

That's kind of my thinking. I could pick up a nice W108, drive it, enjoy it, and have it at least not lose money.

Plus, I mean...look at it.

In reply to dculberson:

Yeah, they're, what, like 197hp or something. On paper, they seem pretty awesome.

I just couldn't stand to look at it. Or deal with that berkeleying touchscreen. And every new car has them. Well, just about.

Or something like this:

I could look at that car all day long. sigh

volvoclearinghouse wrote: In reply to scardeal: RWD, manual transmission, 4 wheel independent suspension, Excellent brakes, enough power to feel "peppy", good enough fuel economy that I can afford to drive it, comfortable seats, excellent visibility, simple enough to be reliable and easy/ enjoyable to work on, and attractive styling. I'd say those are the big hitters on my "want list". Name me a car that hits them all. I dare you. Hint: anything made after around 1972 is probably going to miss in the styling department.

I'll be bold........

Hits all the marks stated... plus can carry a great deal if needed too

damn.... thought I read 4 wheel disc brakes....

"4 wheel independent suspension, Excellent brakes"

I haven't had nearly as many cars as most of you, but I can totally relate. Even going though cars on Craigslist, it seems that there are very few that really get me going anymore.

I think at this point, I've decided that one can't do it all (after owning a few station wagons and using a Tahoe for awhile). I got a cheap older Silverado for that purpose, and another car (E30) for the track stuff. As a fun daily, I'm getting to the point where I think an E38 740i Sport or an E39 540i/M5 might be the happy place without being too much of a project. But I'm also definitely a BMW guy.

In reply to oldeskewltoy:

It's kinda neat looking, but I have to be honest...I have no idea what that is. A Toyota? A VW?

Opel?