Car thread

[Zloff]

that is actually really impressive, it would be cool to own that

Honestly I'm leaning towards blue and red, mayyybe towards the blue one more
What do you guys think?

i like the green, it's different and the vibrancy compliments the energetic lines of the body. to me, red does not look good on that car at all. the blue is nice

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[Georges]

My dad agrees with me that A) $1900 for the Spitfire is pretty good and B) for that price it probably has  a lot of rust they aren't showing. :(

Still doesn't want me to get it. :(

[Gytyyhgfffff]

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/5778230411.html

I WANT IT. AND I TECHNICALLY HAVE THE MONEY FOR IT.

oh stuff a guy at my school used to drive around one of these

[Zloff]

searching for rust shouldn't be too hard, but i think 1.9k for an 80's car in good, rust-less condition at that mileage seems appropriate. my main concern for that particular car would be part availability

edit: i found this yesterday, not the most practical vehicle i could get for the winter but wow is it charming

https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/5774021135.html

[Georges]

searching for rust shouldn't be too hard, but i think 1.9k for an 80's car in good, rust-less condition at that mileage seems appropriate. my main concern for that particular car would be part availability

IIRC parts are actually not bad for the Spitfire, easy to find and pretty cheap.

[e-maxx]

I approve of the spitty, British cars don't rust that bad. Compared to something Italian or Russian they're pretty much indestructible.

If you do go look at it main rust areas would be the floors, inner wheel arches and rocker panels.

iirc spit's aren't that valuable so yeah I agree 2K isn't a bad price at all
 
it took me like 4 hours to do this

[warble]

Pulsar update again, Wheel cylinders and front brake pads are coming tomorrow from an advance auto in Delaware. Both of the rear bleeder screws were broken, and the FR brake caliper is seized, I guess that's what happens when cars sit, gonna try to get the brakes working this week and get it down off jackstands soon. Also im finding a ton more rust than I originally thought, the driver's side floor is nearly gone behind the seat (good thing the back seat is entirely useless) also inside the rear fender arches behind the wheels is gone on both sides, the thing doesn't even have 110k miles on it and its a total rust bucket. What's even stranger is that the external body has almost no rust showing, just the floors. Gladly with my Camry Wagon its the opposite, id rather have ugly fender arches than compromised structural integrity.

[XR-7]

Man I love the tickle of shooting through a green light and around a corner and across 5 lanes of road just because it's night and the usual bustle of cars is nonexistent.

[Kumquat]

I hope you still use your blinker while doing that

[XR-7]

I hope you still use your blinker while doing that

All the time

[Zloff]

do you slide or squeal tires often? i'd imagine that after all ur donuts and stuff the tires would be nearly bald by now

[Meta_KnightX]

all three

Because we have enough space and money..

[XR-7]

do you slide or squeal tires often? i'd imagine that after all ur donuts and stuff the tires would be nearly bald by now

I typically do most of my sliding when pavement is very wet to minimize stress on the tires. I squeal from stoplights sometimes but I've gotten much better at throttle control so it doesn't happen as much.

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[TheKid]

"whats wrong with this picture"

"oh forget"