Oooh, what’s your dream car? I ended up with my dream car much earlier than expected, it’s been great fun but now I think I’m ready to back to a daily runabout style car, haha.
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TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I’ve been, whats it called? Is it edging where you’re intentionally teasing yourself? Dunno, lets say teasing myself watching videos of my dream car reviews and track days and stuff to motivate me to save more. Right now I got 2k in the savings so another 50k to go so still a long way. Wanted one since I was 16 so I made the call its happening before I turn 40. I dont wanna be one of those blokes who goes out and buys a sports car for their mid life crisis. I plan to have the mid life crisis IN the sports car haha
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 months ago
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 months ago
A WRX. I’ve owned a Liberty and an Impreza before it, all feels like a build up to own a turbo’ed AWD. I’m hopeful its fine as a daily driver, hence not the STI. What is yours?
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Seen some really sexy WRXs and Civic Type Rs here in Japan, people go on about how polite and docile and well mannered Japanese are but then you think about the souped up cars coming out of the country and yeah. It turns out everyone is fanging it, even the grannies in their cubeshaped kei cars, let alone the guys in their real speed machines.
I realise that we have an extremely different car and road culture in Aus and it’s mostly because there are too many angry dickheads who simply cannot be trusted in Aus sadly. Lots more grey areas around road rules in Japan but it all seems to work…
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Seen some really sexy WRXs and Civic Type Rs here in Japan, people go on about how polite and docile and well mannered Japanese are but then you think about the souped up cars coming out of the country and yeah. It turns out everyone is fanging it, even the grannies in their cubeshaped kei cars, let alone the guys in their real speed machines.
They truly are my kind of people!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 months ago
My brother had a WRX from 2005 or so. It was a limited edition with a tension bar across the motor, single forged wheels, and some special suspension or something. One of 200 made.
It was a smart move because it was more feral than a regular WRX, but you still had some of the modern car comforts before getting into the stripped back race spec STI.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 months ago
they have a club spec out at the moment. only 150 available to purchase. Sound exactly like a modern version of this. Sadly, I think the mrs might veto a racing spec one, which is fair I guess.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 months ago
If it’s your dream car then that’s that, but isn’t any turbo Subaru basically the same. My mate’s insurance went way down when he switched from a rex to a fozzy even though they had the same engine. I had an 06 Foz that was a great car that didn’t suit me.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Sadly they dont make a turbo Subaru any more. Or more correctly, they DO they just dont sell it here. I’d probably be happy enough with a Impreza Turbo. They also dont sell ANY manual cars in aus any more except the WRX and the BRZ. Hell the WRX STI is dead right now till they get a new engine at some undetermined point. Its like they’ve almost given up on the enthusiast market.
But yes, even in a non turbo Impreza the insurance company still assumed I was gonna wrap it around every tree I saw at 24. Adding my girlfriend at the time dropped it dramatically. Like having a girl in my life was gonna make me settle down or something.
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 months ago
My dream car is a 1958 Plymouth Fury, converted to electric. Many many money, but I’m of the mind that we should bring back wingtips for cars, dammit!
Taleya@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Please don’t give Christine GPS
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 months ago
But how else would she satiate her desire for human flesh in the modern world? Glad you got it! Fell in love with the car after reading the book when I was a young tween hahah
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Haha my thoughts exactly
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Oh! Beautiful! How much would that set you back?
People always telling me to dream bigger and 50-something, but like… 50 something is doable. I dont wanna dream the impossible.
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 months ago
It would set me back so much. I’d have to find someone willing to sell one, and probably have it imported to Aus from the US. Convert to electric, and work out the laws around the drivers seat being on the other side (can also convert, but I’m pretty sure one can put a sign up in the car for other drivers). Also, any maintenance would be exxy, as I’m sure I’d have to have custom parts made or imported. Hence, dream car!
At least yours is feasible! A goal to work towards!
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Yikes yeah that does sound expensive as. Bit more future proof than my dinosaur though. Fuel prices hit 5 or 10 bucks a liter and I’m screwed.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I’d love an EV conversion of the Volvo p1800, god that is a sexy car.