pokkis Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 13 hours ago, michael.a said: But holy balls look at the Z3 I actually prefer the cabriolet version, by far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aracan Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 Naah! Clown shoe for the win! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Aracan said: Naah! Clown shoe for the win! It reminds me of this thing I learned to drive on one of those 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 I love hatchbacks. I'd take the Z3 coupe any day, even given my impressions above. I loved the Solstice Coupe as well: They're quite striking in person but rare. The Solstice was pretty fun to drive too, even though it was a parts-bin car and had some very weird design choices. (Trunk space? No!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 Yikes that's hideous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 58 minutes ago, Neil Gendzwill said: Yikes that's hideous. The Renault 4L? Actually when you get used to the unortodox shape, it starts to grow on you... It was only 2w drive, but with such high ground clearance and suspension more suited for offroad, it moved quite well over any terrain. It had more space then one would expect in such a small car and of course, the unique "umbrella" manual gear shifter coming straight out of the dashboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 30 minutes ago, BlueB said: The Renault 4L? No, the Solstice coupe. I always liked the convertible although I thought the Saturn flavour looked a bit better. But the coupe is just ungainly. Not generally a fan of hardtop versions of convertibles. The Porsche Cayman and the new Mazda RF are a couple of exceptions. Maybe I'm just weird - never cared for the Jaguar XKE coupe although many regard it as beyond criticism. Love the XKE convertible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 Yeah, Cayman is actually a real beauty! I almost like it better then Carerra... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) Oh, the "E Type" was sold as the "XKE" in North America, interesting. NYC's MoMa also likes the convertible best: https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/282 "First introduced at the 1961 Geneva Auto Show, the Jaguar E-type was designed by Malcolm Sayer, [...]. The engine [...] was a modified version of the one installed in the XK series, later adapted for use in the E-type. It is from the XK series that the E-type obtained its American designation of XK-E." So now I know. --- I like the Cayman, although I'm not so keen on the convertible. But then I don't like rag-tops much or live in a place they make huge sense. The metal convertibles (like the Z4) work ok here. I'm not sure if the AMG GT Mercedes have those or not, but those look pretty cool to me. --- Beemer coupes... The one which looked kind of ugly but kind of cute was this one, for me. Maybe that's the black one at the top there - they didn't sell it as a "Z3" here, the one I'm thinking of was a completely difference beast, monster rear wheels and lots of muscle, where as our Z3s are very girly.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M_Coupe#/media/File:BMW-M-Coupe.jpg Edited May 16, 2018 by philw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 I always liked the rear-end of the z-series m-coupe, but I find the front to be totally hideous. I really wish I liked the way the front of the car looks because everything else is very appealing: a small, unique, shooting brake, with great visibility, a well-appointed cockpit and (mostly) good looks. That solstice looks pretty cool to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 28 minutes ago, philw said: I like the Cayman, although I'm not so keen on the convertible. But then I don't like rag-tops much or live in a place they make huge sense. They make more sense where you live than where I do. Mine is parked from late October or early November until late April or early May. I had a friend who ran a first-gen Miata year-round for nearly 20 years as his only car. That is hard core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 41 minutes ago, Neil Gendzwill said: I had a friend who ran a first-gen Miata year-round for nearly 20 years as his only car. That is hard core. Wow! That's dedication. I did one full winter in mine. I learned a lot about car control, and didn't even bend any sheet metal! I did break some plastic bits though on a few snowbanks... Still worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aracan Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Quote It reminds me of this thing My wife holds fond memories of the Renault R4 - it was their family car when she was little. Looking back, it was a pretty ingenious little car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 (edited) I drove some ammount also with R4, but drove much much more with 2CV Edited May 24, 2018 by pokkis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 IF you like cars and a bit of history with Jaguar -- Netflix has a wonderful piece about the Lightweight Race car they built in the 60's and are building 6 more around 2015. netflix it is labeled "Inside Jaguar" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Yellow Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 my girls.... 91 supercharged Miata, 04 Mini with some extra bits and pieces 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted May 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Cool cars M.Y. Lightweight and nimble. Like your style 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.a Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Hey MY, I also had a R53 Mini with the JCW package plus some other light mods. The supercharger whine was phenomenal and the driving experience was just so much fun. I could definitely complain about the build quality but still regret selling the car, shouldve kept it instead of buying a... VW Golf... For a car pushing 14 years its looks great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Yellow Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 1 hour ago, michael.a said: Hey MY, I also had a R53 Mini with the JCW package plus some other light mods. The supercharger whine was phenomenal and the driving experience was just so much fun. I could definitely complain about the build quality but still regret selling the car, shouldve kept it instead of buying a... VW Golf... For a car pushing 14 years its looks great Only 29k miles! I had an 02, had a ton of gremlins! Here is the 02, loaded and ready to go to the hill.... 195 Donek was longer than the roofline... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 12 hours ago, pokkis said: I drobe some ammount also with R4, but drove much much more with 2CV Wow Citroen 2CV! I have even better memories of that one! My class friend from university had the "Charleston" reissue in the late 80s. We used to go to summer trips with that thing, roof rolled back... But most fun was driving around the town, between the lectures - we were 6 people in the class, so it was a tight pack into the 4 seater. My other 2 buddies were a bit chunkier then me, so I always set in the back, 2 girls on my sides and 3rd one on my lap... Full hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Cool looking 2CV. I had a Renault 5 in the 80s, I think it ran 5 days in the 18 months I owned it. It had 3 bolt wheels. Heard of other Renaults that came with a bar in the toolkit to wedge between the doors so the body didn't collapse when you jacked it up. Kind of put me off French cars, haven't owned one since. Renault, Peugot and Citroen have no presence in Canada anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) This weekend we were driving this mighty beast around Californian desert. It was crazy fun taking it up El Paseo, but where it really shines is the highway. I'm always impressed by Mustang's ability to accelerate a lot while already going very fast! Oh, btw Neil, we are driving it top down, it comes up only for shade when parked Edited May 25, 2018 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) The search is over, our new baby is in front of the house! It's in an incredible shape, only 70K km on it and I had it for a song Edited May 24, 2018 by BlueB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Now that we have pictures situation sorted out a mod could probably delete all these posts, so we don't pollute the car thread? @Corey ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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