The first car I want to buy is a Scion TC with a 5 speed manual! Modify a little so I can rip it on the tōge a little, then I want to get my absolute dream car, an FRS/BRZ!! Then later down the line I want to own a RHD JDM car, don’t know which one yet tho!

What about you guys?!

Also the picture is a display of 86s and BRZs in Maryland!

  • tankplanker@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    3 minutes ago

    There are lots of cars here that I would love to own or at least have a good go in.

    As times gone by, I fell out of love with maintaining old ICE cars. There js always something that needs doing or something broken. Constant babying.

    I’d rather take a classic and convert it to electric now. More power and torque, less hassle as less to go wrong.

    With that in mind, I’d want either an E Type or that R32 Nissan are working on.

  • wraithcoop@programming.devEnglish
    2·
    10 hours ago

    I’m currently on the lookout for a 90’s Subaru Domingo with the right specs. I might need to bite the bullet and partner up with an importer, though.

    Maybe one day an R32 skyline.

    If money was no object, a Lancia Stratos would be it. It looks so sick.

  • DesolateMood@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    12 hours ago

    I have a few different categories of dream car:

    Realistic daily: GR86/BRZ

    Realistic sports/weekend car: C6 Corvette

    Unrealistic: a brand new Porsche 911 GT3

  • Majorllama@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    16 hours ago

    1976 Datsun 240z. I would want to give it all modern internals, but that body design is perfection in my eyes.

    If I had unlimited money I would basically pull the engine and drivetrain out of a 5th Gen supra and cram it in there.

    All I need is like 200k in cars, parts and labor then my dream can be a reality lol

      • Majorllama@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        15 hours ago

        There’s a guy that has an LS swapped (shocker I know) 240z around here. He kills it in autocross competitions too. Usually first or second. And the madlad drives it to and from the events lol. He really hammers down.

          • Majorllama@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            12 hours ago

            Yeah… My allegiance is only to JDM vehicles in general. I love Nissan but I have truthfully never been a huge RB guy. Like I have lots of respect for the GTR and the RB platform, but it just doesn’t tickle my nipples in any particular way.

      • Majorllama@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        14 hours ago

        The one in the 5th Gen supra had Toyota engineers all up in it. So you get German engineering power with Toyota engineering reliability.

        I know they are basically the same motor, but the supra one does have a bunch of little changes that the Toyota guys made.

        And Frankly I trust the Japanese engineers with my cars far more than I trust the Germans. I like my cars reliable first and foremost. A broken car is slower than the slowest working car.

        • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          13 hours ago

          They unfortunately didn’t do shit to it. That’s all PR talk, the techs all had to be trained on the BMW motor. Don’t get me wrong its a performance motor and it’s an I6 but don’t feed into the “Toyota made it great” PR crap they pulled. It’s just a body kitted z4 at the end of the day.

    • tankplanker@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 minutes ago

      I had a bike engined (Honda fireblade) locost 7 that’s very similar. Trick with any 7 is to keep the weight as low as possible and the red line as high as you can. Still miss it now but the track days got expensive

  • BigDaddySlim@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    13 hours ago

    El Camino SS. I’m flexible on the year, I don’t mind the boxy look of the 80s models I just want that sweet ute style.

    There was a very good condition one for sale near me a while back for $4,500, but it seemed too good to be true so I passed on inquiring about it. Plus I don’t really have the place to put it or the spare cash to spend, but once I get a place with a garage you bet your ass I’m buying one.

    Eventually when I retire to Brazil or decide to just abandon the US I’ll get one of those Fiat Strada’s and put a better motor in it. There’s tons down there.

  • kitnaht@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    15 hours ago

    There are so many cars I want.

    • 1991 Honda CRX
    • 1995 Honda Civic Hatchback
    • 1988 Fiero GT
    • 1999 Toyota MR2
    • 1998 Honda Civic “Del Sol” - The JDM version with the trunk that lifts straight up
    • 1980 Nissan 280SX
    • 1996 Nissan 300Z
    • Any year Mazda Miata
    • 1982 C3 Corvette Stingray
    • Any year Nissan Skyline (JDM)
    • Honda S660
    • The “Honda Attack” Kit-car. (https://www.k1-attack.com/)
    • Daihatsu Copen Japanese Kei Car
    • DMC Delorean
    • Subaru WRX STI
    • Subaru/Toyota BRZ/FRS
    • 2007 Saturn Sky
    • Late 90s Pontiac Trans-Am
    • Nissan 370z
    • 2001+ Audi TT
    • Lotus Elise

    There are sooooo many more…they are ALL my dream car. All of them, in some special way.