A Horse With No Name

The Fit is a fantastic small car. We thought long and hard about buying one before we bought out current Miata as a used car purchase. If Ford does bring in a car that is in any way as good as the Fit...Kudo's to Ford. And shame on Toyota with the Yaris and Nissan with the Versa. They are truely terrible small cars...no raving internet rant could do justice to how bad they really are IMHO. As I've said before, it will be interesting to see what Chryco can come up with given Fiats wind in its sails. Chris

They do the same thing that Superformance does with their Cobra replicas. They come in without a motor installed and they are a compnent vehicle. Some Ohio Jeep guys have gotten Egyptian Jeep Diesel Wranglers into the US using the same trick. Methinks Camino could use this trick to bring in a G8 ST. Chris

Yes they are...Just ungodly expensive. It's like 32K for the kit last time I checked. Chris

Don't we already have a tinfoil hat emoticon??? Just curious... Chris

I can't imagine a 7 with an LS motor in it. We have a 260 Horse Lotus 7 that shows up at our local autocrosses. It drew blood from my 16 year old son the first time he rode in it...Lotus 7 is actually faster IIRC around the top gear test track than a Veyron. Lotus 7 with an LS would just be brutal...my kind of car! Chris

Buy one from down south. A vehicle like this could last you and your family 15 years, do it right, bro! Good luck with the search. Chris

True, but I bet this car is a handfull with an LS motor swap! Would LOVE to drive this thing... Chris

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/212/ Check it out...! Chris

EXCELLENT news. Chris

Agree on both the Cherokee (older style with straight six) and the fullsize Blazer. Chris

blu, I know of a post of mine in that thread also. Other places I post all do the same... The Miata forum (WWW.miatanet.com) the TDI forum (www.TDIclub.com) the autocross forum (Www.autocrossforum.com) and North American Motoring (www.Northamericanmotoring.com) all have similar rules, and I do think it makes the forum more professional. After meeting oldsmoboi for dinner, all I can say is that he has some GOOD things in store for Cheers and Gears, and I want to see this site grow. Chris

Damn, Camino...always something, right? Chris

Hmmm...both decent cars that Von posted... Chris

Would love to own one if I had the cash. Actually Ironic in that I saw a 69 Restored Judge Friday that was damn near perfect. Chris

As blue said, Spot on mods to an already awesome car. What is that neat Regal I see reflected in the paint on the G8? Looks like a sweet ride also. Chris

S 10 or Ranger, yes. I Bought a Ranger from a friends brother who was moving to Miami from Cleveland. Was an Ohio Rustbucket, paid $600 for it, it ran great for two years, got most of my money back out of it. It was 4 years ago that I sold it, still belongs to a guy who has kids at my sons Middle School. With 250K on the clock it still runs strong. A gas hog, but you might want to find an old F-150 like Balthazar clunked. Those 300 Inline sixes run 4ever, I've seen a bunch with 300K plus on the clock. A fullsize Chevrolet truck, 2WD, !/2 ton might also be a great vehicle to fix up. Body panels pretty much unbolt on everything, a bunch of these got clunked so bodyparts are available cheap, and it would make a great lowrider/parts chaser/etc. Also cool would be the Chevrolet Fullsize as a rat rod...Mexican blanket, primer, lower it, Bright red painted steel wheels, and a few "accesories" and you should be set. Will make a great tow vehicle for when you finally see the light and buy an SRT-4 for SCCA club racing and you need to tow to Lime Rock. Chris

Lots of people buying some nice domestic stuff here in Ohio. Chris

Okay then...my choice... Get a Shadow. From someplace like Arizona or Georgia where it isn't rusted like the other one. Seriously. I have friends that I haven't seen in awhile, they bought a shadow new way back in the way back, looked like death warmed over once the paint started to peel off of the roof and hood. They Painted the car at Maaco, and gave it to their teenage daughter. That was in like 2001. Went by their house the other day, car is still running fine, it wn't die. For me myself...get one of the old Turbo Mopars from the 80's or early 90's. They run like a scalded cat, parts are cheaper than corn flakes, Mopar built a million of them, and they drive good. I once had a two door omno (looked like the Shelby but wasn't one) a decent car. You can still find decent crown vics for the budget you've proposed. Chris

Massive Burnout.... Chris

True, maybe yes...sad...for sure. At a car show I went to yesterday (that Hell on Wheels thing I was telling you guys about) they had a bunch of old Wagons. I miss those cars... And DF, they had an old Mopar wagon from the early 1970's...was neato car...dark blue...loved it. Chris

IF your thinking cost of car, think resale and aftermarket availability of parts, also. Subies have great resale and have lots of aftermarket stuff available for them. WRX wagons can be had reasonably, possibly not what you would consider cheap. But the performance potential is there and they can be made to go anywhere. You might also consider a last gen Wagon B/D body car. Again, inexpensive,easy to repair, and would be a good family wagon. An old Ford Crown Vic police car would be cool also...hell...for that matter...get an old Crown Vic and a New Charger ex cop car and have a pair! Chris

In my experience, Carquest has a lot of stuff the other guys don't. Usually I buy stuff like oil and so forth from Autozone because they are the closest. You might want to check out Tire Rack or other online Vendors for your struts...and buying from Tire Rack supports Cheers and Gears if you buy through the website. Chris

Dodgefan- Break down and buy a used Subaru Wagon now that you have a real job. With you and Jessi Chan knocking knees at night, someday you will make a Dodgefan junior. Plus a Subie would be agreat in the snow, besides, you will want one when you visit Camino LS6 in NH in Winter. Seriously, Subie Wagon. Chris

Happy Birthday, dude! Chris

Buick is already way ahead of Toytoa. Why would moving backwards in design and engeneering make them better in the marketplace? Perhaps Buick could make V12 and leapordskin seatcovers standard. That would make them stand out perhaps, smk? Chris