Today’s want

[Jobbo]

This is a hypothetical want. I love it, but I cannot imagine myself driving it to work because my mental image is of badly-driven chav cars unfortunately:

https://www.torque-gt.co.uk/subaru-impr ... 00524.html


I always said the JDM cars were more desirable than P1s and this is pretty much the apex of JDM for me; nicer than a 2-dr although a black 1999 STI v5 wagon with OE 5-spoke alloys would be my perfect spec.

[ZedLeg]

There's a ratty old Impreza turbo on fake TE37s parked on my way to work, it's a sledgehammer of nostalgia

[Sundayjumper]

V12 Vantage. Silver/black with the factory bucket seats (slightly better headroom).

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 8172984973

Cheaper than they used to be, still not quite affordable.

[integrale_evo]

I’d love an early narrow grille low spoiler Impreza classic.

I don’t really care about the image, I think a clean tidy looked after one kind of means you’re not lumped in with the scruffy chav ones anyway.

Then again, I usually have the weirdest, least fitting in car in the work carpark anyway.

[Jobbo]

I think it’s the colour of that one which puts me off the idea of being seen in it or parking it outside my office. A black wagon, even with gold wheels, wouldn’t give the same sad sack vibes.

[mik]

A black wagon, even with gold wheels, wouldn’t give the same sad sack vibes.

Black wagons - particularly the hawkeye - were for only the coolest dudes in town.

[MikeHunt]

I think that the bug eyes had a genuine sti wagon which for me is almost as cool at the p1.

[dinny_g]

That’s what my other half wants if we ever win the Euromillions. Same colour too

[jamcg]

[GG.]

That’s what my other half wants if we ever win the Euromillions. Same colour too

I was very tempted by one instead of the GTS but 2 seats doesn't really work.

If I get to the point where I move out of London to somewhere where I don't have to do a significant drive to get to good roads (and therefore don't need to drag the family along) I would still be tempted. I think these are at the bottom of their value curve pretty much and should start to appreciate.

That having been said... if I were going two seater - 458s are now softening to around the 100k mark...

[MikeHunt]

This is more or less the same money as the blue classic, probably rarer and as cool in my eyes and undoubtedly a better daily.

https://www.japaneseimportspecialists.c ... 0/1240440/

[Jobbo]

That is an interesting one - I see where you’re coming from but I don’t think the Imprezas post-Hawkeye are special enough even if rare. I’d have a GR Yaris in preference as a daily.

[Explosive Newt]

That’s what my other half wants if we ever win the Euromillions. Same colour too

I was very tempted by one instead of the GTS but 2 seats doesn't really work.

If I get to the point where I move out of London to somewhere where I don't have to do a significant drive to get to good roads (and therefore don't need to drag the family along) I would still be tempted. I think these are at the bottom of their value curve pretty much and should start to appreciate.

That having been said... if I were going two seater - 458s are now softening to around the 100k mark...

It’s a timelessly gorgeous shape (if anything it looks even better now). I also really enjoyed the feel of the primary controls in the V8 vantage I tried. Everything felt weighted exactly as it should, meaty without being weighty. It made it even more of a pleasant drive. With more power its beautiful balance would be just right.

[MikeHunt]

That is an interesting one - I see where you’re coming from but I don’t think the Imprezas post-Hawkeye are special enough even if rare. I’d have a GR Yaris in preference as a daily.

You're 100% correct, but I could probably make an exception for this one. Comparing the 2 shows how little they really changed despite the numerous iterations.

[Sundayjumper]

I still hanker for a van. Vans are great. Today it's this one with a slightly odd spec.

Manuel - as a posh van, Vianos are usually autos.
6-seater - as they're usually bought as taxis, 8-seater is the norm with two bench seats, sometimes a 7-seater, a 6-seater is rare.
Half leather - not sure I've ever seen that before. Less sweaty. Good.
Looks like a Westfalia tow bar - the factory option and not cheap.

Plus nice wheels & some gentle side skirts.

And fairly local.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204974051400

[JonMad]

Through some internet browsing rabbit hole*, leading to a random car-related fact of the day, I have immediately acquired a desire for a 1966 Toyota Corona.

*investigating holidays for later in the year
-> seeing Cape Verde is quite warm
-> browsing it on Google Maps
-> spotting a shipwreck that's still there
-> wondering how it got there, finding it ran aground
-> looking at it's past life on wikipedia and related Roll On Roll Off ferries that it worked alongside
-> Finding out that the RT43 Car Equivalent Unit by which car ferries are measured, is based on a 1966 Corona!
-> Seeing this slightly modified and studio-lit one that looks ace, imo

Sadly, or probably for the best, I can see none currently for sale.

[nuttinnew]

Through some internet browsing rabbit hole*, leading to a random car-related fact of the day, I have immediately acquired a desire for a 1966 Toyota Corona.

*investigating holidays for later in the year
-> seeing Cape Verde is quite warm
-> browsing it on Google Maps
-> spotting a shipwreck that's still there
-> wondering how it got there, finding it ran aground
-> looking at it's past life on wikipedia and related Roll On Roll Off ferries that it worked alongside
-> Finding out that the RT43 Car Equivalent Unit by which car ferries are measured, is based on a 1966 Corona!
-> Seeing this slightly modified and studio-lit one that looks ace, imo

Your want isn't for ownership, your want is to road trip to Cape Verde in one.

[MikeHunt]

Your want isn't for ownership, your want is to road trip to Cape Verde in one.

The roads are shite there, you’d be better off in a hilux.


Holiday to car in less than 10 chess moves is a great effort Jon

[JonMad]

somehow it always ends up at cars

[Shlergen]

Watched a new tube channel called Dadcars on the Ferrari FF. It has confirmed my lust and that they are a bargain at a mere 100k.