What did you drive before your 86? Fastest or slowest car!

[Bobblehead]

My first car was a 1996 Chevy Lumina, it was a turd.

Once that one developed an engine knock I was given a 1993 Mercury Cougar XR7. This car, now driven by my brother, is my second favorite I've owned. V6 with little power and RWD. It was nice.

Then I got a 2005 Subaru Outback XT. I had such a love hate relationship with this car. About 3 months after I bought it, it started throwing a CEL. Turned out it wasa burnt exhaust valve. So my dad and I pulled the engine, got it rebuilt and stuck it back in along with some other performance goodies. Then sensors kept failing until I traded it in on my BRZ.

[Reaper]

400 Hp 91 toyota pickup.

[CubanPowered86]

Alot of whips!

92 Nissan 240sx coupe with rebuilt SR20DET









96 Nissan 240sx with KA-T




92 Nissan 240sx Fastback with SR20DET






RHD 92 Honda Civic Coupe (Converted RHD) LS Turbo







94 Honda Civic Si with GSR

[tonyfrs86]

88' mazada 323... manual and i loved it
86' toyota tercel hatchback - my "rally" car -auto
08' mitsubishi lancer- nice car, just so boring- auto
08' mitsubishi evo x- fast car, just so boring!- auto

now i have my frs and its my favorite car- auto (see a pattern?)
trying to find a car for a DD thats manual since i want to get back into the swing of things

[arobb10]

Slowest(first car): 2000 Dodge Neon Auto

2002 Toyota Celica GT Manual

Fastest: 2013 FRS


My brother got The Neon and the subframe rusted out so he bought the Celica off of me and I decided to get the FRS

[myusernameisrob]

2002 Civic DX coupe
2005 Civic Si hatch
1977 Civic hatch
1985 Montero 2dr
1986 Montero 2dr
2005 Ruckus
2001 Land Rover Discovery II
2004 RX-8
2013 FR-S

Fastest was the RX-8.
Slowest was the Montero.
My favorite is the FR-S with the 2005 Si hatch coming second.

[Sportington]

2011 Mustang GT 5.0 Brembo Package

[bboybillaberFRS]

MY Slowest 92 Integra LS (2009)
my fastest 07 Saab 93 2.0T 270hp (2012-2014)
used to own a 01 Integra GSR (2011-2012)

current cars 02 RSX-S, (2009-present)
2014 FRS (present)

[torqdork]

Slowest: A clapped out 1962 VW Beetle bought well used, the most underpowered (36 hp), underbraked (drums suitable for a golf cart), uncomfortable (cabin heat dependent on engine speed, non-existent w/s defroster) but bog reliable car. I once hit 88 mph going down a mountain in France with the red oil pressure light blazing. I couldn't slow, the brakes faded long before that, so downshifted and prayed. That's when the red light came on as the engine began seizing, but it worked as I slowed enough for the brakes to recover.

Fastest: Bought new, a Supra TT Anniversary Edition M/T. 154 mph indicated, also the electronically limited speed I've read, when a rear tire puncture made things even more exciting. The car remained stable though, and thankfully it was a long straightaway in Montana where there was no maximum speed limit then (I'd heard) and easily coasted to a stop. Endless pull even over 9,000' mountain passes. I miss that car but the stupid spoiler straight out of Smokey and the Bandit convinced me to sell it. Sample pic of same color:

[Chen]

Originally Posted by yoitsrob

2002 Civic DX coupe
2005 Civic Si hatch
1977 Civic hatch
1985 Montero 2dr
1986 Montero 2dr
2005 Ruckus
2001 Land Rover Discovery II
2004 RX-8
2013 FR-S

Fastest was the RX-8.
Slowest was the Montero.
My favorite is the FR-S with the 2005 Si hatch coming second.

Impressions with the rx8? Looking to buy one as a daily but I was worried about the flooding.

Originally Posted by bboybillaberFRS

MY Slowest 92 Integra LS (2009)
my fastest 07 Saab 93 2.0T 270hp (2012-2014)
used to own a 01 Integra GSR (2011-2012)

current cars 02 RSX-S, (2009-present)
2014 FRS (present)

Impressions of the dc5? I know they are different classes but looking for more of daily driven and comfort more than stats on paper.

[myusernameisrob]

Originally Posted by Chen

Impressions with the rx8? Looking to buy one as a daily but I was worried about the flooding.

Loved the power, int/ext styling, and handling but hated the shitty Rotary floods. I did everything I could for it to not flood(proper warm ups before shut offs, change plugs, etc) but the compression loss eventually took her soul.

I would stay away if you're looking for a DD. If you really want one, then the series II(2009-2012) RX-8 will be better for you.

[bboybillaberFRS]

Originally Posted by Chen

Impressions of the dc5? I know they are different classes but looking for more of daily driven and comfort more than stats on paper.

It's a fun car. If I had it in this state I'd let you take a test drive. But I left it back in hawaii so I have a car there when I go on vacation. I have a types. It's comfortable and fun to drive and has just as much power as frs and gas mileage is great. And it's a Honda pretty much. Most engine parts are cheap and easy to find . And there about 120k miles or more on it now. And the only thing I had to change is an alternator and a battery so far as repairs to the engine go

[johan]

Originally Posted by Chen

Impressions of the dc5? I know they are different classes but looking for more of daily driven and comfort more than stats on paper.

I owned a DC5-S for many years, and still get to drive it from time to time (sold to a friend).

Very reliable car, engine is amazing (it's a k-series, come on). Easy to make power if you care. If not, it'll run forever if it hasn't been abused.

Suspension is shit. It and EP3 Civic Si have the shortest shock travel of any Honda ever made. Very easy to bottom out, if you lower it at all, you'll be banging the bump stops constantly. Almost no caster from the factory, so you get no dynamic camber in corners, means it will understeer like hell.... oh and no LSD.

Steering is hydraulic, so it has good feel and is very intuitive. Basically makes you very familiar with all the spinning that happens when you try to put power down around a corner...lol.

Can be made to be a fun DD, but a corner carver it is not. With a few basic mods (Intake/Header/KPro), it will walk an FR-S in a straight line. I drove my old DC5 the week after I got my FR-S, when I got back into the FR-S after driving the RSX, I thought there was something wrong with the engine lol.

[Ragua007]

1990 Ford Escort
1997 Suzuki Sidekick (The Ichiro)
1994 Ford Ranger
1997 Ford Explorer Sport
2005 Dodge Neon
2008 Subaru Impreza

I've had some seriously crappy cars, just makes my 86 that much better!