Cars We Drive!

[gomestar]

should I have specified on-road vehicles?

 

[brokencycle]

should I have specified on-road vehicles?

Have you considered a motorcycle or a jet ski?

 

[Piobaire]

What you have to realize is all such entreaties for advice appears on the screens of others as, "Tell me what your pet X is and how it would actually fill the bill for what I really want."

 

[gnatty8]

Mrs. Piob has had good service experience with her Volvo and IMO service > sales.

Yeah, surprised to see this. My experience went off without a hitch. I was in and out within 1/2 hour and that includes test drive.

 

[HRoi]

So this thing went for $55,555. Worst bmw color still, but I’m not at all surprised

25k-Mile 2002 BMW M3 Coupe 6-Speed

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[HRoi]

What you have to realize is all such entreaties for advice appears on the screens of others as, "Tell me what your pet X is and how it would actually fill the bill for what I really want."

As always, blame @Thrift Vader

 

[gomestar]

Have you considered a motorcycle or a jet ski?

she already has a motorcycle. And for the love of god she needs to sell the *************.

 

[clee1982]

So this thing went for $55,555. Worst bmw color still, but I’m not at all surprised

25k-Mile 2002 BMW M3 Coupe 6-Speed

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I like Phoenix Yellow..., in picture at least, do they look more say "mustard" in person?

 

[brokencycle]

she already has a motorcycle. And for the love of god she needs to sell the *************.

Well have you heard about Peak Porsche? It might be outside the price range by a bit, but that's the least important criteria.

 

[Piobaire]

Pretty sure he's had multiple rides in it, albeit, not at the 'Ring.

 

[HRoi]

I like Phoenix Yellow..., in picture at least, do they look more say "mustard" in person?

A little bit, I’d say more Dijon than honey mustard tho. But the metal flake is very pronounced so i don’t think it’s that mustard-y overall

 

[OtterMeanGreen]

They simply don't come as cool as this 80 year old F40 owner. What an infectious enthusiastic spirit!!

 

[Thrift Vader]

What you have to realize is all such entreaties for advice appears on the screens of others as, "Tell me what your pet X is and how it would actually fill the bill for what I really want."

Come on now Piob, this is a stretch. I listened to @gomestar on the question put forward. So let me present an argument as to why the Suzuki is unfairly maligned. even now, by you. Give me 24 hours to prove just how spot on the rec is for her.

She said she needs a city beater. as far as a city car goes, you can't do much better. why?
-Visibility.
-Economical
-Ease of parking
-Has enough storage for shopping or work bags
-Easy to drive
-Reliability
-Low service labor costs, and low cost of service parts
An aftermarket that is eye watering. making any car special
-All seasons fun
-For City driving, weird Curbs are not an issue
-Seats 2 in comfort

more to come, but first i will get pictures. and onion rings.

 

[Thrift Vader]

In that short drive to get onion rings and a chocolate milk (2 stops) I saw 19 Jimny's.
7 in the 1st gen (Samurai) body style.

These things are everywhere. And with good reason.
Are they all tipping over? No. that would be crazy.
Something that may or may not surprise you is Women love them as much as guys do.
They are the "Cute" 4WD. So i'll often see lightly modified ones, clean, with wheels and decorations like outdoor brand stickers on the windows. (Patagonia,TNF,Chums. . )

The more hardcore ones are mostly driven by guys. with extensive suspension mods, Turbo mods,over fenders, skid plates,etc.

The step 1 mods? Wider offset wheels & tires,and a small shovel where the spare wheel would be.
And that's enough for most people.

The Suzuki Jimny / Samurai is an institution.
All models.
With a plethora of varied enthusiasts.
The whole bullshit claim of "here is not like there" is nonsense. our highway speeds max at 110kph. And they can do faster than that. Urban driving is urban driving. Whether Sapporo or San Francisco, The Suzuki is an ideal small commuter car.

 

[Thrift Vader]

Clean and lightly modified.

Full Tilt:

And i'm not the only one. It could be, in fact. Japan's most popular car.

The Suzuki Jimny: a tiny SUV with a big cult following

Cute to some, cool to others, the Japanese micromachine is still selling out

asia.nikkei.com

As for aftermarket? This is just one store.

ジムニーのカスタムパーツ専門店 | オフロードサービスタニグチ

兵庫県のジムニーカスタムパーツ専門ショップ。最新のJB64、JB74からJB23系、JA11系までジムニー&ジムニーシエラのことなら、ぜひ当店へお任せください！サスペンション、バンパー、マフラーなどの機能パーツはもちろん、オフロードに必須なガード系&エクステリアパーツや便利なインテリアパーツなど種類豊富に取り揃えています。カスタム初心者から本格オフローダー、街乗り派まで、どなたでも気軽にご相談下さい！

www.ors-taniguchi.co.jp

A one-stop shop of Suzuki Badassery. All custom bits to go from No to whoa.
This is the area for bits that will fit a Samurai:

SJ30 – JA22 | カテゴリー | ジムニーのカスタムパーツ専門店 | オフロードサービスタニグチ

兵庫県のジムニーカスタムパーツ専門ショップ。最新のJB64、JB74からJB23系、JA11系までジムニー&ジムニーシエラのことなら、ぜひ当店へお任せください！サスペンション、バンパー、マフラーなどの機能パーツはもちろん、オフロードに必須なガード系&エクステリアパーツや便利なインテリアパーツなど種類豊富に取り揃えています。カスタム初心者から本格オフローダー、街乗り派まで、どなたでも気軽にご相談下さい！

www.ors-taniguchi.co.jp

15 Pages of tune-up parts.
One. Store.
Then you have, all the other places you could look.

When i off the cuff suggested a Samurai. I really wasn't joking.
One of the most renowned cars in the world.