The Automotive Thread

[Supe]

It's not just ugly as hell.  It may be the ugliest movie car of all time, period.

 

[wilheldp_PE]

The old Celicas were fun cars.  I've always liked the boxy ones from the early '80s.  I think most of them rusted completely out by around '92 though.

My dad had one of those early 80's Celicas until 2002.  And the floor pan was almost completely rusted though.

 

[envirotex]

Chrome bumper Vette is on my bucket list of cars, with the t-tops, of course.  I saw a conversion recently where you could take of the nose of a 73 and newer and put a chrome bumper on it.  Have to do something to make those cars more desirable...Having had one in the shop, they are notoriously rickety. SO bad.

 

[Flyer_PE]

^I like the looks of the pre-73 C3 'Vette but I'd rather have something from the late '60s with a good old fashioned steel body.

 

[Road Guy]

So this is odd, we were buying a used Tacoma from a Toyota Dealer here, I guess its a recent trade in and I am going on week 2 of "we cant seem to locate the Title" - It was a Kansas City trade in. The price was defin what we wanted, I guess I am going to take this as a sign and find another one...  although there isn't a ton of inventory of 4WD out there (unless you like white or grey) - Sales guy hasnt nagged me in a week which is also a sign (-100) , we didnt put any money out, just put up with a salesman for a few hours on a Tuesday (at least it wasn't a weekend)..

 

[Flyer_PE]

So this is odd, we were buying a used Tacoma from a Toyota Dealer here, I guess its a recent trade in and I am going on week 2 of "we cant seem to locate the Title" - It was a Kansas City trade in. The price was defin what we wanted, I guess I am going to take this as a sign and find another one...  although there isn't a ton of inventory of 4WD out there (unless you like white or grey) - Sales guy hasnt nagged me in a week which is also a sign (-100) , we didnt put any money out, just put up with a salesman for a few hours on a Tuesday (at least it wasn't a weekend)..

If the sales guy isn't being a pest, something is wrong on their end or it's already sold to somebody else.

 

[Road Guy]

Yeah its weird, its still sitting on the lot with a pending sign on it -  everyone these days like to blame the coronavirus for everything.. 

One time I traded in my beater Durnago without the title, they let me because I was buying a new car,  (the title was in the box of moving stuff when we moved from Atlanta to here) but once they sold the car at auction they were on my ass to get them the title.. I wonder if something similar did happened? 

Mrs RG found one she liked better at the carmax so well see... gonna slow roll it for sure..

 

[MA_PE]

While I admire his ambition and I'm not at all bothered by the demise of a post-72 C3 'Vette, I've always thought that car was ugly as hell.  Is he going to change it over to RHD while he's at it?  If it's a Corvette forum, I gotta think he's going to catch hell from purists.

http://transamcountry.com/community/index.php?topic=82740.0
It’s actually a trans am site.  Corvette forums and most of the members are a bunch of self-important asshats.  The guys on this TA site are pretty non-judgemental. LOL.  No plans to make it RHD

i guess some corvette guys like it too.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c3-parts-for-sale-wanted/4147461-corvette-summer-replica-parts.html

‘although it took 2 years to sell the parts

 What he said....

I get the “ugly” but it SCREAMS 80s in a cool kind of way.  I’d love to have/drive it around. 

It's not just ugly as hell.  It may be the ugliest movie car of all time, period.

You’ve never seen seen the urban cowboy TA (alright it wasn’t a real movie car, just based on a movie) but that is uuugghlllyyy

https://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/11/catch-travolta-fever-on-ebay/

 

[MA_PE]

^I like the looks of the pre-73 C3 'Vette but I'd rather have something from the late '60s with a good old fashioned steel body.

I believe all corvettes from 53 to present were fiberglass/ composite body panels

 

[MA_PE]

Chrome bumper Vette is on my bucket list of cars, with the t-tops, of course.  I saw a conversion recently where you could take of the nose of a 73 and newer and put a chrome bumper on it.  Have to do something to make those cars more desirable...Having had one in the shop, they are notoriously rickety. SO bad.

All c3 corvette coupes have t-tops.

 

[Flyer_PE]

I believe all corvettes from 53 to present were fiberglass/ composite body panels

You are correct, they are all fiberglass.  When I made that statement, the picture in my head was a '66-'70 Chevelle or other A-body.  Although I'd also be pretty happy with a '67-'73 Camaro.  I like the looks of the Corvettes from those years, I just don't want to own and maintain one.

 

[Supe]

If the sales guy isn't being a pest, something is wrong on their end or it's already sold to somebody else.

If its a trade-in and the PO didn't pay off the loan, then they usually have to get the title from the bank/credit bureau that was financing it.  But, if it's shady that they had it on the lot without having the title signed over free and clear.  

 

[Orchid PE]

So this is odd, we were buying a used Tacoma from a Toyota Dealer here, I guess its a recent trade in and I am going on week 2 of "we cant seem to locate the Title" - It was a Kansas City trade in. The price was defin what we wanted, I guess I am going to take this as a sign and find another one...  although there isn't a ton of inventory of 4WD out there (unless you like white or grey) - Sales guy hasnt nagged me in a week which is also a sign (-100) , we didnt put any money out, just put up with a salesman for a few hours on a Tuesday (at least it wasn't a weekend)..

+1 For a Tacoma. One of the best off-road platforms available in the US.

 

[Road Guy]

I'm looking forward to finding out - well see how it compares to the Jeep.  There is an unlimited number of old mining roads here that make great jeep trails but you just never see Tacoma's on them, occasionally you see a really old modified 4 Runner- But i think they seem to stick to the Forest Service type Roads where your less likely to get a scratch (thats my impression) 

Were having it transferred from an store in Austin, but the wife probably isnt going to be up for taking this to Ouray just yet:

We are headed there next week, looking forward to hitting Black Bear Pass.

 

[envirotex]

All c3 corvette coupes have t-tops.

Unless it's a convertible. 

 

[MA_PE]

Unless it's a convertible. 

Then it would be a roadster and not a coupe.   

 

[envirotex]

But it still doesn't have t-tops...Anyway, we've had a 78 in our shop, and it has been twisted so much, I don't think it will ever be right. 

 

[Road Guy]

Yeah but you cant do this in a Camero..



Some easy jeeping down in Telluride - need to leave the wife at camp next time, she wasnt a fan of the drop off..

 

[Orchid PE]

I'm looking forward to finding out - well see how it compares to the Jeep.  There is an unlimited number of old mining roads here that make great jeep trails but you just never see Tacoma's on them, occasionally you see a really old modified 4 Runner- But i think they seem to stick to the Forest Service type Roads where your less likely to get a scratch (thats my impression) 

Were having it transferred from an store in Austin, but the wife probably isnt going to be up for taking this to Ouray just yet:

We are headed there next week, looking forward to hitting Black Bear Pass.

Interesting. My experience has been anyone with a JK+newer really doesn't wheel too hard, because they don't want to mess up their vehicle. Now anything older than a TJ, they wheel correctly. Though, in my old club there was a dude with a JK that followed me anywhere. The majority of our club was Tacos. There was a 4runner, a Land Rover, and a few jeeps. I've seen some Taco guys take bypasses because they don't want to get their truck scratched, but they usually had just bought it the week before and have never been off-roading before.

I may be an anomaly, but my '15 Taco has probably 100 racing stripes down each side. No reason to buff them out if I'm just going to get more. I've been thinking about getting a wrap for the past few years, but never pulled the trigger.

My views on off-road vehicle performance might not be the best. I've owned two TJs and two Tacos. The Tacos were 2012+, so comparing the TJs with them isn't really fair.

I've out-wheeled Jeeps many times, and been out-wheeled by Jeeps multiple times, so . I think tires and driving ability matter more.

You ever watch any 4WD Action? They have some nice long format videos.

 

[Supe]

Yeah but you cant do this in a Camero..

Oh ye of little faith