sactojesse Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 it was a v4 turbo. in 1989 it switched to the v6 supercoupe. Actually, a turbo 2.3 liter inline-4. The last V-4 car sold in the U.S. was the Saab Sonnett III from 1970-74. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Sonett3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 First car was 1968 GTO but it was taken away from me so often by my parents as punishment that it was really theirs. Wish I had pics... It was originally my mothers that she bought new and we spend a year tearing it down and cleaning it up for me. First car I bought with MY money that I earned... 1986 Isuzu Impulse Turbo with 1988 Isuzu/Lotus springs and sways. At the time I pwn'd all my friends till someone got an RX7. The Impulse drove great with no issues till 90k mi and then EVERYTHING (engine, turbo, tranny, rack&pinion, electrical) disintegrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vbelisle Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Actually, a turbo 2.3 liter inline-4. The last V-4 car sold in the U.S. was the Saab Sonnett III from 1970-74. yeah it was an inline 4. sorry for using the wrong wording Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravytime Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 I had a '84 900S manual in silver with a maroon cloth interior. I loved that car. One of my all-time favorites. Right on brother. One of my all time favs too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 My first car was a 1995 Mercury Sable... The good: -Leather -Power everything -Dark green -Aftermarket radio with iPod input -85k The Bad: -Bad rod bearings -15mpg :spin: -Tranny was on its way out :spin: -If I went over 3k rpm's it would make the worst sound I have ever heard a car make in my whole life haha :spin::spin: My dad paid $20 for it, No joke. We put about $500 into it and sold it for $800. The tranny went out about a year after we sold it. The new owner put in a new tranny for $500. It is now at 115k and still moving around. -Subikid90 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotek Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 2000 Legacy GT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin1657615274 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I must say, this is the only cool looking Saab I have ever seen. Actually, a turbo 2.3 liter inline-4. The last V-4 car sold in the U.S. was the Saab Sonnett III from 1970-74. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Sonett3.jpg On the search for a new DD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppettit2005 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I agree. What the hell changed? every Saab I have seen since that and up until recently has been a strange confused suitcase of a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 1998 Honda Civic EX JDM 3 stage VTEC engine swapped in 2 weeks before before it was totaled http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww346/Lowcivic619/IMG_0202.jpg http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww346/Lowcivic619/IMG_0199.jpg http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww346/Lowcivic619/IMG_0136.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotokan1509 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 What I officially learned to drive on, and pimped in HS. Peeling clearcoat and slipping trans, but we had a lot of fun in it, and it was a beast in the snow. Funny but I really miss that car http://inlinethumb23.webshots.com/41174/2838639040052327601S600x600Q85.jpg My first vehicle 94 B4000, 4x4 5spd.. "totalled" in an icestorm, it was cosmetic damage but the labor made it more than the truck was worth. I was going to buy back & fix it but by the time ins gave me the buyback price the storage fees were more than the buyback! Loved that truck http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/47736/2901139990052327601S600x600Q85.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironchefireland Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 1984 VW Rabbit GTI (bought in '91) Bought it about 8 months before I got my license b/c it was so nice Put a Leistritz exhaust, Zender rocker panels and rear spoiler, and euro quartz headlights. Thought I was the shizz. Banged it up on some guard rails. Locks froze a few times every Cleveland winter. Like to buy one as a project car some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cincy05LGT Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 1982 Toyota Celica Supra. Hand me down from mom and dad who bought it new. It sparked my car fascination for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05legacygtturbo Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I had a 1989 Honda prelude si 2.0. Loved that car, fun to drive, until rack and pinion went out. Cost more to fix than what it was worth so, we sent it to junkyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieSmokie Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 My first was a 1991 Integra: http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g94/GuttedLS/img_8515.jpg http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g94/GuttedLS/the%20teggy/teggy126.jpg http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g94/GuttedLS/the%20teggy/teggy32.jpg Have a lot of work done to it, and had alot of plans for it still, but i started to lose interest and became frustrated after i kept having issue after issue with the B18C swap/install that i had a local shop do (the one thing in the car i didn't do myself). Currently, it's sitting in my garage next to my leggy, waiting to be parted out for parts for the suby. My first car was a 1992 Integra and I have lusted after them ever since. There was something so perfect about that generation that I can not put my finger on. There were no frills - no power anything and mine didn't even have a sunroof. The mix of light weight and decent power over 4200rpm (like any DOHC) made it great fun in the twisties. Perfect steering feel, smooth transmission (are you listening Subaru?) and predictable handling limits are the things I remember. I even got a speeding ticket for 130mph in that car. Luckily I was 17 and didn't go to jail that morning. Alas, with 198K on the odo my folks were kind enough to get me a graduation present - a 2001 Legacy GT. What a world of difference. I fell in love with AWD and now own a 2005 5MT Wagon (everything I hoped for), but occasionally after a few beers instead of drunk dialing ex-gfs I find myself shamefully looking at 92 Integras, dreaming of the day I'll have a project car to do an RDX mid engine swap (again, drunk and dreaming:lol:). I'd gladly buy mine back considering my folks sold it for $500. I like the look of yours stripped out and ready to rumble - that has to be one fun a$$ ride. Tell me 3rd gear pulls in that thing aren't the biz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W1CKED Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 http://media.motortopia.com/files/3967/vehicle/466c5a24c9978/86-21.jpg 1986 Toyota Corolla GT-S (except mine was red) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankbrunke Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 my first car was the good old Dodge Aries, in brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boymk123 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2228/11843203546068899703658.jpg brand new 07 2.5i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutbackXT05 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 My first car was a ummmm 97 honda civic lx wanna be car *cough* did you say something? I think if I had it any longer it was gonna be rice. Amazingly I didnt put any stickers on it which is why it was so slow. It did beat a laborghini diablo across a 2 lane intersection because it started behind me so HA!!!! Little sound system tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cman7 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 My first car was a ummmm 97 honda civic lx wanna be car *cough* did you say something? I think if I had it any longer it was gonna be rice. Amazingly I didnt put any stickers on it which is why it was so slow. It did beat a laborghini diablo across a 2 lane intersection because it started behind me so HA!!!! Little sound system tho WAT? I don't know if I understood a single word of that. You not putting stickers on it made it lower? Then you street raced a Lamborghini Diablo? Sweet Jesus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutbackXT05 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 WAT? I don't know if I understood a single word of that. You not putting stickers on it made it lower? Then you street raced a Lamborghini Diablo? Sweet Jesus... Well when you floor it in that car I dont really classify it as racing seeing as it got to 60 somewhere in the 11-12 second range with all the extra weight automatic FTW. It did handle like a go cart though. I guess the car was speaker propelled maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskiTrombone Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 90 dodge stealth es http://lh6.ggpht.com/_l4nAm_nLyEw/SzqqV2lU-lI/AAAAAAAAuAg/C6pECxukbNg/s800/image-2.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_l4nAm_nLyEw/SzqqWnuOdAI/AAAAAAAAuAo/rW6nsM8YUPg/s800/image-3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodax Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 My first car was a salvage/rebuilt 2005 Ford Focus SE. That car was kinda like a death trap because parts kept coming loose while I was driving it. I was afraid of my life and after 1 year I decided to change to another car; which is my current Subaru Legacy 3.0R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrinerMonkey Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 1989 Honda Accord LXi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ05GT Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 84 Rabbit GTI (Black) - bought in 91. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgtftw Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I don't have pics but mine was a 1981 Subaru GL sedan, 5 speed with the luggage rack on the trunk, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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