Does anybody else here have a fondness for the cars of this period?My nostalgia comes from owning an 1989 Beretta GTU when I lived in Daytona & Miami in 90s. It was very fitting for the era of high-waist bikini contests and 2 AM club tables covered in angel dust.
>>29129765>fondness for lazily-engineered generic parts-bin garbage.Why would you take any of it over a 911?
>>29129803GM thought you should according to this lolThis ad reminded me that the 90s Bonnevilles were also supposed to compete with Audi & BMW. GM execs were all doing coke in their boardrooms.Now if the SSEi trim was the base trim it would've made more sense.>>29129765These cars had way better exteriors than interiors for the most part. The Regal GS's '89 facelift looked like sex.
>>29129765I love the idea of chevy badge eniggereing a corollaimagine an usdm hachiroku with chevy badge, that would be real based
>>29129803isn't that what skylines were. people worship those.
i may be about to have a fondness for a car of this period because it may soon be my first car, funnily enough i am more stressed about legal trouble regarding making the car mine than i am about getting it fixed, but that's probably just because i hate dealing with people in a customer-to-employee way and vice-versa and just see getting the car fixed as an inevitability compared to that.
>>29129973Oh you mean the ones which were extremely successful in Group A racing?Gee I wonder why people like those cars better than a Chevrolet Beretta.....
>>29129973>911>torsion bar macpherson>skyline>double wishboneYes, garbage.
>>29130009the only car that was successful in group A racing was the GT-R. is every skyline a GT-R, dipshit?>>29130010they're both garbage. VAG shit catches on fire sitting in traffic and nigsans had the same build quality as the shittiest chevy.
>>29130013>the only car that was successful in group A racing was the GT-RAHAHHAHAHAHA LOOK AT THIS ABSOLUTE FUCKING CASUAL AHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHA
>>29130015so post all the RWD non-GTRs that won group A.
>>29130013You know nothing of motorsport if you actually believe the GT-R is Nissan's only successful car.
>>29130022You must have an IQ that is sub 90 is your reading comprehension is this poor. are we talking about nissan or the skyline?
>>29130019AHAHAHHAAH THE RETARD DOUBLES DOWN
>>29130029>GTS-R>only 800+ units builtso out of the millions of RWD skylines produced, only 800 of them weren't shit.
>>29130036>not content with his previous displays of retardation, the retard chooses to go one step further and confuses the DR30 RS-Turbo with a HR31 GTS-R Anon I'm not even giving you laugh reacts anymore because this is just getting sad....
>>29130038>wow, there were 4000 skylines out of the millions built that weren't shit instead
>>29130042Retard-kun you've been wrong about every single thing you've said, why are you still trying to convince people you know anything about Skylines?
>>29130046Feel free to provide proof that there were more than 4000 built, then.
>>29130049Yes tell us all about how many of each model skyline was built mr guy who didn't even know the model in question existed 5 seconds ago
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>>29129765I drove 80s and 90s Cavaliers from 1997-2008. Went through like 5 or 6 I think.
>>29130068lol that settles it. out of the millions of skylines produced, less than 1% of them were even good. the rest were lazily engineered parts binned garbage.
>>29130036Those were shit too. Nissan badge. Absolute SCUM
>>29130071yea, they would shit out their transmissions lmao. no wonder they are practically non existent today.
>>29130068>>29130070But retard-kun why does the number say 4000? Didn't you say it was 800?
>GM autist gets angry when people point out that no one misses his disposable FWD appliances
>>29129803Because he's not tryhard and/or gay.
>>29129765I remember drinking cough syrup and listening to eminem while driving my sister's 91 tempo around at midnight, good memories don't make the cars good though. It did have pretty comfy seats, and a fun T-handle shifter with a button.
>nigsan nigger gets angry when you point out that skylines were disposable appliances
>retard-kun stops replying when you point out literally everything he said is wrong and he's retarded
>>nigsan nigger doesn't dispute skylines were disposable shit but at least there were 4000 instead of 800 ones that weren't
>then why did you say 800?>we're you wrong or something?
>he's such a retarded nigger he can't even use "were" right
>I see you're made a typo now please forget about all the hilariously retarded shit I posted ITT>whoops the posts are still up there why didn't I delete them already
>"i see you're made">this nigger is so mad that nigsan makes shit cars he STILL can't quite grasp the english language because of his melanin enriched genes.
>can we pleese keep talking about typos!!! I'll do anything to avoid acknowledging all the retarded shit I wrote ITT was wrong and retarded!!!
>i'm not a retarded nigger with a poor grasp on english, it was just a typo I swear! but hey, at least nigsan made 4000 instead of 800 cars that weren't shit!
>ok I was wrong and retarded when I said 800 >but I'm totally right this time trust me bros I'm the skyline expert!
Majority of Skylines were boring variants but every Beretta was shit.
>okay i'm a retarded nigger with a poor grasp on english, but at least nigsan made 4000 instead of 800 cars that were good!
>let me tell you about the HR31 GTS-R!!! It's the only good skyline and they only made 800 of them!that's a DR30 RS-Turbo>that's right! The DR30 RS-Turbo! That's the REAL only good skyline they made! and they only made 4000 of them! >I am a very smart expert
>be nigsan>make shit cars>your only fans are half literate coons with a poor grasp on english>be going bankrupt in the 90s and get bailed out by the french>but at least they made 4000 instead of 800 cars that weren't shit!
>>29129765The trucks weren't good yet, the FWD appliances were terrible, the turd gen sucked, and the Caddys were abysmal. The only good things going were the RWD Buicks, the Corvette, and the 3800 minivans. Late 90's-Early 00's GM was vastly better.
>but retard-kun didn't you say the HR31 GTS-R is also good?>why are you suddenly pretending it isn't good anymore?
>I may be a half literate nigger, but guys, let me tell you *smacks lips*, nigsan actually made 4000 instead of 800 cars that weren't shit!
>you know those 800 cars which I said were good before>I have now suddenly decided that they're no longer good anymore >I am a serious person
>GM autist doubles down
>>29130224>the turd gen sucked,compared to what? there was basically nothing you could get that was better for a similar price at all. they were almost as fast as the corvette for two thirds the price.>The trucks weren't good yetthe trucks that were racking up a million miles and that there are still tons of from that era still chugging along? again, what was better?
holy SHIT can you fags not shit up an entire thread with your inane bitching? tell me about what all has likely broken/failed on a 2.5l iron duke tech iv after it's been sat for a decade instead, because that's something i might need to know soon and is somewhat related to the thread topic as the car it's in is a late 80's GM shitbox
>>29130239>tell me about what all has likely broken/failed on a 2.5l iron dukeThe person who actually bought something powered by one.
>>29130238Foxbody 5.0
>>29130238>Foxbody 5.0>F150 300ci I6>>29130239Serp belt, fuel injector, but I wouldn't be surprised if it just worked as is.
>>29130255>>29130256The fox body was somehow shittier at handling despite being lighter.I can give you the F150.
>>29130262The foxbody was faster than the camaro in a straight line, if you wanted to go around corners you were supposed to get a corvette or an MN12 with an actual suspension.
>>29130262Third gen were wet noddles that handled like crap unless you chose the 1LE pack.
>>29130273They would at least generally go in the direction in which you pointed the nose while applying the throttle, which a Fox or SN95 would only do in ideal conditions on new tires.
>>29130256thanx>but I wouldn't be surprised if it just worked as is.from what i've heard about the engine online that's honestly what i was thinking too, and if that is the case that means i could have a car that runs and drives for as much as a set of new tires and a battery>>29130247i saw you fuck up the wording the first time you made this reply, do not hide your shameful actions
>>29130279Change the oil while you're at it.
>>29130281true...
>>29130279>deleting a post because of a typo is shamefulThe power of the GM autist is unparalleled.
Will we ever get the final numbers from retard-kun the Skyline expert?
>>29129765Turbo gtp, z34 lumina, quad four high output. Olds v6 diesel. Awd Pontiac 6000. Sure they're cool but they're in such small quantities compared to the loads of trash that got pushed out and you'll never find the only somewhat interesting models. Out of all of them I've only seen a z34 lumina (automatic) in the past decade. Way easier to find a manual 1st gen RAV4, supercharged previa, something with a 2zz, or an actual fun car like a Camaro, mustang, etc
>>29130275You can 3 link a fox. A Camaro will always be heavier.
I always liked the Z34 Lumina...still a Lumina though. But it didn't matter to all the white trash beach bimbos I could pick up in one. So I guess that's the compliment I could give it.
>>29129765>Does anybody else here have a fondness for the cars of this period?No? Other international cars have had far more interesting technology than what GM were shitting out during this period. No one cared for or remembers these crap cars and rightfully so. They had crazy competition and they did nothing to innovate. The cars still looked and felt like they were decades behind.
>>29129765>>29129837I still see a decent amount of 3800 powered Buicks, Caprices and Celebrities on the road, plus the odd Roadmaster and Cutlass. For as much hate as these get, they seem more reliable than their Ford or Chrysler counterparts.
>>29131753You used to be able to buy at least 2-3 Cavaliers for the equivalent cost of a single Civic or Corolla and they were unkillable little shitboxes.
>>29131763I still see lots of Cavs and I'm in the rust belt. Pretty impressive when they're the official car of the trailer trash meth/crackhead.
>>29131763Them, Grand Prixs (Prixes?) and Sunfires are still decently common, but mainly the 2000s models. I tend to see a few of Ford Escorts and Contours too.I know people may roast me for this, but domestics aren't really that bad.
>>29129765I had a teal GT, with a 5-speed. Handled better than it deserved to. Great torque until 3000 then it fell flat on its face. I miss it.
>>29132432 always had enough to break the tires loose for some off-the-line silliness
>>29132506100% front tires went bald constantly.
>>29132519>Color-matched rimsI miss stuff like this.
>>29132597i think i remember a local pimp drove one of those that looked just like that
>>29130281>>29130285should i splurge for one of those premium/extended life oil filters?
>>29129765I have a guilty pleasure for A bodies of that era (celebrity, Century, Sierra). The C and H body cars are ok but are bit too chunky for me. First gen N and W bodies are eh but I do like the Gran Prix and original Gran Am.Of course there are the B and D body cars that I always find cool, as well as the F bodies.
>>29129765i love cars
>>29135460>"So maybe the best thing to do would be to take care of that right here in Brainerd".
>>29135560the late model A-body sedans with the composite headlights are peak sedan in my opinion, they are what i see in my head when i imagine "sedan"
>>29131736they should have just badged these as monte carlos, at least they came with a 5-speed
