Car Culture

“She’s been in the family since around 2003… I’m beyond thrilled that it has been passed down to me; I grew up in the back seat.”

“It’s super quirky to look at, very much a design where the designers of the front and rear didn’t know each other or what they were doing. But that gives it character and it stands out in a sea of bog standard hatchbacks.”

“To answer your first question: Yes – I have two.”

“Soul Red Crystal is such an amazing color. I love how it changes based on the lighting conditions.”

“I guess I just have a thing for high-performance Japanese sedans with a big wing on the back.”

“A dream of mine since the first time I saw it in Gran Turismo at 5 years old”

“Paint is showroom, interior has tiny visible wear on the base of the driver’s seat, but it is otherwise like new…”

“The BFG KO2s are a godsend in the snow and the 4Runner has a great 4WD system that just keeps on trucking.”

“I awoke one day and wondered, why does this car with a famously rattly structure that I put what are essentially straight pipes and foot-wide aggressive tires on each corner make so much noise when cruising?”

Needs some love, but I couldn’t pass it up for the deal I got on it.

Every aspect of driving the 300CE is a pleasure … It feels like the perfect cross-section between a BMW 5-Series and a Lincoln Town Car.

No matter what else I drive, getting back into this is a real treat. I’ve taken it to Dublin and northern Italy in the past year, and it’s proven to be an incredibly competent road trip car too.

“It’s now been nearly 10 years since I started this thread. I still own the car, and the choice to TT swap an incredibly rare car, using the cheapest donor vehicle I could find, paying an unqualified friend to do the work, must be one of the stupidest things I ever did in my life.”