Pros and Cons of Your Car

[PublicSecrecy]

moms car: 1999 Toyota Tercel

pros- great on gas (city: low-mid 30's; highway: low 40's), front wheel drive (mom sucks @ driving, especially in winter), A/C!, good trunk room, very light, extremely reliable engine, not overly expensive

cons- slight understeer, roll-up windows, no CD player, ...could use a turbo hehehe.

verdict: a great daily driver and always starts. Kind of sketchy on the details and performance tho, but hey, when ur 15 what are you going to do with it?

 

[skip0110]

1997 Ford Thunderbird LX V6

pros:
-very luxurious feel
-leather interior
-smooth as a baby's butt ride quality
-rear-wheel drive
-handles awesome for it's weight
-good gas mileage
-good torque for a very simple V6
-sounds cool even with stock exhaust when you remove the air silencer
-has a very consistant and quick drag launch
-independent rear suspension
-never stops putting out no matter how often you push it
-not too shabby at breakin off the ricerz itself
-suprisingly faithful drifter
-despite it's medium size, it's sleek and very sexy

cons:
-also lacks a limited-slip differential
-weighs around 3800 lbs. with driver
-the V6 leaves a little to be desired for power

verdict:
I LOVE this car! Sure I would rather see the 4.6L OHC V8 in it but this car has taken me everywhere I've wanted to go. I've had all sorts of good memories with it and it NEVER lets me down! Everyone should have one!

I have driven my friend's 4.6 97 T-bird a bit, and you are right, for such a big car you can hang the tail out quite consistently. He has a superchip, custom flowmaster setup, JBA headers, and a K&N filtercharger and that sucka is LOUD! The steering feel really dissapoints me though, I can barely distinguish the point at which the fornt begins to slide. The healight treatment on the '97s is fairly attractive, and I like the taillight treatment too. But the sides of the car are a bit bland.

And beating the pathetic ricers is soo much more fun in that beast than in my tiny POS.

Here is a tiny pic of his car taken by the previous owner. Sadly, my buddy slid the tail out into a guard rail and ruined that beautiful paintjob on the back bumper.

 

[72ElCamino]

1972 El camino

Pros

- V8
- has a bed to haul things in
- 300 some horsepower
- looks cool
- sounds good
- gives people tailgating me an unplesent smell

Cons

- older car, not as safe
- bench seat is a mess
- radio blows
- speakers blow
- while accelerating you cant tell what speed your going because speedometer flucuates between 80 and 30
- engine has low oil pressure
- eats gas like you know what
- more body filler on the car then metal
- have to take my drivers test in this army tank
- has a carburator and points ( boy, I cant wait untill winter )

Overall:

Its an el camino, who cares how many cons it has

 

[Drifting Thunda]

I have driven my friend's 4.6 97 T-bird a bit, and you are right, for such a big car you can hang the tail out quite consistently. He has a superchip, custom flowmaster setup, JBA headers, and a K&N filtercharger and that sucka is LOUD! The steering feel really dissapoints me though, I can barely distinguish the point at which the fornt begins to slide. The healight treatment on the '97s is fairly attractive, and I like the taillight treatment too. But the sides of the car are a bit bland.

And beating the pathetic ricers is soo much more fun in that beast than in my tiny POS.

Here is a tiny pic of his car taken by the previous owner. Sadly, my buddy slid the tail out into a guard rail and ruined that beautiful paintjob on the back bumper.

Yeah, pretty much all the MN12 chassis ('89-'97) T-Birds and Cougars are very drift worthy. Granted my 3.8L has an open differential which makes it tough to oversteer in the first place sometimes, but it's easy to swing the heavy weight and that's just how it's done, and the IRS can help and hurt at the same time. I think with more power and some weight loss an MN12 would be a spactacular drifter.

However I dunno about the steering. My '97 has perfect steering for my preference. Very responsive and you can feel the road well in mine. I like it.

JBA headers give a lot of people problems, or I should say I've heard a lot of horror stories of them cracking.

I agree the sides are kinda boring. In fact on '96-'97 the wide-body cladding isn't visually appealing if you ask me. The Super Coupes look great though, they have modest ground effects that really look good.

Here are pics of the '94 SC 5-speed I'm going to buy within the next couple weeks:

Beautiful car with a supercharged 3.8L V6 and enough mods for me to hang with my friend's LT1 Z28. I simply can't wait!

 

[skip0110]

She's a beauty indeed. 👍 I bet the 5spd is going to be a lot of fun.

He hasnt had any problems with the headers yet, but they have only been in there for about 8,000 miles (or 2 years).

 

[Drifting Thunda]

Well, some people do fine with them so I wish him good luck. Nothing's worse than spending that kinda money and then having the part fail. If he's gone 2 years (most seem to crack sooner than that) then I think he's got a good set.

 

[T5-R]

1993 Seat Ibiza 1.2i 'Friend' (Older style)

Pros:

+Reliable
+Cheap to run
+Good power (72HP System Porsche engine) for a 1.2i
+Not a Vauxhall Nova
+Not very common
+Did have central locking (but 1 motor jammed so has been removed)
+Electric Windows
+Light (About 800KG with fuel etc I believe)
+Wide wheelbase, handles well.
+1 Wiper which is amusing to watch at full speed.
+Noisy engine

Cons:

-Noisy engine
-Bright red paint has faded, but not as badly as an 80's Golf
-Gear stick gets strangely sticky if not used for a long period... (Don't even go there)
-Been in Manchester, you can tell
-No power steering & steering is heavy.
-Brakes are crap!
-Rear suspension is leaf springs...
-Clutch is far from smooth
-Not a Volvo

 

[RVDNuT374]

Sorry for digging this thread up, but here's the pros and cons of my grandfather's '97 Ford Exploder that I occasionaly drive

Pros:

has full time 4WD (good for NJ winters)
V6 engine has decent pickup to move the 2 ton SUV w/out much trouble
a 180 watt Alpine Stereo w/ single CD slot
adequate room to store stuff even w/ the back seats up

Cons:

the steering isn't very sensitive and provides little feedback
brake pedal feels mushy
the speakers are still the factory ones and can't handle the Alpine radio too good
fuel mileage isn't too good (but then again the full time 4WD has something to do w/ that)
the gas gauge is a typical Ford gauge, meaning it isn't too accurate 👎

Verdict:

This truck is really good for what my grandfather uses it for. One of these days I'll have to bug the crap out of him to get matching speakers for the Alpine stereo. I don't see myself buying an SUV anytime soon however.

*If anyone wants, I'll do the pros and cons of my other grandfather's 2005 GMC Canyon and his 2003 GMC Sonoma. *

 

[Azuremen]

My car - 1987 Toyota MR2
Modded... heavily... (look at my sig)

Pros:
Responsive steering, extremely stable in corners, powerful engine, mid engine rear wheel drive gives excellent starts, acceleration outta corners is high, racing seats provide secure seating, feels solid at speed, can still get 30 MPH. Also, a good Toyota engine, so I know it will run if I treat it well.

Cons:
Noise... lots of engine, tire, wind, and little rattles from vibration. Car follows road surface, requires correction on poor roads constantly. No room at all, passengers complain about noise and seats, along with 4 point belts. RWD is not a super star in the snow, ride height will be an issue as well. Rough treament on poor roads due to racing suspension. Race tuned ECU does not like trying to move until the car is nice and warm, and still prefers all launches to be at about 2500 RPM. Exhaust note at high RPM gets everyones attention, including Johnny Law.

Verdict:
An enthuisist's car. Ideally, a weekend and track driver for some. A car for those that want to always be the driver, and enjoy every road. Extremely fun to drive when you want to have fun, but kinda well, painful if you are tired after work and just want to get home.