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The graphics on the special edition 4runner are boring, and they have many versions to pick from in their past. Oh well. And age of vehicles, I'm right there- 2011 4runner! Speaking of income/ costs/ inflation. I remember back in the day you could get a car about at 1/2 price- 3-4 years old, 50,000 or so miles. Not anymore.

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I saw one this morning, didn't like it at all. And the name.... no way.

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Bring back the Vigor but with a lean, wide, low body, smooth v-6 and 6 speed manual!

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I messed up again, the I messed up again, the Dodge Daytona was made to look sort of like a poor man’s countach.

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Starlet not Starion. Toyota Starlet turbo. I do love the Starion though. That Countach inspired Starion/ Conquest Hagerty showed a while back was the bomb.

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I love it. Every time I see a wacky car like this, I imagine dropping the kids off at school in it (6.5 and 10.5 years old). The Toyota Starion Turbo gets me fired up, or an imported Suzuki Jimny (Samurai) with crazy graphics and small lift/ mudgrips.

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They just sold a McQueen 1969 Honda CB750 sandcast on BAT for $155,000. A pal of mine just sold a brown colored late 70's CB750 for $2,300. Oh I see another guy mentioned the bike. Re-post. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-honda-cb750-sandcast-2/

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And under $10,000 category would be cool too. I do love the Samurai.... and the Riviera.

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That Samurai is pure gold. Make me want to import a Jimny.

JohninNC · ‎19-04-2022

The CB750 is cool, but there's a CB500T on BAT also that looks like fun at a fraction of the cost, and you wouldn't be afraid to ride it around the neighborhood. But not sandcast, and no McQueen story. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-honda-cb500t-2/

JohninNC · ‎11-04-2022

Oh yes, I'd certainly call the NSX an exotic.

JohninNC · ‎11-04-2022

ZR1? I think the Viper would qualify too.

JohninNC · ‎11-04-2022

I'd assume each of these cars costs a grand or two a year to maintain if driven regularly? If so hands down I'd take the Mercedes. Classic, classy, timeless.

JohninNC · ‎06-04-2022

I moved several times in a 1988? Chevy S-10 king cab short bed (early boxy design). Iron duke 2.5 4 cylinder, and 5 speed stick, 2wd. Charcoal gray, gray interior with front bucket seats. It was a great small truck. I'd like to drive the new Ford Maverick. Like another mentioned, it's really all the truck most people "need".

JohninNC · ‎01-04-2022

Make an Impalla SS wagon! That'd be really cool. Long low lean and mean.

JohninNC · ‎01-04-2022

I want a 928 so bad! It's such a rad car. I never use the word rad, but it's rad. I just don't think I could stomach the service costs.

JohninNC · ‎22-03-2022

That first car is awesome, and the photo of the Model-A is pretty sweet.

JohninNC · ‎21-03-2022

I was JUST thinking that toyota should build a modern bare bones 2 door rav-4 with a more robust 4-wheel drive system to compete with the Wrangler. Lightweight, fun, hard and soft tops, roof rack/ rollcage, 6 speed stick as an option and a snappy 4 cylinder.

JohninNC · ‎14-03-2022

I'm sure it's fun, the grom with a clutch and real transmission sounds like more fun. I've been eyeing all types of smaller CC Honda's from the 1970s and 1980s so this article appealed to me, thanks!

JohninNC · ‎11-03-2022

It would be so cool to drop the kids off... loud and proud... at school in a completely over the top street machine van with wild graphics.

JohninNC · ‎10-03-2022

The little electric honda is cool... but when I was a kid, the XR-80 was what you dreamed of..... and that same bike can be had today (used) for $800-$1,800 and is tons of fun on 2 wheels. But I dig the E-honda too. Different audience I know.

JohninNC · ‎08-03-2022

Looks like a wolf spider from the front.

JohninNC · ‎07-03-2022

I took the kids to a cars and coffee event this past Saturday, holy cow it was awesome! Casual, fun, tons of cars from really cool beaters to Lambo's, and most importantly lots of smiles... Wilmington NC.

JohninNC · ‎07-03-2022

A decent quality toolchest with DIY made labels has been nice, and I've been trying to follow the rule my Dad taught me as a little kid, "Put things back where you found them".

JohninNC · ‎03-03-2022

What if we cut it in half, detuned **bleep** (less high strung and lowered the HP), and emphasized torque through the lower RPM range. That would be pretty sweet in a little sleek wagon with a 6 speed stick. Hey a guy can dream! Or in a little 2+2 coupe that's a blatant copy of the 928.

JohninNC · ‎03-03-2022

"Cool"1990's and newer wagons under $8,000 could be a fun topic. Keep these types of articles coming, some of us find them interesting.

JohninNC · ‎28-02-2022

Our new postal vehicles have that auto stop/ start feature. Seems insane to have the things fire up and then quit as they inch forward through our row of 4 mailboxes out front,. Wear and tear etc.

JohninNC · ‎28-02-2022

Heck I'd drive it, imagine the smiles you'd give people! I'd really like to cruise a nasty over the top street machine corvette, fender flares and all.

JohninNC · ‎17-02-2022

People driving around with their retina searing aftermarket headlights blazing really make me ill. If people flash their brights at you all the time with your LED drop in bulbs in non-led housings, you're being a jerk.

JohninNC · ‎15-02-2022

That Porsche in the intro is pretty sweet looking. The new Nissan Z needed some of that flair, it looks so boring to me (the Z).

JohninNC · ‎14-02-2022

The halftime show was aimed at people between the ages of probably 28 and 50. Our crowd had it pumped up- ages between 38 and 50 with a 60 thrown in, he liked it too. I'm 48 and loved NWA, Easy-E, Public Enemy, snoop dog, Dr. Dre and all that music back in the day, and now my kids even like it- clean no bad words versions of all the songs are on youtube. I loved Motley Crue, Metallica, ac/dc, classic country music and all that too.

JohninNC · ‎11-02-2022

Toyota, don't mess up the 2023 or 2024 (whichever it is) 4runner!

JohninNC · ‎11-02-2022

Lowrider trucks of any age/ style/ level of craziness always make me smile. Love 'em!

JohninNC · ‎09-02-2022

If he'd done a Shogun clone this thing would be bringing big bucks.

JohninNC · ‎09-02-2022

Don't forget about the 5.0 Thunderbird! Those Cougars with the 5.0 are pretty cool. But the fox Mustang.... it's the one to have.

JohninNC · ‎03-02-2022

I'm a sucker for a wagon, and teal is my favorite color! The proportions are a bit off on it, but I love it!

JohninNC · ‎03-02-2022

I agree, it's pretty nice looking, long low and lean, but looks like the designer fell asleep and woke up grumpy with only 2 minutes to finish up the back end design.

JohninNC · ‎31-01-2022

Anybody else get a kick out of the off days of Mecum and Barrett Jackson when some pretty neat cars sell for reasonable money? Sometimes one will sell for what seems like a great deal... That's fun. These prices shown here are nutty.

JohninNC · ‎31-01-2022

That upswing at the rear corner/ pillar ruins the look for me. And yes the windows look like they were drawn by a little kid. What's with car manufacturers these days pumping out odd looking rigs?

JohninNC · ‎28-01-2022

I wrote "as a kid" twice, my bad. Also riding those trails hanging on for dear life on the back my motocross racing neighbors YZ-125.

JohninNC · ‎28-01-2022

Sometimes when I can't sleep I think about borrowing my neighbors small late 1970's (100cc?) enduro as a kid and riding miles of trails, powerlines, and pipelines as a kid. Also done on my pals Honda 200 3 wheeler, my other friends mini-bike, a XR-80... and of course on my BMX bicycle, and exploring those same trails on foot as well. Memories. You're making a lot of them with these endeavors!

JohninNC · ‎27-01-2022

Also those seats, the stitching patterns seems like it would aid in front to rear butt slippage? Needs some perpendicular to the legs pleats.

JohninNC · ‎27-01-2022

CVT is a major turn off for me. 8 speed auto (or whatever is in vogue these days), or 6 speed manual? That'd be cool.

JohninNC · ‎25-01-2022

Looks like an older Civic had a baby with a Hyundai! Yuck!

JohninNC · ‎21-01-2022

Hard to wrap your head around this kind of money.

JohninNC · ‎20-01-2022

I saw a funky wildly painted JDM KEI van the other day, made me smile ear to ear.

JohninNC · ‎20-01-2022

Whenever I write the slang term "Fridge" I cringe knowing it's not correct but phonetically it works... Frige doesn't work to abbreviate refrigerator.

JohninNC · ‎17-01-2022

Picture this Camry as a wagon, a real wagon not a swoopy rear hatch type setup. That'd be cool I think.

JohninNC · ‎11-01-2022

I had to look that up, the rx-vision. So long and swoopy, seems there'd be room to make it a 2+ almost 2. Like 928 sized back seats. That would be cool.

JohninNC · ‎03-01-2022

The 928 is just an awesome car all around. I want one. I don't want to pay for the service costs... What a beautiful design!