1. Welcome to Tacoma World!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tacoma discussion topics
    • Communicate privately with other Tacoma owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site

Car Porn

Discussion in 'General Automotive' started by CaptAmerica, Nov 16, 2015.

  1. Dec 17, 2019 at 8:29 PM
    shakerhood

    shakerhood Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2015
    Member:
    #161370
    Messages:
    37,040
    Gender:
    Male
    Southern Ohio
    Vehicle:
    2017 MGM DCSB Off Road, 6 Speed MT, P&T
    It would also be a G Body, would be a perfect platform for a Manual swap.
     
  2. Dec 17, 2019 at 8:31 PM
    PennSilverTaco

    PennSilverTaco Encyclopedia of useless information...

    Joined:
    Jul 15, 2014
    Member:
    #134007
    Messages:
    71,911
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Charlie
    Central Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Vehicle:
    2010 Zombie Truck 2002 PT Cruiser
    My aunt had an '85 Grand Prix, but it wasn't a 2+2...

    Apparently these were such slow sellers that someone recalled seeing a new 1986 model on a dealer lot in 1988!
     
  3. Dec 17, 2019 at 8:33 PM
    shakerhood

    shakerhood Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2015
    Member:
    #161370
    Messages:
    37,040
    Gender:
    Male
    Southern Ohio
    Vehicle:
    2017 MGM DCSB Off Road, 6 Speed MT, P&T
  4. Dec 17, 2019 at 8:43 PM
    shakerhood

    shakerhood Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2015
    Member:
    #161370
    Messages:
    37,040
    Gender:
    Male
    Southern Ohio
    Vehicle:
    2017 MGM DCSB Off Road, 6 Speed MT, P&T
  5. Dec 17, 2019 at 8:44 PM
    PennSilverTaco

    PennSilverTaco Encyclopedia of useless information...

    Joined:
    Jul 15, 2014
    Member:
    #134007
    Messages:
    71,911
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Charlie
    Central Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Vehicle:
    2010 Zombie Truck 2002 PT Cruiser
    Did you look up the Iraqi Taxi/Iraqibu story?
     
  6. Dec 17, 2019 at 8:46 PM
    shakerhood

    shakerhood Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2015
    Member:
    #161370
    Messages:
    37,040
    Gender:
    Male
    Southern Ohio
    Vehicle:
    2017 MGM DCSB Off Road, 6 Speed MT, P&T
    I did, it basically had pictures of what looked like a Malibu.
     
  7. Dec 17, 2019 at 8:47 PM
    PennSilverTaco

    PennSilverTaco Encyclopedia of useless information...

    Joined:
    Jul 15, 2014
    Member:
    #134007
    Messages:
    71,911
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Charlie
    Central Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Vehicle:
    2010 Zombie Truck 2002 PT Cruiser
    Do you know what's so special about those cars?!?!
     
    shakerhood[QUOTED] likes this.
  8. Dec 17, 2019 at 8:49 PM
    shakerhood

    shakerhood Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2015
    Member:
    #161370
    Messages:
    37,040
    Gender:
    Male
    Southern Ohio
    Vehicle:
    2017 MGM DCSB Off Road, 6 Speed MT, P&T
    Well, I was in the Images section of Google and I see a shifter in there.
     
  9. Dec 17, 2019 at 8:52 PM
    shakerhood

    shakerhood Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2015
    Member:
    #161370
    Messages:
    37,040
    Gender:
    Male
    Southern Ohio
    Vehicle:
    2017 MGM DCSB Off Road, 6 Speed MT, P&T
    I suppose they were all manuals?
     
  10. Dec 17, 2019 at 8:52 PM
    BKill

    BKill AKA Threadkiller

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2013
    Member:
    #113325
    Messages:
    1,566
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Bill
    College Station, TX
    Vehicle:
    2013 Tacoma PreRunner
    Only reason they built the fastback version was for NASCAR. Unfortunately, they never did get the Pontiacs dialed in. They were said to be a handful to drive, particularly on the superspeedways.
     
  11. Dec 17, 2019 at 8:56 PM
    PennSilverTaco

    PennSilverTaco Encyclopedia of useless information...

    Joined:
    Jul 15, 2014
    Member:
    #134007
    Messages:
    71,911
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Charlie
    Central Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Vehicle:
    2010 Zombie Truck 2002 PT Cruiser
    Saddam Hussein's regime ordered a slew of them and then cancelled the second half of the order because Iraqi cabbies were reporting reliability issues. The taxis were ordered with the following options, among other things:

    • The smallest V6 engine available (110hp)
    • 3-on-the-floor manual transmission
    • Air-conditioning (It's Iraq; A/C is obligatory)
    • Heavy-duty cooling (Again, it's Iraq)
    • AM/FM cassette

    Chevy ended up selling the remaining taxis to the Canadian public at greatly reduced prices...
     
    shakerhood[QUOTED] likes this.
  12. Dec 17, 2019 at 8:58 PM
    shakerhood

    shakerhood Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2015
    Member:
    #161370
    Messages:
    37,040
    Gender:
    Male
    Southern Ohio
    Vehicle:
    2017 MGM DCSB Off Road, 6 Speed MT, P&T
    Wow, very interesting! I was in the image section and only saw pictures.
     
  13. Dec 17, 2019 at 9:02 PM
    PennSilverTaco

    PennSilverTaco Encyclopedia of useless information...

    Joined:
    Jul 15, 2014
    Member:
    #134007
    Messages:
    71,911
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Charlie
    Central Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Vehicle:
    2010 Zombie Truck 2002 PT Cruiser
    Yup! And very oddly optioned;

    When we were living in Washington, I saw an early 1980s Malibu wagon with a floor-shift manual transmission and no air-conditioning in about 2002...

    Vehicles with manual transmissions and no A/C were common in Washington! Vehicles I saw with manual transmissions and no A/C when we lived there included:

    • 1991-1993 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4-door
    • 1982ish Mercedes-Benz 240D sedan
    • 1987-1990 Mazda B2600 4x4
    • Early 1990s Subaru Justy
    • Teacher's 1992 Mazda Protege sedan
    • Late 1980s Honda Civic Shuttle/Wagovan used as a taxi by a local cab company in Oak Harbor
     
    shakerhood[QUOTED] likes this.
  14. Dec 17, 2019 at 9:03 PM
    PennSilverTaco

    PennSilverTaco Encyclopedia of useless information...

    Joined:
    Jul 15, 2014
    Member:
    #134007
    Messages:
    71,911
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Charlie
    Central Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Vehicle:
    2010 Zombie Truck 2002 PT Cruiser
  15. Dec 17, 2019 at 9:03 PM
    shakerhood

    shakerhood Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2015
    Member:
    #161370
    Messages:
    37,040
    Gender:
    Male
    Southern Ohio
    Vehicle:
    2017 MGM DCSB Off Road, 6 Speed MT, P&T
    I've never owned an Automatic in my life, they feel foreign to me.
     
  16. Dec 17, 2019 at 9:05 PM
    PennSilverTaco

    PennSilverTaco Encyclopedia of useless information...

    Joined:
    Jul 15, 2014
    Member:
    #134007
    Messages:
    71,911
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Charlie
    Central Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Vehicle:
    2010 Zombie Truck 2002 PT Cruiser
    My dad bought me a new truck, so I didn't complain about the lack of a third pedal...
     
    shakerhood[QUOTED] likes this.
  17. Dec 17, 2019 at 9:05 PM
    shakerhood

    shakerhood Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2015
    Member:
    #161370
    Messages:
    37,040
    Gender:
    Male
    Southern Ohio
    Vehicle:
    2017 MGM DCSB Off Road, 6 Speed MT, P&T
  18. Dec 17, 2019 at 9:06 PM
    shakerhood

    shakerhood Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2015
    Member:
    #161370
    Messages:
    37,040
    Gender:
    Male
    Southern Ohio
    Vehicle:
    2017 MGM DCSB Off Road, 6 Speed MT, P&T
    No doubt, I don't blame you.
     
  19. Dec 18, 2019 at 7:33 AM
    se7enine

    se7enine MCMLXXIX

    Joined:
    Apr 18, 2013
    Member:
    #102322
    Messages:
    23,446
    Gender:
    Male
    Reno, NV
    Vehicle:
    07 Lexus GX470, 84 4Runner 3RZ, 85 MR2
    Seen one at lunch the other day
    Camper.jpg
     
  20. Dec 18, 2019 at 8:27 AM
    shakerhood

    shakerhood Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2015
    Member:
    #161370
    Messages:
    37,040
    Gender:
    Male
    Southern Ohio
    Vehicle:
    2017 MGM DCSB Off Road, 6 Speed MT, P&T
    They had Aero Coupe Monte Carlo's for a short time too, same odd shape.
     
    TacoHank1998 likes this.

Products Discussed in

To Top