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PennSilverTaco's non-Toyota Japanese (and Korean) vehicle Rant/Rave MegaThread!

Discussion in 'General Automotive' started by PennSilverTaco, Feb 19, 2017.

  1. Sep 16, 2020 at 2:23 PM
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    Djaemac

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    I'm with you on that. Better off without the white lettering
     
  2. Sep 17, 2020 at 4:23 PM
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    I don't know. Seems that one could not see the letters from sitting in the driver seat. :D
     
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  3. Sep 17, 2020 at 4:27 PM
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  4. Sep 26, 2020 at 9:21 PM
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    PennSilverTaco

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    September 18th, 2020:

    Hatboro, Pennsylvania

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  5. Sep 30, 2020 at 2:46 PM
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    As a kid our family had an '89 MPV. It had the same wheels as the one in the first pic. Personally, I didn't think it was ugly at all. There's always been a part of me that wanted to get another 89 MPV, but now I would settle for a 4WD first generation model.

    Saw this 4WD MPV, it looks tempting:
    https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/d/san-diego-4x4-van-locking-rear-diff/7190457184.html

    Jalopnik article:
    https://jalopnik.com/the-early-90s-mazda-mpv-is-a-cool-cheap-4wd-vanlife-ve-1839381275

    Same MPV from one of the videos in the Jalopnik article
    https://youtu.be/ZidEs8V2iKg
     
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  6. Nov 18, 2020 at 12:11 PM
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  7. Nov 18, 2020 at 12:12 PM
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    Thankfully, this derelict shitbox was removed a few months ago and the yard has been cleaned up!
     
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  8. Nov 18, 2020 at 4:57 PM
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    I’m attempting to clean up a yard with a wrecked 1st gen Manual Miata for 2k as we speak . I work as a collision tech so it’s right up my alley. Fingers crossed . My offer is fair we’ll see .
     
  9. Dec 1, 2020 at 10:44 AM
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    ZORV!


    February 15th, 2018:

    Doylestown, Pennsylvania

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  10. Dec 8, 2020 at 6:59 PM
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    Bill, sorry to revive this more than three years later, but...

    I did some research. The carbureted 2.6L engines used prior to 1990 were Mitsubishi-sourced; 1990-1993 used a Mazda-built 2.6L with fuel injection and a bit more power. These engines were much more reliable!
     
  11. Dec 8, 2020 at 7:09 PM
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    So, a brand new 1993 Ranger just sat for nine years?
     
  12. Dec 8, 2020 at 7:11 PM
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  13. Dec 8, 2020 at 7:13 PM
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  14. Dec 8, 2020 at 7:14 PM
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    My dad hated getting a minivan but loved that the MPV was rear wheel drive. He didnt tell my mom that. It was slick in the winter. AWD is a must.
     
  16. Dec 8, 2020 at 7:15 PM
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    323 story, my family had a few mazdas haha.

    We had a 1990 mustang LX, it blew up on the highway due to a new gas station having high ethonal content. The gas station bought the car back and my dad pocketed the extra and bought a 323 5 speed the next day. He taught me how to do ebrake turns in that car.
     
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    So the gas station bought your dad's brand new 4-banger Mustang?
     

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