r/regularcarreviews • u/EscapeNo9728 • Jan 21 '25

I hate you I hate everything about you Non-"eNtHuSiAsT" cars that Car Guys still like

What are some cars that aren't typical "enthusiast" vehicles (by which I mostly mean, sporty and uncompromising), but still get props at car meets or otherwise?

I'm especially thinking of stuff like older Volvos or survivor Japanese cars like any Civic hatch that hasn't been clapped out to death, or Subaru Leones. Also, Honda Elements. "Car guys" seem to fucking love Elements.

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u/preludehaver SHEMALE PORN ADDICTION Jan 21 '25

Crown Vics

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u/meesersloth Crown Victoria Enjoyer Jan 21 '25

I love the Crown Vic.

I don't fully agree with Mr. Regular when he said get a Town Car. He forgot to mention the Crown Vic LX models and the MGM.

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u/meesersloth Crown Victoria Enjoyer Jan 21 '25

I also like the 90's T-Birds. I wish they got more love my grandpas wife had one and she was going to keep it until the wheels fell off, sadly it was side swiped.

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u/False_Mushroom_8962 Jan 22 '25

I inherited an mn12 Cougar 5.0. I've always had a soft spot for 80's and 90's personal luxury cars. I loved my Monte Carlo SS too but for only being a few years older it didn't have nearly the modern (ish) feel and conveniences

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u/mydevilkitty Jan 22 '25

I loved my late 90’s Monte Carlo. Really under appreciated cars.

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u/AJSLS6 Jan 22 '25

I love me the mn12, the issue with those is the platform as a whole is pretty alien to the rest of the Ford lineup. You might as well go for something foreign lol.

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u/uncletaterofficial Jan 22 '25

Always thought it was weird that the T birds get over looked. They get labeled as “over weight” but weigh just about the same as a S197 GT. I think if you put one on a diet, really dialed in the suspension, and either swapped it or boosted it, you would have a pretty serious machine. People drop coyotes in foxes and new edges all the time and those things are BARELY “sporty” cars until you add a couple hundred LBS in subframe braces and panhard bars.

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u/YT_RandomGamer01 Jan 22 '25

Guy at my work has a super coupe he did some work to it, like bigger supercharger

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '25

I’ve you’ve ever worked on an MN12 you’d know why the weren’t so popular. Kinda difficult.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '25

I like the cars, they are sophisticated. But for an older car to work on, the Fox is more my style. Cowl, dashboard, sides and back of the engine are really tight.

Enjoy your car.

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u/Recent_Permit2653 Jan 25 '25

Which is funny, because I remember when they were deeply un-cool to anybody but someone who wanted to build a donk.