Not sure if this is a thread already but I guess I will start. Aside my 99 sr5 4Runner, I currently own a 83 Chevy K10 on swampers and Wifey’s 2020 White Subaru Forester Sport. I have also owned a 1st gen 4Runner, 1992 Toyota Pickup, 1997 M3, 2017 WRX (traded it for the forester), and 1992 Chevy 1500 lifted 2wd 5 speed single cab short bed.

Really looking forward to seeing some of your replies!

I've owned several, but the only cool/unique ones were 2 different 1991 Mitsubishi Galant VR4's. Think of it as an EVO 0. 4 door sedan with turbocharged 4G63 manual transmission with all wheel drive and all wheel steering. Only made 2000 in 1991 and 1000 in 1992 for the US market. It was pretty cool but also a real PITA to diagnose or fix.

Cars I currently own besides the 4Runner:

1963 Volvo PV544 rat rod. 2100 lbs, 170 hp, vastly improved handling, acceleration, and braking, still in 'as found' condition:



1993 Volvo 245 wagon. A bit of a sleeper with about 550 hp worth of turbo aluminum 5.3 LS motor and a 6-spd manual trans:



2004 Mazdaspeed Miata. Forged pistons, h-beam rods, Megasquirt, etc. 220 hp at the wheels.

I built for myself the equivalent from Toyota parts - A Celica GT4 drivetrain in a Camry Alltrac. Cool for the right crowd, I suppose...





-Charlie

03 6 speed jetta tdi was fun. Not a car but gsxr 6 was also fun... now im searching for something specific with a jz ( not a supra) I'll let you know what I come up with...

Cool would be a 1970 Camara split bumper 4 speed. What a blast to drive. It was fun, cool to me.

I had a lot of fun with this a decade ago - ripping through Chinatown and North Beach in 2nd/3rd gear at 2 AM.....

My house was a bit of a shambles, however.

It hates my attachments...again and again .jpg, ,png, less than 1000 pixels, 125kb - I give up.

There always Flickr, I suppose. I don't even have the password to this site since Yahoo took over years ago but it's public: Waterfront home in SF | What crisis? | Brown Recluse | Flickr

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1984 Toyota Celica GTS notchback (blue), 1984 Toyota Supra maroon/mahogany 2-tone).

My 2nd S2000. I've had a few fun Hondas prior. Swapped Civic, Integra, RSX-S. Since attachments don't seem to be working, using the 'gram post from the shop it was in.

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2003 Toyota Corolla, 2011 Nissan Altima, 1991 Toyota Pickup. Oh wait, we are supposed to be listing cool cars...? I think I added a custom intake to my Pickup, does that make it cool?

Stooks really seem to be taking off in value lately.

If we're listing 'other' cars, there's the mildly rare 2003 Jetta TDi 5-spd wagon. TDi wagons with manuals are somewhat rare, made in Germany instead of Mexico, and it was the last year of the much longer lasting ALH motor, replaced in 2004 by the slightly more powerful but weaker Pump Deuse engines.

It's not fancy, or fast, but you have to admire its' Germanic efficiency at doing what it's supposed to do, drive long distances. It gets 45 - 50 mpg on highway trips, going 75 - 80 mph with the A/C blasting. 700 - 750 miles per tank (which is actually somewhat useless, nobody can drive that far without stopping anyhow). And while the footprint of the wagon isn't much bigger than the hatch Golfs, it's got a lot more cargo area in back.

It's crazy man.... People with beat cars asking $15+k. I got a really nice deal on mine which is great. I actually don't like them going up in value as I like autocrossing and starting to track mine. They're tremendously fun and reliable (knock on wood) but parts are starting to go up in price with the value of the car. Also, god for bid I had to replace it, I'm not getting one like I currently have.

Super cool cars and great driving/ownership experience. I'm not too pumped on them going up in value but there will probably not be another car like it. High revving NA engines are gone.

Cool thread... I've owned 50+ cars/trucks so I won't share them all (and not all of them are "cool") but here's a few highlights:

My early "ricer" days - 96' Accord

accord by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

Then the Toyota 4x4 bug got me:

yota by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

The OG Duster:

20120203-IMG_0611.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

Then "Tom Cruiser":

20130620-IMG_2822.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

Stage 1 LGT 5-speed, AKA "Brian":

The new Legacy GT Limited by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

"Phil" the 4th Gen:

IMG_6812.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

"Doug" the Tundra:

IMG_7443.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

"Hans" B5.5 Passat Variant 1.8T 5-speed:

_DSC0002.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

"Les" 85' Xtra Cab Pickup 5-speed:

_08I7044.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

"RickRunner" 05' V8 Limited 4Runner:
_08I1283.jpg by
Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

"Allen" 88 Toyota Cargo Van:

_08I1829.jpg by Tamarack, on Flickr

"Tony Montana" 92' Supra Turbo Targa (Still have):
_08I8907.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

The Duster 2 (still have - as many of you know) 00' 4Runner 5-speed:
IMG_2503.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

"Lonny" 97' Sc400 (still have):
_08I5754.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

Yes, I have a problem lol

I'll play

1968 Dodge Power
1951 Dodge M37
1973 BMW 2002TII
2000 4Runner (5spd/E-Lok)

Thanks

MikeM

1960 MGA and now a 1962 MGA - together in 80's

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