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You want a car that gets the job done? You want a car that's hassle free? You want a car that literally no one will ever compliment you on? Well look no further.

The 1999 Toyota Corolla.

Let's talk about features.
Bluetooth: nope
Sunroof: nope
Fancy wheels: nope
Rear view camera: nope...but it's got a transparent rear window and you have a fucking neck that can turn.

Let me tell you a story. One day my Corolla started making a strange sound. I didn't give a shit and ignored it. It went away. The End.

You could take the engine out of this car, drop it off the Golden Gate Bridge, fish it out of the water a thousand years later, put it in the trunk of the car, fill the gas tank up with Nutella, turn the key, and this puppy would fucking start right up.

This car will outlive you, it will outlive your children.

Things this car is old enough to do:
Vote: yes
Consent to sex: yes
Rent a car: it IS a car

This car's got history. It's seen some shit. People have done straight things in this car. People have done gay things in this car. It's not going to judge you like a fucking Volkswagen would.

Interesting facts:
This car's exterior color is gray, but it's interior color is grey.
In the owner's manual, oil is listed as "optional."
When this car was unveiled at the 1998 Detroit Auto Show, it caused all 2,000 attendees to spontaneously yawn. The resulting abrupt change in air pressure inside the building caused a partial collapse of the roof. Four people died. The event is chronicled in the documentary "Bored to Death: The Story of the 1999 Toyota Corolla"

You wanna know more? Great, I had my car fill out a Facebook survey.
Favorite food: spaghetti
Favorite tv show: Alf
Favorite band: tie between Bush and the Gin Blossoms

This car is as practical as a Roth IRA. It's as middle-of-the-road as your grandpa during his last Silver Alert. It's as utilitarian as a member of a church whose scripture is based entirely on water bills.

When I ran the CarFax for this car, I got back a single piece of paper that said, "It's a Corolla. It's fine."

Let's face the facts, this car isn't going to win any beauty contests, but neither are you. Stop lying to yourself and stop lying to your wife. This isn't the car you want, it's the car you deserve: The fucking 1999 Toyota Corolla.
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I’m with you @Bender
 
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One Gear and 1500 RPM's to go!

But nothing wrong with that Porsche, HMFWIC!

Oh and... Little Feat? At least I'm listening to The Who! Few things more satisfying than busting past 140mph while listening to "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Reily!"

Awesomeness all around in this thread!

Cheers,

Sirhr
 
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It was Classic Vinyl, I didn't pick the song, although Dixie Chicken is a fun tune

I do have a Chip with 11,000 Albums in the center console, complete collections of bands at your finger tips

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So music is no problem
Well, damn... here I am still using a CD-Changer...

But it does have Beethoven's 9th, Best of Fatboy Slim and Warren Zevon's Quiet Normal Life... So I am happy!

Sirhr
 
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It was Classic Vinyl, I didn't pick the song, although Dixie Chicken is a fun tune

I do have a Chip with 11,000 Albums in the center console, complete collections of bands at your finger tips

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So music is no problem
Wait... Who's driving? Or did you get a UK-issue Porsche? I'm the one who is supposed to have the steering wheel on the wrong side!
 
no music because you cannot hear it over the side pipes, natures AC and no heater because it comes through the firewall:)

Well... it's not like that's a feature!

150mph in AC comfort with the 1812 Overture playing at medium volume is something to appreciate!

Cheers,

Sirhr
 
I was driving Tommy B was in the passenger Seat

My Dad had gas stations growing up so we had cars,

My first car, the Javalin, not the Demon
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Fun Fact the Ramcharger behind it had a 440 in it from the Factory it as a limited edition, the 327 Impala SS is hidden but behind the Demon

Here is my Dad's Show car, a 64 Nova

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At shows it displayed like this
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I was driving Tommy B was in the passenger Seat

My Dad had gas stations growing up so we had cars,

My first car, the Javalin, not the Demon
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Fun Fact the Ramcharger behind it had a 440 in it from the Factory it as a limited edition, the 327 Impala SS is hidden but behind the Demon

Here is my Dad's Show car, a 64 Nova

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At shows it displayed like this
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How’s that old hot rodder saying go? “I’d rather be blown,” I believe.
 
Ya, that Nova is kinda unique

The front end is from a 280ZX, the rear end is a Corvette, it has Monte Carlo Swivel Buckets, so it's a bit of a mutt
Yeah... but let's get back to that AMC!!!

THE most under-rated (better word: Under-appreciated) cars of the era!

Sirhr
 
My Javalin,

I called it the Dragon Slayer; it had a Heavy Metal Magazine-type cover on the back, typical 1970s type airbrush artwork

It was cool, I had repair plates up until I was 25 so I used to switch cars all the time

I think someone might still have the Javalin in CT, last I heard it was still like that

Each flame, lick, etc, has 3 Flip Flop Flames trailing it so it would shimmer in the sun. We blacked out the bumpers, and under that big empty space in the dash I had an Alpine Stereo that was hidden
 
The white car looks like a second generation Monte Carlo.
I was driving Tommy B was in the passenger Seat

My Dad had gas stations growing up so we had cars,

My first car, the Javalin, not the Demon
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Fun Fact the Ramcharger behind it had a 440 in it from the Factory it as a limited edition, the 327 Impala SS is hidden but behind the Demon

Here is my Dad's Show car, a 64 Nova

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At shows it displayed like this
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I can't imagine the cleaning time on the chevy 11.
 
8 track?
My Javalin,

I called it the Dragon Slayer; it had a Heavy Metal Magazine-type cover on the back, typical 1970s type airbrush artwork

It was cool, I had repair plates up until I was 25 so I used to switch cars all the time

I think someone might still have the Javalin in CT, last I heard it was still like that

Each flame, lick, etc, has 3 Flip Flop Flames trailing it so it would shimmer in the sun. We blacked out the bumpers, and under that big empty space in the dash I had an Alpine Stereo that was hidden
Javelins were tough.
 
8 track?

Javelins were tough.
The AMX was, legitimately, the hottest thing of the late muscle-car era. Under-appreciated. Under-marketed. Under-capitalized. But it was a killer of virtually everything on the street!

The 390 and 401 were some of the best engines of the time.

Sirhr
 
I think It was the body style. Kinda hard to figure it out. Not a Torino, not a Mach 2, not a duster and not close to the hot selling Camaro or mustang.
But they ran like a bat out of hell. Weight to power and gearing put a lot of cars to shame.
The AMX was, legitimately, the hottest thing of the late muscle-car era. Under-appreciated. Under-marketed. Under-capitalized. But it was a killer of virtually everything on the street!

The 390 and 401 were some of the best engines of the time.

Sirhr
Maybe they didn't have the advertising budget? Then again nascar at the time was win on Sunday and sell on Monday.
I knew a few guys that had them. They dragged my 340 duster.
 
My 2022 gay ass Camry is actually pretty fun to drive with it’s 4 cylinder.

The 2022 Camaro SS is pretty boring to drive, but I love driving it because it pisses people off so bad when they get stuck behind me doing the speed limit. Only mod I’m doing to it is putting new exhaust on it so it’s dead quiet.

4Runner is like running pulling a sled filled with fat women.

Titan is actually pretty damn fun, but at 8 years old I drive it pretty conservatively.
How many hookers can you fit in there? Dead or alive
 
Can't take it with you.
I know a guy that has a couple for sale. Fair price. I’ve been sitting on this information for years working up the nerve to buy one for myself.
They are still holding value so consider it an investment. Better than losing 10% on cash because of inflation.
That's why all the big boys have large collections of cars.
 
You can add turbos, superchargers and nitrous to 500+ cubic inch engines.
Correct 😈

Pressurizing the manifold in many cases makes more sense than making the engine physically larger. Considering weight/size/handling trade off vs power. 50-100 lbs of turbo and intercooler(assuming you aren’t running meth) could more power than making the engine physically larger, given other constraints.

Or say you change altitude, you can make up for power lost from the change in air density.

Can’t do that naturally aspirated.
 
It was Classic Vinyl, I didn't pick the song, although Dixie Chicken is a fun tune

I do have a Chip with 11,000 Albums in the center console, complete collections of bands at your finger tips

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So music is no problem
So, Napster.
It was you then....

BTW, power adders NOS/Turbo/Blower...et al.
It's called "volumetric efficiency".
If you add 14.7psi boost the engine behaves as if it is double the size it is N/A.
14.7psi = 1 BAR, or static pressure at sea level if temp and humidity are within standards.
 
I think It was the body style. Kinda hard to figure it out. Not a Torino, not a Mach 2, not a duster and not close to the hot selling Camaro or mustang.
But they ran like a bat out of hell. Weight to power and gearing put a lot of cars to shame.

Maybe they didn't have the advertising budget? Then again nascar at the time was win on Sunday and sell on Monday.
I knew a few guys that had them. They dragged my 340 duster.


It’s long, but not one you have to watch. Good background listen.

It’s really well-done as a documentary and goes over the company’s history in great detail with the car models as an integral part.

And @lowlight … one of my “car regrets” was not buying a Ramcharger when I got out of college in ‘88. There was a big block 87 leftover ramcharger on the Dodge dealer lot right by the school and the “college grad” first car discount was huge. Still the best of the big boy SUV’s before they were called that. Sorry Bronco and Blazer guys.

Sirhr
 
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Bought this new in 2007
F150 supercrew 2wd with 5.4 added a 2.3l whipple supercharger at 13psi, long tube headers, forged wheels ,4:10s, etc…
I literally never drive it anymore. It sits in the extra garage stall. My son is 14 so it will probably be his soon. Only has 40k. Tuned by Bob Kurgan. Current tune makes around 500rwhp/540rwtq.
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The AMX was, legitimately, the hottest thing of the late muscle-car era. Under-appreciated. Under-marketed. Under-capitalized. But it was a killer of virtually everything on the street!

The 390 and 401 were some of the best engines of the time.

Sirhr

From the time I was ~5years old till the death of AMC, two doors down from me was a guy that owned the AMC dealership in town. He would come home in so many different cars. From Jeeps to hot rods.

The thing I remember most clearly is he brought home a go kart with a ?plastic-fiberglass? body of a Gremlin with the X stickers on it. His son and I would run the wheels off that thing. One day we got the great idea of taking it to the JR high school that was walking distance from the house. We are going to race it around the track. That was such a ball, as I remember you could get the thing to slide out just a little on entry to the turns at the end of the track.

Being a kid back then was great.
 
My current fair-weather ride:

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Makes about 650/650 at the wheels on 93 and a few more on E85, and it goes around a road course fast enough. I'm also pretty sure that my sons are the only ones at their school getting dropped off and picked up in a car that does 11 flat at nearly 130.

I think the blower snout bearings are close to freezing, so it'll finally get the ported blower and CNC LS9 heads that have been sitting in a shelf for a few years.

Then it's time to put some attention into this back-burnered project:

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1996 Impala SS, L96 iron-block 6.0L, Lingenfelter LSA heads, LSA blower, and a GMPP accessory drive that's proving to be a minor PITA. It also looks like the 6L90 won't fit without some floorpan hacking, so there's a decision to be made over the winter. But when it's done, it should make a streetable 700ish at the wheels. It also has Ride Tech bags at all four corners and an Air Lift 3H control system.
 
My current fair-weather ride:

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Makes about 650/650 at the wheels on 93 and a few more on E85, and it goes around a road course fast enough. I'm also pretty sure that my sons are the only ones at their school getting dropped off and picked up in a car that does 11 flat at nearly 130.

I think the blower snout bearings are close to freezing, so it'll finally get the ported blower and CNC LS9 heads that have been sitting in a shelf for a few years.

Then it's time to put some attention into this back-burnered project:

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1996 Impala SS, L96 iron-block 6.0L, Lingenfelter LSA heads, LSA blower, and a GMPP accessory drive that's proving to be a minor PITA. It also looks like the 6L90 won't fit without some floorpan hacking, so there's a decision to be made over the winter. But when it's done, it should make a streetable 700ish at the wheels. It also has Ride Tech bags at all four corners and an Air Lift 3H control system.
I had a mint 96 caprice wagon with the LT1. I miss that car. Should have kept it. Only 40k miles.
 
Well... it's not like that's a feature!

150mph in AC comfort with the 1812 Overture playing at medium volume is something to appreciate!

Cheers,

Sirhr
Sounds like my FIL and MIL with his cousin and wife and a car full of luggage topping out his 300c at the Bonneville salt flats. He was like, you don't go there and not top out your car. His wife was complaint about him racing people on main street in his 47 dodge, or his charger, or his Nomad, pretty much anything but his mini van. Although if you pull up and rev your engine. He would probably run in that too. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
Mark I Factory 5 Cobra, 650HP stroked 427 (not enough deck height hence the intake), naturally aspirated Quick Fuel 750, 525hp to the wheels on the dyno, 1,840lbs on a frame and fiberglass body, Mickey Thompson street slicks (do not use in rain!!!). I'm not saying it can beat all your high dollar, massive horsepower hot rods, but for something that is street legal and could even be an every-day-driver (as long as the weather is ok), this is a very quick car. No power steering, but it sticks to the road and handles like a fighter jet. It's on rails around corners. Of course, when you hit about 100mph if feels like about 300mph. It's quick, not fast. For street fun this one is hard to beat. As fun as riding motorcycles.

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