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This might sound a little odd but whatever. I drive canyons and stuff like that. I like really tight roads, all 2nd and 3rd gear with maybe even some 1st corners. I'm always looking for a little more response, a little crisper turn in, a little cooler brakes. I find all these people on here talking about what parts to get and what is crap and stuff like that. Dont take me wrong, cause I love my EM2, its the best car i have ever had, but I kind of want a slow car right now. Not to replace my car, because like I said I love my car. Do you guys (or girls) know what a bugeyed sprite is? Its an Austin Heally convertable sports car. They have terrible brakes, no power (like 45 hp, maybe, if your lucky, ona good day), no interior features and are not terribly reliable. The only thing I envy about bugeye owners is that they can drive at the absolute limits of the car and still not be speeding on most canyon roads. The thing is not fast enough to break speed laws going uphill and it doesnt stop or turn well enough to do it downhill. I really like the I dea of going for a drive and going as hard as I can all day without really getting into that much trouble. All I would have to do is stay in my own lane to avoid a lane violation. not to mention that no cop in his right mind is going to look at a bugeye and think "they must be breaking the law, I'll go folow them all the way to their friggin house". If I knew how I would put a picture of one on here for you just so you could see how ugly they really are. Im not that cool though so you can see one on ebay, there are always a couple for sale. I probabley wont ever get one just cause i dont have the spare cash or space. Having one car that i could do everything in was one of the reasons i got the civic in the first place, so its spot in my heart as my canyon car is secure for the time being. Sorry this is a lame topic. I just wanted to tell someone.

 
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Umm. . ok.

IF you want a slow car get like an early 90's GEO Metro. I had one, they are slow. If you are going uphill you can't speed. . Plus if you plan to beat the car hard every single day then parts to fix it would be less than a rare "Bugeyed Sprite" that they'll probably have to import parts for. Plus the tires on a Metro are like 12" so they are easy to slow down when braking. Just an idea.

 
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i like a early 90s dodge spirit personally

 
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That too, there are a bunch of cars like that. Festiva, stuff like that. Which you can pick up cheap.

 
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man no never buy a early 90s domestic anything

i was kidding about the spirit although those cars got some serious looks

put one on some dubs and your rollin pretty damn hard

 
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Hey. . I had an early 90's domestic. Besides it falling apart it served it's time with me. . hehe. .

Blew up the Metro though. . *cough *cough Nitrous .. lol

 
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I drive an 85 CRX as my daily driver. Carborated engine and all. Works great and has enough pick up for the freeway too.

 
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yep its just a fact that back in the day imports ruled small cars same as they do today

 
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rc pro am is dope by the way

 
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You think the bugeye is ugly? Personally, I think it's a really nice classic car. Nothing ugly about it.

 
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used to have a 91. Sold it for $1000 and bought my EX

 
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get a 89 pontiac grand am...that was my first car, holy crap...you could kill that thing and you wouldnt feel any kind of pick up..ouch...

 
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That car just looks odd...never did like euros.

 
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Yeah I want a really slow car too... maybe a ford P.O.S. or an old chevy shitation...

...oh wait, no I don't.

 
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I think I seen that car on a tv show.. and it could fly?@?@?@

 
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an old mazda 323, or like a 1989 base model civic
if u really want slow get a model t and take a piston out

 
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i think that cars kinda pimp

 
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hahahahaha this site rocks. Thanks for all the replys. I'm so shocked that this even got read by anyone. I actualy looked at one of those old geos a while ago and a good friend of mine has an old slow 323. This made my night, thanks everyone

 
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I dont know about slow but maybe use the money you would use to buy a slow car and upgrade your suspenion and brakes and hell toss on some sticky tires and then you wont need a slow car you could handle the canyon just fine.

 
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I love the Sprite!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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LOTUS ELISE!!!!!!! but its not slow..... ummm that small infiniti car what was that called? I forgot the basis was a sentra platform

 
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M30? The vert?

 
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it was fast in europe becuase had differnt engine. They use to brag about its touring car birth? However it was the slowest power to ratio car tested by motor trend in the US?

 
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That was the G20.

 
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thats kind of what I was getting at. I have no trouble handling the canyons as it is. I just like the thrill, so if I could get the shrill out of a cool old slow sprite, I would be set and legal. This is only even a thought fro me cause I'm so friggin broke right now that a ticket or crash would force me to go BK and that scares me a little. Got a new job on the line though so maybe I wont have to worry about it so much.

the smart thing to do is just to not drive canyons till i can afford it again but im not very smart.

 
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what about that old, old old datsun roadster?

 
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^^ i thought those had some pep tho

 
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d'oh.

 
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driving at the max capacity of a vehicle is NOT SAFE

em2 is a freakin slow car

 
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you're right twice

indeed it's not safe

it is a slow car