@cars Bring back mini trucks! My 1990 ford ranger is everything a commuter should be. People do not need fast cars they need something reliable, fast enough to get you from point A to B, and a perfect sized bed to haul almost anything in your home. Driving is still a blast BECAUSE IT IS SLOW! If you have not driven a vehicle with less than 100hp then treat yourself to the joys of your nearest shitbox.

  • CADmonkey@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    21 days ago

    I used to have a 1988 Mitsubishi Mighty Max. Little truck, 90 horsepower. No power windows, no infotainment system. Just seats and a steering wheel. Mine was super fancy because it had an automatic transmission.

    I enjoy “slow” small cars. I daily a Mirage. I also have this old 4wd I tinker with, a Suzuki Samurai. It’s like 1/4 the size of an F150 but it will go anywhere you point it.

    The most entertaining thing for me with small/slow cars are guys driving big trucks that see the little 3-cylinder car and they MUST get in front of it before their balls jump off their body and run away into the night. They’re easily triggered and you can make them go by a speed trap while showing you that their truck is faster.

    • XeroxCool@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      21 days ago

      I miss my Geo Tracker and the antics like:

      • squeezing between bollards
      • parking on the sidewalk
      • leaving through the roof
      • grabbing the rear fender from the driver seat
      • poking the spare tire when reclined
      • getting gassed by the exhaust pulling right back into most soft top configurations
      • climbing logs with low 4x4
      • getting fresh air intake through the floorboards
      • still having 3 out of 8 body mounts intact
      • getting fresh air through the rear wheel wells
      • wondering what exactly was supporting my seat
      • watching the door frames pop out of the roof line on bumps

      I wish I was the one that could have saved it, but it wasn’t in the cards.

      • CADmonkey@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        20 days ago

        Oh yes, the joy of not needing power windows or locks because your arm is long enough. I’d love to find a tracker/sidekick, they’re nicer to drive on paved roads with other traffic when compared to my solid-axle, leaf spring equipped samurai. I’ve never met anyone who actually owned a tracker who didn’t like it.