Killtodie Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 "that are impossible to find" http://jalopnik.com/5892068/ten-desirable-used-cars-that-are-impossible-to-find/gallery/11 "Now they're almost completely gone. Why? What happened? How could the auto enthusiast community not cherish and support such an excellent machine?" umm? We are a community that cherishes them plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minagera Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 That means the price should go up on these suckers right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 "that are impossible to find" http://jalopnik.com/5892068/ten-desirable-used-cars-that-are-impossible-to-find/gallery/11 "Now they're almost completely gone. Why? What happened? How could the auto enthusiast community not cherish and support such an excellent machine?" umm? We are a community that cherishes them plenty.Unfortunately its not as many as it should be, even in this group. And out of those that do, half cherish them for potential profit from parting cars. -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotStock88 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 IMO its fairly easy to find starquests, but weather you want it or not after it's had 10 owners and 20yrs of abuse is a different story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Yeah, they aren't too difficult to find if you have eyes that function. There are at least a dozen within 20 minutes of my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMeyerhoff Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Around here they are in the impossible to find catagory. The midwest was "resitive" to foriegn cars in the 80s. All five that I've bought have come from out of state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Dont Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Not many are left here since the Midwesters take them all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeroJr Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I understand the desire to have the values on the car appreciate, but part of what got me into these cars (as opposed to my former Mustang SVO or a 300zx TT or...) was the relatively low cost of entry. It would be nice to have a bit more aftermarket support, although that is probably a function of rising values, so... Anyway, I would definitely be into some of the other cars on the list, especially the 1st gen Isuzu Impulse / Nero. I used to see one here in Charlotte at an apartment complex, but I haven't been by that way in awhile. There is also a near perfect Dodge Rampage in a neighborhood nearby that I occasionally think about asking the owner about. But then I remember that I have way too many cars as is. Jalop is definitely into Starquests... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Yeah, they aren't too difficult to find if you have eyes that function. There are at least a dozen within 20 minutes of my house.The 10 in your own backyard don't count mang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_S Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I know of only a couple in about a 50 mile radius, 25 year old sports car. They have either been rodded and wrecked or just rusted away. It's a dieing breed that wasn't in huge numbers to begin with. That is why I like the car. Rarely do I see them up here in the rust belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_StarionTSI Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Eh, they are rather hard to find, maybe not as hard as an SVO, but, in comparison to mustangs, civics, integra's, and all those cars that are a dime a dozen and seen everywhere our cars are rare and "impossible to find" (in perspective). I spotted a celica GT4 (http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/cto/2843853768.html) which I think is a pretty damn hard to find car, at least around here. Maybe not the most desirable car for anyone, but still a diamond in the rough. I could think of a few cars other than a CRX or Acura Legend to put in that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeroJr Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Yeah, I agree with Mike_StarionTSI, that they probably mean hard to find relative to same-era Mustangs or 90s era civics and integras, which are the common choice of budget fun car builds. That Celica looks interesting, by the way. That era Celica are cars that you don't see as much of now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMNDSTAR87 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I only know of mine and one other in the few cities surrounding me---these cars did not fair well with new england winters---gig out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 There's probably a couple dozen of them around here (not counting my own stash), and I'd say at least 6 of them are for sale, so they're not too hard to find down here. However, when I lived in MI they were very hard to find because with MI being the US car capitol, there weren't even many Mitsu. dealerships in the state until the 90's. The Chrysler dealerships sold most SQs, but even then something that was "Imported for Chrysler" was frowned on a bit. Some cool cars on that list. I also had a 1987 Scirocco 16V so I was glad to see those make the list too. I had a couple friends with Rampages and those Fiat things too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drifter87 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I know of 4 within 50 miles of me. And one of them looks like a decent fiji that is simply sitting under a tree in the back of some yard. And that really ticks me off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_S Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 There's probably a couple dozen of them around here (not counting my own stash), and I'd say at least 6 of them are for sale, so they're not too hard to find down here. However, when I lived in MI they were very hard to find because with MI being the US car capitol, there weren't even many Mitsu. dealerships in the state until the 90's. The Chrysler dealerships sold most SQs, but even then something that was "Imported for Chrysler" was frowned on a bit. Some cool cars on that list. I also had a 1987 Scirocco 16V so I was glad to see those make the list too. I had a couple friends with Rampages and those Fiat things too. Ditto on the 87 Scirocco. Silver over black. Still miss that car tho I don't know if I could fit in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfyter Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Seems like there's only a few on the road around here. Most that I've seen are either sitting or (like mine) under construction. I could definitely think of some better cars for that list. Like a Nissan 200SX, the S12 kind not the sedan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHARDmitsu. Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 A lot of SQ's are turning into swap sluts. If the value should ever go up, ever those in most original form would probably be worth something. But most people don't buy these cars to keep em stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I had an 84 scirocco that had an 87 16v swap. It was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOSTED88tsi Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 whose car is that? way too much hdr action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I have owned four of those "hard to find" cars. My friend has a couple of those LeCars at his shop, running driving. A Legend hard to find? The junk yards are littered with them, you can find em all over craigslist also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I just read some of the comments and stopped after 4. A lot of people that comment there are idiots. It's becoming as bad as youtube. -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patra_is_here Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 the internet is a terrible place to read threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 the internet is a terrible place to read threads. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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