Ugly, totally obtainable cars you want

[yoga-like_abana]

that truck just screams I'm going to get coffee at mcdonalds with the men

[ben ji]

that truck just screams I'm going to get coffee at mcdonalds with the men

Get coffee at the co-op*

[yoga-like_abana]

that truck just screams I'm going to get coffee at mcdonalds with the men

Get coffee at the co-op*

Nope, that ole boy has a beater truck for crap like that. Then has his Sunday best truck


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[Sandstone Outcropping]

Looks fun and practical

https://twitter.com/asIiceofhistory/status/1556303705158270976?s=20&t=RcN2p7XPACVTBtaXolLYJA

[TheHamburglar]

Looks fun and practical

https://twitter.com/asIiceofhistory/status/1556303705158270976?s=20&t=RcN2p7XPACVTBtaXolLYJA

Someone found it at a junk yard & restored it.

[Pete]

The car wash thread got me thinking...I have a very nice, well maintained vehicle, but I am seriously thinking about additoinally purchasing a cheap-as-possible ugly truck that I can give zero fucks about.  The ideal situation would be a truck that was as new as possible, had a crap ton of miles, body rust, other blemishes, and yet still have a reliable engine and transmission.  Very tricky situation to try and find just the right mix of "looks like crap but drives like heaven." 

I want the freedom of not giving two shits about what happens to it, yet the confidence to drive it anywhere.  Is this a paradox, a cosmic impossibility even?!?!

[Kat Kid]

I think you want a Toyota truck.


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[steve dave]

And you won’t find one cheap. The problem with the reliable shitty truck is that everyone else wants the same truck.


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[Skipper44]

a former fleet truck is about the best you can do if you can find one that was basically just used as transportation instead of towing, plowing, etc but was professionally maintained

[Spracne]

Looks fun and practical

https://twitter.com/asIiceofhistory/status/1556303705158270976?s=20&t=RcN2p7XPACVTBtaXolLYJA

Someone found it at a junk yard & restored it.

This was fascinating.

[Katpappy]

You would be asking for all kinds of mechanical issues.  I owned a VW bug in HS and it could barely go 60 mpg with a buck wind.  There is no way this would be reliable and KDOT probably wouldn't allow it on the interstate.

[Trim]

The car wash thread got me thinking...I have a very nice, well maintained vehicle, but I am seriously thinking about additoinally purchasing a cheap-as-possible ugly truck that I can give zero fucks about.  The ideal situation would be a truck that was as new as possible, had a crap ton of miles, body rust, other blemishes, and yet still have a reliable engine and transmission.  Very tricky situation to try and find just the right mix of "looks like crap but drives like heaven." 

I want the freedom of not giving two shits about what happens to it, yet the confidence to drive it anywhere.  Is this a paradox, a cosmic impossibility even?!?!

Get all the clearances needed for this purchase, then be reminded on gE that it's impossible, and then allocate that money to boat things.

[Spracne]

You would be asking for all kinds of mechanical issues.  I owned a VW bug in HS and it could barely go 60 mpg with a buck wind.  There is no way this would be reliable and KDOT probably wouldn't allow it on the interstate.

I didn't realize they manufactured these in the '40s?

[wetwillie]

Someone call the morgue, gonna need a body bag. Spracne killled that man.

[DaBigTrain]

 

[yoga-like_abana]

The car wash thread got me thinking...I have a very nice, well maintained vehicle, but I am seriously thinking about additoinally purchasing a cheap-as-possible ugly truck that I can give zero fucks about.  The ideal situation would be a truck that was as new as possible, had a crap ton of miles, body rust, other blemishes, and yet still have a reliable engine and transmission.  Very tricky situation to try and find just the right mix of "looks like crap but drives like heaven." 

I want the freedom of not giving two shits about what happens to it, yet the confidence to drive it anywhere.  Is this a paradox, a cosmic impossibility even?!?!

These are difficult but not impossibly at all to find. FB marketplace and craigslist(yes it's still a thing and only have it on owner sold) are the best places. If by some chance you come across someone that has a For Sale sign in the window of their vehicle that puppy might as well have a bullseye on it.

[Katpappy]

You would be asking for all kinds of mechanical issues.  I owned a VW bug in HS and it could barely go 60 mpg with a buck wind.  There is no way this would be reliable and KDOT probably wouldn't allow it on the interstate.

I didn't realize they manufactured these in the '40s?

It was a '64 bug.  I grew up in the time of hippies, not beatnecks or "greatest generation" hicks. 

[Pete]

The car wash thread got me thinking...I have a very nice, well maintained vehicle, but I am seriously thinking about additoinally purchasing a cheap-as-possible ugly truck that I can give zero fucks about.  The ideal situation would be a truck that was as new as possible, had a crap ton of miles, body rust, other blemishes, and yet still have a reliable engine and transmission.  Very tricky situation to try and find just the right mix of "looks like crap but drives like heaven." 

I want the freedom of not giving two shits about what happens to it, yet the confidence to drive it anywhere.  Is this a paradox, a cosmic impossibility even?!?!

These are difficult but not impossibly at all to find. FB marketplace and craigslist(yes it's still a thing and only have it on owner sold) are the best places. If by some chance you come across someone that has a For Sale sign in the window of their vehicle that puppy might as well have a bullseye on it.

I do check those regularly.  I am hoping by late summer or early fall the used car market will have corrected a bit.

[stunted]

would love to get a car like the 300zx, gs300, or whatever other cool car from that area and modify the crap out of it. 2f2. (oh god is that like with boomers and muscle cars? signs of getting old.)

[KITNfury]

would love to get a car like the 300zx, gs300, or whatever other cool car from that area and modify the crap out of it. 2f2. (oh god is that like with boomers and muscle cars? signs of getting old.)

Yea, but it's ok

[nicname]

Bump

[nicname]

The Chevy Malibu Maxx from 2005 or so


Been seeing a few around lately and have taken a liking to the look.

https://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/malibu-maxx/2005/hatchback/


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[yoga-like_abana]

If I find a decent one I'm going to pull the trigger on a Suzuki Samurai. Cheaper than a side by side and basically the same thing

[Katpappy]

If I find a decent one I'm going to pull the trigger on a Suzuki Samurai. Cheaper than a side by side and basically the same thing

JUNK!  Also, lots of luck trying to find someplace that will repair the many breakdowns. 

[steve dave]

If I find a decent one I'm going to pull the trigger on a Suzuki Samurai. Cheaper than a side by side and basically the same thing

You’re like the 50th person I’ve seen say this exact thing about a samurai and/or tracker.


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