ITT: Severely underrated vehicles
>>15345165
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1989 Dodge Caravan
2.5l i4 turbo 5 speed 150hp stock
3086 pounds curb weight
From what I read, this was a seriously good SUV, just released at the wrong time.
>>15345215
what the fuck is that supposed to mean?
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>>15345244
Also, LeBarons.
>>15345280
wasn't that just a Chrysler Aspen with a Kia bodykit?
>>15345413
Lifter noise.
>>15345207
where i live everyone has one
>>15347749
>this
my parents had one of these. it was a real beast but yeah, dem lifters
>>15345165
>Opel Frontera and its clones
>underrated
it's cheap for a handful of reasons
dem looks tho
>>15347733
Multipla is widely regarded as a really good and spacious vehicle, it's just ugly
>>15347793
>Opel Frontera and its clones
It was an Isuzu and half a dozen other things before it was ever an opel
>>15347887
This. They're a Rodeo or a MU first and foremost.
I used to have a JDM import short wheel base MU (stands for "Mysterious Utility") with the old fashioned mechanical 3.1 turbo diesel, and it was a tough little truck.
>>15345165
please explain why you feel this vehicle is underrated without using any japanese reliability memes
>>15347995
Well that's the biggest reason it's underrated, whether you wish to acknowledge that or not.
tfw its diff is a direct swap for my truck if it was the G80 package. Dana 44 lsd.
>>15347733
Absolutely not. Indigenous Korean design, most closely resembles a 05-12 Pathfinder or 02-11 Explorer in terms of layout: BOF with independent coil sprung rear suspension to fit a fold flat third row. Transfer case with a true low range.
I agree, they're really not bad trucks. What would keep me from buying one today as a used vehicle is the limited supply of used cars and lack of community in terms of looking up repairs and DIY fixes.
OP I think you're right, they're a great budget alternative to the ubiquitous 3rd gen 4Runner. Just gotta watch out for the Gm automatic transmission. Seriously sturdy and overbuilt suspensions, axles and brakes. Isuzu Trooper even more so IMO.
Another contender: Mitsubishi Montero Sport. Same story as the Isuzu. Cheaper than a 4Runner, every bit as capable when configured correctly (available rear locker).
>>15348169
Are you sure the current generation Sorento like that pic is a BOF truck style SUV? I'm positive they turned into a transverse drive FWD with an AWD optioned crossover.
The first generation was indeed a proper truck like 4x4 SUV with even a live rear axle.
My inclusion in this thread would be Hyundai Terracan. A Hyundai body on a second generation Pajero platform with the Hyundai/Kia commercial 2.9 CRDi engine.
Everybody hates on these things when they are literately one of the fastest cars you can buy for any amount of money.
>>15348281
And there goes the thread..
>>15348289
Have you driven one, faggot?
Stop hating because you are poor.
>>15348281
if it wasnt for the shit Boxer engine i would have bought one of those, FR-S should have had a turbo I4 or at least a NA I4, good looking cars but i hate Boxers too much to consider buying one
>>15348274
That's not a sorento, it's a Borrego, sold internationally as "Mohave." You're correct that the Sorento transitioned from a BOF/solid rear axle traditional SUV (with Lexus RX300 looks) to a FWD sedan based platform.
Borrego is definitely a traditional SUV, except for the IRS. It was of the same generation as other SUVs transitioning to IRS like the final BOF Explorer, the 05-12 Pathfinder, Nissan Armada, 08+ Sequoia, 3rd gen Montero (Pajero).
>>15348289
This.
>inb4 anyone actually responds to the satirical anti brobaru tard
>>15348302
But "fastest car" for "any amount of money" is objectively wrong. Can't bait your way around that.
>>15348325
If you have more than 200HP you can't put it down so what is the point? I don't care what you bring, my FRS will destroy you on the twisties.
>>15348325
Stop replying you turkey.
>>15348317
Ah, fair enough. Never heard of them before. Interestingly Wikipedia lists the Hyundai Terracan as the Mohave predecessor.
>>15348339
>>15345445
Caravan seats 7 and weighs less
>>15348518
>anything from kukrea
>underrated
>>15348502
My friend and I were in his saturn Ion headed down the mountain and we prolly hit about 70 going around some pretty tight turns it was surprisingly capable
>>15348302
I fucking own one shit lord.
>>15348307
this
>>15348498
>>15348502
these are shit, deal with it
>>15348281
Say that to my $1400 m3. Total pos, but a well maintained used one will probably last as long as an 86/frs and be about as reliable
>>15348544
I mean what other car looks ugly af and comes with a free tent
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>>15350690
>bmw
>well maintained
>reliable
kek
>>15348004
do you actually believe this?
plenty of better american vehicles which are more reliable
why do so many people like you don't know shit about auto and feel they need to cling onto something japanese or else they are going to be hit by some 2,000$ mystery repair bill which is always floating on the back of their mind??
lol pathetic
>>15350992
Those "plenty of better american vehicles" that are comparable to the Rodeo in OP get beat to shit in the harsh conditions I'm used to. They simply don't like the dust or load combined with heat.
There's a reason these Japanese vehicles flourish the world over while most American stuff is restricted to its own market.
>>15350700
and a cooler in the center console.
>>15345215
"It kinda sounds like an old sewing machine, or a type writer"
That v6 was the worst thing ever
>>15348523
fuck yes dude
>suzuki reliability and fun
>AWD 5 or 4 speed
>turbo kits available
>whole car goes for like 5 grand right no
this is perfect i might pick one up soon
>>15351039
i meant 6 speed not 4
>>15351039
>>15351041
The only available turbo kit only works on 2007-2009 5 speeds at the moment, They have a 2010-2012 6 speed kit almost ready, but they don't have the computer tuning set up, so you'd have to let them use your car as a guinea pig.
>>15351036
V6 Corolla? Where? Corolla's never came with a V6.
>>15348462
caravan has no hidden headlights
check and mate
>>15351057
quit arguing. All Chrysler's turbo K-cars were underrated.
>>15351061
>tfw let a Turbo III Daytona slip past me
And it was for a grand to boot. Fucking hell.
There's also a turbo shadow at a junker near me, the guy wants 5000€ for the thing.
>>15345212
The most stock riced sports car in the world. If you give a camaro more power and add a plastic chinese stancefag bodykit to it, you have a modern corvette.
>>15348514
those things are built like fucking garbage, replace the transmission on a AWD version and you will know true pain.
>>15345212
lol those things still have leaf springs and pushrods in 2016, Skylines have been on overhead cam and IRS for over 50 years
>>15350705
That explains why there are still millions of e30's and e36's running just fine with no major problems.
But Americans aren't used to owning cars that haven't broken down at least once every few thousand miles (except miatas and civics).
>did over 400 000km on it
>can fit a sofa, a 190/90cm mattress and other bulky items
>regularly carried over half a ton of cargo like bags of coal and building supplies, or crates of grapes, boxes of frozen produce etc.
>yet handles like a car and is economical
Now I drive a Berlingo Multispace and it's a much worse car overall.
Both try to be multipurpose, but the Berlingo barely fits more than the Picasso yet it's worse in every other way.
>>15345244
that's a pretty great curb weight for a van
>>15345244
You can see the cage in that van.
>>15352138
Berlingo is cheap PoS thats made for pizza deliveries. The picaso is more of a family car.
>>15348562
>any similarity to a jet is purely genetic
Even they weren't sure that it look like a jet.
>>15348568
Did they take an impreza wagon and gave it a Saab face?
>>15347978
>MU
I remember them having a very shallow floor for a truck
legs were almost horizontal
I might be thinking of a surf tho
If you just want a reliable DD that's good on gas and cheap to run and maintain while being practical and spacious enough for 4 people, this is probably the best choice. You can get a new one with heated seats, ac, power windows and mirrors and a stereo for under €12k.
>>15348532
In what way is the Flex underrated? Its a people moving crossover for the city and highway and I don't think anyone disputes that.
Or are you one of those shills that keep getting memed around here?
>>15352294
You're not wrong. The cab on these things is quite a low profile, and from memory I too sat quite low in mine. Wasn't really uncomfortable, just didn't feel very truck like.
Especially in comparison to the Pajeros I've since moved on to where you sit quite upright.
>>15345165
SUVs are shit
>>15354191
[citation needed]
>>15348554
Wow... That, that looks really good.
I might buy a vibe now. Shit, thanks anon.
>>15350654
Eh, those are kinda pointless and lame honestly, also the backseat is a fucking joke.
>>15354071
Available with a 3.5L twin turbo V6 mated to an AWD drive train. It's certainly faster in a straight line than one would expect plus it has the interior ergonomics of a roomy wagon.
>>15348568
Yeah the 92xs are total sleepers.
>>15351083
DAAYYYYTOOOOONNNAAAAAAAAAA
