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Thread: Other vehicles like the VX: Affordable, limited production, crazy owner obsession

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    First time ever

    I had a suzuki x-90 or X as we called them. Loved that car!! 2 or 4x4, 25-30 mpg, and they will run forever. Had to sell mine..... having another kid. So, I bought the VX.

    Someone actually bought a VX because they were having a kid

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    Opel GT

    My very first car was a 1973 Opel GT...sort of a baby Corvette. I don't have any digital photos of mine, but here's a good example:

    http://www.opelgt.com/photopost/show...hp/photo/15213

    Quick, pretty, easy to work on. Great first car.
    OEM roof rack, Thule Xpedition 696 rack, Rancho RS9000 shocks, OME 913 coil springs, 3" lift, American Racing Teflon Chambers wheels, Yokohama Geolandar HT/S G051 tires (275/70/16), Energy Suspension greaseable bushings, steel-braided Kevlar-reinforced brake lines, WeatherTech wind deflectors, Malibu 18w driving lights, Plasma SuperWhite 100w headlights, NGK Iridium plugs, K&N drop-in air filter, Optima Red Top, Psychos2 rear-door subwoofer enclosure w/CDT Audio 10" sub, Blaupunkt subwoofer amp, iPod Video 80GB, Kenwood KVT-617 DVD head unit w/7" motorized touch-screen, Kenwood GPS HD navigation module, Kenwood iPod adapter, Kenwood back-up camera, Sirius radio, Flowmaster Extreme Off-Road muffler (black diamond-plate steel) w/ carbon fiber tip, Ford Taurus OEM cup-holder/coin tray (single-DIN/lower bay), personalized license plate "ORBITAL", 3M window tint, debadged, removed rear seat, custom 'radiation symbol' side magnetic signs, VX Concepts front skid plate

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    Quote Originally Posted by PHO2GR4 View Post
    Quick, pretty, easy to work on. Great first car.
    My father would not only disagree with that statement but would probably punch you in the nose for saying it!

    After his Karmen Ghia rusted out, he bought an Opel GT (poor choice there, huh?!). He was under that car every weekend just to keep it running, and I was right there handing him the tools. It was cool as anything when it was running well, but man - his was mostly a POS. Totally rusted out within 5 years, maybe 4.

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    how about the healey sprite?
    my dad has a bugeye...
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    See? It was so easy to work on, he did it all the time!!!


    Quote Originally Posted by VehiGAZ View Post
    My father would not only disagree with that statement but would probably punch you in the nose for saying it!

    After his Karmen Ghia rusted out, he bought an Opel GT (poor choice there, huh?!). He was under that car every weekend just to keep it running, and I was right there handing him the tools. It was cool as anything when it was running well, but man...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jolly Roger VX'er View Post
    I came within an eyelash of buying a black one about 10 years ago...I passed only because it was automatic & I wanted a manual trannie.

    turbo-charged 4cyl w/ rwd. Sold as either a Mitsubishi Starion or Chrysler Conquest TSI Turbo.


    http://www.starquestclub.com/forum/index.php
    http://www.turbomagazine.com/feature...tsi/index.html





    I had one, that was a fun car, looked just like that blue one. How about that AWD Porsche that came out in the 90s I think. They won baja or the Dekar with it. It was a 911 of some sort.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VehiGAZ View Post
    Another small-volume classic with owner devotion bordering on clinical psychosis?

    The Porsche 928 fits that bill nicely!
    I just saw a black one today, good lookin car V8 also.

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    Here it is

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    Quote Originally Posted by MoonRaker View Post
    I just saw a black one today, good lookin car V8 also.
    actually they are pretty slow, but i guess for the time they were built they were fast....

    one of my x co-workers had one and i drove it...not all that impressive...

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    Quote Originally Posted by circmand View Post
    I had a suzuki x-90 or X as we called them. Loved that car!! 2 or 4x4, 25-30 mpg, and they will run forever. Had to sell mine..... having another kid. So, I bought the VX.

    Someone actually bought a VX because they were having a kid
    It's tough to get myself and 2 kids into a 2 seater. Without beaking the law anyway

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    It would have been nice if they did a production version of Robbie Gordons H3. Theres no way a leaf sprung HUMMER was going to match the performance of the VX.
    http://www.off-roadweb.com/features/..._h3/index.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by MoonRaker View Post
    It would have been nice if they did a production version of Robbie Gordons H3. Theres no way a leaf sprung HUMMER was going to match the performance of the VX.
    http://www.off-roadweb.com/features/..._h3/index.html
    Hummer, that is soooo pre-four dollar per gallon gasoline...

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    Yep, gas prices suck. On that subject, I just got mail from fox racing about some suspension for my high milage fuel saver, take a look. Were already talking about an AWD version.

    http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=159517

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    Quote Originally Posted by vt_maverick View Post

    Suzuki X-90

    Only 7205 imported to the US - came standard with - count 'em - 95 horses of four cylinder power!!!
    That is the only picture of an X-90 I've seen which did not look like a chick car.

    I had a K-line notchback top on my Geo Tracker, looked much cooler in my opinion.

    Gallery:
    http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x...bra%20Tracker/


    Couple more pictures in this album:
    http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x...4%20Pick%20Up/

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