I am sick and tired of people saying that American Takumi would drive a foxbody mustang. The mustang was never mean't to be a regular commuter car, it is technically a fastback instead of a hatchback (which in my mind is an absolute prerequisite) and most importantly of all no one is that surprised when they are passed by a mustang, even old ones. I think there are probably more modified foxbodies on the road than stock, and most car enthusiasts know this, so the surprise factor of being beaten by a car that isn't known for being fast simply doesn't exist. The true vehicle of American Takumi is none other than pic related, the AMC gremlin x. Instantly recognizeable but constantly underestimated, i believe that the satisfaction of seeing someone driving this vehicle and overtaking a modern mustang would be absolutely supreme. The best part of inishuru dee first stage was seeing the superior driving skill and course knowledge of Takumi allow him to overtake actual sports cars despite only driving an econo commuter car himself. The hero car should not be one that was ever designed to be fast, but rather a sport variant of a car that was designed to simply be a regular vehicle.
I am sick and tired of people saying that American Takumi would drive a foxbody mustang...
Why not just get a pinto. They have more aftermarket support
American dagumi would drive a 69 charger delivering moonshine and sliding around the appachalations. American Dagumi is literally the dukes of hazard
Vega is the correct answer imo
That aesthetic wouldn't work at all when mixed with eurobeat, I think that American Dagumi would be racing community college students in financed wrxs and lancers while delivering weed in the mountains of colorado, taking the old mountain passes from town to town.
the pinto would work as well, but i have a soft spot in my heart for AMC vehicles . I always root for the underdogs, I can't help it.
That car is far too cool in a conventional sense. I would never classify that beauty as a shitbox.
AMC a best.
Its a Vega
its like the shittiest American shitbox
>AMC
>posts their worst car
If it's nice AMC vehicles you want, look for a Pacer, Concord or Eagle.
he would obviously be driving a Focus or a Dart.
these are the true American Eight Sixes
>total sleepers
>sliding around the appachalations.
Sir, you do not slide around the Appalachians. You fall down them.
Ameritakumi would be driving a cheap RWD shitbox from the 80s in the 90s. Anything else is heresy.
AE86 and foxbody are both liftbacks. Also everybody knows foxbodies are slow as shit stock.
and the Foxbody isnt a true from the factory shitbox either its not a good match
>the Foxbody isnt a true from the factory shitbox
Bullshit
If you've ever sat in one should know how shit they are. They're fun, but they have so many issues it's almost not even funny. It's a dressed up Fairmont. Not at all designed to be fast other than a coupe body. Most even came with rear drums, which I am in the middle of replacing with disks on mine.
its shit but its not an econobox
excuse me, but that Trueno was heavily modded and maintained by two expert mechanics and performance modders the entire time it was driven. It was NEVER stock
>tfw initial GDR never
>80's
Econobox no matter how it's equipped.
>tfw they actualy made a ralley version of it
And how many people exactly bought a Vega for twice the price of a Vega?
yeah but it came from the factory as a tarted up econobox
a Foxbody was supposed to be a sporty car but the 80s wasnt good for that kind of thing
>burger takumi
>not driving a pickup
kek
>Instantly recognizeable but constantly underestimated
>a sport variant of a car that was designed to simply be a regular vehicle
/thread
not many since of the 368287 Vegas made in the 2 years it was being produced only 4037 were Cosworths
how many Formula Atlantic 4AGE engines are floating around?
the only reason I see that the Vega would be a poor choice is that it isnt an 80s car
can you read?
it's comparing to ae86, so picking a shitty car is essential
>fox body mustang
>too sporty to be a crap car
>too crappy to be a sports car
>shit Veeky Forums says
So just like an AE86?
AE86 is a shitbox its a Corolla
Corollas are objectively one of the most reliable and economic models ever made with an LTQI over 70
And the Mustang is a Fairmont. I fail to see the problem.
not really its not even the same wheelbase
>wheelbase determines the platform of a car
Make it about the entire Eastern Bloc and it'd be perfect. Maybe even a race where Commie Takumi has to race and beat out the Stasi who are running modified Volgas with V8 engines.
>its this car but the wheelbase is completely different
>b-but its the same platform
Yes, the same platform. Platform, meaning basically the entire front and rear suspension and of course the engine compartment. You can buy parts for a mustang and bolt them right on to a Fairmont, the only real exception is subframe connectors since the length of the floor pan is different.
Don't forget the rotary-powered ladas either
No, a mustang is a mustang, an entry level "fast" car for the masses. The foxbody isn't a very good mustang, but it is still a mustang.
>its this car but the wheelbase is completely different
>b-but its the same platform
Completely different trucks because the wheelbase is different. Got it.
By modern standards the foxbody is slow as fuck. It's held in the same regard as an 86 would be. If it's not modded to fuck it's going to be slow and everyone can see that.
Do you realize how retarded you look when you attempt to sarcastically greentext something that is correct? Do you have water on the brain?
Well since " American Takumi" probably weighs 300 lbs , chews tababcco, delivers pizza & runs over crowds of bystanders while trying to show off I'm afraid he would drive a 2 ton 5.slow mustang.
Ford Escort GT is the only answer
Pickup guy was quoting the retard, not being a retard.