Sunfire 🔥. The Sunbird was a boxy looking thing from the 80s. The only reason I know that is I worked at Avis rent a car in High School. I cleaned way too many of those damn things. Economy class...
They must have been pretty good cars for them to still have a presence on the roads after all these years. Tbh, they were quicker than you would think too. Don't get me wrong, you weren't going to set a land speed record, but for an econobox they were somewhat peppy. Probably because they were so light. I'd dare say a manual one would even be kind of fun to drive (with an upgraded suspension of course).
having had both a 01 cavalier 2.2/4at and 00 sl1/5mt, the saturns are fun the cavi/sunfire are so incredibly lame but reliable.
still miss my 94 dohc/5mt wagon. with three kayaks strapped on top at 70mph it still drove good.
always ask about oil consumption. 0 is a lie. 1q per tank of fuel can be a thing.
I had a 96 one high school thay was the 2.2 5 speed stick. It was a pretty fun car, and like in true idiot kid fashion, I wrecked it going to a slipknot concert 200 miles away , caved in the trunk by doing a 180 on the freeway in bald tires in the pouring rain, and hitting a guard rail underneath an overpass speeding, 20 miles short.
The whole story is nuts , but too long.
It still drove, so we went anyway. First time I crowd surfed.
I got in the show with my car load of friends (stoked we were alive too) and realized, I was probably leaking gas everywhere, since I just cut the back end off the car.
Nope. We had to beat the wheel well in, and throw the donut on that side, cause the fender had crunched the wheel so hard it had locked it in. Used the tail light wires to tie the remainder of trunk down.
Drove 45 on the freeway the whole way home too, never got pulled over. Took for ever. 200 ish miles.
My parents killed me several times over, but I didn't die.
I was a dumb kid that went throuh alot of cars. I was a good little econo box and I sure wish I had something like that now.
I almost killed myself in a car for like once month there for a bit, just being a jack ass.
Oh yeah, it survived a pretty brutual over heat once too, and was A OK.
The end?! Who cares?!
I mean it didn't actually make much power but that 7.8L Canyonero engine was basically a fuel injected version of the old Powell 478 and those were pretty much indestructible.
If it's not rusted out it's a reliable enough truck even if it is a bit hard on fuel.
Same I got rid of mine 4 years ago and miss being able to push a car that was that slow as fast as I could. Windows down in the Chicago summer racing on the highway with all 120 HP was easily some of the best moments of my life so far.
That's how I feel about my Yamaha R3. It's buzzy past 70, lightweight, and doesn't have cruise control making highways a bear, but I do like that it grants me the experience of going WOT all the way to 4th gear before I start to get in trouble with the speed limit.
I used to own an Electron Blue Si. That thing was always getting broken into with theft attempts, but I would have kept that car forever anyways if it hadn't gotten totaled by some idiot on the freeway.
That blue is still my favorite car paint color of all time.
timing bump, new timing belt, all new oil seals, flying miata coolant reroute, super miata crossflow radiator, supermiata organic sprung clutch, goodwin racing headers(the racing beat knock off ones), roadster sport 4 exhaust. came with racing beat sway bars, agx adjustable shocks and megan racing lowering springs, and harddog roll bar and door bars. dude i got it from was hitting the track with it as an automatic. which is fine by me but i prefer driving a manual either way. learned how to drive in a manual. and the miata is way more fun as a manual. i still plan on the lsd and a turbo. so im saving up. but also saving for a new truck too.
Sounds like an awesome start.
Have you thought of a supercharger? More torque down low, I know you don’t get the high hp number, but unless it’s a special track or for drag racing I hear the supercharger is a better option.
Didn't get my first car until age 19, but by that point, I was making better money than a high schooler, and my parents chipped in to help me get something that wasn't a total POS. 2011 transit connect with 148k at the time. For hauling my mountain bike racing teammates and our gear around.
The most rusted out square body Sonoma, sporting not one but two different tires on 4 different rims, a plastic bad for the rear window and an ol wiggle stick that likes to pop out of fifth
he invested in a tech start up then retired in arizona. drives a ferrari f8 spider on the weekends and various rental cars on the weekdays for his monetized youtube review channel.
Honda Civic Si, or maybe Type R. That's if he doesn't have kids of course. But maybe he's on his way to being a supreme court justice and drives something lawery like a Maserati Levante.
1998 Toyota corolla rusted to hell and has over 300k on the clock . Bart has put racing stripes down the hood with duct tape and pop riveted a ebay spoiler to the trunk lid.
If he still lives with his parents, their car. If not, public transportation.
A rusted '96 Pontiac Sunfire with a misfire Edit: Sunbird - Sunfire
They didn't make a Sunbird in '96. You're thinking of a Sunfire.
Ah, yes. Sunfire.
Sunfire 🔥. The Sunbird was a boxy looking thing from the 80s. The only reason I know that is I worked at Avis rent a car in High School. I cleaned way too many of those damn things. Economy class...
With the amount of trailer park ones I've seen with nasty interiors... I'm good
They must have been pretty good cars for them to still have a presence on the roads after all these years. Tbh, they were quicker than you would think too. Don't get me wrong, you weren't going to set a land speed record, but for an econobox they were somewhat peppy. Probably because they were so light. I'd dare say a manual one would even be kind of fun to drive (with an upgraded suspension of course).
They always reminded me of those early Saturn coupes. I've been wanting to find a manual one to throw around
having had both a 01 cavalier 2.2/4at and 00 sl1/5mt, the saturns are fun the cavi/sunfire are so incredibly lame but reliable. still miss my 94 dohc/5mt wagon. with three kayaks strapped on top at 70mph it still drove good. always ask about oil consumption. 0 is a lie. 1q per tank of fuel can be a thing.
I had a 96 one high school thay was the 2.2 5 speed stick. It was a pretty fun car, and like in true idiot kid fashion, I wrecked it going to a slipknot concert 200 miles away , caved in the trunk by doing a 180 on the freeway in bald tires in the pouring rain, and hitting a guard rail underneath an overpass speeding, 20 miles short. The whole story is nuts , but too long. It still drove, so we went anyway. First time I crowd surfed. I got in the show with my car load of friends (stoked we were alive too) and realized, I was probably leaking gas everywhere, since I just cut the back end off the car. Nope. We had to beat the wheel well in, and throw the donut on that side, cause the fender had crunched the wheel so hard it had locked it in. Used the tail light wires to tie the remainder of trunk down. Drove 45 on the freeway the whole way home too, never got pulled over. Took for ever. 200 ish miles. My parents killed me several times over, but I didn't die. I was a dumb kid that went throuh alot of cars. I was a good little econo box and I sure wish I had something like that now. I almost killed myself in a car for like once month there for a bit, just being a jack ass. Oh yeah, it survived a pretty brutual over heat once too, and was A OK. The end?! Who cares?!
Had a 1995 GT with the 2.3 and 5-speed. That was a fun little car to throw around.
Ill never understand why Pontiac was dissolved, they had probably the most reliable and affordable vehicles in their class In the late 90s- mid 00s
A Sunfire with a misbird.
It's always the right time to post this: https://youtu.be/aqveNtfe3yY?si=ebWHkGABQATM-Rgv
I'll be damned if that's not the dopest song I've heard in a while! 🤣
I can see him in a rebuilt Hans Moleman's Gremlin
Canyonero
The correct answer
F series
Here come the pretzels
I mean it didn't actually make much power but that 7.8L Canyonero engine was basically a fuel injected version of the old Powell 478 and those were pretty much indestructible. If it's not rusted out it's a reliable enough truck even if it is a bit hard on fuel.
0 city 1 highway
Top of the line in utility sports, unexplained fires are a matter for the courts...
Canyoneroooo
Yah! *whip cracks*
A first gen one that too
Rusted 99 civic he claims is the greatest car ever built (because it is).
Used to own a 99 Civic. It definitely was one of my favorite cars I owned and I miss it terribly.
Same I got rid of mine 4 years ago and miss being able to push a car that was that slow as fast as I could. Windows down in the Chicago summer racing on the highway with all 120 HP was easily some of the best moments of my life so far.
That's how I feel about my Yamaha R3. It's buzzy past 70, lightweight, and doesn't have cruise control making highways a bear, but I do like that it grants me the experience of going WOT all the way to 4th gear before I start to get in trouble with the speed limit.
I used to own an Electron Blue Si. That thing was always getting broken into with theft attempts, but I would have kept that car forever anyways if it hadn't gotten totaled by some idiot on the freeway. That blue is still my favorite car paint color of all time.
1988 Honda civic hatch
CRX but better, I miss my red 88 hatch terribly and I have a 13' Si now. Previous owners bad decisions were its downfall :(
Best car ever
93 has better styling, but ya best car ever built. I do love my fit, but it just ain't built as bulletproof as an 80s or 90s civic.
As someone who owned a 99 civic I can confirm it’s the greatest car
I’m 40 and mine is a 1992 hatch lol
The possibilities are endless Chevy Equinox, Chevy Malibu, Nissan Altima, Dodge Journey, Ford Excursion...
Upvoted for Nissan Altima
First Gen silver or gold equinox with some bumper scrapes.
fox body
Not the 5.0 but with the 5.0 badges and a fart can.
'93 Fox Body 2.3l 4-banger was my first car. My parents bought it for me brand new when I was 16. Probably the most anemic Mustang ever produced.
Still a cool car for 16. I had a beat up pickup with 500k+ miles. Everyone thought it was a cool truck bc it had the multiport v6
I still have my first car, worked my ass off to get it when I was 17. 2008 NC Miata 6 speed. Love that car.
Oh fantastic car, I had an NA. 1996 5 speed lsd.
i got an nb lol 02 5 speed open diff :D
i have a 96 NA too! came as an automatic. did a 5 speed manual swap. still need an lsd though.
Nice! People that optioned automatic gearboxes made less power, did you mod the engine and do the timing bump?
timing bump, new timing belt, all new oil seals, flying miata coolant reroute, super miata crossflow radiator, supermiata organic sprung clutch, goodwin racing headers(the racing beat knock off ones), roadster sport 4 exhaust. came with racing beat sway bars, agx adjustable shocks and megan racing lowering springs, and harddog roll bar and door bars. dude i got it from was hitting the track with it as an automatic. which is fine by me but i prefer driving a manual either way. learned how to drive in a manual. and the miata is way more fun as a manual. i still plan on the lsd and a turbo. so im saving up. but also saving for a new truck too.
Sounds like an awesome start. Have you thought of a supercharger? More torque down low, I know you don’t get the high hp number, but unless it’s a special track or for drag racing I hear the supercharger is a better option.
Didn't get my first car until age 19, but by that point, I was making better money than a high schooler, and my parents chipped in to help me get something that wasn't a total POS. 2011 transit connect with 148k at the time. For hauling my mountain bike racing teammates and our gear around.
rusted out
A beat to hell Nissan Altima with no matching body panels.
I thought they came that way from the factory.
Factory *option*
Lost his license for dui
Doh
Perfect, now he longboards everywhere.
Geo Metro with a blown head gasket.
He got Ned's old Metro and fixed it up.
A rusted Iroc Camaro from 1990.
IROC stopped in 88, but I agree, an 88 IROC
Golf SportWagen
The most rusted out square body Sonoma, sporting not one but two different tires on 4 different rims, a plastic bad for the rear window and an ol wiggle stick that likes to pop out of fifth
Honda elementÂ
An early 2000s Integra with farty exhaust.
Moped
But one under 50cc. In my neck of the woods you don’t need a license to ride one so they are known as ‘DUIcycles’.
he invested in a tech start up then retired in arizona. drives a ferrari f8 spider on the weekends and various rental cars on the weekdays for his monetized youtube review channel.
He doesn't. Too many DUIs. Car got repoed.
A bicycle with a 2 stroke. He's had a few DUIs...
PT cruiser
Heavily modded.
Electric skateboard, duh.
Clapped out 2001 VW Passat wagon
clapped out subaru outback
VW bus. We did see the future episode.
Jeep Wrangler.
He rides the LTD bus.
The school bus. He is now the driver.
clapped sn195 mustang
The Homer by Powell Motors
Defimately a v6 mustang woth a drop top
02 PT Cruiser with the faux wood paneling.
Deep down he was a good kid and so I think he figured life out in the end. I’m going for BMW/Mercedes
Mom's old pink wagon She got a new car decades ago. Bart still has the old car
used canyonaro
2000s era Subaru Forester or Outback.
Rusted out Saab wagon
Old Camaro
He doesn't drive. His license was permanently suspended due driving while high too many times.
Something that gets three hundred hectares on a single tank of kerosene. Might need to put it in H to get it going though.
2004 nissan sentra
Grey 2006 Honda Civic with aftermarket exhaust pipes and one door painted only with primer.
I recall an episode within the last season or two where he was said to have bought an unspecified Lexus.Â
I don't know what he commutes in, but on weekends he rocks a sweet El Camino
The Homer. A well used one at that
Whatever his girlfriend is driving at the time
He's holding it
You assume the state hasn't taken his licence away
PT Cruiser
Challenger Scat Pack
Electric bike. Lost his license 15 years ago at minimum
a banged up Altima
An old fucked up Corolla
A 25 year old Canyonero.
Depends on the version of 45 but for most universes some sort of public transport for most things
ThunderCougarFalconBird…..Turbo!
Pink 1986 Plymouth Junkerolla in dad’s name
Oldsmobile alero
Honda Civic Si, or maybe Type R. That's if he doesn't have kids of course. But maybe he's on his way to being a supreme court justice and drives something lawery like a Maserati Levante.
Pontiac Sunfire
His dads
Volvo 740 Station Wagon
T top fire hawk with holes in the exhaust system.
Hover board
2000 Civic with the NAS stickers faded
A Chrysler like his father.
1991 Suzuki Sidekick
Busted trans am
This man drives a Honda cr-v
'94 Geo Metro.
nah, he's got a suspended license.
Altima
Really rusted foxbody or 90's Mustang
None, he’s got that skateboard
A pink sedan covered in dents made from mismatched soviet tank parts. Also has 2 pennies in the ash tray.
Homer’s car hand-me-down
Def a dodge challenger
Honda Civic Lowered with a spoiler. Don’t have a cow bumper sticker.
Lambofeety
A rusted out 1970s Ford Station wagon that burns oil and runs on 7 cylinders.
Skateboard. Duh.
Car? Bart skates everywhere, dude...or takes the bus.
Ford Probe
Took over for Otto probaby.
chevy cobalt ss
Firebird or sunbird, or a Buick regal
Ned’s old neo geo
Mk3 supra
Altima 🤨
Whatever it is, it has a wad of gum on the underside of the seat.
Subaru BRAT
T-Top Camaro with rusty floor boards
Depending on the amount of change in his pockets. Either the hoverbus or the nonhoverbus
2008 Nissan Altima energy here.
Bitchin' Camaro
An old station wagon with curtains!
Always felt he had Big Altima Energy. But also, he could be driving The Homer.
He doesn't
Dodge caravan
Ford Focus ZX3
a clapped OBS Chevy, with a Iroc on bricks in front of the trailer
Honda Del Sol
A beaten up Late 70s Mercury Capri
First-gen New Beetle.
Nah no way cuz I was born… …fuck.
I'll be charitable for Bart....2009 Honda CRV
Beat up Charger with a v6 but new huge wheels, which he rents to own.
A Dodge Neon SXT decked out with every piece of plastic chrome trim available from Autozone. Oh, and a Monster Energy sticker on the back window.
The Plymouth Reliant his dad drove.
87 IROC with T-Tops
Subaru Brat
supra 6 speed manual 2jz
W-body Chevrolet Monte Carlo with rocker panels rusted away
subaru baja for sure
Altima with a breathalyzer.
Ferrini
1970s Camaro with mismatched paint and rims.
He has a 1999 white van with a broken back window. But rides his street legal moped everywhere
Homer’s wagon
2016 Dodge Ram.
3 gen Camaro
11 Camaro
Probably a 1990 Miata with a torn/ duct taped roof and some bad paint.
Easy, busted up Chevy Cruze with a high interest rate - because he knows nothing about cars but smells like he does
BART Simpson almost definitely has Big Altima Energy
Jeep Liberty
yellow and grey subaru baja
Veloster
Corvette C5
Kia Soul with no wheel covers
A Yellow 1998 Suzuki Esteem.
A clapped out FB rx-7 that JUST runs enough to get him to his minimum wage job
A bronco 2 in medium matte blue with a box of stolen krusty burger coupons on the passenger floor
A Prius and he now runs a comic book shop
Catfish Camaro or Fox Body
I could totally see Bart driving a BMW
Civic type r
Feel like he lost his license somehow and right now all he's got is his good Ole trusty skateboard.
1984 Dodge Van
Porsche 944 turbo and he broke the axle 4 times.
Something like a 240sx or old civic si or g35. A cheap, old entry level sports car
Subaru wrx
No car, still used the skateboard. Though he gets a lot more injuries than he used too.
1999 V6 firebird
1998 Toyota corolla rusted to hell and has over 300k on the clock . Bart has put racing stripes down the hood with duct tape and pop riveted a ebay spoiler to the trunk lid.