What made you?

[Duck Vader]

What made you want to buy your current car? Or in my case, my past car?

This is the video that got me interested in the 3000GT. I know AAM can cause lots of frustration, but I like this video.



As far at the XJ goes, my family has always had Jeeps, so it was just a logical choice.

What got you interested?

[95teetee]

I had a '90 Laser RS-T that was past due needing to be replaced so I asked the owner of the local Chrysler dealer (also a friend of mine) to try to find me a car. I told him I wanted a newer Talon, Eclipse, something like that. Had never even considered a Stealth at that point. He mentioned that he had a '95 Stealth with about 50k km (30k miles) on it that he was selling.
I said "naaaahh".
Thought about it a bit, looked at his son's car (same, only with factory 18's) and said "ok I'll take it "
Another bonus is that the son (Ryan) was selling his stealth to buy his dad's Viper, so there would still only be one Stealth in town

[BleedScarlet]

my dad got it as a gift from his boss in 1992. I grew up with the car

[Zentelis]

I was working at Super K-mart when I was 17 or 18.
I always sat in my car for lunch. One day I saw a white 2nd gen R/T pull into the space in front of me. My first impression was "man, that's a wide tail-end"
I looked at it a little longer and started thinking "that's a damn wide car! Those tail lights are awesome!"
After about 2 minutes I decided "I'm going to get one of those".

I got home that day and started researching it. I found the mailing list and started asking all the retarded noob questions that we all put up with today.
"What years have the pop-up headlights? Which years have the 6 speed? I want the extra 20 horsepower, when did that start? I want AWS, do they all have that?"

One of the old-schoolers was kind enough to answer all my questions..turns out I couldn't have the pop-ups and 6-speed, so i decided on the 2nd gen. The '94 was the only 2nd gen to have all the toys (AWS, active exhaust, etc), so I decided I wanted a 1994 Stealth R/T Twin Turbo.
It turned into my obsession..I couldn't afford my dream car, so a stealth would be my realistic dream car.
A few years later I got one.

Now it sits in shambles in my garage.

[Duck Vader]

I can't decide if I want to get another VR4 or move on to a different platform. It would just be my cruiser. Nothing special, just something fun to take out and drive on a sunny weekend. I have the XJ for a DD and eventually a trail rig once it gets old enough.

[My92Stealth]

I was looking for a 300zx. Came across the Base Stealth at a used dealer down the street, and thought it looked decent, and its a manual.

[Wolf_Zero]

My friend showed my a 3000GT in class one day, I was pretty much like "Meh, they look good but I'd rather have a supra or rx-7". It wasn't until I saw my 98 SL in person that I really fell in love with the cars. It just looked incredible and lucky for me the owner was selling it The rest is history.

[Macky]

I bought the TL thinking it was made in Japan.

That was a $30K mistake I dont plan on repeating anytime soon

[tickwon]

[quote=""Duck Vader""]
This is the video that got me interested in the 3000GT. I know AAM can cause lots of frustration, but I like this video...

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Damn, that makes me want to get a 3000GT.

What got me into my Z, was my boss in Okinawa and just being there for eight years. He own a 240Z with an RB26DETT, then I ventured out into the racing scene seeing a lot of old skool imports. I knew I could afford an old import and just work from there.

[Monochrome]

There were 2 TV shows that got me into the cars but I can honestly say I didn't fall in love till I got a chance to see in person and sit in a brand new black 98 VR4 just before I turned 16 at a local car show. This was one of those car shows where all the local dealerships bring out a few new cars to show case.

The following year they had a brand new black 99 VR4 which the key from my 95 base stealth unlocked.

Got in some trouble for that...

[Duck Vader]

I know almost any GM key could unlock my 96 Silverado. I locked my keys in my truck on more than one occasion, so I would just call a friend with a GM, he would bring over a key and I could unlock my truck...

I was researching the 3000GT for awhile, and as a little kid whenever I saw a stealth I would be like "that is awesome."

It was that video though that hooked me.

[Twin-Turbo]

It's been my favorite car since I was 7.

[Blaze R/T]

I dont know how or when I got into cars, but as far back as I can remember I would go arround trying to name all the cars I could see, and learn more about them.

I remember driving past the armory by the airport when I saw this bright green/yellow Stealth RT sitting in the parking lot. That is when I decided I was going to buy one.

Few years later I ran into some kids in wal-mart in the automotive department. They were making fun of all the rice stuff and picking on the one kid who had a VW GTI.

I found out a little later that one of those kids owned the Stealth I saw years ago and he was selling it.

Fast forward a few months and I owned the car. Few months after that the pos broke down for the first time...

Love hate relationship ever since.

[Caffinated Soap]

The loving members over at DodgeIntrepid.net circa-2004, and the ensuing sale of my old car.
(Be gentle, I was young and naive.)

[GTO Assassin]

I saw one at a Motor Show (3000GT VR4 version) when it was first released way back and loved it. Back then, I only thought of the Europeans making sports cars, and I see a Mitsu logo and burst out laughing. I stopped promptly as I just thought it was sexy! Before that, I had always wanted a 300ZX.
I was about to buy an Australian V8 (approx $65,000AUD) when I flicked thru an autotrader, and saw a pearl white 93 GTO for sale. I thought, "I always wanted to see what they were like", and went and test drove it, not expecting to buy it. I couldn't get out of it I was so excited. 2 weeks later, it was mine!

Scotty