Cars that make you look broke and normies would think are old and shitty, but have actually held up from a technical standpoint. Cars that are still relatively refined, quiet, well built, handle well, are fast, and/or safe. What are these?

survivorship bias.
most of these were crushed because they were pieces of junk

>>28514383 (OP)
Excuse you?

>>28514396
i wonder how much hassle the uzz32 soarers would be to keep running now

>>28514410
Wouldn't be too hard, I reckon. They're still pretty popular. The trick hydraulics is the only real difference between the uzz30 and uzz32. Although the only Toyota that's harder to find than the uzz32 is a Toyota 2000*

>>28514383 (OP)
aesthetical sleepers?

>>28514383 (OP)
This bitch is slandering some great looking cars next to that fugly lincoln

>>28514847
Not from a normie standpoint. Bring any one of these on a date with a woman and she'll think you're poor or autistic. The W140 has one of the biggest discrepancies between its looks and its MSRP/technological prowess
>boxy but not enough to look classic
>giant cheap orange indicators
>tow-tone paint makes bumpers look unpainted
>tiny wheels
>reflective strip running along the rear that's fucking PINK on some models
Don't get me wrong, I personally love the way it looks, but it looks "crappy"

>>28514383 (OP)
Sleepers.
>>28514880
My wife loves these boxy cars now ever since I bought an R129. A car which has also only ever received positive attention despite being 25 years old. Also, a lot of people see the Mercedes badge and assume it must be expensive, even if it’s old.

>>28514383 (OP)
1990's "fullsize" gm sedans, like the aurora, the eldorado (despite the 'star), buicks, etc

>>28514885
>Also, a lot of people see the Mercedes badge and assume it must be expensive, even if it’s old.
i own multiple mercs old and new and few people under 40 know what the mercedes badge is

>>28514383 (OP)
I love butterfaced cars

>>28514383 (OP)
I call them Cope Coupes

>>28514880
It looks like an enlarged C-class tbqh

>>28514880
I have owned two W140s and in my experience people like the simple 3 box look. Every other month I get people stopping and looking at it. They tell me that they never see clean ones anymore and that this was *the* executive car in NYC.
One guy tried to flag my dad down on the highway to buy my car.
Another guy left a note in a parking lot offering to buy.
Two weeks ago a young woman walking down the street stopped and told me how her dad used to have one just like it.
I went on my first date with my soon to be fiancee driving a W140 and she liked it.
It's literally a classic 3 box design from the most conservative car company. Completely unlike the lincoln ford taurus blob.

>>28514880
Oh I get it. Youre one of those people that likes "euro" clear marker lights on everything. Anyway, the euro market and post-facelift W140s had that.
Single body color was an option but two tone was in style back then and I think it makes the otherwise somewhat tall car look longer and lower. The body cladding is not unpainted, it's satin colored to hide scratching, and in a complimentary color to the main color.
16 inch wheels were pretty big for 1992 and the car needs massive sidewalls for obvious reasons.
Rear reflector bar can turn pink because it's old plastic. Sure. UV protection prevents pinking. Theres also chemicals that can fix that. But the glass headlights will never fog up. You're going after plastic here? What 1990s car has no plastic?

>>28514383 (OP)
sleepers

>>28514893
>1990's "fullsize" gm
100% fits the bill. Those who know, know

>>28514984
This is a fun shitbox. Really comfy.

>>28514383 (OP)

Cult classics?

>>28514984
shit car once youve sat in something with actual good seats

>>28514383 (OP)
My E39 gets as many compliments as my F10

>>28514590
i figured the hydraulics would suck to try to find parts for now

>>28514383 (OP)
Slampig wives.

>>28514847
That Lincoln looks better than that bugeye Lexus.

Getting Northstar anything and swapping in an LS is like a cheatcode to get that kind of perfect car.

>>28514927
based multiple W140 owner.
they always get pretty positive attention in my experience as well. Bruno Sacco was locked in & at his peak, as was Mercedes-Benz as a company, before... Daimler.

>>28514915
Few people under 40 care, lol. Everyone knows what the Mercedes badge is. You can't be serious with this

>>28516037
No, people literally go 'oh this is nice inside, what kind of car is this' when i give them a ride

>>28514383 (OP)
Why did you add the Lincoln. FoMoCo makes crappy shitboxes that could never touch the other 3.

>>28514984
Don't forget the pontiacs of the same platform(s)
Great cars, just sent to the hood early. Probably where "poor old nigga thinks it's a cadillac" comes from, really