r/TrueCarEnthusiasts

I my opinion car rewards the momentum driving. Yeah it is heavier than normal 206 by a lot but for 1.6 16V TU5 engine seems no problem, very rev-happy engine (110hp) can deliver the power in right gear and with roof down it seems you are going way faster than you actually are. But what this car does best is gives emotion. Putting the roof down and letting sun in while you drive drive on Adriatic coast with twisty roads proofs to me that you don’t need fast light car to enjoy driving (which in my opinion a lot of people forget). And best of all these are cheap (I got this one for 2500€ and it came with only faulty ABS module and aftermarket springs and brakes.

Hello,
I’ve been working on a driving app called Speedometer: Driving Tracker for a while, and it recently got approved for CarPlay in the Driving Task category.

That approval process is surprisingly strict - very limited UI, no custom buttons, and a strong focus on safety; so getting through it meant a lot.

The app originally started as a simple speedometer, but over time, I expanded it into something more like a driving companion. It tracks trips, shows analytics, and tries to make driving data more visual instead of just numbers.

Some things it currently supports:

• Trip tracking with detailed stats
• Route playback (including 3D-style views)
• Visual trip sharing
• Fuel, maintenance, and expense tracking
• Driving pattern insights and comparisons
• Video recording with speed + map overlays
• iCloud sync across devices and backup
• Privacy-focused (no ads or tracking)

The idea is to offer something beyond what most built-in dashboards show, while still working within CarPlay’s limitations.

Would love to hear any thoughts or feedback.

Hi guys! I built Mythic Autos which is a website that allows you to create a web page for your car with any build specs, details, etc and link your page to a custom QR code that you can design within the app and order. I'd love to get some feedback on the site / idea!

The only car a modern family in the US can afford

Hello car enthusiasts, I'm posting here with questions becouse no matter where I look I keep finding confused or contradictory informations and as a total car newbie I have absolutely no experience with cars much less models and brands.

I'm sorry in advance if this isn't the rigth sub (I would never dare disturb the car circlejerk) but I'm writing a book where the protagonist's car is a plot point and I didn't want any inconsistencies.

For more context, the story is set in England in the 1980's and the mc owns a Cadillac Fleetwood (he acquired it anywhere from 1978 to 1982 If that matters) I wanted to keep the story as realistic as possible and im getting close to the point where i have to put in the details but the more I search the more confused I get, so I would have some questions for the experts:

1.) Where Cadillac Fleetwoods available in England in that time frame?

I've come across various sources saying it was a luxury car and that it was only made in America and so on, it is also fine if some rich American tourist comes to London and gets his car stolen, that's one of the possible routes of aquiring the car for the Mc.

2.) Did they have radios? And if so, cassette or cd? This will be important because music plays a huge part in the story and I would need to complitely re write some scenes based around it if it had no radio system.

3.) How much did they cost? One of the 2 options for mc (then a poor, fresh out of school, young adult close to the wrong crowd) to get that kind of car was actually buying it with his first paychecks, I don't know how feasable that was back then, the other option is that he simply steals the keys and car and later gets legal ownership somehow.

4.) If a Cadillac Fleetwood is complitely out of prospect what other models could I look into? Again I'm a total newbie on the subject and have 0 idea of anything regarding british cars in the 80's.

5.) Is there something else I should know about this specific car? Kind of open ended question, but again I know next to nothing about cars.

Thank you for all your answers in advance, I care about making it as realistic as possible and not leaving in inconsistencies so any help is appreciated (and sorry for the bad English, it's not my first lenguage)

I included a few pics I've found of what I immagine the car to look like, but again feel free to correct me if I accidentally included cars made yesterday.

SAAB made some of the best cars ever: the 900, 9-3 and 9-5

Heavily inspired by planes, Saabs were special.

But in 2010 Saab stopped saabbing.

Probably it's a good thing that Saab stopped making cars, or they would make an npc ahh electric SUVs like everything?

So yeah, it's sad, but it could get worse

1977 Alpine A 310 V6

If it had a F4RT engine this would have never happened

(No one died in this just in case)

Picked up my base cab 997.1 in January, was always a dream of mine to own a 911. I graduated college exactly one year ago, and was very very fortunate and blessed to get a great job in tech before I even graduated and even better one after. My first big purchase when I graduated was a used Tesla model s (with a terrible auto loan) that my wife now drives. Well anyways we needed a second car and my budget was only $25-30k. I found this 997.1 with 148,500 miles, with an immaculate maintenance history, previous PCA ownership, at just a hair over $25k. I was originally shopping for a 996, as I grew up in my mom’s 986 Boxster.

After some negotiation and walking away from the sale I ended up taking her home for just hair over $21,000. I then had it serviced and inspected and spent about 9k on preemptive service and some new tires that it desperately needed as well as some things that needed attention (coolant expansion tank was leaking, crank case air oil separator had failed) . She has 156k miles now as of March, and is my daily driver, I love everytime I’m driving her. Yes I am afraid of bore score, but I take my precautions, so far I don’t see any signs of it. (also learned to drive stick in this car on my way back from the dealer lol). One day I’ll own a turbo of this generation or even a 991, but for now this is a dream come true, and I am grateful to get to enjoy this with my beautiful wife in our youth everyday, moving to California soon so hoping to make even more beautiful memories in her.

I have a 2014 ES and have been toying with the idea of de-chroming and using black lug nuts instead of chrome with my gun metal color wheels. I know it’s definitely luxury but with it being a silver car, the black I think would look pretty cool. (Disregard the wheels in this picture.) ChatGPT messed up. However it did color the trim correctly and then it accidentally colored the door handles as well.

I made a little mobile game for myself and my friend. It runs on browser - ideally on mobile - but you can play on desktop too. No signup, no ads, no monetization, just a fun little side project cause I used to love playing "top-trumps" with my friend when we were kids. He now lives on the other side of the world, so it's a nice way we can play and attack each other's high scores :)

Each round you see two cars and have to guess which one wins on five stats: HP, torque, top speed, 0–100, and weight.

Would love feedback if anyone here likes this type of thing!

https://www.apex-cards.app/

P.S.: I hope this is not considered a promotional post by the mods. Perhaps it is, but I hope it's ok because it's not commercial in nature in any way. It's just for fun :)