Friday Fun: Reasonable 1980s Garage
Welcome back to another edition of Friday Fun. This week, we have a fantasy challenge.
Picture this. It’s the 1980s, and you own a stunning two-car garage. Your dream is to fill it with any two reasonable cars you can think of, but they must follow the stipulations below:
- Two vehicles only
- Must be from the 1980s
- One is for summer, one is for winter
- Can only have a total of 240 hp between the two vehicles
What are you going to pick?
My Picks
Well, with such a low power limit, I’m going to need something lightweight for my sports car. Guess I’ll grab a 1988 Toyota MR2 Supercharged. It’s 145 hp leaves me 95 hp to play with, plenty to find a nice winter ride.
I’ll of course want all-wheel drive to tackle the worst a southern Ontario winter has to offer, and I wouldn’t mind a bit of utility as well. Something that can carry multiple people, or a load of lumber, or just the weekly groceries. It sounds like a 73 hp 1983 Subaru BRAT with a manual transmission will fit my needs perfectly. I even have 22 hp to spare.
Maybe I’ll throw an obnoxious exhaust or turbocharger on the BRAT...
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A 20+ year industry veteran, Mike rejoins the AutoGuide team as the Managing Editor. He started his career at a young age working at dealerships, car rentals, and used car advertisers. He then found his true passion, automotive writing. After contributing to multiple websites for several years, he spent the next six years working at the head office of an automotive OEM, before returning back to the field he loves. He is a member of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), and Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA). He's the recipient of a feature writing of the year award and multiple video of the year awards.
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