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About
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Cars To Save ™ is a weekly shortlist of European ’80s–’00s cars worth rescuing. Curated by someone who fell in love with cars in a place where there were almost none.
“Some cars move you from A to B. The right ones move you.”
About
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Cars To Save ™ is a weekly shortlist of European ’80s–’00s cars worth rescuing. Curated by someone who fell in love with cars in a place where there were almost none.
“Some cars move you from A to B. The right ones move you.”
I grew up where car culture was scarce. Desire filled the gap: trading cards from Hungary, dog-eared issues of Autó-Motor, spec sheets memorized like poetry. Moving to Hungary in ’89 felt like walking into an open-air car show. Then came the internet, late-night downloads of grainy Japanese videos, and a fixation: Integra Type R. I didn’t get the Integra in 2003 — I got a Prelude VTi 2.2. Close enough to fall hopelessly in love. I lost my license, lost the Prelude, kept the obsession. Years passed. I built digital products. Cars got faster, safer, cleaner — and somehow emptier. I stopped buying new magazines. I started bookmarking old listings instead. Last year we found a 1998 Nissan Micra K11 with 31,000 km. Tiny. Honest. Perfect. We named her Bunny and smiled more. A week ago, a mechanic I’ve trusted since 2000 sent me a Facebook Marketplace link: ’98 Integra. Half the usual EU price, straight shell, no rust, never crashed. We bought it. A boyhood promise kept. Cars To Save is my way to share that feeling — and to help more good cars find good homes before they disappear, get butchered, or become unattainable.
I grew up where car culture was scarce. Desire filled the gap: trading cards from Hungary, dog-eared issues of Autó-Motor, spec sheets memorized like poetry. Moving to Hungary in ’89 felt like walking into an open-air car show. Then came the internet, late-night downloads of grainy Japanese videos, and a fixation: Integra Type R. I didn’t get the Integra in 2003 — I got a Prelude VTi 2.2. Close enough to fall hopelessly in love. I lost my license, lost the Prelude, kept the obsession. Years passed. I built digital products. Cars got faster, safer, cleaner — and somehow emptier. I stopped buying new magazines. I started bookmarking old listings instead. Last year we found a 1998 Nissan Micra K11 with 31,000 km. Tiny. Honest. Perfect. We named her Bunny and smiled more. A week ago, a mechanic I’ve trusted since 2000 sent me a Facebook Marketplace link: ’98 Integra. Half the usual EU price, straight shell, no rust, never crashed. We bought it. A boyhood promise kept. Cars To Save is my way to share that feeling — and to help more good cars find good homes before they disappear, get butchered, or become unattainable.
How I curate
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Driver’s feel first. Steering, seating, gearbox, character.
Paper & metal. History, originality, structure, rust.
Price to spec. Not cheap for cheap’s sake — fair for what it is.
Reality check. Parts supply, emissions/import headaches, maintenance traps.
Save Score. Rarity (20), Originality (20), Rust risk (15, inverted), Parts (15), Price-to-spec (30).
Our Saved Ones
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Micra [k11] "bunny"
Our first save
Honda Integra Type R [dc2] "teper"
Our second save
Founders
Zsolt kun & samu

Micra [k11] "bunny"
Our first save
Honda Integra Type R [dc2] "teper"
Our second save
Founders
Zsolt kun & samu



Micra [k11] "bunny"
Our first save
Honda Integra Type R [dc2] "teper"
Our second save
Founders
Zsolt kun & samu
Curator, Cars To Save™
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Curated in Europe © Built for enthusiasts, buyers, and smart sellers
Curated in Europe © Built for enthusiasts, buyers, and smart sellers
Curated in Europe © Built for enthusiasts, buyers, and smart sellers
One concise email per week. Links, quick pitch, risks, value thesis.
One concise email per week. Links, quick pitch, risks, value thesis.