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Cars you love etc etc but what about cars you drive now ? (pg. 13)
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by L.E.N.
A lot of people use cars as an appliance. Nothing wrong with it. I just figuire if Im going to be paying for it for the next few years might as well get the best one I can. Preferably with heavy aftermarket support. |
That is a pre-requisite for me. :D Although ricers must be turned off by it. Which basically is all the cars I basically love. The FD3S, 240/180sx/Silvia, VW, BMW, etc. :D |
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| Moongoose |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
E30 M3 is such a beautiful car. I ing LOVE it. I wish I could find one for less than US$20k! :( |
E30 M3s are great but extremely rare. I know of an E30 M3 EVo2 that is selling for 55.000€ :eek: sure its in mint condition but add 15k to that and you can buy a brand new one. But thats what you get if a car is a legend.
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
As I have said to many people many times, you don't buy a Ferrari for practicality. It is not now, nor will it ever be, practical. |
Thats why serious drivers buy them as a second not a first car. You dont use a Ferrari to jump to the market for a litre of milk. Thats a waste of such a thoroughbred. And its a total waste in the city as well. Waiting as the lights, moving in a slow traffic, parking in spaces that are just right in size for a peel P50... That's not what that car was designed for. It was designed to be blasted down the side curvy roads not straight and boring motorways, to be put to its paces around a race track and to bring a big smile on a driving enthusiasts face.
Sadly it seems that most are bought by yobs who only want to show off, they want the car but they don't respect it. I feel sad for those cars, as i feel that they will never achieve their full potential. those people will never floor it on a mountain road, for heavens sake the car could get dirty and if it doesn't shine how could anybody notice them! And they will never take it to the track, why waste perfectly good tires just so that you can prove to everybody else at the track that you suck at driving, because that man in a civic type r or an old bmw 325 is posting better lap times with less than half the power. Noooo, these people only ever put the pedal down in a city, where they think that they look cool if they try to powerslide round the roundabout.
However, one in a while you meet a true driver, a man that doesn't take his Ferrari into town but out on the roads, a person that appreciates that car for what it is, nothing less than driving perfection, and when such a person takes you for a ride, and shows you what a Ferrari is really about, there is only one way to go. You know deep inside, you make a promise to yourself, that one day you will own one, and that you will do anything to achieve that goal...
COR VERSION: I got a ride in a ferrari by a man who can ING DRIVE! Im so ing impressed that i will own one one day or ill die trying to achieve that goal. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moongoose
E30 M3s are great but extremely rare. I know of an E30 M3 EVo2 that is selling for 55.000€ :eek: sure its in mint condition but add 15k to that and you can buy a brand new one. But thats what you get if a car is a legend.
Thats why serious drivers buy them as a second not a first car. You dont use a Ferrari to jump to the market for a litre of milk. Thats a waste of such a thoroughbred. And its a total waste in the city as well. Waiting as the lights, moving in a slow traffic, parking in spaces that are just right in size for a peel P50... That's not what that car was designed for. It was designed to be blasted down the side curvy roads not straight and boring motorways, to be put to its paces around a race track and to bring a big smile on a driving enthusiasts face.
Sadly it seems that most are bought by yobs who only want to show off, they want the car but they don't respect it. I feel sad for those cars, as i feel that they will never achieve their full potential. those people will never floor it on a mountain road, for heavens sake the car could get dirty and if it doesn't shine how could anybody notice them! And they will never take it to the track, why waste perfectly good tires just so that you can prove to everybody else at the track that you suck at driving, because that man in a civic type r or an old bmw 325 is posting better lap times with less than half the power. Noooo, these people only ever put the pedal down in a city, where they think that they look cool if they try to powerslide round the roundabout.
However, one in a while you meet a true driver, a man that doesn't take his Ferrari into town but out on the roads, a person that appreciates that car for what it is, nothing less than driving perfection, and when such a person takes you for a ride, and shows you what a Ferrari is really about, there is only one way to go. You know deep inside, you make a promise to yourself, that one day you will own one, and that you will do anything to achieve that goal...
COR VERSION: I got a ride in a ferrari by a man who can ING DRIVE! Im so ing impressed that i will own one one day or ill die trying to achieve that goal. |
:crazy: :crazy: :crazy: I miss my 240sx. Handled so well and was such a fun car to drive the mountain roads.
Oh and yes the E30 M3 is semi rare, but you will never enjoy any BMW as much as that one. |
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| Slylee |
good read mongoose.
there's a little bit of both at this ongoing car show that i go to sometimes with my best friend. there are a few there just to bust balls and compensate, but there are also some lambo owners who are truly into the car and driving, etc...
and if u are buying a ferrari, it better not be financed lol like mongoose said...it's a second car to have. |
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| biznology |
im so spoiled by automotive performance ive yet to buy a car...
the ultimate irony? i have to drive my girlfriends corolla auto everywhere...boo.
i need a new job| |
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| fbgdavidson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moongoose
it might be good but lately everybody in an audi seems to be a bit of a cock. I really approve of that, if every that used to drive a BMW turn to audi, bmw will again be driven only by driving enthusiasts and not just another tool with 30k€ to spare. |
Someone's been watching Top Gear haven't we?
My father picked up his new A8 this morning, pretty nice ride, pulls like hell when you hit the floor. Too bad he wasn't as keen as I was about getting the S8...a bit less of a drop off after an M6...
Having seen and ridden in the new S Class (he had an S500 a few years back so it seemed natural to look) a few times I wasn't that impressed by it and neither was he. The Audi feels much more solid and put together as one package. |
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| biznology |
| quote: | Originally posted by fbgdavidson
Someone's been watching Top Gear haven't we?
My father picked up his new A8 this morning, pretty nice ride, pulls like hell when you hit the floor. Too bad he wasn't as keen as I was about getting the S8...a bit less of a drop off after an M6... |
audi drivers have been a holes for ages...top gear was late to the party IMHO, unless boulder colorado was leading the pack in this regard, which is a distinct possibility as audis are the logical douchebag choice to buy above subaru, if you want the same thing carwise| |
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| woscar99 |
Another VW-head hijacks this thread :p
I'm getting a 2003 VW Golf 1.6 next week, I think in the States it's called a VW Rabbit. Basically it's the same thing as a GTI but with a smaller engine and a lot less treats :p
I've been looking to upgrade my ty wheels for quite some time now and when i saw this one I ing fell in love with it :D
It's dark blue, almost black with black leather interiors. I'll post pics when I get it :) |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Suspension at 100k on any car is shot. It should be replaced at 70k or so. |
My 12 year old love still had her original suspension when I got rid of her at 260K km :D |
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| Zewad |
why wouldnt people buy a toyota avalon??
same features and buttons as a lexus, but cheaper... lexus is just a name..
toyota avalon 08
lexus es 08
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| Zewad |
btw.. i drive 06 Murano
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
lexus is the most UNDERRATED car as far as im concerned. you get more for your money and i would take a lexus over ANY lower end german "luxury" car any day. the new bmw 3 series are a joke on the inside compared to the IS. japanese know about all the toys and luxury components and not only that but u can easily put 200k miles on a lexus and that bitch will run smoother than any german car with 70k miles on it. |
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My 91 LS400 had 235k miles on it. Still sold for 5500 in march before I moved up to the arctic. Still was by far the smoothest riding car i've had or been in. Acceleration was out of this world. If you didn't watch - you could be doing 100 and not know it. Quiet, gentle and fast. |
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