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Should I buy a WRX? (pg. 2)
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| Flyboy217 |
Hmm maybe I'll have to reconsider, but the Dart doesn't seem to do it for me.
The Outback has the clearance I'd want for hiking, but the 2.5 is slllooww and the 3.6 is $$$ (the local dealerships only carry the Limited editions, and run $35-37k.
I'm surprised there's no car with AWD, automatic, and decent acceleration for under $30k. |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by Flyboy217
Crap, just realized they don't come in automatic. I can drive a stick, but the girlfriend can't, and besides I'd rather have automatic (or paddle shifters). |
Teach her how. It's really not that difficult. |
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| EddieZilker |
Volkswagen Tiguan S with automatic transmission and 4Motion goes for around $26,000. Anything more will put you over the 30K threshold but there are a lot that hover around there and look pretty reasonable.
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
Teach her how. It's really not that difficult. |
This is probably cheaper :gsmile: |
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| Flyboy217 |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
Volkswagen Tiguan S with automatic transmission and 4Motion goes for around $26,000. Anything more will put you over the 30K threshold but there are a lot that hover around there and look pretty reasonable.
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Looks like the Tiguan S gets to 60 mph in 8.5 sec. Maybe I'm spoiled for wanting a car that does better than 7.0.
$30k really isn't so bad. It's just a mental barrier. And a new vehicle at $30k will be around $25k for a used one a couple years old, if I can find one... What did you have in mind?
| quote: | | This is probably cheaper :gsmile: |
Depends on how quickly she learns I suppose :p |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Flyboy217
What did you have in mind? |
Ford Escape Titanium for just over 32 grand gets you in that window by 0.1 seconds.
| quote: | Originally posted by Flyboy217
Depends on how quickly she learns I suppose :p |
Well, she'll have to let go of your balls.
^ Really, just kidding, man, but the shot at your manhood was too good to pass up. |
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| EddieZilker |
2013 Chevy Equinox - 2.4 Liter DOHC - Direct Injection, AWD, does 0-60 in 6.8 and prices just over $26,000.
And, it's not a Ford. Still, doesn't have the fluid lines of the Subaru, either but... |
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| EddieZilker |
| 2013 Dodge Journey - 0-60 in 6.1 seconds, pricing just over $30,000. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by rubez
always laugh at americans who can't drive "a stick". WTF in UK 99% of cars are manual. |
So do I. Although there are automatic cars here, we all need to learn how to drive with manual cars so we're prepared to drive whatever appears in front of us. |
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| Flyboy217 |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
Well, she'll have to let go of your balls.
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Let go?? No, sir, I'll take what I can get :tongue2 |
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| Flyboy217 |
| quote: | Originally posted by rubez
always laugh at americans who can't drive "a stick". WTF in UK 99% of cars are manual.
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Nah, you just mad cuz you don't have that extra hand free for eating donuts and cheeseburgers :D
| quote: | | a wrx is a drivers car. no point in going for a drivers car that drives itself. |
I wish the STi's paddle shifters were on the WRX. Then I could feel like an F1 driver instead of a bloody wanker. |
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| Silky Johnson |
Dude. Just teach your woman how to drive stick. It isn't that hard. If you teach her about clutch control and how/when to shift gears, she can pretty much learn it herself imo.
, I taught myself how to drive just by reading on the internet. All I needed was a few hours and an empty parking lot. |
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| rubez |
| quote: | Originally posted by Flyboy217
Nah, you just mad cuz you don't have that extra hand free for eating donuts and cheeseburgers :D |
erm... you're the american, not me. cheeseburgers and donuts are your staple diet!
shouldn't really bother buying a performance car with an automatic gearbox... what's the point? :eek:
although a woman who can't shift gears shouldn't be let loose in a performance car anyway, automatic or otherwise :D |
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