Your car(s)

[Phait]

Whatcha driving?

If I hadn't spent all of my income last year, I'd of had half of what I needed to buy a used 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX and got a loan for the other half (which, would've required I kept my job as well). So now back at square 1.

Info/review:
http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/roadtests/0103scc_2002_subaru_wrx/index.html

Nice video test/review (not 2002 version though)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SE0IJekfRZE


2002 Specs:
227 HP
3085 lbs weight
Turbocharged 4 cylinder
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/4889/mywrx47411f8qa3.jpg


Most people will be happy just to have a decent reliable car and while I'm the same, $12k or so for a used car that isn't too old and from a company revered for it's reliability, for me I see no reason to get anything else - and I'm sure fun to drive. My long term goal (like nearing retirement) would be to have a Porsche 911, but I can't imagine how much they'll change by then - and the older stock will probably increase in price.

My problem is I have never driven stick, I do wonder if I would regret getting an auto down the line. It's so fun in simulations, to have that feeling become real and translate with the feeling of the gears kicking in and the road... but manual isn't really required. Is there any real benefit to going manual?

[Jiminator]

nowadays no, however some people enjoy it. if you do get a manual, get a cheap one, so you won't feel bad about burning out the clutch when you learn to drive it.

[Destructor]

I love my car. Green Australian EB Ford Fairmont. Plenty of power, runs well, comfy velour interior, and great looks. :)

[ShakeItBaby]

Mazda 6 luxury sedan. Gonna sell it to my parents since I won't need it in Europe.

[Phait]

Mazda has some nice cars as well. Their 3 hatchback is the only HB I like and would consider getting - but alas, the Impreza has AWD.

[Destructor]

My next car, fully paid by my own finances:

http://images.carsales.com.au/private/2485731.jpg

[Phait]

Those are great cars, probably the only American car I'd buy.

[sawn_off]

Okay, it's not running, yet, and this is a very old picture, but here's my project:


http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/383/projectcarkv7.jpg

[Syph]

I drive a Mazdaspeed Protege'... Love the car, but it's so rare that getting replacement parts is kind of a bitch :(

And by kind of I mean really big pain in the ass. But it's great when it works. Handles better than anything else I've ever been in and it looks good too :)

[Llama Gibbz]

06 Dodge Charger
Had it for a year and wish i got the hemi or chrysler 300 instead.

Its got a lot of power for a v6 though.

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4310/2007dodgechargerext1ku1.jpg
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8233/chargerdaytona06km6.jpg
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/9391/srtrg5.th.jpg (http://img169.imageshack.us/my.php?image=srtrg5.jpg)

[MAT]

but manual isn't really required. Is there any real benefit to going manual?

Yes, there is. First of all you consume less gas by using manual transmission since you can do precise gear shifting according to the road conditions. Second, you have a much powerful grip on the car mechanics like accelerating, speeding etc.

here you'll find a nice list of advantages of manual over automatic:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_transmission

[Phait]

Interesting.

I'd still hate to **** up a transmission though. I could learn on a beater car but you might still have to adjust on a per-car basis.

[MAT]

It's so fun in simulations, to have that feeling become real and translate with the feeling of the gears kicking in and the road

That too. :) Automatic transmission in real life is not as half enjoyable as stick shift. Apples and oranges.

[sawn_off]

It seems like it'd just be an annoying, repetitive thing to put up with after a while. My motorcycle's transmission is the sort of setup i"ve always wanted, but even that's an inconvenience sometimes. I've only driven a couple manuals and it was just plain cumbersome. And of course both times I drove a stick, my routes involved me stopping at a hill.....

Also, depending on what kind of car and/or automatic transmission you have, you can always get aftermarket shifters, allowing a faster, easier, better shift.

[Llama Gibbz]

Screw clutches.
Theres a load performance cars nowadays that use Semi-automatic transmissions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-automatic_transmission)


My charger and the chrysler 300's use Autostick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autostick)

[peoplessi]

We drive mainly stickshifts here in europe, that has changed a bit in these few years as automatics have gained some market. Modern automatics, so called roboticautomatics as DSG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-Shift_Gearbox are more fuel efficient than human could ever be with stickshift.

I drive Ford Mondeo, 10years old. Still working, but rust has gotten to the mesh. And as a student I can't really afford a new car, possibly when I finish my studies I will get a BMW(used).

Chrysler 300C (Hemi) is one of the nicest cars I've seen coming out lately ;)

[Hudson]

Currently: 1995 Plymouth Neon

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/1936/neonsidenr4.th.jpg (http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=neonsidenr4.jpg)

Not my car, however it's identical nix the stupid aftermarket hood.

I just got new speakers put in, some great sounding pioneers. I have a dual MTX 10" sub-box in the trunk I need to get hooked up, but before that I want to get a new head unit and equalizer from crutchfield so I can tweak the bass. As an audiophile I want the bass to enhance my music and not destroy it by rattling my car to pieces (like virtually every idiot on the road seems to do).

[Damien_Azreal]

2001 Chevy Cavalier... blue. ;)

It works, Bon drives it mostly... I hate to drive. Can't stand it... bores me to death. So she drives the better of the two cars.

Other car, 1991 Ford Probe... red.

I drive it to work, and home... only about ten minutes total each day. Other than that, it sits in the parking lot... simply sits there.

In the next year or so we're gonna get rid of the Probe and get a SUV of some kind, have not made up our minds as to what kind yet.
But we'll use the Probe as trade in, and Bon will drive the SUV and I'll simply move up my ten minute daily drive to the Cavalier.

[TerminX]

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3846/txbimmerxa1.th.jpg (http://img295.imageshack.us/my.php?image=txbimmerxa1.jpg) http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/1936/txbimmer2rj0.th.jpg (http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=txbimmer2rj0.jpg) http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/5346/txbimmer3xa9.th.jpg (http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=txbimmer3xa9.jpg)

[ishak540m]

My Car...

http://www.cnettv.com/i/dl/vdl/media/image/85/21/2/22185_320x240.jpg http://www.nandishdoshi.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Car/navi.jpg

http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-22185.html

I bought mine new in Oct '06 and I already have over 19,000 miles on it. lol. I can't wait to see what the remodeled '09's are going to be like. At this rate, I'll have 100,000 miles in 5 years.

[Theseus314]

That's a nice car TerminX.

I don't currently have a car. I live 10 minutes walk from where I work, and 5 minutes walk from a decent pub, so I'm generally sorted. However, I have considered getting a cheap modern Fiat Punto so I can visit friends in other towns cheaply

[IwantMORE]

I got rid of my car two years ago as I don't really need one in the city. Best thing I have done.

If there was an option to buy an electric car I would get one tomorrow.

[TerminX]

That's a nice car TerminX.
Thanks. Yeah, the previous owner took pretty good care of it. I almost forget it's 8 years old sometimes. ;)

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

I got rid of my car two years ago as I don't really need one in the city. Best thing I have done.

If there was an option to buy an electric car I would get one tomorrow.

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/03042007/49/five-electric-cars-buy-0.html

[Phait]

I want the bass to enhance my music and not destroy it by rattling my car to pieces (like virtually every idiot on the road seems to do).

Beer for you.

I hate to drive. Can't stand it... bores me to death

Gamer!

Other car, 1991 Ford Probe... red.

You know the Ford Probes were actually a version of the Mustang, but Ford decided to branch off into a new model?

[Mblackwell]

This thread is biased.

I own this:

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5188/800intruderpq3.jpg

50mpg. Kiss it.

[sawn_off]

50? What's the displacement? My 750's up in the 70's I'd say....


http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/6382/shadowbm1.jpg

[thefly]

My '98 Mustang was totaled last month. :( I'm driving a 2001 Ford Explorer at the moment.

[DavoX]

I want that baby.

[Mblackwell]

50? What's the displacement? My 750's up in the 70's I'd say....


http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/6382/shadowbm1.jpg

Well, I'm a new rider and it's an 805cc bike. :p

[Phait]

O_O

Mblackwell, now I see why you didn't wanna sell your bike. I didn't think it'd be that nice.

[Mblackwell]

Yeah, it's great. At first I had some problems with it, battery needed electrolyte, and it was so bad I almost had to buy a new one, but after charging it awhile and riding it out I got it back into shape. At first I was only pulling about 36mpg, but the bike is rated at 48. Now I pull 50, and I've heard more experienced riders pull more like 55.

The only drawbacks to that bike (Suzuki Intruder VS800) are it's cold blooded (takes a minute for the engine to warm up and hates to be in first gear, and even low idle sometimes, until it does) and it has a small gas tank (3.2 gallons) which means I flip to reserve and fill it up after 110 miles.

Oh, and that extra 5ccs puts the bike in a higher engine class on the insurance so I pay more.

[mysteryperfecta]

I've got an '87 Chevy R10 (truck) and a 2002 Dodge Stratus. Probably look into getting one of those nifty crossovers next year.

EDIT: I think it would also be fun to list the vehicles you've owned.

From earliest car:

1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, which I sold and bought a...
1989 Pontiac Grand Am, which I sold because my wife had a...
1994 Ford Escort, and I needed a truck so I got a...
1991 Dodge Ram (or was it '89?), and we replaced the Escort with a...
2002 Dodge Stratus, but I totaled my Ram and got a
1987 Chevy R10 pickup

[Syph]

94 escort was my first car. Loved driving it because I couldn't care less what happened to it. Went through 2 clutches and decided it wasn't worth the upkeep anymore.

[John]

I just went and looked at a 1987 Toyota Celica GT for sale today, it's pretty cheap so I'm most likely going to get it.

This isnt the same car but it's the same model and year. The one I looked at is red.

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1545/01lxp3.th.jpg (http://img441.imageshack.us/my.php?image=01lxp3.jpg)

[peoplessi]

Is it really cheap or what are your intentions in buying such possibly overrevved car?

[Yatta]

Is it really cheap or what are your intentions in buying such possibly overrevved car?
Well, it's pretty cheap yeah, but also John and I decided that it's a lot cleaner than most used cars we've seen.

[Phait]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scjySSxaimo

Here is a nice video comparing the Impreza STI & FORESTER STI! Yes, a Forester STI version. Watch her use the handbrake in a damn truck and still keep control.

Man... :D

[jimbob]

i have a fiat punto S myself :) bought it pretty recently and i`m pleased with it so far :)

[Phait]

^ What year?
http://www.fiatauto.at/images/Modelle/fiat/punto2005/fiat_grande_punto_2005_s.jpg

Could make a decent rally car.

[jimbob]

^ What year?
http://www.fiatauto.at/images/Modelle/fiat/punto2005/fiat_grande_punto_2005_s.jpg

Could make a decent rally car.a `94

it accelerates pretty fast but the gas is rather sensative.

[John]

Is it really cheap or what are your intentions in buying such possibly overrevved car?

It's pretty cheap, i'm paying $1000 in cash for it. Also, I've test driven it and it actually runs really well, I don't think many kids have used it for racing luckily. I would've rather had lower mileage (160k miles on it) but I've driven some Toyotas with 220k and they ran great.

I went and checked out some reviews, lots of people are saying this model Celica GT is starting to get rare (to atleast find in good condition) and it's a real nice ride, as are most Toyotas. After buying it i'll probably throw a new coat of paint on it, get some newer rims and put my stereo in it. The stock rims are really ugly. Also the backseat is extremely small so I'm gonna have to start hanging out with some midgets on the norm.

Also most Toyotas i've run across ran perfectly and just wouldn't die. My dad had an early model Toyota Corolla, and no matter what he did to it, it just wouldn't die. He eventually gave it away to somebody for free.

[peoplessi]

Not too bad price, definately if it is good shape that is a good deal. Toyotas are good build, no wonder why Toyota Corolla has been topseller here in Finland for few decades. They salt the roads in winter here, and the weather varies so much during the year, and still Toyotas hold. Something that can't be said on my Ford, which has rust on few spots - anti-rust treatment won't do the trick before old rust is removed and replaced/patched with new metalsheets.

Just be sure it is in good shape from under the hood, since if there is some urgent problems they will cost money. How much do you have to pay for a paint job? They are costly here in Finland, well over that cars value ;) I haven't never really liked those small FIAT Punto, Nissan Micra and so on type of cars. BMW 1 -series, it is just too damn small to get comfortable position.

I've seen loads of old Toyotas and _old_ Mercedes-Benzs on the move, going over 500 000km, ofcourse there have been parts replaced but still.

[Mr_Biggun]

2004 Audi A4 :)

[TerminX]

BMW 1 -series, it is just too damn small to get comfortable position.
Are they really that small? I've been thinking of getting either the new 135i coupe or an E46 M3 in a few years, but I've yet to drive the 135i. I thought the 1 series was based on the E46 platform, so I didn't think they'd be that small...

[peoplessi]

You have to take a testdrive, I didn't find it too comfortable. Mostly the height was off, head was on the roof if I had good visibility around the car, or I didn't have a good visibility - but head wasn't on the roof. I am only 190cm tall, but I found the 3- and 5 -series to be more spacious.

[ishak540m]

Are they really that small? I've been thinking of getting either the new 135i coupe or an E46 M3 in a few years, but I've yet to drive the 135i. I thought the 1 series was based on the E46 platform, so I didn't think they'd be that small...

You have to take a testdrive, I didn't find it too comfortable. Mostly the height was off, head was on the roof if I had good visibility around the car, or I didn't have a good visibility - but head wasn't on the roof. I am only 190cm tall, but I found the 3- and 5 -series to be more spacious.


Get an Acura TSX (http://www.acura.com/). You get a lot more for a better price. Not to mention, a redesign is expected in 2008 for the 2009 model year, and could include Honda's SH-AWD system and turbo 4 (240hp-300hp of the new A-VTec hopefully). I love mine.

Remodeled version could look something like this:

http://world.honda.com/Tokyo2005/sports4/livereport/photos/image/02.jpg
link... (http://forums.motortrend.com/70/6310166/future-concept-vehicles/2009-acura-tsx-will-sports4-make-its-debut/index.html)

[hellchicken]

2004 Audi A4 :)

I drive a 2004 A4 Avant 2.5l TDI, it's not my personal though, belongs to the company that I co-own. There's always something wrong with it though.

At 110.000 km the steering wheel hydraulics, the water pump and a cooling-water pipe all broke within a month.

Drives like a dream nonetheless, I am so fu**in glad we have the autobahn. :D


Are they really that small? I've been thinking of getting either the new 135i coupe or an E46 M3 in a few years, but I've yet to drive the 135i. I thought the 1 series was based on the E46 platform, so I didn't think they'd be that small...

Wow, that's a no-brainer for me really. If I had to choose between a new 135i or an used E46 M3 I'd take the latter. :)

If you ask me the BMW 1 series is smaller than a Golf (my first car that I bought after getting the license was a Golf II, 3 years later I got a Golf IV), and I'm only 1,85 m tall, but I feel as cramped inside those things as sardines in a can.
Anyone sitting behind me on the backseat who is not a kid or a midget will complain after at least an hour. It's not a car to take your wife and teenage kids on a 10 hour drive on vacation.

The BMW 1 really is a nice car for large cities where parking space is scarce, it's equally suited for singles or for couples and small families (1 or 2 little kids), and of course, it's BMW, it's very fun to drive, but I'd rather consider it a "Womens' BMW" (mainly because I only know women who drive these but no guys).

Us guys we really don't go below a 3 or 5. ;)

[Iggy]

Audi 80 from '93. I'll be looking for an A8 once I've moved to Germany.

[TerminX]

Wow, that's a no-brainer for me really. If I had to choose between a new 135i or an used E46 M3 I'd take the latter. :)

If you ask me the BMW 1 series is smaller than a Golf (my first car that I bought after getting the license was a Golf II, 3 years later I got a Golf IV), and I'm only 1,85 m tall, but I feel as cramped inside those things as sardines in a can.
Anyone sitting behind me on the backseat who is not a kid or a midget will complain after at least an hour. It's not a car to take your wife and teenage kids on a 10 hour drive on vacation.

The BMW 1 really is a nice car for large cities where parking space is scarce, it's equally suited for singles or for couples and small families (1 or 2 little kids), and of course, it's BMW, it's very fun to drive, but I'd rather consider it a "Womens' BMW" (mainly because I only know women who drive these but no guys).

Us guys we really don't go below a 3 or 5. ;)
Fair enough. I really thought it would be bigger, since it weighs just as much as a 3-series and it was somewhat based on the E46. Pretty disappointing to hear about how small it is inside. Bleh. E46 M3 (or maybe the E92 M3... it'll be available in sedan form and I have a thing for 4 doors; depends on where I'm at in a few years ;)) it is.

Hell, maybe I'll just reinforce the frame and engine internals on the 328i I've got now and install a good blower... there's a kit I've had my eye on that's not out yet, but some of the dyno graphs and related information from the versions currently in reliability testing seem to point to figures not far from 400 horses at the wheels. Pretty hard to say no to a setup that can eat the current M3, next gen M3 and various flavors of M5. :p

[crunchy superman]

Still driving my '01 Sport Trac.

Although I did recently get a new Yamaha Grizzly 700 (http://img.timeinc.net/fieldstream/yamaha_grizzly/page1_338.jpg) atv. (wore out my old Polaris 500)

[peoplessi]

Get an Acura TSX (http://www.acura.com/). You get a lot more for a better price. Not to mention, a redesign is expected in 2008 for the 2009 model year, and could include Honda's SH-AWD system and turbo 4 (240hp-300hp of the new A-VTec hopefully). I love mine.

Remodeled version could look something like this:

http://world.honda.com/Tokyo2005/sports4/livereport/photos/image/02.jpg
link... (http://forums.motortrend.com/70/6310166/future-concept-vehicles/2009-acura-tsx-will-sports4-make-its-debut/index.html)

The car is fugly. Even Holden Commodore looks better, and it is better. BMW 1-series isn't all bad, you can get that nifty enginesystem - when you stop engine shuts down, when you move it will start again - unnoticiable but saves fuel and nature. I am not sure what this is called, I'd had to check that out but.

So far the BMW 5 series has been the best for me to drive. Spacious and efficient, although I don't agree on the price, which puts it below in my lists.

[ishak540m]

The car is fugly. Even Holden Commodore looks better, and it is better.

:doh: Typical BMW driver behavior. Test Drive the TSX then get back to me.

[peoplessi]

:doh: Typical BMW driver behavior. Test Drive the TSX then get back to me.

Doesn't affect the looks, how ever much you are trying to pin that BMW thing on me. I am not into ricers, and never will be. Basic Toyotas and Hondas are enough. I respect Mitsubishi and Subaru for their efforts in WRC, but I don't get a hardon when I see a Skyline.

[ishak540m]

Doesn't affect the looks, how ever much you are trying to pin that BMW thing on me. I am not into ricers, and never will be. Basic Toyotas and Hondas are enough. I respect Mitsubishi and Subaru for their efforts in WRC, but I don't get a hardon when I see a Skyline.

Why would you even compare a Nissan to an Acura? I would hardly call an acura a ricer. The TSX is based off of the European Honda Accord.

[Phait]

I really don't know a V6 from an inline 4, I don't know how a turbo works, don't know what/how LSD (not that :D) works, I don't know what a wastegate or uppipe is, etc. I would really like to be knowledgable by the time I get a WRX.

Would there be some suggestions of books (not sites) I can buy to learn such stuff, great and small?

[sawn_off]

You could browse around for the kind of textbooks you'd find in autoshop class.

My strategy, though, was to just go hands on, with help from my brothers and my dad. Save up a couple hundred and buy a basket case, build it how you want, learn everything you need to by doing.

[peoplessi]

Why would you even compare a Nissan to an Acura? I would hardly call an acura a ricer. The TSX is based off of the European Honda Accord.

Yes, TSX is a consumer car and above mentioned Nissan Skyline is more than a consumer car - so it was an unfair comparison. But that picture that was posted of presumably a concept - is ugly no matter what. Matter of taste differences.

I really don't know a V6 from an inline 4, I don't know how a turbo works, don't know what/how LSD (not that :D) works, I don't know what a wastegate or uppipe is, etc. I would really like to be knowledgable by the time I get a WRX.

Would there be some suggestions of books (not sites) I can buy to learn such stuff, great and small?

Check out Haynes, they don't have a book for Impreza(meaning total stripdown and dissection of everypart, a repairmanual). But a lot general books on cars, and on Impreza.

[Phait]

http://www.cars101.com/subaru/impreza/wrxsti2008.html#photos%20interior

2008 Imprezas have SportShift automatics - meaning, sequential shifting if you want it (its auto shift, but you can shift up/down with a flick [no clutch needed] if you want). Awesome...

[Destroyer]

I got a Volvo 99 S80.
Its very comfortable, rides nice, very sluggish though.

[Phait]

Really? I rode in the back of either that or an S40 once - they do handle very well, tightly - and comfortable as well. My friend got it for like $7,000 through a friend of his, some bid. Anyway it made me like Volvo.

[Destroyer]

oh mine is the S80 its alot bigger. Its definitley comfortable, excellent leather seats. but the car weights around 3700lbs, a 2.9L 200hp just doesnt do it justice. its ok from 60-10. but 0-60 it just doesnt wanna get off the line man. I got it in 2003 with 45K miles on it, it was my first car so its not bad for a first car actually.

[Phait]

I've been toying around with skin editing in Richard Burns Rally.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4030/richardburnsrallysse200vw3.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=richardburnsrallysse200vw3.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3668/richardburnsrallysse200rp6.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=richardburnsrallysse200rp6.jpg) http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5378/richardburnsrallysse200fw6.th.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=richardburnsrallysse200fw6.jpg)

It's close to how I'd want my actual WRX to look - black, with my logo ( http://www.jaderavendesign.com ) on the hood instead (didn't put it on the hood in game as there is a big intake/dip towards the front that would break the image up).

Also I'd rather the wheels be silver, but I must've missed a file to edit as they're still goldish.

Although I'd still be happy with Rally Blue color.

[Destroyer]

ive never had a huge intrest in rally cars and stuff mainly cuz ive never had the intrest in driving a manual shift(and never had the opportunity to drive one)

[Phait]

Rally cars are just based off stock models, which come in auto or manual.

[YicklePigeon]

Y'know, in my opinion, the only guys to have what I'd call good cars are TerminX with his BMW (though I much prefer the M5 series), Destroyer (am not keen on the S80 myself, more an S60R and XC70 fan, not to mention the classic Volvos) and finally Hellchicken and Mr_Biggun for having Audi A4s.

Props to the guy (forget your username and I'm too lazy to look) for getting a used car (a Toyota at that) in the States for $1000...given the reports I've seen, that's very impressive indeed.

As for you Phait, seeing as you like Porsches - you'll be interested in this here Top Gear video on the subject (test of the Porsche 911 Carrera S): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVytpZs2haQ

With regards,

Yickle.

P.S. I don't drive...yet...coming soon fall of 2007 however to a forum near you... :P

[Phait]

Nice video, I like Top Gear. Interesting his point on the turn handling at high speeds, it doesn't seen much different than in GTR 2 in that regard.

[Phait]

Found some nice links to learn about cars:

Easy learning: http://www.familycar.com/classroom/
Learn/quiz: http://www.familycar.com/classroom/Autoshop101.htm

[TerminX]

Y'know, in my opinion, the only guys to have what I'd call good cars are TerminX with his BMW (though I much prefer the M5 series)
Thanks. I'd prefer a M5 too, but I'm a little bit short of the $82,000 or so base price of a new one. :p :D Could probably swing an older E39 M5 if I tried, but it'd still be twice as much as what I have now with even higher mileage. The power would be amazing, though. :o

[Phait]

I had considered a beamer myself, but I'm not sure if parts repair/replacement would cost significantly more or not.

[TerminX]

Yeah, it does cost a lot to maintain. I order all of the needed parts myself at discounted prices and do most of the work on it myself in order to keep the price down, but even at 30% off some of the parts are still pretty costly. Thankfully, I haven't really had anything go wrong in about a year of ownership/6500 miles.

Knock on wood...

[wieder]

I recently traded in my Civic Hybrid for a Prius.

Damn ugly car... but I like voting with my dollars while I wait until I can finally buy a Tesla Roadster. :)

It's actually an enjoyable car to drive and after a little while the silly body style has started to grow on me.

[YicklePigeon]

Yeah the Prius is ugly, and less economical than your average diesel (even with all the petrol/electric gubbins). But from reports, it is a decent drive.

Anyway, for you Termin, I've been thinking about the BMW M6 - and I had to locate the particular Top Gear special on it (also featuring a Porsche 911 and an Aston Martin V8 Vantage) speeding around the Isle of Man :D

Here's the first part to start you off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-49pHLBARc

Enjoy!

With regards,

Yickle.

[peoplessi]

M6 isn't too impressive for that price.

" (911) Can't drive that in public - people will see you!" ;D

Caterham would be nice, to participate in such races :) Or Legends, which my uncle drove, and is mechanic nowdays. He was a WRC mechanic too. My late father fixed up sports cars such as DeTomaso Pantera.

[Ellolo17]

I have a '94 opel corsa from my mother, but amost new in km (only about 187.000. You know, almost new for that age) and it works perfect, I've also tried my cousin peugeot 406 ('98) and 206 ('02), but i dont like the clutch and the acceleration (too much at the beggining, but it fails at more that 50 km, in comparation with my opel corsa).

But my little bro is about get the license, so the corsa will be for him. I've been saving money to buy.... '07 lexus is 220 d.

[wieder]

Yeah the Prius is ugly, and less economical than your average diesel (even with all the petrol/electric gubbins). But from reports, it is a decent drive.

It's all about what's coming out of the tailpipe. That's where the Prius is tough to beat until you get to electric cars.

As for mileage vs a diesel, that depends heavily on your driving style. Also if you do driving that will require a lot of city traffic. On the freeway or government tests they can seem comparible, but once you are anywhere else it's pretty easy to get it to give much better results.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

Actually, it is the opposite Wieder. In the city is where the prius rules... Diesel wins on the highway.

[ishak540m]

I'm wondering why the TSX is not getting any love here.

[wieder]

ICR: Yup, that's what I was saying, though re-reading it I can see why it's easily mixed up. There isn't any case where a diesel can get much better results than a Prius... but there are cases where a Prius can get much better results than diesel.

So yeah. :)

[thefly]

I helped move my sister to Washington DC a couple weeks ago. There were many, many Prii (what is the plural form of "Prius" anyway :confused:) to be seen. I'd estimate maybe 1 out of every 30 cars I saw either parked or driving around was a Prius. I counted at least seven in my sister's condo parking lot.

[corn wizard]

06 WRX. Fully paid, only mod so far is a 1500 watt stereo system.

http://www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/spinaroundtown/06.subaru.impreza.wrx.tr/06.subaru.wrx.ts.lead.340.jpg

[Phait]

o/\o

Good to meet you sir.

[Kennerado]

I drive a crappy early 90's Ford station wagon.

If you want to see a sweet car modded to hell do a google search for the Polizei M5

[sawn_off]

Okay, I was kinda hoping I'd get some feedback for having something definitely different, but here's a good read that shows what cars like mine can do with a modernized chassis:

http://www.artmorrison.com/tri5build/index.cfm

[Phait]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0DoB8YB6cQ

Another nice WRX video, 2006. Japanese guy manual shifting, with shots of his foot work. I'm trying to figure out just what he's doing on the down shift. Seems he puts clutch in and presses both brake and gas, why?

[sawn_off]

Uhh, I think that might be a way to build up some extra boost around turns. I'll have to watch it.

[peoplessi]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Rdfe0-3UE

Turbolag :l

[Phait]

That's funny.

Over at NASIOC Subaru forums, someone has thought up ideas for their license plate. One was:

C NO EVO

:D

[Nessus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0DoB8YB6cQ

Another nice WRX video, 2006. Japanese guy manual shifting, with shots of his foot work. I'm trying to figure out just what he's doing on the down shift. Seems he puts clutch in and presses both brake and gas, why?

That guy is going insanely fast for that little road. He seems to be in the habit of starting back on the gas with his heel while he is still braking, this will keep rpm's up and also take some time away from how fast his foot is back on the gas. It's hard to tell why he does that in the shifts, it might just be a personal quirk of his but it probably helps the way the clutch performs the shift if it has a little power going to it.

[Phait]

Just got 2 ballpark insurance quotes on 2002 WRX:

Geico: $270/mo
Allstate: $161/mo

With Allstate if I change my length of insurance to 6 months (I've never had any), the mo/rate drops to $135. 1 and 2year(s) = $86 ($96 including Accident Forgiveness + deduc. rewards).

My dad pays like $30-$40/mo I think for a Saturn :p

For a '98 Honda Accord (my 2nd car choice if I wanted to save money overall), Allstate said about $130/mo. Now I have never had insurance so that factored into the form I filled out. When I changed that to 2 years, the monthly rate dropped to $63.

[peoplessi]

I've been toying around with the idea of buying Mercedes-Benz 190E Cosworth 16. It would make a nice project, and with the 2.5litre engine it would be enough fun for everyday drive :)

[peoplessi]

Phait, have you seen the new impreza?

[Phait]

Yes the hatch and sedan. While I'm glad they didn't eradicate the sedan with their hatch, I don't quite like either. The sedan seems longer (or their windows seem narrower?)

Overall they just seem more "safe" in design, watered down. The sedan reminds me of my dad's Saturn:
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1673/10045873d2e039ct3.th.jpg (http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10045873d2e039ct3.jpg)

http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/7240/12008subaruimprezawrxsekc9.th.jpg (http://img454.imageshack.us/my.php?image=12008subaruimprezawrxsekc9.jpg) http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6918/12008subaruimprezawrx3dpx7.th.jpg (http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=12008subaruimprezawrx3dpx7.jpg)

It's not like I will ever afford one anyway :p I don't mind buying older but I won't go older than 2002.

[Superczar]

Just got 2 ballpark insurance quotes on 2002 WRX:

Geico: $270/mo
Allstate: $161/mo

With Allstate if I change my length of insurance to 6 months (I've never had any), the mo/rate drops to $135. 1 and 2year(s) = $86 ($96 including Accident Forgiveness + deduc. rewards).


Wow, and I thought $460 every 6 months on my '00 Ford Ranger was outrageous! :o

[Phait]

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7921/sizedimg2226dw4.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sizedimg2226dw4.jpg)

This has been sitting in a lot for well over a year, the price is down to $5,000. I'd buy it if I could. '79 Mustang Cobra II.

[Jiminator]

my brother had a 67 camaro convertible. sigh, I used to love driving that car....

[LiquiD]

Nice car terminix, what the hell do u do to earn the money for that? I'm driving around in a crappy hyundai S coupe! Give me a few years!

[Llama Gibbz]

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7921/sizedimg2226dw4.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sizedimg2226dw4.jpg)

This has been sitting in a lot for well over a year, the price is down to $5,000. I'd buy it if I could. '79 Mustang Cobra II.

Mabey i just dont like mustangs.

But i think the mustang was really ugly between 73-94.

65-73 were works of art.
71-73 actually looked "muscle".
94+ they started to look like muscle cars again

[Damien_Azreal]

Man, I wish i would've kept my very first car.

Bought it for 50 bucks. A 1965 Ford Fairlane 2 door... candy apple red... ohh it was nice looking. But it need a lot of motor and interior work.
And parts were a bitch to find, the 65 wasn't interchangeable with any other model of the Fairlane.

So after a few years of not being able to find needed parts for it (and my dad as a mechanic couldn't find them) we sold it for 200 bucks, considering added work we did to it.
Guy we sold it to got it running, but it's still far from complete. :(

After that car I bought a 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix for like 500. Dark charcoal gray... looked very nice. Sold it to help pay for college. I miss those cars.

[gamejunkie]

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5127/mybike3pt8.th.jpg (http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mybike3pt8.jpg)


Here's my two-wheeled pride and joy :love:

[biXen]

Here's my car. A european Mazda MX-5 (Miata to the Americans). Just a 1,6 litre, 2000 model. I will be selling it next year, as I'm going to import a Mazdaspeed Miata from USA. Gotta take advantage of the cheap dollar (please don't be more worth until after that precious dollar) :D

Mazda has for many years now been the best designed and cheap to maintain car combination (along with perhaps Lexus which still is a tad ugly unless styled), so will be a while until I change to something else. I like German cars too, but overpriced car, parts, services, more breakdowns per km, etc. etc. doesn't really make me joyous.

8100

[biXen]

Btw. to your earlier discussions about braking and accelerating simultaneously. It's mostly about controlling the car. When you brake, the weight of the car shifts, depending on the brake balance and all, but often they brake a little to oversteer a bit and then just control it to be just enough to slide through the corner while accelerating to get top speed when going out of it. Since the cars are 4WD/AWD it's more natural to understeer if anything, so by using the brakes they can control the handling. All WRC drivers do it all the time, but it's very individual how much.

I use it myself in Forza 2 a lot, if a car has a lot of grip it's hard to go into smooth turns without being very sudden. Braking a bit to loosen grip on the rear while still accelerating often helps. You will also notice how the weight of the car goes forward when you brake with RWD cars, making it easier to oversteer and slide with the rear tires, too much and you are off, but just enough and you glide through the corner :)

[Theonewayman]

My car is a Seat Cordoba 1.4 at Gas (GPL) is much better to the wallet and the ambient :).

[Phait]

Do they rally the Seat? I just found a rally pic of it :o The Seat Leon is in GTR 2, neat little car.

[peoplessi]

Yes they do. But not as an manufacturer I think? - atleast not this season, since basically there is only Ford 3 teams and Citröen with 2 teams + Subaru 1 team.

[Phait]

Guys seen the 2008 Chevy Malibu?

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3008/2008malibu2b0ddb5sy2.th.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2008malibu2b0ddb5sy2.jpg) http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/6909/2008malibu1b0d7d9cv2.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2008malibu1b0d7d9cv2.jpg)

Lookin' dapper for a Malibu :D

[peoplessi]

Doesn't look too great, but that is the problem with most american cars. There are exceptions, as the new Ford Mondeo(I guess it wasn't designed in US) and Ford GT(again, not designed in the US).

[Phait]

It looks great compared to all the Malibus before it (esp. 90s)

[Kevin Wolff]

Hmm, bumped today. I've gotten a car since then.

It's a 98 Honda Accord EX. Used to be my mom's, and she works at home so it didn't get out much. Got it around Labor Day with 39,400 miles or so...it'll hit 40k when I go home next week. I keep forgetting how old it is, not just from the miles, but it doesn't look old at all. Perhaps the dashboard electronics are a bit dated, and the exterior is quite scratched up...but everything else is perfect.

It's the V6 version...200hp feels like plenty, except for that one time I was trying to go around a garbage truck on a 2-lane road! :o Gets 28mpg highway, which isn't bad, but the I4 version got 34. I wonder how much weaker it would really feel.

Ok, enough blabbering. :p This picture is not my car, however, it looks exactly the same from I what I can see.

[Phait]

^ That's about my 1st choice if I went for something more affordable than a used Impreza (i.e. below $10k)

[Superczar]

The Malibu is a chick car lol!

:D

[Destroyer]

Guys seen the 2008 Chevy Malibu?

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3008/2008malibu2b0ddb5sy2.th.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2008malibu2b0ddb5sy2.jpg) http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/6909/2008malibu1b0d7d9cv2.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2008malibu1b0d7d9cv2.jpg)

Lookin' dapper for a Malibu :D

ya thats a good looking car for the price.

The Malibu is a chick car lol!

:D
I think you are thiking of the mustang.

[Destructor]

I might buy a different car soon, once I've saved up the money to do so.

[Destroyer]

perhalps a new malibu. that cars interior seems as good as the interior of other cars that cost over 50K

[Destructor]

perhalps a new malibu. that cars interior seems as good as the interior of other cars that cost over 50K

Bit out of my price range.

[ryche]

My car is still the same one I've had for years while being on here. 94 Chevy Camaro Z28 green.

[Superczar]

My car is still the same one I've had for years while being on here. 94 Chevy Camaro Z28 green.

Wow, you still got that thing?! I'm on my 4th vehicle since joining the boards... :eek:

[ryche]

LOL yeah I still got it...I'm waiting to see if it still runs when I get back home though being how it's just sittin for almost 2 months :)

[peoplessi]

Do you guys watch Top Gear? Or Fifth Gear? The two best car programs hands down. Which reminds me of when I watched http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Mil_Milhas_Brasil :) It was great.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

My jeep and my friend in front of it... this was on a recent ski trip to Red River, NM.

http://claytontullos.com/images/IMG_01831.jpg

It's a 97' Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2 V8 4x4

[ryche]

Do you guys watch Top Gear? Or Fifth Gear? The two best car programs hands down. Which reminds me of when I watched http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Mil_Milhas_Brasil :) It was great.

I watched episodes of Top Gear on the net when I was home. Good show.

[dark_angel]

This is my BMW 1999 E46 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaeSnceQb9k

[evanazzo]

not mine yet gotta wait a few years for my mom to want to get rid of it.
2008 Mercedes C 300
http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/image/2007/Q1/031920071647368731.jpg

[Grande 3:16]

1997 Nissan N15 Pulsar hatchback.

Do you guys watch Top Gear? Or Fifth Gear? The two best car programs hands down. Which reminds me of when I watched http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Mil_Milhas_Brasil :) It was great.Top Gear is probably my favourite TV show. We're getting Top Gear: Australia this year, which I think is gonna suck. Half the reason I love the show is because it's British and full of British humour (which I usually find funnier than Aussie humour). I'd rather Clarkson, Hammond, and May just visit Australia and do a few special episodes.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080215/od_afp/switzerlandautooffbeat_080215220619;_ylt=Al2NHTRlk jBCtxinUGP2wRMFO7gF

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080215/capt.sge.kbt75.150208220221.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=400&y=265&sig=dt2fZW7eH9MLKFm2cFnSMQ--

[RAW]

That sub car is awesome,
got a 67 chevelle im workin on at the moment but it wont go divin hehe

[Grande 3:16]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080215/od_afp/switzerlandautooffbeat_080215220619;_ylt=Al2NHTRlk jBCtxinUGP2wRMFO7gF

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080215/capt.sge.kbt75.150208220221.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=400&y=265&sig=dt2fZW7eH9MLKFm2cFnSMQ--I love the feeling of the water through my hair.

[Superczar]

Looks kinda like a Lotus Elise...

[gt1750]

Ah, Frank Rinderknecht's creation for this year's Geneva Motor Show is probably the craziest one up to date :D And yes it is obviously based on the Elise.
It's great he makes money on tuning Porsches and spends 'em on this crazy shit.

More info about Rinspeed concepts: http://www.rinspeed.ch/pages/content/frames_e.htm, click concepts on the left frame.

[The Cool One]

I want a Plymouth Barracuda....

[Destroyer]

i own a 99 volvo S80. but i think i want to get a new one. the problem is i dont know if I should spend 50K on a car right now. :(

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

You can buy a S60 2007 for under $30,000.

http://www.e-carone.ebizautos.com/webdetail.aspx?iid=2418181

We saw this at that dealership a month ago when my parents bought a 07 used Saab 2.0T

[Phait]

Best passenger ride I've had was in a Volvo. Just felt like it stuck to the road better, suspension etc.

[Destroyer]

You can buy a S60 2007 for under $30,000.

http://www.e-carone.ebizautos.com/webdetail.aspx?iid=2418181

We saw this at that dealership a month ago when my parents bought a 07 used Saab 2.0T
wow thats an R, what a great deal. something wrong with it?

[peoplessi]

That is dirt cheap, we europeans, especially here in Finland, pay A LOT more for such vehicles.

Phait, I guess you haven't experienced a good Citroën then :)

[Phait]

There's no Citroen in USA.

[evanazzo]

I've ridden in a Citroën when i was in Malta my cousin owned one. was pretty nice and it did ride very smooth and well

[Kevin Wolff]

wow thats an R, what a great deal. something wrong with it?
It's a year old, and from the pictures, has 20k miles already. That alone will drop an S60 to that price.

[Plagman]

Here's my car.

[Destroyer]

It's a year old, and from the pictures, has 20k miles already. That alone will drop an S60 to that price.

ya but the MSRP of that car new is over 40K. its amazing how volvos lose their value. I know My s80 dropped like you would not beleive.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

That's why it pays to buy a car thats one year old, as soon as you drive a new car off the lot its lost nearly 20% of its value.

The Volvo is really nice, I set inside and played around. It's pristine.

The dealer ships.
http://www.ecarone.com/shipping.htm

[Damien from omen]

I'm only 16, but by 2009 hopefully i will be sitting in one of these cars: :)

Ford Falcon BA/BF Ute

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/kev_xr8_ute/MineKeiths1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/kev_xr8_ute/MineKeiths2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/afddez/IMG_0487.gif

Or the Falcon Sedan ;)

http://img134.exs.cx/img134/9045/kristycar28120310cj.jpg

http://img134.exs.cx/img134/3469/kristycar28120100ou.jpg

http://www.netspeed.com.au/genebaby/xr8/pic_7.jpg

I wouldn't mind a 2007 Ford Mustang, but over here down under, they cost around $200,000 for the Mustang Premium model.

[thefly]

My sister has a mental hang up where she won't even drive a car anymore.

[Damien from omen]

My sister has a mental hang up where she won't even drive a car anymore.

What happened? That sounds really bad. My sister had an accident and was all freakish around cars too, she accidentally ran a red light (Stupid intersection with like 50 lights) and tboned some Mitsubishi Lancer.

[thefly]

She had a minor fender-bender. Freaked her out for life, apparently. She's 31 and has a PHD, but refuses to drive a car. I don't understand it either.

[Ramen4ever]

Don't know about you guys but this is my Dream car ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9TyqT0Erpk&NR=1

[Superczar]

Don't know about you guys but this is my Dream car ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9TyqT0Erpk&NR=1

LOFL, it took me a minute due to the poor quality to realize that he is actually facing the other way... :D :doh:

[Damien from omen]

:O that car is AWESOME.

[evanazzo]

edit wrong setion

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

That first group of Falcon's look fugly.

[peoplessi]

That first group of Falcon's look fugly.

If you ask me, they all look like that ;)

[Destroyer]

That first group of Falcon's look fugly.

Agreed.

[Superczar]

Yeah my Ranger is nicer looking than them... it actually looks like a truck...

[Phait]

When I get an Impreza I want my logo on the hood like this. Not sure about the stripes though.

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1294/implp4.jpg

[stumppy84]

Here's my 2008 GMC with all the bells and whistles at work.

http://www.shackpics.com/files/1107080802_35c9d1mgqhtkftpek11p_thumb.jpg (http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=1107080802_35c9d1mgqhtkftpek11p.jpg)

Then I have my 1966 442 project.

[Bit-Cloud]

Currently Own A 1989 Fiat UNO 70SL 1.3L
Would Like To Have The Turbo version Of It.

Im Looking For A Mini At The Moment (Austin, Leyland, Morris, BMW, Etc)
Preferurtably This One (TURBO)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-adYNAB7xEw
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[unforgiven]

I have Mazda3 2007

[The Baskinator]

2005 Dodge Neon. It was my graduation present.

I love my car, but I wanted a pony!

[NutWrench]

I have a 2006 Toyota Camry. (With bonus pictures from last winter)
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5372/car00wb3.th.jpg (http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5372/car00wb3.jpg) http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6830/car01rg1.th.jpg (http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6830/car01rg1.jpg) http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6573/car02bt9.th.jpg (http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6573/car02bt9.jpg)

[Phait]

^ My cousin has an '07 or '08 Camry that got like 34/36 MPG!

[Tavillion]

2000 Mazda 626 with a 2.5L V6.

[Water12356]

My 95 Toyota Camry Wagon V6 LE. I normaly dislike wagons but I love this thing. :D Put a new stereo in, and when I get some extra cash for a rainy day, new speakers.

Note: these pics are a bit old, last winter.

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3745/20080310image0008ku7.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20080310image0008ku7.jpg)

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/46/20080310image0001ag9.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20080310image0001ag9.jpg)

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/1949/20080310image0004jn6.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20080310image0004jn6.jpg)

[Hudson]

1995 Neon bit the dust today, time to lay it to rest.

.. now to find the money for a new car :\

[peoplessi]

My old car died a few weeks ago, most likely for good. I've been looking at few possibilities, BMW 325 being one of them, Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16(Cosworth engine) would have been great - but it's too rare.

Decent car will cost me a great deal, so this isn't that easy either.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

My old car died a few weeks ago, most likely for good. I've been looking at few possibilities, BMW 325 being one of them, Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16(Cosworth engine) would have been great - but it's too rare.

Decent car will cost me a great deal, so this isn't that easy either.

New/used? How much are you looking to spend?

[peoplessi]

Used :) Around 5-10k€. That would give me some options in the 90-00 range. Those early 90s BMW's are quite "cheap". Friend drives one(325), and it offers a good ride.

Of course, if I had unlimited budget, I'd most likely buy a old mans car - AMG Mercedes-Benz.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

Oops, I forgot that you were not in the US. My concept of car values does not translate well overseas.

Ever consider a Saab 9-3 turbo?

[gt1750]

Ever consider a Saab 9-3 turbo?

That's the car I want. First gen, with leather and A/C.

My other option is a first gen Ford Focus, but most of these don't have the options I want.

[peoplessi]

Ford is not an option anymore for me, unless it's ST or Cosworth. The car that broke was an Ford, not too reliable either. I drove some 110k miles with it, 180k km.

ICR, those Saabs would be on the limit of my budget. Cars are definately more expensive here in Finland.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

My mom bought a used off-lease 2007 Saab 9-3 turbo earlier this year. I'm glad it's not my car, I would speed entirely too much.

If I pass someone on the highway and if I put my foot on the gas in the same way that I do in my jeep I end up going from 65mph to 90mph before I pass the person.

I drove from Dallas, Tx to Lubbock, Tx and while the highway was deserted a Mercedes Benz passed me at a very high rate of speed. I decided to see how fast he was going. The Saab just kept accelerating, I was doing over 120mph before I knew it. I decided to slow down.

[peoplessi]

Picture of the said BMW 325:

http://www.tuonti.com/kuvat/autot/bmw_3srj_musta.jpg

Looks decent, and drives well. Tad more expensive to maintain than the Ford I had, but not by much. Have to take a look what is on offer around here. Leather interiors and A/C would be nice, but leather interiors is the main thing I am looking for.

[Nessus]

I need a front brake and an upper control arm on 97 infinity. New York roads waste my suspension, I'm always redoing parts of it.

[Bit-Cloud]

http://file045a.bebo.com/11/original/2008/06/21/01/1773868475a8080598482o.jpg

Cant wait till i get my restricted. till then im riding in style:

http://file045a.bebo.com/8/original/2008/01/30/23/1773868475a6757295424o.jpg
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[Blue Lightning]

2006 Acura MDX.

2008 Corvette Z06. I'll try and post a piccy soon.