Author Topic: Cars (Read 64682 times)

mr_a500 · « **Reply #250 on:** Sat, 19 March 2011, 10:46:01 »

They gave you a brand new $50,000 car as a loaner?

Who did you have to screw?

keyboardlover · « **Reply #251 on:** Sat, 19 March 2011, 11:07:24 »

I know dude I couldn't believe it...maybe the manager likes me or something? I was joking around with him.

Dude...this car is FUN!!! This is actually the fastest car I've ever driven.

panda-R · « **Reply #252 on:** Sat, 19 March 2011, 12:41:56 »

imma buy the new Ft-86 when it comes out cuz it so cool!!!

Ekaros · « **Reply #253 on:** Sat, 19 March 2011, 12:48:58 »

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imma buy the new Ft-86 when it comes out cuz it so cool!!!

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Aren't paws bit bad for driving?

J888www · « **Reply #254 on:** Sat, 19 March 2011, 13:07:57 »

Many Year past, I purchased a Toyota Corolla T Sport (Second Generation). I was offered such a good price to "seal the deal". On the Day of collecting the car, I noticed vibration on the clutch @ 3000rpm, so I returned it after driving for approximately 3 miles. It took 3 Months of conciliation bar actually going to Court to settled the matter. In the end I had purchased a Car which was not of my own original choice.

To put a long story short, Toyota had manufactured a Model (Corolla T Sport) with a defective clutch plate (inaccurately calibrated tooling) and knowingly tried to recoup some of the cost by pushing it to the public. A few Months later, they took this Model off the market but the unfortunate people who already purchased had to put-up with keeping it.

The next time avaricious Toyota tried to push their defective products to the public, cost the lives of some people in the US of A last Year when large amounts of their cars were recalled.

The point is that Toyota knew there were defects and still tried to sell their defective products, at least TWICE. Can you trust Toyota not to cheat on you ?

D-EJ915 · « **Reply #255 on:** Sat, 19 March 2011, 20:46:09 »

got a mini now

panda-R · « **Reply #256 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 12:34:59 »

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The point is that Toyota knew there were defects and still tried to sell their defective products, at least TWICE. Can you trust Toyota not to cheat on you ?

nope but noone else makes interesting cars for the USA/CAN Markets so too bad so sad if the FT-86 is the only interesting car in 2012.

Input Nirvana · « **Reply #257 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 13:32:09 »

It's all relative.

10/15 mpg, 5.4 liter V8, 6,500 lbs, my other car has the same motor and at 7,000 lbs. is a completely functioning city on wheels.

My Prius driving neighbors hate me.

The more metal that surrounds you, the more protected you are. Cheap health insurance. Priorities.

iMav · « **Reply #258 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 13:56:37 »

I actually want a smaller truck. Perhaps a Toyota Tacoma with V6, extended cab, and some sports goodies. Don't need a monster gas guzzler, but would like to haul some things on occasion...and like the small sports truck look.

bhtooefr · « **Reply #259 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 14:29:49 »

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nope but noone else makes interesting cars for the USA/CAN Markets so too bad so sad if the FT-86 is the only interesting car in 2012.

If by "interesting cars" you mean "cheap RWD cars", um, heard of the Miata?

Input Nirvana · « **Reply #260 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 14:54:57 »

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I actually want a smaller truck. Perhaps a Toyota Tacoma with V6, extended cab, and some sports goodies. Don't need a monster gas guzzler, but would like to haul some things on occasion...and like the small sports truck look.

I've recently considered an F-150 1/2 ton (used to have one), but the price seems the same, the gas is only about 2 mpg better, and I lose whatever perceived benefits I have with a 3/4 ton. Maybe when I'm actually ready for another car as opposed to looking for a reason for another car...

Once you've owned a truck, since they are so practical, it's almost hard to "step down" to a "regular car".

It's definitely not for everybody.

bhtooefr · « **Reply #261 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 15:30:26 »

Could always go El Camino. (Unfortunately, that's the newest Australian-style ute we really got.)

Or get a Subaru Baja. Ugly, but it can haul, and relatively efficient.

db_Iodine · « **Reply #262 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 15:48:31 »

The car insurances, cars themselves and gas are all so damn expensive that I've come to enjoy the lovely public transport and my own two-wheeler with one manpower. I know a lot of people complain about the gas prices in your country, but in here the gas is about 1,55€/1 litre and that comes down to about $8/1 gallon. I say **** that.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #263 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 15:55:16 »

Jeeeez that's insane. For me $3.50/ gallon is expensive!

Input Nirvana · « **Reply #264 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 16:08:10 »

I'm in California, fuel here is a bit more expensive than the rest of the U.S. (Hawaii and Alaska not included) We are around $3.95-$4.15 in the San Francisco area as I write this.

Fortunately, for the most part, I pass my increase in costs directly to my customers (taxpayers), and for the rest, I pass indirectly to my customers (taxpayers).

panda-R · « **Reply #265 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 16:40:09 »

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If by "interesting cars" you mean "cheap RWD cars", um, heard of the Miata?

Yes i heard of the miata, but do not qualify for purchasing one because pandas cannot be gay.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #266 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 16:41:43 »

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Yes i heard of the miata, but do not qualify for purchasing one because pandas cannot be gay.

ROFL! You sure about that?

bhtooefr · « **Reply #267 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 16:55:42 »

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Yes i heard of the miata, but do not qualify for purchasing one because pandas cannot be gay.

Actually, most Miata drivers are elderly straight couples, not gay, if the Buckeye Miata Club is any indication.

(And, if you drive one in anger, you begin to say, "to hell with people thinking this is gay, it's FUN.")

panda-R · « **Reply #268 on:** Sun, 20 March 2011, 22:30:05 »

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Actually, most Miata drivers are elderly straight couples, not gay, if the Buckeye Miata Club is any indication.

(And, if you drive one in anger, you begin to say, "to hell with people thinking this is gay, it's FUN.")

lolz, i just kid... it's a great car, had a chance to drive the first gen and it was really fun to drive. It's just not a pandas car if you know what i mean.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #269 on:** Mon, 21 March 2011, 06:56:47 »

Thank god pandas aren't allowed to drive in my country.

mr_a500 · « **Reply #270 on:** Mon, 21 March 2011, 09:30:42 »

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ROFL! You sure about that?

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Thank god it's illegal for pandas to do that in my country.

db_Iodine · « **Reply #271 on:** Mon, 21 March 2011, 09:37:21 »

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lolz, i just kid... it's a great car, had a chance to drive the first gen and it was really fun to drive. It's just not a pandas car if you know what i mean.

A Panda sure is a tight fit in a car like that.

YetAnotherDeveloper · « **Reply #272 on:** Tue, 22 March 2011, 11:27:50 »

I sold all my other cars/trucks when we moved up to NYC so i only have one left and its living in NC for now. Its the main thing i miss and i cant wait to get back to it.

1972 Datsun 240z

My NYC "Car"

itlnstln · « **Reply #273 on:** Tue, 22 March 2011, 11:31:51 »

That's a beast. Sweet ride.

iMav · « **Reply #274 on:** Tue, 22 March 2011, 11:32:49 »

NICE Datsun!!!

YetAnotherDeveloper · « **Reply #275 on:** Tue, 22 March 2011, 11:47:33 »

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That's a beast. Sweet ride.

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NICE Datsun!!!

Thanks i'm taking a trip back to NC on the first of next month and get to drive it again... for the first time in a year. I'm pumped.

Here is my old DD 325is green on white

mr_a500 · « **Reply #276 on:** Tue, 22 March 2011, 20:06:55 »

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Here is my old DD 325is green on white

That's from back when BMW was still sleek and classy. Now they're all warped and grooved with pinched tail lights.

Does anybody know why all the cars in the last 5 years have gotten deep slanted grooves and pinched, irregularly shaped lights? It makes me sick. Can't anything be smooth, proportional, and well balanced?

YetAnotherDeveloper · « **Reply #277 on:** Tue, 22 March 2011, 21:06:18 »

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That's from back when BMW was still sleek and classy. Now they're all warped and grooved with pinched tail lights.

Does anybody know why all the cars in the last 5 years have gotten deep slanted grooves and pinched, irregularly shaped lights? It makes me sick. Can't anything be smooth, proportional, and well balanced?

I so agree, the e36 series was and is my favorite. Though i do like most of the earlier bmw's as well.

I really hated to get rid of that car... i just finished doing a ton of work on it; new rad, belts, water pump, replaced the transmission, all new wheel bearings, etc etc... i had the new transmission for like a month. :Cry: i put in a few long weekends and you just dont get that back out of it when you sell it. plus it was fun to drive.

YetAnotherDeveloper · « **Reply #278 on:** Tue, 22 March 2011, 21:29:35 »

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This is the nice ride. Schwinn Paramount?

Its a 1974-5 Schwinn Sprint with the "short-coupled" frame or Short Wheelbase.

What it did was shorten the wheelbase of the bike a little. This was claimed to make it a more nimble bike for urban riding and better center of gravity for climbing hills.

I just really liked it, its somewhat rare and was only made for two years. Its a full steel frame with horizontal cutouts (good for a fixed gear or single speed).

You can see the bent seat tube in these.

bill gates iii · « **Reply #279 on:** Tue, 22 March 2011, 23:38:25 »

Miata's are more homosexual than Apple users. It's basic statistics.

instantkamera · « **Reply #280 on:** Wed, 23 March 2011, 11:43:09 »

I currently own a 99 civic se. 350KKm.

Looking to buy something new, I love to drive and want something FUN, wife will more or less agree, with the stipulation that it has to have 4 doors (kids are an eventuality).

any recommendations?

sentra se-r spec V and Civic Si are in my range. WRX, Lancer Ralliart and GTI are not (talking new here)

YetAnotherDeveloper · « **Reply #281 on:** Wed, 23 March 2011, 12:21:08 »

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it has to have 4 doors (kids are an eventuality).

Does this count as 4 doors?

or you could just get a fun car until that happens and then sell it.

itlnstln · « **Reply #282 on:** Wed, 23 March 2011, 12:41:46 »

Continuing with Mazdas, the 3 is a blast. Either the 2.5L or the Mazdaspeed would be in your price range (I think). I'm doing a bunch of mods to mine (I have the 2.5L); when I get some of them finished, I'll post some pics. I have already completed:

-Subwoofer (10" Bazooka; I'm old, lazy, and don't have the patience anymore for big installs)
-Auto headlights
-Car dock for phone with hidden wiring

Next up:

-USB plug in the A-Pillar for car dock (augmentation of completed mod if it will fit)
-Modified cigarette-lighter charger wired into main fuse box for USB jack in the A-Pillar (the USB for the car dock is currently a 10' cable running, hidden, from a charger in the center console)
-Front and rear sway bars.
-Cold Air Intake.

instantkamera · « **Reply #283 on:** Wed, 23 March 2011, 12:53:41 »

itln: the GT is def in my range. Ill scope it out.

itlnstln · « **Reply #284 on:** Wed, 23 March 2011, 13:14:03 »

How did you like the Basslink?

strum4h · « **Reply #285 on:** Wed, 23 March 2011, 15:45:09 »

I had a 1994 ford explorer but that died. Fire + transmission failure.

D-EJ915 · « **Reply #286 on:** Thu, 24 March 2011, 20:39:38 »

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Continuing with Mazdas, the 3 is a blast. Either the 2.5L or the Mazdaspeed would be in your price range (I think). I'm doing a bunch of mods to mine (I have the 2.5L); when I get some of them finished, I'll post some pics. I have already completed:

-Subwoofer (10" Bazooka; I'm old, lazy, and don't have the patience anymore for big installs)
-Auto headlights
-Car dock for phone with hidden wiring

Next up:

-USB plug in the A-Pillar for car dock (augmentation of completed mod if it will fit)
-Modified cigarette-lighter charger wired into main fuse box for USB jack in the A-Pillar (the USB for the car dock is currently a 10' cable running, hidden, from a charger in the center console)
-Front and rear sway bars.
-Cold Air Intake.

I checked out the 3 when I was looking for a new car, they were definitely nice if a bit big for what I wanted (VW TDI/GTI & Mini).

itlnstln · « **Reply #287 on:** Fri, 25 March 2011, 06:47:42 »

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I checked out the 3 when I was looking for a new car, they were definitely nice if a bit big for what I wanted (VW TDI/GTI & Mini).

I do haul things from time to time, so I did want some cargo room. When I go play in disc golf tourneys, I usually carry a day bag (if it's a 2-day, OT tourney), a cooler and two disc bags, so I wanted to make sure I had enough room for all of that. Not to say the GTI or Mini don't, but that was a concern.

instantkamera · « **Reply #288 on:** Fri, 25 March 2011, 07:12:57 »

Itln, is that your only ride? I thought I read at the start that you rocked a ford edge...

itlnstln · « **Reply #289 on:** Fri, 25 March 2011, 07:19:45 »

I traded the Edge for the 3. The Edge (AWD) is a gas hog and drives like a shipping barge. The transmission was also a piece of ****. Texas is big, too, so we drive a LOT, and I was spending about $400/mo. just in gas. With the 3, I only spend about $150/mo. Since I sold my house, I don't need the hauling room anymore, and with gas prices getting so high, I wanted something more fuel efficient and had a manual transmission.

bhtooefr · « **Reply #290 on:** Fri, 25 March 2011, 07:42:01 »

There's also getting an older practical family car and an older fun car...

instantkamera · « **Reply #291 on:** Fri, 25 March 2011, 07:52:51 »

If that is directed at me, I would agree, except we have an old civic now that we will be keeping as a second car, and I dont have room in my driveway for three rides (no garage).

PikachuDX · « **Reply #292 on:** Fri, 25 March 2011, 18:48:40 »

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cerhem293 · « **Reply #293 on:** Fri, 25 March 2011, 22:15:20 »

nice fart pipe :biggrin::biggrin:

keyboardlover · « **Reply #294 on:** Sat, 26 March 2011, 01:07:01 »

Nice Neo-Geo sticker!

PikachuDX · « **Reply #295 on:** Sat, 26 March 2011, 06:06:32 »

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bhtooefr · « **Reply #296 on:** Sun, 27 March 2011, 21:10:49 »

What engine?

(If you say the 2.4 turbodiesel, I'll hate you.)

PikachuDX · « **Reply #297 on:** Mon, 28 March 2011, 16:21:55 »

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bhtooefr · « **Reply #298 on:** Mon, 28 March 2011, 16:53:01 »

It's still a relatively lightweight RWD wagon, so it just hauls, rather than hauling ass. That can be fixed.

(We didn't get the E30 wagon in the US at all...)

keyboardlover · « **Reply #299 on:** Mon, 28 March 2011, 17:40:56 »

I'm finding the 2011 Kia Sorento very interesting...

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Author Topic: Cars (Read 64682 times)