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ok.....this is what i dont get LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by srivendel
you always seem to be the one who posts the BIG AMERICAN V8 IRON. when you started talking about getting a new car i figured itd be a little older c5 vette, a camaro SS or the like. but no. you bought a Civic. LOL. they are neat cars, but just far from what i imagined you buying. :D
...now back to your regular scheduled programing...
I shopped Mustangs pretty hard before buying the Si. ;) I'm actually just a closet fan of big American iron. Charger SRT-8s. GT500s. Now this G8. They get me all hot and bothered, but I like the experience of driving a small car. Go figure. :gaah:Quote:
Originally Posted by RX7-2nr
One of these days I'll bring home the big dog.
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Well, okay...Quote:
Originally Posted by srivendel
You made me go through that entire thread trying to find where he said that :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
I was in a Mazda dealer showroom Saturday. Although I did not check the badging, the brochures for '07 model year say "mx-5 Miata". It seems they realized that people like cars with names.Quote:
Originally Posted by srivendel
Yea, if it wasn't for the fact that the SRT4 is based on a POS Neon, I'd a bought one instead of the RSX. For the low price the HP and TQ are hard to beat but then again it is a Neon. The last truly American car that I can think of that I would buy is probably a Grand National or a good old 442. I just haven't seen anything remotley inovative nor enticing come out of the big three in the last 10 years. Oh well maybe one day....Quote:
Originally Posted by srivendel
I will probably rebadge my RSX to a Integra Type-S. After all that's part of the reason I got a RSX, I just wanted another Integra. (For those that don't know, my previous car was a '90 DA LS aka 1990 Acura Integra LS, 2 dr, 1.8 L, non-VTEC.)
Yeah, my sis-in-law had a purple Neon and that damn thing would eat head gaskets like crazy. What a POS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nexus Flux
Oh? How many innocent animals died by that car?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nexus Flux
None, but the last unfortunate victims were a fire hydrant and a portapotty. :punchout:Quote:
Originally Posted by channelmaniac
If I would have known how much the 04 GTO's were going for, I probably wouldn't have bought the RSX... Those things were going for dirt cheap when I bought mine :(
This G8 (I've heard it referred to as a G8 GXP also) sounds pretty sweet on paper, and the Holden looks pretty good. I wouldn't pay that much for a GM though; the GTO's were going for 50% of their selling prices w/in 2 years.
Going for half after driving off of the lot describes most of the Big 3 cars.
And this will make the car more appealing, how?
Personally, I think the Ford Five Hundred sounds more appealing, not that I'd buy either one.
I guess that the reason for changing the names of the cars to Alpha-numeric combinations is due to having nearly exhausted the American-english dictionary. Once a car name has been used, it is unusable by other manufacturers.
So the Ford Passat, er, eh... I mean 500 is now going to be the Taurus... oh joy.
Well... if Ford would consider another SHO edition... that could be entertaining...Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
I mostly agree with you, but there have been some exceptions. The Z06 Vette comes most prominently to mind. The current Mustang GT is, IMHO, a very strong offering for $25k. I like the 300C and Charger SRT-8. The old SVT Focus was pretty cool, too. And don't forget about what Ford has done with Aston!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nexus Flux
There have been some bright spots, but mostly you're right. :(
Saturn is bringing out a (literally) rebadged Opel Astra. If they would give us the 240hp VXR version then I would be excited about Saturn, too! ;)
http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/vx/static/...R_12Ularge.jpg
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You're quite easily excited, no? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by srivendel
Technologically the Z06 and the Moostang GT are OK but IMHO the looks are so-so. Bleh. The old Stingray Vettes and the fox body Mustangs were cool though.Quote:
Originally Posted by srivendel
http://content.answers.com/main/cont...8-corvette.jpg
http://image2.bubbleshare.com/media/...02_580x435.jpg
Oh and I'd deffinetly get a GMC Delorean if I could afford it or find one.
http://home.versatel.nl/droomautoos/...rean%20RVS.jpg
One of the main things that sways me away from domestics is technological inefficiency. (Read HP/Liter) That combined with 50 yr old suspension technology is why I would by an old Ford/Mopar/GM. At least back then they looked good. Now a days the bodies seem to thick/tall. Just look at the sleek but powerful lines on an old Charger.
http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclec...rger-1974a.jpg
Now compare that to a modern Charger SRT8
http://www.autoclub.com.au/uploaded_...bee-734049.jpg
I'll addmit the new one has an agressive front end, but the rest looks like a brick. So lets look at a stylish brick of a car such as the Skyline.
http://nissanskylineclub.free.fr/pho...line%20GTR.jpg
Agressive front facia: check
Bit-of-a-brick styling: check
Performance
2007 Dodge Charger SRT8 (all out model): SRT-engineered 6.1-litre HEMI® V-8 producing 425 hp (317 kW) and 420 lb.-ft. (569 Nm) of torque, 4160 lbs
1999 Nissan Skyline (R34 base): Inline-6, Twin-turbo, 2.5 L, 280 hp and 216 lb.-ft. of torque, all wheel drive, all wheel steering, 3672 lbs
::2Dollar: aside I think I'll take an 8 year Skyline.
This is "meh"? :gaah:
http://www.gothamdreamcars.com/image...ette-z06-1.jpg
;)
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