The Car Thread

[DEL]

^Haven't caught the price yet, but its sure to be silly.

This is exactly the colour that went past me:-

[sven666]

one thing i likeabout it is that the rear is very well made aswell.. ive found these days that alot of very stylish looking cars have illdesigned rearends for some reason..

retails at €200-250K depending on options btw.. pretty damn steep concidering the rather average specs (compared to other cars in the same pricerange ofcourse, audi R8 is €100K cheaper ).

ed:
theres some nice real-life getaway car racing in Ghostrider 5 btw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiCYRAoqitY - part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BuzKzDa ... re=related - part 2
the DVD is actually worth getting (as opposed to the last 3 ghostrider DVDs ugh )

[Arasoi]

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[undamned]

Ford Ka collection 1.3i


I think it's awesome though

The Ka had one of the best marketing campaigns ever.
-ud

[Ed Oscuro]

Me: 2001 Hyundai Sonata, i.e. one of the last "bad" cars Hyundai made. It's not that bad actually; everything still works perfectly even though I'm the second owner. No real rust to speak of though it's been serviced a few times. Spun it out on a road recently, and hit a snowbank; just had the brakes re-aligned (I believe) and the trim re-attached. Nice CD / radio.

My major problem with it (aside from the lack of the newfangled brake technology, or steering - whatever was announced a couple years ago) is that the fuel economy is horrible. 21 MPG or so on the window, and there's a sticker (which I've never taken off) stating the car's smog index is horrible as well (for 2001 even). I don't drive it much, though; I've done more walking this summer.

[ROBOTRON]

96 grand cherokee green

wifey leases 08 cobalt red

[DEL]

My cousin writes the programs to superchip Japanese cars. His company buys the latest models to do the development on. He has an EVO 10 but that's nothing compared to his latest arrival - a Nissan GT-R in cream.

He gets flustered when driving it because it attracts too much attention.

The Nissan GT-R is powered by the VR38DETT engine, a 3,799 cc (3.8 L; 231.8 cu in) DOHC V6. Two parallel Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) turbochargers provide forced induction. Production vehicles produce a manufacturer-claimed engine output of 480 bhp.

[Sonic R]

This seems like an acceptable topic to resurrect, so. Anyway..

2009 White Ford Mustang (V6) with Pony Package/gold trim

Bought it in February and the car is a kick. Don't care for the 2010 body designs much.

Dream car of course is the Saleen Sterling, or an original(non kit)AC Cobra.

I'm not to fond of the 2010 Mustang myself and like the 05-09 look better, BUT I'll say it looks leagues better than the Camero. The new Camero is just full of fail in styling.

[DEL]

^And the new Dodge Challenger SRT8?

Same 6.1 liter HEMI V8 as in the Dodge Charger SRT8

If these depreciate like normal muscle cars, then I'll be pouncing on one in a few years...(if the UK Govt hasn't imposed 30mph average speed zone camera systems by then ).

[Arasoi]

Challenger is a nice car. I test drove a 5.7 last year. My issue with Chrysler vehicles is that all the small parts inside the interior seem to break and fall apart quickly.

[DEL]

Arasoi wrote;

Challenger is a nice car. I test drove a 5.7 last year. My issue with Chrysler vehicles is that all the small parts inside the interior seem to break and fall apart quickly.

Thanks for the input Arasoi. I suppose German engineering still outweighs American, but I still love the styling of American cars.
Speaking of Germans, I saw the successor to my current car being driven on the Top Gear show - the Panamera. Not as pretty as my car, but I will also be keeping an eye on its rapid depreciation...

[TodayIsForgotten]

My cousin writes the programs to superchip Japanese cars. His company buys the latest models to do the development on. He has an EVO 10 but that's nothing compared to his latest arrival - a Nissan GT-R in cream.

He gets flustered when driving it because it attracts too much attention.

The Nissan GT-R is powered by the VR38DETT engine, a 3,799 cc (3.8 L; 231.8 cu in) DOHC V6. Two parallel Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) turbochargers provide forced induction. Production vehicles produce a manufacturer-claimed engine output of 480 bhp.

I personally hate what they did with the skyline. It doesn't look anything like a skyline to me.

In any case, Evo 8 with some minor performance mods.


p.s. not my house.

[Ed Oscuro]

I suppose German management still outweighs American, but I still love the styling of American cars.

Fixed that fer yas.

Although admittedly I can't blame them for deciding to make cars in volume instead of throwing money after an elite sports car segment of the market. I will blame them for having sat on better fuel-efficient technologies and build issues for so long though.

That Challenger SRT8 is definitely a nostalgic car design, good-looking, even.

[system11]

Been thinking of getting a new car - mine is approaching 'that age' where you have to make tough decisions about keeping it and paying for a few things, or letting it go. It's a 1998 BMW 750i, it's been such a good car that I -definitely- want another V12 7 series, trouble is the 760s are still pretty damn expensive - 15k used and I don't have that kind of money. Probably going to have to wait a few more years for depreciation to keep biting chunks out of them.

[DEL]

bloodflowers - What about a Jag XK8? Dirt cheap now.

[professor ganson]

Yeah, I need to get a new one as well. My '92 Volvo is still going strong, but there's no way I can pass up on the cash-for-clunkers program that's starting up in the next couple weeks: up to $4,500 toward a new car for your gas-guzzling vehicle, courtesy of the US govt.

I'll probably get a Honda because I want something super reliable and with good mileage (a prerequisite for the cash-for-clunkers program).

[Zeether]

I want to get a good project car...maybe a 240SX or an FC3S RX-7.

[system11]

bloodflowers - What about a Jag XK8? Dirt cheap now.

I don't even want to think how much the parts cost on those. BMW parts are, for the most part, actually pretty reasonable. I also really like driving those giant 7 series, it's so .. quiet. Mine's got double glazing, there's hardly any road noise at all.