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Fluffy Fluffington
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Topic: Future Car - What Car Do You Want? Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 6:25pm |
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I do not have Winter wheels, on my old 3 series I used to have my Winters on Mille Miglias ... but my stock wheels are still pretty sweet
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HanFei
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 6:46pm | ||
Bus, lol. jk
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COKKENBALLS
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 6:48pm | ||
That is an absolutely sick ride. I like what you did with the wheels too.
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COKKENBALLS
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 6:49pm | ||
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HanFei
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 9:43pm | ||
Thx, although I would like to claim I made the background, I found it looking for Matrix photos to use.
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BAB NRG
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Dec 2009 at 3:39pm | ||
Thanks Cokkenballs, I enjoy reading your posts, your a cool dude.....
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LOL-i-ZER
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 11:57am | ||
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OUCH !! THAT HURTS
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BAB NRG
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 12:33pm | ||
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NecroBeestiality
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 12:48pm | ||
Ah. I see. That is pretty slick. As for the cars you mentioned.... Vettes don't weigh 3500lbs and I don't think they ever will, because they are pure sports cars and GM knows pure sports cars have to handle very well. That doesn't happen at 3500lbs. 3000lbs is the magic number for a compromise between ride quality, handling, interior room and other factors. If you look at the best handling cars in the world based on subjective, opinion based reviews and slalom numbers, you will see cars like the Corvette Z06, Porsche Cayman S, Subaru STI, Mitsu EVO MR, BMW M3 CSL, Mazda RX-8. Yes these are all lightweight variants of their base form. However, even in their base form they are each well south of 3500lbs. These cars have almost neutral handling characteristics, or in the case of the ZO6, have some oversteer tendencies but that is to be expected. I am afriad to say the Challenger got some extremely ****ty reviews for its handling unlike the Camaro. That thing is an anchor though and also rides very very comfortably. The Mustang GT is barely under 3500lbs but its handling regularly gets **** on by the likes of all major car magazines due to its archaic live rear axle. Somehow that thing has survived redesign after redesign. Unlike the archaic rear engine design of the Porsche Carerra, the live rear axel hit its maximum potential 20 years ago in the Fox body. I am sure that is because of a combination of the inherent German neurotic quest for dominance as well as a higher price per car. The M5 and Camaro handle brilliantly! But its all relative my friend. The Mercedes S63AMG, at nearly 5000lbs handles incredibly. But handling well at 3800, or 5000lbs is not something thats going to hold al candle on the track to cars with or without less power closer to the 3000lb mark. I mean the differences are going to glacial. Ma**ive. The efforts by companies that put out good handling yet heavy vehicles are heroic but good handling is a relative term to the weight and the BEST handling commercially available cars under $100,000 are all in the 3000lb range. |
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House Music All Night Long
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NecroBeestiality
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 1:16pm | ||
Keep in mind who this is coming from though. I have been thinking about moving away from the teenage car of choice/coke can on wheels/honda civic to a prelude, integra, accord or even 240sx for about a year now. I have been painstakingly going through the ways in my mind how I can overcome the added 2,3,4, 5 or 600lb weight increase that will come with any of those choices so your talking to an extreme weight snob. In my crazy head, more weight = need more power = need more $. If I had the cheddar, I would have bought an M3 or an S4 and been done with it but I don't. I have dreams of pushing something sleeperish in the 12/13 second range with plush insides upgraded by me. Essentially a japanese, poor mans m3 or s4 lol. And yeah I am well aware s4s are stupid heavy. The AWD justifies the weight penalty when u live in climate like mine however.
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House Music All Night Long
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BAB NRG
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 2:06pm | ||
Hey Necro, you asked me once in a game what kind of srt8-2009, I didn't have a mic to answer but that's it in the previous post.
I almost got the Camaro instead of the Challenger no doubt the Camaro is a beautiful car. But, in the end it came down to esthetics, I liked the look of the Challenger more. It looks like an old-school muscle car whereas the Camaro looks too sporty.
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Pinnacle
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 9:12pm | ||
Nice car. Looks really clean. Love the black wheels.
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Pinnacle
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 9:14pm | ||
Dude, you need to move to Cali. That's were you can drive 3,600lb+ cars that hit 0-60 in around 4 seconds, while girls skirts are flying up to their face.
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NecroBeestiality
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Dec 2009 at 2:52am | ||
I consider it about once a year. I never follow through though.
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House Music All Night Long
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SickNviciouS
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2009 at 4:27pm | ||
Forgot about this thread. Glad you brought it back up...
My new lust:
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Cruel IntentionZ
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2009 at 4:29pm | ||
yum, that looks lush! |
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Pinnacle
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2009 at 5:46pm | ||
I saw the Fisker on TV the other day. It's actually pretty inexpensive at $78,000 for the one of the most well developed hybrids. Tesla also has a new model (Model S) coming out next year worth researching.
My my new baby:
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NecroBeestiality
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2009 at 5:55pm | ||
Pretty awesome. Looks like the maserati quattroportte. |
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House Music All Night Long
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NecroBeestiality
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2009 at 5:56pm | ||
Damn. It looks like that car will be hitting dealerships soon....42 of them. Impressive. I would have expected just NYC and LA at least at first.
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House Music All Night Long
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Pinnacle
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2009 at 5:56pm | ||
Fisker is the guy that designed the DB9. If you look close enough front to back, the cars look very similar. |
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HanFei
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2009 at 6:23pm | ||
SickNviciouS
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2009 at 8:15pm | ||
HanFei, I read a story about a guy who took one of those from San Francisco to Yellowstone and back with no trouble. He did have to camp one night and pay for an electric hook-up at the park so he could get home.
Won't be too long before there's charging stations regularly available and decent distances apart. I like the all electric and hybrid vehicles. I may need to get one down the road for a grocery getter.
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DVirus_R
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2009 at 9:36pm | ||
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NecroBeestiality
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 2009 at 7:22am | ||
However you wanna justify it buddy....we know your going to get a hybrid cuz u want one....groceries my a$$ lol.....the torque is instant in the prius at least. the torque from electric motors peaks instantly. i just don't know if i could get used to a sports car with no exhaust note. seems like less fun. |
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House Music All Night Long
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COKKENBALLS
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 2009 at 10:38am | ||
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