Sports car of choice

[Mohrg]

No, its not about my knowledged of bikes, believe me I don't know all that much, just that there cheaper then cars and are fast and pretty.

I do however know its not an 04, just what I want my 04 to look like.


Mohrg

 

[kumquatq3]

BTW, has anyone else hear seen the pics of the new Aston Martin?

I think its called AMV8. Niccccccccccccce.

 

[MadDog]

How is the RX-8 not a better car than the rx-7? It has the power for itself to kick major ass on the track. Why buy a turbo from the dealer when you can get more power from one you can buy 3rd party?

 

[kumquatq3]

How is the RX-8 not a better car than the rx-7?

0-60, for starters. I can't speak to handling personally, as I have never driven a RX-8.

A new Rx-7 would obviously be even lighter and faster, enlarging that 0-60 gap and mostly likely have improved handling.

Why buy a turbo from the dealer when you can get more power from one you can buy 3rd party?

Several reasons,. Its not all about power. Besides, the rotary is notoriously picky about what aftermarket parts it takes. I would prefer to have my turbos factory tested and installed.

 

[megatron]

I'd probably drive a Hearse.

Anything similair would do though.
As for a bike I'd get the Vincent Black Shadow.

I don't really care about what car I drive really. Being cheap to run would be nice, but I'd not like to drive an ugly piece of shit. I think most cars built today are either fucking ugly or just average.

 

[King of Creation]

So I just found out the Ford owns: Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury, Volvo, Jaguar, and ASTON MARTIN

And DaimlerChrylser owns Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge

So that means Mercedes and Aston Martin are American cars.

 

[Mohrg]

I'll put it this way. if the car is built in the US, even if its a Mazda or Toyota or VW or whatever, its freaking American....

Mohrg

 

[Dove]

Changed my mind after seeing VW's concept car, basically a mix between a Porsche Boxter and Audi TT.

http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content...e=v_home&loc_code=index&content_code=01026794

Okay got the info, Volkswagen actually does not own AMG anymore. However they do own Audi, Skoda, Seat, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Rolls Royce. Somehow, I don't know how, they are affiliated with GM, and are very closely connected to Porsche.

 

[Revolver]

The Porsche Cayenne was developed together with the VW Tourag

 

[Dove]

Yeah, like I said, seperate companies, but share the same manufacturing and design facilities. Just like they always have.

 

[Brother None]

I'll put it this way. if the car is built in the US, even if its a Mazda or Toyota or VW or whatever, its freaking American....

Nope.

 

[kumquatq3]

I'll put it this way. if the car is built in the US, even if its a Mazda or Toyota or VW or whatever, its freaking American....

Nope.

Actually, he is pretty close to correct. Considering the massive amounts of Japanese parts that even ford uses in there cars, a toyota made in the US creates about as many jobs a ford built in the US. Things are japanese and american in name only nowdays.

 

[Brother None]

Actually, he is pretty close to correct. Considering the massive amounts of Japanese parts that even ford uses in there cars, a toyota made in the US creates about as many jobs a ford built in the US. Things are japanese and american in name only nowdays.

Manpower is irrelevant. It's about design, ideas, driving force behind it.

If Toyota makes a seperate enterprise called Toyota-USA which has American designers and does everything in America, then that's an American car. But a Toyota car is a Japanese car.

 

[kumquatq3]

Actually, he is pretty close to correct. Considering the massive amounts of Japanese parts that even ford uses in there cars, a toyota made in the US creates about as many jobs a ford built in the US. Things are japanese and american in name only nowdays.

Manpower is irrelevant. It's about design, ideas, driving force behind it.

If Toyota makes a seperate enterprise called Toyota-USA which has American designers and does everything in America, then that's an American car. But a Toyota car is a Japanese car.

Yeah, but Toyota may use an American or British designers, to get a better feel for creating cars those markets want. American companies steal toyotas designers all the time...because they rock.

 

[Brother None]

Yeah, but Toyota may use an American or British designers, to get a better feel for creating cars those markets want. American companies steal toyotas designers all the time...because they rock.

Obviously they do. But if you drop the bloody country-of-origin distinction, how do you make distinctions? Just the country they were fabricated? That would make no sense.

Let's just stick to the old "the brand's country of origin is the car's country of origin" thing

kthxbye

 

[kumquatq3]

Obviously they do. But if you drop the bloody country-of-origin distinction, how do you make distinctions? Just the country they were fabricated? That would make no sense

How about the company that makes a car and thier track record for quality.

 

[Revolver]

I'm with Odin too... But I prefer the S4...

The V6 M3, which is several years old now, still owns both.

Here's a video comparison, though it has been edited by a BMW fan saying the show is biased... Very funny though...
http://www.yoyo.org/~andy/private/TopgearM3.wmv
Warning: file is big...

And a good article too:
http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e46m3/forum.php?postid=2821108&page=1
And the new RS4 coming out looks to be a beast...

 

[Mohrg]

I'm with Odin too... But I prefer the S4...

My father owns an 2000 RS4 that was sold to him by our German neighbor after he had to go back to Germany in order to have surgery on his leg(He couldn't afford it over here and he couldn't afford to ship the R back). He sold it to my father for 20k and it had 15k miles on it. For a wagon its the hottest one I have ever seen(Canary Yellow) and as for speed, *gasp* the car is crazy fast. I've gotten up to 140mph(After I stole it one night when my father was on duty[He doesn't let me drive it for insurance reasons]) and I stoped because I was beginning to get scared.

Its an amazing machine! I'll post pics when I get my sisters digy cam tomorrow.

Mohrg

 

[Revolver]

My father owns an RS4 that was sold to him by our German neighbor after he had to go back to Germany in order to have surgery on his leg(He couldn't afford it over here and he couldn't afford to ship the R back). He sold it to my father for 20k and it had 15k miles on it. For a wagon its the hottest one I have ever seen(Canary Yellow) and as for speed, *gasp* the car is crazy fast. I've gotten up to 140mph(After I stole it one night when my father was on duty[He doesn't let me drive it for insurance reasons]) and I stoped because I was beginning to get scared.

Its an amazing machine! I'll post pics when I get my sisters digy cam tomorrow.

Mohrg

Nice! Did you experience the joy of humiliating other drivers in a wagon?

 

[Mohrg]

No, unfortunately. Whenever I get the opportunity to take the car out its usually late at night when nobody is on the road. My father is a fire fighter and when he works I wait till the mom goes to sleep then I take it out.

My father has told me a few stories though and so has the German that owned it before us.

Oliver, the original owner told me he was drive and reached a stop light where one of those new queer looking blue Celicas drove up. Ya know what happens next, the whole reving, blah blah blah. Well anyway once they reached the next light the driver of the Celica rolled the window down and said to Oliver...

"Thats pretty fast for a stationwagon."



Here is a pic just to hold ya off till tomorrow....

Mohrg