tryptobphan
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I really should take some new pics but here are a couple from when I got it last year.
That's...so nice... Great looking car. How often do you get to drive it? Where is this? It looks so empty...unlike California.
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That's...so nice... Great looking car. How often do you get to drive it? Where is this? It looks so empty...unlike California.
I really should take some new pics but here are a couple from when I got it last year.
Yep, that's awesome. The Evora just does it for me for some reason. I will take one on an extended test drive!
someday
I can just give opinions and answer questions. The car should sell you. You may hate it, you may just think its OK, or you may fall in love with it like I did. Get some time to see if you can live with the ride, turning radius, space, seats, and blind spots.
If you buy it, be prepared to get revved at by every VW, Audi, and Subaru owner. Hated on AWD Army and Hatch Society. I mean, there's a lot of cool people still, but there are some legit haters out there. I guess it was their time to shine with the Evo gone, but another challenger appeared to fill the void.
rokkerkory
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god new CX-5 looks sooooo amazing hnnngggggg!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkiktSqerG4
Will be next car after Mazda3 lease is over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkiktSqerG4
Will be next car after Mazda3 lease is over
Duracelllll
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To import here (Australia) > Pay an importer to do paperwork (usually about $1100 aud) and help you find a car > find car and buy it > ship it > get compliance done > pay a lot of tax > get registration.
There's a similar M-spec for sale for 7.7m yen http://page23.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o178365686 with 25k kms. That's 70k usd car cost (92k aud). On the road here after tax would be about 125k-130k aud. This car was already imported, it's been in Aus since 2004 which is more desirable than cars that have been in Japan the whole time because the roads are a lot better here and a lot less issues with rust.
SliChillax
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I'm kinda excited for this new segment kf mid size sport suvs that the Alfa Stelvio Quadrifoglio started and now Mercedes followed up with the GLC63s. I actually kinda like it except for the grille
http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-glc63-might-actually-be-the-best-mercedes-amg-now-1794016511
http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-glc63-might-actually-be-the-best-mercedes-amg-now-1794016511
I'm actually in SF, haha.
I don't really drive it much, honestly. I take public transportation to work because driving doesn't make sense (would take longer with the traffic, plus cost like $30-40 in parking every day). So pretty much a weekend car, and even then, I don't even drive much on weekends =/
Ours is blue lol
GHG
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Do you mind me asking how much that cost you and which clear-bra brand you chose?
I've only got the ceramic coating on my charger for now but want to get extra protection on the front from stone chips and get the windows tinted since it's really starting to get heated up now. The only quotes I got before were for the whole car to get Xpel but the prices were far beyond what I want to pay.
I'm kinda excited for this new segment kf mid size sport suvs that the Alfa Stelvio Quadrifoglio started and now Mercedes followed up with the GLC63s. I actually kinda like it except for the grille
http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-glc63-might-actually-be-the-best-mercedes-amg-now-1794016511
This looks awesome but wtf at there being a GLC coupe AND a GLE coupe... I mean, what's the point? It's like what the x4 is to the x6, utterly pointless.
Mercedes and BMW are really going for that self sabotage at the moment.
SliChillax
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GHG
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Oh I know the x6 sells, I used to own one
. I see a lot of x6's here in Dubai but rarely see any x4's. I'm also starting to see a few GLE coupes on the road but I'm yet to see the GLC coupe.But then this is the country where the mantra is "bigger=better" so it may not be the same elsewhere and the opposite may be true in certain countries.
I have nothing against the shape or the functionality of the cars (if you buy one of these you don't give a fuck about going off road so suck it Clarkson), it's just the fact that you have 2 models occupying exactly the same space, only one is slightly smaller but somehow a lot less practical than the other. The back seats of the x4 are a joke.
SliChillax
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I hate thr X4 and GLC Coupe, but here in Italy and Albania, the two places I visit often, they're everywhere. Same for the their bigger brothers.Oh I know the x6 sells, I used to own one
But then this is the country where the mantra is "bigger=better" so it may not be the same elsewhere and the opposite may be true in certain countries.
I have nothing against the shape or the functionality of the cars (if you buy one of these you don't give a fuck about going off road so suck it Clarkson), it's just the fact that you have 2 models occupying exactly the same space, only one is slightly smaller but somehow a lot less practical than the other. The back seats of the x4 are a joke.
Fallout-NL
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Yup, it's rough. Anything new and even the slightest bit sporty just isn't happening unless you're extremely well off. It's probably why you see a lot of people on motorcycles. Also fast and sort of affordable.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
I'm kinda excited for this new segment kf mid size sport suvs that the Alfa Stelvio Quadrifoglio started and now Mercedes followed up with the GLC63s. I actually kinda like it except for the grille
http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-glc63-might-actually-be-the-best-mercedes-amg-now-1794016511
Man that looks so nice.
Man it really does.
We own a glk350 we were talking about getting rid of, I'm barely driving my Sti anymore.
Almost feel like I should sell both and buy one of these...
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Motor Trend Head 2 Head: Jaguar F-Pace S vs. Porsche Macan GTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54p_IaGUJqQ
Everyone run for cover.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54p_IaGUJqQ
Everyone run for cover.
SliChillax
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Because it's basically more expensive and less practical than the normal version. If you're going to buy a less practical suv at least you shouldn't pay more.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
I know they're jags and porsches, but I still feel like a ~$20K price difference is pretty damn significant for any car under six figures.
I'll definitely watch this when I work out tonight.
TimeEffect
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For some reason, I really like looking at vans. I know it's not really that cool to own one, but I'm randomly looking up vans and sort of love the idea of owning this big vehicle that has sliding doors and can take some abuse from its riders.
Also, I saw this really old Honda on the road. It had a square-like rear end. I really liked it for some reason but I cant find it online anywhere. No idea when it was made, looks like 80s or 90s. Was it an accord?
Also, I saw this really old Honda on the road. It had a square-like rear end. I really liked it for some reason but I cant find it online anywhere. No idea when it was made, looks like 80s or 90s. Was it an accord?
David Incorporated Esq.
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A Honda CRX?
TimeEffect
Member
It wasnt a hatcback or anything. It looked like a Sedan with a more rectangular rear.
I have a faint memory of my parents first car looking like it in the 90s, but that was a Nissan.
TimeEffect
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So I have one last hang up on the V6. I hear Honda's next gen Accord is coming this year. This implies big changes.
It is also rumoured to drop the V6. Would the 9th gen V6 Honda cars then go up in price value?
Hmmm. I think it was 4 door. I dont know how to explain it. It was the normalest car possible, but with a rectangular trunk as opposed to modern cars that are curved. It wasnt a spots car or anything
It is also rumoured to drop the V6. Would the 9th gen V6 Honda cars then go up in price value?
Honda Prelude?
Hmmm. I think it was 4 door. I dont know how to explain it. It was the normalest car possible, but with a rectangular trunk as opposed to modern cars that are curved. It wasnt a spots car or anything
tryptobphan
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I know the feeling. I don't take my car out during hours where I can still see the sun in the Bay Area. It feels like there's heavy traffic everywhere and people just driving poorly, in general. But once 10PM hits, that's when I start taking the car out and stretch its legs. Weekends, that's what East Bay, Highway 1, Skyline, Monterey, and Napa Valley/Sonoma are for!
You should drive the car more often, it looks amazing and I bet it feels amazing when driving it, too.
Almost like when you buy a sports car and pay for form over function.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
They will probably add a turbo 4 cylinder option that is roughly the equivalent of the V6.
Basically all cars are depreciating assets, but V6 will probably depreciate slower than a 2016 4 cylinder.
SliChillax
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In a sports car, that form comes with handling benefits. You don't buy a sports car for practicality, you buy it for the sportiness and looks. That coupe sports car that is also available as a sedan will handle better as a coupe due do usually less weight. Meanwhile these coupe suv's are ugly (imo), have no improvements whatsoever and cost more.
TheBryanJZX90
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Yo does auto GAF care about the new Volvo XC60 that was shown today?
http://www.motortrend.com/news/refreshing-revolting-2018-volvo-xc60/
V90 is way more than I can afford but maybe a V60 would be nice...
http://www.motortrend.com/news/refreshing-revolting-2018-volvo-xc60/
V90 is way more than I can afford but maybe a V60 would be nice...
I went with a manual Tiguan instead of a GTI because it's more practical and cheaper. Did an apr tune and it's faster than a stock GTI. But yeah I admit it doesn't look as nice as a GTI. Awesome for camping though.
TimeEffect
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Bah. Ill just stick with the CVT. One day ill feel the thrill of a v6 but it seems like too much work to walk away from the dealership now
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Yes!! Closer to the 85 or 90. Is that an accord? I think the trunk was a little smaller but thats the shape
Isnt it nice? I like it a lot. Why dont they make cars like that anymore? Why is everything so curved?
Honda Prelude?
I have a heavily biased and irrational dislike for preludes, and it has nothing to do with the car and everything to do with the massive trend in the mid 90s to early 2000s for certain types in the UK to buy and ruin these cars with mods you wouldn't even do in jest, stepping up to 3"+ exhausts for the tailpipe from oem size at the first joint just for looks, wings off of old subarus, bodykits that looked like they were made out of kellogs cornflake boxes, LED lighting more overused than 2015+ gaming pc components, and the tendency for the driver to be cruising with every single friend he has stuffed in the car at once, all trying to look hard and menacing.
In all fairness it wasn't the earlier ones, or even the newest ones, it seemed limited to the 4th gen only.
But that's just me lol
3rd gen Prelude is still a really awesome looking car in my book. 4th gen was... meh
opticalmace
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Just test drove a GTI. Wow! I liked it way more than I thought I would.
Nice interior, very quiet cabin, surprisingly nimble handling and plenty of power (compared to what I'm used to). The clutch was slipping on the demo car, so it was a bit weird at low rpm, I think.
Anyway, damn. I'm impressed. Nice cargo space too.
Nice interior, very quiet cabin, surprisingly nimble handling and plenty of power (compared to what I'm used to). The clutch was slipping on the demo car, so it was a bit weird at low rpm, I think.
Anyway, damn. I'm impressed. Nice cargo space too.
popup headlights.. hnrhghh, seemed a common trait of cars in that era too, Celica ST16x and ST18x, MR2, 89' accord, 840 Ci, Subaru XT, etc.
I like Volvo but mostly for the wagons. The F-Pace and Velar look better to me than this new XC
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Can't say I'm surprised they were so impressed by the F-Pace; but I am a bit surprised they were so underwhelmed by the Macan.
nabe_shogun
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I might be in the minority, but I think these sloped back sporty SUV's are stupid. There's just nothing about them that appeals to me.
Went to put my summer tires back on and I found a nail in one. Its in the tread grooves, and when I removed it had one of the smallest leaks I've ever seen. Usually I never patch, but I'm considering this because it was a small nail like you would put into the back plate of furniture, or a picture frame. Its still leaking air hours later. Only notice it with soapy water. Damn..
Anyways, almost forgot its near that time for me to make my yearly trip to the NYIAS. Hope there's cool stuff there besides the Dodge Demon.
Anyways, almost forgot its near that time for me to make my yearly trip to the NYIAS. Hope there's cool stuff there besides the Dodge Demon.
The '91 was my very first car and they were great The engine was near indestructible.
GHG
Member
That's a pretty good price. Let us know how it looks after!
whatsinaname
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Someone left very noticeable scratches on my rear bumper overnight. 2nd time this has happened in the last 6 months and no note even this time.
Aerodynamic efficiency is a big part of modern car design. You're right though, a lot of Japanese and European cars from the 90's look much better than the current ones. I still think 80's bmw is the pinnacle of sedan design. Modern BMW is like the Toyota of luxury cars to me.
YuriLowell
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Gotta build that 20k in profit in somewhere.
David Incorporated Esq.
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The XC60 is nice but it's too small. What Volvo does very, very well is build safe cars that are just nice places to be. They're not exciting or all that much fun, but they're refined and stately.
I've driven the new XC90 and S90 and the S90 is the better one in terms of luxury. It's simply outstanding; nothing is overly fancy but everything feels "just right". I could drive that car for days on end and only want more.