Why not? Last time I checked there were people posting their own cars.Zyzyxxz said:dammit stop recommending the 135i just because you own one and you don't have to pimp your pictures of your own car.
Do you still want a BMW?qcf x2 said:I'm downgrading from a 5-series. Any slightly less pricey recommendations that won't totally break my ego?
qcf x2 said:I'm downgrading from a 5-series. Any slightly less pricey recommendations that won't totally break my ego?
zhenming said:Very amazing car. The twin turbos on this thing are so amazing that it doesn't need heaters... the back is so warm after a long drive. At high revs the turbo spools are just AMAZING!!! The guys who make gran turismo helped make the LCD gauges inside the car. Shows a lot of stuff like acceleration, g-force..... etc. Each GTR engine is unique due to it being partially manually worked on. Trying putting everything in R mode and take the car for a spin it's great...
O and the Silver color paint is no ordinary paint. There's 7 layers of paint and the last layer is hand polished by a team of guys. There's also a coat that "self-heals" according to Nissan haha so no more tiny scratches or swirls, which I doubt would help heavy scratches. Too bad they don't have the R34 blue...
That's awesome. What's your goal with the car? Is it going to be your daily driver or a weekend/track car?rage1973 said:I had the turbo on my 08 STi upgraded couple of weeks ago with ATP 3076 Turbo and front mount intercooler and a few other mods. It's still not quite finished but it still made 409 whp on 96 octane gas. Once I am done with mods it should be somewhere around 430 whp on 91 octane gas.
rage1973 said:I had the turbo on my 08 STi upgraded couple of weeks ago with ATP 3076 Turbo and front mount intercooler and a few other mods. It's still not quite finished but it still made 409 whp on 96 octane gas. Once I am done with mods it should be somewhere around 430 whp on 91 octane gas.
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rage1973 said:I had the turbo on my 08 STi upgraded couple of weeks ago with ATP 3076 Turbo and front mount intercooler and a few other mods. It's still not quite finished but it still made 409 whp on 96 octane gas. Once I am done with mods it should be somewhere around 430 whp on 91 octane gas.
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just rebuy a 5 or A6 used... the market for luxury is pretty devastated at the momentqcf x2 said:I'm downgrading from a 5-series. Any slightly less pricey recommendations that won't totally break my ego?
highroller said:thoughts on the new Kia Soul? yay or nay?
highroller said:thoughts on the new Kia Soul? yay or nay?
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Zyzyxxz said:are you looking to stay in the luxury market?
One notch down puts you in the G37/ 3-series / C-300 / Lexus Is250 /Audi A4 category each starting in the low to mid 30K range.
If you are looking for a car in the 20K range then I would suggest a Ford Fusion / Mazda 6
If those 20K cars don't work for your ego and the entry-level luxury cars are too much for you then you may have to consider used cars. At which point I would only recommend Lexus as their reliability has been proven. You can probably pick up a used IS250 for a swell price thats only 1 or 2 years old.
Zyzyxxz said:wow that is insane, I'm not sure how to read the boost/AR part but how much PSI are you running the turbo at?
Personally I think its a job well done, the torque really picks up well in the low end and you have lots of power in the high end.
SIP YEK NOD said:Nice.
Just make sure to carry a bucket around with you to collect tranny parts
qcf x2 said:I'm 6'2. Would I fit in an IS? And do they come with warranty? The thing I love most about my 5 series is the warranty. The warranty is up in June and that (combined with my job cutting OT) is why I'm selling it. I don't mind buying used, as I bought the BMW used. But it still had the warranty, you see...
qcf x2 said:I'm downgrading from a 5-series. Any slightly less pricey recommendations that won't totally break my ego?
rage1973 said:How about the new Hyundai Genesis? It's probably the biggest bargain in the luxury market today.
black_13 said:Nice to see another fan of those. 1+ respect for you my man. I love that gen Celi, its got the looks and performance with the GT4 version. Move up to Canada next year and you'll get to drive these sexy cars.
zhenming said:There's the Lexus IS-F Evolution coming up after it's initial flop lol......
Zyzyxxz said:oh yeah a BMW out of warranty is a scary thing due to repair cost. It'd be smart to drop it but you might not get the best value for it now considering the recession but if you use it as a trade it who knows what kind of deal you can strike on a new car since most of the dealers want to get rid of their new stuff.
I think you should be able fit into a IS pretty well, its a roomy car IMO but I'm a lot shorter than you.
The regular Lexus warranty is 48 months / 50,000 miles, if you buy it from a Lexus dealer they may give you a used warranty instead but I'm not too sure about that.
Bring the Supra back!!!!!!!!J-Rzez said:Toyota really lost a bit of touch with it's sporty roots unfortunately. We don't want another ISF "M3Killa", there's gaping holes in the market that they can get. Seriously, how about a 1.8-2.4L Turbo AWD new Celica? Where's the fun 25-40k priced car? They're letting Nissan and Mitsu/Subie run wild in there. I love my Evo, but I can assure you that I'd be very very interested in a new 2dr GT4/All-trac Turbo-esque Celica.
Interior is great I agree. If you want a smooooooth riding car, this is the car. I test drove back and forth between this and a bmw 3. Ultimately I choose the 3 cause of the more sporty handling it had. You should be familiar with the BMW handling, just let me tell you that the lexus can't do turns like the BMW does.qcf x2 said:How's the engine/drive quality? I was looking at this ad: http://www.southmotors.com/images/newspaper/infiniti.jpg ...the '06 GS in the CPO section fits budget wise, even if it seems a bit low priced.
I've never been a fan of Lexus's interiors (otoh, I love the interior of the infiniti M), but I can't be too picky, so assuming warranty comes with it, I'm most concerned about something that has good pick up, a smooth drive and handles well.
zhenming said:Interior is great I agree. If you want a smooooooth riding car, this is the car. I test drove back and forth between this and a bmw 3. Ultimately I choose the 3 cause of the more sporty handling it had. You should be familiar with the BMW handling, just let me tell you that the lexus can't do turns like the BMW does.
qcf x2 said:How's the engine/drive quality? I was looking at this ad: http://www.southmotors.com/images/newspaper/infiniti.jpg ...the '06 GS in the CPO section fits budget wise, even if it seems a bit low priced.
I've never been a fan of Lexus's interiors (otoh, I love the interior of the infiniti M), but I can't be too picky, so assuming warranty comes with it, I'm most concerned about something that has good pick up, a smooth drive and handles well.
He asked about handling so I just stated the facts being that I test drove them back to back for half a year and its the general consensus.Zyzyxxz said:like it matters if it can turn. It's a friggin luxury car, nobody cares if it does .90g's + on the skidpad. Looks good on paper but in the end a luxury car needs to be comfortable, performance doesn't do anything for you at the end of the day.
Are you doing ED? And if you are ordering you can change the order as long its not in production yet. The new engine doesn't really have an exact date yet. N54 ftw!STG! said:Just placed my order (and put a K down) for one of these babies. Except mine's going to be crimson red with black interior.
Manual and fully loaded. Even got the Comfort Access system which allows you to open and close the hard-top from the key. AWESOME. All I'm debating is what engine I'm going to go with: I initially thought there was going to be only one version available (the engine used in the current si) but BMW's offering another version with the 335 engine... Once I go over the financial details next month I can get a better idea of what it'll cost me for both, I might spring for the upgrade.
Regardless, I'm so excited now that my order's in for the first lot that will be available in the country, June can't come soon enough.
highroller said:thoughts on the new Kia Soul? yay or nay?
Germany pick up. But great buy!STG! said:ED?
Yeah, it's good that I have the time to decide, production isn't going to start on the one's available to the public until after the dealership showroom cars (forgot what he called it) are completed for May. Can't wait to see it when it comes in.
I really was a bit surprised about there being two different engine types for the initial offering. To be honest, I wasn't under the impression that there wasn't a date put on the other engine type, seemed like both are going to be available from the start (but I can check on that, thanks for the heads up).
Juice said:
I just got back from finally closing on my first new car! Went with a 2009 Ford Fusion SE w/ SYNC. I am unbelievably pumped. The forty minute drive on the way home and I felt like I was in a top tier luxury sedan.
Sync + iPhone is an absolutely killer combo. I was amazed that it finished indexing songs and downloading my phone book in about a minute. I could say "Play track 'Sideways' ... 'Play Similar Music' (a la Genius) .. then say 'Call Tim <LastName>' and have it all handled for me. Sync really feels like the car equivalent of the iPhone, only with voice control instead of multi-touch. The voice-to-speech it does is just as big an evolution IMO.
Oh, and obligatory tweet blast regarding the event (with pic)
zhenming said:Germany pick up. But great buy!
I've done two orders from BMW before a 3 and a 1 so basically it goes like this...STG! said:Oh man, that would be fun!
Good thing is, one of the guys I work with is good friends with a gentlemen who works over at the Bayonne New Jersey BMW dock, where all the cars made overseas have to pass through. From what I gather, they do final prep work to the cars before being shipped to the dealerships here in the northeast. Soon as I give him my VIN number, my car get's to be first in first out.
The anti-brakedust!!r - b - x said:i still think this black wheels fad needs to die though. would look better with normal silver wheels.
r - b - x said:not too keen on a stock 370z. but the zele kit makes it pretty stunning. for one, it gets rid of that stupid underbite.
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i still think this black wheels fad needs to die though. would look better with normal silver wheels.
Juice said:
I just got back from finally closing on my first new car! Went with a 2009 Ford Fusion SE w/ SYNC. I am unbelievably pumped. The forty minute drive on the way home and I felt like I was in a top tier luxury sedan.
Sync + iPhone is an absolutely killer combo. I was amazed that it finished indexing songs and downloading my phone book in about a minute. I could say "Play track 'Sideways' ... 'Play Similar Music' (a la Genius) .. then say 'Call Tim <LastName>' and have it all handled for me. Sync really feels like the car equivalent of the iPhone, only with voice control instead of multi-touch. The voice-to-speech it does is just as big an evolution IMO.
Oh, and obligatory tweet blast regarding the event (with pic)
akachan ningen said:The front of that car looks like this:
:lol
but why would you get that car when the all-new 2010 model just came out? It still has that mach 3 grille, but it looks a lot better overall, especially the headlights.
zhenming said:I've done two orders from BMW before a 3 and a 1 so basically it goes like this...
Once you get the VIN number that means its in the production stage...
The part that kills most people during the waiting process is the En Route portion where the ship takes around 3 weeks from Germany to the states. But youre on the East Coast to docking is a week faster than the West. Lucky you hahah. When the car is at the VPC or the prep center where your friend works at its docked, taken a final look at (repaired if damaged), spray the protective seawater wax off, and send it one it's way to your BMW center in a week or will get held back by customs OR it'll be held off by your dealership to clear out some sales first. BMW will slow slow transports if sales still decline. Good luck man!!!! In the end the 2-3 month wait is worth it if there aren't any delays.
I waited a year for my new 1 heh....
Zyzyxxz said:Maybe my standards are too high and too old school but to me nothing looks as good as an NSX anymore. Too much living in the past for me possibly.
Spaceman Spiff said: