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VROOOM PSH VRROOOOOM [Car thread]
Bear is Driving
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Aww yeah lets talk about our sweet ass rides
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Good news!
I drove it home 200km today and some kid yelled that he loved it. So it was a pretty good day!
Here's an image gallery of all the pictures I've been given.
Once I get it e-mailed to me, I will post the promised 6'6" Bear is Driving in a tiny Figaro. Warning: you will be disappointed because I fit quite easily.
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Saw this in the cities last weekend. What is it?
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Anyway: taller, smaller tread blocks == noticeably squirmier on turn-in! Dirt performance is also a lot better, but I'm comparing them to the extremely worn Trailwings which had become boats on gravel.
Taken before they'd touched the ground:
Also I replaced the door seals to try and make closing the doors easier. They did not help. And put in retracting seat belts because I hate floppy ones. They're hard to reach because the top seatbelt mount is approximately level with the rear passenger's shoulders... but I still prefer them to the floppy ones.
Good thing that a dealership recently opened about half way between us and the previous nearest Fiat dealership.
2013 VW GTI with 40k miles.
I don't think it's as fun to drive as my WRX, but I do like it. Way more comfortable for highway cruising and way better on gas mileage. I've spun it up to redline a few times now and yea, it's still a good time.
Washed and prepped the WRX for sale and while I was stopped at a light I get a "That's a really nice Subaru!" ...I'm gonna miss the fuck out of that car.
Which both sucks and kicks arse at the same time, so obviously I am conflicted.
im at peace with this, it's not the fastest, but it's such a good drivers car with the care-free revs
The first time I drove it I kept expecting it to shift into a 4th gear. Nope!
So I drive it at 90km/h and piss off everyone behind me and I'm totally fine with that because it feels fast to me.
Triple rotor? If you're gonna give up on ever getting reasonable fuel consumption again, just go quad-rotor right from the start.
i want a new engine, not an entirely rebuilt car that is shaped like an RX-8!
Nah. You'd need to update your suspension if you were going to go with a turbo 20B anyway, so you may as well throw a set of adjustable coiloves and some sway bars in your car regardless. As for undriveable, well that's only true if your tuner is a maniac that has no idea what they're doing. A 600 horsepower 26B is way more driveable than a 300 horsepower 13B thanks to the significantly fatter torque curve.
The 200S is supposed to be a really nice car. Chrysler has really stepped up their game on their S and C trim cars. He should definitely drive one.
If nothing else, I think that FCA has the best infotainment system right now, especially in their price range.
I like it the best, with the Audi coming in 2nd.
If he is looking for fun though get the ford with as many go fast options as you can add.
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We may also look into CPO's which would give us even more options.
do not pay 41k for a Genesis.
Brand new they start at $38k. Not sure what the incentives are at dealerships. They lose a lot of value once they leave the lot though, it's best to pick up a Genesis used. I would actually argue that given the huge initial drop in value, a Genesis isn't the worst pick for a luxury oriented sedan.
For example, you can get this 430hp 2013 Genesis 5.0 R-spec with less than 4k miles for a hair under $30k.
There a bunch of CPO entry level luxury sedans like the A4, C300, 328xi, S60, and more locally between $26-35k. He might prefer one of those to the Chrysler or Subaru.
A Genesis 3.8 with AWD starts at 41k before any trim packages. Granted the base level comes with a lot of stuff, but 35k+ for a Hyundai is not something I'd ever realistically consider even for myself. I'm sure that you get a lot of car for $35k compared to a Audi/BMW/Merc/Lexus at that same price, but for that kind of money I'd much rather not have a Hyundai badge on the car.
I actually don't know if this is true at all. What's happening in the low end market is all the makes are jamming tons of tech packages and not-quite-luxury-but-also-not-hard-plastic-materials into their cars and charging out the ass for them.
So where a Genesis used to be a fine mid-ranged 6 cylinder coupe starting at 29 grand, they added Bose speakers, fake leather, and a touchscreen to it and now its magically 40 grand.
At least when you buy a BMW M235 you're getting an engine made directly by God himself
just look at the Mazda 3. The cheapest Mazda3 rolls off the lot for 17 grand. The deluxe is 30. Do you really think that there's 13 grand worth of electronics and leather in that thing?
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and you can't sell an NA 6 cylinder for less than 30 grand now
like... there are turbo 4s all over the damn place. 20 years ago, a utopia. but now federal law requires that turbo 4 to hulk around 3500 pounds of steel
Then you have a very comfortable and well-built sedan with a plush luxury interior and great stereo, AWD, and 325hp and 354ft-lb for happy fun times...
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If I were a more terrible person who put bumperstickers on their vehicles I would entertain the idea of a "Kill the Rabbit" sticker on my Mazda though.
Fun fact: they were telling me about that Luce when I was working on getting the Figaro and I started coveting that too until I found out how much it cost.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.