Official Car Thread :: Vol 2 :: Now with More Bikes!

A girl with a Z would be hot.

The Camaro is going to be at least 30k. And a beast of a car.

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Originally Posted by Klonoa

i've been waiting for the Evo X MR to come out for the past 2 months, the release date for the MR is a bit hazy since Mitsubishi sucks ass....and I really can't wait much longer.

I'm looking hard at the R32...I'm not a big fan of the hatch look but all the reviews I have read have been positive, especially the interior. The interior does look nice. The R32 is only offered with the DSG and I actually prefer this as it will be my daily driver and the traffic in and around Philly is just awful, so the R32 is right there with the Evo, one big negative is that VW doesn't offer the R32 in black, what kind of faggot bullshit is that? How the fuck do you not offer your top of the line model in black? man what the fuck?

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C&D to the rescue. Just found this comparison Evo, STi, R32. And the R32 even makes it in second. Evo wins
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/..._test/(page)/1

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Originally Posted by MarkRyan

Sky is a great looking car with good performance, but indeed very low on space. I believe a Miata has more trunk space if that's a concern.

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The thing is, not only does the Miata have a larger trunk than the Sky, but the Miata's top does not take up any trunk space. The Sky's does. Its trunk is reduced to about 2 cubic feet with the top down.

FWIW, the Sky's sister car, the Pontiac Solstice, was also named one of the least reliable cars ( http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/autos/reliable/5.html ) as well.

But with the turbocharged Red Line model, it should perform pretty nicely.

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Originally Posted by Tsubaki

FWIW, the Sky's sister car, the Pontiac Solstice, was also named one of the least reliable cars ( http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/autos/reliable/5.html ) as well.

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Also for what it's worth, Porsche frequently ranks among the top in reliability though they appear in the worst column of that Consumer Reports thing. And the idea of an unreliable modern Corvette is confounding--I really don't buy it.

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Originally Posted by stormy

Corolla type S is a pretend sporty car, the Civic Si actually has credibility. The Corolla really doesn't hold up against the Si or Altima, it is a class below.

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I know a guy getting rid of 04 Corolla XRS, tempted to pick it up and put some work into changing the ugly-ass body. *-neo

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Originally Posted by Tsubaki

Hmm... what is TNL's take on number of gears?

I went from a 4-speed automatic (Corolla) to a 5-speed manual (Miata). I definitely like the added flexibility of the additional gear, but I'm not sure if I'd be happy with an additional 6th. Is more better?

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With small-displacement cars like my own (SVT Focus), an extra gear allows the manufacturer to space the gears a little closer, so that it's easier to stay in the powerband. At 80 mph in 6th, I'm turning about 3500 rpm.

For a larger displacement car that makes power pretty much everywhere, it allows a true overdrive gear. It's one thing that GM really got right with their manual transmission cars. It's how the Corvette has 430 hp and can still get 26 highway mpg.

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Originally Posted by MarkRyan

But really, you should get a...
...Mustang.

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How dare you.

Stormy, I test drove a Z and hated it. Thanks for the suggestion though. They are pretty cute.

I didnt like the Solstice either, but that was mostly because it was advertised at one price, and then when I went in to look at it, the dealership had tacked on a few thousand dollars extra, just because it was a popular car. That worries me about the Sky, though, that the Pontiac is proving to be so unreliable.

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Originally Posted by Anne Bonny

How dare you.

Stormy, I test drove a Z and hated it. Thanks for the suggestion though. They are pretty cute.

I didnt like the Solstice either, but that was mostly because it was advertised at one price, and then when I went in to look at it, the dealership had tacked on a few thousand dollars extra, just because it was a popular car. That worries me about the Sky, though, that the Pontiac is proving to be so unreliable.

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Why the Mustang hate? Anyways, have you considered a Beetle? I've been in one and they do have good interior space and amenities and a decent powertrain. Also, an MX-5 is more or less a perfect Sky/Saturn equivalent and I've never heard too much tell of a Miata having poor reliability.

So I got back from the Car show, and I don't see why you guys think it's horrible. It at least gave me a good idea of what I want, and I think I've narrowed it down to:

The Pontiac G5
The Nissan Sentra or Versa though I hate the look of the back of the Versa.
The Scion xC

I'm kinda leaning heavily towards the G5 but I need to go read up on them etc etc.