Members B-Bottom Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by mlwarriner my suggestion: with the 5-speed manual. those things are so damn ugly
Members mlwarriner Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by B-Bottom those things are so damn ugly but at $15,000 new (with about 1500 worth of options), 35 MPG and the ability to haul my full stage rig, i can get used to the way they look as a matter of fact, i have gotten used to the way mine looks
Members BoundandBlocked Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by greenshag its the forum...sometimes this happens to me as well with multiple posts.. Yeah, I haven't seen it do that for a while. I'm just hassling him anyway. The amount of replies to this thread is incredible. I'm really interested in finding out what vehicle he ends up getting.
Members BoundandBlocked Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by greenshag its the forum...sometimes this happens to me as well with multiple posts.. Yeah, I haven't seen it do that for a while. I'm just hassling him anyway (sorry I didn't use a winking smilie). The amount of replies to this thread is incredible. I'm really interested in finding out what vehicle he ends up getting.
Members BoundandBlocked Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Ooooo snap! It just did it to me! Talk about serendipity!
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted November 23, 2005 CMS Author Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by cthulhu0 i don;t want an american car. i don;t like most japanese cars. no suvs or trucks. i need something smallish and nimble for inner city driving. my street i basically a rally course anyway, between the potholes and giant rabid squirrels... M-B C230 Kompressor.
Members mrcrow Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by Super_Donut_Man I know you said that you don't like japanese cars, but Toyota is great in the reliability area. But if you are going to not go japanese, I would go to VW could you please explain that...
Members cthulhu0 Posted November 23, 2005 Author Members Posted November 23, 2005 craigv: M-B C230 Kompressor.... sure, throw it on my platnum card:D ok, off to the dealers. i;ll let ya all know whats up later. thanks for the replys.
Members B-Bottom Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by mlwarriner but at $15,000 new (with about 1500 worth of options), 35 MPG and the ability to haul my full stage rig, i can get used to the way they look as a matter of fact, i have gotten used to the way mine looks be that is it may, they are still really ugly. Unlike these Now that is an automobile
Members bholder Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Also made by VW, the Bugatti Veyron:
Members B-Bottom Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by bholder Also made by VW, the Bugatti Veyron: I believe those things have a 16 cylinder engine. I also heard that if you're interested in buying one VW sends you to a castle in France to help sweetin the deal. I forget what those things go for, it's around $500,000 I believe, but a tip to a castle is the least they could do
Members vanlatte Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by mlwarriner or this one: :D GAH! It's following me around!
Members Zeromus-X Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Didn't read the replies because I'm on my way out, but I wanted to mention -- if you're looking at hatchbacks, I'd stay away from diesel ones right now. At this point gas is ridiculously cheaper than diesel -- it's $1.88 for regular here and $2.79 for diesel. I don't know what the future holds but that doesn't look good to me. I drive a Pontiac Vibe (same as a Toyota Matrix) and have zero complaints, and it holds bloody well anything.
Members nofret Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 I've got a Subaru Forrester and love it, but then I'm 50. I like knowing that when I leave a gig at 2 AM on a snowy night my gear and I will make it home safely.
Members anothertxn Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by B-Bottom be that is it may, they are still really ugly. Unlike these Now that is an automobile Ah, the Hearse-Mobile...
Members bassguy Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 so my life is cars and music... cars you should look into: r32, mini cooper s, sti, anything nissan (im a huge nismo fan), audi a3 is a verryyy nice car ive driven one and loved it, with a new mod chip it could be a very fast car
Members zachoff Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by B-Bottom be that is it may, they are still really ugly. Unlike these Now that is an automobile ...and at twice the price, twice the maintenance cost, half the gas mileage, and half the life expectancy. I'll sum that car up in two words... Dodge blows.
Members bassguy Posted November 23, 2005 Members Posted November 23, 2005 Originally posted by bholder Also made by VW, the Bugatti Veyron: ugghhhh:eek: :eek: for anyone that cares to know, the buggatti veyron is my unicorn....it has a horsepower gauge! A HORSEPOWER GAUGE!...lol 3 mpg at 253 mph as well...lol
Members cthulhu0 Posted November 24, 2005 Author Members Posted November 24, 2005 ok, intitial reports. hit a vw dealer up. they tryed to sell me on a markV jetta, the new ones with the 5(!) cylider engine. the salesman wouldn;t let me gun it, said it still has to break in. but driving it around, its was kinda... eh. it worked, it was a nice car, interior was nice. seemed kinda cramped tho. the back seat looked like it could actually fit a human being (and their legs). over all impression was that it was nice, but nothing exciting. drove a used 2003 golf gls. seemed waay zippier and more fun than the jetta. also, more options. girlfriend was very impressed with the heated seats. drive nice, handled well. then i took out a 2004 1.8t gti. fun fun fun. even tho its a 2 door, it has a hatch. working the numbers, the gti would be like another $50 a month. also, due to the depressing state of my credit, i really doubt that i can afford the wrxs. maybe if i find a used one, 03 or 04. but it would have to beat the gti. sunroof, full audio package, alloys, works. as of right now, the gti is in the lead. zero: i had a tdi, and i am well aware of the cost of diesel unfortunately the tdi made me a turbo junkie, and thats gonna cost me.
Members bassguy Posted November 24, 2005 Members Posted November 24, 2005 a 2002 wrx up here goes for 20k canadian
Members mlwarriner Posted November 24, 2005 Members Posted November 24, 2005 Originally posted by B-Bottom be that is it may, they are still really ugly. Unlike these Now that is an automobile meh...i'd give it a big ol' smelly
Members Crescent Seven Posted November 24, 2005 Members Posted November 24, 2005 I like the Mazda 6. I bought a 2004 6 wagon for my wife, and it's pretty sweet. 3.0 liter V6. Better warranty than other cars in it's class, also. 4x40. As far as VW goes, I wouldn't even dream of buying one. My stepdad is a German Auto guru and technician, and he does more work on the newer VW's than all other German cars combined, including Audi. He says that they have all the appointments of other German vehicles, but the engineering is geared towards mass production and low-cost, which the Germans hate and suck at. Constant maintenance problems. Do me a favor. If you are out shopping for cars, go test drive a Saturn Ion. Take it to an empty lot and burn it. Saturn can suck a fat dick. C7
Members bassplayinguy Posted November 24, 2005 Members Posted November 24, 2005 hehe gotta love the interference motors..... you break the belt and valves slam into the pistons and explode... if its a 99, you may want to just looking into the price of new pistons and a remanufactured cylinder head... thats all thats wrong with it...
Members ZenMoto Posted November 24, 2005 Members Posted November 24, 2005 Have a look at the Saturns...I've had a few and they've been trouble free...Also we had a wagon as a delivery vehicle at work and the thing was last seen with 279,000 miles on it with nothing but regular oil changes, tires, brakes, etc...They sold it in running condition and bought another...My wifes driving a VUE right now and that thing is really solid and gets 28 MPG on the e-way.
Members Crescent Seven Posted November 24, 2005 Members Posted November 24, 2005 Originally posted by ZenMoto Have a look at the Saturns...I've had a few and they've been trouble free...Also we had a wagon as a delivery vehicle at work and the thing was last seen with 279,000 miles on it with nothing but regular oil changes, tires, brakes, etc...They sold it in running condition and bought another...My wifes driving a VUE right now and that thing is really solid and gets 28 MPG on the e-way. Saturn {censored}ed me. The car was OK, I guess (04 Ion) but it would {censored} up, and I'd take it in and they'd be like "oh, it's normal for your front suspension to clunk when it's cold outside. Once it warms up it will stop."The transmission would downshift 2 gears for no reason, upshift for no reason, the steering gears whined loudly, and it would clunk when you went over speed bumps when it was cold outside. Every one of these problems was "looked at" by Saturn, and the "couldn't find anything wrong."They treated me like {censored}, the finance people ripped me off (classic scam tactic that I wasn't wise to), tried to get out of paying off all of my trade in, leaving me with a 30 day late on my credit because they tried to refuse to pay the $65 balance that accrued between the time they took possession and the time they paid it off. I called Saturn's customer we-don't-care line and they said exactly that. Don't buy a Saturn. When that car got stolen it had 25k miles on it, and I had to mask my glee when the cops showed up. I had GAP insurance, and thank god; the value of that piece of {censored} was just over half what I paid for it, and it was only 14 months old.C7
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