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That is an awesome BMW!!!! I'm guessing you live in a southern state where you can drive these cars year round? I'm in NY so my husband has a Ford Focus (or Fukus as he calls it) as his everyday...
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If you're looking Porsche, but still want the SUV.. the Cayenne is a pretty nice one and has really great performance, especially if you spring for the turbo. Not as mean as the H1/H2 though!
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It really has a bit of everything, and you can definitely come across some stuff that makes you say "wtf!" but it a good way.
S4 wagon was nice, as well as the Forester XT (if that qualifies)....
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That sound... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cDjmN91UU4A
:drool:
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I guess I just get bored with cars that you can just drive off the lot if you have a thick enough wallet. If I had a plentiful amount of play money I would more likely be building crap like this...
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Bunny you would farking die!!! :lol: I'm going to ask him later what some of the other really funny things are. Actually just his voice in general, giving directions is so much better than those...
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I see your SLS and raise you 1 Carrera GT with straight exhaust - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT9_O3X9Llc
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Ah yes the Hennessy Venom GT2, what a beast. Even the GT1 was a beast, and Hennessy is making it clear the GT2 is no way a successor to the GT1, which is interesting. But, yeah, the Veyron is not as...
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It's kind of sad how Americans don't seem to appreciate good wagons. They've got such a negative connotation here, but Mercedes, Audi, and BMW all show prove that you can still have good power and...
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What's the redline on that? :tongue:
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It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks.
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Sometimes I wish I had lived when parts to build things like this were laying around behind every shop and barn and could be had for the asking.
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Any one watch Wheeler Dealers? Makes me want to get a fixer upper. Love this show.
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Now that my friend is kinda badass. My goal one day is to work on a kit car, that should be great fun.
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Toyo Proxes 4...great all-around performance tire that isn't miserable when the weather is less than perfect.
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Time for new tires.. Anyone have any recommendations for a solid all-season tire with good performance? I'm driving to Boston from Texas in December and the way Texas roads handle rain means I could...
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Performance all seasons?
I always look at tirerack reviews:
High performance:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=HPAS
Grand Touring:
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I'm telling you, I could not stay away from that thing every time we stopped. :lmao: I think DH's Boxster is nice but that GT3....damn. Just damn.
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Center locking hubs are what really do it for me. The cage/wing help too. I took a couple pictures of a white one at Cars & Coffee in Irvine
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I just wanted to share a few pics from a PCA rally I joined in last weekend. It was a good time and after the stops to get everyone there was about 60 cars. It lasted about 10...
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I'm really glad I'm nowhere near that auction. :nod:
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I'm a fan of the '67
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That was it for day one. Something like $1.8 million for what was sold. I'm pretty sure the auction was supposed to continue tomorrow but I don't see any further coverage on the History Channel. ...
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Probably at least $150 worth of scrap metal.
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Any cast iron, aluminum or stainless parts will just need a good cleaning and refurbishment and can be as good as new. :nod: So most of the powertrain and drivetrain are reusable.
The body would...
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Figured you folks would get a kick out of this: http://jalopnik.com/the-unbelievably-amazing-hidden-cars-of-the-petersen-mu-451550446
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18gtno2k173szjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg...
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trying to decide on whether i want a stainless steel(304) exhaust system or new tires with better wheels.
would buy the exhaust parts and go to a shop...not sure how much labor is on that but...
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What kind of car do you have? Exhaust might be pointless depending on your setup, but wheels/tires are typically a more noticeable change.
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I don't know, some kinda butterfly or flowers or something? :lol:
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she must be cold too. the one with the blue truck has christmas decorations in the background!
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Dear Car Talk thread - How much do you think it would cost to add a hitch to my 2011 Dodge Journey. I just want a guesstimate. No DIY - cause I know nothing about cars. My dad bought a...
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:wave:
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Meh. That kind of cash you'd have no issue keeping up a pretty top of the line 20+ car garage anyway..
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I'll have to think about it more, but I think my daily driver would be a Volvo V70R. Station wagon with 300HP and AWD? :cool2:
Probably a customized VW bus, I couldn't bear to take a real 23 window...
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I think I'd still have some issues spending a crap ton of money on cars, not that I wouldn't want to do it.. But like even if I took the $330 million cash option, I still probably wouldn't be happy...
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Say that you won the $500mil Powerball that is coming up....what would be your TOP 10 car purchases and why?
Here are mine (in no particular order)
1. Ariel Atom - They look like they would be...
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Yeah that is what I was thinking. The Z-Tune would be tough to find (if not impossible) because there were only 20 of them. If I had to expand the list to 20 there would definitely be a Porsche and...
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http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/186mznqry58pwjpg/original.jpg
Ugh.. WANT: http://jalopnik.com/5963763/this-is-the-first-picture-of-the-brand-new-super-sexy-porsche-cayman
Just gotta be patient....
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I replaced the rear CCV elbow and grommet in the Jeep tonight :whee:
If you've read tales about what a PITA this is... they're all true.
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Maybe not lowered quite so much (IMO).
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