YuriLowell
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So i found a local NC Miata that I am hoping to go look at on Friday as long as the car has the suspension package with the LSD.
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Design is a bit over the top for me and that's a lot of money for a FWD car. With that said, I'm expecting it to give the current crop of hot hatches a run for their money performance wise as the power-to-weight ratio should be pretty good and the current Euro Type-R wasn't shabby at all.
At the very least I hope this thing makes everyone else step up their game.
GamePnoy74
Member
A 25-year-old version of me with disposable income would love it...except that Honda still kept the red trim on the wheels and aero kit.
The 42-year-old version of me (nowadays) would be good with just the Hatchback Sport
(in auto CVT, yo. #realtalk)
That's one dang-happy Porsche.
GHG
Member
This is my issue with Audis as well. They are so fucking stingy with the leather, they just don't feel and look as premium as they should do for the price.
SliChillax
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buuC8N9ULt0
Jesus christ the 720s is making me go crazy. It feels like such a breath of fresh air, I love it! I need to see one in amethyst black and I'm sold
Jesus christ the 720s is making me go crazy. It feels like such a breath of fresh air, I love it! I need to see one in amethyst black and I'm sold
in my dreams
tryptobphan
Member
Just curious, but how does everyone here feel about the Alpine A110?
This Lamborghini hype reel is pretty cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbZt32qN6lA
I hope someone around here picks up a Performante, would definitely love a ride in it
I hope someone around here picks up a Performante, would definitely love a ride in it
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
My brother ordered one during a customer unveiling 2 weeks ago. He's selling his *old* Huracan in July, as a result.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buuC8N9ULt0
Jesus christ the 720s is making me go crazy. It feels like such a breath of fresh air, I love it! I need to see one in amethyst black and I'm soldin my dreams
So mclaren just names cars using a totally random convention?
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Hmm? It's the metric horsepower rating. Always has been. This car has 720 of them. Or 710 American horsepowers.
nabe_shogun
Member
The old one? I think its completely awesome.
The new one? I think its cool. I'm a big fan of small lightweight sports cars. Though I think I'd still rather have an alfa romeo 4c, which I would probably actually buy if I had money. Though I doubt the new A110 will even be sold in the US anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buuC8N9ULt0
Jesus christ the 720s is making me go crazy. It feels like such a breath of fresh air, I love it! I need to see one in amethyst black and I'm soldin my dreams
Damn that car looks so much better in black - I didn't care for all the contrasting carbon fiber parts in the other colors. And the rear end of the car reminds of a Halo 5 Banshee.
Also, the Type R looks much better in red than the gray in the release photos: http://jalopnik.com/the-2018-honda-civic-type-r-is-ridiculous-in-all-the-ri-1793063099
The car is still over the top, but red fits the character of the car better.
FTFY
David Incorporated Esq.
Member
Truth.
YuriLowell
Member
The type R would look better if it didn't have the giant TYPE R letters in the front.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Nice! Tell him to bring that bad boy out west
I've been trolling him instead, telling him Lamborghini's Nurburgring times are bullshit (which they are) and that the 720S is infinitely cooler and less douchey.
I find the rear to be far too busy / hot wheels. But it's still an attractive car.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Whew. Some money getting dropped in this thread.
Why white? Just what you found or your preferred color?
Barn find I made a few years back , only seen her ass end, been on at the owner to let her go ever since, finally caved and told me to come down.
Taking toolbox and having a good look around before i make any offers
And really...
Who would say no to this?
SliChillax
Member
I've been trolling him instead, telling him Lamborghini's Nurburgring times are bullshit (which they are) and that the 720S is infinitely cooler and less douchey.
Is it trolling when it's true?
jk
but seriously
Been about a week driving the Volt and this car has been great so far. Still have the gas from the dealer in the tank and used only 1 gallon so far (weekend joy riding). I've been watching some YouTube videos and learned how to drive it more efficiently now, so I'm getting more mileage out of the charge and taking less time to charge at home overnight.
Ended up getting the front windows tinted to match all the others and ordering some all weather floor mats to try and preserve the light color carpet from the kids. Working on getting some quotes so I can get a 240v outlet in the garage and reduce the charge time and planning on getting solar panels in a few months with the battery so I can leverage that energy source.
I guess I'm an environmentalist or tree hugger now
Ended up getting the front windows tinted to match all the others and ordering some all weather floor mats to try and preserve the light color carpet from the kids. Working on getting some quotes so I can get a 240v outlet in the garage and reduce the charge time and planning on getting solar panels in a few months with the battery so I can leverage that energy source.
I guess I'm an environmentalist or tree hugger now
Barn find I made a few years back , only seen her ass end, been on at the owner to let her go ever since, finally caved and told me to come down.
Taking toolbox and having a good look around before i make any offers
And really...
Who would say no to this?
2 old ladies in the back are looking jelly
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
LOLOL. It is, because I'm just subtly throwing shade at the car and company in a group chat we have.
Azzurri
Member
Barn find I made a few years back , only seen her ass end, been on at the owner to let her go ever since, finally caved and told me to come down.
Taking toolbox and having a good look around before i make any offers
And really...
Who would say no to this?
If you removed the Benz on the left, you would think the picture was actually taken in the 80's.
The 720s would be my choice too haha.I've been trolling him instead, telling him Lamborghini's Nurburgring times are bullshit (which they are) and that the 720S is infinitely cooler and less douchey.
Hopefully Sport Auto gets their hands on the Performante
SliChillax
Member
I really understand why someone would go for something like a Huracan instead of a 720s. The 720s is so fresh, it might be too much for some people. The Huracan though is typical fast Lambo, familiar and playing it safe. Also the NA V10 is a gem.
Nice! I am assuming you have done your homework in this regard? Certain trim levels got the suspension bits and the LSD and the LSD only ever came with the 6 speed manual and never with the automatic (but I know you aren't buying an autobox Miata).
My 2008 SE has the LSD but not the suspension and the LSD was definitely on my "had to be there" list. Good luck with the hunt!
Haha, I love the THREE exhaust outlets. Because four would just be trying to hard??
Wait, what?
Barn find I made a few years back , only seen her ass end, been on at the owner to let her go ever since, finally caved and told me to come down.
Taking toolbox and having a good look around before i make any offers
And really...
Who would say no to this?
/drool Dude. That is only of my dream cars. I grew up on watching Magnum PI with my dad. Good luck and happy barn hunting.
xDUMPWEEDx
Banned
http://jalopnik.com/shop-owner-smashes-the-front-of-a-porsche-911-gt3-rs-in-1792973207
"It's the worst nightmare of car enthusiasts everywhere. A member of the Porsche forum Rennlist left his 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS at the Bob Hindson Racing shop in Kansas City, Missouri, to have new headers, exhaust and a tune installed, but the shop owner hit a building while out on a drive and totaled the prized Porsche."
This is a pretty insane story. Basically some asshole high-end tuner shop owner took an ultra-rare 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS out hooning and slammed it into a brick building. The worst part is, apparently he was spotted multiple times during that day, all around the city, hooning around (approx. 75+ mph in a 25 mph zone) in the car. Furthermore, the shop owner took this built, tuned, extremely powerful car, and turned off all traction control while hooning. Obviously dumdum could not control it.
I've heard of mechanics taking a nice sports car out to hoon for a bit and pickup lunch in it and all that, but taking it out multiple times, throughout the course of a day, seems to be way too much.
Pretty crazy stuff.
Original thread where the car owner posted the story. http://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-gt3rs-and-911r/977386-991-gt3-rs-wrecked-while-at-speed-shop.html
Photos *more posted on jalopnik article*
"It's the worst nightmare of car enthusiasts everywhere. A member of the Porsche forum Rennlist left his 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS at the Bob Hindson Racing shop in Kansas City, Missouri, to have new headers, exhaust and a tune installed, but the shop owner hit a building while out on a drive and totaled the prized Porsche."
This is a pretty insane story. Basically some asshole high-end tuner shop owner took an ultra-rare 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS out hooning and slammed it into a brick building. The worst part is, apparently he was spotted multiple times during that day, all around the city, hooning around (approx. 75+ mph in a 25 mph zone) in the car. Furthermore, the shop owner took this built, tuned, extremely powerful car, and turned off all traction control while hooning. Obviously dumdum could not control it.
I've heard of mechanics taking a nice sports car out to hoon for a bit and pickup lunch in it and all that, but taking it out multiple times, throughout the course of a day, seems to be way too much.
Pretty crazy stuff.
Original thread where the car owner posted the story. http://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-gt3rs-and-911r/977386-991-gt3-rs-wrecked-while-at-speed-shop.html
Photos *more posted on jalopnik article*
Welp, a little back story I guess, (since I predictably can't sleep).
Been through countless cars in the past, in varying degrees of disrepair, from brand new to rotten husks, went through a phase of considering splashing cash on exotics but never pulled the trigger, just something about walking in to a dealership and handing over that amount of cash for something that'll be significantly less valuable the second it leaves the showroom, on the other hand, you end up with a car that increases in value, providing it's left stock and low mileage, neither of which I can deal with, cars are built to be driven.
Somehow through years of fiddling with cars, restoring cars selling cars and never really spending much of my monthly salary, I've amassed enough cash in savings to buy more or less any car in the $1-$800,000 range, but I couldn't do it, not for financial reasons but because it doesn't satisfy an everlasting itch I have to take things apart, so when I look for cars, it's either something I want to modify (as with my 86 and various drift slaves), or something I can strip down to nothing and rebuild from the ground up by hand, preferably something that may have never been road worthy again if I hadn't, and one of those projects was the 308 GTB, I know from the parts I saw that it needs lots of work but I won't know just how much work until I get it pulled out of where it currently languishes, and get under it to check out the floor pan and chassis.
I've enough experience with rebuilds and restorations to know if somethings feasibly savable or if it's too far gone - and in some cases too far gone may just be that if it was repaired it just wouldn't be the same vehicle any more - won't know until I get under it.
I get shit off friends of the family all the time, asking why I drive my beaters or the dd 86 and don't just go out and buy something fancy, and I've tried, many times to explain why I don't, but as they're mostly Japanese, they just don't get it, I think in a large part because Japanese society has, for a long time now, drilled into the general populace that once something is a few years old, or over a certain amount of miles, it's past it's prime and should be replaced, more and more I see people look at vehicles as nothing but a tool that you replace rather than repair, crush or sell rather than continue to use something worn - I have literally heard of people having a minor accident, such as wreaking a door panel after driving too close to a post and either selling or scrapping the vehicle - it's depressing, and for years now I've been telling my wife that once we decide on where we want to live, i'll be building a huge garage and getting myself a bunch of projects to work on - the only saving grace is that she is fully supportive of that desire, so when the time comes I'll be left to my own devices and can sit and peacefully pull apart an old v8 in peace.
In a way I get a little sad at times hanging out in the thread, it's nice to see new cars and the fancy stuff people buy/drive, but I'm aching for someone to come in and post some older stuff they're working on, or even just standard, normal day to day cars that people have wrenched on, so long as they love it, and put time in to it, that's the kinda shit I love.
With that in mind, I'm still waiting for EVO to take me up on my suggestion about 30 pages back to buy something run of the mill and customize/upgrade it
Come on folks, let's see you getting your hands dirty!
I took my 335 in for oil change at dealership during work since they were closest, and price was about same everywhere else. Had them do multi point inspection for the fuk of it. I know ish needed to be taken care of, these dudes came back with repairs/fixes totaling $12,000
lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
bruh
lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
bruh
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Shit, I'm sitting here cursing McLaren for not bringing the 540C to the US. I'd cop that over an F-Type R by scrounging up a few extra dollars.
tryptobphan
Member
There doesn't seem to be much fanfare for the new A110 from what I can tell. I never knew about the original A110 until the new one was rumored. I think it looks a little strange, but it makes sense why they kept the look of the old car.
I'm hoping they sell it in the US. I think it'd be a nice competition for the Alfa Romeo 4C and Porsche 718's.
Doesn't Alpine have an agreement or something with Nissan? They could sell it here in the US, right? If not, then I guess the rest of the world is lucky to have the Alpine A110 on their roads.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
What in the fuck...I'd love to see the list of shit they suggest replacing.
They probably just saw a high mileage car and got wet.
Saw that on Rennlist, sucks for the owner but just goes to show that even respected shops arent immune the this kind of idiocy. Heard too many stories of cars getting wrecked or coming back with over revs and such, wish people had more respect for other peoples property
So about 1000-2000 worth of replacements in the real world. Stealership stays stealin 😂
I'm still laughing. Here's the list. Feel free to join me
I only did oil change and brakes because my brakes are really really bad and I've put them off for far too long tbh. OK whatever, but everything else go fuck yourself.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Hah. The headlights are hilarious. You can buy them soooooo much cheaper than that. Or just have the wiring fixed, which I've seen countless headlight modders do. LMAO. Such bullshit.
Main oil valve cover is leaking $2437.11 - How bad is the leak even? I'd just keep topping the shit off until you sell the car.
Oil pan gasket leaking $2500.00 - See above.
Rear diff right rear seal leaking $770.00 - Hrmm...it's a $20 seal, about 2 hours of labor at most. I'd do this at a private mechanic, just to avoid any damage to the diff.
Upper radiator hose is deuterated $345.00 - These hoses cost nothing. And any decent mechanic can do the job in 1 hour or less. Do this as soon as you can, IMO.
Thurst arm bushings are leaking part of the suspension of the vehicle $717.00 - Bushings are cheap, and fairly easy to replace on the E9x. Bet the E90 forums could make some recommendations for OEM parts on the cheap too.
I've been topping off for a while actually, but the oil valve cover is bad enough that that you can smell burning oil outside of the car, and in it when driving. Not all the time, but it's there. From what he was telling me that and the upper radiator hose should be highest priority.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Yep, without question. The hose is a priority. If it ruptures, you're fucked and stranded.
Well...fuck