The Car Talk Thread

SouthAussieStoner

SouthAussieStoner

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racerboy71 said:
that's my thinking at least, as i can't really imagine them doing much else with them, unless maybe they'll fit the new part and sell them off after wards in an attempt to get some cash back, but idk how a major recall like this works tbh.. i could see some potential law suits if they handled it the wrong way..

and yah, you know most of these engines are low mileage as it's only the '14 models that are effected as far as i know, and i'd think most people who have gt3's don't use them as a daily driver..
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If you had the money to buy one, why wouldn't you drive it everyday?
 
racerboy71

racerboy71

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SouthAussieStoner said:
If you had the money to buy one, why wouldn't you drive it everyday?
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because if i had the money to afford a porsche 911 gt3, i probably also have 3 other cars, one probably being something good for the bad weather, like a porsche cayanne or a range rover, and a nice, just every day driver, like idk, maybe, shit, let me think, a bmw or something along those lines..
my point being, if you can afford a car like a gt3, more then likely you also have several other cars like i said, that you'd beat around in during the week for the most part..
 
SouthAussieStoner

SouthAussieStoner

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racerboy71 said:
because if i had the money to afford a porsche 911 gt3, i probably also have 3 other cars, one probably being something good for the bad weather, like a porsche cayanne or a range rover, and a nice, just every day driver, like idk, maybe, shit, let me think, a bmw or something along those lines..
my point being, if you can afford a car like a gt3, more then likely you also have several other cars like i said, that you'd beat around in during the week for the most part..
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that is a very good point, i didn't think that far.. Either way this is a pretty big cock up for Porsche, you would have thought that a company like that would have have attention to detail, especially with something like a loose fitting. Did they not put this car through its paces before putting it in the showrooms? Seems as they would be driven around a race track by some owners? Someone is going to get their ass kicked for this.
 
neosapien

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I'll probably open up a can of worms here, but what do you think is the best older midsize truck? I'm trying to find an old beater to whip around for work. Found a 97 nissan ext cab 4x4 5sp with 118k for $2000. You grease monkeys got any input?
 
srh88

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neosapien said:
I'll probably open up a can of worms here, but what do you think is the best older midsize truck? I'm trying to find an old beater to whip around for work. Found a 97 nissan ext cab 4x4 5sp with 118k for $2000. You grease monkeys got any input?
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s10................ you can get em for fairly cheap.. any work truck really.. rangers are long lasting also. look for work trucks being sold. some companies get rid fo em for super cheap when they buy up some new trucks
 
Pinworm

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srh88 said:
s10................ you can get em for fairly cheap.. any work truck really.. rangers are long lasting also. look for work trucks being sold. some companies get rid fo em for super cheap when they buy up some new trucks
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Agree. Neo, check your area for impound auctions. Some killer deals to be had. My friend just bought a clean 2010 F150 for 9k.
 
drolove

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neosapien said:
I'll probably open up a can of worms here, but what do you think is the best older midsize truck? I'm trying to find an old beater to whip around for work. Found a 97 nissan ext cab 4x4 5sp with 118k for $2000. You grease monkeys got any input?
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try and track down one of the old small toyota pick up trucks! you cant kill them! top gear took one, crashed it, sunk it in the ocean over night, hit it with a wrecking ball, set it on fire, etc. and it kept going strong lol.
 
neosapien

neosapien

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Yeah my grandpap had one, as far as I'm concerned the Toyotas are the cream of the crop, problem is they hold an unrealistic resale value.
 
racerboy71

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drolove said:
if i had a gt3....ide definitely drive it every day :p
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but what do you then do with the mclaren f1 in the garage, or the range rover sitting in the drive way?? it sucks having money, i wouldn't know, trust me, but it can't be easy picking which cool ass car to drive for today..
 
SouthAussieStoner

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racerboy71 said:
but what do you then do with the mclaren f1 in the garage, or the range rover sitting in the drive way?? it sucks having money, i wouldn't know, trust me, but it can't be easy picking which cool ass car to drive for today..
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i have tried to think about which cars i would buy if i had that much money, it is fucking hard hahah fuck the super cars though, id go old muscle and build it myself.. There wouldn't be any others the same
 
SouthAussieStoner

SouthAussieStoner

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drolove said:
try and track down one of the old small toyota pick up trucks! you cant kill them! top gear took one, crashed it, sunk it in the ocean over night, hit it with a wrecking ball, set it on fire, etc. and it kept going strong lol.
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i would say a Toyota aswell, we call them hilux's in Aus dunno about over in the US but the older models are bullet proof, either that or an old f-truck
 
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drake29

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drolove said:
Well a few of us had a good time the other day talking about cars on here so I decided to start a thread dedicated to car talk. so sit back, subscribe, lets talk some cars :D


First off my favorite car has to be the Pagani Zonda. You just cant beat the sound of their V12
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Well Pagani made a new car somewhat recently called the Huayra and stopped producing the Zonda. I was a little pissed until I heard the words "twin turbo" describing this new car. Which puts quite a twist on things for me personally being a HUGE turbo fan. So despite previously writing off the company for stopping production of my favorite car I watched a little review and test drive video on it I would like to share with you guy. It certainly changed my mind about the car. All I can say is....BAD ASS! check it out and feel free to skip the first 3 minutes of BS in the video and around 9:45 is when he really starts to drive it if you want to skip to the good stuff.

[video=youtube;YIcGHY_Al_I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIcGHY_Al_I[/video]
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That's a fucking beast. I so wish I could race around with that baby. Can never afford it :(
 
racerboy71

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drake29 said:
That's a fucking beast. I so wish I could race around with that baby. Can never afford it :(
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i'm pretty sure not many of us here can, but it never hurts to have dreams, plus, around my way, they have a super car rental place where you can rent all kinds of killer stuff by the hour or the day to get some fun in.. it's not crazy expensive either from the few price quotes i've seen.. :D
 
Pinworm

Pinworm

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Anyone wanna buy a slightly used Vdub? The AC smells like puke, and the interior is a little sticky, but at least it doesn't run well.
 
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