Present for the wife- trigger pulled

[2o6]

Just get the damn 6 series.

[68_427]

Wait, how come nobody asked about an A/S5 convertible?

[Laconian]

Oh yeah, the A4 and A5 are both very sexy convertibles.

[Raza]

Wait, how come nobody asked about an A/S5 convertible?

It's a lot newer and likely out of budget.

[Laconian]

Down on power compared to the initial choices too.

[Raza]

Down on power compared to the initial choices too.

Yeah.   Unless you go for an S model, which, again, pushes the price up.

[68_427]

He's buying for a woman.  It should have a lawn mower engine.

[Raza]

He's buying for a woman.  It should have a lawn mower engine.

My mom's car can mop the floor with every car owned on this website.   

[68_427]

That just makes her even more dangerous.

[Cookie Monster]

My mom's car can mop the floor with every car owned on this website.   

Not FBC's TT 300ZX.

Although he's been absent for a while.

[68_427]

I mean if we're counting cars out parents own...

[Raza]

Not FBC's TT 300ZX.

Although he's been absent for a while.

C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.2 sec

Maybe in the 1/4 mile, but purely using 0-60 as a yardstick, I'd really have a hard time believing the 300ZX could put down that kind of time (traction issues).  I don't even think an LS2 Corvette has hit that time. 

[Raza]

I mean if we're counting cars out parents own...

Not counting anything as my own that isn't mine.  I said my mother's car is faster than everything everyone here owns, no need to be say his wife isn't allowed to drive a fast car.

[Cookie Monster]

C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.2 sec

Maybe in the 1/4 mile, but purely using 0-60 as a yardstick, I'd really have a hard time believing the 300ZX could put down that kind of time (traction issues).  I don't even think an LS2 Corvette has hit that time. 

I think his car has like 600 hp. If he doesn't have traction issues I think it'd be faster. I dunno.

[Northlands]

I think his car has like 600 hp. If he doesn't have traction issues I think it'd be faster. I dunno.

Yeah his car IIRC pushes out a lot of horses. He listed some of the mods a long while back.

[68_427]

But it will only do like one run before it breaks.  Crocs are nightmares

[rohan]

Well I took the wife window shopping in the name of "fun" and she likes the CLK550 better.  I found out what she really wants is the basement finished- so as much as I hate to say this I'm spending the $$ on the basement.  1,700 sq ft extra space and I'm gonna splurge and go with a 80 or 90" tv depending on what's price is.  Sorry -no new car to bang on about guys.  I'll do build pics if you want. 

Also the reason for looking at the older 2008ish model is I wanted to pay cash- guess I should've said that at some point.  Sorry if that confused anyone.
 
/thread I guess for now.

[NomisR]

Well I took the wife window shopping in the name of "fun" and she likes the CLK550 better.  I found out what she really wants is the basement finished- so as much as I hate to say this I'm spending the $$ on the basement.  1,700 sq ft extra space and I'm gonna splurge and go with a 80 or 90" tv depending on what's price is.  Sorry -no new car to bang on about guys.  I'll do build pics if you want. 

Also the reason for looking at the older 2008ish model is I wanted to pay cash- guess I should've said that at some point.  Sorry if that confused anyone.
 
/thread I guess for now.

So how big would your house be after everything is all said and done?

[rohan]

So how big would your house be after everything is all said and done?

Roughly 4400 sq ft give or take.  Holy crap that number didn't mean anything to me until I just typed it.  That's roughly 3750 sq ft bigger then my last apartment I had by myself. 

[Raza]

Roughly 4400 sq ft give or take.  Holy crap that number didn't mean anything to me until I just typed it.  That's roughly 3750 sq ft bigger then my last apartment I had by myself. 

That's a pretty big space.  The house I'm moving into with my brother feels really big and it's less than that. 

[hotrodalex]

That's a pretty big space.  The house I'm moving into with my brother feels really big and it's less than that. 

I would hope a single guy doesn't have 4000 sq ft...

Unless it's all garage space. That'd be sweet.

[MrH]

My house is like 1800 sq ft I think, and there's four of us living there.  You guys have some HUGE houses.

[Raza]

I would hope a single guy doesn't have 4000 sq ft...

Unless it's all garage space. That'd be sweet.

3800sqft.  Four floors.  Elevator.  Roof deck. 

[Eye of the Tiger]

I would hope a single guy doesn't have 4000 sq ft...

Unless it's all garage space. That'd be sweet.

Not even I am planning on having that much garage space. It costs $30K to get a prefab unfinished 1500 sqft garage. Add a second 600 sqft building for $14K, finish it off for another $14K, and I still have $20-30K left for land/utilities/installation.

[Laconian]

3800sqft.  Four floors.  Elevator.  Roof deck. 

Elevator? LOL!

I only know one guy with an elevator in his house, and as far as I know he just uses it to impress guys he brings home.

[Raza]

Elevator? LOL!

I only know one guy with an elevator in his house, and as far as I know he just uses it to impress guys he brings home.

I hope it's not your soon-to-be husband!

But yeah, elevator.  I can't imagine it will get much use.  I'm going to live on the 2nd floor, he's going to live on the third.  It's technically 3 floors and a basement, with the basement being partially above ground and housing the garage.  There's plenty of street parking too, so when I get the occasional use car, I can park it on the street and not really care about it. 

[MrH]

That's gotta be $1 million + right?

[Raza]

That's gotta be $1 million + right?

Nah, not where it is.  It's not in Center City, it's in a different neighborhood.  I don't want to use the term "up and coming" since that implies that it's shitty now, which it isn't.  It's a nice area that's just outside of Center City.  I don't think it's a stretch that the house will be worth around a million in 10 years, but right now it's less than 600. 

[NomisR]

Nah, not where it is.  It's not in Center City, it's in a different neighborhood.  I don't want to use the term "up and coming" since that implies that it's shitty now, which it isn't.  It's a nice area that's just outside of Center City.  I don't think it's a stretch that the house will be worth around a million in 10 years, but right now it's less than 600. 

Less than $600 for a house like that?   Shit.... I wish I could get something like that here for that price.  I'm sure the price of my current condo I could get something at least 4-5 x bigger.

[MrH]

Oh, it's a cheap house.  Only $600k   How many tiers will be in the maid hierarchy, like Benz Boy had growing up?