$20K for a more powerful DD.... WWCSD?

Started by 12,000 RPM, September 04, 2016, 02:20:39 PM

What would you pick?

2012+ Civic Si
0 (0%)
Focus ST
5 (31.3%)
E90 335i
5 (31.3%)
G35/G37 6MT sedan
5 (31.3%)
Fuck it :huh: Built R18 + turbo kit + drive Demon Civic into a pile of ashes
1 (6.3%)

Total Members Voted: 16

BimmerM3

Honestly, if you want to slow down, buy a 4Runner. Body on frame SUVs are not fun to drive fast.

CaminoRacer

Quote from: BimmerM3 on January 23, 2017, 05:40:11 PM
Honestly, if you want to slow down, buy a 4Runner. Body on frame SUVs are not fun to drive fast.

Till you slam it on coils. 200mph Land Cruiser FTW
1969 El Camino, 2017 Bolt EV, 2021 Tesla Model 3 Performance

MrH

Quote from: BimmerM3 on January 23, 2017, 05:40:11 PM
Honestly, if you want to slow down, buy a 4Runner. Body on frame SUVs are not fun to drive fast.

4Runner is always the right choice, but there's no way sporty could ever bring himself to copy me :lol:
2023 Ford Lightning Lariat ER
2019 Acura RDX SH-AWD
2023 BRZ Limited

Previous: '02 Mazda Protege5, '08 Mazda Miata, '05 Toyota Tacoma, '09 Honda Element, '13 Subaru BRZ, '14 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec 5.0, '15 Toyota 4Runner SR5, '18 Honda Accord EX-L 2.0t, '01 Honda S2000, '20 Subaru Outback XT, '23 Chevy Bolt EUV

Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: BimmerM3 on January 23, 2017, 05:40:11 PM
Honestly, if you want to slow down, buy a 4Runner. Body on frame SUVs are not fun to drive fast.

That depends. I drove Rodeo like a race truck.
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BimmerM3

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on January 23, 2017, 05:46:56 PM
That depends. I drove Rodeo like a race truck.

Well, at least heavy body on frame SUVs. I haven't driven the current gen, but the last gen wasn't exactly a sports truck.

The Explorer is a little scary sometimes on the curvy mountain roads lol. Gotta watch your speed going into corners, especially coming back down of the mountain.

Raza

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on January 23, 2017, 05:35:05 AM
EVO would be awful for me on many reasons. Louder than my Civic, worse interior, 4 banger engine note, abysmal gas mileage and AWD I moved out of NYC to avoid ever needing again. One of my childhood friends had a ~700WHP EVO.... all it was good for was going fast in a straight line and scaring passengers. No thx

I am coming around to the G again, just on the strength of cost. Only mods it would need are coilovers and pads/fluid/rotors. Still going to test as many different vehicles as possible but I'm open.

1. Is it louder than your Civic?  I haven't driven an Evo X, but I've read it's much more civilized than the VIII and IX.
2. The interior isn't that bad; certainly not appreciably worse than the Civic's (the Civic's is better, but it's not like it's a Rolls Royce compared to the Evo).
3. Yes, it's a four cylinder, but it sounds pretty good unless you go messing around with obnoxious aftermarket exhausts (which is true for like 95% of cars).
4. Okay, you've got gas mileage.  17/22 is bad.
5. AWD isn't some snow-only thing.  It's got advantages in the rain and even in the dry as well.  AWD =/= floaty CUV with snow tires.
6. You don't have to make your Evo ~700whp.  That has nothing to do with a stock Evo, which is fun and practical from factory.  One of my friends modified his Miata to the point that he doesn't enjoy driving it on the road anymore, that has no bearing on what stock Miatas are like.  I don't see your point.   :huh:
7. Yeah, the G is probably the best car for you, unfortunately.   
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PMIt's impossible to argue with Raza. He wins. Period. End of discussion.

Raza

Quote from: MrH on January 23, 2017, 02:12:27 PM
You seriously think any of this is ever going to make any sense?

"I need a boring car so I don't get speeding tickets"
"It needs to run the quarter mile in the 14s"

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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2006 BMW Z4 3.0i
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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PMIt's impossible to argue with Raza. He wins. Period. End of discussion.

giant_mtb

Quote from: MrH on January 23, 2017, 02:12:27 PM
You seriously think any of this is ever going to make any sense?

"I need a boring car so I don't get speeding tickets"
"It needs to run the quarter mile in the 14s"




Don't forget lowering it so that it rides like shit.

Cookie Monster

By the time he weighs it down with Highlander brakes and a minivan transmission the damn thing won't be running 14s anymore.
RWD > FWD
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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68_427

Quote from: giant_mtb on January 23, 2017, 07:36:25 PM
Don't forget lowering it so that it rides like shit.

No worse than a lifted truck  :rolleyes:
Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


giant_mtb

#670
Quote from: 68_427 on January 23, 2017, 10:27:00 PM
No worse than a lifted truck  :rolleyes:

...my truck isn't lifted.:rolleyes:

68_427

Quote from: giant_mtb on January 23, 2017, 11:20:11 PM
...my truck isn't lifted.:rolleyes:

Fine no worse than a truck period if you're not an idiot who turns the damping up all the way
Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


giant_mtb

Quote from: 68_427 on January 23, 2017, 11:24:53 PM
Fine no worse than a truck period if you're not an idiot who turns the damping up all the way

Right.

Eye of the Tiger

2024 Mitsubishi Mirage ES


Rich

2003 Mazda Miata 5MT; 2024 Tesla Model 3

12,000 RPM

The situation is even crazier used. $13-15K for a fully loaded 15 V6. The question is how much faith you have in Chrysler. I'd rather gamble on an older Camry
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Eye of the Tiger

#677
Cryslur 200s are so fast, though. And quite frankly, its V6 makes better sounds than the Camry's.
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Eye of the Tiger

Or for the same money, you could have the terribly pathetic Nissan Versa S,

:lockedup:
2024 Mitsubishi Mirage ES

Laconian

Kia EV6 GT-Line / MX-5 RF 6MT

SJ_GTI


Eye of the Tiger

2024 Mitsubishi Mirage ES

68_427

Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


Cookie Monster

RWD > FWD
President of the "I survived the Volvo S80 Thread" Club
2007 Mazda MX-5 | 1999 Honda Nighthawk 750 | 1989 Volvo 240 | 1991 Toyota 4Runner | 2006 Honda CBR600F4i | 2015 Yamaha FJ-09 | 1999 Honda CBR600F4 | 2009 Yamaha WR250X | 1985 Mazda RX-7 | 2000 Yamaha YZ426F | 2006 Yamaha FZ1 | 2002 Honda CBR954RR | 1996 Subaru Outback | 2018 Subaru Crosstrek | 1986 Toyota MR2
Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
1 3 5
├┼┤
2 4 R

68_427

I think I know someone who has a G37S 6MT....
Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


BimmerM3

Apparently you just need to keep your current car. And for some reason, avoid duck?


Soup DeVille

Whats unmanly about duck?  Most people in this country only eat the ducks they've shot themselves, which I would think would be more macho, right?
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

1975 Honda CB750, 1986 Rebel Rascal (sailing dinghy), 2015 Mini Cooper, 2020 Winnebago 31H (E450), 2021 Toyota 4Runner, 2022 Lincoln Aviator

Laconian

Kia EV6 GT-Line / MX-5 RF 6MT

BimmerM3

Quote from: Laconian on February 10, 2017, 11:59:09 AM
What the fuck?

https://twitter.com/tonyzaret?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Can't figure this guy out

I found the image on the "Gatekeeping" subreddit, which is basically just people making fun of other people for saying "Only REAL [insert noun] do [insert verb clause]."

It just so happened that the two cars pictured were relevant to this thread. :lol:

BimmerM3

Though after actually looking at his Twitter feed, I can only hope it's all satire...