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Porsche makes some of the baddest cars on the market. The 991 Turbo S is a monster on and off track. The Panamera Turbo S is one of the best sport sedans on the market. The 918 is the quickest production car made. The Cayman S is probably the purest sport car on the market.
It's tedious reading threads about cars and guns on this forum.
And yet you read and post. That IS tedious.
I wandered in here. I'm here for the porn mainly.Quote:
Originally Posted by wooley12
Porn, ....here. You suck at the interwebz.
Pfft. Dino. That's no Ferrari.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
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I've put a couple of hundred miles on it and it still makes me smile. The only thing I don't like so far is the gas and brake pedals are too close together. More of a first world problem though.
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...ps81dd1d17.jpg
That's a great looking car.
While I will always love the looks of the Italians, I will always spend my hard earned money on the cars from Stuttgart.
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Bushman, first off, great ride! Honest question though, what's your game plan for service when something goes awry on that pretty Italian? (I'm reminded of the time James May describes how Maser placed it's instrumentation on the dash - no offense of course
Something along the lines of "aaah, dis is fine here, it not'a be a problemo...")
I may be making a gross oversimplification but Duluth doesn't strike me as a place with a Ferrari/Maser shop.
Morrie's maserati in Minneapolis is 120 miles South. Archer racing is here in town and there are a coupe of import shops around. There are no BMW/mercedes/audi/porche dealers ether, but tons on the road. I looked for about 2 years for the one I wanted, this on fit the bill as it is only missing the "Skyhook suspension" option I wanted. As far as I can tell only 80 manual (three pedal} were imported in 2004, with 16 color combo's and 10 interior colors and with the vintage package (chrome) this may be the only one like this in the US. Nero exterior and coffee interior with pleated leather headliner. So far its been fun. Insurance is $250.00 a month so I've got that going for me.
Wait...yours has a manual trans?! Holy balls! I have NEVER seen a modern Maserati with 3 pedals. Nice find!Quote:
Originally Posted by bushman
Have you checked into an agreed value policy through American/Hagerty/Grundy? Big mileage restrictions so may not work if it's your daily.Quote:
Originally Posted by bushman
There are a few GTs running around here with the same 4.2 L and they sound great. Car looks very clean.
Yep, thats what I'm talking about.
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...ps17e1cf41.jpg
You ever wonder what a 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic sounds like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhG0eTdMvAQ#t=85
One of 2 cars in existence, this one owned by Ralph Lauren. Worth well North of $40M now.
the link I posted upthread has the sounds of all of his cars. edit: of course I can't find it because the search function fucking blows
Well, some decent wheels would be nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by bushman
I would like to hear the inner monologue of this fellow right before he mashed the Maclaren's gas pedal
http://www.ncadvertiser.com/37537/ma...upercar-chase/
First look at the 2016 Miata at 9:00 EST.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze5GPxABcMs
New generation looks good from what they've shown. Turned into a fucking Duran Duran production without a single rotation around the car.
^^^
We had a 94 M Edition Miata that was an absolute blast to thrash around the road. These newer ones, while I'm sure are better, look so big and heavy compared to those early ones.
I scanned through that video, on mute, so I don't know who that band was but I also noticed that while they said they were in Monterrey, they unveiled a right hand drive model. That and they really only showedd it from the sides, no direct shots of the nose or tail. Why is that?
EdIT: That was Duran Duran? Thought it might be seeing that guy's DD tattoo. Oh well, show us the damn car.
It's just poor production. Full shots are trickling in around the web. One of the bigger changes from last generation to this is supposed to be a 220ish pound diet. That would put the car's weight somewhere between the first and second generations; around 2,250 pounds.
try to watch this without smiling
Vintage Maserati's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFCfrmKQ1Kg
I suppose you can make anything look romantic. I don't see what's special about that car. Not especially powerful. Style is meh.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
I really hope you are being sarcastic. Because if you don't get Group B, perhaps you should go back to the other jerk off threads here in the PR.Quote:
Originally Posted by huckbucket
I had a materials science instructor who was into building and racing cars. Somebody brought up 0-60 times one day and or instructor went off on a tangent about rs200s and the one time he saw one racing.
There was a good lancia status video recently, I'll have to go look for it...
I don't get group B. Maybe instead of just going back to the other jerk off threads, I should just leave the interwebs entirely. Just so you know, I'm not really prepared for that big of a commitment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh Conway
Alternatively, maybe you can regale us with tales of watching Röhrl and Kankkunen in Monte Carlo. Cause clearly you get it.
http://www.carsfotodb.com/uploads/po...che-959-06.jpg
http://www.carsfotodb.com/uploads/fe...288-gto-07.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Quattro_A2.jpg
http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/up...images_001.jpg
or you can go back to jerking off over overweight porsches.
Funnest car I ever got to drive was my pals Caterham Super 7. Could reach down and put my full palm on the street from my seat.
http://www.gentrylane.com/s/wp-conte...907_lftfrt.jpg
It's like saying you don't "get" boobs.Quote:
Originally Posted by huckbucket
May not have have the pizzazz of many of the cars put up here, especially those out of Italy; but I think its one of the few cars that an American car company has put out in the past 10 years that have real charisma and the gxp is plenty fun; I know; I own one.
http://www.tachorob.nl/UserFiles/pon...lstice_gxp.jpg
^ Agreed, was following one the other day thought pretty much the same thing. Very pretty cars.
Probably belongs in the MGB thread in answer to the "get a Miata" suggestions.
^^
Have a buddy with the Saturn variant, the Sky Redline. That car is great fun to drive, indeed. If I had either one though, I'd be dang tempted to attempt the LS engine swap.
As long as you go on looks only. Drive a Solstice GXP and the S2000 back to back and it's eye opening. And likewise, I found the Miata much more entertaining to drive than the base Solstice.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
I'm not in the market for a roadster.Quote:
Originally Posted by Timberridge
No doubt the Mazda and Honda are marginally less hairdresserish.
I've only driven my sister's Mk1 Miata(MX5) Didn't really like it at the time. But I didn't like MGBs either. The Mk1 MR2 she had prior to the MX5 was way more fun to drive.
Keyword: BaseQuote:
Originally Posted by Timberridge
Drive a Solstice GXP or Sky Redline and your impressions will be vastly improved. I love both the Miata and the S2000, but that doesn't take away from the fact that both the Pontiac and Saturn roadsters are a blast to drive, and pretty good looking to boot.