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Originally Posted by oftpiste
Yessir, sounds great. And I just picked up a new rig that you should take for a run. A total blast. I'll email you.
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Originally Posted by oftpiste
Yessir, sounds great. And I just picked up a new rig that you should take for a run. A total blast. I'll email you.
What this thread really needs is pics of a sweet S4 Avant. Those things are tits.
I wonder where we could find pics like that.
I'm kind of confused how we've gotten this far without this:
http://static.cargurus.com/images/si...pic-30251.jpeg
Not sure if this is a repost - but who cares?
Aston Martin DB5 barn find
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...?frame=2465141
Ralph Lauren has a pretty sick collection. Anyone every been to one of those shows? Ridiculous.
And colorful!Quote:
Originally Posted by BigLeagueBrian
http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/910553...olo_Shirts.jpg
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Need more space in my garage.
Goddamn that Stradale is pretty. An interesting tidbit:
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Built in an attempt by Alfa to make some of its racing technology available to the public, it was the most expensive automobile for sale to the public in 1968 at US$17,000[6] (when the average cost of a new car in 1968 was $2,822).[7] In the same year, in Italy, the retail price for a 33 Stradale was 9.750.000 lire.[8] Just to make a comparison, the Lamborghini Miura was sold for 7.700.000 lire,[9] while the average worker's wage was about 150.000 lire.[
If memory serves it wasn't all that long ago that DB4's and 5's could be bought for a relative song. Not in concours condition certainly, but I'd want to drive the damn thing. What a gorgeous car.Quote:
Originally Posted by assman
I like the lines :)Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps05b751af.jpg
ok pal, let's see you use that ski rack!
Just did, but you were conspicuously absent!Quote:
Originally Posted by oftpiste
^^^damn that is one ugly piece of shit.
my dream car. for sale,
http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3576555871.html
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My pile. CL600 V12 Brabus Twin Turbo.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/8...00f23ecd09.jpg
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http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/cro...0-2_600x0w.jpg
"The Mercedes CL600 is so determined to reach the horizon when you step on its accelerator that it barely pauses for breath. Automatic gearshifts pop off one after another, but the onward rush is hardly interrupted. From the moment the car lunges away from rest with a sharp squeal of rear wheelspin until the 130-mph speed limiter gently restrains its charge, the CL rushes forward on an unstoppable tide of torque.
Passengers in the rear seat will gasp in astonishment at the sustained acceleration, and with good reason. The 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-12 produces 612 pound-feet of twist from a mere 1800 rpm and sustains that level to 3500 rpm. So each of the five gears provides relentless thrust throughout its range."
^^ I think that drivers seat probably weighs as much as some of the cars I owned 20-25 years ago.
http://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/...ont_resize.jpg
It's faster than the speed of light.
The CL600 reminds me of a black 2 door honda accord coupe from a few years ago. Not much distinguished or unique about it, apart from the cool breeze seats.:rolleyes2
On another note, Why are all/most the euro saloons and coupes looking all the same these past few years?
The Asian manufacturers always copy german design.Quote:
Originally Posted by DasBlunt
I think that's actually the most beautiful thing about that car. Total sleeper.
Killer rig 4matic. Being partial to germans, I like the way bmw and audi drive better, but that thing is mean.
Shoulda just gone Maybach :)
http://blog.investide.co.za/wp-conte...11/Maybach.jpg
http://www.sevenstarsandstripes.com/...h-Interior.jpg
Thanks. I'm a Benz guy. The S class is quite a bit bigger than the CL and the CL is a big car with a worthless back seat. The regular S Class sedan has fully adjustable rear seat option that is pretty sweet. The W221 AWD sedan is probably my next ski car.Quote:
Originally Posted by commonlaw
Never understood the appeal of Porsches and those who worship them.
Some of my favorites-
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P_RbdFv9Tb...pic-16805.jpeg
http://www.stepside66.com/Trents68/Camaro%2003.jpg
http://static.cargurus.com/images/si...076193637.jpeg
http://www.modifiedcars.com/pix/cars...637_297115.jpg
http://cars-database.com/data_images...ford-gt-02.jpg
Well then... you never have gotten one mid corner and realized you were coming in a little too hot, and realized the only way to pull yourself out of the situation was to give it some gas to plant that rear end. I'm sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crock
This. Parents traded in a 912 (I think a '73) for a bug when I came along. Dad also had a '67 GTO at one point prior to me. Then he found a nice condition '81 912 targa that he restored. Taking that sucker on a few laps up Clear Creek and down Golden Gate or vice versa was fun. Traded that for a MB SL500 (I think a late '90s model) convertible that is a fun ride too.Quote:
Originally Posted by guroo270
Back on task, I think this could supplant the Porsche (or be added to the mythical money is no object garage), especially after that recent episode of Top Gear. Pagani Huayra
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...UyvozfG1kd7mOf
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Originally Posted by SterlingSpikeDancer
At first glance looks overdone, plus the photo is small, BUT upon further pinched screen review, I bet it drives like a modern F1, but with a cabin! Nuts and ballsy fun.
I have a different taste than most....
http://media.caranddriver.com/images...s-1280x782.jpg
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The vehi-cross roadster?Quote:
Originally Posted by funkendrenchman
...I always kinda liked that silly thing. Never could figure out why.
Go drive one, and then you too shall understand. You'll understand even better if you can get one on a track, or on the autobahn at the very least!Quote:
Originally Posted by Crock
Well, step one (if you get to drive one hard): tell yourself about 20 times that, kind of like a jetski, it won't turn nearly as well unless you're on the gas, and just make sure your entry speed into a corner is the slowest you will be going. If you lift, you could get in trouble, if you hit the brakes in a corner, you'll swap ends pretty quickly.
Also, as wonderful as the new ones are, to gain a full appreciation, you really should drive an air cooled model (pre '99) and a newer liquid cooled one.
For a long time my dad just had that white 88 targa, then a few years later he picked up "GORT", a silver, pristine '98 Carrera S. I got the chance to take that out on the track, HWY 9, and to prom. When he sold it, we both agreed that the 88 was more fun to drive because you didn't have to worry about it nearly as much. We ran the shit out of that thing (the 88) and it just was bulletproof, which is another reason people REALLY love porsche. NONE of the other cars that run in their category can touch their longevity or reliability.
Sweet ride.Quote:
Originally Posted by commonlaw
Did ya end up at Imperial bar? I think I may have seen you, but it was only in hindsight that I realized it.
I never really liked the 911s, except for the 993 and 997 versions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crock
But I want a Cayman S. Soon, hopefully.
http://www.f1online.de/premid/003001000/3001769.jpg
I was thinking more like 10-15 - and by a relative song I was thinking under $20k - but could be wrong. I am a geezer after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh Conway
I think we did in fact go there, but earlier in the night. If my memory serves me, and it doesnt: Imperial -> Heathman -> 7-11 -> ON3P factory -> Clyde Commons-> Acrop -> ????? -> ProfitQuote:
Originally Posted by natty dread
I've owned Porsche's and I drove Cayman S when I was shopping around. It's 100% sports car with a very stiff ride on the 19 inch rims. I really don't like a too stiff ride on bumpy American roads.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Chupacabra
My wish list/shopping list is a 2009 or newer Cayman S, with PDK transmission, 18" wheels, PASM (adjustable suspension), and sport chrono pkg. White or silver, black interior.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
I haven't driven any with 19" wheels, but the 18" wheel version (non-PASM) drove smoothly. I expected it to be rougher -- it really wasn't.