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Maybe you can teach himz :fm:Quote:
Originally Posted by nutmegchoi
Gold calipers are ceramics I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
V8 M3s are a joke. Bushman's kid has the last real M3.
Fuck... It's not even called an M3 anymore.
Meh.... read the rulz. This is a boyz club, so the standard response is tits or GTFO. Only a few women are tough enough to put up with and contribute to our shenanigans. I hope you're that type of woman, as we do scare a bunch off.Quote:
Originally Posted by nutmegchoi
And whatz the problem with drinking early? How are you suppose to be drunk all day if you don't start when you wake up with a raging hang over?
Old Japanese cars are cool.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...934c749351.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2lf8jIdQ1p...orimoto-01.jpg
What a shape... goddamn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beer Drinker
Yeah, that's really slick. Kinda like a Peugeot crossed with an e30Quote:
Originally Posted by stfu&gbtw
Nailed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Especially when it has a 9,000 rpm redline.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beer Drinker
edit this one is better scream from the little 4 banger.
While we're on that theme
A little too murdered out for my taste but a cool car...
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Originally Posted by Bromontana
interesting, never saw ivply photos, maybe he was really a woman from new york after all?
nttawwt
I like that vehicle at ttop! A direct knock-off of the BMW 2002, but I actually like it better!Quote:
Originally Posted by Beer Drinker
Do I see a lot of the 1968 Mustang Fastback in that bottom pic?
The Japanese automakers certainly had no qualms about directly "borrowing" the designs of western automakers. Look how much the first Infinity or Lexus looked almost indistinguishable from a Mercedes Benz 4 door!
Can't say the same about this little Honda though!!! So cute it makes me want to put it in my pocket and take it home like a little kitten!!Quote:
Originally Posted by shirk
What a great little car!
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Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
The Prince/Datsun Skyline came out in 1964. 4 years before the BMW 2002.
Looks a whole lot more aggressive than a 2002 IMO. Much more capable. Car was DQ'd from racing due to domination.Quote:
The Skyline name originated from Prince automobile company, which developed and sold the Skyline line of sedans before merging with Nissan-Datsun. The GT-R abbreviation stands for Gran Turismo Racer while the GT-B stands for Gran Turismo Berlinetta. The Japanese chose to use Italian when naming the car – as most cars that were made in Japan at that time used Western abbreviations – to further enhance sales. The earliest predecessor of the GT-R, the S54 2000 GT-B, came second in its first race in 1964 to the purpose-built Porsche 904 GTS. The next development of the GT-R, the four-door PGC10 2000 GT-R, scored 33 victories in the one and a half years it raced, and by the time it attempted its 50th consecutive win, its run was ended by a Mazda Savanna RX-3. The car took 1000 victories by the time it was discontinued in 1972.
http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9...f1vo1_1280.jpg
I've had four of its great great great grandchildren.
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php...tureid=1557076 12 Black Edition with Meisterschaft exhaust.
what's the maintenance on a gtr vs a 997 4s or the like?
Get the 997. As great as the GT-R is you won't smile every time you see it in the drive like you will with a 911.
Decisions like these are best left to emotion and not subject to rational issues like maintenance.
GTR is a cheaper car to own, and will absolutely destroy a 997 C4S. As Bmills said though, probably get more visceral enjoyment out of the 911. Also eventual appreciation.
thanks. no awd or s package, but damn this is a lot of car for the price.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-911-...-/252289908339
slap these wheels and boyhood dream complete.
http://rennlist.com/forums/attachmen...-black-997.jpg
^^^
That's a really pretty 997. Alpine Silver is the color for 911s in my opinion. I'm always more of a fan of the simpler models, or at least ones without all the body kit, so I think that's a particularly attractive example.
Damn!!! Considering 1985 and '87 911s are still going for like $15,000 to $18,000 .....$27,500 "buy it now" price for a 2005 997 seems a screaming deal !!
There is also a nice 2007 GT3 in god-AWFUL orange for $199,000 ...so $27,990 seems an especially good deal!!
I haven't seen a good 911 from any year for less than $25k in quite a while. Certainly, the 997 is newer, and probably easier to maintain. But it's water cooled.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
That second S800 video tach shows red-line @11,000RPM:eek:.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-911-C2...460?nav=SEARCHQuote:
Originally Posted by stfu&gbtw
$23,900 for a 2000 cabriolet sounds like a nice deal too! Even in the ticket-fetching red.
68,000 miles...not bad.
An automatic convertible with no flip protection?? Me no likey. Kind of funny how the used 911 are half the price of the gtrs but more $$ to maintain. Not very close to making that move just curious. It's impressive how well the 911s are cared for. Works of art even after 10 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
Blasphemy! The GT 3 is fantastic in that orange and black. It's classic. And if you're honest you want your absurd track car in a wild color. Because you sure as shit ain't picking Timmy up from pre school in a car with a giant wing on back - so who cares?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
Was it this one?
http://m.ebay.com/itm/131731293228
Rollover protection is standard. Tiptronic is a pleasure to drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bromontana
The new King.
http://images.car.bauercdn.com/pagefiles/26536/bc_5.jpg
Huayra BC
but the body rigidity is compromised!? ;)
back on topic, beauty imho... f/r manual tire warming exercise. didn't know about the old skylines until last year. 1971 race, looking flat under stress:
http://img.favcars.com/nissan/skylin...e_1971_1_b.jpg
Tiptronic is not on my list of 911 turbos. Not happening.
Things to not get on a 911:
Radiator
Automatic Transmission
7 speed manual
Speedster kit
ULP tires
?
Anyone contending that the Singer is not the perfect expression of the 911?
If you are a purist or collector yes.
However, the 991 is the best interpretation of the 911 to date. The 7-speed and PDK are both amazing transmissions.
I haven't driven the new turbo'd 991.2 911s, but I imagine they are perfect. The Carrera S with Sports Chrono has 414hp and hits 60 in 3.7 seconds...
http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/imag...e-photos_6.jpg
http://st.motortrend.com/uploads/sit...-motion-06.jpg
http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/imag...e-photos_6.jpg
dat non metallic color tho
The 911R will have a 7 speed manual. I am pretty sure it will be the best 911 yet.
http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/imag...a-manual_3.jpg
As for Singer, I love them, but I am not sold on it's ability to hold value. If I were looking at a 400k Porsche it would be a GT3 RS 4.0.
Well... That's the first time I have heard that.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
The best bang for the buck in the Supercar world is a 2014 911 Turbo S.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3728/1...c444f28f_b.jpg
That fucker wants all the money. This is the same car, 40k less. 900 less miles. Factory cage. This will be a half million dollar car.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
http://www.sonicautomotive.com/used/Porsche/2007-Porsche-911-65e5e7bc0a0e0ae8582ae4314ff5dc39.htm
Another good buy at Sonic.
http://www.sonicautomotive.com/used/...317c6515d0.htm
Yeah, I'm with Beer Drinker. My dad has had Porsches for as long as I can remember going back to his first 914 after college to his 991 now, and I've been lucky enough to drive and even buy a couple off him (996, 997) and the water cooled are better 911s. Yeah the air cooled sound great and they look fantastic but for driving pleasure, and everyday drivability without the sense that you might go ass-end into the guardrail, the modern 911 is the way to go.
I'm a big fan of staying "pure" but after a while it's like complaining that they don't use skinny tires anymore.
I will say that imho that the 991 is a bit too big for me. The 997 is perfect to me in balancing the classic design vs modern engineering. Hell, I've even found the 996's goofy headlights really growing on me - I think it's aged really well in the same way every other 911 has.
Ymmv
The new 991 turbo is the first thing I would buy if I won the lotto (I need to play) as I think it is a beautiful car and the best super car for the $$$. Then the 997TT.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
I don't think anyone would argue that the new 911's are not only incredible cars, but superior to air cooled 911's in every technical and performance oriented way. I'd be a bigger fan of the new cars if they'd just called them something else. Not suggesting this is a rational perspective...
Hmmmm....I just woke up and before I got the sleep out of my eyes (and brain) I almost instinctively (read that as "impulsively) pressed "Buy it Now" on this:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-911-CA....c100408.m2460
And then when I read the description, my "Buy Now" finger promptly withered. I KNEW a REAL 930 Turbo Cabriolet that looked that good had to be imaginary. It's a conversion of a standard 911 to 930 Turbo body panels (still nicely done, it seems). I'm certainly no expert on 911s...but weren't the Turbos the only ones with the wider rear fenders? 1977 930 Turbos are fetching ridiculous prices now...did they ever even make a cabriolet Turbo back then? If so, there could not have been many...what would they fetch????? Just wondering.
Here is a pic of what "LOOKS" like a very sweet car.....the one in the above ad that I seriously was minutes away from buying.
Gotta watch that damn "Buy it Now" finger...it can cause more problems than a penis.
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMj...VWvjmv/$_3.JPG
From your link:
IT HAS OIL LEAKS, TORN DRIVERS SEAT AND THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GOOD BUT WONT GO INTO FIRST GEAR.
What could go wrong? I say buy it. Post about it here.
ETA: "Shifts good". If the seller's wrenching is half as good as his English you should be fine with this purchase.
Ok thats funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
Interesting how underneath many of us are aspiring 911 drivers :). For me the 996 is nice but the 997's sexier form just steals the show and is less than a new camry. Would be happy to have a key to either by 40.
Check out the sound of this 997 4s with a basic CAI mod.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x-UzNCwk2g
Man that's a pretty sounding car. Love the downshift blips.
The ducktail looks pretty good too.
Speaking of sweet duck tails:
https://www.hagertyinsurance.co.uk/p...2.7%201974.jpg