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so I'm back after a 7 hour day looking for a new car, I dropped my listing from 27 possible models to 6...I sat in enough vehicles that I think I wore off some butt skin.
WHAT SHOULD MY NEXT STEP BE?
I was thinking of looking at all the trim levels for these six vehicles.
HOW FUCKED WILL THAT DAY BE?
WHAT SHOULD I WATCH FOR?
ANY DISTINCTIVE LEMON-TRIMS?
Why is this allowed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGBhVKhwV1I
What grinds my gears is his nasally whiny accent.
>>14769021
Rich people have money.
Rich people want Ferraris.
Ferrari knows rich people buy their cars.
You don't actually own your car that you paid for. Ferrari can take legal action against you for defacing their vehicle.
There's a company called Stickynomore that refinishes those panels for not much money. Not sure if the guy is just clueless or wanted to be sensational for the video. It's hard for me to believe anyone works on Ferraris and doesn't know about stickynomore though because every single car between the 355 and 575 has the same sticky rubber problem
How would this be as babby's first car?
I want something compact, handles and rides well, and is practical. After seeing one in the HEB parking lot yesterday, I think I fell in love.
>>14768375
Avoid dsg, oil pump, turbo, pcv can go wrong at 50-60k . Other than these it's more boring, slower version of FoST.
I like mine. DSG in a hot hatch is really gay so I'd advise going with the six speed. It's just fun to drive I don't take mine seriously as a sports car it's just a peppy little commuting appliance that happens to be good at hugging corners. Which is kinda the whole idea of them. Do be mindful of regular maintenance it is a Volkswagen and i wont pretend they're known for reliability past 100k.
>>14768392
Deep down the ST wishes it was a golf.
Not my car, but I found it in a thread here a while ago. Love everything about it.
There was also another pic that I have of a f150 traversing a snowy mountain road. I was an idiot and cropped out the sun without saving a second copy beforehand to make it my laptop's background pic. Anyone who can find the original pic of that f150 in the mountains gets brownie points.
Also cool car pics thread. Any pics that give anon a hard on can be posted here.
Simply a e s t h e t i c .
>>14768289
MOVE DOGE!
>>14768146
Pretty sure that is/was bromaro's XJ
considering buying a used IS300 for 5k , /o/s' thoughts?
Need more info.
Good deal if it's in good shape
Bad deal if it's a shitbox
Just post the CL ad
Depends, but
>RWD
>leather seats
>sorta quick stock engine
>good aftermarket
What's not to like?
>>14768101
The non-turbo 2jz is a little out of date, a little underpowered, and very heavy. I always wanted an IS300, but the mpg, weight, and lack of power is what really stopped me. Damn that car looks good tho.
I wish they brought the RS200 over, but ohwell. You can find the drivetrain of the BEAMS/6-speed at most jdm importers for cheap, but I don't really want to deal with a swap, so I just haven't bought one yet. Maybe some day.
I'll start
>I have no interest in autosports but I will never drive a car that's not "sporty"
>I neglect my car
>I have no car, no license and no room to wrench
>>14767744
*silently gets into the same train*
>Someone hit my parked car and left an ugly mark on the paint, but I'm too lazy to go buy touch-up paint to fix it...8 Months later.
A faggot.
Non-Mexican
pretty much
A nigger because nigger rims have no space for travel.
I just got a 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL. I plan on doing some body work and a tune up making it all spiffy again.
I saw that there was an AMG version of this car and it looks absolutely amazing. I personally don't care about the TV and what not, but the body kit really does interest me. I may get some BBS mesh wheels to complete the look.
Opinions? Suggestions? Pic related is the car.
Mercedes Benz General, I guess?
>>14767647
>mercedes
Wow OP you must be wealthy because Mercedes are expensive. I am impressed when I see you ride by me.
If it's not an AMG, don't try to put shit on it to seem like one. They're worth more mint and original. And differently nice and interesting in their own right.
>>14767662
Very funny, I'm broke as hell and just needed a car because riding around on a motorcycle doesn't really work out in the cold or rain. I traded one of my project bikes for it with 200 bucks and got it. It shifts hard, is missing the front right turn signal, and overheats did to a fucked water pump.
>>14767672
Yeah, I kind of figured that. Its no problem by me. I am very tempted by those BBS wheels though..
Pls stop adding these to your shitboxes.
thx
What if it came with it from the factory?
>>14767718
>What if it came with it from the factory?
OP's just posteriorally pained that it's on a car he doesn't like.
>>14767582
what if I get a bunch of them and fab it into a radical diffuser?
Do I buy an Eight-Six /o/?
Buy a Ford Transit
pretty unremarkable desu, if you want one you should have already bought it
http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C717677
Yes? No? Maybe?
Ausfag here
What decent RWD cars can I get for $4k and under?
COMMODORE
FALCON
/thread
>>14766980
I said decent, I don't want to look like a houso/not be able to turn/be a police magnet anon
>>14766985
Your not gonna get anything better for 4k
>installing new part on your car
>snap a fucking plastic tab or some other poorly made shit in the process
>try and ghetto it back together
>doesn't fit properly and makes squeaking noises when you drive
this is why you use professionals. if you want to be a cheap fuck and nigger rig your shit then this is what you get
>drive jeep
>plastic tabs were broken from the factory
>working on classic car
>accidentally break a 50 year old brittle plastic grill piece
>no reproductions because it only came in one year
>drive around knowing that part of the grill is glued and looks like shit because of me
Looking at this 86.
Is there something wrong cosmetically about the gap between the hood and the front bumper? Seems too thick?
thats huge
>>14766747
yeah, definitely too thick
>>14766749
my dick is huge
Maybe to cool the lawnmower engine inside
I need help /o/
My GF..she is pretty confident because she drives everyday since she is out of town.BUT boy oh boy she is 0..the parking is cringe worthy and never did the parking below 6-7 moves..she has almost collision encounters every other day because she can't approximate the size of the car and she is not aware of all objects in traffic.(Pro bono: once she drove for mountain trip..and on snakelike road she backed the car until the back wheels skid in gravel and she got angry because i exited the car in the next second).In the past i did not bother me...but...
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Dash cam, then show her
>>14766647
Women have no spatial awareness.
There's nothing you can do about it.
Even if you demonstrate how to park in a tight spot she just took 10 minutes to get into, and you do it in 3 moves. She won't be able to appreciate your awesome parking manouvre because she lacks the spatial awareness to see it, so she'll just think you're making it up as you go along like she is, and that you got "lucky" that time.
Like how stupid people are too stupid to realise that they're stupid.
>>14766647
Is she stereoblind?
I have exactly the same problem as your GF, going so far as to drive around for 15 minutes just to avoid parallel parking. I have very poor depth perception from a squint I had at a very young age. It was corrected surgically, but only cosmetically.
http://www.stereoscopynews.com/hotnews/3d-technology/physiological-effects/2275-are-you-stereo-blind
I don't understand why people buy FWD hot hatches. Are they serious, or is it a meme here?
Why are you on a car enthusiast board if you think buying a FWD hatchback is the best use of your money?
I understand that they can be "fun", but it's fun in the same way that an Xbox One can be "fun" relative to a PS4 or a decent gaming PC.
For example, a base spec Ford Focus ST is like $24,500. Why would you buy that over a Mustang? Even the V6 mustang will handle better, be faster in a straight line, and has plenty of space for the...
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>>14766636
did you turn 15 today?
>>14766655
>>14766659
Still waiting for a rebuttal that isn't based on subjective bullshit
