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I've got about 12k to spend on my first car. It will be my only car, so it needs to be a daily driver. To and from school/work, groceries, etc. So there's that.
Then here's this. I'd like it to be fun, but not become a money pit. I've been looking at used BMWs and V6 Mustangs, but I can't help but think that those would become a problem sooner than later. What are my options? Can Are my expectations too high for $12k?
>>14804499
12 corollas
>>14804499
G35 6MT sport trim
>>14804499
>But I can't help but think that those would become a problem sooner than later.
Every car becomes a problem sooner or later buddy.
I think you should use 6k or 7k for the car and save the rest of your money.
If you're stuck on BMW's, you can get a decent early 2000's 325i or 330i for 4k or 5k
Avoid the v6 mustang, everyone will mock you.
![toyota-supra-8[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/9kPSuJQ.jpg "toyota-supra-8[1].jpg")
So I've been hearing /o/ say a lot of shit against the Supra. This is one of the best cars ever made in history, it's fast, it's fun.
Stop hating /o/.
>>14804462
It has less horsepower than the equivalent Nissan Altima V6/Maxima
A good one sells for $20,000 to $40,000 on craigslist.
The backseat is useless, the motor is too heavy, you made a bad thread and for that money you could have bought a Chevy [c6]
its fat
its ugly inside and out
its fanboys are annoying
its overrated
its overpriced
the only good thing is its engine cant think of a single other good thing about it
>>14804472
>A good one sells for $20,000 to $40,000
Only if you live in Burgerland
who else going to make their wife buy them this?
>>14803163
Still a shitty modern car with bad visibility and shit mpg compared to a v8.
>>14803170
this
just buy a Vette
>>14803170
>What is a concept
Mazda hasn't jumped off the deep-end with visibility yet and we don't know the power/MPG/whatever. That said I'd prefer something that isn't a meme engine
April 16th. Meet up at Strats in Villa Park (231 E North Ave, close to Route 83 and I290) around 9pm. Talk shit. Show off your sweet rides. Talk shit about each other's sweet rides. Roll out around 10 to go downtown.
We can decide where to go in this thread, but my thoughts were getting some Chinatown food (some places are open all night). Possibly stopping at Montrose Beach for car photos (closes at 11pm). And of course driving Lake Shore Drive and Lower Wacker late at night.
Suggestions welcome.
>strats
I went there once with my friend in his Dakota RT. Honestly probably wouldn't do it again, too many fuckboi with their rice rockets for me
Also
>lower Wacker
CPCS fucknut spotted
>>14798768
/thread
I can do a revmatched downshift in about three quarters of a second.
What about you?
Well, I don't play videogames.
>>14796795
One time I made a girl orgasm
>>14796795
I can shift from 6th to first in just under 3 seconds.
are there ways to prevent this from happening? I'm sick of having to change the exhaust every couple years
>>14794956
Get a stainless steel exhaust.
Really, that's the only permanent solution.
>>14794972
This, or use stove paint on it before you put it on the car.
>>14794956
Rub it down using a sander.
Then apply some Red Oxide primer:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-oxide-primer-red-750ml/48712
Make sure you've properly sanded it down using 300 grit sandpaper before painting with the red oxide primer.
Once you've done this, you can paint it black, silver or even blue.
Black may look best though.
All of this being said, I'd probably replace it with a stainless steel or titanium-look tip.
Why was the 2000s so shitty?
>killed Pontiac
>killed Oldsmobile
>killed Saturn
>killed full-size cadillacs
>chevy volt
>wahh help us we need money
>>14793431
chevy volt is a great car what are you talking about? also 2000's brought us the C6 Z06 and ZR1 which were incredible, as well as the cadillac CTS V and XLR-V
They made a few great commodores. Too bad is now dead
>>14793455
wasn't the volt that has massive production problems and recalls/safety issues? or am i thinking of something else
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/664654304/overview/
Does this look too shady? Not sure if it's worth it to go over and check it out...
>1999 Corvette
>$12,995
>75,516 mi.
CARFAX says 7 previous owners, which isn't ideal, but no accidents. What kinds of things should I look out for?
>>14797799
>7 previous owners
I wouldn't.
The price for those miles seems a bit suspect.
Are the removable tops known to have problems with leaking?
Why can't Koreans compete?
>>14797744
This is great bait and all, but there's one big problem:
literally no one cares about the genesis coupe
Just to be clear: why are they behind in every category that isn't warranties?
![tumblr_inline_mtykkuJQHE1s9vdhy[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/8YvuTpz.gif "tumblr_inline_mtykkuJQHE1s9vdhy[1].gif")
they can compete at making my dick hard
automatic cars are best. you only think manual is better because you try to convince yourself that you're manly.
>>14796752
You have no idea what you're talking about, kid.
>>14796752
best?
they're heavier, more complicated, harder to repair, and more expensive.
Why does everything have to be a dick-waving contest? Just drive what you like, for fuck's sake.
Friendly reminder that if you live in America (which is most of you) then American cars offer the best value for performance.
>Mustang is faster than ND Miata, Toyobaru, and 370Z
>Camaro is faster than ND Miata, Toyobaru, and 370Z
>Viper is faster than almost everything
>Viper is faster than almost everything
For about a second before you spin it into a ditch.
>>14801409
To be fair though most people who own cars like those aren't going to track them as fast as possible (maybe viper drivers are an exception) especially if its expensive (and because some manufacturers use to void your warranty if they caught you tracking your performance car or even using a feature it was design to use *cough launch control cough*) I think Nissan and Porsche do this or use to do it. Ferrari probably still does and i'm not sure about Bimmer.
>inb4 this thread...
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>>14801407
I live in the United Cuckdom
any former miata owners here?
what car did you replace it with and do you regret it?
never bought one...never regretted it...that should answer your question.
I don't have to sell mine, but I do have to put it in storage soon because I had a kid. I dread the thought everyday.
>>14799627
ha you bought into two memes. Jk though...congrats pal
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-autonomous-infrastructure-insig-idUSKCN0WX131
Mar 31, 2016
Where's the lane? Self-driving cars confused by shabby U.S. roadways
Volvo's North American CEO, Lex Kerssemakers, lost his cool as the automaker's semi-autonomous prototype sporadically refused to drive itself during a press event at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
"It can't find the lane markings!" Kerssemakers griped to Mayor Eric Garcetti, who was at the wheel. "You need to paint the bloody roads here!"
Shoddy...
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>>14799487
Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes, Audi and others are fielding vehicles that can drive on highways, change lanes and park without human help. But they are easily flummoxed by faded lane markers, damaged or noncompliant signs or lights, and the many quirks of a roadway infrastructure managed by thousands of state and local bureaucracies.
In other developed countries, greater standardization of road signs and markings makes it easier for robot cars to navigate. In the U.S., however, traffic lights can be aligned vertically,...
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>>14799492
MORE SENSORS, MORE COST
To make up for roadway aberrations, carmakers and their suppliers are incorporating multiple sensors, maps and data into their cars, all of which adds cost.
Mercedes says the "drive pilot" system found in its recently unveiled luxury E Class 2017 sedans works even with no lane markings. The system - which incorporates 23 sensors - takes into account guard rails, barriers, and other cars to keep cars in their lanes up to 84 miles (135km) per hour, under "suitable circumstances."
Boston Consulting Group estimates that initial semi-autonomous features add $4,000 to a car's price. It estimated carmakers will have to spend more than $1 billion over the next decade in research investment for even more sophisticated autonomous features.
On a good road in daylight, cameras installed around a car are sufficient to distinguish road lines, traffic lights and signs. But without lane markings, the car needs more technology to judge its position.
cont.
>>14799503
Enter radar and lidar, which send out radio waves or light pulses to bounce off objects. The data sent back informs the car about objects, their distance and velocity. Triangulating between trees to the right, boulders to the left, and other vehicles ahead, for instance, can give the car its bearings.
A host of companies - including Silicon Valley firms Quanergy and Velodyne and international suppliers like Paris-based Valeo - are vying to reduce the cost and size of lidar from the bulky, $75,000 Velodyne...
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Do you need a CAI to get a tune? I heard that tunes are like 85% of the HP increase.
I want a tuner for my 06 GT but I can't afford a tuner + cai at the same time. I'm currently running pypes o/r x pipe and flowmasters outlaws as my only mods
>>14796637
At the very least the tuner will get ride of your CEL from the offroad x-pipe and will make more power from it.
Also, H-pipe>>>>>>>X-pipe sound wise.
short ram intakes are a fucking meme
the only people use them is for when there's literally no space for the air box and factory induction system to fit, eg front mount intercooler and turbo or two in the engine bay top mounted taking up space
>>14796642
Meh, I thought the same thing but x pipes with a great muffler with a small resonater like the outlaws makes a killer combo man.
plus the extra power from x pipes
California government is trying to get old cars off the streets à la "Cash for Clunkers".
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1965
>>14798022
why
>>14798022
what exactly does this mean?
>>14798188
They want to pull off what Japan is doing
