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Cars! cars! cars!
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Lithopsman, wooohooo! How fun is it to blow the doors off of "sports cars" with the big benz boatI've had my fun with it, however, and I'm ready to sell it. I've sort of decided that expensive cars are about the worst investment a person can make, so it's time to go. Also, I have a place in Lake Tahoe that I go to all the time, and the E55 is the worst snow car in history, so I also have an SUV. Too many cars.
If anyone out there wants a fantastic E55 with a mere 30K miles, I'm selling for $40K!
Capslock
If anyone out there wants a fantastic E55 with a mere 30K miles, I'm selling for $40K!
Capslock
i love threads like this. i don't have a cool car though, just a "stock" 96 neon. buying a house and having bills with a rather weak job doesn't help much. tha'll change though.
mustang corba: i have a buddy with an 03. really fast car. last i heard he dyno's out at over 500/500 to the wheels. dual 3", chip, pulley, kenney bell "blowzilla", new fmic... his dad also has 3 vipers, a prowler, a pantera, and the ford gt is on order. it's a lot of fun when i got to "the garage"...
nothing fast for me for a few years though. working on a new job, then getting the bills payed off, then it'll be car time. the plan is for a driving school in 2 years, then a "fast" car 2 years after that. i'm all about the MKIV supra though... well, that's the plan now. have to see how the price is in 4-5 years LOL! small fortune i'm sure!
tech...
mustang corba: i have a buddy with an 03. really fast car. last i heard he dyno's out at over 500/500 to the wheels. dual 3", chip, pulley, kenney bell "blowzilla", new fmic... his dad also has 3 vipers, a prowler, a pantera, and the ford gt is on order. it's a lot of fun when i got to "the garage"...
nothing fast for me for a few years though. working on a new job, then getting the bills payed off, then it'll be car time. the plan is for a driving school in 2 years, then a "fast" car 2 years after that. i'm all about the MKIV supra though... well, that's the plan now. have to see how the price is in 4-5 years LOL! small fortune i'm sure!
tech...
2004 Toyota Corolla S, with tilting/sliding moon and sunroof, color-keyed sides, alloy wheels, spoiler, and underskirt. Beautiful blue. I was so excited to buy it, I forgot to get an alarm system, but at least I remembered the keyless entry and cruise control! lol.
My parents first car (and the first I remembered) was a huge iridescent purple Dodge Challenger that they bought from the racetrack. Big 'ol VROOM VROOM. Problem is it got 8 mpg during the 70's gas shortage!
My parents first car (and the first I remembered) was a huge iridescent purple Dodge Challenger that they bought from the racetrack. Big 'ol VROOM VROOM. Problem is it got 8 mpg during the 70's gas shortage!
I haven't run my car on the drag strip, but I've done some auto crosses....
I was going to take my car to Carlsbad rac way to drag it but then they closed it to make appartments!!!!!! thats so wrong!!!!
Theres a guy I met at a bimmer parking lot met and his car was set up some what similar setup engin wise, his best time was 12.7 but he runes 3 more psi then I do so I don't know if mine would run similar times.. My guess is low 13s
I was going to take my car to Carlsbad rac way to drag it but then they closed it to make appartments!!!!!! thats so wrong!!!!
Theres a guy I met at a bimmer parking lot met and his car was set up some what similar setup engin wise, his best time was 12.7 but he runes 3 more psi then I do so I don't know if mine would run similar times.. My guess is low 13s
I am in my 5th year of college and am still driving my very first car, a 1989 Grand Am SE with a turbo charged four cylinder. It's been a great car, and it's got a little zip to it too.
My project car for the past 3 years has been a 1970 Pontiac LeMans. I bought an old Grand Ville and took the 400 out of it, and had it rebuilt, bored, and stroked out to a 462. That's where I am right now. The whole front end is off of the car and the engine wrapped up on my engine stand. Kind of at a stand still right now since I am in college and can't work on it during the school year.
Hopefully when I graduate I can get a good job and afford the parts for the rest of the car! It's going to be a gas guzzling power house though
I'm excited to get it running.
My project car for the past 3 years has been a 1970 Pontiac LeMans. I bought an old Grand Ville and took the 400 out of it, and had it rebuilt, bored, and stroked out to a 462. That's where I am right now. The whole front end is off of the car and the engine wrapped up on my engine stand. Kind of at a stand still right now since I am in college and can't work on it during the school year.
Hopefully when I graduate I can get a good job and afford the parts for the rest of the car! It's going to be a gas guzzling power house though
Flip side: I know you like BMW/ //M better than ///AMG, and as of today I am on the wait list for a 2005 M5.
Should have it in around a year!
Edit: Just got back from the BMW dealer. Drove an M3 convertible and absolutely LOVED it! Looks like there might be another(or different) car in the garage!
Edit: Just got back from the BMW dealer. Drove an M3 convertible and absolutely LOVED it! Looks like there might be another(or different) car in the garage!
Right now I'm driving a red '91 V6 Berreta gt. My wife has a red 2000 V6 grand am gt. That's a very fast car. At work I drive a 16 ton ford boom truck.
I've driven alot of different vehicles. My first car was a '77 Grand Prix. MY favorite was a brand new '93 Dakota sport. The biggest, most expensive was a locomotive.
I've driven alot of different vehicles. My first car was a '77 Grand Prix. MY favorite was a brand new '93 Dakota sport. The biggest, most expensive was a locomotive.
I think they might not put a manuel in the new e60m I think its just goin to be an SMG. I've driven my friends smg z4 3.0 and it was fun when I was doing the shifting but in manuel mode it feels like a student driver learning stick... all jerky. I'm sure they' fix that though by the time the new m5 comes, its just al the currant smg cars that are like that...
I must agree that the Z4 SMG was poorly executed. Drive an M3's! Absolutely amazing! Very similar to the systems of the Maseratis that I have driven... I do think that there is a possibility of a 6-speed manual in the E60M... It may or may not happen though...
EDIT: It does appear that it will only have a 7-speed SMG. Fine by me!
EDIT: It does appear that it will only have a 7-speed SMG. Fine by me!
