Luxury + Performance < $50k?
04-30-2008, 03:57 PM
#22
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RE: Luxury + Performance < $50k?
ORIGINAL: Ride Of The Month
i love when people mention 14 second cars when someone is looking for a new luxuryperformance car...
and late generation thunderbirds? he said luxury and performance, not "my friend is a 55 year old woman"...
ive driven a 300C srt-8, and it was a nice car inside, and pretty quick. however, if hes looking to spend upwards of 40-50g for a luxury performance car, he shouldnt be looking anywhere except for BMW.
i love when people mention 14 second cars when someone is looking for a new luxuryperformance car...
and late generation thunderbirds? he said luxury and performance, not "my friend is a 55 year old woman"...
ive driven a 300C srt-8, and it was a nice car inside, and pretty quick. however, if hes looking to spend upwards of 40-50g for a luxury performance car, he shouldnt be looking anywhere except for BMW.
04-30-2008, 04:40 PM
#23
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RE: Luxury + Performance < $50k?
im a *****, but i dont think that i have little man syndome...and i had a bmw...
im still amazed how nice it is...nearing 300,000 miles, fully original engine, new clutch and gearbox (went out around 245,000). most of the stuff that i replaced, we did for performance gains, although it wasnt much. things like the computer, the clutch, suspension, exhaust i changed just to do something with the car...thing woudl cruise at 100 like you were on glass, and for a car that only ran in the 15s, it was fun to drive.
im still amazed how nice it is...nearing 300,000 miles, fully original engine, new clutch and gearbox (went out around 245,000). most of the stuff that i replaced, we did for performance gains, although it wasnt much. things like the computer, the clutch, suspension, exhaust i changed just to do something with the car...thing woudl cruise at 100 like you were on glass, and for a car that only ran in the 15s, it was fun to drive.
04-30-2008, 05:26 PM
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RE: Luxury + Performance < $50k?
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my gto. lol
my gto. lol
05-10-2008, 02:15 PM
#27
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RE: Luxury + Performance < $50k?
alright.. I've been talking to him again.. thanks for the input.... he is still looking at the Audi TT... He did like the G35 and he wasn't sure how nice the 335i was.. basically.. he wont buy any american car.. i told him Ford owns Audi but he doesn't care 
so.. take american cars off the list and it has to be a car.. preferably a coupe.. Thanks again. oh.. and he would prefer a newer car.. although he was looking at an NSX.. but he doesn't like the price..
so.. take american cars off the list and it has to be a car.. preferably a coupe.. Thanks again. oh.. and he would prefer a newer car.. although he was looking at an NSX.. but he doesn't like the price..
05-10-2008, 07:12 PM
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RE: Luxury + Performance < $50k?
ORIGINAL: Mishri
alright.. I've been talking to him again.. thanks for the input.... he is still looking at the Audi TT... He did like the G35 and he wasn't sure how nice the 335i was.. basically.. he wont buy any american car.. i told him Ford owns Audi but he doesn't care so.. take american cars off the list and it has to be a car.. preferably a coupe.. Thanks again. oh.. and he would prefer a newer car.. although he was looking at an NSX.. but he doesn't like the price..
alright.. I've been talking to him again.. thanks for the input.... he is still looking at the Audi TT... He did like the G35 and he wasn't sure how nice the 335i was.. basically.. he wont buy any american car.. i told him Ford owns Audi but he doesn't care
so.. take american cars off the list and it has to be a car.. preferably a coupe.. Thanks again. oh.. and he would prefer a newer car.. although he was looking at an NSX.. but he doesn't like the price..Audi is owned by Volkswagen, not Ford. Ford owns Jaguar.
