Should my next vehicle be...

[My Opinion Matters]

A car that is not yet in production...

2010 Ford Taurus SHO
http://i43.tinypic.com/2w6xtav.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/dcbzph.jpg

Or, a car that is no longer in production...

2009 Pontiac G8 GXP

http://i41.tinypic.com/162460i.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/2j29fma.jpg

[CK Sooner]

Pontiac

[yermom]

c)

Subaru Legacy GT ;)

http://circuitmotorsports.net/images/Legacy%20gt.jpg

[yermom]

holy crap, i haven't read anything about the new SHO

i don't really like Ford, as a rule, but AWD twin-turbo? wtf?

http://www.rsportscars.com/ford/2010-ford-taurus-sho/

i like where they are going :D

[My Opinion Matters]

I'm actually pretty fond of the Legacies, but being 6'6 and having two small children I require the accomodations of a full-size vehicle.

[My Opinion Matters]

holy crap, i haven't read anything about the new SHO

i don't really like Ford, as a rule, but AWD twin-turbo? wtf?

http://www.rsportscars.com/ford/2010-ford-taurus-sho/

i like where they are going :D

I know, right? And that interior (assuming it actually sees the assembly line) is friggin sweet.

[yermom]

I'm actually pretty fond of the Legacies, but being 6'6 and having two small children I require the accomodations of a full-size vehicle.

have you sat in one? i haven't in a while, but i'm got more headroom in my Impreza than i have in like any other car i've driven. (including a Taurus) i chose the Legacy over the Impreza STi because i thought you were going more for the midsize thing, and the Impreza is more of a compact, and i didn't realize how high the sticker is on those cars. of course it's also only in wagon form these days...

[royalfan5]

To be fair, they are still cranking out the GXP under it's original name down under.

[yermom]

they do love their big RWD V8 cars down there

speaking of other markets, i just saw that they are bringing the Focus RS here. wow.

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/hatchbacks/112_0902_2010_ford_focus_first_drive/index.html

[My Opinion Matters]

To be fair, they are still cranking out the GXP under it's original name down under.

Holden Commodore? Yeah, but not for much longer, I'm afraid.

[My Opinion Matters]

have you sat in one? i haven't in a while, but i'm got more headroom in my Impreza than i have in like any other car i've driven. (including a Taurus) i chose the Legacy over the Impreza STi because i thought you were going more for the midsize thing, and the Impreza is more of a compact, and i didn't realize how high the sticker is on those cars. of course it's also only in wagon form these days...

I have not driven a Subaru, but the combination of TT and AWD entices me. I just can't get over the HP numbers on the two domestics though--415 for the Pontaic and 365 for the Ford.

[NYC Poke]

Jet pack.

[yermom]

they are probably a good amount heavier too though.

the domestics, not the jet packs ;)

[royalfan5]

Holden Commodore? Yeah, but not for much longer, I'm afraid.
Somebody will pick up Holden.

[King Crimson]

I require the accomodations of a full-size vehicle.

that's what she said.

[My Opinion Matters]

they are probably a good amount heavier too though.

the domestics, not the jet packs ;)

While that is true, it's not really a concern to me. The G8 GXP has confirmed 0-60 times of 4.5 seconds. Sure, it's a gas hog, but that's kinda the point. Sorry yermom, I just don't see the Subaru thing happening. I prefer the size and the styling of the domestics.

[My Opinion Matters]

that's what she said.

Somebody get this man a drink!

[yermom]

While that is true, it's not really a concern to me. The G8 GXP has confirmed 0-60 times of 4.5 seconds. Sure, it's a gas hog, but that's kinda the point. Sorry yermom, I just don't see the Subaru thing happening. I prefer the size and the styling of the domestics.

yeah, i'm mostly pulling your chain on the Subaru thing, i don't really like where they've gone with the styling lately either, except the wagon, strangely. the space and acceleration concerns may not be all that realistic though

[Boomer_Sooner_sax]

I saw the SHO at the Houston Rodeo and that car in AMAZING and I am not a Ford person at all. It isn't your grandmother's Taurus, that is for sure. Great looking car and a hell of a set up under the hood too. I am going to give it a year or two to wrok out the bugs and I may look at one myself.

[yermom]

i'm waiting a couple years for the used GT-Rs to come down :D

[Turd_Ferguson]

VW R32.

[Veritas]

For the money you'd be spending, buy a used BMW M5.

[My Opinion Matters]

i'm waiting a couple years for the used GT-Rs to come down :D

A couple decades maybe? ;)

[My Opinion Matters]

For the money you'd be spending, buy a used BMW M5.

Heh. You're not the first to say that. The M5 is an incredible vehicle, but for one in my a price range I'm looking at a car that's nearly 5 years old and probably has in excess of 50k miles. If I'm going to drop close to 40k on a vehicle, I'd prefer it to be new. I don't really myself as a BMW guy either. I don't have the appropriate trophy-wife, latte'-sipping, poodle grooming yuppie persona.

[OUDoc]

I'm very happy with this:

http://car-news.roadfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/Infiniti-G37-Coupe.jpg

Although I'm just under 6' 4" and it's all I can do to fit inside it.

[My Opinion Matters]

I'm very happy with this:

http://car-news.roadfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/Infiniti-G37-Coupe.jpg

Although I'm just under 6' 4" and it's all I can do to fit inside it.

We don't all have rich doctor salaries, you know. ;)

[TheHumanAlphabet]

No brainer...

Ford = in business and will be around

Pontiac =/ in business and will be dropped and not exist.

[My Opinion Matters]

speaking of other markets, i just saw that they are bringing the Focus RS here. wow.

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/hatchbacks/112_0902_2010_ford_focus_first_drive/index.html

305-hp compact hatchback? :eek:

[My Opinion Matters]

No brainer...

Ford = in business and will be around

Pontiac =/ in business and will be dropped and not exist.

I guess I shouldn't tell you I'm leaning towards the Pontiac...

[Oldnslo]

Heh. You're not the first to say that. The M5 is an incredible vehicle, but for one in my a price range I'm looking at a car that's nearly 5 years old and probably has in excess of 50k miles. If I'm going to drop close to 40k on a vehicle, I'd prefer it to be new. I don't really myself as a BMW guy either. I don't have the appropriate trophy-wife, latte'-sipping, poodle grooming yuppie persona.

I'm a certified, card-carrying BMW guy. I hate coffee in any form. My first wife is the trophy, and I'm pretty sure I'm no longer a Young anything.

Please do not buy a used M5. It will absolutely eat you alive in repair and maintenance costs. Go with a 540, if you're all about blau-mit-weiss, or one of the new turbo 3's.

You're welcome.

[My Opinion Matters]

I'm a certified, card-carrying BMW guy. I hate coffee in any form. My first wife is the trophy, and I'm pretty sure I'm no longer a Young anything.

Please do not buy a used M5. It will absolutely eat you alive in repair and maintenance costs. Go with a 540, if you're all about blau-mit-weiss, or one of the new turbo 3's.

You're welcome.


I didn't mean to suggest you're a pillow-biting Nancy boy, but that is the stereotpye. Besides, you're an attorney, I could have said much worse things about you. :D

[OU_Sooners75]

What about this one...great fuel mileage!

http://www.roadcycler.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/2008-schwinn-fastback-sport.jpg

[TheHumanAlphabet]

I'm a certified, card-carrying BMW guy. I hate coffee in any form. My first wife is the trophy, and I'm pretty sure I'm no longer a Young anything.

Please do not buy a used M5. It will absolutely eat you alive in repair and maintenance costs. Go with a 540, if you're all about blau-mit-weiss, or one of the new turbo 3's.

You're welcome.

Hope my 530i works out well...

[Jerk]

Your next vehicle shall not be anything from Government Motors.

Try a car from a private company...they will be better....I promise.