View Full Version : Should my next vehicle be...
My Opinion Matters
5/28/2009, 05:20 PM
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
5/28/2009, 05:31 PM
Pontiac
yermom
5/28/2009, 05:31 PM
c)
Subaru Legacy GT ;)
http://circuitmotorsports.net/images/Legacy%20gt.jpg
yermom
5/28/2009, 05:35 PM
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
5/28/2009, 05:36 PM
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
5/28/2009, 05:37 PM
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
5/28/2009, 05:41 PM
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
5/28/2009, 05:42 PM
To be fair, they are still cranking out the GXP under it's original name down under.
yermom
5/28/2009, 05:43 PM
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
5/28/2009, 05:46 PM
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
5/28/2009, 05:50 PM
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
5/28/2009, 05:52 PM
Jet pack.
yermom
5/28/2009, 05:55 PM
they are probably a good amount heavier too though.
the domestics, not the jet packs ;)
royalfan5
5/28/2009, 06:00 PM
Holden Commodore? Yeah, but not for much longer, I'm afraid.
Somebody will pick up Holden.
King Crimson
5/28/2009, 06:10 PM
I require the accomodations of a full-size vehicle.
that's what she said.
My Opinion Matters
5/28/2009, 06:10 PM
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
5/28/2009, 06:12 PM
that's what she said.
Somebody get this man a drink!
yermom
5/28/2009, 07:04 PM
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
5/29/2009, 08:18 AM
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
5/29/2009, 08:48 AM
i'm waiting a couple years for the used GT-Rs to come down :D
Turd_Ferguson
5/29/2009, 09:25 AM
VW R32.
Veritas
5/29/2009, 09:29 AM
For the money you'd be spending, buy a used BMW M5.
My Opinion Matters
5/29/2009, 09:51 AM
i'm waiting a couple years for the used GT-Rs to come down :D
A couple decades maybe? ;)
My Opinion Matters
5/29/2009, 10:12 AM
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.
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
5/29/2009, 10:40 AM
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
5/29/2009, 10:58 AM
No brainer...
Ford = in business and will be around
Pontiac =/ in business and will be dropped and not exist.
My Opinion Matters
5/29/2009, 11:56 AM
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
5/29/2009, 11:56 AM
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
5/29/2009, 04:14 PM
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
5/29/2009, 05:08 PM
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
5/29/2009, 05:27 PM
What about this one...great fuel mileage!
http://www.roadcycler.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/2008-schwinn-fastback-sport.jpg
TheHumanAlphabet
5/29/2009, 07:29 PM
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...
Your next vehicle shall not be anything from Government Motors.
Try a car from a private company...they will be better....I promise.
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