[Caael]

Cars are awesome.

I've recently become obsessed with cars, and i've got a few favourites. I'm into Aston Martin and V8 vantage is a saweet car. Unfortunately, it's like a dumb blonde. It looks awesome, but it doesn't really have much else. The Jaguar XK is...wow. It's just an awesome car, everybody should have one. Voted Top Gear's car of the year, it's just such a good looking car.


So yeah, discuss. I know Toasty will like this topic.

[Moonear]

WHY DIDN'T I START THIS TOPIC???? I'm a car addict, I get issues of Car and Driver/ Motor Tend every month. I love any racing video game, especially Forza and Gran Turismo. Cars are, in general, awesome. My favorite cars include the McLaren F1 and the Lotus Elise, this car is a work of art. This is gonna be a great topic.

[Eugine]

I'm not a huge car fan, but I do like to look at cars. Just look.
I'm not really into, or interested in the horse power, and what not biz... but if a car looks good... *jaw opens*

If you love cars, I really suggest becoming a regular reader of http://www.autoblog.com/. I visit there, but not religiously.

[Caael]

All the good cars are so damn expensive though. My favourite car is a Jaguar XK coupe. A guy can dream, cant he?

[Wiflewood]

I drive a Toyota Avencis.

Ohh yeaah.

[Folcon]

Well I got a Ford Exploder, I mean Ford Explorer.

[Toasty]

I though there was already a cars topic?

And yes, this is my new semi-favorite topic.

Yeah....don't own a car, but I want a Koenigsegg CCX. Or a Bugatti EB, but the CCX is about $1.25 million cheaper. :P

[Moonear]

The Bugatti Veyron kicks ass!
1040 Horsepower
0-60MPH in 2.5 seconds
Top Speed is 254 MPH

[Someone Else]

I've never understood car obsession.

I like ATVs, though.

[Laharl]

i fail to see the point of drooling over something you'll never have.

However i have cars to thanks for Top Gear and without that the world would a much worse place to be

[My Best Wishes]

I'm a bit boring when it comes to cars. I turn my head at a nice Porshce and Ferrari and drool over a H3 but the car I'm aiming for is the Honda Accord Euro. Honda's just appeal to me.

[Caael]

laharl the slayer, on Nov 1 2007, 04:12 AM, said:

i fail to see the point of drooling over something you'll never have.

However i have cars to thanks for Top Gear and without that the world would a much worse place to be

But I can get one. I've started a car savings account that already has 2 grand in there, and I started earlier this year.

Top Gear is a great programme though. Hah, the Smart Car is in the seriously Uncool, and my dad has a lime green one.

Continental GT's are pretty cool as well. I love Bentleys in general, they're just all so awesome.

Ferrari's are slick as well. If I was to pick one, it would be the 360 Modena.

[Moonear]

watch, on Nov 1 2007, 12:42 AM, said:

I'm a bit boring when it comes to cars. I turn my head at a nice Porshce and Ferrari and drool over a H3 but the car I'm aiming for is the Honda Accord Euro. Honda's just appeal to me.

Yeah, Hondas can be cool, such as a tuned Civic, or a 3000 GT, or an NSX

[Toasty]

Their next NSX is supposed to be a supercar priced at like, 100K or something. I dunno. But that was something I read in AEI or Car & Driver quite a few months back.

And the CCX get's something around 1150HP AND can run on a special blend of ethanol (which gives the 1150HP rateing) so there ihk. :P don't remember the stats though.

But supposedly, when launched under perfect conditions, the EB gets so much tourque and acceleration that it can nearly knock you out.

And laharl, you may never be able to obtain a car as expensive as the EB, but the reason for drooling (at least for me) is either the sheer awesomeness of the car's style/design, or the sheer speed and power that it has. I mean, name one other car, that when it's got stock parts, gets 1000+ HP and/or can rocket from 0-60 in 2.5 seconds? Nearly knocking you out? It takes some crazy-ass power to do that, and that's what amazes me and causes drool to come pouring out of my mouth.

[Eugine]

I just like cars cuz they look sexy.

[Ironsight]

I remeber seeing something about somekind of jet-car.
Wait, last time we had a discusion about cars, I think I...Oh yeah! The Ferrari-Tank!
But seriously, I'm not that much into cars at the moment.

[TheEnglishman]

I've never had much interest in cars, yet in about two months I can start learning to drive.

[Caael]

You may not have much interest in cars, but anybody who doesn't want this car is lying.

[TheEnglishman]

It's awfully shiny. Expensive, but shiny.

[Caael]

Shiny, Awesome, powerful, fast, sleek. I would live in that car.

[Folcon]

Earth Dude, on Nov 3 2007, 07:50 AM, said:

Shiny, Awesome, powerful, fast, sleek. I would live in that car.

I'd like a woman like that too.

[Caael]

Damn straight.

[Toasty]

Earth Dude, on Nov 2 2007, 11:01 AM, said:

You may not have much interest in cars, but anybody who doesn't want this car is lying.

Don't want it, and I'm not lieing. Never really liked Jaguars much. I've only liked two Aston Martins. I've liked pretty much every Ferarri, and almost every Laamborghini. The older ones weren't my favorites. Liked the countache though.

As for jet cars, there's been quite a few. I think the fastest yet went 768mph. They say that the Bugatti EB sounds like a jet though. I wouldn't be surprised if it was that loud, but I doubt it sounds like a jet. Even with all 1000 some odd horses at full bore.

But according to Mythbusters, you can beat a speed camera (American) at 250mph. You can beat one in the UK at 180. The slower speed because in the UK, they have to get two snapshots for it to count.

[My Best Wishes]

If I only saw the front of that Jag I would love it, but from the indicator to the back of the car, it looks like a Mazda MX5

[jordansgirl]

Cars are totally awesome. :-) I would love to have an Aston martin. It is a little out of my price range right now though. I do have a Camaro though which I love you death. Corvette, here I come.

[Caael]

I love jags. I dont care what people say, I think they're full of class while remaining stylish and a car you'd to be seen in. This is the car I want when i'm old enough to drive. It's awesome, and in my price range. Sort of.

[Toasty]

I'm looking at Porsche 944's for my first car. You can usually find them for around 5k. The only problem is, these cars are pretty unreliable, and I think it's mostly the engine. That's why I'm also looking at spare parts that'll still fit and work well, but aren't made by porsche. Not that Porsche's are unreliable, but anything they made that realted to the 944 could potentially break prematurely.

[Caael]

Well the Jag wont be my first car, but a dream car in my price range. I've got a limit that i'm prepared to spend on a car ( including parts and accessories). I would quite like a Porsche Cayman coupe, but it's 5k out of my price range ( 30k)

[Blue]

Why wasn't I told this thread existed?! Cars, man their glorious. Most people don't understand, but I prefer most Asian imports that came out in the 80's. My favorite is the 2nd generation RX-7. Back in the day everyone loved them because they were comparable to some porsches but were much more affordable. I love my 88 RX-7. I've installed a performance cold air intake. Basicly its just a cone airfilter. Gives me an extra 10 horsepower.

[Caael]

Why not the RX-8, blue? Way better looking.

I quite like the Alfa 159 saloon. With 18" 7 hole design alloy wheels, you have a sick car right there.

[Blue]

RX-8 is a good car I give it that. But it just doesn't appeal to me the same way the RX-7 does. Oh yeah, Rotary Power all the way!

[Toasty]

I lke the Mustang Boss's. Preferable the 494 (I think? Can't remember). Expensive, but it's the god of all origional muscle cars.

[Caael]

I'm not a massive fan of convertibles, saloon or coupe's all the way. Convertibles are just a way for fat old men to show that they have money.

[Toasty]

Heh

Well anyway, there's a new "Fastest Production Car" on the block. It's called the Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo, and it's made Shelby Supercars (SSC) It's top speed is 255.83mph (257.11 in one direction, 254.55 on the return). The one thig that really sucks about it though, is that the speed test was done HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE. And I wasn't there! *cries* ;_;

[Caael]

Bugatti Veyron's top speed is insane, but it's been overtaken by the Twin Turbo, as Toasty said. On Top Gear, they had Jeremy in the bugatti, and richard & james in a plane. They started off in Italy and had to race to London. The Bugatti won.

[Toasty]

What kind of plane was it? I can't see the Bugatti winning against a fighter jet whose top speed is 700+ mph.

[Blue]

Single engine propeller plane. It's funny though cuz they had to get to the airport on scooters. xD

[Caael]

And spent about an hour doing a flight check, then going towards Nice for fuel. I found it hilarious.

[Caael]

And spent about an hour doing a flight check, then going towards Nice for fuel. I found it hilarious.

[Caael]

And spent about an hour doing a flight check, then going towards Nice for fuel. I found it hilarious.

[Ironsight]

OH SHI-
TRIPLE POST!

Hows about this?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/408388747_ff1276ca93.jpg

[Caael]

Wtf triple post? D:

[Caael]

There's a difference I find between grease monkeys and car lovers.
The monkeys love the parts inside a car, and dont give a crap how bad the car looks or feels, they just modify or change the parts to make it run better.
The lovers are fans of the looks and the inside, how much space, how shiny it is, the kind of tires and the suspension.

[Moonear]

I guess I'm both of those then, I love the inside and the outside of cars.

[Sea of Time]

I'm starting to realize how much of an idiot I was to wait until last summer to take my beginner's test. Now I have to wait until April to get a car/license, and I pretty much need a car for something I want to do every second day!!

[Toasty]

Yeah, even though I'm stll not old enough to legally drive on my own, haveing that ability would sure make things a LOT easier for me every day. Especially in the morning on school days......

@ ihk: I'm the same way. I like cars for their looks, but also for their guts. I'd take a 450hp beat up muscle car over an italian sports car with only 100hp though. But of course, I'd much rather have a super car like a Bugatti EB or Lamboghini Murcielago Superleggaera (sp?).

DarkSword, on Nov 12 2007, 12:11 AM, said:

OH SHI-
TRIPLE POST!

Hows about this?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/408388747_ff1276ca93.jpg

That car is still awesome. You get a half eaten oatmeal cookie.

[Blue]

I don't consider myself a grease monkey because I don't know how to fix cars worth ****. xD

[Caael]

I'm gonna learn about the monkey stuff at work experience, for which I am being a mechanic.

[Moonear]

You really should get Car and Driver, not only is it a good car magazine, it's funny too.

EDIT: and who wouldn't want a superleggera(sp?) or a sweet lamborghini?

[Toasty]

A Superleggera (sp?) is a Lamborghini. ;)

I've got Car and Driver, and Road and Track. I've lost most interest in AEI. It's too boring.

[Moonear]

Car and Driver FTW! And I meant a superleggera(sp?) or another lamborghini. ;)

[Blue]

Lamborghini's are nice. I use to love them when I was a kid. So I was wondering what you guys would want as a first car. Nothing like a car you know you couldn't afford in your life, but something you know you would like to drive around and have fun with friends with.

[Toasty]

Dude of Wind, on Nov 6 2007, 04:03 PM, said:

I'm looking at Porsche 944's for my first car. You can usually find them for around 5k. The only problem is, these cars are pretty unreliable, and I think it's mostly the engine. That's why I'm also looking at spare parts that'll still fit and work well, but aren't made by porsche. Not that Porsche's are unreliable, but anything they made that realted to the 944 could potentially break prematurely.

Though I probably won't get one due to the reliablity issues (which eventually will make me spend just as much as I would for a 911).

Possibly an import tuner. Not brand new obviously, but an older Acura if I can find one for a decent price. We had one for the first few years we lived here, and they're pretty nice. Don't rememebr the model though.

[Caael]

It would be cool to have a mustang for my first car, but i've gone off them now.

[Moonear]

A used RX7 would be a cool first car, if not, maybe a used Celica or something. I like sporty Japanese cars, and they're usually cheaper than other cars.