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Toshi

Harbinger of Doom
Oct 23, 2001
38,361
7,760
til jimmydean bought a Macan and moved to Boulder



(no serious injuries)
 
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Toshi

Harbinger of Doom
Oct 23, 2001
38,361
7,760

Flo33

Turbo Monkey
Mar 3, 2015
2,068
1,307
Styria
Former multiple nat. dh champ behind the wheel, won the nat. rally title in the historic class in this car against way more powerful competitor's cars.

Also him
 

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
54,479
20,280
Sleazattle
Former multiple nat. dh champ behind the wheel, won the nat. rally title in the historic class in this car against way more powerful competitor's cars.

Also him
I like how all the Porsches spun out yet lowly Escorts nailed that off camber corner. Even the shitbix Corvette managed it.
 

Flo33

Turbo Monkey
Mar 3, 2015
2,068
1,307
Styria
I like how all the Porsches spun out yet lowly Escorts nailed that off camber corner. Even the shitbix Corvette managed it.
Yeah, to nail a corner it takes more than hp. The old saying still holds true, straights are for fast cars, corners for fast drivers.
 

HardtailHack

used an iron once
Jan 20, 2009
6,765
5,667
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I drive past one of these a couple of times a week, still makes me giggle.
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stevew

resident influencer
Sep 21, 2001
40,607
9,617
spotted on dog daycare shuttle

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sister in laws boss has put in a order for a fisker karma....

vw killing the vr6

older brothers atlas hit 100,000.....only issues....secondary battery and water pump covered under warranty...
 

Toshi

Harbinger of Doom
Oct 23, 2001
38,361
7,760
I’d suggest doing math re number of miles to break even vs the truck

but then you’d all rag on me as if I’m suggesting not go karting or something radical like that
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
41,249
13,372
Portland, OR
I’d suggest doing math re number of miles to break even vs the truck

but then you’d all rag on me as if I’m suggesting not go karting or something radical like that
My old truck did WAY worse than this, but it's still pretty bad. It's about $400 a month in gas. I'm not looking to "break even", I'm looking for viable options.

Truck = $400/month in gas
Z = $200/month payment, $80/month insurance, $200/month in gas

So +$80/month for 6 speed fun.

And let's not forget my commute. Rocky Point isn't fun in the truck.

 

StiHacka

Compensating for something
Jan 4, 2013
21,560
12,505
In hell. Welcome!
It's got 47k miles on it. I could get at least 100k out of it and I only need it to last a year before I'm back to remote work. And I'd look to pay more like $9k.
Maybe Nissan is a different situation, but the biggest challenge with my 21yo VW with low mileage is that all the plastic and rubber parts - hoses, pipes, wires, interior parts, buttons - go to shit regardless of the mileage.
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
41,249
13,372
Portland, OR
Maybe Nissan is a different situation, but the biggest challenge with my 21yo VW with low mileage is that all the plastic and rubber parts - hoses, pipes, wires, interior parts, buttons - go to shit regardless of the mileage.
My Vette developed a random security fault that I never solved and nobody seemed to know about.

I've been bugging my buddy who had 2 different 350z's before he bought his GT-R. Reliability is actually pretty good on these it seems, but I know what you mean about the degradation.