My next car...
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My current car: Subaru Imprezza WRX[^] It sticks to corners like it was on rails. The engine is a flat boxter style and so the center of gravity is super low. I know you would outpower me, but I'd be willing to race you on a windy highway any day of the week. I suspect you'd be slowing for corners that I'd be barreling through. Aside from that, your car seems very nice and it does get excellent ratings. My next car: WRX STI[^] A genuine super car by any definition for under 35K $US, you really can't beat that. Of course if your rich and the skies the limit then there are much more recognizable brands of supercars out there, but for the money, nothing beats it.
CLIP CLOP CLIP CLOP BANG! CLIP CLOP - Amish Drive-by shootingJohn Cardinal wrote: Subaru Imprezza WRX[^] Subaru? Isn't that, like, an economy car? ;P John Cardinal wrote: My next car: WRX STI[^] Seriously, though, that's an awfully small buggy to be sporting a 300 horse engine. I'll bet it's a blast to drive. You should go test drive a Vette sometime, though. The handling is the reason I got it. Yeah, the speedometer goes to 200, but the local police tend to frown on that sort of thing. Between the design of the car and the Active Handling system (computer automatically fires individual brakes for course correction), it's an absolute romp to drive. John Cardinal wrote: but for the money, nothing beats it. Yeah, that was my philosophy on the Vette, too. The Viper is 500 horse compared to my coupe's 350. However, it's $85k. It's cool, but it isn't $35k cooler than a Vette. Same thing with the Ford GT - another seriously cool car, but $150k. The new Corvettes (C5, probably C6 too) are serious leaders in the "bang for the buck" category. Besides, if I bought a Ferrari, I'd have to hire a full time mechanic, too, just to keep it on the road... Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
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Christopher Duncan wrote: Just upgraded my 2003 to a 2004 coupe this weekend You mean, you drove to your Chevy dealer and picked up a CD labeled "Corvette 2004 Coupe"? :-) How do you upgrade a car from one year to the next? I assume you had bought the 2003 one, right? So its trade-in value a year later must have been what, $10 grand less than what you paid for it? So then you had to pay that plus the difference on the new model. Must have not been cheap! I'm the kind of guy who buys a car and keeps it for a good 3 or 4 years before considering to replace it. But it's cool to find people with the kind of income that affords them a new car every year. Good for you, man! :-) Regards, Alvaro
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Alvaro Mendez wrote: I'm the kind of guy who buys a car and keeps it for a good 3 or 4 years before considering to replace it. You're much, much smarter than I am. I do, however, have a lot of fun... :-D Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
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My current car: Subaru Imprezza WRX[^] It sticks to corners like it was on rails. The engine is a flat boxter style and so the center of gravity is super low. I know you would outpower me, but I'd be willing to race you on a windy highway any day of the week. I suspect you'd be slowing for corners that I'd be barreling through. Aside from that, your car seems very nice and it does get excellent ratings. My next car: WRX STI[^] A genuine super car by any definition for under 35K $US, you really can't beat that. Of course if your rich and the skies the limit then there are much more recognizable brands of supercars out there, but for the money, nothing beats it.
CLIP CLOP CLIP CLOP BANG! CLIP CLOP - Amish Drive-by shootingAre you really serious about putting a modified riding mower up against a vette ? I no longer own one ( too old and fat and lazy ) but I used to have one and also a had SCCA license. Used to race in a few amatuer races and the ONLY competition was from the Porches. And even then I now realize the difference was in the tires I was using. the vette was as fast and could handle just as well as any production sports car in the world under 150K. And the newer vettes ( 2000 and up ) are really superior vehicles with the computer controlled suspension and new breaking system and the new engines are a dream. Subaru my ass... :) Richard "The man that hath not music in himself and is not moved with concord of sweet sounds is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils; Let no man trust him." Shakespeare
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John Cardinal wrote: Subaru Imprezza WRX[^] Subaru? Isn't that, like, an economy car? ;P John Cardinal wrote: My next car: WRX STI[^] Seriously, though, that's an awfully small buggy to be sporting a 300 horse engine. I'll bet it's a blast to drive. You should go test drive a Vette sometime, though. The handling is the reason I got it. Yeah, the speedometer goes to 200, but the local police tend to frown on that sort of thing. Between the design of the car and the Active Handling system (computer automatically fires individual brakes for course correction), it's an absolute romp to drive. John Cardinal wrote: but for the money, nothing beats it. Yeah, that was my philosophy on the Vette, too. The Viper is 500 horse compared to my coupe's 350. However, it's $85k. It's cool, but it isn't $35k cooler than a Vette. Same thing with the Ford GT - another seriously cool car, but $150k. The new Corvettes (C5, probably C6 too) are serious leaders in the "bang for the buck" category. Besides, if I bought a Ferrari, I'd have to hire a full time mechanic, too, just to keep it on the road... Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
I'm a huge fan of high technology cars. For example, the my WRX is a 4 cylinder 2 liter engine generating 227 hp. That's super efficiency. If you drive it sanely and don't kick in the turbo every two seconds you can drive forever on a tank of gas. But to be honest I used to be into big U.S. cars, I used to own a 69 Buick Wildcat (still my all time favorite care I ever owned), a nice old Monte Carlo etc. I would have drooled over your vette in those days, but now I'm really into European sports cars more than anything else. If I had the money I'd be driving a BMW in all likelihood, not the business man model, the super car model. To me there is really nothing being made in North America that comes close in terms of everything other than raw power. I could be wrong, but that's always been traditionally true.
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I wouldn't mind a Bugatti Veyron[^]. But I'll never have the money for it. :sigh: Unless each member of CP could chip in $2 ;) -- Seraphim Shock. Gold for your ears.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I wouldn't mind a Bugatti Veyron[^]. Oh, I've just got to drive one of those! Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: But I'll never have the money for it. Well not with that kind of limited thinking, you won't. Stand up straight! Eyes forward! Now repeat after me, "I will drive a Bugatti Veyron one day!" :-D Remember, it's like Yoda said: "Always in motion is the future." The only thing you can be certain of is self imposed limitations. And can I drive your Bugatti when you're in town? :) Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
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Are you really serious about putting a modified riding mower up against a vette ? I no longer own one ( too old and fat and lazy ) but I used to have one and also a had SCCA license. Used to race in a few amatuer races and the ONLY competition was from the Porches. And even then I now realize the difference was in the tires I was using. the vette was as fast and could handle just as well as any production sports car in the world under 150K. And the newer vettes ( 2000 and up ) are really superior vehicles with the computer controlled suspension and new breaking system and the new engines are a dream. Subaru my ass... :) Richard "The man that hath not music in himself and is not moved with concord of sweet sounds is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils; Let no man trust him." Shakespeare
Yeah! Yeah! What he said! :-D Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
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Are you really serious about putting a modified riding mower up against a vette ? I no longer own one ( too old and fat and lazy ) but I used to have one and also a had SCCA license. Used to race in a few amatuer races and the ONLY competition was from the Porches. And even then I now realize the difference was in the tires I was using. the vette was as fast and could handle just as well as any production sports car in the world under 150K. And the newer vettes ( 2000 and up ) are really superior vehicles with the computer controlled suspension and new breaking system and the new engines are a dream. Subaru my ass... :) Richard "The man that hath not music in himself and is not moved with concord of sweet sounds is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils; Let no man trust him." Shakespeare
Ahh..did I forget to mention I can do the same thing on a logging road and do regularly? I guess it comes down to lifestyle more than anything else. I like to be able to smoke 90% of the other cars on a twisty highway but also like to drive off-road quite often. You just can't do that with most sports cars other than the other rally racing descendants. I could have you wetting your pants in about 2 minutes on a logging road where the vette would be a pile of wreckage in 50 feet. Each his own I guess.
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I'm a huge fan of high technology cars. For example, the my WRX is a 4 cylinder 2 liter engine generating 227 hp. That's super efficiency. If you drive it sanely and don't kick in the turbo every two seconds you can drive forever on a tank of gas. But to be honest I used to be into big U.S. cars, I used to own a 69 Buick Wildcat (still my all time favorite care I ever owned), a nice old Monte Carlo etc. I would have drooled over your vette in those days, but now I'm really into European sports cars more than anything else. If I had the money I'd be driving a BMW in all likelihood, not the business man model, the super car model. To me there is really nothing being made in North America that comes close in terms of everything other than raw power. I could be wrong, but that's always been traditionally true.
CLIP CLOP CLIP CLOP BANG! CLIP CLOP - Amish Drive-by shootingThe funny thing was that I traded in a Toyota Sequoia SUV for my first Vette. My gas mileage improved by 30% (!) and my insurance rates went down $25 a month. Go figure, eh? Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
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Ahh..did I forget to mention I can do the same thing on a logging road and do regularly? I guess it comes down to lifestyle more than anything else. I like to be able to smoke 90% of the other cars on a twisty highway but also like to drive off-road quite often. You just can't do that with most sports cars other than the other rally racing descendants. I could have you wetting your pants in about 2 minutes on a logging road where the vette would be a pile of wreckage in 50 feet. Each his own I guess.
CLIP CLOP CLIP CLOP BANG! CLIP CLOP - Amish Drive-by shootingLogging roads? Hell, I have to slow down to 9 mph for speed bumps! Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I wouldn't mind a Bugatti Veyron[^]. Oh, I've just got to drive one of those! Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: But I'll never have the money for it. Well not with that kind of limited thinking, you won't. Stand up straight! Eyes forward! Now repeat after me, "I will drive a Bugatti Veyron one day!" :-D Remember, it's like Yoda said: "Always in motion is the future." The only thing you can be certain of is self imposed limitations. And can I drive your Bugatti when you're in town? :) Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
Christopher Duncan wrote: <hypno-toad>Now repeat after me, "I will drive a Bugatti Veyron one day!"</hypno-toad> I will drive a Bugatti Veyron one day! Christopher Duncan wrote: Remember, it's like Yoda said: "Always in motion is the future." The only thing you can be certain of is self imposed limitations. That's true. But the thing is though that the balance in the end between effort and earning will be negative, I think. If I could make $10 million in 10 years by working night and day, I don't think I would do it. I'm not so sure 10 precious years are worth $10 million. I think I'll settle with the ambition to visit as many parts of the world as possible before I take the 6 feet dirt dive. :) Christopher Duncan wrote: And can I drive your Bugatti when you're in town? Sure, but don't expect me to have one until 25-30 years from now. Maybe I can get a used one. :-D -- Seraphim Shock. Gold for your ears.
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You're sure you're not compensating for anything? Men usually don't hit this kind of crisis till their 40's I think... :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
No...teenagers are supposed to like cool cars as well. ;P I'm certainly not reliving my youth, I'm not even done living it yet. :-D
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Volkswagen Touran 1.6FSi SE? ;) Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
Thats what the wife arrives in with the luggage 3 days later! ;P if(E_NOINTERFACE == pThat->QueryInterface(IID_IUnknown,(void**)&pUnk)) { // I aint no pUnk bitch! }
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Thats what the wife arrives in with the luggage 3 days later! ;P if(E_NOINTERFACE == pThat->QueryInterface(IID_IUnknown,(void**)&pUnk)) { // I aint no pUnk bitch! }
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Ahh..did I forget to mention I can do the same thing on a logging road and do regularly? I guess it comes down to lifestyle more than anything else. I like to be able to smoke 90% of the other cars on a twisty highway but also like to drive off-road quite often. You just can't do that with most sports cars other than the other rally racing descendants. I could have you wetting your pants in about 2 minutes on a logging road where the vette would be a pile of wreckage in 50 feet. Each his own I guess.
CLIP CLOP CLIP CLOP BANG! CLIP CLOP - Amish Drive-by shootingSon - you got a problem. My current passion is - you guessed it - offroading. I have a Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer fully tripped out - GPS - real ground clearance ( 13.5 in ) a nice big V8 - nice big tires - 4 wheel of course and would be glad to go down any log road - rock trail - desert rally - or just cross country with you in your riding mower :) Seriously it is fun is it not Richard "The man that hath not music in himself and is not moved with concord of sweet sounds is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils; Let no man trust him." Shakespeare
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Wheel at each corner, made of metal and goes vroom. Its a car, right ? :-D The tigress is here :-D
Imagine a classic, classic shoe from years ago, Elaine. One that redefined the shoe world when it came out, blitzed runways and attracted the opposite sex like nobodies business (but gave you the sass to skim only the cream of the crop of course, no sk8r boiz for you). Now, years later they release a tribute shoe, one that is up to date with modern standards but still has the va va voom of that original shoe. Now imagine they also doubled the price. Thats the Ford GT40, as a shoe :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan quoted: "All Corvettes are red. Everything else is just a mistake." Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
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You ask not what is the purpose of gull wing doors! No questions young man, go study your automobile history and only come back once you understand suicide doors and their recent come back. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan quoted: "All Corvettes are red. Everything else is just a mistake." Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
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I wouldn't mind a Bugatti Veyron[^]. But I'll never have the money for it. :sigh: Unless each member of CP could chip in $2 ;) -- Seraphim Shock. Gold for your ears.
I don't think anybody is going to drive it, even the makers... :P Terribly delayed, terribly redefined* and when it comes out, dated. Makes vaporware look positively on time. * It was ready a month or two ago but the boss drove it and declared it rode to hard to sell for *hack spit* the American market. So he sent it back. The engine has also apparently given monumental problems... like not working and such. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan quoted: "All Corvettes are red. Everything else is just a mistake." Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
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I want it[^] :cool: *The fact that I'll probably never drive one except for in Project Gotham Racing 2 is entirely irrelevant :sigh:
I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder
...but I like it. Indeed, an American automobile that I could fancy. What next, liking the French*? Get the November or December copy of Autocar for the roadtest of the Ford GT40. Pretty impressive even under the skin for an American targeted vehicle. * Ok, I already like their cars a lot regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan quoted: "All Corvettes are red. Everything else is just a mistake." Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
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Imagine a classic, classic shoe from years ago, Elaine. One that redefined the shoe world when it came out, blitzed runways and attracted the opposite sex like nobodies business (but gave you the sass to skim only the cream of the crop of course, no sk8r boiz for you). Now, years later they release a tribute shoe, one that is up to date with modern standards but still has the va va voom of that original shoe. Now imagine they also doubled the price. Thats the Ford GT40, as a shoe :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan quoted: "All Corvettes are red. Everything else is just a mistake." Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
Excellent Paul :cool: You really are in touch with your feminine side ;) Elaine :rose: PS Yes, sk8r boiz are like puppies that haven't been housetrained :laugh: The tigress is here :-D