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Old 01-29-2015 | 03:29 PM
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Yup, or those 1990s Corollas...those cars just keep going forever and ever.
Old 01-29-2015 | 03:33 PM
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I want to drive the R8! Anyone ever had the chance? Nice looking car! Another ride I like is the VW cc!
I have driven a CC when I was looking for a car...it was OK, more luxury than sport to me.

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Never go full retard.
I just got caught up from last night to now....

turns out that we are all dicktards! Especially you newbs!
That's why I sold my 3G, cuz all you newbie dicktards are buying them.

S4/S5 vice 335i, not quite a fair comparison, same year S4/S5 is in the range of $5K+ more than a 335 xdrive. About $10K more than my 2wd car. I watched a Motor Trend comparison video of the S4/5 to a 335i. The S came out on top, but the car is significantly more than the 335i, the S should be compared to the M3 and the M will kick it's ass. New S4/5 is about $60K. 335i is about $48K nearly loaded. M3 is about $63...that would be a fair comparison the the Audi S. Just saying.
Old 01-29-2015 | 03:34 PM
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I've never owned anything but Japanese. Two Toyota trucks, a 98 Accord V6 Coupe, 99 Accord 4 cyl. 4 door, and the TL.
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I like the luxury look of the cc.
Old 01-29-2015 | 03:37 PM
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You don't know what you're talking about Gary..
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Old 01-29-2015 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamie's 08 TL
Reliability = 4cylinder Accord MT
My 99 had 284k on it. Sold it to someone I know for $1k. It's still going strong.
Toyota Corolla & Camry, Toyota Land Cruiser, Ford Crown Vic, old F150 and Rangers are also good contenders. If they break they cost a penny to fix and they can go a stupidly long way.
Old 01-29-2015 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamie's 08 TL
I've never owned anything but Japanese. Two Toyota trucks, a 98 Accord V6 Coupe, 99 Accord 4 cyl. 4 door, and the TL.
I've owned German (VW x 5, Opel, BMW), Swedish (Saab), French (yes a Peugeot for about 30 secs.), Japanese(Datsun x 3, Nissan x 2, Honda x 2, Acura x 3, Isuzu, Mitsubishi x 2, Toyota), and American (Olds, Pontiac, Dodge, Jeep). Without a doubt the Japanese make the most reliable cars. I owned 5 VWs in my life, they were most pretty good, the bugs and Dasher were great. The Rabbit, Scirocco, and Vanagon not so much. Not to the point of forcing me to change brands until the Vanagon. POS! VW lost their way.

Hopefully this 335i will be a good reliable car. (that I can use regular gas in).

Best previous vehicles were the Isuzu Trooper, a beast, my 280Z cars, Toyota Celica GTS, and the TL.

Anyway, I've owned a lot of cars.
Old 01-29-2015 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by GKinColo08TL
I have driven a CC when I was looking for a car...it was OK, more luxury than sport to me.



I just got caught up from last night to now....

turns out that we are all dicktards! Especially you newbs!
That's why I sold my 3G, cuz all you newbie dicktards are buying them.

S4/S5 vice 335i, not quite a fair comparison, same year S4/S5 is in the range of $5K+ more than a 335 xdrive. About $10K more than my 2wd car. I watched a Motor Trend comparison video of the S4/5 to a 335i. The S came out on top, but the car is significantly more than the 335i, the S should be compared to the M3 and the M will kick it's ass. New S4/5 is about $60K. 335i is about $48K nearly loaded. M3 is about $63...that would be a fair comparison the the Audi S. Just saying.
All the love Gary <3

I don't think Audi offering is good enough to compete with what it should compete with, and hereby not a very popular choice. At $60K it's definitely not a cheap car, most people unless completely sold on the interior or the exterior are going to opt for a Mercedes or a BMW it seems.

Still like it whenever I see one, great car in all black.
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Old 01-29-2015 | 03:46 PM
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You need to major in major.
Well I did start off as electrical engineering and then switched to computer science and then switched to bio med... Should've stopped being a little bitch and stuck with one of them.

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The camera sub-forum's "exchange" was fun to read.
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Old 01-29-2015 | 03:51 PM
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Old 01-29-2015 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
Well I did start off as electrical engineering and then switched to computer science and then switched to bio med... Should've stopped being a little bitch and stuck with one of them.


You want to write your own check right now, focus on platform security.
Old 01-29-2015 | 03:53 PM
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Well, I thought it was rather one-sided. But, those who know me may say I'm sorta biased.
Old 01-29-2015 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Majofo
You don't know what you're talking about Gary..
Fifth Gear - Audi S5 V8 vs. BMW 335i (E92) - YouTube
That's not the video I watched...I couldn't hardly understand a bit the British babe was saying. The one I watched was an MT video and it was from 2011 comparing the cars. But the Audi had significantly more HP and was significantly more expensive. I'm happy to see the Fifth Gear video, I thought she said the Audi V8 was 428 HP vice 300 HP for the 335i and the BMW beat the Audi. With a price tag that's $5K less than the starting price of the Audi.

And waddya mean I don't know what I'm talking about? Except for the BMW beating the Audi? Huh?
Old 01-29-2015 | 03:58 PM
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You drive a very powerful machine
Old 01-29-2015 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by polobunny
All the love Gary <3

I don't think Audi offering is good enough to compete with what it should compete with, and hereby not a very popular choice. At $60K it's definitely not a cheap car, most people unless completely sold on the interior or the exterior are going to opt for a Mercedes or a BMW it seems.

Still like it whenever I see one, great car in all black.
Agreed, I have a buddy with a white S5...it is sweet looking...

Now I want to race him!
Old 01-29-2015 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Majofo
You drive a very powerful machine
Because racecar!
Old 01-29-2015 | 04:00 PM
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Old 01-29-2015 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by GKinColo08TL
Agreed, I have a buddy with a white S5...it is sweet looking...

Now I want to race him!
Get a juicebox first.. just as insurance.
Old 01-29-2015 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by GKinColo08TL
Agreed, I have a buddy with a white S5...it is sweet looking...

Now I want to race him!
Race him to the bingo hall!


Had a bit of WOT last night with a Civic Si & a Sonata messing around 75mph. Always fun.
Old 01-29-2015 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamie's 08 TL
I like the luxury look of the cc.
I would agree, the one thing I noticed with it was I felt like I had to duck my head to get into it more than with the TL or the BMW. Felt confining.
Old 01-29-2015 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by polobunny
Race him to the bingo hall!
No, to the 4:30 Country Buffet senior special!

I had some WOT with a 240SX on Sunday, he must have had a turbo or something in it...thought he could beat me. Might have though I had a 328i cuz I debadged it, it was no lo contendre.
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Old 01-29-2015 | 04:33 PM
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That British gal was handling business behind the wheel!
Old 01-29-2015 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by GKinColo08TL
No, to the 4:30 Country Buffet senior special!

I had some WOT with a 240SX on Sunday, he must have had a turbo or something in it...thought he could beat me. Might have though I had a 328i cuz I debadged it, it was no lo contendre.
Hahaha @ senior buffet special

No chance for the 240SX. Even with a SR20DET swap the 335 must have hurt his ego...

Fun cars those late 90ies/early 00s Nissan, I don't feel like we're ever going to see similar cheap & fun cars ever again.

Which reminds me around 2 weeks ago I saw a GT-R on a between 2 walls 45mph "highway" in Montreal. I kept messing around him in 3rd gear for him to open it up and he did eventually. I love the sound, best ass whooping!
Was surprised to see a GT-R in winter though, most people don't drive these... it was pretty dirty too.
Old 01-29-2015 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamie's 08 TL
Reliability = 4cylinder Accord MT
My 99 had 284k on it. Sold it to someone I know for $1k. It's still going strong.
Hey I had a 99 Accord too! Although it was a V6.. the transmission is surprisingly still alive, although it does shudder once in a while. Sitting right around 275K I believe..? original engine and transmission too!

I gave it to my sister after getting my 3G..
Old 01-29-2015 | 05:27 PM
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Hahaha @ senior buffet special

No chance for the 240SX. Even with a SR20DET swap the 335 must have hurt his ego...

Fun cars those late 90ies/early 00s Nissan, I don't feel like we're ever going to see similar cheap & fun cars ever again.

Which reminds me around 2 weeks ago I saw a GT-R on a between 2 walls 45mph "highway" in Montreal. I kept messing around him in 3rd gear for him to open it up and he did eventually. I love the sound, best ass whooping!
Was surprised to see a GT-R in winter though, most people don't drive these... it was pretty dirty too.
I had an '03 350Z...it was a fun car to drive. Uncomfortable, the seats being quite firm. 287 HP and they don't weigh much, it was fun.

GT-Rs are popping up around here now, I've seen 2 in the last couple weeks...they sound awesome when WOT for sure! I was beside a GT-R at a light when I still had my TL...he took off...gone in 3 secs! My dick was hard!
Old 01-29-2015 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by GKinColo08TL
I had an '03 350Z...it was a fun car to drive. Uncomfortable, the seats being quite firm. 287 HP and they don't weigh much, it was fun.

GT-Rs are popping up around here now, I've seen 2 in the last couple weeks...they sound awesome when WOT for sure! I was beside a GT-R at a light when I still had my TL...he took off...gone in 3 secs! My dick was hard!
Which takes a lot, so it had to be something?

You leave yourself open to many jokes, good thing you're a good sport haha!


Just had some ribs with pilaf rice. If I ever get the death sentence I know what my last meal will be.
Old 01-29-2015 | 05:35 PM
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Which takes a lot, so it had to be something?

You leave yourself open to many jokes, good thing you're a good sport haha!


Just had some ribs with pilaf rice. If I ever get the death sentence I know what my last meal will be.
I might have taken a Viagra...doubt it though cuz I was on my way to the golf course and it's difficult to play with that big protrusion!
Old 01-29-2015 | 05:36 PM
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I might have taken a Viagra...doubt it though cuz I was on my way to the golf course and it's difficult to play with that big protrusion!
Had an extra iron in the bag, huh? :ghey:
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BMW also has 4 years/80km, Lexus 4 years/80km (powertrain 6/110km), Mercedes 4 years/80km and Porsche 4 years/80km. These are the base warranties without any add-on. I don't see why Audi gets a bad rep for this when everybody else is doing it but Lexus on the powertrain.
I was pricing out Audis online about two years ago, and it stated they all came with the standard 4 year/80k warranty. They also didn't have an option to select an extended warranty, for X number of dollars, like pretty much every other manufacturer I've ever looked at.

I started looking through audi specific forums and everyone would say the same thing: "they're reliable as long as you maintain them". I had beef with that, because shit can always break on a car that isn't even a maintenance item. Am I supposed to pull all electronics every couple years and replace them? Doesn't make sense. I think many guys had newer Audis, so they may have not had issues, but talk to anyone driving a 5+ year old audi and you start sweating bullets.

I'd likely buy a Lexus with NO warranty, straight from a dealership, because they have the reliability locked down. BMW and Mercedes, although not great, are still better than audi, and as pointed out, even Benz has a 5 year warranty.

Maybe audi does offer it, but it wasn't visible on the website and it was enough to scare me away.

On another point, I always thought that the Audi S class was NO comparison for the BMW M class. As pointed out, it would likely be 335 vs S4 for comparable results, but the price gap is huge. Is this true?
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If I ever get the death sentence I know what my last meal will be.
All you can eat salad bar?

No, wait, bottomless supply of creamofsumyunguy?
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Race him to the bingo hall!

What Gary likes to leave out is that he has a driver take him to bingo... And not a chauffeur driver. But a he's-too-damn-senile-to-drive-alone driver
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I was pricing out Audis online about two years ago, and it stated they all came with the standard 4 year/80k warranty. They also didn't have an option to select an extended warranty, for X number of dollars, like pretty much every other manufacturer I've ever looked at.

I started looking through audi specific forums and everyone would say the same thing: "they're reliable as long as you maintain them". I had beef with that, because shit can always break on a car that isn't even a maintenance item. Am I supposed to pull all electronics every couple years and replace them? Doesn't make sense. I think many guys had newer Audis, so they may have not had issues, but talk to anyone driving a 5+ year old audi and you start sweating bullets.

I'd likely buy a Lexus with NO warranty, straight from a dealership, because they have the reliability locked down. BMW and Mercedes, although not great, are still better than audi, and as pointed out, even Benz has a 5 year warranty.

Maybe audi does offer it, but it wasn't visible on the website and it was enough to scare me away.

On another point, I always thought that the Audi S class was NO comparison for the BMW M class. As pointed out, it would likely be 335 vs S4 for comparable results, but the price gap is huge. Is this true?
That is true...somewhere in the range of $8K. I priced '11 S4s when I bought my 335i, they were about 10K more for similar mileage. I got a killer deal tho.

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What Gary likes to leave out is that he has a driver take him to bingo... And not a chauffeur driver. But a he's-too-damn-senile-to-drive-alone driver
Yeah, but my nurse/driver is 24 and wears tight sweaters over those puppies! Don't be jealous!
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Old 01-29-2015 | 06:57 PM
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Might have though I had a 328i cuz I debadged it, it was no lo contendre.


You should really get a JB and up the boost. You can be pretty aggressive since you're at elevation.

btw.. on TFL, the GT-R is the only car to break 4 seconds 0-60 at elevation.. and those guys suck at launching cars, tracking them too. Beast Mode.
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Wrong Ice Cream Man....where's the Van Halen version?
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We should start a twitter acct with Steven's daily posts... Shit Steven posts..



Possibly NWS

Van Halen - Ice Cream Man ( New Special Edit ) - YouTube

There's a space between = and I, just remove space. The video preview is.. titillating, had to remove

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Old 01-29-2015 | 11:51 PM
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Suge Knight just murdered a mfr.. with his car. Almost killed an actor as well. He'll probably serve < 1 yr.. if that.
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You should really get a JB and up the boost. You can be pretty aggressive since you're at elevation.

btw.. on TFL, the GT-R is the only car to break 4 seconds 0-60 at elevation.. and those guys suck at launching cars, tracking them too. Beast Mode.
Shoot, I think I can get in plenty of trouble the way it is...

The GT-R....mmmm.
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Question for you guys...I saw a video about the Koenigsegg One:1 supercar...Said it was like 1100 HP and premium gasoline and 1300+HP using E85. How can that be?

Edit, it was an article in C & D.

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