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Old 06-28-2017, 03:22 PM
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Ah, just go full and find a G55
3rd row be damned.
Old 06-28-2017, 03:31 PM
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I don't want to look like more of an asshole than I already am..
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2018 Audi RS5 coupe - Photo Gallery | Car and Driver

ROFL click thru the photos here..... wtf lol
Old 06-28-2017, 03:43 PM
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looks like a glorified civic
Old 06-28-2017, 03:44 PM
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dork

did you scroll thru the photos? keep scrolling....
Old 06-28-2017, 03:50 PM
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you didn't look hard enough majofo

That green though
Old 06-28-2017, 03:54 PM
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I expected more from the RS line... (looks wise)

M4>RS5

But it seems they do have a RS5 "GranCoupay" .. so RS5 sportback > the non-existence M4 GC
Old 06-28-2017, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Majofo
I don't want to look like more of an asshole than I already am..
Nah, G55 = king As long as it's in silver.
But, also gets about 14mpg on the highway (according to the president of the company I used to work for that had one).
Old 06-28-2017, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Majofo
There's an '08 GL63 w/ 62k for 22k.. all receipts local to me. It's a bad mambo.
I'd really consider it, but need a 3rd row.
GL has 3rd row, congrats on your new V8 lifted minivan!!

Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
Definitely the RS for me in that case, but only because most off-roading here, is just getting muddy.

W210s are nice, but in that era, maybe a C43

Doesn't the GL have 3rd row? Don't know as much on the MBZ SUVs :ashamed:
I want to go on more trips. Went to Colorado last year with the Cherokee and enjoyed the hell out of it. Would love to do more with something that had a lot more capability. The biggest reason I'll likely end up with the RS (and then buy a sh1tbox Jeep as a project) is that I can have fun with the Ford every day and not 3 times a year. And also I won't feel bad about scratching/denting up a cheap old Jeep like I would with a $45k Rubicon.

I really want a W220 S55 AMG.
Are those plagued with the stupid ABC system?
Old 06-28-2017, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by SamDoe1
I really want a W220 S55 AMG.
Are those plagued with the stupid ABC system?
My grandmother's second W220 had 1 or 2 glitches (resolved with a power cycle) with the Airmatic, but they were both S430s not AMGs. Not sure what system the AMG uses.
Either way, the S/C S55
Personally, I didn't like her '01 W220, not a very intuitive car & really difficult infotatinment. Her 2nd, an '05 was much improved & had the adjustable Airmatic system. IMO, it was a more fun car to drive than her W221 S550. The W221 had more power, but felt heavier & less nimble.
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Originally Posted by srika
ummmmm first time seeing it, haven't seen anything about it on the local fronts. now..... where is it?
FChat member said he spotted it a couple weeks ago at Continental Autosports.
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I have no idea what you guys are going on about..

Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
Nah, G55 = king As long as it's in silver.
But, also gets about 14mpg on the highway (according to the president of the company I used to work for that had one).
That would be an increase to what I'm currently getting

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GL has 3rd row, congrats on your new V8 lifted minivan!!
Keep reading
Old 06-28-2017, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Rick_TL-S
FChat member said he spotted it a couple weeks ago at Continental Autosports.
ohhhh in the West burbs..... my fav car place growing up..... I remember seeing a brand new F50 there in 1995.....

I SHALL HAVE to investigate.... thanks for the infoz bro.
Old 06-28-2017, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
I'd daily one for sure, even with the above petty dislike. That, or a Fusion Sport.
It's funny you mention the fusion sport. I've always categorized the fusion as a pedestrian model.
Yesterday, one came up on me with some extra juice. I was in the MDX, but it had some decent passing power.
Anyways, saw the back.. fusion sport.

Just checked it out after your post remembering the experience and it's not bad.
I mean.. it still looks like a reggo fusion, but with that EB.. it definitely has some juice.
Old 06-29-2017, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Majofo
It's funny you mention the fusion sport. I've always categorized the fusion as a pedestrian model.
Yesterday, one came up on me with some extra juice. I was in the MDX, but it had some decent passing power.
Anyways, saw the back.. fusion sport.

Just checked it out after your post remembering the experience and it's not bad.
I mean.. it still looks like a reggo fusion, but with that EB.. it definitely has some juice.
i battled one two weekends ago!
pretty dense traffic, he was behind me. I was traveling 70mph in the far left lane behind some one else.
FordFusionSport, otherwise known as FFS for now on, tried to pass in the right. he chose the wrong lane as slower cars were there...he had to come back behind me. I see traffic open up ahead of me and signal to the right. I'm in third gear at 65-67mph...
with FFS lane now clear, he guns it.
he reaches my driver's side door and I get on it.
we're dead even. no one's edging the other out.

i stab the brakes heavily to signal end of race! and he continues weaving in and out of traffic.
but was super happy my car can keep up with EB's.
very similar experience with the explorer's and edges.
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Old 06-29-2017, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Majofo
It's funny you mention the fusion sport. I've always categorized the fusion as a pedestrian model.
Yesterday, one came up on me with some extra juice. I was in the MDX, but it had some decent passing power.
Anyways, saw the back.. fusion sport.

Just checked it out after your post remembering the experience and it's not bad.
I mean.. it still looks like a reggo fusion, but with that EB.. it definitely has some juice.
I love the low end on the 2.7EB in my truck, need to go give a FFS a test drive. Local dealer showed one in stock, but I couldn't find it on their lot while I was waiting on an oil change.
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Originally Posted by Majofo
That would be an increase to what I'm currently getting
You get less than 14mpg? Da fuq are you driving?

Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
I love the low end on the 2.7EB in my truck, need to go give a FFS a test drive. Local dealer showed one in stock, but I couldn't find it on their lot while I was waiting on an oil change.
FFS, the FFS doesn't actually feel that fast when you drive it. I saw it announced and immediately thought it would be an S4/340i competitor but it's not. It just feels like a marginally faster FF that still has pretty dull handling. It's not slow, but it's not really a good drivers car like a FiST, FoST, or RS.
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lol for fucks sake
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I don't think I could get into a FFS just bc of the looks
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Originally Posted by SamDoe1
You get less than 14mpg? Da fuq are you driving?
A unicorn boner

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I'm losing!!! rage quit!!
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Originally Posted by justnspace
lol for fucks sake
What about a Ford Fusion Sport?
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Originally Posted by Majofo
A unicorn boner
Start thinking in smiles per gallon.
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Saw brand new M2. Dude already flogging it before break in ended.
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because Floriduh
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Originally Posted by Doom878
Saw brand new M2. Dude already flogging it before break in ended.
Like this idiot in an M4

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He probably didn't show his face at Cars and Coffee for a while
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I'm sure he drove straight to the airport, got a ticket to Azerbaijan and started a new life.
Azerbaijanis have internet too dummy.. BMW M drivers.
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Idiot turned off traction control. HP>Skill
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I don't think skill is > HP for most BMW drivers
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Originally Posted by Majofo
I don't think skill is > HP for most BMW drivers
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I didn't say all..
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Now mustang owners on the other hand..
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That's a different breed altogether. BMW owners aren't out for blood.
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Thx for the material while drinking coffee, Maj. That smoker at the end wins the ironic award too.
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Looks like some Filipino Jeepney special
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