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Moderator Alumnus
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check out this '02 NSX with 13k on the clock for sale.... 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-...b0f8b4a4#v4-44
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-...b0f8b4a4#v4-44
Op is too busy to care
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given the average age of a camry driver im sure many owners have already died and passed them onto their children.
check out this '02 NSX with 13k on the clock for sale....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-...b0f8b4a4#v4-44
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-...b0f8b4a4#v4-44
pretty awesome. I used to live in Newark, DE too. Very very rare for that city.
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Pro
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check out this '02 NSX with 13k on the clock for sale....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-...b0f8b4a4#v4-44
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-...b0f8b4a4#v4-44
That wheel gap is such an eyesore. They could have embellished the concept a little for the photo....
Your Friendly Canadian
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I prefer the Subie as well. It must've been a hard task for the designer to come up with a concept that fits both Subaru's and Toyota's design languages, but I think it's a success.
Has anyone seen that infographic that shows the size of the Toyobaru in comparison to its competitors? It's barely longer than a Miata, and makes the Genesis look absolutely bloated.
Has anyone seen that infographic that shows the size of the Toyobaru in comparison to its competitors? It's barely longer than a Miata, and makes the Genesis look absolutely bloated.
The BRZ is one car Im definitely going to check out when it hits showrooms.
I was at the LA Auto Show last week and there were four cars I liked:
-Subie BRZ
-Honda CRZ (I just hate the drivetrain)
-VW Golf R
-Audi TTRS
I loved the Golf R. The interior was great, and AWD with 256hp and a 6MT is a winner for me. The $36k price tag for the four door is not, however. The TTRS was great as well, but even more expensive. The exhaust note is impressive though.
i prefer subaru lol
Your Friendly Canadian
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A little film or spray paint can take care of that. I don't have a problem with the tails, but I think their design leaves plenty of space for creativity when modding them.
Suzuka Master
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+1 on the subaru also
I dont have time to embed the pics since I got a lot going on (I shouldbnt even be on here)
but autoblog posted what they revealed at the tokyo show. And it looks a lot better in blue than white.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/29/2...tor-show-2011/
I dont have time to embed the pics since I got a lot going on (I shouldbnt even be on here)
but autoblog posted what they revealed at the tokyo show. And it looks a lot better in blue than white.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/29/2...tor-show-2011/
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http://www.chron.com/news/houston-te...ud-2332020.php
Insurer calls crash of $1.2 million car fraud
By HARVEY RICE, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Updated 03:08 p.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2011
In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 photo, wrecker driver Gilbert Harrison, with MCH Towing, attaches a towing cable to a Bugatti a Veyron that was driven into the water near Omega Bay in La Marque, Texas.
GALVESTON - Lufkin auto dealer Andy House had no idea a video camera was running as his $1.2 million Bugatti Veyron EB plunged into a La Marque lagoon two years ago.
House told police that a seagull made him veer off the Interstate 45 feeder road and into 3 feet of salt water.
The video taken by a passing motorist, which was posted on Youtube, and information from a confidential informant led Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. to accuse House in a federal lawsuit of intentionally driving his car into the lagoon in order to collect the $2.2 million insurance on the car. It had a 1,001 horsepower engine capable of propelling it to 253 mph.
House, who sells exotic cars, denies the accusation and has countersued the insurance company for failing to pay as promised. His attorney was not immediately available for comment.
House told police that he was retrieving his dropped cell phone from the floorboard and looked up to see a seagull heading straight for him. The insurance company says the video shows no seagull and no attempt to brake as the Bugatti swerves off the road and into the water. The lawsuit also says that House allowed the engine to run for 15 minutes after the car entered the water, causing further damage to the engine.
House explained the delay in shutting off the engine by saying he was being bitten by mosquitoes, the lawsuit says.
A confidential informant told insurance investigators that House offered to pay the informant to steal the car and burn it so that House could collect the insurance money, the lawsuit says. House also offered to pay the informant to remain silent during the insurance investigation, the lawsuit says.
The informant told investigators that House's business associate, Lloyd Gillespie, conspired with House. Gillespie, also a defendant in the lawsuit, lent House the money to buy the Bugatti and was listed on the policy as the payee, the lawsuit says.
Gillespie has denied the allegations in court filings. His attorney, Tod Philips, declined comment.
A trial date for the lawsuit, filed in June 2010, has not been set.
By HARVEY RICE, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Updated 03:08 p.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2011
In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 photo, wrecker driver Gilbert Harrison, with MCH Towing, attaches a towing cable to a Bugatti a Veyron that was driven into the water near Omega Bay in La Marque, Texas.
GALVESTON - Lufkin auto dealer Andy House had no idea a video camera was running as his $1.2 million Bugatti Veyron EB plunged into a La Marque lagoon two years ago.
House told police that a seagull made him veer off the Interstate 45 feeder road and into 3 feet of salt water.
The video taken by a passing motorist, which was posted on Youtube, and information from a confidential informant led Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. to accuse House in a federal lawsuit of intentionally driving his car into the lagoon in order to collect the $2.2 million insurance on the car. It had a 1,001 horsepower engine capable of propelling it to 253 mph.
House, who sells exotic cars, denies the accusation and has countersued the insurance company for failing to pay as promised. His attorney was not immediately available for comment.
House told police that he was retrieving his dropped cell phone from the floorboard and looked up to see a seagull heading straight for him. The insurance company says the video shows no seagull and no attempt to brake as the Bugatti swerves off the road and into the water. The lawsuit also says that House allowed the engine to run for 15 minutes after the car entered the water, causing further damage to the engine.
House explained the delay in shutting off the engine by saying he was being bitten by mosquitoes, the lawsuit says.
A confidential informant told insurance investigators that House offered to pay the informant to steal the car and burn it so that House could collect the insurance money, the lawsuit says. House also offered to pay the informant to remain silent during the insurance investigation, the lawsuit says.
The informant told investigators that House's business associate, Lloyd Gillespie, conspired with House. Gillespie, also a defendant in the lawsuit, lent House the money to buy the Bugatti and was listed on the policy as the payee, the lawsuit says.
Gillespie has denied the allegations in court filings. His attorney, Tod Philips, declined comment.
A trial date for the lawsuit, filed in June 2010, has not been set.
mosquito's, really?
Suzuka Master
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So the FRS is being revealed right now in LA and the interior is killing it for me 
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/30/2...ngle-complete/
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/30/2...ngle-complete/
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