General Car Talk Discussion Thread
#521
Moderator
Since this seems to have been a response to something I said earlier - I'm more than willing to have my opinion changed, but not based on mere rhetoric. So, I have to ask the question - why?
#522
Suzuka Master
Here's a serious rant...
My 2G TL has the worst designed cup holders in the world. I cant have one bottle/drink in there without holding it while accelerating/braking/turning.
The thing that wraps around the cup is like an inch high!!!
its purely pointless.
/rant
My 2G TL has the worst designed cup holders in the world. I cant have one bottle/drink in there without holding it while accelerating/braking/turning.
The thing that wraps around the cup is like an inch high!!!
its purely pointless.
/rant
#525
That was uncalled for...
#526
Suzuka Master
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My Accord's cupholders are meh. They're a bit too short, but can hold different sized-cans in place, and I only have a tipping problem with large drinks.
Have 8 of them though.
Have 8 of them though.
#530
Fahrvergnügen'd
The car sounds great but I think it would be too expensive to sell here. There's less bias for expensive hatches in Europe.
That said, if you love the C30R, take a look at the Golf R when it hits showrooms. 2-door and 4-door configurations, AWD, 6MT, and comes with 270hp from the factory that can be upgraded to 322hp with APR's Stage 1 kit.
That said, if you love the C30R, take a look at the Golf R when it hits showrooms. 2-door and 4-door configurations, AWD, 6MT, and comes with 270hp from the factory that can be upgraded to 322hp with APR's Stage 1 kit.
#531
I drive a Subata.
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I love Golf R, but if it's around $35k, it seems a little too expensive for what it is. Just a thought.
#533
Fahrvergnügen'd
$33,900 for standard 18-inch wheels, bi-xenon headlights, automatic climate control, leather seats, Bluetooth, and an eight-speaker stereo with six-disc in-dash CD changer, iPod adapter, and satellite radio. The navigation and sunroof package also adds keyless entry, pushbutton start, and an upgraded 300-watt stereo.
That's $3k less than a Subaru STi. I think it's a very good value, especially if for $600 you can get to 322/321.
#534
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also, it's a "special" model. I mean its not like an optioned-out Golf.
#535
Whats up with RDX owners?
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Plus the interior on the Golf R is amazing. I love that steering wheel
#536
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I know I'm missing the point but the interior of the GT-R looks, I dunno, dated? The whole navigation pod looks like an afterthought and the rest of the HVAC stack looks simplistic too.
I've never been in one and I know that the car's performance is unequaled at the price but I wonder what sitting behind the wheel every day feels like. Especially when you could get a 991 Carrera S for a little more money (relatively speaking).
I've never been in one and I know that the car's performance is unequaled at the price but I wonder what sitting behind the wheel every day feels like. Especially when you could get a 991 Carrera S for a little more money (relatively speaking).
#539
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geez where did you get yourself that attitude about VW's?
I'm actually very curious.
I'm actually very curious.
#540
Whats up with RDX owners?
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The Golf R interior doesnt look dated to me
I sat in it a few weeks ago and the build quality is great too.
I sat in it a few weeks ago and the build quality is great too.
#541
Suzuka Master
I love the Golf R as well and wanted it to come to states badly. But yea I think it is kinda expensive, but then again it is a special edition car not meant to make many sales. They're only selling 1000 here I think, right?
But for 35k, it opens the door to a whole bunch of possibilities.
But for 35k, it opens the door to a whole bunch of possibilities.
#542
Suzuka Master
charliemike said interior of the GT-R looks dated, not Golf R
#543
Fahrvergnügen'd
I love the Golf R as well and wanted it to come to states badly. But yea I think it is kinda expensive, but then again it is a special edition car not meant to make many sales. They're only selling 1000 here I think, right?
But for 35k, it opens the door to a whole bunch of possibilities.
But for 35k, it opens the door to a whole bunch of possibilities.
#544
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GT-R is a funky looking car all over, and Nissan knows that. it was just a "F U" car, Godzirra. breaking all the rules.
#545
Suzuka Master
haha yea i get you, but aftermarket is not the first thing that goes to mind for me. Since I would leave it stock for a while. I'm not big on modding. Especially with warranty going out and all on a 35k car that I would presumably track and autocross. Yea I know you dont have warranty coverage for that also but its easier to hide that.
#546
This is relative of course but I haven't cared how much a car costs relative to its brand in a long time. My friend knocks on GM and truth be told as much as I know about their cars I'm not all that crazy about GM itself.
He always talks about how a large part of each of their cars goes to funding a retired union worker's pension. But I always buy used I only go to the dealer or buy dealer-sourced parts if it's for some BS I can't get anywhere else like small bits of hardware; part-specific nuts, bolts, screws, etc.
He always talks about how a large part of each of their cars goes to funding a retired union worker's pension. But I always buy used I only go to the dealer or buy dealer-sourced parts if it's for some BS I can't get anywhere else like small bits of hardware; part-specific nuts, bolts, screws, etc.
#547
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that Golf R interior, wow.... looks great.
#548
Perhaps it's just me but I'm still not absolutely blown away by interiors as much as I am by sound, performance and exterior. I've been in a S600 and it was very nice inside but what I remember most vividly is the buttery smooth quiet rush of acceleration. It went from 60 to 120 mph rather quickly and without much effort, it seemed.
The interior of an LS460 was ehh too. Again very nice but at the time I was too busy trying to get it to self-park though the reclining passenger seat on the 460L is sweet. Plus having more speakers than you can count on both hands.... mmm
I mean, the Golf R interior does look good. But I'm more interested in ergonomics which is something I wouldn't know until I actually sit inside of it. I know the steering wheel looks great, but IMO that's still more of a control device/ergonomics than part of the interior design. I've sat in a Golf before and as typical of current VWs the build quality was great but nothing mind-blowing.
The interior of an LS460 was ehh too. Again very nice but at the time I was too busy trying to get it to self-park though the reclining passenger seat on the 460L is sweet. Plus having more speakers than you can count on both hands.... mmm
I mean, the Golf R interior does look good. But I'm more interested in ergonomics which is something I wouldn't know until I actually sit inside of it. I know the steering wheel looks great, but IMO that's still more of a control device/ergonomics than part of the interior design. I've sat in a Golf before and as typical of current VWs the build quality was great but nothing mind-blowing.
#549
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#550
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I mean, the Golf R interior does look good. But I'm more interested in ergonomics which is something I wouldn't know until I actually sit inside of it. I know the steering wheel looks great, but IMO that's still more of a control device/ergonomics than part of the interior design. I've sat in a Golf before and as typical of current VWs the build quality was great but nothing mind-blowing.
#552
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yeah, I think interiors are a personal thing. for me, it's a pretty big thing but not necessarily a dealbreaker... or is it... like the STi and EVO... love both of those cars but I just cannot get over the interiors... so I guess I do need to like the interiors enough. I consider it my living space, while I am operating the vehicle. So I do have expectations thereof. And I'm definitely not anywhere near the biggest interior snob on the board.
#553
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I also think the Golf R is a bit expensive for what it is.
The options that charliemike listed, most (if not all) are in the GTI Autobahn. So you're essentially paying $4k for AWD and a slightly tuned up engine. And $600 for Stage 1 can put the GTI in ~300hp/250tq territory.
The options that charliemike listed, most (if not all) are in the GTI Autobahn. So you're essentially paying $4k for AWD and a slightly tuned up engine. And $600 for Stage 1 can put the GTI in ~300hp/250tq territory.
#554
I share your feelings slightly. I'd be worried about a German car out of warranty as well. I'm a firm believer in planned obsolescence.... it just depends on when the manufacturer wants it to happen or if they really intended it or not. You never know until it happens. I firmly believe in planned obsolescence in Apple products but that's a different story.
I have also worked on a MKIV GTI VR6 and it was a pain in the ass to just find a sensor on it. Everything was covered up though in VW's defense that's what almost every manufacturer is doing these days.
yeah, I think interiors are a personal thing. for me, it's a pretty big thing but not necessarily a dealbreaker... or is it... like the STi and EVO... love both of those cars but I just cannot get over the interiors... so I guess I do need to like the interiors enough. I consider it my living space, while I am operating the vehicle. So I do have expectations thereof. And I'm definitely not anywhere near the biggest interior snob on the board.
Definitely is a personal thing. The way I am, I expect my tools to work and I plan on beating the shit out of them. I could care less about how my mouse/keyboard looks or how my shifter/steering wheel looks or how my hand tools look. More important is how they feel in my hand and how effortless it is to use them.
I'd rather have an ugly 90-tooth ratchet that I can put a cheater bar on not have it break than a mirror-finish ratchet that resists stains. That's my preference as far as hand tools go
#555
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current gen EVO interior is decent, I could drive that. I was talking about the older ones
but I don't like the exterior on the new EVO. lol
but I don't like the exterior on the new EVO. lol
#556
I drive a Subata.
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http://news.consumerreports.org/cars...nt-levels.html
$33,900 for standard 18-inch wheels, bi-xenon headlights, automatic climate control, leather seats, Bluetooth, and an eight-speaker stereo with six-disc in-dash CD changer, iPod adapter, and satellite radio. The navigation and sunroof package also adds keyless entry, pushbutton start, and an upgraded 300-watt stereo.
That's $3k less than a Subaru STi. I think it's a very good value, especially if for $600 you can get to 322/321.
$33,900 for standard 18-inch wheels, bi-xenon headlights, automatic climate control, leather seats, Bluetooth, and an eight-speaker stereo with six-disc in-dash CD changer, iPod adapter, and satellite radio. The navigation and sunroof package also adds keyless entry, pushbutton start, and an upgraded 300-watt stereo.
That's $3k less than a Subaru STi. I think it's a very good value, especially if for $600 you can get to 322/321.
Just to be fair, STi can make so much more power with a tune as well. The stock tune on STi is pretty damn shitty. Plus, the sedan STi is around $34k as well. It's the 5-door version that is couple more thousands more.
You have some shitty attitude dude.
There are so many fun cars under $35k, I wouldn't know what to get!
#557
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Thread Starter
I bet I can get a decent used C6 Z06 for around $35k, eh?
yep I'd rather have that than a Golf R.
yep I'd rather have that than a Golf R.
#558
I drive a Subata.
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C6 Corvettes are NICE.
#559
Suzuka Master
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Just saying, that car was made 11 years ago. Or more to the point, originally designed 15 years ago.
I share your feelings slightly. I'd be worried about a German car out of warranty as well. I'm a firm believer in planned obsolescence.... it just depends on when the manufacturer wants it to happen or if they really intended it or not. You never know until it happens. I firmly believe in planned obsolescence in Apple products but that's a different story.
I have also worked on a MKIV GTI VR6 and it was a pain in the ass to just find a sensor on it. Everything was covered up though in VW's defense that's what almost every manufacturer is doing these days.
I share your feelings slightly. I'd be worried about a German car out of warranty as well. I'm a firm believer in planned obsolescence.... it just depends on when the manufacturer wants it to happen or if they really intended it or not. You never know until it happens. I firmly believe in planned obsolescence in Apple products but that's a different story.
I have also worked on a MKIV GTI VR6 and it was a pain in the ass to just find a sensor on it. Everything was covered up though in VW's defense that's what almost every manufacturer is doing these days.
right now i am parting out my CL and i am not sure what to get next...
TL-S, Spec B or CTS-V first gen
also i will pick up some daily beater i decided it will be oldschool benz those are amazing
#560
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looking quickly, I found a '06 Z06 for $36K, with the '07s going into the upper 30's and beyond...