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Old 01-03-2014 | 05:29 PM
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Camaro interior looks nasty IMO. Retro gone wrong with lite brite indiglo gauges

I like the way the X6M looks. I just think it's stupid that it exists when there's an X5M. I know the standard features on the X6 are different from the X5, but sacrificing utility for essentially the same vehicle at a higher price is just silly to me.
Old 01-03-2014 | 05:34 PM
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BMW went pretty crazy with the whole M thing.
Old 01-03-2014 | 05:35 PM
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You all need a Mustang GT to feel like a man.


Are we talking live axle or indy axle
Old 01-03-2014 | 07:52 PM
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Indy of course.

Anyways im over it.

The BMW GT cars do well overseas, its weird. Im not a fan but I do love the X6 and soon X4.

I might be getting old or something but these newer BMWs are waaaaaaaaaay too expensive!

I want another M car after this M3 but they cost too much and cant go down to a normal 3 or 5 after having an M. It just isnt the same.
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Old 01-03-2014 | 08:20 PM
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You may have little choice given the days of 3-series with V8s is likely over :/
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Old 01-03-2014 | 09:18 PM
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Lets forget about me.

Did you buy a new car yet?

Let me help YOU car shop so i can stop shopping for myself.
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Old 01-03-2014 | 10:25 PM
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Very expensive, just buy a 1 year old M for half the price.
Old 01-04-2014 | 12:40 AM
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How about we just solve all our problems and timeshare a nice Porsche 911 GT#?
Old 01-04-2014 | 01:02 AM
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you start.
Old 01-04-2014 | 01:57 AM
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I vote 918 instead of a 911.
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Old 01-04-2014 | 02:15 AM
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Originally Posted by asianspec
you start.
Hence why I suggested it, dingis.
Old 01-04-2014 | 02:55 AM
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Ill hold the starter money
Old 01-04-2014 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Crazy VW
Lets forget about me.

Did you buy a new car yet?

Let me help YOU car shop so i can stop shopping for myself.
Couple more months. Wish I hadn't gotten the sunroof. I think that has contributed to 75% of my issues with rattles, lower torsional rigidity, etc.
Old 01-04-2014 | 10:02 AM
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Ha I thought I was the only weirdo like that. I try my hardest to not buy a car that has fold down rear seats as the ones I did have always rattled.
Old 01-04-2014 | 10:07 AM
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Ha I thought I was the only weirdo like that. I try my hardest to not buy a car that has fold down rear seats as the ones I did have always rattled.
Weirdo indeed. Talking going from M3 to a Ford weirdo.
Old 01-04-2014 | 10:12 AM
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My car is 5 years old! Thats vintage for me.

Still love it though.
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Old 01-04-2014 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Crazy VW
My car is 5 years old! Thats vintage for me.

Still love it though.
Dude, I'd be lovin' the M3 even if she was 10+ years old.
Old 01-04-2014 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by charliemike
Couple more months. Wish I hadn't gotten the sunroof. I think that has contributed to 75% of my issues with rattles, lower torsional rigidity, etc.
Sunroof is one of the biggest things I miss from my Accord. My mom drives a Passat of similar vintage that has a rattling sunroof/headliner, though.

You think a sunroof makes a noticeable difference with rigidity?
Old 01-04-2014 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by charliemike
Couple more months. Wish I hadn't gotten the sunroof. I think that has contributed to 75% of my issues with rattles, lower torsional rigidity, etc.
Very interesting... I feel the same way as Aman.

I'm glad you bring this up, because other than Recaros (must-have) I think my only other option on a Fiesta ST would be a sunroof. That's a damn shame to hear too, after doing some research it seems quite common, at least on the Focus.

Ever review I've seen lauding the Fiesta ST shows a model without a sunroof in the pictures



some people report needing the headliner replaced to get rid of the rattle.

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Old 01-04-2014 | 01:59 PM
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I love open-air motoring though... even the pseudo-feel you get from a sunroof. Brightens up the interior too when you pull the shade back... sigh.
Old 01-04-2014 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Costco
Very interesting... I feel the same way as Aman.

I'm glad you bring this up, because other than Recaros (must-have) I think my only other option on a Fiesta ST would be a sunroof. That's a damn shame to hear too, after doing some research it seems quite common, at least on the Focus.

Ever review I've seen lauding the Fiesta ST shows a model without a sunroof in the pictures



some people report needing the headliner replaced to get rid of the rattle.
Given how unhelpful they were about the wiring harness issue I have little hope they would replace my headliner
Old 01-04-2014 | 03:29 PM
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Old 01-04-2014 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by charliemike
You can buy two 3.7L Mustangs for the price of one ZL1.
I'd rather buy a car I'd like to drive, vs. two POS cars.
Old 01-04-2014 | 03:52 PM
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Dude, I'd be lovin' the M3 even if she was 10+ years old.
You'd cry once its out of warranty.
Old 01-04-2014 | 05:21 PM
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I'd rather buy a car I'd like to drive, vs. two POS cars.
Okay. I'm done here. Enjoy paying $60K for a $25K car with a bigger engine in it.
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Old 01-04-2014 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by charliemike
Okay. I'm done here. Enjoy paying $60K for a $25K car with a bigger engine in it.
I hate this logic.

That's like saying enjoy paying $75k (RS5) for a $40k car (A5) with a bigger engine in it.
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Old 01-04-2014 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Costco
Very interesting... I feel the same way as Aman.

I'm glad you bring this up, because other than Recaros (must-have) I think my only other option on a Fiesta ST would be a sunroof. That's a damn shame to hear too, after doing some research it seems quite common, at least on the Focus.

Ever review I've seen lauding the Fiesta ST shows a model without a sunroof in the pictures

some people report needing the headliner replaced to get rid of the rattle.
It's really too bad. I should have held out for a Focus ST without the sunroof. I bet I would be sitting here much happier and not considering getting rid of it if I had stuck to my guns.

It is what it is. But I can absolutely feel the car creaking in a way that I didn't in my Jetta wagon. And for a $30k MSRP, it just really grinds my gears that it's worse at 13k miles than my Jetta was at 77k.
Old 01-04-2014 | 06:19 PM
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Just get a RWD tC that you'd like to call it.
Old 01-04-2014 | 06:45 PM
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Just get a RWD tC that you'd like to call it.
My delicate ass cannot deal with those bleacher seats
Old 01-04-2014 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Costco
I hate this logic.

That's like saying enjoy paying $75k (RS5) for a $40k car (A5) with a bigger engine in it.
Okay. Point taken. But the guy is being obtuse and frankly while the ZL1 is a hell of a track car it isn't as if the Mustang is a Dacia Sandero
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Old 01-04-2014 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by charliemike
My delicate ass cannot deal with those bleacher seats
Wear padded pants...?
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Old 01-04-2014 | 06:55 PM
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Shoulda gotten the regular Focus.
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Shoulda gotten the regular Focus.
Just the sunroof. With a tune the car has serious gitty up.
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Oh I know, I know.
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Old 01-04-2014 | 07:38 PM
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Old 01-04-2014 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by charliemike
Okay. I'm done here. Enjoy paying $60K for a $25K car with a bigger engine in it.
lol, so you're telling me the ZL1 is a 1LT with a bigger engine? That's like saying a E9X M3 is like an E9X 328i with a bigger engine. No offense, but there's a reason the ZL1 or a GT500 costs 2x as much as a base version.

That being said I don't particulary care for either. For 60k I'd by the E9X M3/C7/Cayman
Old 01-04-2014 | 10:02 PM
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Or how about the Z28 for 95k.
Old 01-04-2014 | 10:41 PM
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Or how about the Z28 for 95k.
I had heard $75K. Still a LOT.

Though a ZL1 beats a 430 Scuderia at VIR by over two seconds, I am expecting the Z28 to be even faster. Maybe even '14 Stingray fast.
Old 01-04-2014 | 10:47 PM
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You'd cry once its out of warranty.
I'm crying right now cuz I'm out an M3...
Old 01-04-2014 | 10:49 PM
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Or how about the Z28 for 95k.
official pricing was announced at 75k


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