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Old 09-25-2014 | 02:41 PM
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there is some speculation brewing that the S3 may get a MT for the US market......

https://acurazine.com/forums/automot.../#post15173984
Old 09-25-2014 | 03:05 PM
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So based on the result, Z28 and M3... those are the best drivers car for people who can actually afford.
Old 09-25-2014 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
there is some speculation brewing that the S3 may get a MT for the US market......

https://acurazine.com/forums/automot.../#post15173984


Originally Posted by oonowindoo
So based on the result, Z28 and M3... those are the best drivers car for people who can actually afford.
Yep!

The GTi review part made me yawn.
Old 09-25-2014 | 03:24 PM
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OH BTW:

I think i just found our newest #1 Fanboy in the TLX section.
Old 09-25-2014 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by JS + BRZ




Yep!

The GTi review part made me yawn.
The video was so long i only watched 10 sec of it haha
Old 09-25-2014 | 03:28 PM
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I think I'm going to take my talent to TLX sub-section. Just a little quick jab.
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Old 09-25-2014 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
OH BTW:

I think i just found our newest #1 Fanboy in the TLX section.
Link?
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Old 09-25-2014 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
OH BTW:

I think i just found our newest #1 Fanboy in the TLX section.
Crap. The sekrit is out on me, isn't it?
Old 09-25-2014 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by JS + BRZ
I think I'm going to take my talent to TLX sub-section. Just a little quick jab.
Try not to troll too much, Kimchi. Just fair warning...and you know I almost never censor.
Old 09-25-2014 | 04:03 PM
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Try not to troll too much, Kimchi. Just fair warning...and you know I almost never censor.
I don't troll.

I'll just be brutally honest.

Old 09-25-2014 | 04:04 PM
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But yeah, gotcha.
Old 09-25-2014 | 05:10 PM
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bring Majofo with you. make it a combo punch.
Old 09-25-2014 | 05:13 PM
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They love getting their shit stirred in the TLX section
Old 09-25-2014 | 05:15 PM
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thread link? lol
Old 09-25-2014 | 05:15 PM
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or tossed.
Old 09-25-2014 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Majofo
They love getting their shit stirred in the TLX section
Well, objectively, it's not hard to see why there is such a bias...a guy has 40K reasons to be absolutely sold/love the car esp. if they just bought it.

Many people are like that.



I love what I generally buy too...you just won't find me being so myopic that I'd compare it to a Poopdick or something.












Okay, maybe a Porsche.

Old 09-25-2014 | 06:32 PM
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Old 09-25-2014 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
Well, objectively, it's not hard to see why there is such a bias...a guy has 40K reasons to be absolutely sold/love the car esp. if they just bought it.

Many people are like that.



I love what I generally buy too...you just won't find me being so myopic that I'd compare it to a Poopdick or something.




Okay, maybe a Porsche.


my 335 is $57k and if someone tells me it is too soft and i will agree with them and if you tell me F30 interior is no match for C400 and i will agree with you too.

If they can't take some criticisms about a car they bought, how do you think they will take criticism about them as a person in the real world.
Old 09-25-2014 | 09:18 PM
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Saw another M4 on the road today.

Want.
Old 09-25-2014 | 09:28 PM
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have you heard the exhaust?

as much as i wanted to like it... it sounds like shit.

worse than 328 vacuum
Old 09-25-2014 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
have you heard the exhaust?

as much as i wanted to like it... it sounds like shit.

worse than 328 vacuum
Exhaust can be replaced. The rest of that car is sublime.
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agreed.

i just don't know how M division could give the green light to the stock exhaust sound.
Old 09-25-2014 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
agreed.

i just don't know how M division could give the green light to the stock exhaust sound.
The M division completely lost their ability to correctly judge vehicles when they green-lit the X6M.
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Old 09-25-2014 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ttribe
Saw another M4 on the road today.

Want.
Saw a beautiful blue M6 Gran Coupe going through downtown as I was leaving a lunch meeting today.

They say money does not buy happiness. Those fools.
Old 09-25-2014 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
The M division completely lost their ability to correctly judge vehicles when they green-lit the X6M.
Well, we could say it's the UGLIEST fast CUV on the market.
Old 09-25-2014 | 11:08 PM
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FYI, boys:

This is a neat comparo done by crankandpiston.com of the VW Golf R versus the BMW M135i and the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG...

Link: Volkswagen Golf R vs BMW M135i vs Mercedes A 45 AMG | crankandpiston.com Car Culture Lifestyle

Some cool images from that article too. Like this one:

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Old 09-25-2014 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
The M division completely lost their ability to correctly judge vehicles when they green-lit the X6M.
You have a point....
Old 09-25-2014 | 11:57 PM
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X6 > ZDX
Old 09-25-2014 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Majofo
X6 > ZDX
That's a little like saying a solid piece of crap is better than diarrhea. Not much of a compliment.
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Old 09-26-2014 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ttribe
That's a little like saying a solid piece of crap is better than diarrhea. Not much of a compliment.
After a night of hard drinking, one of those options is much easier to clean off your living room carpet.
Old 09-26-2014 | 12:20 AM
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heck.. you let it sit there to harden, it's not even an issue
Old 09-26-2014 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ttribe
That's a little like saying a solid piece of crap is better than diarrhea. Not much of a compliment.
I'd take a solid piece of crap over diarrhea anyday! at least shit is solid!
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let the dog get it, I say
Old 09-26-2014 | 12:21 AM
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heck.. you let it sit there to harden, it's not even an issue
learnt something new today. Diarrhea can be hardened without freezing it?
Old 09-26-2014 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
Saw a beautiful blue M6 Gran Coupe going through downtown as I was leaving a lunch meeting today.

They say money does not buy happiness. Those fools.
If you have not noticed yourself. M6 GC is all you talk about now.

Suck it up and trade in your FX50 now. The price difference is only about $40k.
Old 09-26-2014 | 12:27 AM
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for once you can say, "that shit is solid", literally
Old 09-26-2014 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
If you have not noticed yourself. M6 GC is all you talk about now.

Suck it up and trade in your FX50 now. The price difference is only about $40k.


You are trying to get me on the express lane to my wife's perma-doghouse, aren't you?
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um... dog house + M6GC
Or wife + FX50...

Let me rephrase that for you:
Away from Wife + M6GC
Or Bitching and naggin + Sea creature...

is that even a question?
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
um... dog house + M6GC
Or wife + FX50...

Let me rephrase that for you:
Away from Wife + M6GC
Or Bitching and naggin + Sea creature...

is that even a question?
There's some truth to this...










For the foreseeable future, anything in that price bracket is out. Just doesn't make sense financially for us. The 640i xDrive though? Very possible. I'm still at least 3 years out from a new car though.
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with the way 6 series is depreciating, you probably can do an even trade for a 6 series in less than 3 years.

just make sure to buy a good extended warranty.
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