car peeps, which one....?

[cinist]

that a6 looks like my grandpas old school wagon


the q7 is nice

[cinist]

the infinity fx or ex is nice but not crazy flashy.

drive amazing too

[stephen_c]

^ for sure. the fx has the heart of a z

[GSG9]

as for the rx400, lets go over some pros and cons...

pros:

3.3 v6 (i think?) hybrid and 0-60mph in under 9 (maybe closer to 8?) which is dece for a hybrid never mind an suv. so not completely gutless
continuously variable tranny (even better on gas, i hope to see more cars with this type of tranny soon)
prolly get a tax break
roomy
toyota quality and reliability
im pretty sure its got a high safety rating.

cons:
looks average, so if you want something that stand out, maybe not this
are being MASS produced so within a few years everybody and their vegan sister will be in one
all the other options are imo better looking.


overall its a great car as far as ive heard, but it probably comes down to taking the hybrid over the luxury. money saver over time, but does it have a massage chair for your dog? hmm.



oo and while on the topic of X5s, i saw a slick one on the 99 with some wide ass tires in the back and a rebuilt suspention and i gotta say, when a little work goes into it, it looks GOOD! it sat and on pave like it wanted to fuckin GO. and it did! guy musta done some work under hood cause he busted my ass when we got to drivin.

[mikey]

my buddy has the x5s, he's put some working into it, it sounds beefier than my truck does. And fucking hauls.

[GSG9]

yea dude for sure. hm but i guess since your buddy has one its outa the question then eh.

still thinkin the Q?

[cinist]

[mikey]

Originally Posted by GSG9

yea dude for sure. hm but i guess since your buddy has one its outa the question then eh.

still thinkin the Q?

i actually know $ dudes with the x5s, seems to be the truck of choice... Gonna take it out for a test drive hopefully this weekend, and the q7 again. i'll make up my mind after.

[SEAN!]

are you keeping the truck for utility purposes?

then id go for a hooked up 335i coupe, but thats just me, id have to throw some heatbag rims on it tho. like those three piece BRE joints.

[mikey]

yeah gonna keep the beast, and raise it even more. I like driving over things...

[Kraig]

X5 is dope. Tempting to trade the M3 to get one.

[b0ld]

the a6 is a nice car. You'd hardly have to do any mods to make it look sick. Audi's get fairly good gas mileage as well...

However I'd go for the x5 because of more head room.. has a nice 4.8 / 350 hp engine... You sit higher and you have a nice big windshield so you can see everything... even past the guy in front of you.

[GSG9]

Originally Posted by Kraig

X5 is dope. Tempting to trade the M3 to get one.

rly?
i dont think i could bring myself to do that...

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by mikey

yeah gonna keep the beast, and raise it even more. I like driving over things...

hahah you're a nut

[Scarface]

If pedigree is what you're going for and you want to spend way too much on a car....wait a little bit and grab the new CTS coupe with the LS2 .

[mikey]

caddy's loose way too much value too quick. Or i'd get the sts-v

[GSG9]

yea but i have a feeling that the cts with ls2 will hold its value a little better. everybody is always in the market for those engines and will buy a whole car just to do so.

[KrisisID]

bimmer takes less gas!

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by Scarface

If pedigree is what you're going for and you want to spend way too much on a car....wait a little bit and grab the new CTS coupe with the LS2 .

still a GM

[GSG9]

and lexus is still a toyota.

and audi is still a volkswagen. (i prefer to call them VAG... Volkswagen-Audi Group)

so again your post is inane and worthless.

[stephen_c]

out of all the suvs mentioned,
which one equipped w/ a v8 has the best fuel economy?

[mikey]

i believe the q7

rx400h has the best, but not a v8

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by mikey

i believe the q7

rx400h has the best, but not a v8

why do you want another truck/suv if your keeping the beast?

p.s. lexus' might be just rebadged toyota's but their still starting at a higher base then any gm product. a 25k camry is better put together then an 80k caddy.

[GSG9]

yea its better put together but you cant tell me youd take a camry over a CTS with a fucking LS engine in it.
honda fits and toyota echos are better put together too, but its still inane to the subject matter.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by GSG9

yea its better put together but you cant tell me youd take a camry over a CTS with a fucking LS engine in it.
honda fits and toyota echos are better put together too, but its still inane to the subject matter.

whats retail on a cts-v?

im sure i could name a few cars id rather have at that price, without knocking on the CTS. I think its a good looking car with great performance and a nice engine but if im dropping money on something as frivolous as a car I don't want to drive in one that has worse build quality, resale value and image then a worn out fisherprice toy.

Also think your VAG example is a little off base, only some of the audi's share the same underpinnings as the volk brand. You could critisize porsche and lamborgini for the same thing yet they are well put together and despite the years on its design the 911 is still a very competent performer in its class. In light of that, there is no question that both brands provide you a better product with the rather large incremental outlays you make over say a passat. there is no GM car in the same price range that can even compete with the off brand volkswagens given the same outlay. what are you going to do add a extra wing to the piece of shit that replaced the piece of shit the grand prix was for the last 15 years?

the big three are basically the worst run company's on the fucking planet and its reflected in their products. right now their all hoping that john mccain gets elected so when they finally do fail they'll get another bailout from the government.

GM is a dead company walking.

p.s. the basic moral of this story is, if you have money why would you even bother with a domestic which makes the comparisons relevant because the only people not buying fits are the ones buying cobalts because they cant afford the fits/versas. as for people with money, its not even a consideration.

if you had 60-70k to drop on a ride that wasnt a work truck why even bother with the domestics? aside from the Z06. there's nothing really there.

mike, fuck an suv, get a slightly used M3(later then 2003, some of those engines had problems) or if a SUV a land rover sport.