What Car Do You Own?

[serialk11r]

There will always be people who make wide sweeping judgements, based on 1 bad experience alone. So a Ford had a problem, nothing new there. That must mean every car made in America is low quality. Right

I just got freaked out at Fords, besides, I have sat in an American car how many times? 5 was it? or was it 6? lol. Anyways I like Hondas because pretty much everyone I know has a honda and they've never had problems before. Plus I think Japanese and German cars have way more style than American cars. I think you know how ugly the Ford Expedition is compared to an Acura MDX or honda pilot or toyota highlander.

[trance565]

japanese sports cars are too short and skinny, needs to be wide and long. more stability that way.

[Alexandrus]

Yes, the Lancer EVO IX, the WRX STI, the NXS, so unstable.... I could name a lot more, but it's pointless.

[trance565]

nsx is long and wide, and 3 or 4 inches lower than others, laccer and wrx have awd, i'de like to see the lancer and wrx stability at 180mph

and yes, in a couple months i plan to be hitting 160ish alot

[jaguarking11]

Yes, the Lancer EVO IX, the WRX STI, the NXS, so unstable.... I could name a lot more, but it's pointless.

Yeh but a late model NSX gets chewed up and spit out by a c5 vette. And im not talking about acel either, it handles better than it too. The last gen nsx sold for 120k before being discontinued and yet it was embraced by a 45K vette.

In either case, Dosent matter. I personally feel a sports car for corner hugging should have a short wheelbase, front engine and rwd. A sports car that is for grand touring should be longer and wider for high speed cornering and acceleration. Apple's and oranges here. NSX was neither tiny and nimble or wide and stable. It was a in between car.

Evo and STI are high strung 4bangers with no low end torque. They are tuned for numbers on the dyno and not on the road. Turbo charging a small engine is useless INHO. Do what lancia and now vw is doing. Supercharging for low end grunt and turbo charging for high end power. Neither Mitsubishi or Subaru do that however so these are just claims.

Remember kids things are not like in the movies. 3 fast and 3idiotic does not show car potential and neither does grand turismo from sony. Drifting is not a motor sport no matter what kids like to claim.

Also car performance has one small hangup, the drivers ability. The second lesser hangup but also important is the drivers time behind the wheel of a certain model car.

[KennethChong]

Yeh but a late model NSX gets chewed up and spit out by a c5 vette. And im not talking about acel either, it handles better than it too. The last gen nsx sold for 120k before being discontinued and yet it was embraced by a 45K vette.

In either case, Dosent matter. I personally feel a sports car for corner hugging should have a short wheelbase, front engine and rwd. A sports car that is for grand touring should be longer and wider for high speed cornering and acceleration. Apple's and oranges here. NSX was neither tiny and nimble or wide and stable. It was a in between car.

Evo and STI are high strung 4bangers with no low end torque. They are tuned for numbers on the dyno and not on the road. Turbo charging a small engine is useless INHO. Do what lancia and now vw is doing. Supercharging for low end grunt and turbo charging for high end power. Neither Mitsubishi or Subaru do that however so these are just claims.

Remember kids things are not like in the movies. 3 fast and 3idiotic does not show car potential and neither does grand turismo from sony. Drifting is not a motor sport no matter what kids like to claim.

Also car performance has one small hangup, the drivers ability. The second lesser hangup but also important is the drivers time behind the wheel of a certain model car.

I really hope that was a joke...

I own a 03 kennybell Cobra personally, but a decently modded Evo or STI will own me from a light. Have you ever driven a newer model? 4WD owns you from a dig, then the higher band keeps them in boost untill they run out of steam around 120ish. (Not that they have much stock turbo lag to begin with.) They are not made for high speed, but they do what they do VERY well.

Go to any track, and you will see slightly modded evo's keeping up with some serious track cars. People don't like them because they are 4 cylinders to begin with, but theres a reason they have earned so much respect even in ls1 and Cobra circles.

[eBoy0]

4 banger FTW!!
Eclipse GSX owner!

[Alexandrus]

Yeh but a late model NSX gets chewed up and spit out by a c5 vette. And im not talking about acel either, it handles better than it too. The last gen nsx sold for 120k before being discontinued and yet it was embraced by a 45K vette.

In either case, Dosent matter. I personally feel a sports car for corner hugging should have a short wheelbase, front engine and rwd. A sports car that is for grand touring should be longer and wider for high speed cornering and acceleration. Apple's and oranges here. NSX was neither tiny and nimble or wide and stable. It was a in between car.

Evo and STI are high strung 4bangers with no low end torque. They are tuned for numbers on the dyno and not on the road. Turbo charging a small engine is useless INHO. Do what lancia and now vw is doing. Supercharging for low end grunt and turbo charging for high end power. Neither Mitsubishi or Subaru do that however so these are just claims.

Remember kids things are not like in the movies. 3 fast and 3idiotic does not show car potential and neither does grand turismo from sony. Drifting is not a motor sport no matter what kids like to claim.

Also car performance has one small hangup, the drivers ability. The second lesser hangup but also important is the drivers time behind the wheel of a certain model car.

You are kidding, right ?
I mean, it sounds like a joke. I guess you didn't see a NSX at it's full potential, and I'm not talking about a modified version, but the stock one. Or maybe a super C5, because the only Corvettee I know that can even think about messing with the NSX is the Z06, and indeed that is better. I'm no NSX fan, on the contrary, I don't like that car at all, but it's a potent little bugger.
As for the C5 handling better than NSX, that's debatable, but the NSX is way lighter and better ballanced.
Anyway, the EVO and the STi, sorry to say, but those cars are made for the track, and they are good on it, no matter what you might think. They might not be the best, they might not have a big engine, but they do the job.

Anyway, the discussion is rather pointless and way offtopic.

[trance565]

You are kidding, right ?
I mean, it sounds like a joke. I guess you didn't see a NSX at it's full potential, and I'm not talking about a modified version, but the stock one. Or maybe a super C5, because the only Corvettee I know that can even think about messing with the NSX is the Z06, and indeed that is better. I'm no NSX fan, on the contrary, I don't like that car at all, but it's a potent little bugger.
As for the C5 handling better than NSX, that's debatable, but the NSX is way lighter and better ballanced.
Anyway, the EVO and the STi, sorry to say, but those cars are made for the track, and they are good on it, no matter what you might think. They might not be the best, they might not have a big engine, but they do the job.

Anyway, the discussion is rather pointless and way offtopic.

my mustang with a 98 motor+75shot, yet again, less hp than a stock ls1 makes(corvette) put atleast 3 cars on an nsx.

and the nsx is not light
3,153 lbs. for an 03
thats about what the corvette weighs, plus the corvette has tq and hp that the nsx doesnt

if you think 290 fly wheel hp, and 288 flywheel ftlbtq can keep up with 295-305 WHEEL hp, and 320 ftlb of WHEEL tq, then your crazy.

http://www.import-heaven.net/specs_acura_nsx.shtml


Horsepower/kW @ engine RPM
345 @ 5600/257 kW @ 5600

Torque/N-m (lb.-ft. @ engine RPM)
350 @ 4400/475 N-m @ 4400

Curb weight (lbs./kg, est.)
Coupe - 3246/1472, Convertible - 3248/1473, Hardtop - 3173/1439

believe me, the 100lb does not make up for that much of a power dif.

[bt_medic04]

2006 Ford Focus ZX4 SE

didnt want a gas guzzler or insane insurrance/car payment. she's been good to me thus far

[ATC250R]

Here is what ya'll need...

[trance565]

Here is what ya'll need...

[Luis_GT]

LOL! So many american car haters... eh, My dad suposadly hates American cars and yet he bought me a 06 'Stang. We have 3 toyotas (one has 138K on tha clock and won't die) We also have a 2002 BMW 530i... That is a Piece of , only 24K and had the transmission fail, and the radio screen has failed ( cost 1400 bucks so its gonna stay broken)

I trust my ford... I know its gonna run for years to come, even when our last last 2 fords have failed (94 Windstars engine blew do to a bad water pump, and a 98 Ranger had the transmission fail)

We also had a 2000 Mazda MPV and had a Ford transmission... It failed too. But those where auto tranies.

Now I say, Just because I had a horrible experience with a BMW, I'm gonna say all BMW's suck... maybe... you'd expect such a expensive car to work flawlessly.

[KennethChong]

LOL! So many american car haters... eh, My dad suposadly hates American cars and yet he bought me a 06 'Stang. We have 3 toyotas (one has 138K on tha clock and won't die) We also have a 2002 BMW 530i... That is a Piece of , only 24K and had the transmission fail, and the radio screen has failed ( cost 1400 bucks so its gonna stay broken)

I trust my ford... I know its gonna run for years to come, even when our last last 2 fords have failed (94 Windstars engine blew do to a bad water pump, and a 98 Ranger had the transmission fail)

We also had a 2000 Mazda MPV and had a Ford transmission... It failed too. But those where auto tranies.

Now I say, Just because I had a horrible experience with a BMW, I'm gonna say all BMW's suck... maybe... you'd expect such a expensive car to work flawlessly.

My 7 has been working flawlessly for the past 3 years.

[trance565]

LOL! So many american car haters... eh, My dad suposadly hates American cars and yet he bought me a 06 'Stang. We have 3 toyotas (one has 138K on tha clock and won't die) We also have a 2002 BMW 530i... That is a Piece of , only 24K and had the transmission fail, and the radio screen has failed ( cost 1400 bucks so its gonna stay broken)

I trust my ford... I know its gonna run for years to come, even when our last last 2 fords have failed (94 Windstars engine blew do to a bad water pump, and a 98 Ranger had the transmission fail)

We also had a 2000 Mazda MPV and had a Ford transmission... It failed too. But those where auto tranies.

Now I say, Just because I had a horrible experience with a BMW, I'm gonna say all BMW's suck... maybe... you'd expect such a expensive car to work flawlessly.

thsoe 3valves can take a beating, im not sure about teh v6 models though. hope you got a gt lol.

[Luis_GT]

... Um, oh god...


I wouldn't get a v6 even if it was free ... GT FTW... I gotta admit though... all that power kinda scares me... 100mph on third gear... and coming from a Toyota Avalon that could barely push 115mph... Its a LOT. Don't think I'll ever be able to see 4th and top it out unless I go to a track.

[Soulburner]

... Um, oh god...


I wouldn't get a v6 even if it was free ... GT FTW... I gotta admit though... all that power kinda scares me... 100mph on third gear...

Hah, with my gears 3rd runs to around 120-125mph...

[Luis_GT]

I should of noted that I haven't topped third yet, I've only gotten up to 100 mph... reason because if someone sees me and tells my dad = bye bye stang.

[Jort]

I Have a ford fiesta from '96

1250 zetec engine and full option except airco :p

170 km/h is about the max i got.

grtz

[trance565]

my stang gets to 90-100 in 3rd, it's all about the 4.10's baby. and you will NEVER top out 4th at the track, unless its a 3mil lol.

[Andrew LB]

My current car. 2 month old Sprint Blue B7 Audi A4 2.0t.

Mods:
- Oettinger mapswitching chip (stock, 91 octane, 93 octane, 100 octane)
- Neuspeed full cat-back exhaust
- Neuspeed springs
- RS4 rear sway bar

[adamsleath]

mm nice audi; i have a honda accord 85...it's a beast!!! i have to let all the new cars go past me these days

160km/h tops

[Andrew LB]

My second car was a 92 accord. lowered on MHT wheels.... yea.... looking back i'm quite embaressed.

[mp3blast]

Just bought this on Jan 20 after an idiot wrecked my 1999 Toyota Corolla..LOVED THAT CAR

new ride is a 2003 Sentra with stock everything. Its ok, but I miss the corolla

[Jort]

mm nice audi; i have a honda accord 85...it's a beast!!! i have to let all the new cars go past me these days

160km/h tops

what a slow car