OT: Cars - Page 2

Panoptes · May 30th, 2010, 02:20 PM

NP has Porsche on the brain.

Speed and handling.

Someone else suggested a Subaru WXT (?), that kind of car would definitely fit the bill too.

nhwbrooklyn · May 30th, 2010, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Panoptes

NP has Porsche on the brain.

Speed and handling.

Someone else suggested a Subaru WXT (?), that kind of car would definitely fit the bill too.

WRX... those things are nice. They also have a flat six engine... same configuration as Porsche.

nhwbrooklyn · May 30th, 2010, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by -Deborah-

I've heard bad things about the Cooper's quality...

Love the new Fiestas! Saw a caravan of them driving down Rotunda. They're sharp. Dad drives a Focus for his everyday beater (and an Explorer for when the snow is above his knees) and loves it. After being in a SUV for the past several years, I don't think I could go back to a car. But if I did, it'd be the new Taurus. Love the styling on that thing.

Yeah those fiestas get 40 mpg on the highway and reportedly are better than toyota (yaris + the a bunch of the scions) and hondas (fit) small car offerings in handling and fit and finish. Supposedly the focus coming out will get 40 mpg too but will be bigger than the current focus and in a different class of cars (the fiesta is sized more similar to the current focus).

Chevy also has a car coming out this year that gets 40 mpg. Doesn't look that great IMO but there will be a Buick version that hopefully looks better.

Oldsmobile was always my favorite car brand, I had a first generation aurora, but now I don't really have any particular allegiance to a brand though I always hope for the success of american companies.

CGVT · May 30th, 2010, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by chemiclord

Interestingly enough, the VW Beetle (along with the VW "bus") was more iconographic towards "hippies" than "chicks".

The flower vase, presumably, became a feature for the "flower power" hippies to keep their flowers that they would eventually put into the barrels of soldier's guns. *shrug*

(second hand information from grandma... take it for what its worth)

The original Beetle was defnitely a hippie car not a chick car. They did not have flower holders, however ( I owned a couple). The new Beetle on the other hand is most certainly a chick car (as is the Miata...

)

Panoptes · May 30th, 2010, 03:28 PM

....and BMW Z3 or 4 (even though it was brought to light as a Bond car).

nhwbrooklyn · May 30th, 2010, 03:28 PM

I think the volvo c30 is a great looking car but I could also see it being a chick car too.

Panoptes · May 30th, 2010, 03:30 PM

We don't call them VULVA's for nothing.

Ain't that right HBS SLIM (w/ the rolled up jeans)?

nhwbrooklyn · May 30th, 2010, 03:31 PM

Fiat/Chrysler is releasing this car in the U.S. later this year... as a mini competitor

nhwbrooklyn · May 30th, 2010, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Panoptes

We don't call them VULVA's for nothing.

Ain't that right HBS SLIM (w/ the rolled up jeans)?

Still like the look of it

nhwbrooklyn · May 30th, 2010, 03:36 PM

I personally want a ford flex based pickup truck. That would make a good ranger replacement.

And while I'm dreaming I'll add a turbo diesel and Manuel transmission and 30+ mpg on the highway.

Panoptes · May 30th, 2010, 04:05 PM

Hey NICK,

A very timely front page article on Yahoo! about this very topic:

Coolest Cars Under $18,000
*by Peter Valdes-Dapena, senior writer
*Sunday, May 30, 2010provided byCNNMoney.com

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home...d=family-autos

WingsFan · May 30th, 2010, 04:08 PM

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But if I did, it'd be the new Taurus. Love the styling on that thing.

Im aging quickly. Traded in my Dodge Truck with all the bells and whistles for something practical, a Taurus (black at least) last month. So far so good, quite, a lot better on gas, and I seem to just 'blend in' with everyone else going down the road.

-Deborah- · May 30th, 2010, 04:41 PM

A new one, Wings? Love it!!

WingsFan · May 30th, 2010, 04:49 PM

With my new job (since February) and lot more driving (crazy hours) it made sense to me. (not mine, but looks like it)

Malto Marko · May 30th, 2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by WingsFan

Im aging quickly. Traded in my Dodge Truck with all the bells and whistles for something practical, a Taurus (black at least) last month. So far so good, quite, a lot better on gas, and I seem to just 'blend in' with everyone else going down the road.

You old fart!

Time for you to come and meet some of the locals.

DanO · May 30th, 2010, 05:09 PM

"I think the volvo c30 is a great looking car but I could also see it being a chick car too."
----------------------------That car has chick written all over it. You better get some testosterone shots dude.

GO LIONS "10" !!!!!!!!!!

-Deborah- · May 30th, 2010, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by WingsFan

With my new job (since February) and lot more driving (crazy hours) it made sense to me. (not mine, but looks like it)

Very Nice

WingsFan · May 30th, 2010, 09:28 PM

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You old fart!

Time for you to come and meet some of the locals.

Yea I know im getting old, I just went to finish off some work accounts as I have a day off tomorrow (yea). Anyway I stopped to gets some beer and the guy asked me how im doing I said "working, just have to do a couple more hours" and he said your working while everyone is having a good time on a beautiful day" and I said "yep things could be worse" and meant it too. lol.

bimmer84 · May 30th, 2010, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by nhwbrooklyn

Fiat/Chrysler is releasing this car in the U.S. later this year... as a mini competitor

Saw this one at the Detroit Auto show. The Fiat 500. They plan an electric version of it as well. Should compete with the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt.

bimmer84 · May 30th, 2010, 09:57 PM

http://autos.ca.msn.com/editors-pick...401893&page=10

Google works in this neck of the woods too, CG. Check this out.

And Gonz, ya knothead, a Z3 is not chick car. Z4 yes. Z3 no.

May 30th, 2010, 02:20 PM	#21
Panoptes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the non-cooperative Posts: 25,063	NP has Porsche on the brain. Speed and handling. Someone else suggested a Subaru WXT (?), that kind of car would definitely fit the bill too. __________________ Excerpt: Detroit drafted center Dominic Raiola and offensive tackle Jeff Backus in 2001, and the duo is 31-97 (make that 33-111) in the NFL. "I don't have a lot of good memories in the league," Raiola said. "Me and Backus haven't even had a .500 season."--9/10/2009, By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer

May 30th, 2010, 03:28 PM	#25
Panoptes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the non-cooperative Posts: 25,063	....and BMW Z3 or 4 (even though it was brought to light as a Bond car). __________________ Excerpt: Detroit drafted center Dominic Raiola and offensive tackle Jeff Backus in 2001, and the duo is 31-97 (make that 33-111) in the NFL. "I don't have a lot of good memories in the league," Raiola said. "Me and Backus haven't even had a .500 season."--9/10/2009, By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer

May 30th, 2010, 03:28 PM	#26
nhwbrooklyn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 6,766	I think the volvo c30 is a great looking car but I could also see it being a chick car too. __________________ "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." — Heraclitus

May 30th, 2010, 03:30 PM	#27
Panoptes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the non-cooperative Posts: 25,063	We don't call them VULVA's for nothing. Ain't that right HBS SLIM (w/ the rolled up jeans)? __________________ Excerpt: Detroit drafted center Dominic Raiola and offensive tackle Jeff Backus in 2001, and the duo is 31-97 (make that 33-111) in the NFL. "I don't have a lot of good memories in the league," Raiola said. "Me and Backus haven't even had a .500 season."--9/10/2009, By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer

May 30th, 2010, 03:31 PM	#28
nhwbrooklyn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 6,766	Fiat/Chrysler is releasing this car in the U.S. later this year... as a mini competitor __________________ "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." — Heraclitus

May 30th, 2010, 03:36 PM	#30
nhwbrooklyn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 6,766	I personally want a ford flex based pickup truck. That would make a good ranger replacement. And while I'm dreaming I'll add a turbo diesel and Manuel transmission and 30+ mpg on the highway. __________________ "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." — Heraclitus

May 30th, 2010, 04:05 PM	#31
Panoptes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the non-cooperative Posts: 25,063	Hey NICK, A very timely front page article on Yahoo! about this very topic: Coolest Cars Under $18,000 by Peter Valdes-Dapena, senior writer Sunday, May 30, 2010provided byCNNMoney.com http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home...d=family-autos __________________ Excerpt: Detroit drafted center Dominic Raiola and offensive tackle Jeff Backus in 2001, and the duo is 31-97 (make that 33-111) in the NFL. "I don't have a lot of good memories in the league," Raiola said. "Me and Backus haven't even had a .500 season."--9/10/2009, By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer

May 30th, 2010, 04:41 PM	#33
-Deborah- Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dearborn, MI Posts: 14,452	A new one, Wings? Love it!! __________________ Dogs rule.

May 30th, 2010, 04:49 PM	#34
WingsFan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Walled Lake Posts: 1,533	With my new job (since February) and lot more driving (crazy hours) it made sense to me. (not mine, but looks like it)

May 30th, 2010, 05:09 PM	#36
DanO Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor MI. Posts: 14,327	"I think the volvo c30 is a great looking car but I could also see it being a chick car too." ----------------------------That car has chick written all over it. You better get some testosterone shots dude. *GO LIONS "10" !!!!!!!!!!* __________________ Take us to the promised land Matt.

May 30th, 2010, 09:57 PM	#40
bimmer84 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,899	http://autos.ca.msn.com/editors-pick...401893&page=10 Google works in this neck of the woods too, CG. Check this out. And Gonz, ya knothead, a Z3 is not chick car. Z4 yes. Z3 no.