^^lol? You drive a lotus elise...enough said.

2/17/2009 8:20:19 AM

it's a chevy.... but a c5 z06 can be had for 22k in decent condition. You could keep your four door rice rocket for the car seat. Food for thought. Damn thing costs less then an m3 would depreciate in 2 years and is probably faster.

You can also get the radio for it out of a cavalier if the tap deck ever jams. Think about how many people will make fun of you for driving a 5 year old car though. **Shudder**



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2/17/2009 8:25:06 AM

I swear I saw at least two of those new GT-Rs coming back from VIR not too long ago...

2/17/2009 12:02:06 PM

red 599 GTB fiorano on 32nd and 5th ave in NYC last nite. took my breath away.

2/17/2009 12:51:47 PM

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"^lol? You drive a lotus elise...enough said."

Actually, it's an Exige, but whatever right?

How about less bickering and more posting of pictures of the cars you people say you see.

K thanx

2/17/2009 1:19:33 PM

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"Quote : "hand building engines makes them less reliable? seriously? " I guess human error means nothing to you. *shrug* "

I guess Lambo's aren't reliable? Cause their motors are "hand" built... fuck its a good thing I bought a Kia instead. I wonder how long a non-hand built motor would last compared to nascar, indy, or nhra motors?
Human errors do happen, on shit fuck cars made in India

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2/17/2009 2:30:23 PM

ahaha, the n00b FTW!

in all seriousness, RSX seems to be an okay guy overall. he's just got a bad case of having to be right all the time and getting the last word in at any expense. unfortunately, it usually leads to him looking like a moron and costs him any credibility on the subject.

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"He doesn't really want the fastest track car. He wants a car that will make him look prestigious on the street, that he can daily driver, occasionally track and lose shit tons of money on."

exactly. if he would just admit this, there wouldn't have even been any discussion. hell, all of us buy stuff for vain reasons to some extent. it's not like we don't have some history here to back up our theories either. rsx to evo to gtr? come on, it's like a scenario straight out of gran turismo. there's no need to church it up like you're doing it for the ultimate performance.

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2/17/2009 3:22:02 PM

lol. These last few posts have had some good entertainment value. And who mentioned buying a 3-5 year old 997 Turbo? Those have barely been out 3 years, let alone 5!

On topic I'll say I saw a (dirty) black C63 AMG today. Not really an exotic, but I see maybe 1 or 2 of those for every 10 pretenders I see driving around in E39 M3s.

2/17/2009 4:25:43 PM

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"exactly. if he would just admit this, there wouldn't have even been any discussion. hell, all of us buy stuff for vain reasons to some extent. it's not like we don't have some history here to back up our theories either. rsx to evo to gtr? come on, it's like a scenario straight out of gran turismo. there's no need to church it up like you're doing it for the ultimate performance."

well to be exact, i went from Jeep > RSX > STi > Evo

And in all honestly if I went with an M3 that would really be more of a 'prestigious' car. No one would think twice about a GT-R unless they're a car enthusiast. Just like most people who see an Evo think its some stupid mexican kid that riced out his econobox lancer. So if you want to say I just want to look prestigious to other car enthusiasts then fine...but to say I just want to look prestigious to everyone and get girls because of my car... well then I"m clearly looking at the wrong car. I mean hell...a corvette would make me look more prestigious to the average american than a GT-R. Its just a nissan.

and no, i'm not trying to get the last word in...I don't see why you have such a problem with what cars I like and don't like.

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"Actually, it's an Exige, but whatever right?"

thought I saw a soft top in the pics he posted a while back...my mistake.

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2/17/2009 4:25:45 PM

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"I don't see why you have such a problem with what cars I like and don't like."

we don't, you're missing the point. i could give a shit if you think the honda fit is the coolest car ever made. the point is you were claiming the gt-r to be tops in performance for cars ~$75k or less. it's simply not the case. it's fine that you just happen to like the gt-r the best, or you refuse to buy american, or whatever... just call a spade a spade.

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2/17/2009 4:36:09 PM

^I never said it was the top performer for under $75k. I said it performed better than the options Noen posted. That being said, since I will never buy a vette I don't see the point in comparing it to one.

and in closing...a spade is a spade.

2/17/2009 4:42:25 PM

lol, you're never going to buy American again b/c you bought a Jeep? That's like me saying I'll never buy a European car again b/c I had a Renault

2/17/2009 4:55:40 PM

no, it's because gm gets handouts, lol. funny he owned a jeep though, built by a company who invented the government handout in the 80's.

2/17/2009 4:57:55 PM

^^no...i'm not going to buy american because there is no american car I would want to buy.

2/17/2009 5:00:24 PM

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"thought I saw a soft top in the pics he posted a while back...my mistake."

It's a hardtop convertible and it's been fitted for the Elise soft-top, hence your confusion (understandable, because you never see press shots of an Exige sans-scoop roof).

But you proved my point. I bought the Lotus because it's the most beautiful car I will probably ever own. I bought it because of the FEELING it gives me when I drive it, look at it, work on it. Fast isn't the point, it's a byproduct. Even at 190hp, it's more car than I can drive at the limit.

I look at my purchase very similarly to buying a piece of artwork. It makes me grin ear to ear everything I see it, people around me smile when they see it, and I am happy like a retard with a red ball when I'm driving it. Its not to get girls, or get attention, or to be the best. Its to make me happy.

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"and no, i'm not trying to get the last word in...I don't see why you have such a problem with what cars I like and don't like."

You are still trying to rationalize your decisions based on facts and figures, rather than just owning up to your real motivations. That's what pisses people off. Don't be fake, its fine to be self-indulgent, and shit I'll help you all I can (and most everyone else probably will too) if you just come clean with what you want and why.

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" And in all honestly if I went with an M3 that would really be more of a 'prestigious' car. No one would think twice about a GT-R unless they're a car enthusiast."

The M3 is not really a prestigious car anymore, though it is a damn fine automobile. There are just too damn many on the road, and the price-point for the used market has fallen below that magical rice threshold.

And you are totally kidding yourself if you think a GT-R isn't a universal attention grabber. The thing looks like a japanese transformer, it's imposing as hell and very very easily recognized.

2/17/2009 5:24:01 PM

preach on. couldn't agree more with all of the above.

oh, and this made me LOL hard.

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"I am happy like a retard with a red ball when I'm driving it."

2/17/2009 5:46:07 PM

i have seen elise/exige t tops but never a convertible. they have a model that gets rid of all the stuff behind the driver?

2/17/2009 6:26:24 PM

^the 'soft top' comment isn't referring to a full blown convertible....but i wouldn't really call it a t-top either...from my understanding of where the T in t-top comes from.

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"But you proved my point. I bought the Lotus because it's the most beautiful car I will probably ever own. I bought it because of the FEELING it gives me when I drive it, look at it, work on it. Fast isn't the point, it's a byproduct. Even at 190hp, it's more car than I can drive at the limit. "

exactly. I wouldn't label it as prestige because you can feel the same way with a jalopy. Prestige is for a car that you just want a status kill in like a higher end Mercedes/BMW among other cars. Thats my point. Prestige is the wrong word here if you're trying to use it in the sense of impressing others.

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2/17/2009 6:29:22 PM

good point. I thought i missed out on a sports car convertible to lust for.

2/17/2009 6:33:55 PM

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"(understandable, because you never see press shots of an Exige sans-scoop roof)"

I've seen a few exige's on the road in person but never without the hard top either...which is also why I assumed there was no other setup for an exige.

2/17/2009 6:35:56 PM

the elise/exige is a targa roof, no? t-top or t-bar roofs are like what 3rd/4th gen f-bodys had, older Z cars, c2/c3 vettes, etc. they rely on that center bar for structural integrity.

lots of hard targa topped cars have the option of a soft roof, whether factory or aftermarket. off hand some older 911's come to mind and c4 vettes.

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2/17/2009 6:38:48 PM

^targa...thats what I was trying to think of...I knew it wasn't a t-top because as you say...that was mr2's etc...but I also didn't think it was classified as a true convertible either.

2/17/2009 6:42:03 PM

yep.

targa:



convertible:



t-top:

2/17/2009 6:49:15 PM

It isn't really close to exotic, but I saw my first 370z today. The lights weren't as bad in person.

2/17/2009 7:11:01 PM

What the hell...

Chop top:





^^ the gauge cluster looks like riced out shit tho imo But other than that, it is a beautiful car...



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2/17/2009 7:18:01 PM

^^I saw my first 370z today too. I think it was some where between aviation pkwy and my drive towards maynard. (red in color i think?)

2/17/2009 7:42:09 PM

saw 370Z in the Schaub parking lot..wheels were hot, was just a blue color, and interior was an ugly deep camel brown

2/17/2009 8:12:10 PM

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"I saw a NICE yenko camaro yesterday in concord on Dale Earnhardt blvd maybe it wasnt a real one, but it was still awesome. and on methanol "

i wonder how many people around here even know what that is




also, i will own a ferrari someday. not soon, but someday.

2/17/2009 8:16:09 PM

^I certainly do... they are cool, but waay too damn expensive for what they really are.

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"i have seen elise/exige t tops but never a convertible. they have a model that gets rid of all the stuff behind the driver?"

Yeah, all Lotus Elise/Exiges are targa tops. The 2-11 is a true convertible, nothing behind the driver but the roll cage

2/17/2009 8:58:46 PM

Actually, the Elise Spyder II is for sale http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f94/perryeyges-elise-spyder-sale-64040/

asking 39k, it weighs 1540 pounds.

2/17/2009 9:43:19 PM

damn that is sweet.

2/17/2009 9:46:20 PM

^He's got supposedly 80-90k in it, and it's got shit tons of upgrades. Considering he's asking basically regular price, I think it's a pretty good deal. There's also an 18 page project log on the car, he's got pretty good workmanship.

2/17/2009 9:49:48 PM

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"It isn't really close to exotic, but I saw my first 370z today. The lights weren't as bad in person."

STOP WITH THE TALK OF 370Zs. Good God, those are NOT exotics!!!!


Hey guyz I saw the new Prius yesterday

2/17/2009 11:04:19 PM

^you should seriously learn to read.

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"It isn't really close to exotic"

2/17/2009 11:58:15 PM

It's hot as fuck though

2/18/2009 2:40:39 AM

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"370Z"

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"It's hot as fuck though"

tke is just mad he bought a car designed in 1999 over the new JDM HAWTNESS

2/18/2009 8:09:03 AM

I think this thread has evolved into, "Interesting Cars I saw today."

And the Prius metaphor was retarded.

2/18/2009 8:57:44 AM

maybe tketeg should make a 'non-exotic' spotted thread.

2/18/2009 10:47:51 AM

^hey retard I know exactly what he said. Doesn't excuse him from criticism

Hey Quinn

Oh my drive home today I saw a BMW 6 series. Not an exotic, but pretty cool.

2/18/2009 10:51:42 AM

^hey retard, a bmw 6 series isn't an exotic, get out of here with that shit!

2/18/2009 10:52:25 AM

2/18/2009 12:17:38 PM

Poor tke.... He has an identity crisis now since the s2k>teg

lawlz.

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2/18/2009 1:14:50 PM

Confirmed. There is a troupe of GT-Rs I see all the time on 501. That car looks like Godzilla. Kind of awesome, but not my thing...

2/23/2009 11:48:15 PM

I can really relate to the red ball - retard comment with my current whip too. Definitely not the fastest, but gives me permagrin everytime I see it

2/24/2009 5:22:59 PM

Almost shit myself when I looked in my rear view mirror this morning.

I never thought I'd see one of these on the road. At first glance I thought it was a M1, which about gave me a heart attack. Then after a few more stares (traffic was at a dead stop) I realized it was an 850, which let me live, but I still had to restrain from shitting myself.

Amazing car, it's still damn beautiful after all these years:

3/3/2009 8:31:50 PM

^hot damn.....would have been even better if it was an M1

3/3/2009 9:50:37 PM

^^ There are several in Raleigh too. I think it's a beautiful car. Good catch

3/4/2009 12:00:12 PM

^^^I see a black one in Raleigh a lot.

3/4/2009 12:27:24 PM

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"I never thought I'd see one of these on the road. At first glance I thought it was a M1, which about gave me a heart attack. Then after a few more stares (traffic was at a dead stop) I realized it was an 850, which let me live, but I still had to restrain from shitting myself."

There is no 15-20 year old BMW worth shitting yourself over.

3/4/2009 1:03:02 PM

My cousin has a dark blue 850, its an awesome cruiser, but really not good at anything. It isn't fast by todays standards nor does it handle all that well.

That being said, I'd still love to have one for a DD

3/4/2009 2:15:06 PM