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Those are called ventiports, and Buick had them waaaaay before Maserati. /car bore
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Those Quattroporte vents looks soo tacky.
I'm thinking Rick might have to give up his title. I'm starting to think that this might be a good deal. It's not an M5, but a torquey V8 could be kind of fun on the freeways and thanks to GM depreciation, it's half what it would have been 3 years ago new.
"New car smell. (har har) sporty handling, decent power, practical use and decent gas mileage, this one will be an automatic since I work in houston. Sat nav and bitchin speakers are cool too, but id imagine once you go sporty those might be included already. Halogen or xenon headlamps. A road bike disassembled must fit no problem.
Shoot me now, a friend just asked me for a car recommendation and I honestly cant think of anything other than keep his current car. He has a MKV GTI.
He has a budget of 40k insists on new and wants something that, to directly transcribe his text message, has:
So maybe a german wagon? A MKVI GTI? I really have no idea, just that the Volvo C40 he asked me about is a god awful idea and worse than his GTI.
Failwheel drive, not great reliability, and Government Motors.
I suggest you look for a B6 A4 Avant 1.8T (they are quite cheap) and do a stage 1+ APR tune on it, it will give you around 230ish at the crank. All it entails is a set of larger injectors and a chip tune (some Audi dealers will do it for you at cost actually), costs a grand for it all said and done. If you want something slightly bigger and softer from the Audi range look for a 2.7T A6 Avant, they came in manual and produced around 270ish HP, can be chipped easily (again just dl the tune from the web yourself if you have access to VAG-COM or do it from dealer) for some extra oomph. Suspension is a big softer though but also swapping suspension for something sportier is fairly chip, especially if you are handy with tools and can do it yourself.The A4 Avant is not bad, but it's a little down on power
I'm thinking Rick might have to give up his title. I'm starting to think that this might be a good deal. It's not an M5, but a torquey V8 could be kind of fun on the freeways and thanks to GM depreciation, it's half what it would have been 3 years ago new.
I just bought a new (used) car. A thread will come shortly in the next few days, I am too busy right now with school and bullshit DMV bureaucracy.
Nothing! And it's a sweet ride. Manual gearbox as well.
:lol: I think you might be right. JK, it seem's like a solid option. By your reaction to it though, it seems like your settling for it...which is kinda a bad idea. You don't want to buy something only to start resenting the decision.
Prizak mentioned turbo Forester's, and that sounds like a great idea. The last generation Forester was definetly more wagon in terms of appearance, size, and driving dynamics than the current one, and it was available with turbo power.
I actually do like the Super, it just feels almost like a left-brain decision right now. I know a Magnum would probably be the better car, but I look at the low mileage on that Buick and it looks like a more rational decision. I hate buying cars rationally.
Plus, I look at certain Buicks - and I fully expect to be neg-repped by Spectre for this - as American Jaguars. Obviously not the A-bodied Century, or the LeSabre; but certain models, like the supercharged Regal and Park Avenue and this LaCrosse Super. By "American Jaguar" I mean a car designed to carry 4 people at a reasonably quick pace for long distances with minimal discomfort. Only built for American superhighways rather than British A and B roads. In other words, "grace, pace, and space."
In 2003 the penis-ports were re-introduced on the Buick Park Avenue.