5th gen Off Topic Thread (Official Ghustle thread v1)
#4481
I just never liked Mercs. Don't know what it is, but the brand doesn't appeal to me as anything I want to own. There are models I can respect... you can say that about almost any brand, to be frank. But overall, Mercedes just doesn't speak to me.
Funny, but I get the same impression from the Top Gear crew. I'm on season 4 now, and I've got the distinct sense that they don't care for Mercedes either.
Funny, but I get the same impression from the Top Gear crew. I'm on season 4 now, and I've got the distinct sense that they don't care for Mercedes either.
#4484
#4486
#4490
i have, like the 2009 GT.... didnt like it..... hate cars where the hood is blocking my sight lol.... xcept at the track.... i prefered the SRT8 Charger but it has a surprisingly small interior or head room
#4492
But the 2009 GT was the 300hp 4.6L V8. That's child's play next to today's 5.0L GT. I've test driven both, before and after the 5.0, and believe me when I say they are worlds apart.
Not that I want one. It's still a tacky car, no matter how much HP they dump into it.
#4493
Already did. A pretty heavily modded one. Headers, full exhaust, GT500 throttlebody, LW driveshaft, gears, yada yada yada.... The all motor max was about a bumper ahead by about 140. Not impressed at all.
#4494
#4496
When I had my Trans Am, the front end was very much in the way. But not nearly as much as the front end of the newer Mustangs.
#4500
#4501
Squeaker and I have to fly in to Fort Smith arkansas from Seattle in a few months, and I'm looking at tickets. I'm thinking flying to DFW is best, but since I know loittle of the area, are there other MAJOR airports closer to fort smith arkansas besides dallas?
Kansas city or houston, perhaps? Will be flying in then renting a car.
Kansas city or houston, perhaps? Will be flying in then renting a car.
#4502
Something about Mustangs...don't know what it is, but no matter what Ford does, they seem to be incapable of properly putting power to the ground.
They've had a history of being like that. Granted, 1000HP is 1000HP, but at the end of the day, that HP would perform better under the hood of a late-model GTO than it would a Mustang.
They've had a history of being like that. Granted, 1000HP is 1000HP, but at the end of the day, that HP would perform better under the hood of a late-model GTO than it would a Mustang.
#4504
You know what car has the worst sightlines? The new Camaro. You can't see a damn thing out of that car. The windshield is slanted hard on an awkward angle and the back window is small and barely usable. The blind spots on each side are horrible too.
And that's aside from the fact that I felt like a sardine packed into there when I'm only 6 feet tall. I would never drive it.
And that's aside from the fact that I felt like a sardine packed into there when I'm only 6 feet tall. I would never drive it.
#4505
You know what car has the worst sightlines? The new Camaro. You can't see a damn thing out of that car. The windshield is slanted hard on an awkward angle and the back window is small and barely usable. The blind spots on each side are horrible too.
And that's aside from the fact that I felt like a sardine packed into there when I'm only 6 feet tall. I would never drive it.
And that's aside from the fact that I felt like a sardine packed into there when I'm only 6 feet tall. I would never drive it.
It's an awful car.
#4506
You know what car has the worst sightlines? The new Camaro. You can't see a damn thing out of that car. The windshield is slanted hard on an awkward angle and the back window is small and barely usable. The blind spots on each side are horrible too.
And that's aside from the fact that I felt like a sardine packed into there when I'm only 6 feet tall. I would never drive it.
And that's aside from the fact that I felt like a sardine packed into there when I'm only 6 feet tall. I would never drive it.
FWIW, the CTS-V Coupe's rear window is even worse. GM failed miserably at designing that car. Had the brought the rear end down a little more, instead of giving it a CRX-esque look, it might've turned out decently.
#4507
I agree about the hoodline. That bugs me, too.
But the 2009 GT was the 300hp 4.6L V8. That's child's play next to today's 5.0L GT. I've test driven both, before and after the 5.0, and believe me when I say they are worlds apart.
Not that I want one. It's still a tacky car, no matter how much HP they dump into it.
But the 2009 GT was the 300hp 4.6L V8. That's child's play next to today's 5.0L GT. I've test driven both, before and after the 5.0, and believe me when I say they are worlds apart.
Not that I want one. It's still a tacky car, no matter how much HP they dump into it.
#4508
So where's the money in this thread on who's going to get the best Auto-X times this weekend?
- Tunermaxima3000 and his stock 2003 Infiniti G35S Sedan 6MT
- Rochester and his stock 2011 Infiniti G37S Sedan 6MT
- Merovi and his modified 2003 Maxima SE 6MT on coilovers
#4510
He says that now that he has an HR.
Speaking of HR's...if my G's engine ever decides to bite the big one...I know exactly what's going in in its place.
#4511
There's a company that makes paddle shifters for automatic G's and Z's. They even work on the FX35. I thought about getting a set, but then I figured, why bother? I'm going to be doing a 6MT swap eventually, anyway.
#4512
You know what car has the worst sightlines? The new Camaro. You can't see a damn thing out of that car. The windshield is slanted hard on an awkward angle and the back window is small and barely usable. The blind spots on each side are horrible too.
And that's aside from the fact that I felt like a sardine packed into there when I'm only 6 feet tall. I would never drive it.
And that's aside from the fact that I felt like a sardine packed into there when I'm only 6 feet tall. I would never drive it.
#4513
So where's the money in this thread on who's going to get the best Auto-X times this weekend?
- Tunermaxima3000 and his stock 2003 Infiniti G35S Sedan 6MT
- Rochester and his stock 2011 Infiniti G37S Sedan 6MT
- Merovi and his modified 2003 Maxima SE 6MT on coilovers
#4514
id say that study is dumb lol..... yesterday i needed help to get off the bed, help to get out the car and off the couch because of the firmer bed.... no dis respect but ill call BS on whoever did that study... i dont care if there is a scientific reason why.. i say that varies per person and their posture... hence why those sleep number bed offers different features per person....
Think of this concept as a pair of shoes. You wear a pair of running shoes in a 5k marathon, and your feet will feel okay afterward, because you've got support. Wear a pair of Converse, and I bet you won't be able to walk for two days.
#4518
I envy my brother's evo
You think the Z is bad about blind spots? I honestly thought it did pretty good for a car its size. I never had many issues. My G is actually a bit worse, the window in between the B and C pillars is a PITA to look out of.
There's a company that makes paddle shifters for automatic G's and Z's. They even work on the FX35. I thought about getting a set, but then I figured, why bother? I'm going to be doing a 6MT swap eventually, anyway.
There's a company that makes paddle shifters for automatic G's and Z's. They even work on the FX35. I thought about getting a set, but then I figured, why bother? I'm going to be doing a 6MT swap eventually, anyway.
#4519
He says that now that he has an HR.
Speaking of HR's...if my G's engine ever decides to bite the big one...I know exactly what's going in in its place a blown 350 with a pete jackson gear drive alum big boy heads shorty headers and a fogger 500 system with a tci trans with cheeta valvebody and reverse gate.
#4520
But no. They'd rather spend it trying to put a kid in jail because he owns two "illegal" cars. Our tax dollars hard at work, right?
I thought if a car was a "kit car," or an off-road use only car, it didn't need a VIN/US DOT approval/etc.?