What vehicle do you drive?
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TrollfaceDeux
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Frenzied Wombat
Potato del Grande
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Synj
Dystopian Dreamer
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Not released yet but expected mid $30s.
I'm not really a hatch guy but I have to disagree with you guys on the ugly bit. Good thing there's a car for everyone
Sludig
Potato del Grande
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Audi died to me with that fucking wage Gap sjw commercial.
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Sludig
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Hatches like my vw r32 certainly don't usually win for looks, but God damn they are nice especial in bachelor college days for moving and hauling almost as much as you could in the bed of an s10.Not released yet but expected mid $30s.
I'm not really a hatch guy but I have to disagree with you guys on the ugly bit. Good thing there's a car for everyone
Squeezed a complete set of 18" tires on wheels amongst other things.
Frenzied Wombat
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Same, so I'm slightly ashamed that I bought another. I even mentioned it to my sales guy and he said "don't remind me man, what a headache".
Hekotat
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I bet they fuck that Type R launch up in the US, they'll price it too fucking high. Kind of like that 60k dollar S2000 CR they put out at the end of it's life. I love the S2000, but only a fool would pay that much for one. I've still never seen one in the wild.
Jysin
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I'd love a hot hatch, but fuck they need to go on a serious diet. That Civic R looks god awful, but I can see the demographic they are going for. Each their own and all. If VW could shed 200kg off a Golf R, that would be ideal for me.
Totally agree with
Hekotat
about price points. Some of these manufacturers are crazy with their pricing. Once you go beyond a certain price for mid-range performance cars, you just open up far better options in other makes / models. Basically just pricing themselves out of market.
All that said, I think people have lost sight of the value of the almighty dollar. With low / no interest rates over the last 10 years, auto prices have crept up to astronomical levels in my opinion. People make roughly the same money, yet are happily shelling out 1/3 - 1/2 the price of a house on something that depreciates incredibly fast. There have been numerous studies and articles on the impending Auto Loan debt crisis looming. As someone who pays cash for vehicles, I just can't stomach purchasing anything these days.
U.S. Subprime Auto Loan Losses Reach Highest Level Since the Financial Crisis
Almost anyone can get a car loan now — and that's not a good thing for the country
http://www.nypost.com/2017/02/16/americans-are-struggling-to-pay-off-their-auto-loans/
Totally agree with
Hekotat
about price points. Some of these manufacturers are crazy with their pricing. Once you go beyond a certain price for mid-range performance cars, you just open up far better options in other makes / models. Basically just pricing themselves out of market.All that said, I think people have lost sight of the value of the almighty dollar. With low / no interest rates over the last 10 years, auto prices have crept up to astronomical levels in my opinion. People make roughly the same money, yet are happily shelling out 1/3 - 1/2 the price of a house on something that depreciates incredibly fast. There have been numerous studies and articles on the impending Auto Loan debt crisis looming. As someone who pays cash for vehicles, I just can't stomach purchasing anything these days.
U.S. Subprime Auto Loan Losses Reach Highest Level Since the Financial Crisis
Almost anyone can get a car loan now — and that's not a good thing for the country
http://www.nypost.com/2017/02/16/americans-are-struggling-to-pay-off-their-auto-loans/
IS38 Turbo swapped 2015 A3 Cabriolet. My car has been stock ever since the engine blew up on a stage 1 tune 2 years ago (and I bought a house, so no mod money)
Pictured: my first attempt at plastidip, the wheels came out looking good, the trim is "ok", also just painted my brake calipers this weekend.
Next "mod" will be upgrading the aging/balding summer tires to Michelin PS4S
Also, a before pic, peeled off my vinyl wrap last month.
Edit: time flies
Pictured: my first attempt at plastidip, the wheels came out looking good, the trim is "ok", also just painted my brake calipers this weekend.
Next "mod" will be upgrading the aging/balding summer tires to Michelin PS4S
Also, a before pic, peeled off my vinyl wrap last month.
Edit: time flies
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Hekotat
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I really wish they'd go back to flowing lines on these cars and stop with all the crazy angles. All the new cars Lexus has put out look like shit. Some of the cars that have reigned it in and made good use of the angles look well done. For example the Fiesta/Focus ST and the RS, the type R went way overboard with it.
All these dealer markups on a 40k dollar RS are going to kill that car. I've yet to see one under 60k, that's exactly what I expect to happen to the type R.
Went drifting this weekend, I've never seen so many cars destroyed in one event, it might as well have been a destruction derby.
All these dealer markups on a 40k dollar RS are going to kill that car. I've yet to see one under 60k, that's exactly what I expect to happen to the type R.
Went drifting this weekend, I've never seen so many cars destroyed in one event, it might as well have been a destruction derby.