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I love reading about cars and car technology but I also can't wait to finish school and move into the city so I never have to worry about buying/paying for/maintaining one again. Plus there's break-ins, vandalism, finding parking, lovely drivers, etc.
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I work from home in a really walkable district in Miami, so I only drive once a week or so. When my car dies, I really have no idea what I'll get. I want a GTI, but I can't rationalize it at all.
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BonzoESC posted:I work from home in a really walkable district in Miami, so I only drive once a week or so. When my car dies, I really have no idea what I'll get. I want a GTI, but I can't rationalize it at all. Nobody who owns a GTI can rationalize it. That's the point - it's a luxury. 
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Nov 6, 2010 23:23
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There's some photos up on Jay Leno's site of the Rossi 66. Normally, I don't like the "classic rebodied" Corvette thing, but this actually looks kind of cool: Reminds me of the Alfa Romeo Montreal as much as anything.
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Nov 7, 2010 10:54
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Doesn't look like they treated the roofline or the rear window as much as the concept renderings showed it would. I'd really like to see how it all works out from other angles.
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:I love reading about cars and car technology but I also can't wait to finish school and move into the city so I never have to worry about buying/paying for/maintaining one again. Plus there's break-ins, vandalism, finding parking, lovely drivers, etc. I live in Copenhagen and between the parking charges, vandalism, amazing public transport and the expenses of car ownership, I'm selling my car this spring. Bike, bicycle and public transport can take care of 99,9% of my transportation needs and any store selling larger items (IKEA etc.) have delivery services with reasonably prices. I can wait until I have a family and a house with a nice garage outside the city for any further car ownership.
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:I love reading about cars and car technology but I also can't wait to finish school and move into the city so I never have to worry about buying/paying for/maintaining one again. Plus there's break-ins, vandalism, finding parking, lovely drivers, etc. I live in the city and honestly I only drive my car once a week to get to my parents place and to pick up groceries. I can't be bothered to do it for anything else. As much as I love cars I hate all the bullshit that goes with them. All I want is a racecar and use public transportation for everything else.
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InitialDave posted:There's some photos up on Jay Leno's site of the Rossi 66. Normally, I don't like the "classic rebodied" Corvette thing, but this actually looks kind of cool:  I'm not a huge fan of retro styling, but that looks amazing.
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I learned how to drive when I was about 18, but I was living in San Francisco, where parking is scarce, cars are expensive, gas is expensive, and (most of all) insurance for an under-25 male is incredibly, ridiculously expensive. And MUNI is (or was, at the time) pretty reasonable. So I didn't get my license until I was 25, and only after I started having to commute all the way out to Hayward. I did the MUNI to BART to a shuttle to work thing for a few months but it was taking nearly 2 hours each way. Driving brought it down to less than an hour, and (including a bridge toll, gas, and maintenance on the car) cost the same.
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Blocko posted:I live in the city and honestly I only drive my car once a week to get to my parents place and to pick up groceries. I can't be bothered to do it for anything else. As much as I love cars I hate all the bullshit that goes with them. All I want is a racecar and use public transportation for everything else. or even better, a motorcycle coupled with public transportation. I got lucky to have my parents help me out throughout college with a car. It's not a car that I would want (it's big and gets lousy gas mileage for what it is), but at least I have a free car, and it's a Honda. They also pay for insurance and maintenance (I love them for this). I pay for gas ($100-150 a month). I'm stuck living in an area that requires car ownership. When I'm done with graduate school, I am hoping to move to a new area that would accompany what I want: riding motorcycles with public transportation available to fill in the gap for off-days and lousy-weather days. I absolutely hate driving. My girlfriend recently got a Honda Fit 5-speed. I used to have a CRX HF 5-speed, and used to view driving as a fun activity. But over the past 1.5 years I've acculturated myself to motorcycle-riding so much that I just can't stand driving cars anymore even with a renownedly fun 5-speed car. Even then, I still like reading about cool new cars. 
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Apparently all of you need to move to Texas, where the public transportation isn't terribly great and there is plenty of parking. Of course car ownership will be down in cities like London, NYC, San Francisco, and others with huge numbers of people in a small area and amazing public transit. In Houston you still can't get around easily without one and I don't know a single person that doesn't either own a car, or have access to one whenever they need one (parents, girlfriend, etc). The costs are very high to own one even down here and I have maybe two friends that have bought new cars in the last ten years and they were a Fit and a Yaris. It's nice that the manufacturers are finally catching up with the times and barring any federal intervention in onboard tech, I think the next generation (not in the big cities) will still be buying cars and we might even see a jump in newer car sales since they could feel they need the new tech and not consider older cars because of that.
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Living in Florida requires a car because the public transportation sucks and everything is so sprawled out. Not to mention in the summer time you'd die of heat exhaustion riding a bike anywhere, so owning a car with working A/C is paramount. I still try not to spend too much money on cars though, I get cheap dependable cars that require little if any maintenance and have the bare minimum insurance. Cars can be surprisingly cheap to own if you know what to look for.
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oxbrain posted:I wonder how much of the ambivalence towards cars is the fact that nothing really exciting has come out of the industry since GenY became old enough to think about driving. I think it has more to do with the fact that you can't get a new car for anything less than the cost of a kidney on the black market. Factor in credit costs and it makes a lot of sense to not buy a car. Those of us in that age range who do have cars are making do with 15 year old clunkers that do everything we want in a car and probably cost us less than $5,000.
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I moved from Melbourne, Australia to London and the contrast is incredible. I used to live in a city where poublic transport is barely an option and car ownership is more-or-less compulsory. Living in London, the public transport is incredible and I have not missed having a car. Although I will eventually move back to Melbourne, I'm not looking forward to car ownership becuase living in a city really sucks the fun out of driving a car.
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You may have heard about Lotus' new 2010 F1 car, the T127 with a 2.4l Cosworth V8, but wanted something a little more tame Worry no more thanks to the all new track-only Lotus T125 Exos (equipped with a 3.5l Cosworth V8 putting out 640bhp) that you can actually drive through the Lotus "Exos Experience." I would love to know how exclusive that club is because drat    
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sacre posted:I moved from Melbourne, Australia to London and the contrast is incredible. I used to live in a city where poublic transport is barely an option and car ownership is more-or-less compulsory. Melbourne's public transport isn't even that bad - I know a lot of people who've moved there chasing better pay and even the few who have cars barely use them. Edit: of course that does depend on where you live in Melbourne
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MonkeyNutZ posted:You may have heard about Lotus' new 2010 F1 car, the T127 with a 2.4l Cosworth V8, According to the Lotus Racing facebook and twitter page, they're bringing back the black and gold livery for the 2011 season.
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MonkeyNutZ posted:You may have heard about Lotus' new 2010 F1 car, the T127 with a 2.4l Cosworth V8, but wanted something a little more tame Oh my. 
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Anyone eve wish for a convertible Nissan Murano? 2011 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet World Debut - Nov. 17th at the Los Angeles Auto Show The world’s first all-wheel drive crossover convertible, delivers the open-air exhilaration of a convertible while extending the versatility of the Murano in exciting new ways. With room for four adults, space for golf bags or luggage (even with the top down), and a premium level interior, the Murano CrossCabriolet represents a breakthrough in concept and design. Set to go on sale in early 2011.
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Mr. Apollo posted:Anyone eve wish for a convertible Nissan Murano? wtf is the point?
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travisray2004 posted:wtf is the point? I'm sure somebody will want to drop the top and incite jealousy in the hearts of their Cayenne-having neighbors.
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You know if you lower it by a foot it's not a bad looking car
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All I can think of is hooning the poo poo out of it all over a muddy field with the top down, preferably with it belonging to someone else.
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Slothophile posted:You know if you lower it by a foot it's not a bad looking car It reminded me of the Renault Wind concept:  If you throw in the 370Z cabrio, you have a 3 model lineup that share a certain design. The production Wind doesn't look like that, though: http://imgur.com/phIjs.jpg
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Mr. Apollo posted:Anyone eve wish for a convertible Nissan Murano? How does this extend the versatility of the Murano?
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grover posted:How does this extend the versatility of the Murano? I already said, it gives you new ways to be a big prat.
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Mr. Apollo posted:Anyone eve wish for a convertible Nissan Murano? Its almost a convertible people mover.
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obeyasia posted:Its almost a convertible people mover. The "breakthrough in concept and design" is that Nissan did not destroy any car washes during testing.
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Slothophile posted:You know if you lower it by a foot it's not a bad looking car That's the weirdest thing about Nissan's crossover lineup (Rogue, Murano, Juke); they look kinda "off" unless they're lowered, especially the Rogue and Juke (well, the Juke looks off, regardless). leica posted:Living in Florida requires a car because the public transportation sucks and everything is so sprawled out. Not to mention in the summer time you'd die of heat exhaustion riding a bike anywhere, so owning a car with working A/C is paramount. I still try not to spend too much money on cars though, I get cheap dependable cars that require little if any maintenance and have the bare minimum insurance. Cars can be surprisingly cheap to own if you know what to look for. It's the same way with Austin, unless you live in the absolute heart of the city (and even then). You can kinda get away with not owning a car if you live in just the right places, but the whole area is so spread out that, unless your social/work life is confined to a several block radius, you need a car to do much of anything. I don't live in the city proper and I can put on 250+ miles in a good week going to work, friend's houses, bars and whatnot, and I'm what can be considered a "light" driver. The same is true for pretty much any city in America unless you're one of the chosen few that lives in one of the major metros where owning a car can be considered impractical, which is, what, New York, San Francisco and Boston, maybe Chicago and Dallas?
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I found a few articles all related to each other through Jalopnik about the new Lamborghini V12 coming out. http://jalopnik.com/5690504/hear-the-new-lamborghini-v12-in-action http://jalopnik.com/5690136/i-am-lamborghinis-new-beating-v12-heart http://jalopnik.com/5690495/a-farewell-to-the-old-lamborghini-v12?skyline=true&s=i Simply amazing that their last V12 lasted from 1963 to 2010. quote:We told you this weekend Lamborghini's Murcielago replacement will feature a 6.5-liter V12 engine with an output of 700hp at 8,250 RPM and max torque of 509 lb/ft of torque at 5,500 RPM. Here it is. More below. quote:Lamborghini's filed a claim with the U.S. trademark office on the name "Aventador." Some believe it's the new name for the Italian automaker's Murcielago-replacing supercar. Below, what the name means and specifications we expect for this new raging bull.
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The new turbo Buick/Opel looks pretty loving awesome. http://www.insideline.com/buick/regal/2012/2012-buick-regal-gs-first-look.html
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Yeah, but not compared.. to this.. http://www.icars.sg/2010/16336/all-new-bmw-6-series-convertible-unveiled/ Brand new BMW 6-serie convertible.. drooling, seriously.. Also the Norwegian site I first read about it on had the best typo in a long time. They said that the roof retracts electronically, and that it only takes 19 minutes. hahaha
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Autism Sundae posted:The new turbo Buick/Opel looks pretty loving awesome. It looks a beaut, but I wonder how price/performance will work out against its competitors. The VXR didn't fare that well against an S4 on that 5th Gear review. And I'm honestly wondering how many people are aching to buy a manual tranny Buick right now. 2000? 5000?
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Autism Sundae posted:The new turbo Buick/Opel looks pretty loving awesome. Don't know if I'm a fan of the bangle butt-esque chrome on the rear, but other than that it looks pretty good.
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Goddamn, why isn't this car AWD?!?
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kimbo305 posted:It looks a beaut, but I wonder how price/performance will work out against its competitors. The VXR didn't fare that well against an S4 on that 5th Gear review. And I'm honestly wondering how many people are aching to buy a manual tranny Buick right now. 2000? 5000? Yeah, I think its potential will be heavily tied to its price. If it's within 2K or so of an A4 then I don't see many people going for it, but it's a different story if Buick undercuts it by 5K or more. And it's no S4, but I'd buy and drive the poo poo out of Insignia VXR.
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travisray2004 posted:Goddamn, why isn't this car AWD?!?  
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Autism Sundae posted:The new turbo Buick/Opel looks pretty loving awesome. Is the GS trim supposed to be the same as the VXR/OPC?
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Openknees posted:Is the GS trim supposed to be the same as the VXR/OPC? No, it's not.
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Autism Sundae posted:The new turbo Buick/Opel looks pretty loving awesome. Is that a vauxhall insignia? Ugh.
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