Re: i wish i bought a faster car...

Dodge · by Dodge on Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:19 pm

did you....did you delete your post?

Honor · by Honor on Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:20 pm

eh, i will pay it off and then get a used m3 or g35 sedan or something.

Honor · by Honor on Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:20 pm

Dodge wrote:did you....did you delete your post?

yes. i changed my mind. :rapist:

Honor · by Honor on Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:21 pm

Dodge wrote:oh..no wonder it has no balls haha, even 240's with autos are complete dogs

fuck that man, my car runs mid 11s. :dunnas:

Dodge · by Dodge on Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:33 pm

1/8th mile?

Honor · by Honor on Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:41 pm

no, 0-60

Omni · by Omni on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:01 am

honor m4n wrote:
Talon wrote:
honor m4n wrote:I know, but I drive a 2006 Sentra 1.8S with like 125hp, even a 4 cyl Altima would have owned me.

Man, that sucks.

You have no idea.

I drove an escort station wagon. 88hp.

Honor · by Honor on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:04 am

Ah, the Green Rocket

Benfolio · by Benfolio on Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:48 am

Nothing beats the 92hp Talon DL I had. 1.8L 2 valves per cylinder :talon2:

ascona · by ascona on Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:32 am

Benfolio wrote:Nothing beats the 92hp Talon DL I had. 1.8L 2 valves per cylinder

55hp 1.2, 2 valves per cilinder.

i still kind of miss my twingo from time to time...

my materia is a slow gutless thing...... and i can completely see how this thread got started.. i once got passed by an alto on the highway....

Talon · by Talon on Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:45 am

millertime wrote: Now, Every time I get in my car, even to go to the store I say to myself "I love my car".

This.

All of this 'my car is slower than your car talk' yesterday and I was very relieved to recall I had driven the Evo to work and I couldn't wait to unleash all of its 380ish HP on the unsuspecting freeway entrance ramp on the way home. ^_^

Olds · by Olds on Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:59 am

Whoa how did I get quoted as saying "I love my car"

HAHA.

But really I do still like my car, slow or not.

Talon · by Talon on Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:06 am

fix0rzed

Turbofrog · by Turbofrog on Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:18 am

I dig my 0.4 hp ride.

ryguy79 · by ryguy79 on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:01 pm

I love my car but don't really care about fast anymore. Its nice to have a quick car and all, but I'm more interested in being able to get to out of the way places more for my next purchase.

Honor · by Honor on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:19 pm

Talon wrote:
millertime wrote: Now, Every time I get in my car, even to go to the store I say to myself "I love my car".

This.

All of this 'my car is slower than your car talk' yesterday and I was very relieved to recall I had driven the Evo to work and I couldn't wait to unleash all of its 380ish HP on the unsuspecting freeway entrance ramp on the way home.

What do you have done? I thought it was still stock.

Talon · by Talon on Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:37 pm

That car hasn't been stock since a few months since I bought it.

ARC intake with hard tubing intake piping.
Evo IX BPV
Turboback exhause (02 housing back)
Perrin intercooler
MBC
225 fp
Dyno-tune @ like 23psi

I think that's it...

Honor · by Honor on Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:23 pm

Give it to me.

The_Edge · by The_Edge on Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:07 pm

ryguy79 wrote:I love my car but don't really care about fast anymore. Its nice to have a quick car and all, but I'm more interested in being able to get to out of the way places more for my next purchase.

I see an older Jeep Cherokee in your future.

SBF · by SBF on Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:11 pm

Omni wrote:
honor m4n wrote:
Talon wrote:
honor m4n wrote:I know, but I drive a 2006 Sentra 1.8S with like 125hp, even a 4 cyl Altima would have owned me.

Man, that sucks.

You have no idea.

I drove an escort station wagon. 88hp.

I drove a Toyota Corolla Wagon, 92hp DOHC 1.6L, carburated. 0-60 somewhere around 11 seconds.

Wait what year is your Sentra Honor?

Honor · by Honor on Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:49 pm

VS · by VS on Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:50 pm

Growing up is kind of sad. I think the me of the past would be supremely disappointed that I am content with a boring accord. Actually...the current me is pissed, granted I am drunk but fuck man. Ths sht scks ngga rght mllna? Fckn rt rce

Turbofrog · by Turbofrog on Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:59 pm

16 year old me is probably disappointed I don't have a Miata, but 16 year old me was probably a stupid prick.

ryguy79 · by ryguy79 on Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:54 pm

The_Edge wrote:
ryguy79 wrote:I love my car but don't really care about fast anymore. Its nice to have a quick car and all, but I'm more interested in being able to get to out of the way places more for my next purchase.

I see an older Jeep Cherokee in your future.

Actually I've been looking a lot at older land rover discos for a 2nd car.

Benfolio · by Benfolio on Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:41 pm

ryguy79 wrote:
The_Edge wrote:
ryguy79 wrote:I love my car but don't really care about fast anymore. Its nice to have a quick car and all, but I'm more interested in being able to get to out of the way places more for my next purchase.

I see an older Jeep Cherokee in your future.

Actually I've been looking a lot at older land rover discos for a 2nd car.

You just have a ton of money, eh?

SBF · by SBF on Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:46 pm

honor m4n wrote:2006

Yeah that's sad that my '89 Corolla Wagon is as fast as your 2006 Sentra 0-60...... :lol:

00ranger · by 00ranger on Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:50 pm

haha, speaking of dogs i was driving a 98 or 99 auto corolla with like 160k on it for work the other day. made the manual scion box i was driving today seem amazing

Wookie 5.6 · by Wookie 5.6 on Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:32 pm

Talon wrote:
millertime wrote: Now, Every time I get in my car, even to go to the store I say to myself "I love my car".

This.

All of this 'my car is slower than your car talk' yesterday and I was very relieved to recall I had driven the Evo to work and I couldn't wait to unleash all of its 380ish HP on the unsuspecting freeway entrance ramp on the way home.

It is nice to hit 95 on the on-ramp isn't it?

Olds · by Olds on Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:17 pm

Turbofrog wrote:16 year old me is probably disappointed I don't have a Miata, but 16 year old me was probably a stupid prick.

Olds · by Olds on Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:17 pm

ryguy79 wrote:
The_Edge wrote:
ryguy79 wrote:I love my car but don't really care about fast anymore. Its nice to have a quick car and all, but I'm more interested in being able to get to out of the way places more for my next purchase.

I see an older Jeep Cherokee in your future.

Actually I've been looking a lot at older land rover discos for a 2nd car.

You must really like visiting your mechanic...

Honor · by Honor on Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:55 am

there is an '02 Z28 6 spd with 35k miles near me for sale for the same price i paid for my sentra :undies:

i drove one before, and even lugging mine and omni's fat asses around, it was still a beast.

Honor · by Honor on Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:02 am

SBF wrote:
honor m4n wrote:2006

Yeah that's sad that my '89 Corolla Wagon is as fast as your 2006 Sentra 0-60......

it seems like they never give a shit about making the economy models faster through the years, but the higher models like maxima, altima, camry, accord, etc. get faster every few years. the sentras and corollas and civics are pretty much as slow as they always were.

Turbojett · by Turbojett on Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:45 am

16 year old me is probably sorely disappointed in 28 year old me.

Dodge · by Dodge on Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:11 am

16 year old me just realized the 22 year old me has had 5 of the cars 16 year old me wanted <_<

00ranger · by 00ranger on Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:24 am

if you wanted a 240 when you were 16 and youve had 5 of them that doesnt count

ryguy79 · by ryguy79 on Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:30 am

Olds wrote:
ryguy79 wrote:
The_Edge wrote:
ryguy79 wrote:I love my car but don't really care about fast anymore. Its nice to have a quick car and all, but I'm more interested in being able to get to out of the way places more for my next purchase.

I see an older Jeep Cherokee in your future.

Actually I've been looking a lot at older land rover discos for a 2nd car.

You must really like visiting your mechanic...

Omni · by Omni on Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:54 pm

honor m4n wrote:
SBF wrote:
honor m4n wrote:2006

Yeah that's sad that my '89 Corolla Wagon is as fast as your 2006 Sentra 0-60......

it seems like they never give a shit about making the economy models faster through the years, but the higher models like maxima, altima, camry, accord, etc. get faster every few years. the sentras and corollas and civics are pretty much as slow as they always were.

That's probably because most people buying them aren't really interested in speed. If they were they'd get something like a maxima instead. Econoboxes are just that, all about saving money and honestly I think you made the right choice for now. Paying off your debt and shit is a lot more important than a little fun on the way to work.

Honor · by Honor on Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:25 pm

i think what i will probably do is pay off the sentra and keep it as a snow/rain/alternate car and get some sort of muscle car like ive always wanted..

TheLightedPath · by TheLightedPath on Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:48 pm

One word for this thread. Motorcycle.

Swerve · by Swerve on Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:28 pm

millertime wrote:
Talon wrote:
Olds wrote:Fuck, my car has only 130 hp and what I suspect is a slipping clutch. Still gets me around well enough.

I'm starting to see the car more and more as a tool....

HOLY FUCK I'M BECOMING WALLY! NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

That's because that's what an econo-box essentially is. If you had an STi or, even a tier up, Porsche, you may not think that way. Depends on how you define your own car: is it a point-a to point-b economy car or is it an engineering and aesthetic work of art?

That's how I feel about my Subaru vs Evo, anyway. The Subaru is exactly what I wanted for a dd car, but it really makes me realize how awesome the Evo is and how much better it is in virtually every way.

I completely agree with Talon. I used to drive a civic and I thought "not bad, it gets me where I want to go, I can pass people on the highway without too much trouble". However, I was in the market for an AWD car and was looking at a WRX and figured thats all I really need, heck, its more than I need.

Then I went for a ride in raska's STI....... I was sold, but couldn't convince myself to part with 50 grand..... Then I test drove it myself. I bought one a week later. Now, Every time I get in my car, even to go to the store I say to myself "I love my car".

A 135i is really tempting. Only problem is there are so many great used cars out there I could get into for less than a third of the price. Indecision will probably keep me in the MR2 until I write it off.