I bought a new car (the "I wanna be like Gugs" thread)...

[dorian gray]

Yeah, the G8 is awesome and is probably Pontiac's most impressive car ever. The GTO was awesome too but no one bought it. The straight-line performance of a Corvette for about 1/2 the price. People thought it looked too much like a Cobalt. I'd happily take a 400 hp Cobalt, thanks.
Face it: GM-buyers are rednecks.

LOL @ Cadillac. Whata a waste.

 

[cthulufhtagn]

when was the last time anybody saw a saturn?

 

[dorian gray]

When's the last time someone saw a 911 GT3 RS?

 

[Tide In Mind Out]

I always liked Saturns & Pontiacs for the most part, except the Saturn Vue when it first came out, and the Pontiac Aztec. Those are disgusting looking vehicles. However, the modern day Vue is one of the better looking SUV's out there right now imo.

 

[lurch70]

what other car co. publishes a story and video you send them in 6 languages on their official blog?

http://www.miniunited.com/web/10224/blog/-/blogs/127722?_33_redirect=/web/guest/start

 

[Reign in Acai]

 

[Vittra]

Haha, love those ads.


Just saw 9 or so Motorcycles on the road walking back from lunch. I need a bike

 

[lurch70]

some jalopnik reader made ones in response
http://jalopnik.com/5213704/bmw-vs-...-turn-billboard-cold-war-hot?skyline=true&s=x

 

[lurch70]

a comprehensive list of which cars are actually built in the US

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/06/19/automobiles/20090619-auto-plants-4.html

 

[lurch70]

this is so fucking sad ... as a car lover, this is blasphemy
http://jalopnik.com/5327580/video-how-to-disable-a-cash-for-clunkers-car

 

[dorian gray]

http://www.fordvehicles.com/cars/taurus/trim/?trim=sho
Not exactly the Taurus of the '80s eh?
365 hp. Goddam. Too bad I don't have $37,000

('cause if I did, I'd be buying a Pontiac G8 GXP)

Attn: rest of world. Your cars suck.

 

[lurch70]

Ford has really been on top of their game lately.
I never liked pick-ups, but that F150 Raptor looks delicious.

 

[dorian gray]

Yeah, definitely.
Now they need to bring back the Ranger FX4 Level 2 or maybe a Raptor version of the Ranger. I'd buy one if I lived out West.

 

[cthulufhtagn]

I'd buy one if I lived out West.

ah, the west. where the streets are paved with gold, buffalo herds roam the interstate, and everyone drives a 4x4. look out for the dysentery.

 

[Nico]

('cause if I did, I'd be buying a Pontiac G8 GXP)

Attn: rest of world. Your cars suck.

O hi, that's a rebadged Australian designed and manufactured Holden Commodore, ie. Australia's most popular car.

 

[dorian gray]

GM owns them shitz.

@Matt: hahaha remember that Simpsons episode when Homer bought the SUV? Wasn't it called the Ranchero?
Anyway, yeah, I was too lazy to qualify my statement about the West. The terrain there IN GENERAL TERMS is different than what you would be off-roading here in the South, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. The Raptor looks designed to blast through desert trails and precarious mountain passes...not the muddy, rocky, rutted trails you would find here. The Ranger FX4 II excelled here, a Raptor version of a Ranger would be wasted.
Just in case you were wondering.

 

[Reign in Acai]

A new car! Two weeks abo but I haven't bought anything since then anyway.

I need to purchase a new (newer used) vehicle. I just dropped 3k on my piece of shit Honda Civic. (Rear brakes, struts, mounts-o-plenty, radiator, oil gasket, golden dipstick). I honestly can't tell much of a difference in the performance of the vehicle. It's like giving an old man a pair of Air Jordan's. The coot isn't going to jump any higher. Blargh, may look in to one of these certified vehicles.

 

[einride]

i really want a car. i have been borrowing various cars over the last month or two and am really getting the taste for drivin around. however i'm not sure that i can afford one!!!

 

[Hell Mike]

i really want a car. i have been borrowing various cars over the last month or two and am really getting the taste for drivin around. however i'm not sure that i can afford one!!!

Sure you can. Do it! As long as you have a job, it's not a problem. If you get an old car and pay it all whäm bäm, it's not a problem either way. Come drink coffee.
I dunno how I would have made it since the age of 18 without a car, not because it would have been impossible in any way but I'm a lazy bastard.

I need to purchase a new (newer used) vehicle. I just dropped 3k on my piece of shit Honda Civic. (Rear brakes, struts, mounts-o-plenty, radiator, oil gasket, golden dipstick). I honestly can't tell much of a difference in the performance of the vehicle. It's like giving an old man a pair of Air Jordan's. The coot isn't going to jump any higher. Blargh, may look in to one of these certified vehicles.

Mine had one previous owner, my mom since '05. It' been well taken care of and just serviced for a fuckbunch of money a month ago and we got a nice deal. That didn't stop it from fucking with us the very day of purchase though (windshield cracked three weeks after changing it and the rear window won't shut properly and the rear wind shield wiper died) but it's taken care of now (or parts waiting).
Never had a car that was this new before, it's kool.

 

[einride]

Sure you can. Do it! As long as you have a job, it's not a problem. If you get an old car and pay it all whäm bäm, it's not a problem either way.

i'm going to start working 50% soon

maybe buying or owning a car will not be a problem but i don't think i will be able to afford much in the way of gasoline