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

[Reign in Acai]

That pile of scrap also had it's gauges in the center of the console, may as well been absent all together as far as I was concerned. To hell with new vehicles.

 

[lurch70]

current Japanese cars are VERY freaking sterile ... save for maybe Subaru which still has some road feedback.

on a side note ...





POLE in the trunk



and the writing on this website is awesome .... http://donksnob.com/ ... the dude knows his shit though.

 

[dorian gray]

Meh on Japanese cars...never buying one again.

Speaking of un-Japanese cars: GTI or TDI?
I need to know

 

[lurch70]

with the price of diesel the same as regular gas ... and with gasoline engines now getting very close mpg as a diesel .... what's the point of a TDI anymore?

 

[dorian gray]

So.......you're telling me to buy a gti?



Lol...I'm with you though. The diesel is awfully expensive...more than the gti

 

[lurch70]

wtf /// how many cars do you have now? didn't you just buy a VOlvo?

also ... the new Passat ... that thing has the space of an A8 inside. crazy.

 

[dorian gray]

The wheels are about to fall off the subaru. I might get a gti next spring when I'm done with school
Otherwise I'm keeping it together with duct tape

 

[dorian gray]

wtf /// how many cars do you have now? didn't you just buy a VOlvo?

also ... the new Passat ... that thing has the space of an A8 inside. crazy.

have you been in one yet?
Those are the ones made in the new Chattanooga plant, yeah?

 

[lurch70]

yes I have a few times ... amazed that I can sit behind myself in super comfort ... it's like they made it for NBA players and their familes.

so what you're saying the quality might be questionable?

need to drive it ... although I am not buying one this year.

will most likely buy a second hand SUV now that everyone is panic dumping them around here for dirt cheap ... i just need a bigger car "sometimes" for family and hauling larger shit.

 

[dorian gray]

That's a nice looking car. I'm sure the quality is fine.

get you an XC90! I wonder if you'd fit...it's on the smaller end of the big ones. Hella comfortable though

 

[lurch70]

i think the XC90 is smaller inside than the Passat ... I sat in one as well.
Volvo really has one thing I dig now ... the C30 ...

 

[dorian gray]

I like all of their vehicles. If I were to get a small sporty hatch, I should consider the C30 over the GTI....they're just hard to find with a manual.

 

[dorian gray]

oh...and it only seats 4
I must have (technically) five seats

 

[dorian gray]

The GLI is nice too
I like all of VW's cars

The thing that bothers me though is that these little 200 Hp cars with questionable reliability can be optioned out to where they get awfully close to 400 Hp American coupes.

 

[lurch70]

dude ... 2013 Ford Fusion

 

[dorian gray]

Ugh....I cannot drive a ford unless it's a GT
Facking hate fords

 

[MFJ]

Drive a fusion the other day. Great car, not your average ford. My parents have the new Jetta sports wagon TDI. Absolutely incredible machine, gets like 48mpg. Check it out

 

[dorian gray]

I love the Jetta TDI wagon

 

[Reign in Acai]

Waiting for AAA, car completely went to shit on the way back from work. Once this battery/alternator deal is handled, need to drive over to the shop to have my electronic cluster replaced. Last repair, I swear!

 

[dorian gray]

I'll sell you my Outback