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Offline Solstice2006

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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1500 on: July 22, 2013, 01:31:54 pm »
yup wrong thread, must be have been distracted by my daughter....

Ok I am obsessing about when the next generation Mazda5 will come out with Skyactiv, and a little higher end interior materials like the Mazda6...
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1501 on: July 22, 2013, 03:27:56 pm »
Anybody decipher what today's obsession is?   :D
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1502 on: July 22, 2013, 03:33:18 pm »
Quote from: Weels on July 22, 2013, 03:27:56 pm
Anybody decipher what today's obsession is?   :D

Oh! Very nice! My obsession as well! :skid:
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1503 on: July 22, 2013, 04:12:38 pm »
I just found out that one of my neighbours owns an 800-hp 2003 Hennessey Viper GTS !!!

I heard him revving the engine this afternoon and went to find the source of that wonderful mechanical music.

He was just as interested in my Cobra as I was in his Viper.  We spent the next hour or so swapping car stories.  Too bad the guy's selling his house.
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1504 on: July 22, 2013, 04:15:46 pm »
Quote from: Scarecrow on July 22, 2013, 04:12:38 pm
I just found out that one of my neighbours owns an 800-hp 2003 Hennessey Viper GTS !!!

I heard him revving the engine this afternoon and went to find the source of that wonderful mechanical music.

He was just as interested in my Cobra as I was in his Viper.  We spent the next hour or so swapping car stories.  Too bad the guy's selling his house.
where in Ottawa is this beast! I have seen a red Viper around the Experimental Farm, but I dont think it was an 800hp monster...
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What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1505 on: July 22, 2013, 04:17:32 pm »
Happiness is...

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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1506 on: July 22, 2013, 05:02:12 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on July 22, 2013, 04:15:46 pm
where in Ottawa is this beast! I have seen a red Viper around the Experimental Farm, but I dont think it was an 800hp monster...

For now it's in Hunt Club, but it'll soon be leaving town as I think he might've sold his house today and will be moving out to his farm.

But his Hennessey Viper IS solid red so maybe you did see it around.  Today was the first time I'd ever seen it or met the owner.  If only I'd known sooner we could've done some weekend cruising together.
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1507 on: July 22, 2013, 05:13:01 pm »
Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on July 22, 2013, 03:33:18 pm
Quote from: Weels on July 22, 2013, 03:27:56 pm
Anybody decipher what today's obsession is?   :D

Oh! Very nice! My obsession as well! :skid:

Help me out, maybe a Hybrid, FR-S?
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1508 on: July 22, 2013, 05:17:08 pm »
Quote from: Solstice2006 on July 22, 2013, 05:13:01 pm
Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on July 22, 2013, 03:33:18 pm
Quote from: Weels on July 22, 2013, 03:27:56 pm
Anybody decipher what today's obsession is?   :D

Oh! Very nice! My obsession as well! :skid:

Help me out, maybe a Hybrid, FR-S?

It's a 2012 IS-F. Awesome machine.
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1509 on: July 22, 2013, 07:23:19 pm »
Quote from: Fobroader on July 21, 2013, 11:46:47 pm
Quote from: MD1987 on July 21, 2013, 11:36:59 pm
I'm in love with these cars now...



Probably not what you guys might take as a first choice but I like it!

Have you ridden in a used one?? Holy rattletrap and for fun check out the reliability ratings......
Had one for a couple of years, best ride from Cobourg to TBay
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1510 on: July 22, 2013, 07:27:45 pm »
That has a Northstar in it?  If so, run!  Run away and hide!!
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1511 on: July 22, 2013, 07:36:59 pm »
My dad had an affinity to those the Seville STS for a while....the reliability and build quality was pretty shoddy but boy was she good on the highway. Never bought one but had one for a weekend test drive.
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1512 on: July 22, 2013, 07:48:28 pm »
Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on July 22, 2013, 05:17:08 pm
Quote from: Solstice2006 on July 22, 2013, 05:13:01 pm
Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on July 22, 2013, 03:33:18 pm
Quote from: Weels on July 22, 2013, 03:27:56 pm
Anybody decipher what today's obsession is?   :D

Oh! Very nice! My obsession as well! :skid:

Help me out, maybe a Hybrid, FR-S?

It's a 2012 IS-F. Awesome machine.

Yessir.



It makes a really compelling argument to stretch the budget a bit a lot...this one just happens to be at my nearest Lexus dealer... :shuffle:
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1513 on: July 22, 2013, 07:52:24 pm »
^^What a great car...!!

Bullet-proof, moddable, fast and handles.

Can't ask for much more.
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1514 on: July 22, 2013, 08:48:46 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on July 22, 2013, 07:52:24 pm
^^What a great car...!!

Bullet-proof, moddable, fast and handles.

Can't ask for much more.

Depends on what is more important to you... Sure I appreciate Lexus reliability, the V8 performance factor, and handling.  But from the image above, other than the wheels, how does this look any different from a Lexus IS250?
A car more than 1/2 the price!

If I was spending $70k, I would want something that turns makes me turn my head a bit more... This isn't a jab to Lexus, but it's a little more common in the Luxury segment, a little less so with BMW, as there is no M series sedan.
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1515 on: July 22, 2013, 08:53:16 pm »
Quote from: Solstice2006 on July 22, 2013, 08:48:46 pm
Quote from: rrocket on July 22, 2013, 07:52:24 pm
^^What a great car...!!

Bullet-proof, moddable, fast and handles.

Can't ask for much more.

Depends on what is more important to you... Sure I appreciate Lexus reliability, the V8 performance factor, and handling.  But from the image above, other than the wheels, how does this look any different from a Lexus IS250?
A car more than 1/2 the price!

If I was spending $70k, I would want something that turns makes me turn my head a bit more... This isn't a jab to Lexus, but it's a little more common in the Luxury segment, a little less so with BMW, as there is no M series sedan.

Looks a lot different if you know what a standard IS looks like.  Different hood, fenders, fascia, rockers, bumper, brakes, interior, handbuilt V8, 8 speed transmission, etc. etc. etc..

M3 (and "Ms" in general) didn't look too different from regular BMWs.  Ditto AMG stuff.  All from the same family, and share the family looks.
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1516 on: July 22, 2013, 08:54:08 pm »
Quote from: Solstice2006 on July 22, 2013, 08:48:46 pm
as there is no M series sedan.

uhhhhhh

EDIT: anyways, personally I appreciate the relative stealthiness of the IS-F. I don't want like a crazy paint stripe or something...subtle changes are best. Audi does it really well.





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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1517 on: July 22, 2013, 08:55:53 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on July 22, 2013, 08:53:16 pm
Quote from: Solstice2006 on July 22, 2013, 08:48:46 pm
Quote from: rrocket on July 22, 2013, 07:52:24 pm
^^What a great car...!!

Bullet-proof, moddable, fast and handles.

Can't ask for much more.

Depends on what is more important to you... Sure I appreciate Lexus reliability, the V8 performance factor, and handling.  But from the image above, other than the wheels, how does this look any different from a Lexus IS250?
A car more than 1/2 the price!

If I was spending $70k, I would want something that turns makes me turn my head a bit more... This isn't a jab to Lexus, but it's a little more common in the Luxury segment, a little less so with BMW, as there is no M series sedan.

Looks a lot different if you know what a standard IS looks like.  Different hood, fenders, fascia, rockers, bumper, brakes, interior, handbuilt V8, 8 speed transmission, etc. etc. etc..

M3 (and "Ms" in general) didn't look too different from regular BMWs.  Ditto AMG stuff.  All from the same family, and share the family looks.

But its an auto-transmission....
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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1518 on: July 22, 2013, 08:56:56 pm »
Quote from: Solstice2006 on July 22, 2013, 08:48:46 pm
Quote from: rrocket on July 22, 2013, 07:52:24 pm
^^What a great car...!!

Bullet-proof, moddable, fast and handles.

Can't ask for much more.

Depends on what is more important to you... Sure I appreciate Lexus reliability, the V8 performance factor, and handling.  But from the image above, other than the wheels, how does this look any different from a Lexus IS250?
A car more than 1/2 the price!

If I was spending $70k, I would want something that turns makes me turn my head a bit more... This isn't a jab to Lexus, but it's a little more common in the Luxury segment, a little less so with BMW, as there is no M series sedan.

At that price, VM M3 sedan for this guy, 6 spd manual and its a bloody M car!!

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Re: What car have you been obsessing about today?
« Reply #1519 on: July 22, 2013, 08:58:32 pm »
Quote from: Black Hatch on July 22, 2013, 08:55:53 pm


But its an auto-transmission....

What's your point?  It shifts faster than ANY manual.

No manuals in Ferraris either...do they suck also?

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