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Most of them in Florida.
-juice
And yes, S2k's are scarce, the Miata sells somehting like 5:1. Up here in MA, you are more likely to see an S2k than a new Solstice though. Those are rare birds.
Also saw a grey Yukon XL and a black Escalade.
Also 2 Bentley Flying Spurs, black and silver.
Mercedes CLK350 convertible.
Nissan Sentra
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Pretty smart, IMHO, they added nice heated leather seats and a moonroof, and delete the boy-racer spoilers and wild paint, for a sleeper sports sedan look. It appeals to a different buyer then the regular STI, too, which is much more showy.
Best part? The price is the same.
BTW, the current look for the Impreza is selling quite well, sales are way up despite the model being very dated (it came out in 2002).
-juice
With 300hp, they will only see you from behind, anyway..
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I have photos, which I may be able to load up in the next 24 hrs. I took several while they were in the process of retracting and folding the top.
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There is a guy who made a two-engine D, one in front and one in the back. The one in the front was from a Prelude.
John Z. was going to partner with Nissan and buy engines from them for his new car, but alas nothing came to fruition and now he's gone.
If there was no other choice but to choose from a Japanese manufacturer, I would go with Nissan. The words small, peppy, exciting and powerful comes to mind. In fact, there's a guy with an Infiniti engine in his D now.
Also saw a new maroon MDX next to me in traffic today.
-juice
I don't know about that Ted. Do you know all the sweet cars that can be had for 40 grand? You could have a new G35 coupe with 300 horsepower or a Delorean with an Accord engine? DeLoreans are curiosities but it would take a load of work to get more than 10 grand for one. Maybe if you tubbed one out and put a blown 350 Chevy in it, you could be 15.
I don't know about that Ted. Do you know all the sweet cars that can be had for 40 grand? You could have a new G35 coupe with 300 horsepower or a Delorean with an Accord engine? DeLoreans are curiosities but it would take a load of work to get more than 10 grand for one. Maybe if you tubbed one out and put a blown 350 Chevy in it, you could be 15.
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But best of all was the Ferrari F430 Spider that zoomed by me.
Also, there is a DeLorean that has an Infiniti engine, not the G35 though. And there is one with a 350 too. Pretty nice setup the guy has!
Saw a new Expedition XL with the blacked out grill and all, not too bad either.
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Of course you can get a great modern car for $30-40k but that's not really the point. I am imagining a unique headturner like a DMC with the practicalilty to drive on a regular basis. Much more of a fun car than a real competetitor.
Most people don't realize the PRV in the D is a good reliable engine - it's a Volvo engine for pete's sake! :O )
You can get upgrades from DMC in Texas that will produce 245 horses for the DeLorean, which to me is great! The Stage III will crank out over 300hp!
That's what I plan on doing to mine!
If you google around, you can actually find some of the conversions people have done, one of the best site's being Tamir Ardon's: http://www.entermyworld.com
He's got a lot if information on his site with pics of some of the diff. engine setups folks have did!
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Also, Lutz should commit seppuku for allowing a front-wheel drive SUV to be sold as a GMC. The old Caballero was pushing it, but this is too much.
Outlook is more huge wagon shaped, and boxier than either by far.
While out at lunch I saw a G6 coupe (still uncommon here) and an Escalade ESV.
-juice
The Outlook is boxy and has that wide, body color C-pillar missing from both others.
The Pacifica looks round and bloated, while the Outlook is boxy and chiseled.
Basically:
* the Pacifica looks like a minivan
* the Outlook seems more like a tall wagon
* the Mazda6 looks more like a sports wagon
I actually think the Outlook resembles the Ford Freestyle more, i.e. a boxy but tall wagon:
-juice
Look at the roof rack. The other two don't even have that.
Look at the C-pillar.
Check out the window Tint.
Check out the fender flares.
GM did it better, but there is an undeniable resemblance there.
-juice
Volvo C30 at the Volvo lot, not a bad looking car. It's going to be competing with the Minis and MB C230s.
New Volvo S80. Looks like a S60, almost hard to tell apart.
Lotus Elise in yellow. Turns a lot of heads.
Porsche Cayman, looks better in real life than in pictures.
And a bunch of the new BMW X5s. About 2 or 3 a day. I always like the X5 even the old version. It's probably the best looking SUV out there right now imo.
Light blue Lambo Murcielago. And a white Gallardo.
Also the new F Superduty trucks. I think the only redesign is the front end on them. they're not all new.
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Also about 5 Ford Edge, a couple new Lexus LS, and an Aston DB9
Nothing really fun has been out recently with the snow in NYC
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Lincoln MKX (finally)
tons of Range Rovers
and Toyota Camrys at every light
Why it's an AMG Tuned R class Merc... the most useless form of supercharged v8 power known to man... On top of that (literally) it had a giant Thule ski box starpped to the roof for extra aerodynamic effect.
What a tool
Two Fits. They went in hiding during the snow, but now that it's melting I started seeing them again.
Maserati coupe behind me in traffic, too.
A few Auras, too.
-juice
ZXW Robb
Also saw an RDX, but it came out sooner and I see many more MDXs.
-juice
...white Cadillac SRX.
...green Chevrolet Malibu Maxx.
Chevy HHR
Slow new car day, I usually see 4-5 new ones.
-juice
Also a yellow Ferrari F430 Spyder.
Maserati Coupe in blue yesterday.
Ford Expedition XL all black.
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They're what, a year old now? Gotta re-engineer those tops.
I have a 14 year old Miata with a cheap aftermarket top that I put on by myself and it fits 10 times better. GM should be embarassed.
-juice
Pretty attractive, if you go for the SUV thing.. Much better looking than the Trailblazer/Envoy models..
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I saw an Acadia on Wednesday when my wife got a test drive offer for a Buick (we didn't even actually drive the car), and the no-haggle price was $41k (already discounted). Yikes. It was loaded up, but still. And that's with the $1k rebate.
I test drove an Outlook a few weeks ago that was a base, FWD model and the list price was under $30k, so it seems like they cover a very broad range of prices.
-juice
I love the sound of the motor. Overall interior was very well done but a couple things disappointed me:
The key is exactly the same as used in VW (the rectangle switchblade key) except it has a Bentley logo on it.
The tranny shifter pattern plate looks similar to ones in a VW or Audi.
It's kind of disappointing whenb you're spending that much dough on a car.
Sorta like Aston Martins of early 980s were using Ford Taurus steering wheels for a while (because of the airbags).
Or Lotus Esprits were using Saturn SC1 steering wheels as well for the same reason.
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