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Looks good on paper.
A 16 yr. old will be better off in the long run without being given one of these cars. What would they have to look forward to, or earn themselves? A Saleen S7 :confuse:
Lunatic fringe reporting for duty sir
I'd argue that LPS in the future will be self driven. But at least we'll have our fun on the race track.
Looks good on paper.
Feels even better in person.
Hmmm...if this were so (and I have no clue whether it is), then wouldn't it be checked out and/or replaced during regularly scheduled maintenance? (Not that I remember any mention of it during any of the car's service visits.) To knowingly have a non-functional airbag in a car that's just been serviced makes about as much sense as neglecting to replace the brake pads and rotors when they've worn down to where they can't stop the car.
I'm sure that self-driving cars will have a "manual override" mode (they always do in the movies) so I'm not worried.
Ideal with two cars? Maybe for you.
My ideal is one and only one car. And that car would be a BMW M5. With an M5 who needs a sports car? And in addtion the M5 is a practical family hauler. It is two cars in one. . If I had an M5 I would never ever have a roving eye for a second car, not even for a sexy red 911.
There are kids driving Ferraris out there. So, the race will never end.
Instead, I might consider finding him a new school where Civics are the norm. And the kid can upgrade to a bimmer if he work part time and pay the differece himself.
Lat time I checked there were no expiration dates on any of the bullets that I happen to have. Do they use a different type of explosive?
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Shipo
(1) the time horizon is way beyond warranty
(2) it would be very very expensive to replace all the airbags.
Like I said, the info I had was off the top of my head from reading something years ago. A quick search right now yielded this:
http://channels.netscape.com/autos/package.jsp?name=autos/airbag_bomb1
I dont know what the pricing is in the USA for the M5, but in Canada a BMW M5 is equivalent in price to:
BMW 530 + 2 Miatas = BMW M5
2 BMW 530s slightly =< 1 BMW M5
For myself a M5 purchase is merely hypothetical because I find the Canadian prices a rip off. In Canada all small volume cars like the M5 are overpiced when compared to US prices.
The reason for such mispricing is because such low volume cars provide no economies of scale in spreading Canadian regualtory costs( Safety test, emissions/environment etc.)
It tends to want to surge forward in stop and go traffic.
Just what I've read. Have not driven one yet.
Of course, this relates only to Lexus, not to any of the other walking time bombs out there.
Afterthought: I'd like to see some real numbers, and not simply speculation, on how often spontaneous deployment actually occurs.
Porsche lists 0-60 for the GT3 at 4.2 sec, while BMW lists 4.5 sec for the new M5.
The electronically-limited top speed for the USA-spec M5 is 155mph, but the Euro-spec (no limiter) is 205mph. Porsche claims the 2007 GT3 will have a top speed of 193mph.
It depends what specific track you're on, but I think a head-to-head race would be pretty close. Regardless, I'd love to watch!
http://www.autospies.com/article/index.asp?articleId=6752&categoryId=1
Yeah, that's why I said that "it depends what specific track you're on", but I think both would still be pretty neck-and-neck through turns and straight-aways.... As I also said, I'd like to watch the race regardless of what kind of track it is.
If you'd like to see what the new M5 can do to the old one though, check out this video.
That's not just a normal "old" E39 M5, either... That's a Dinan S2!
Anyways, it looks like both are fairly even at lower gears, but once they starting getting up there, the new E60 M5 leaves it well behind.
Also note that there is not a single Japanese LPS owned among the top 10(the 88 Mazda B series pickup does not count)
Here is the list of their autos:
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Can you imagine seeing Paul Allen pull up to the local gas station in his Mazda pickup? LOL! I think those trucks are a piece to begin with, but to see one of the wealthiest men in the world driving one.... I guess the Porsche balances it out. :P
I'm more disappointed in Michael Dell than any of the others. For the Hummer, that is...
Two cars are always better than one--especially if you have a daily drive so you don't have to compromise on the sports car.
Does anybody know if Bill Gates has a son by the name of
"Greg is a god at 13"
I am willing to wager that the cars you see in affluent high schools will not match the list of cars owned by the wealthiest billionaires.
All except Warren Buffett of course. His house is worth like $700,000. I have no idea what the guy does with his money. Just keeps on investing, and giving to charity I guess.
1) Those that worked their tails off for years.
2) Those that made their money relatively quickly with the "killer app", dot-com bubble, or other singular idea at the right time.
3) Those that made their money the really old-fashioned way--they inherited it.
Group one owns the inconspicuous nice car down to the old beater.
Group two owns the 959's and other flashy/expensive cars.
Group three owns the Bentleys and Rolls.
The really rich folks seem to drive nice, but oddly inexpensive or older versions of expensive cars that they got years ago. I don't personally know the most recent (former) owner of the Cincinnati Reds, but he eats at the same medium upscale restaurant as I -- he has a Rolls.
Other very well off people based on either reputation or personal knowledge drive, for instance, the most expensive Lexus made but it has over 200,000 miles on it and it has been repainted twice and had lots of TLC to keep it going.
Another such individual drives a Honda mini van and has a very nice SRX with all the toys on it. The third such person I know drives an Avalon. The president of a software company that I know drives BMW's -- one at a time, has had a two seater, followed by a coupe followed by a five then a 7 and now back to the Z car. He is all over the board. Once a $75,000+ car then a $39,000 car.
Another guy buys Audi A6's w/ the 4.2's probably topping out at $63K.
The guy who owns the BMW store is often seen in his 1997 M3 or his 2006 X3. Who knows what's what.
The [former] owner of the Audi store has an A6 and a Boxster. The sales manager, however, has an A8L.
The guy that sold me mine had an A6, now has an A4 avant.
My millionaire next door cousin drives ONLY cars that cost "a couple of thousand dollars." Yet he has a million dollar apartment in Venice, Italy and more commercial real estate than he can remember.
Now HE bothers me, for his cars are literally rickety and have bald tires and barely working accessories, such as the wipers.
Takes all kind in this LPS world.
OK, so I sit here today on casual Friday with my Tissot watch but wearing my Prada Shoes -- shoes bought and paid for by Audi of America in recognition of my long and loyal patronage. What makes them worth nearly $400 -- thanks to Audi for buying them for me with a Nieman Marcus gift card!
To repeat: takes all kinds.
"Odd" though that there is a paucity of Japanese cars in the list, don't you think?
Have a great weekend, spring, here in Cincinnapolis, is in the air.
:shades:
But my question is this: what is the best car to get for me? I'm 21 yrs old -- looking for a luxurious and enjoyable ride.. but I want a bit of kick in the car as well (so 525 is out of the question, and I'm not a fan of the new BMW styling anyway). My primary focus right now is on a m45 sport, but it seems many people here are fans of Audi and Lexus. I will be leasing, and ~700 a month is my cutoff... so unfortunetly I can't really allow myself an E55 or a 750 just yet.
The next big question is how much a stick is worth to you, because that shakes out most of 'em.
Personally, I'm not that big of a fan of the new A6, but if you want a V8 and AWD, the Infiniti is automatically out.
If you like the M45 sport, I dont think you're going to like the GS430. The computer brakes and computer steering take away just about all the fun, and while technically VDIM can be shut down (using a fun 13 step service code every time you start the car) its not the right car for the performance minded driver. The GS300 is actually more fun to drive, too bad it has just 245hp.
Also, when you literally can have anything you want, any time you want it, it kind of takes the fun out of getting it. So why bother?