Being a realist. I want the CTS-V in red.

My XFR is getting to the point where it is time to move on.

(01-14-2015 09:47 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  My XFR is getting to the point where it is time to move on.

(01-14-2015 09:51 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 09:47 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  My XFR is getting to the point where it is time to move on.

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It's actually been flawless.

(01-14-2015 07:20 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 06:49 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Meh. Looks like the same Miata that was released in 1990.

I'll take this off-road beast in a crew cab for $35,000

When you achieve the perfect formula you don't go throwing it away. The Miata is the benchmark by which all Roadsters are judged ... even inferior ones by Germans costing 3 times more. BMW got close ONCE with a Z4 hard top. Then threw it away.

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Your truck seems to have a Government Motors tag. Would you like help finding a Raptor, or would you like to continue being foolish?

Dad retired from GM so I get discounts. The Raptor doesn't come in a diesel. This truck will be much better.

(01-14-2015 07:20 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 06:49 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Meh. Looks like the same Miata that was released in 1990.

I'll take this off-road beast in a crew cab for $35,000

When you achieve the perfect formula you don't go throwing it away. The Miata is the benchmark by which all Roadsters are judged ... even inferior ones by Germans costing 3 times more. BMW got close ONCE with a Z4 hard top. Then threw it away.

Ummmm... NO. Let me help.

(01-14-2015 09:52 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  It's actually been flawless.

How much on the clock?

(01-14-2015 10:00 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 09:52 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  It's actually been flawless.

How much on the clock?

A little under 40k miles.

In my personal experience a Jag is a better made car than anything German.

(01-14-2015 09:47 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Being a realist. I want the CTS-V in red.

My XFR is getting to the point where it is time to move on.

$70,000 realist?

(01-14-2015 08:50 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  I finally had my first ***ty experience with Mazda yesterday.

I had one as well that won't necessarily keep me away from Mazda, especially the Mazda 3.

I had a turbo CX-7 where one day on a long drive at regular hwy speeds I lost the ability to accelerate normally. The turbo went out, natch. This was just after the OEM tires ran out of tread around 25,000 miles. 25k miles WTF MAZDA!

Mazda paid for my rental car without argument, repaired the whole thing under warranty, but the length of repair (like 7 days!) and the fact that the vehicle broke down in the Wisconsin Dells where the closest Mazda dealer was in La Crosse and I lived in Minneapolis soured me on the whole thing.

Also, Mazda xenon headlights are a fools errand and twice cost me 100% more than a regular headlight replacement. I will work hard to make sure my next new car doesn't have xenon headlights.

I liked the car, otherwise. We put bigger more aggressive, cambered tires on which filled out the wheel wells better and really made the CX-7 look cool. For as cool as a beige Mazda CUV could look, I guess.

(01-14-2015 09:58 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  Ummmm... NO. Let me help.

That is not a car. Cars have roofs. And places they can be taken to be readily serviced. And don't require helmets. And have a roll over crumple zone that isn't your skull.

That is a featherweight racer. That is very old. Looks sexy ... but like your childhood pinup models, you wouldn't want to have it as your daily driver today.

(01-14-2015 10:07 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 09:47 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Being a realist. I want the CTS-V in red.

My XFR is getting to the point where it is time to move on.

$70,000 realist?

I like cars.

I'd be willing to bet the new V will be close to $100k with Cadillac's new take on pricing and the fact the car will be the best in the world, for now, at what it is.

(01-14-2015 10:07 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 08:50 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  I finally had my first ***ty experience with Mazda yesterday.

I had one as well that won't necessarily keep me away from Mazda, especially the Mazda 3.

I had a turbo CX-7 where one day on a long drive at regular hwy speeds I lost the ability to accelerate normally. The turbo went out, natch. This was just after the OEM tires ran out of tread around 25,000 miles. 25k miles WTF MAZDA!

Mazda paid for my rental car without argument, repaired the whole thing under warranty, but the length of repair (like 7 days!) and the fact that the vehicle broke down in the Wisconsin Dells where the closest Mazda dealer was in La Crosse and I lived in Minneapolis soured me on the whole thing.

Also, Mazda xenon headlights are a fools errand and twice cost me 100% more than a regular headlight replacement. I will work hard to make sure my next new car doesn't have xenon headlights.

I liked the car, otherwise. We put bigger more aggressive, cambered tires on which filled out the wheel wells better and really made the CX-7 look cool. For as cool as a beige Mazda CUV could look, I guess.

If the tires were OEM entry performance tires, 30K is about what those get you.

Tire pro tip: Riken. Riken is actually Michelin. But made in Malaysia. When Obama passed the Chinese tire import tariff it destroyed the cheap tire market. Suddenly brands like Riken flourished. You're basically getting a Michelin performance rated tire ... at $120/ea. You'll probably have to poke around a bit to find them though. They lasted me about 35-40k miles, which is about what you expect on an entry level performance tire. And I drove mine with a knack for misbehaving on twisty roads and interstate ramps.

(01-14-2015 10:12 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 10:07 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 09:47 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Being a realist. I want the CTS-V in red.

My XFR is getting to the point where it is time to move on.

$70,000 realist?

I like cars.

I'd be willing to bet the new V will be close to $100k with Cadillac's new take on pricing and the fact the car will be the best in the world, for now, at what it is.

Do you want the 2 door or 4 door? The 2 door at the dealership now is $70,000 with 550hp (I think). Is that not enough? If it is going to be $100,000 then they need to create another model. It is still hard for me to get my mind around spending $100,000 for a car whose base model was $35,000 only 2 years ago.

(01-14-2015 10:16 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 10:12 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 10:07 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 09:47 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Being a realist. I want the CTS-V in red.

My XFR is getting to the point where it is time to move on.

$70,000 realist?

I like cars.

I'd be willing to bet the new V will be close to $100k with Cadillac's new take on pricing and the fact the car will be the best in the world, for now, at what it is.

Do you want the 2 door or 4 door? The 2 door at the dealership now is $70,000 with 550hp (I think). Is that not enough? If it is going to be $100,000 then they need to create another model. It is still hard for me to get my mind around spending $100,000 for a car whose base model was $35,000 only 2 years ago.

The ones at the dealerships are the old models, of the V at least.

The new one is a 640hp. It's also only going to be available for a while as a four door, which is the one I want. It's based on the new, non Sigma II platform.

I had one of the CTS' that you are talking about, an 08. I got the XFR over that V for exactly the reason you stated. The old V is a 40k car with a serious engine, but everything about it is still like that of a 40k car.

(01-14-2015 10:12 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  the [CTS-V] will be the best in the world, for now, at what it is.

And just what is that, exactly?

The old one

This is a rendering but it looks more like this, and it shows it's based on the new CTS.

(01-14-2015 10:21 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 10:12 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  the [CTS-V] will be the best in the world, for now, at what it is.

And just what is that, exactly?

'Supersedan'

(01-14-2015 10:23 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 10:21 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 10:12 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  the [CTS-V] will be the best in the world, for now, at what it is.

And just what is that, exactly?

'Supersedan'

My recommendation: VW Phaeton. Then Mercedes S-Class.

Alternatives: BMW 5/7 Series. Audi A7/A8.

Up up down down left right left right B A Start
Panamera. Quattroporte. Rapide.

I tell you what I'd like to see, and all I've seen are concepts..

The full size Blazer and Broncos brought back with the back that comes off like they did when they were in production.

(01-14-2015 10:33 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 10:23 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 10:21 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 10:12 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  the [CTS-V] will be the best in the world, for now, at what it is.

And just what is that, exactly?

'Supersedan'

My recommendation: VW Phaeton. Then Mercedes S-Class.

Alternatives: BMW 5/7 Series. Audi A7/A8.

Up up down down left right left right B A Start
Panamera. Quattroporte. Rapide.

Thanks, but I wouldn't touch any of those, minus the Quattroporte.