Wait.... There are people not from Italy that like Lexus? Ah, yes. The price of a luxury car with all the curbside appeal of a carpet warehouse forklift. There are lots of nice cars i dream (andbonly dream) of owning. I do not get Lexus, or why anybody in their right mind would spend so much money on a glorified Mercury Topaz.
Yup. There historically have been very few Japanese cars that are cutting edge looks wise. Just not their thing. Sadly, the Audi/BMW/Mercedes cars have recently started to look very similar too. Unfortunately, car manufacturers are copycats at heart (Japanese/American/German) and it's rare that you see something that really piques your interest. A few years ago, Audis were turning my head, but now BMW and Mercedes look very similar to them. If money were no object, I'd go Ferrari. If I had a little more money now, I'd go classic (69 Camaro SS, 70 Mustang Boss 302, 60's GTO's). All cars, right now anyway, look very similar to one another. There are not many that I see that I'm like, 'wow, that's different, in a good way.' As with many other things, we are moving to a lowest common denominator world. As long as it doesn't offend/piss anyone off/inspire anything remotely like passion, it must right.
Depending on where he is, he may not be allowed to receive packages. I know Tarrant county lockup doesn't, but you can deposit money in the prisoner's account for the commissary. Iczoro: was he in Huntsville?
I love Audi. My god, their control is insane-- like you're on train rails when you turn. The TT is comically faggy-looking but I love their A-series or whatever you call it. Love the A6 despite how "normal" it looks to some.
Oh, don't get me wrong, I like Audis. Especially the A5 and the RS5? It's the sports version. Anyway, depending on some things over the next year or so, we may end up with a new car. My guess is either the Audi or the BMW 4 Series, my wife is not down with the classic car thing, and not a Mercedes fan. For the record, I'm driving a 2003 Ford Focus that has 100k miles on it. It still runs great, and I don't intend on getting a new car anytime soon. But we have the luxury of not needing a car for work, as we both walk to work. We may put 6k miles a year on the car at this point. So it may be a while until a new car purchase, which is just fine by us.
Dude I am driving an 03 Impala with the sex appeal of a Soviet-era apartment complex. It's shades of silver change per each panel. The inside? 1980's blue cloth n vinyl luxury. A porn shoot in a Wal-Mart is classier. My wife gets the better-handling-much-much-nicer Mazda because a) I always had the nice car before and b) I can handle bad conditions much better in a shitty car.
I'm pretty sure it cries while I drive it: the plus? Super-comfort. Big cars are at least nice to sit in, despite the fact you look like a person-of-interest when you pick up your kid. I sat in one of the new Chargers and my spine telescoped. So goddamn rigid, like those awful school desk chairs they use to secretly cripple special Ed kids.
What about the LFA? This is probably my next purchase: For the current car Ive got a 04 Mitsubishi Ralliart. Its been quite a trooper. Im pleased with my purchase. Almost 200K miles on the sucker and it still plugs along like new.
I drove a one of these with a stiffened suspension / bodykit for a while this summer. Ho-ly shit. It doesn't have a massive amount of power (although it definitely has enough) but it is hands down the MOST fun car I've ever driven. People would stop to take pictures. I didn't take a picture of it but this is close. Black out the windows and rims.
I woke up a few weeks ago to a roughly 100 mph near head on collision in front of my apartment between a Mercedes and a Lexus. The Mercedes burst into flames, coughed up its engine a full thirty feet in front of where the rest of the car came to a stop, and looked like Godzilla had stepped on it. The Lexus came through surprisingly well with some damage to the crumple zone. Not saying I'm 100% sold on Lexus, but I was impressed.
While we're on the topic, here's my trusty steed. She turned 10 last month, and is still going strong. Got me through a hellish nine hour wintery drive yesterday safe and sound! Spoilered for size
They were, and I quote the official fire department statement, "alive when they reached the hospital"
I like Jeeps, but there is this new demographic of Jeep driver I do not like. Jeeps are rugged, meant to be rugged. Off-roading, Baja'ing, mudding and the like. Not given chrome-plated rims and driven through college campuses while blasting Dave Matthews at full volume by Daddy's Boys.