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Originally posted by turbski View PostToo bad bmw doesn't go retro and re introduce a model based off the e30 chasis. Much like the dart, challenger, supra etc.
it would have to be manual only of course, 🤣 gotta keep all the kids with to much money from snapping them up.85% of the time i have no idea what I'm doing
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I don't have too much to add other than there was a new BRZ at the local track the other day. I thought it looked very grown up compared to the old one.
this particular one had fairly large aftermarket wheels of some kind, slightly lower and some extra carbon lips, perhaps not how i would do modify but as a car it looked pretty great. Front looks better than the rear. 2.4L over the 2L has to be better and the internet reviewers all seem to suggest its a nice improvement.
Waiting list is through the roof here though, i think its over 12 months to get one.
Tell you what looks cool though. That GR Corolla...
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Originally posted by Northern View PostI'm going to be honest, I don't like the facelift they did on the BRZ/etc. I think the first gen looks current/good, but basically buying one new is the way to go because their used prices are too high.
Wish they had something >250HP, would be interested in an STI variant if it ever came out.
As it sits, I think it's a great base platform for tinkering, begging for better powerplant/suspension/wheels.
I was also looking at the F56 Mini JCW, back when they were starting at $35k CAD. A lot of car for the money, but I ended up with a used R56 with the year/model/options I wanted and I'm happy with that.
Now they're $46k base with the junk filled "Premier+" package is lumped into the base MSRP and I don't know if you can even get one now without all the extra junk, so pass.
Interested in the Nissan Z, but they still haven't released the MSRP and I want to wait a few years into production before I would genuinely be interested.
Supra falls into this category, but I assume it'll be more expensive, and no manual offering is a dealbreaker.
I'll be watching the Corolla GR, I think the guesses of 30k MSRP is laughable, and would expect like 45k?
As far as non-fun cars go - If I can get another year or two out of my Outback, I think I'd look into replacing it with something comparable but electric - Model Y Long Range or Performance are basically the only option at the moment. I would think more seriously about it if the prices didn't just shoot way up. Probably best to wait for some competition and the end of both the semiconductor/car shortage and the war in Ukraine.
I did a 180 on my opinion of the BRZ/GR86 facelift. Huge fan now, I think seeing a few in person really changed my mind.
At the price they are, I would buy one, throw a turbo on it, and go. Maybe wheels and tires and some sporty things, but I think it's the best tuner platform out there at the moment.
Also depressing that the F56 JCW is now >50k CAD even before taxes/delivery... Who would even pay that?
I received an email from Toyota for the Corolla GR, with a link to an application that is obviously trying to gauge how much of an "Influencer" you are to determine if you are allowed to buy one... Fuck off Toyota.
Also my excitement for the Nissan Z has vanished. Between issuing them to influencers 3+mo before they even announced pricing, and pricing coming out at almost DOUBLE what the outgoing car was? Hell to the no. For the extra 10k to get a Supra (which now comes in manual), I'm getting the Supra 10 times out of 10.
At this point I'm 100% not buying an electric car. Zero interest in anything Tesla. Would love a plugin hybrid wagon of some kind. Volvo V60 Recharge was on my mind for a few months but the power figures are basically fake, so I'm back to looking at old shit.Originally posted by priapismMy girl don't know shit, but she bakes a mean cupcake.Originally posted by shamesonUsually it's best not to know how much money you have into your e30
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I think the new BRZ/GR86 is a great car.
If I were to buy new "car" I'd get the FL5 Civic Type R. Because practical-ish. Really liked my FK8, but they improved on everything with the FL5.
Too bad the new one will be 20k over MSRP probably everywhere... not that I could fathom spending even MSRP, I'm too cheap.
Rather throw silly amounts at an E30 project for now. Really trying to resist urges and have only 2 vehicles for me.
Next car will be something for the wife, bigger yet still good to great MPGs. A Rivian R1S would do nicely as the family vehicle but I'm not in that tax bracket.
On paper leaning towards RAV4 hybrid or similar. Even then, will look at barely used cars when the market calms some.Last edited by DEV0 E30; 11-03-2022, 10:18 AM.
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I'm at the point in my life where I can afford a decent new car and none of it interests me, so I'm driving my beat old 30 and putting a new engine and big turbo on what was, as far as I can tell, the cheapest slicktop E34 wagon in the nation at the time . I suppose if pressed to buy new I'd get an RS3, they are fast, practical, and not terrible ugly. I just wish it was available as a wagon.
Originally posted by Northern View PostAlso depressing that the F56 JCW is now >50k CAD even before taxes/delivery... Who would even pay that?
Originally posted by Northern View PostI received an email from Toyota for the Corolla GR, with a link to an application that is obviously trying to gauge how much of an "Influencer" you are to determine if you are allowed to buy one... Fuck off Toyota.
Also my excitement for the Nissan Z has vanished. Between issuing them to influencers 3+mo before they even announced pricing, and pricing coming out at almost DOUBLE what the outgoing car was? Hell to the no. For the extra 10k to get a Supra (which now comes in manual), I'm getting the Supra 10 times out of 10.
At this point I'm 100% not buying an electric car. Zero interest in anything Tesla. Would love a plugin hybrid wagon of some kind. Volvo V60 Recharge was on my mind for a few months but the power figures are basically fake, so I'm back to looking at old shit.Last edited by varg; 11-04-2022, 07:20 AM.
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Originally posted by varg View PostI'm at the point in my life where I can afford a decent new car and none of it interests me, .
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Have to admit had a bit of a look around at some new cars when my wife’s car decided to eat it’s transmission. Nothing much excited me at all (especially with the insane inflated prices at the moment). We decided to put $3.5k into replacing her transmission instead & will keep the car a few more years.
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Originally posted by 2mAn View PostI have some hope the new rumors about a new MR2 might be something special, but I think it will be a less exciting Miata, if anything ... and yea... meh
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Originally posted by varg View PostI had to look at other car prices in CAD to see how bad that is since I have zero knowledge of the Canadian market. That is laughable, from what I found it's more expensive than a Golf R. You'd have to be nuts to choose a JCW Mini over a Golf R..
VW on the other hand, I would never, other than maybe a Tiguan if I get desperate for a replacement. Just not a VW guy.Originally posted by priapismMy girl don't know shit, but she bakes a mean cupcake.Originally posted by shamesonUsually it's best not to know how much money you have into your e30
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