You move to the USA, what car do you buy?
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YankeePorker said:
Hi Matt - thanks for that. 3 year visa for my wife's job, while I flit overseas and work wherever while waiting for the right to work in the USA.
So you mean building up credit history would only be aided by a new car purchase?
Not 'only' - my point was that an auto lease will not enhance your credit history, nor will purchasing a car outright - an auto loan will.So you mean building up credit history would only be aided by a new car purchase?
So is your status L2, or H4?
300bhp/ton said:
Remember American cars are designed to be modified. If you want more power, more revs and more noise. It's all easily available.
Maybe keep an eye out for a 2003/4 Mustang Cobra, very capable cars. Lots of rather cool retro options available too, maybe some late 60's or 70's muscle should be considered?
Maybe keep an eye out for a 2003/4 Mustang Cobra, very capable cars. Lots of rather cool retro options available too, maybe some late 60's or 70's muscle should be considered?
Is the right answer, modern Mustang or 70s retro with modern upgrades!
Would Sir like...
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledet...
or the classic
http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1967...
swerni said:
I like comic book,
Have a look at the concept drawings of the Chevelle.
Very nice
I'm very familiar with that concept - but I can't help thinking that's all it will ever be - similar zeta underpinning that would merely canibalize Camaro.Have a look at the concept drawings of the Chevelle.
Very nice
Far more likely (i.e. at pre-production) is Caprice, which some law enforcement agencies are trialing right now.
Regarding SRT Barracuda - this will share it's architecture with larger rear drive new Fiat, Alfa and maybe Maserati offerings, be similar in size to current Mustang - i.e. a lot more compact than current LY platform Challenger and have a range of 4, 6 and 8 cyl engines. Mind you, the world could end tomorrow as well, so who knows...
I had pretty much the same dilemma when we came here to Chicago just over a year ago. Although it took me a year to finally choose something. I tried so hard to like Yank motors, and drove loads of them but all said and done they just weren't up to scratch as an overall package. Yes you can get big bhp cheaply, but you usually have to make some sizable compromises else where which in virtually all cases would have been too great a compromise on a day to day basis.
Of the many many cars I drove that can actually fit people in the back (rules out 2 doors and the CTS-V if you're tall), the stand out ones for my European tastes across all budgets were as follows:
Pontiac G8 (GXP if you can find one)- essentially a rebadged Holden Commodore HSV/Vauxhall VXR8. 430 hp Corvette LS3 engine with bigger power just a few simple mods away, and an overall great car.
Porsche Cayenne Turbo - Good car/truck for the US where fuel is relatively cheap, and twisty roads are not the norm.
Audi A8 - I ended up buying one of these as it represented the best value and overall package in terms of performance, luxury and quality. If you want more speed then the S8 is a peach with it's Lambo derived V10, and there is also the W12 for uber luxury and performance. They're far more subtle, and to my eye handsome than any Merc/BMW/Porsche, and you can pretend to be "The Transporter" too!
Of the many many cars I drove that can actually fit people in the back (rules out 2 doors and the CTS-V if you're tall), the stand out ones for my European tastes across all budgets were as follows:
Pontiac G8 (GXP if you can find one)- essentially a rebadged Holden Commodore HSV/Vauxhall VXR8. 430 hp Corvette LS3 engine with bigger power just a few simple mods away, and an overall great car.
Porsche Cayenne Turbo - Good car/truck for the US where fuel is relatively cheap, and twisty roads are not the norm.
Audi A8 - I ended up buying one of these as it represented the best value and overall package in terms of performance, luxury and quality. If you want more speed then the S8 is a peach with it's Lambo derived V10, and there is also the W12 for uber luxury and performance. They're far more subtle, and to my eye handsome than any Merc/BMW/Porsche, and you can pretend to be "The Transporter" too!
2 doors doesn't have to rule out kids in the back, so that increases the options a bit. I know what you mean about dynamically challenged, but that doesn't stop them being fun.
Went and had a look at pictures of Pontiac G8s - it isn't very exciting is it? Looks a bit like a BMW, i.e. not very muscle car. It's the looks that keeps bringing me back to the Challenger even if the V6 version I'm driving is a very lazy thing after a Porsche turbo!
Went and had a look at pictures of Pontiac G8s - it isn't very exciting is it? Looks a bit like a BMW, i.e. not very muscle car. It's the looks that keeps bringing me back to the Challenger even if the V6 version I'm driving is a very lazy thing after a Porsche turbo!
Remember your Pentastar V6 Challenger is hauling a 4000lb car around, so is a little horespower deficient. The current R/T has a 375hp 5.7 liter engine that responds very well to a couple of grands worth of Mopar upgrades, but the "Daddy" is the "392" Hemi - 6.4 liter 470hp elephant in the SRT-8 that is pretty much the epitome of mass production muscle. No blower or turbo, just a mountain of torque that morphs from docile burble around town to bellowing monster on WOT.
The manual transmission is slow and a bit notchy (the pistol-grip shifter is well nifty though). It could be argued that the Mercedes derived auto is a better drive (particularly if you upgrade the shift control module). The front seats are really good, the rears, less so and space in the back is strictly for kids. Multiple displacement even brings fuel consumption from the quite preposterous to the mildly ridiculous.
My SRT-8 300C dropped into single digits if I just looked at the gas pedal in anything other than a pleading way.
I'm not keen on the stripes on most 392's, but they offer some nice colors too - don't get black, they get so hot in this climate that you can literally cook food on them in the summer.
Welcome again - looking back at some of your earlier posts, sounds like you are into endurance racing - if so, you're going to enjoy Sebring. From my viewpoint as an attendee of the Le Mans 24 for around 30 years, Sebring beats the piss out of it in all the aspects that matter. That might change with the Grand AM/ALMS merger in 2014, but next year will be as awesome as ever - let me know if you need any details.
The manual transmission is slow and a bit notchy (the pistol-grip shifter is well nifty though). It could be argued that the Mercedes derived auto is a better drive (particularly if you upgrade the shift control module). The front seats are really good, the rears, less so and space in the back is strictly for kids. Multiple displacement even brings fuel consumption from the quite preposterous to the mildly ridiculous.
My SRT-8 300C dropped into single digits if I just looked at the gas pedal in anything other than a pleading way.
I'm not keen on the stripes on most 392's, but they offer some nice colors too - don't get black, they get so hot in this climate that you can literally cook food on them in the summer.
Welcome again - looking back at some of your earlier posts, sounds like you are into endurance racing - if so, you're going to enjoy Sebring. From my viewpoint as an attendee of the Le Mans 24 for around 30 years, Sebring beats the piss out of it in all the aspects that matter. That might change with the Grand AM/ALMS merger in 2014, but next year will be as awesome as ever - let me know if you need any details.
Caterham, Plymouth Barracuda and a truck of some sort.
The streets are full of Vettes, Camaro's and all things USDM (obvioiusly) so it would be nice to be a bit different. The Solstice looks quite nice in the flesh for a modern US car and some of the fast Mustangs are cool (although silly money) but it would have to be a cuda with a hemi to cruise around in and to go fast in straight lines. A chap who worked with me back in 2001 had a tweaked one, it left a lasting impression
With this...
Link to full article
The streets are full of Vettes, Camaro's and all things USDM (obvioiusly) so it would be nice to be a bit different. The Solstice looks quite nice in the flesh for a modern US car and some of the fast Mustangs are cool (although silly money) but it would have to be a cuda with a hemi to cruise around in and to go fast in straight lines. A chap who worked with me back in 2001 had a tweaked one, it left a lasting impression
With this...
Link to full article
YankeePorker said:
- budget, could stretch to $50k easily enough, so European cars used, US cars would have the option of new.
- am living in Coconut Grove in Miami and would prefer tintop to convertible due to extraordinary heat in summer and tropical rainstorms, no garage, etc.
A European option for you, I'd be tempted - am living in Coconut Grove in Miami and would prefer tintop to convertible due to extraordinary heat in summer and tropical rainstorms, no garage, etc.
$54,995
Matt Harper said:
Remember your Pentastar V6 Challenger is hauling a 4000lb car around, so is a little horespower deficient. The current R/T has a 375hp 5.7 liter engine that responds very well to a couple of grands worth of Mopar upgrades, but the "Daddy" is the "392" Hemi - 6.4 liter 470hp elephant in the SRT-8 that is pretty much the epitome of mass production muscle. No blower or turbo, just a mountain of torque that morphs from docile burble around town to bellowing monster on WOT.
Funny that - I started looking at specs, thought the R/T looks interesting, only to arrive at the conclusion that I NEED an SRT8. Will have to shop like hell at Winn Dixie to get the gas savings I suppose. Has to be manual even if the changes need to be slow and sympathetic - auto has it's benefits around town but I don't like having a torque convertor between the engine and the wheels. When they start doing DSG/PDK type affairs I'll maybe think again.My son will be delighted to hear what you say about Sebring. Other than leaving his girlfriend the idea of losing our annual foray to Le Mans 24 hours was high on the list of major concerns. With his french/english accent the girls are wowed, and now you confirm that the racing is good too, he'll be made.
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