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7th August 2012 - 01:22 AM
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happycamper
Post #1787
QUOTE (wolfman101 @ Aug 7 2012, 07:18 PM)  Once again, well-trodden ground, but really the only ones that fall into the bracket properly are the Megane RS (my choice) and the Veloster Turbo. All the others are 5-10k over. ... I'd still just save longer and get one of those though. I'd get a dinosaur with a saddle! |
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RB25_lovin
Post #1789
QUOTE (happycamper @ Aug 7 2012, 06:46 PM) Fair enough, there are better choices in that price bracket though. I was not aware of your recent run-ins with boost's finest so it seemed like a strange comparison. Also, I'm not a fan of the 86. This was not my point at all. i know i was just adding my own point lol |
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EUniqe
Post #1791
QUOTE (wolfman101 @ Aug 6 2012, 02:06 PM) Love 'em-the smart man's alternative to the '86. i'm sorry, what? how the hell is the veloster in any way an alternative to the 86? for a start the veloster isn't rear-wheel drive and it isn't a dedicated ground-up sports car. Plus that three-door thing is an idea for the sake of an idea - the designers sat down for five minutes and thought "hey i know! let's do something funky that no one's ever done before!" they didn't actually care about the functionality. If they did, it'd either have two or four doors. Don't understand what kind of passenger would want to shuffle across two seats before settling in. I'm sure the shuffle is a hell dignified act. Or you could step out and tilt the drivers door....which you could do anyway if it was a simple coupe? Seriously, there's a reason no car has ever had one door on one side and two on the other. Becuase why the funk would i not want another door on the drivers side if i'm going to have two on the other side anyway? what the funk is the point? and how is it smarter to buy this car than the 86? I mean sure they look great, and they probably don't drive half bad but there's a reason no journalist on earth has put it up against any serious sporty competition. Thinking man's alternative to....god knows what....yes. But smart? How? I remember reading that the non-turbo veloster is "just a funky looking hyundai" i.e. nothing special to drive at all. |
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wolfman101
Post #1793
QUOTE (EUniqe @ Aug 8 2012, 12:56 PM) i'm sorry, what? how the hell is the veloster in any way an alternative to the 86? for a start the veloster isn't rear-wheel drive and it isn't a dedicated ground-up sports car. Plus that three-door thing is an idea for the sake of an idea - the designers sat down for five minutes and thought "hey i know! let's do something funky that no one's ever done before!" they didn't actually care about the functionality. If they did, it'd either have two or four doors. Don't understand what kind of passenger would want to shuffle across two seats before settling in. I'm sure the shuffle is a hell dignified act. Or you could step out and tilt the drivers door....which you could do anyway if it was a simple coupe? Seriously, there's a reason no car has ever had one door on one side and two on the other. Becuase why the funk would i not want another door on the drivers side if i'm going to have two on the other side anyway? what the funk is the point? and how is it smarter to buy this car than the 86? I mean sure they look great, and they probably don't drive half bad but there's a reason no journalist on earth has put it up against any serious sporty competition. Thinking man's alternative to....god knows what....yes. But smart? How? I remember reading that the non-turbo veloster is "just a funky looking hyundai" i.e. nothing special to drive at all. See previous response to this. In a nutshell: They are both "interesting" looking, similarly priced, quick-ish cars of similar vintage. As I said previously, if RWD is a requirement for you rather than speed, looks, features, build quality, etc, then yes, the 86 is your only option at that price-point. |
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RB25_lovin
Post #1794
QUOTE (wolfman101 @ Aug 8 2012, 02:04 PM) See previous response to this. In a nutshell: They are both "interesting" looking, similarly priced, quick-ish cars of similar vintage. As I said previously, if RWD is a requirement for you rather than speed, looks, features, build quality, etc, then yes, the 86 is your only option at that price-point. lol. build quality? righto |
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wolfman101
Post #1796
QUOTE (RB25_lovin @ Aug 8 2012, 02:54 PM) lol. build quality? righto Have you sat inside an 86? I'm talking about fit and finish here mainly. |
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autech_s15
Post #1800
lmao the 86 and that hyundai abortion are both ugly pieces of sh!t. |
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Aarie
Post #1801
QUOTE (stockmy00 @ Aug 4 2012, 05:55 PM) In an xr6?? Time to get some new tyres  It's a mixture of the tires soon up for replacement and the shift strength being turned up to 11 (or break something as I put it) the FGs are about as fast as a BA Turbo so imagine dumping 3rd and that’d my issue. Oh and stupidly Xr6s don't get LSDs, single spinning bra. Still no luck being able to fix the tune, I've tried to contact SCT but no luck from them. Off to Elite Performance it will go for a custom job. I've been looking at Evos a lot lately and with me no longer needing a daily it's looking better and better. |
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wolfman101
Post #1803
I'll never understand this polarised "new vs old" mentality. |
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wolfman101
Post #1805
QUOTE (EUniqe @ Aug 9 2012, 02:23 PM) its just so many people can't distinguish the line between "new" and "upgrade". For too many people those words come hand-in-hand. I don't follow. |
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Twat In The Hat
Post #1806
QUOTE (wolfman101 @ Aug 9 2012, 03:18 PM) I'll never understand this polarised "new vs old" mentality. Plenty of new cars look good, plenty of old cars look good. Exactly. I prefer driving an older car for fun, but newer cars are a lot more "comfortable" and out perform old cars. As for looks, well it's personal choice. People say new cars are ugly. But I'm sure there are new cars they would find nice. Adventador and Gallardo both look a crap tonne better than older Lamborghini. Same goes for Porche. Old Mercedes have a classic look to them, and some are timeless (the mafia looking ones) but the new Merc (especially the AMG range) look amazing. Even close to home. I love the old Falcons and Commodores but I think the VY/VZ/VE and the BA/BF/FG all look a lot better than the early models. R35 GT-R is by far the nicest looking of the GT-Rs. FD looks a lot better than FB/FC RX-7s too. |
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autech_s15
Post #1807
I'd buy a new model merc or something. I wouldn't go for any of these new "sports" cars. They are bland and boring. No soul. |
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Twat In The Hat
Post #1808
QUOTE (autech_s15 @ Aug 9 2012, 04:05 PM) I'd buy a new model merc or something. I wouldn't go for any of these new "sports" cars. They are bland and boring. No soul. Toyota 86 is a great example of this. All this hype. Then I see a few on the road. They actually look really cheap and crap and eugh. |
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wolfman101
Post #1809
QUOTE (autech_s15 @ Aug 9 2012, 03:05 PM) I'd buy a new model merc or something. I wouldn't go for any of these new "sports" cars. They are bland and boring. No soul. You mean you would buy a new Merc, but not a "sporty" one? |
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wolfman101
Post #1810
QUOTE (EUniqe @ Aug 8 2012, 12:56 PM) i'm sorry, what? how the hell is the veloster in any way an alternative to the 86? for a start the veloster isn't rear-wheel drive and it isn't a dedicated ground-up sports car. Plus that three-door thing is an idea for the sake of an idea - the designers sat down for five minutes and thought "hey i know! let's do something funky that no one's ever done before!" they didn't actually care about the functionality. If they did, it'd either have two or four doors. Don't understand what kind of passenger would want to shuffle across two seats before settling in. I'm sure the shuffle is a hell dignified act. Or you could step out and tilt the drivers door....which you could do anyway if it was a simple coupe? Seriously, there's a reason no car has ever had one door on one side and two on the other. Becuase why the funk would i not want another door on the drivers side if i'm going to have two on the other side anyway? what the funk is the point? and how is it smarter to buy this car than the 86? I mean sure they look great, and they probably don't drive half bad but there's a reason no journalist on earth has put it up against any serious sporty competition. Thinking man's alternative to....god knows what....yes. But smart? How? I remember reading that the non-turbo veloster is "just a funky looking hyundai" i.e. nothing special to drive at all. Sorry to get back to this, but just had to share this in a review I came across: " Notably it is just $2000 more expensive than Toyota’s hot new 86 coupe, which launched with a low $29,990 base price in June. Opel’s new Astra GTC Sport coupe (from $34,990) is also likely to be cross-shopped with the Veloster Turbo." http://www.carsales.com.au/reviews/2012/sp...ch-review-31758 |
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BlueSwiftGTi
Post #1811
Lol sorry for sparking this debate - I'm very happy with my choice. Very practical, still gives it a nice coupe like look, big boot, usable power from 1750rpm instead of 6400 and a liter less in fuel consumption. Add on top of that Capped Price Servicing, Full 5 year / Unlimited K warranty and seats 4 comfortably. |
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sk.81
Post #1812
Took my funked gearbox out and replaced it , mission doing it by yourself 
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TwinCam16
Post #1820
QUOTE (sk.81 @ Aug 12 2012, 04:15 PM) I dont do skids so i should be right , pics of your sss ? my last car was a sss when i had p plates love the look of n14's  This is the latest one I have. Purchased it as a repairable write off in Victoria and drove it back. Its just NA and auto at the moment, when the gearbox gets here ill bolt on a gtir 28 and have some fun with it. |
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