"Luxury sports car..."

[sweed]

A friend at work picked up the Scion FR-S last week. Just saw it today. That's really an awesome looking car, but he confirmed that its seriously under powered. Hopefully they give it a turbo real soon. Maybe I'll pick one up in a few years.

There is already a tuner out there that put a s/c in a BRZ. That defintely helps. But I have read that with the car as is, the feel, steering, suspension, it is a really great track car.... of course more power never hurts! But in case of subaru, awd and a turbo would be awesome. I have one and it's a great car, not luxury one bit though! :cross:

 

[Airborneguy]

The luxury part is out the window now. I've decided I want to build something, so I'm probably going to pick up an Eclipse. I'm going to look at a '97 GSX tomorrow that is supposed to be mechanically sound and already has work, but needs to be painted.

 

[stamandster]

Looking for some Fast and Furious action? Going all Paul Walker on us?

Walker - "Yo but I had you"
Torreto - "You never had me, you never had your car!"

 

[motobrewer]

hey ABG-

2001 called. they're laughing at your old car.

 

[the_bird]

hey ABG-

2001 called. they're laughing at your old car.

 

[stevereigh]

Haha, that's perfect.

 

[thepartsmancometh]

How about a rally car? A turbo WRX? drives like a dream, but not exactly "luxury" in most eyes. Just a thought.

Since luxury is out the window, wrx is a good choice. Price, reliability, and winter performance. Fuel mileage may be an issue, depending on your commute etc.

I have an 07, and while the interior is minimalist, it certainly isn't crappy. I look forward to every single drive.

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

Well, if luxury is out the window, why tune? Are you trying to relive your youth or something? Just get a Corvette for $20-25K and smoke those little punk kids with their fart-canned, shopping cart-winged, "tuner" cars.

And have day-in-day-out reliability to go along with it. You will NEVER get that from a car with an interesting tune... says the guy who blew up his nearly-stock MR2 at 65K... because he kept taking it to the track.

But hey, if you want a hobby car, and are willing to put in the money, or the sweat equity to make it cool and exciting, more power to you. Just make sure you're actually the type of guy who's willing to let the car sit for a few weeks as you wait for the new upgraded aftermarket motor/trans/clutch/diff/etc to arrive. If you won't do that, it ain't gonna be much of a tuner car. And if you do do that, it ain't gonna be much of a daily driver.

 

[Airborneguy]

But hey, if you want a hobby car, and are willing to put in the money, or the sweat equity to make it cool and exciting, more power to you. Just make sure you're actually the type of guy who's willing to let the car sit for a few weeks as you wait for the new upgraded aftermarket motor/trans/clutch/diff/etc to arrive. If you won't do that, it ain't gonna be much of a tuner car. And if you do do that, it ain't gonna be much of a daily driver.

This is actually what made me change my mind. I know this thread took a 180, but one thing that hasn't changed is I'm saddled with this Altima for another year no matter what. So I'm thinking why not pick something up now, take advantage of the year to work on it, then have no car payment when the Altima goes in. I already have a brand new Patriot anyway to fill the holes when my toy needs the inevitable work. Might as well have a true toy.

I'm looking at two tomorrow: a GSX that is already upgraded and supposedly mechanically sound but needs a full paint job, and a GS Spyder owned by an old man with a mint interior. It's a tough choice. The Spyder is cheap enough to justify dropping a rebuilt turboed engine into it next spring before I register it. Coming off of a Wrangler, I'm really liking the idea of another convertible. Both are manual of course.

 

[The_Dog_42]

Not having driven either one of those, I can say which would be more interesting. But I've been considering dropping an LSx engine into a Miata for sometime now. If done, it can still maintain an almost ideal weight balance of 51/49 (I think). There's a shop around here that did it before a wiring harness and other parts were available for purchase.

http://www.pbase.com/beagleracing/the_lsx_project

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

GS Spyder? Isn't that Front Wheel Drive?

 

[Airborneguy]

GS Spyder? Isn't that Front Wheel Drive?

Yeah, non-turbo too, but I'll add that when I drop a new engine into it in a few years. They never made an AWD Spyder version. I found a few people online who converted to AWD, but they all report problems because of the less rigid convertible body. I'm still leaning towards the GSX anyway, supposed to go see it later today.

 

[user 125772]

sport = 2 seats
luxury= 4 ,
...there are some exceptions like the Sub WRX and the Mitsu EVO but the list is small.
I used to own a Eagle Talon, I loved the way that car drove with the bilstein shock & eibach springs

 

[stamandster]

If you're going build anyways how about a nice turbo Nissan 300zx?

 

[Airborneguy]

Bucket seats in the back... I need to be able to put car seats just in case. That's why I was really leaning towards the G37X and Genesis at first. Both have back seats I can use for my kids in an emergency.

 

[motobrewer]

eclipses are for girls.

that's a DSM fact.

 

[stamandster]

eclipses are for girls.

that's a DSM fact.

And undercover agents with records.

 

[Airborneguy]

Well, this time its a 360. We had a long talk and as tempting as it was to try not to have a car payment, we decided we need two reliable cars. I'm leasing the Genesis Coupe. Going to the dealer Saturday morning.

 

[motobrewer]

this is hands down the worst car-buying thread of all time.

 

[passedpawn]

this is hands down the worst car-buying thread of all time.

haha. I'm having fun (but getting dizzy) following it.

 

[brewingmeister]

this is hands down the worst car-buying thread of all time.

hahaha. face palms all around...

 

[Airborneguy]

Can't blame you, this has been quite a neurotic episode.

 

[passedpawn]

Can't blame you, this has been quite a neurotic episode.

Funny. Forgive me if I assume it's not over yet and keep checking this thread for "updates".

 

[stamandster]

Tomorrow he will have bought a Fiat 500 Arbarth just to throw everyone off

 

[Airborneguy]

It's probably not.

I'm running the numbers with the guy next week. If I can't unload the Altima, I'm going to have to wait.

 

[motobrewer]

why are you giving up an altima for a genesis?

seems backwards to me.

 

[Airborneguy]

I want a coupe and more power. Plus the Altima I have is the base model. My wife leased it when she needed to save money right before we got married. I gave up my Wrangler so we could get a truck for the family. So now I'm stuck with this Altima.

 

[sweed]

2003-04 z06. With some simple mods, I read they are quick. Then you can add a blower!
Gen 5 z06's can be in low-mid 20K.

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

I know a guy who put over 100K on an '02 Z06. His assessment was that for daily driving where you truly need reliability, the stock vette is probably better than the Z06.

The Z06 was a fine car for him. There weren't any major issues in the time he had it, but all the small annoyances seemed to be around the parts that were lightened ( eg the thinner windshield cracked once, etc.).

Again, it's a fine car and can be a daily driver, but the added performance and lightened weight doesn't come for free.

But with that said, the modern C5 vette is a darned fine piece of engineering. Parts are cheap.They maintain a decent resale value indefinitely. You can buy one for $20K, put 50,000 miles on it, and sell it for $16K a few years later. Not bad...

 

[Airborneguy]

So I figured you guys deserved to hear what finally happened....

1994 Mazda Miata! Been sitting in my driveway for about 2 hours now. Hands down most fun car I've ever driven. Somehow my wife agreed that the backseat wasn't important. I feel so bad for people with SWMBO's...