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blazinhead89 on 29 March 2009

None, America can't make cars that steer :P



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blazinhead89 on 29 March 2009

oops missed the Mitsubishi EDIT; and Nissan:P



disolitude on 29 March 2009
Jo21 said:
i would get the mitsubishi or the infinity.

i don't trust american cars.

lol...i see why one wouldn't trust the manufacturers when buying new as the word "baliout" is being thrown around a lot when it comes to the detroit 3. But there really shouldn't be any quality concerns at this point. Many people around me, including myself have owned american cars and they have lasted as long as the japanese or european counterparts.

 



disolitude on 29 March 2009
blazinhead89 said:
None, America can't make cars that steer :P

2 years ago I had a part time gig at the site I worked at full time where I would test drive cars on a week to week basis and write blog entries about them. I had probably about 20 cars in my posession for 1 week during that timeframe.

While the best handling car I had was a japanese car (2008 accord) the rest were all very competent vehicles. Pontiac G6, Chevy Malibu, Saturn Aura all handle very well... Sure american cars in the 90s sucked for handling, but the latest models are very comparable to the similarly priced Euro and Jap models

 



BHR-3 on 29 March 2009
disolitude said:
BHR-3 said:
the vette it has the ls1 motor that has 350hp and 350tq and can very cheaply be bumped up to 400 hp
the mustang comes with only 300hp
the 3000gt would be good if u can find one with the rare twin turbo motor

wat about the new dodge challenger or the new camaro

u can get the 98- 02 camaro or firebird which has basically the same motor as that vette

Yeah the Vette should be the LS1. ITs probably the fastest and best vehicle I can get out of the bunch. I heard its easy to get it to 400 even without a blower or any major upgrades but I probably wouldn't do that. If i decide that I want to spend my summer spinning and smoking the tires Vette is a must.

Camaro and Firebird are on the list and they can be gotten fairly cheap but I never liked the looks of those cars. Camaro especially. I would consider a Firehawk Trans am 1998+ but it would have to be in amazing condition for me to spend 15K on it.

The new Challenger is godly...but too much. Cant afford anything over 25K and with todays economy, I can't borrow that much money...too risky.

I must say I am attracted the most to the 3000GT. They have never sold in Canada so a lot of people tend to say WTF? when they see it here...

the way it looks + people not kowing what it is gives that car the edge on the road. If you don't know what it is you don't know howmuch HP it has...hence trying to race me off the lights may not be the best idea :)

 

 

yeah i dont like the 93+ camaro and firebirds either they look like eggs i have a 92 Z28 camaro with only bolt ons i dynoed 270hp at the wheels thats like 330 at the crank

my bro has a 95 firehawk

if you like the style of the 3000gt the 91-92 camaro has a similar style with the ground effect and big wings

Oh @ blazinghead 3rd gen camaros 82-92 can do 92gs on the skid pad stock mine is capable of over 100g and who needs the car to steer if anybody pulls up next to me at a light thats the last thing theyll be worring about



                                                             

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BHR-3 on 29 March 2009

also the new Pontiac gto 04 to 06 are handling machines that vette u want 97-04 is a very good handling car aswell



                                                             

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:DSman on 29 March 2009
blazinhead89 said:
None, America can't make cars that steer :P

I thought Infinity was part of Nissan which is a Japanese company.

 



coolestguyever on 29 March 2009

I'd go with the Mitsubishi



tombi123 on 29 March 2009

Do not buy an American car, certainly not the Corvette or Infiniti.

That Mustang looks fucking hawt though I must admit. I would go for the Mitsubishi.

Also I would recommend a Honda NSX, but they might be too expensive. 

 

 



disolitude on 29 March 2009

@tombi123

Infiniti is part of nissan and while its French owned, it is still a Japanese company.

As far as the NSX, I believe most car enthusiasts agree that NSX is one of the biggest rip offs when it comes to price to features ratio. Those things were redisulously expensive and were quite comparable to the 3000GT/Dodge stealth or 300zx at half the price. Even today they are over 20000 dollars for a 1992 model...which is rediculous.

The 2010 NSX is supposed to own all apparently...