picked up my new ride

which one, midlife crisis you know

  • pontiac solstice

    Votes: 3 16.7%
  • mini cooper

    Votes: 2 11.1%
  • mercedes c230

    Votes: 7 38.9%
  • saturn sky

    Votes: 6 33.3%

  • Total voters
    18
Re: help me pick my new ride

The mercedes isn't what its cracked up to be, look at the number. 230, a 2.3 litre 4 cylinder...
Even though the sky and solstice don't have much under the hood i like their styling.
Also at the end of the summer, a supercharged sky is coming out which will knock your socks off (supposedly).

The Mini Cooper S is also a neat little car, very speedy as well.

Id say:

1st: Supercharged Sky
2nd: Mini Cooper S
3rd: Sky
4th: Solstice
5th: Mini
6th: Mercedes
Yay!
Thats pretty much the car i chose for you :)

I said the SuperCharged Sky, but this one is the same, if not better, congrats :)
 
I wish they'd bring the AWD skyline to the states sooner than 2010 or whenever they plan to bring it.


In my opinion there aren't many cars who can compete with the JDM. The starion/conquest came out in the mid 80's and was ahead of it's time with the ohc i/c turbo setup. Then the Galant vr4 was released as the foundation for the upcoming Evo in the 80's as well.

What was the USDM doing at that time? Still building large torque applications with a 1:2 effeciency rating in comparison to a JDM car. 200hp v8 vs 200hp I4 is a no-brainer. Especially since each motor still has room to release a few more ponies with BPU before rings, cranks, and simple stage clutch upgrades begin to fail all over the place.

Saturn/Pontiac should stick to family cars with ugly bodylines like the grand am/prix/g6 and worry more about keeping their high safety ratings rather than trying to appeal to a younger market. The only people they will attract is early 30's to mid 50's individuals who weren't raised around American Muscle or haven't discovered the realm of the 90's/00's JDM.

You have 12 second Evo's/Sti's with 300hp or less. A LS2 GTO won't run as fast and has significantly more HP.

If you want a real crazy car, check out the new Benz AMG with 500+hp and runs 10's all day.
 
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