First run with the G8...

Haha that reminds me, some guy on the local version of ebay had the headline RARE SPORTS CAR. Click on it and what do I find?

Toyota Solara.

One of the girls I work with has one, she acts like its a Porsche or some shit, lol. I mean, I understand being proud of your car but...

We also have another girl who is running around bragging about her boyfriends hot ass super nice sedan. She talks about how he had to get on a waiting list for it, and its super clean and super fast and sounds so awesome. Knowing the area, and the type of guys this chick blows so she can feel good about not getting enough hugs from daddy or something, I'm honestly thinking its a B7 or a Quattroportte or an AMG.

Nope.

TSX with a Mexishop Exhaust.

Hahaha.

Some guy who lives on my block(who is a douche btw) comes up to me as Im working on my car. He tells me that he is getting a brand new rs6 when he graduates high school. I just say cool and keep working on the car and he walks away. Come this July I see him cruising in a mid-90s buick. :D

Haha that reminds me, some guy on the local version of ebay had the headline RARE SPORTS CAR. Click on it and what do I find?

Toyota Solara.

Also need to add this:

For the confused buyer, a breakdown of Toyota vehicles:

Corolla
Corolla Large (Camry)
Corolla Small (Yaris sedan)
Corolla XS (Yaris coupe)
Corolla XL (Avalon)
Corolla Convertible (Solara)
Corolla Wagon (Matrix)

and for the Sciontoligists:

Corolla Useless (xA)
Corolla Ugly (xD)
Corolla Boxy (xB)
Corolla Coupe (tC)

LAWL! Corolla Useless...

I can top both of those stories. There is a kid at my school who thinks he is hot shit because of his car. He does a burnout DAILY leaving the parking lot, and im not exaggerating whatsoever. All of his friends talk it up so much, saying that it is an absolute racecar, can beat most cars in town. My buddy with the LS1 Z28 with I/E challenged him to a race.

The Z28 apparently obliterated this kids car. I was wondering how this could happen, as everyone says its the fastest car in town and nobody can beat it. I am expecting an Evo/STi, MS3, TSi/GSX, or something along those lines. I pull into the lot because the guy with the maro tells me I have to see this.

What do I see the cocky kid getting into?

1989 Ford Escort.

Excuse for losing to the Camaro?

Bad tires.

Haha. And people who dont know a thing about cars will think its the shit as long as it has rims and a wing attached to it.

1989 Ford Escort.

Excuse for losing to the Camaro?

Bad tires.

Watch your mouth 'bout the Escort son. While it was a '92 (not an 89), there are a number of them out there that will hurt you. I mean it. Tear. Your. Ass. Up.

http://blog.543club.net/peace/archives/cosworth.jpg

haha I have no doubt. There is a gremlin in Bismarck with an LS1 in it :) But for the most part, its a fucking escort, not an AMG. The guy treats it like its so fast it can get airborne at stoplights.

And its stock. other than a big ugly ass racing stripe down the middle, a-la Mustang GT.

The guy treats it like its so fast it can get airborne at stoplights.

You never know. With a blown suspension...

haha very true. I have seen an old corsica do wheelies because of bad suspension.

Watch your mouth 'bout the Escort son. While it was a '92 (not an 89), there are a number of them out there that will hurt you. I mean it. Tear. Your. Ass. Up.

http://blog.543club.net/peace/archives/cosworth.jpg


I like the support beam

I like the support beam

I've seen one (and only one) of those here in the states. I peed a little and tried to chase it down. I obviously failed. It sounded like a fucking F/A-18 on a full power take off...

Yeah, they are beastly cars, especially because no one really knows about them and they don't look like they would melt your face off ala Indiana Jones

I would love to see one in real life.

Hearing his idle I was expecting him to blow your doors off. Very nice run man. I think the G8 is one of the only new American cars I'd buy right now.

I just watched a few videos on the Cossie.

Oh. My. God.

coswerth escorts are fucking awsome lil cars. i just wish they we're easier to buy/find.

i'm not sure if they were imported to the states tho, i think(probably wrong) that they were only in europe legally

The one I saw was most likely a grey market import. They are indeed insane cars. Once again proof that the US Automanufacturers hate the US.

I would kill for one of those. God, pulling up next to somebody in a Cossie would be hilarious, because Im sure most kids around here have no idea what the hell they are. I didnt until you showed it to me.

I need to show that thing to my friends. 95% are Chevy Nazis and Import Huggers. They all seem to hate Ford... well, show them this sucker and I think they will change their minds.

I now have a dream to own one of those little bastards, even if I have to swap it myself.

Another example of Ford hating us. Ford Focus ST. :(

it's not that us manufactures hate us,just they dont think that americans would want a small car with the ability to canabalize vettes and mustangs. that would be bad. sure a cosworth probably would run 60g american dollars but still, it's light, and enough power to keep up with porsche's...bad thing for auto.

plus being that it's a ford, in americna eyes, it'll hold no value and in 20yrs u'll have 16yrs olds driving it as their first car, bad idea

The actual only reason why is the cost, not the performance. In order for Ford not to be analy raped on bringing over, say, the Focus ST, they would have to charge 45-50k for it. No one is going to buy a Focus for 50k.

That aside look at the design of the Euro Focus Vs. the U.S. Focus. The U.S. version looks like ass. Also, they are bringing the Ford Transit over but they are rebuilding it from the ground up with a small Mitsu 4 banger.

Morons.

eh it's not a bad idea to use the mitsu engine. at least it adds something that may, in time prove to last and keep ford from going completely down the drain.

as for the st, no ur right i wouldn't spend 50g on a focus

The fact that's a Mitsu isn't the issue. It's the fact that it's under 2L. Who out here driving the Sprinter vans that have diesel engines are going to switch to something with no power and horrible gas mileage to transport things.

Nobody.

i think at this point ford should try anything to kep it from having to have the governement back it. the mustang and f series are way to common. sure they'll add income, but u need better income to invest on new cars/concepts.

if ford feels that the transit will sell and it doesn't, than o well, if it sells than good. i kinda cant wait for a new fiesta tho. put a lil peppy 1.8l in there with like 130hp and make it lightwieght, i'll b taking jumps with what i'll call "my bitch".

I just got an image of that and I havent laughed that hard in quite a while.

They should have just realeased the damn things in the US. I would save up for a Cossie over almost anything else American automakers have to offer, simply for the ridonkulousess of it.

a 1.8L in a freakin transport vehicle? You have to be kidding me. This is a very good sign the gas craze is going way to far. This will get WORSE mileage as it cant even get out of its own way.

a 1.8L in a freakin transport vehicle? You have to be kidding me. This is a very good sign the gas craze is going way to far. This will get WORSE mileage as it cant even get out of its own way.

Umm, I believe he was talking about putting a 1.8 in a new Fiesta. Not trying to make you feel stupid though.

i think at this point ford should try anything to kep it from having to have the governement back it. the mustang and f series are way to common. sure they'll add income, but u need better income to invest on new cars/concepts.

Ford needs to do what it takes to keep its head above water, screw it if it has to come from the USG. Trust me, I hate government bailouts more than anyone (I'm the evil right wing nut job gun owning polar bear hating conservative), but the loss of Ford or GM would devestate our economy. I mean, loosing either of those companies with out some help would be the worst thing to happen to us. And even though the current gas crisis has hurt sales, the F series pick up is one of the few things keeping Ford alive.

losing any of the three big us auto companies, would devastate this countries economy. if the government backs em, than they better just prove that they are capable of good cars, not just midfying the same car over and over.

they have to be creative. hell put a high car out, make as much profit on it.

look at it this way, porsche sells cars for i believe(last i read) a 3:1 profit...build a ford for 10g sell it for 40....mite come good of it.

The new Supra has been coming out long before the Mk IV was even put down. It wont. They were going to bring it over as a Lexus, and try to sell it at 200K a whack. They just recently all but axed the project, saying that there is no reason to bring that car to market in our current economy, and that its "performance numbers" didn't stand.

you mean this lexus?
http://x62.xanga.com/a8bc917336133204307758/w158718042.jpg

The project is far from axed with them having recently shown a convertible version at the beginning of this year.
A version of this car also ran in a VLN 4 hour race at the N'ring sometime earlier this year and won (although dubiously) and also took part in the main 24 hour event later, running and finishing; finishing being a major achievement for essentially a first time try in what is essentially a production car. I don't think even Nissan did that with the GTR-33 at Le Mans which had a more experienced pit team with them.

Last I heard, order books are open and aiming for delivery sometime after 2010 but the people I spoke to were cagey about the eventual price.

There was another toyota concept that was MR2 sized but involved a rather complex electric motor assistance set up at each wheel but that went away very quickly.

Lol at order books being open. Lexus came out and said it didn't meet performance metrics, so they are delaying it (again). 2010? Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it on the roads. They relied far to much on SUV sales, its kiling them now. Good money says Lexus will pull on the LF-A what BMW pulled on the M8. "Not a good market for the car right now", and it will disapear.