Poll

What car should I buy?

Chrysler Crossfire
7 (43.8%)
Pontiac Solstice
0 (0%)
Mazda RX-8
9 (56.3%)

Total Members Voted: 16

Author Topic: Looking for a car  (Read 2975 times)

True American cars can't corner, and the back of the crossfire is less than attractive, so if I went with that I would get the convertable. And personally, I am not fond of Hondas or Nissans (short of a 370z)
« Last Edit: November 15, 2011, 02:11:46 AM by I Do Believe I Just »

have fun with stuff cars then.

Ethan he clearly didn't give a forget about power, skylines are stuff expensive and hard as forget to get in the US too.

also if he actually managed to make that much power on it, it wouldn't last for more than a year.
Sorry. I don't live in America.
In New Zealand they are one of the most common cars, especially R32s. You can pick a decent one up for $3000, and that's NZD. That'd be about $2000 USD.

Nope, RB26DETTs are strong as forget and can support an outrageous amount of boost pretty much forever. I think they are also capable of withstanding something like 11000 RPM before they show signs of loving out, not that you'd ever get there. A smart limiter on a decently maintained engine would be 9000.

Added poll just for the heck of it

Yes bigger cars are safer, but I think we can all agree that better looking cars are all on the smaller side, and also where I live isn't exactly what I would call busy, but yes safety is important.
If you want a safe car, buy a Volvo. You WILL look like a old man though. And why would you want  a safe car? Do you plan on crashing? :P

don't buy the chrysler. they have laughable build quality, and since the crossfire shares parts with mercedes cars, it'll be ungodly expensive to fix when it inevitable starts to fall apart. my friend has a dodge interprid, and it's a stuffbox. though tbh, the crossfire is the best looking imo.

the pontiac solstice might be okay, but my dad had a mid-90s pontiac grand am and it broke down constantly; the alternator had to be replace repeatedly, and the transmission broke twice within 80,000 miles. the roof leaked as well.

the mazda is the best choice, but rotary engines don't make much power, aren't particularly reliable, or efficient.

if you want a small fun car, get a mazda miata, toyota mr-2 (or mr-s), or a honda prelude. avoid german cars, because they're unreliable and expensive to fix.

True American cars can't corner

ridiculous assumption. american cars don't handle as well as european cars because they have soft suspensions. my british-built ford has a responsive european suspension, and it handles great, but good god it's horrible for road trips; it's so stiff that you feel every single bump on the road. my back hurts after a hour long drive on the interstate.

None TBH.
Both the American cars look like they have melted, the engine would be hungry, loud but have not much power, and they don't know how to go around corners (no corners in America).

spoiler: the chrysler uses a mercedes benz chassis, and the pontiac was rebranded as an opel and daewoo and sold in their respective countries. the pontiac is a great handling car.
« Last Edit: November 15, 2011, 11:56:32 AM by Saber15 »



bmw and mercedes, and the others tend to bomb on reliability scores in consumer reports. 2009 bmw 1 series had a full black reliability (aka worse than every chrysler besides those special edition jeeps); they said it was a great car, but had laughably horrible reliability.

they're pretty much equal to ford and chevrolet in germany, but they hype them up as godlike luxury cars in the states.

dad had a friend in the mid 80s that had an audi, mercedes, and a bmw. the bmw would lock him inside the car because the electronics were stuff, the audi's transmission broke, and the mercedes was fine but was slow as stuff because it was a diesel.

unsure on volkswagen's reliability, but considering it's german, replacement parts are likely going to be very expensive.

a new alternator for my ford is between $50-150, whereas a bmw 323i from the same year is between $100-300.
« Last Edit: November 15, 2011, 12:07:15 PM by Saber15 »

Sorry. I don't live in America.
In New Zealand they are one of the most common cars, especially R32s. You can pick a decent one up for $3000, and that's NZD. That'd be about $2000 USD.

Nope, RB26DETTs are strong as forget and can support an outrageous amount of boost pretty much forever. I think they are also capable of withstanding something like 11000 RPM before they show signs of loving out, not that you'd ever get there. A smart limiter on a decently maintained engine would be 9000.

have fun with your awesomely reliable RB26DETT, I wish I had one like yours.

have fun with your awesomely reliable RB26DETT, I wish I had one like yours.
Smart ass.

bmw and mercedes, and the others tend to bomb on reliability scores in consumer reports. 2009 bmw 1 series had a full black reliability (aka worse than every chrysler besides those special edition jeeps); they said it was a great car, but had laughably horrible reliability.

they're pretty much equal to ford and chevrolet in germany, but they hype them up as godlike luxury cars in the states.

dad had a friend in the mid 80s that had an audi, mercedes, and a bmw. the bmw would lock him inside the car because the electronics were stuff, the audi's transmission broke, and the mercedes was fine but was slow as stuff because it was a diesel.

unsure on volkswagen's reliability, but considering it's german, replacement parts are likely going to be very expensive.

a new alternator for my ford is between $50-150, whereas a bmw 323i from the same year is between $100-300.
Can't bash a car because the owner bought the Diesel version.

For goodness sake,

Just buy a car!

I like Crossfires, they actually look lovey to me.

The RX-8, however, easily modified and can corner a hell of a lot better.

Pontiac... no.

Your choice.

Legit question;
Why do all American cars look like they are a block of melted plastic?
Look at the Ford Taurus, Ford Probe, and that Pontiac Grand Prix for a few off the top of my head. Blah.

I admit the crossfire doesn't look all that great, and its basically a merc but I've had quite good experiences with mercs

volvos are solid cars, get one