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| What do you consider the most important trait in a car ? |
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| Fuel Consumption (and tax spending) |
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Hierofan
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 Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 18:34 Post subject: What do you consider the most important trait in a car ? |
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What do you consider the most important trait in a car ?
the irony huh ?
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_SiN_
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 18:46 Post subject: |
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I love how you forgot safety.
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 18:46 Post subject: |
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Fuel consumption here.
I also think fisk should be unbanned.
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 19:00 Post subject: |
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I don't care for fuel economy mainly because numbers play a big role in swaying people who don't put a second of thought into anything.
Besides that the difference for me driving a car I enjoy and getting 18MPG vs driving a econo box shit mobile that has trouble making it up a hill is $600 annually in fuel costs. Take that as the price you pay for a more enjoyable car.
What especially bothers me are Prius owners. It'll take a decade for them to make up the difference they spent in purchasing the car through money saved on fuel not to mention the $3000 battery replacement that comes along in the cars life time.
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 19:12 Post subject: |
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Fuel Consumption
I couldn't care less if my care is a piece of shit or not as long as it gets me where I'm going with minimum cost, you're not gonna go from home to walmart with a ferrari at 200KM/h anyway
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 19:20 Post subject: |
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| FireMaster wrote: | Fuel Consumption
I couldn't care less if my care is a piece of shit or not as long as it gets me where I'm going with minimum cost, you're not gonna go from home to walmart with a ferrari at 200KM/h anyway |
Agreed completely, especially in dense urban environments, where performance cars are total waste. |
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 19:33 Post subject: |
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Its nice to have a bit of performance though. Quick acceleration at times is a good thing. I voted looks because that would be the top priority for me. The mindset i based that on was if i was buying a new car now.
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 19:35 Post subject: |
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No choice either for price/value ... there are many things that all have to be considered together, and all are dictated by the amount you're willing to spend.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 19:37 Post subject: |
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| Newty182 wrote: | | Its nice to have a bit of performance though. Quick acceleration at times is a good thing. I voted looks because that would be the top priority for me. The mindset i based that on was if i was buying a new car now. |
Sure, but having a Porsche or a Ferrari in a dense city, where all you have is traffic jams, is a bit silly, would you not agree? |
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 19:47 Post subject: |
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| iNatan wrote: | | Newty182 wrote: | | Its nice to have a bit of performance though. Quick acceleration at times is a good thing. I voted looks because that would be the top priority for me. The mindset i based that on was if i was buying a new car now. |
Sure, but having a Porsche or a Ferrari in a dense city, where all you have is traffic jams, is a bit silly, would you not agree? |
True, but just because you live in that city, does'nt mean that would be the only area in which you drive.
Personally i wouldn't own a Porsche or a Ferrari even if i could afford one. The costs in fuel and repairs, drive 10 miles and fill up the tank again, special tools to do simple things like change the brake pads.. The list could go on and plus i prefer more Japanese motor sport type cars.
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Hierofan
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 19:50 Post subject: |
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| nouseforaname wrote: | | No choice either for price/value ... there are many things that all have to be considered together, and all are dictated by the amount you're willing to spend. |
absolutely , but when buying a car you gotta think about some things , like parts and maintanance costs and so on ..
but for any car i think there is a reason behind it , maybe even the brand would propell a potantial buyer into giving in , like an Audi A5 , the brand , the looks and whatnot are determining factors for some.
but if i had some serious money and actually could afford a good car i'd buy something with great handling rather than some exotic or muscle crap piece of crap , Porsche probably , engines arent that big (Cayman has a 2.7 liter engine) and are really reliable .
but thenagain for right now , with crowded cities it's best to have 2 cars , something small cheap but realiable (like an Toyota Aygo ) and something for enjoyment or trips or something sporty for the weekends.
right now , if i had the doe
Toyota Aygo or Mini Cooper S
Range Rover Sport or Porsche Cayman
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Ispep
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 19:56 Post subject: |
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You should have purpose/function on the list. Your choice will be determined by it's purpose, if it's for long distance commuting then clearly MPG is going to be your primary concern, if you're going to be towing heavy loads or driving in rough terrain then maybe not.
| Quote: | | Sure, but having a Porsche or a Ferrari in a dense city, where all you have is traffic jams, is a bit silly, would you not agree? |
Yes, it's also painful watching them going over speed bumps - but I can understand why they own them. A performance car is an aspirational thing, and it's not as if they can't take it to the track and let loose.
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zipfero
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 20:04 Post subject: |
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I voted wrong cause im baked but i prefer whatever drives best in terms of comfort and whatever
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SuTuRa
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 20:30 Post subject: |
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1 fuel consumption
2 looks
3 handling
4 performance
5 safety
6 exclusivity
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 22:28 Post subject: |
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Looks and consumption.
Which is kinda hard to balance out when you like muscle cars.
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deelix
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 22:37 Post subject: |
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solidity, masculinity and performance. thats why i chose range rover. its quite royal compared to gangsta escalade.
yes
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deelix
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nerrd
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 22:46 Post subject: |
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1. Price (nobody mentioned it? everyone loaded around here huh? or is it too obvious?)
2. Performance / handling (handling is clearly a part of the cars overall performance)
3. Looks
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Bigperm
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2009 23:43 Post subject: |
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| iNatan wrote: | | Newty182 wrote: | | Its nice to have a bit of performance though. Quick acceleration at times is a good thing. I voted looks because that would be the top priority for me. The mindset i based that on was if i was buying a new car now. |
Sure, but having a Porsche or a Ferrari in a dense city, where all you have is traffic jams, is a bit silly, would you not agree? |
Depends. I drive my 911 to the office everyday. Calgary has quite bad traffic, but driving a Porsche is not always about performance handling etc. Its a dream car to drive even if your just crawling through traffic. Most cities also have track days where you can really open it up in a closed safe environment.
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deelix
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arw
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tnisa8
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2009 01:08 Post subject: |
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one thing missing "Chick magnet"
SINGLE-CELLED ASEXUALLY REPRODUCTIVE ORGANISMS RULE.
I agree. It's no big deal. Animal, mineral or vegetable; I'll DO anything TO anything.
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deelix
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4 wheel drive is missing.
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