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Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"

19377 messages, Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 6:24 PM

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#16500 of 19377 86 Carrera vs. 95 M3 by lokki Jan 20, 2009 (7:29 am)
What kind of a ride are you looking for? It's not a high-speed express like the Porsche. Maybe it used to be but he's sharpened up all the edges. It sounds to me like he's created what I call a 'dirt-bike' ride vs a 'street-bike' - that is: Great for a quick Sunday morning scream through the mountains, but will beat you up if you try to use it every day. Outruns and outhandles 94% of the vehicles you encounter, even in the mountains on Sunday Mornings. Quick throttle response, quick brake response, high revs, high noise, stiff ride. In summary, lots and lots of fun, but your wife is going to hate it unless SHE gets to drive it on Sunday mornings someplace with lots of tight turns. This, of course, is just my humble opinion..... and perhaps not worth much since I've owned neither an M3 nor a Porsche.
#16501 of 19377 Re: guy wants to trade for my 911 [lemmer] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jan 20, 2009 (7:59 am)
Replying to: lemmer (Jan 20, 2009 7:11 am) Doesn't seem like a fair trade for you, and besides, you'd be trading an appreciating asset for a depreciating one, especially with the mods he has on it. Replies to this message: lemmer (Jan 20, 2009 8:02 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jan 20, 2009 8:10 am) lemmer (Jan 20, 2009 8:53 am)
#16502 of 19377 Re: guy wants to trade for my 911 [Mr_Shiftright] by lemmer Jan 20, 2009 (8:02 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 20, 2009 7:59 am) That is kinda what I thought. I just like validation from the experts. I originally thought he meant to trade the car plus cash, but he corrected me on that. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 20, 2009 8:10 am) lemmer (Jan 20, 2009 8:53 am)
#16503 of 19377 Re: guy wants to trade for my 911 [lemmer] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jan 20, 2009 (8:10 am)
Replying to: lemmer (Jan 20, 2009 8:02 am) At best he's holding.....what....$8K--$9K in his poker hand? And it'll be less next year. Modded cars are hard to sell. Everyone thinks they've been thrashed. If it were a stock, pristine 1998 M3, well that's closer to it. Replies to this message: lemmer (Jan 20, 2009 8:53 am)
#16504 of 19377 Re: guy wants to trade for my 911 [Mr_Shiftright] by lemmer Jan 20, 2009 (8:53 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 20, 2009 8:10 am) The problem is that this guy (like most people who mod their cars) thinks he has a pristine M3 worth $10K or so and he has "improved" it by a few thousand $.
#16505 of 19377 Re: It's BARGAIN DAY! (andre1969) [Mr_Shiftright] by bumpy Jan 20, 2009 (9:48 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 19, 2009 10:29 am) At that point, it really comes down to the size of the bearings, number of rings, valve train, etc. I'd guess a late stovebolt 302 would put them all under the table and the GMC V6 would outlast the stovebolt, but it's not an I6. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 20, 2009 9:54 am) oregonboy (Jan 20, 2009 11:16 am) andre1969 (Jan 20, 2009 11:23 am) and 4 more...
#16506 of 19377 Re: It's BARGAIN DAY! (andre1969) [bumpy] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jan 20, 2009 (9:54 am)
Replying to: bumpy (Jan 20, 2009 9:48 am) 300K on any engine is a remarkable occurrence, very very rare. Replies to this message: oregonboy (Jan 20, 2009 11:16 am) andre1969 (Jan 20, 2009 11:23 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jan 20, 2009 11:45 am) and 3 more...
#16507 of 19377 Re: It's BARGAIN DAY! (andre1969) [Mr_Shiftright] by oregonboy Jan 20, 2009 (11:16 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 20, 2009 9:54 am) I just have 86k to go on my Tacoma 3.4 DOHC V6. The way I used to drive, I would do that in 2-1/2 years, but since I'm now semi-retired, it could take a long, long time. It's had a fairly easy life. The majority of the miles that I have put on it were up and down I-5 (at 65-75 mph). It's geared pretty tall, so the RPMs stay reasonably low. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jan 20, 2009 11:23 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jan 20, 2009 11:45 am) andre1969 (Jan 20, 2009 12:00 pm) and 1 more... oregonboy (Jan 20, 2009 1:50 pm)
#16508 of 19377 Re: It's BARGAIN DAY! (andre1969) [oregonboy] by andre1969 Jan 20, 2009 (11:23 am)
Replying to: oregonboy (Jan 20, 2009 11:16 am) I think my Mom & stepdad are up to around 278,000 miles on their 1999 Altima, which I think has a 2.4. Can't remember if it's SOHC or DOHC. They commute in to work together, and probably do around 110-120 miles per day, a good deal of it highway, but even the non-highway parts I'd still classify as "semi-highway"...4-lane road with a 50-55 mph speed limit, and relatively few traffic lights. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 20, 2009 11:45 am) andre1969 (Jan 20, 2009 12:00 pm) lemko (Jan 20, 2009 1:28 pm) oregonboy (Jan 20, 2009 1:50 pm)
#16509 of 19377 Re: It's BARGAIN DAY! (andre1969) [andre1969] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jan 20, 2009 (11:45 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 20, 2009 11:23 am) You will see high mileages on engine but often they have had the head off, new head gasket, etc. or its been opened up for some other reason. One reason you don't see many 300K engines is that statistically, the car itself is likely to fall prey to some other malady or misfortune and thus won't make it to 300K because it'll be scrapped before that. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jan 20, 2009 12:00 pm) lemko (Jan 20, 2009 1:28 pm) oregonboy (Jan 20, 2009 1:50 pm)

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