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MF_DEUCE · 06-30-2012, 01:27 AM

hmm...It looks like an 86 and 370z combination.

Quote:

Originally Posted by drifter

anything over 40K, I don't give a sh%$ what they come with, does me no good.

With the way the US economy is right now and the average American car owner holding onto their car for about 10 years, I dont see many of these cars selling if its priced over $50k. Im guessing a $40k priced Lexus, but I do like the idea of a "smaller than 86." Exciting news indeed if this turns out to be true!

Pscylo · 06-30-2012, 01:42 AM

By the time its out I will have the FR-S paid off

Guff · 06-30-2012, 01:51 AM

Inline 6 twin turbo?

Maybe I'm living in the past...

Snoopyalien24 · 06-30-2012, 01:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moto-P

Try $75,000, as $40K barely gets you a 1 Series these days.

Well Toyota might want to keep the "affordable" in there somewhere. Like the Zx6 Twins; they act like $40k+ cars but are relatively ~$28k cars

Wishful thinking for sure on my part lol

Snoopyalien24 · 06-30-2012, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guff

Inline 6 twin turbo?

Maybe I'm living in the past...

lol y u so fonny

serialk11r · 06-30-2012, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guff

Inline 6 twin turbo?

Maybe I'm living in the past...

335?

poormans_LFA · 06-30-2012, 02:23 AM

BMW's are overpriced like no ones business. They nickle and dime you for every last option, but that's also how they've managed to increase profitability on their cars. I find it to be too much money for something that's ultimately not built to last; that is if you follow the almost maintenance free servicing schedule from the factory where you do oil changes every 15k (ridiculous) and virtually no flush of any other lubricants within the car. Of course this is all done in the effort of complying with the EU's environmental policies that seem rather extreme in comparison to a lot of other countries. In my eyes, the longer a car stays out of a landfill the more environmentally friendly it is, but it seems only the Asians get this, for the moment.

I will say that very few other cars handle like a BMW. I got a chance to drive the F30 328 a few times and was blown away by the crazy dialed in response of all the major drive controls. Not to mention the new N20 turbo 4. It's lovely.

YukiHachiRoku · 06-30-2012, 02:26 AM

Get Italy in the mix and we could have an "axis power" sports car haha! =P

Matador · 07-01-2012, 01:52 PM

Balls to the wall. Twin Scroll Turbo Inline 6 with D4-S please.

BMW 8/Supra? the 8 series looked like a Mk3 supra

poormans_LFA · 07-01-2012, 01:59 PM

BMW tech ='s crap reliability. no thanks. let Yota do the engineering and BMW the chassis development and separate design teams.

Ryuu0u · 07-04-2012, 01:51 PM

I honestly don't see why a inline 6 turbo or twin turbo around 40k is impossible. It doesn't have to have all the gadgets that the GTR and other super cars have these days. Just throw in a limited slip diff along with basic traction control(that can be turned off), a decent interior along with nice outside styling and i'm sold. The Supra mk4 today is still a competitive machine after what? Almost 20 yrs? Heck even the mk3s done right can give a lot of cars a run for their money. Asking too much out of a modern sports car?

06-30-2012, 02:23 AM	#63
poormans_LFA FT86Club.com O.G. Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: Gunmetal Gundam Wing Zero Custom Location: socal Posts: 1,455 Thanks: 244 Thanked 221 Times in 78 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BMW's are overpriced like no ones business. They nickle and dime you for every last option, but that's also how they've managed to increase profitability on their cars. I find it to be too much money for something that's ultimately not built to last; that is if you follow the almost maintenance free servicing schedule from the factory where you do oil changes every 15k (ridiculous) and virtually no flush of any other lubricants within the car. Of course this is all done in the effort of complying with the EU's environmental policies that seem rather extreme in comparison to a lot of other countries. In my eyes, the longer a car stays out of a landfill the more environmentally friendly it is, but it seems only the Asians get this, for the moment. I will say that very few other cars handle like a BMW. I got a chance to drive the F30 328 a few times and was blown away by the crazy dialed in response of all the major drive controls. Not to mention the new N20 turbo 4. It's lovely. __________________

07-01-2012, 01:59 PM	#66
poormans_LFA FT86Club.com O.G. Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: Gunmetal Gundam Wing Zero Custom Location: socal Posts: 1,455 Thanks: 244 Thanked 221 Times in 78 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BMW tech ='s crap reliability. no thanks. let Yota do the engineering and BMW the chassis development and separate design teams. __________________

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