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2 | 17 | 6.56% | |
3 | 49 | 18.92% | |
4 | 113 | 43.63% | |
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04-07-2021, 03:08 AM | #183 |
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The Civic still added 35tq with the K24, even if the torque tapered off so horsepower wasn’t much different. Do you have an example of another case of another car adding similar power and displacement and making the same gains in speed that wasn’t linked to the addition of such a tire upgrade? I was looking at old Cayman times or old 911s or old Mustang 4.0 V6 vs 4.6 V8 times or even economy cars comparing hp or displacement or both. Do you have an example? Seems like it is the tires or perhaps one less shift, but not some blistering new acceleration from the 30 more horsepower. I wouldn’t expect big thrills.
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2017 BRZ: 0-60 in 6.2 seconds and 1/4-mile in 14.8 at 95mph on Primacies. https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...l-test-review/ 2018 BRZ tS: 0-60 in 6.3 seconds and 1/4-mile in 14.9 at 94mph on PS4s https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...-drive-review/ Quote:
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I agree. That said, Tcoat’s racecar signature is a meme, I wouldn’t get too hung up about that. |
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Refusing to give a price quote by email. That one is easy, I just immediately forget about them and move on. Any car dealer that won't give a price quote by email these days is hopelessly out of touch, or hoping for a sucker. Bait-and-switch pricing. This is the problem I've had most often, with both Nissan and Toyota dealers. I get a price quote by email (making painfully clear to them that it's to include all costs, fees, charges, etc., to be a bona fide 'out the door' firm price). I buy cash, no financing, no trade in, to keep things as simple as possible (and head off the inevitable 'we can't get that interest rate anymore' or 'our mechanic/appraiser found a problem with your trade' excuses). Then when I show up to actually buy the car, the price is different, with countless excuses - 'Oh, so sorry, we didn't realize that the car we quoted you on was already sold. This one has almost the same equipment, but we can't match that price'. 'That car sold this morning, we can locate a car for you, but the price will have to be higher'. 'The price we gave you included a special factory promotion that just expired'. 'That price was for a promotional car that's already been sold. The price on this in-stock car has to be higher'. 'We thought you qualified for the special discount, but you don't'. 'The manager just won't let the deal happen at that price, we have to get more'. 'Demand for the car is so high we just can't let it go for that price'. 'Every car we sell has a $995 processing fee, the law says we have to charge it'. 'My mistake, I forgot to include the cost for xxx, but we just can't move on it'. Those games are also easy to deal with. I walk away. I give the dealer one opportunity to sell me the car at the price offered in writing, and if they won't do it, I leave. Period. About half the time the salesperson will follow me out into the parking lot, with the usual 'how can we make this work', or 'I'm on your side, work with me and let's find a compromise' nonsense. It never works on me, and just adds some comedy and additional aggravation to the whole situation. What pisses me off is the time wasted. My remaining time is limited. I don't find it entertaining to spend hours getting to and back from a dealership only to find out that they're playing games to try and squeeze more money out of me, in hopes that if I'm already there I'll cave and fork over a few hundred extra dollars. For whatever reasons (perhaps in part due to corporate ethics training, or the lack of it), I've had the very worst experiences with Nissan dealers. I went to 6 Nissan dealers trying to find a 370Z, and was gamed by all of them. It was their sleaze that drove me to consider a BRZ in the first place (that, and my wife liked the BRZ a lot more than the 370Z). Toyota dealers have taken second place in the sleaze Olympics in my experiences. I've had similar experiences with Nissan and Toyota dealers in three different parts of the country where we've lived (Pacific Northwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England), so I suspect it must be related to corporate policies (or lack thereof) and is more than just an individual dealer. In comparison, we've bought 3 Subaru's over the past 3 years (BRZ, Crosstrek, WRX), from 3 different dealers. All of those experiences were completely straightforward and forthright. They couldn't have been easier. In each case the dealer quoted me a great price by email, and each time we went in to actually buy the car took less than 20 minutes (the BRZ literally took 10 minutes from the time I walked in to when I drove out). The only hint of anything potentially unsavory was actually funny. Buying the WRX, the salesperson actually said, 'You told me you're not interested in any extended warranty or aftermarket protection packages, so we should probably just skip that?' and we both laughed about it. I don't know for a fact, and the number of my own personal experiences is not 'statistically significant', but I suspect it's not a coincidence that (over the past 3 years) 3 Subaru dealers all gave candid, honest deals and no games selling experiences, whereas 6 Nissan dealers and 4 Toyota dealers all tried to play slimy games with me. At this point in my life, the dealer experience is a deciding factor. When I was younger, it was all about the product. If I wanted a particular car, I was willing to endure whatever it took to get it. Not anymore. The dealer experience swayed me from a 370Z to the twins, and from Toyota to Subaru. YMMV. |
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I'm with you, I also like the body - though I despise that there is no manual. And in a future where no manuals exist (electric), does not having a manual hurt its resale for collectors? |
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The GR86 is objectively a better car and people deserve to be hyped for it. On another note, even before the gr86 details were released, having a crusade against people speculating about whether it would be turboed, ev, etc was just tiring to see. Just because you say you're doing it to combat "misinformation" doesnt change the fact that almost all of your posts seem to be against this car. Speculation is a part of car culture and is what generates excitement and interest. Not to say criticism isn't allowed, but when all your posts are negative, you have to ask yourself if you truly are unbiased. And if you don't enjoy the car...well maybe don't go on this ubforum dedicated to it Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Last edited by Tanstin; 04-07-2021 at 09:03 AM. |
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Dealer sleaze is a soapbox topic I can get worked up about! Venting about it can be cathartic. Time is the most precious thing of all. It's the only thing you can never get more of. That makes it more important than money. Time becomes even more important as you have less of it left. |
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Basically: cars are a TERRIBLE investment unless you have a ton of money to buy the truly rare ones. I have owned and restored several classic cars - it is a passion/hobby and a lot of fun, but it is definitely cash flow negative.
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They also are said to of made some suspension geometry changes. Lack of power wasn't the only reason it was slow off the line. All the factory anti-squat of the previous models makes getting off the line efficiently challenging. There's also the 30+lb/ft of TQ that keeps getting left out the conversation for some reason...
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