Bought Another Car

Originally posted by vat_man
Good call by the insurers.
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Yeah, no ****. đź‘Ž

I can drive V-10 & V-12 powered sports cars... but put me behind the wheel of a 2.0 litre Focus and I'm fcked.

I hate front wheel drive cars.
 
Originally posted by Drifting Thunda
On the contrary the ass would be significantly less likely to come out on an MR. :p

Just nitpicking. :lol:
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Okay, it doesn't matter if I was driving an MR, a snowmobile, a donkey, or a spaceship. No matter what you were in you were going into the snow. The road was good enough to play ice hockey on. By the looks of the snowbank I was probably around the 4rth or 5th person to go spinning into it.
 
I think the Lancer is better than the Focus and Civic in their class. That may just be my lancer thats sitting in my garage talking though. :-p
 
Originally posted by Griffin
I think the Lancer is better than the Focus and Civic in their class. That may just be my lancer thats sitting in my garage talking though. :-p
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The Civic and Focus, though not best-in-class are certainly better than any non-turbo 2.0L Lancer.
 
I beg to differ.

Lancer 120hp 130lb-ft
Civic 115hp 110lb-ft
Focus 110hp 125lb-ft
Sentra 126hp 129lb-ft
Corolla 125hp 126lb-ft
Cavalier 115hp 130lb-ft
Neon 132hp 130lb-ft
protege 122hp 120lb-ft
mirage 113hp 116lb-ft
saturn 124hp 122lb-ft
Golf/jetta 115hp 122lb-ft


These are all 2002 model Sedans I felt like posting. But as you can see the Lancer is actually quit good.

Edit: I got all of these stats from http://www.consumerguide.com/index.cfm?o=head

Edit2: I added some more cars in their class.
 
Originally posted by Griffin
I beg to differ.

Lancer 120hp 130lb-ft
Civic 115hp 110lb-ft
Focus 110hp 125lb-ft
Sentra 126hp 129lb-ft
Corolla 125hp 126lb-ft
Cavalier 115hp 130lb-ft
Neon 132hp 130lb-ft
protege 122hp 120lb-ft
mirage 113hp 116lb-ft
saturn 124hp 122lb-ft
Golf/jetta 115hp 122lb-ft


These are all 2002 model Sedans I felt like posting. But as you can see the Lancer is actually quit good.

Edit: I got all of these stats from http://www.consumerguide.com/index.cfm?o=head

Edit2: I added some more cars in their class.
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I like how you picked the wussiest engine for the Focus to base comparison to. :rolleyes:
 
Originally posted by Griffin
But as you can see the Lancer is actually quit good.
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Based purely on horsepower? Here's an actual comparison.

Nissan Sentra 2.5S - my favourite small sedan - vs. the Mitsubishi Lancer LS.

Price: $16100 for the Lancer to $16700 for the Sentra. Lancer by the $600.
Power: 120bhp/130lb-ft for the Lancer to 165bhp/175lb-ft for the Sentra. Sentra by 45bhp and 45lb-ft.
Spec:
------------------------------Sentra--------Lancer
Front side air bags-------Standard--------$800
Antilock brakes------------Standard--------$800
Inside trunk release------Standard-----Not offered
Remote trunk release----Standard------Not offered
Remote gas cap release-Standard------Not offered
Wheels-----------------------15" alloy-------14" alloy
Leather-wrapped wheel--Standard-----Not offered
Trip computer--------------Standard-------Not offered
Alarm-------------------------Standard------Not offered
Power sunroof----------------$700------------$750
(Sentra includes illuminated visor mirrors, not offered on Lancer)
Rear spoiler-------------------$360---------Not offered

I was going to try and be impartial, but for all of this I couldn't find a single thing the Lancer LS had that the Sentra didn't.
Acceleration: Sentra 2.5S does 0-60 in 8.2 seconds; Lancer LS does 0-60 in 9.4 seconds. Both vehicles offer only an automatic transmission. Advantage Sentra. Again.
Fuel economy: 27.5 with Lancer; 25.5 with Sentra.
Interior volume:
-------------Front head----Front leg---Rear head--Rear leg
Lancer--------38.8----------43.2---------36.7--------36.6
Sentra--------39.9----------41.6---------37.0--------33.7
A tie in number of categories, 38.1" average in Sentra to 38.8" average in Lancer, 155.3" total in Lancer; 152.4" total in Sentra. Advantage Lancer.

So there you have it. Lancer gets 2.5 more mpg, has 0.7" more average interior room, and costs $600 less. Sentra has 45bhp more, 45lb-ft more, offers more options and for a cheaper price, includes more standard equipment, and does 0-60 1.2 seconds faster. I personally can't fathom a way that the Sentra isn't worth $600 more - hell, I'd pay $1500 more for it.
 
Rumple, I picked all the base modelsfor my comparison because you have a 4d SE and thats the engine for the SE, unless you have the optional engine which had 130hp and 135lb-ft, in which case I apologize for not noticeing.

M5Power, see that isnt a comparison because you are putting the Sentra's biggest egine up againt a 2liter engine lancer. So the Lancer has no way of preforming better. Ye, I was just talking about performance, not options. Although I say that most of the option that the sentra you showed had, I personally would not car for besides the alarm, but thats just my personal preference.
 
Originally posted by Rumple Foreskin
Instead of getting my dads flunkies to do all the paper work on the car I went out and did it this morning myself.

$550 a month to insure the ****ing crap box! :eek:

How can they get away with charging that much for a damn ugly Ford?!

I even got quoted at one place for $14,000 a year. :eek:

Insurance companies are down right evil.
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How much is that in USD? Either way it's ****ing ridiculous for a god damn Focus. Are you on your Dad's insurance policy? I only pay $120(full coverage, and whatever the **** else) a month for my Cobra through USAA, and I'm only 18, but I'm on his policy still.

BTW- What happened to it when you crashed it?
 
Originally posted by Griffin

M5Power, see that isnt a comparison because you are putting the Sentra's biggest egine up againt a 2liter engine lancer. So the Lancer has no way of preforming better. Ye, I was just talking about performance, not options.
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In the car world, a pretty simple rule for value is that $100 buys 1bhp. Therefore, the Sentra's 45bhp difference should represent an increase of $4500, yet it's just $600. The only way the Lancer would be better is if it was loaded with spec to counteract that $600 price difference, yet... it's the Sentra that has the more spec.

And because these two vehicles are seperated by just $600, using the "Lancer has no way of performing better" defence is really my point - the Lancer simply doesn't match up against the best vehicles in class.

Although I say that most of the option that the sentra you showed had, I personally would not car for besides the alarm, but thats just my personal preference.
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Oh yes - the "I don't want that option" defence. One of my favourties.
 
But Doug, you can say you own a Lancer. Just as long as no one sees it, they may believe you own an Evolution.

Awesomes.

Defence? Favourites?
 
Originally posted by Josh
How much is that in USD? Either way it's ****ing ridiculous for a god damn Focus. Are you on your Dad's insurance policy? I only pay $120(full coverage, and whatever the **** else) a month for my Cobra through USAA, and I'm only 18, but I'm on his policy still.

BTW- What happened to it when you crashed it?
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In American I dunno.. prolly 300 something. It is under my own name.

When I crashed it I took out one headlight and messedthe bumper up. Nothing too bad.

But there is a problem with the shift linkage and my clutch is pooched. No biggy though, I will have it fixed up in no time flat.
 
that was some snow bank :p

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:lol: Just kidding.
 

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