Imports

[SRinc.]

Really? Cool. I wanted the Silver/Black Regend Spoon took track side vs. a NSX Type R but no luck yet.

 

[GT Pro]

...and then $40 or so for registration...

despite our crappy roads...

I thought you were saying that Prower should get out more? Maybe you should join him and come out to Australia to see how crap roads can really be in the first world...

 

[Azuremen]

That 4 door E36 M3 is fantastic. Something BMW should have actually made.

I do think you mean E46 there... This would be an E36 sedan

I thought you were saying that Prower should get out more? Maybe you should join him and come out to Australia to see how crap roads can really be in the first world...

Unlike Australia, we have seasons. With snow, which means road treatment, in addition to chains and studded snow tires. My comment was more in regard to the irony of us reducing revenue to the Depart of Traffic in Washington State by leveling a flat registration fee of $40 or so, instead of a percent based on the value of the car.

But yes, the total price for me to get, say, a 2002 M5, which I can find nice ones for $25,000, would, after tax and all, be about $27,550

And while we are at it, might as well add more BMW goodness...

 

[SRinc.]

Figured why not show off a few E30 M3's.

I used to love how the bonnets opened up when I was a kid.

 

[Joey D]

Dual exhaust with quad tips on a Prius .

You're pretty much right on that. Sometimes it's even worse. I seem to remember when you guys were paying $12k for a Dodge Neon, we were paying around £15k for the Neon in the UK...

Why in gods name would any ever think about buying a Neon in the UK for that price?

 

[SRinc.]

A TK tuned Prius, yea I'd drive that before a USDM Ford Focus.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

But yes, the total price for me to get, say, a 2002 M5, which I can find nice ones for $25,000, would, after tax and all, be about $27,550

Who would buy a M5 when you can have better

 

[TheCracker]

Why in gods name would any ever think about buying a Neon in the UK for that price?

Because even at £15k it was steal compared to the competition.

 

[Dougboy]

That body kit on the Prius is so low, it would be almost undriveable in the streets of most cities.... and i like that

 

[Joey D]

Because even at £15k it was steal compared to the competition.

Are compact cars really that expensive in the UK? I mean it looks like a base Mazda 3 is about the price and I have to imagine it's a much better car. Although they don't still sell the Neon there right? I know it's out of the US market but it still could be in Europe.

 

[Quattro20v]

Who would buy a M5 when you can have better

Is that Alpina B10? And what makes it better than M5?

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Is that Alpina B10? And what makes it better than M5?

'cause autocar november 2002 said so....

M5 vs. B10 ?

'Comes down to 1 small point: is the B10 a better sportster than the M5 is a cruiser ? Yup. Does that make the B10 better than the M5 ? Yes

I'd like to see an M5 keep up with the B10 "across country" too.

 

[Leonidae]

their differentials would blow up after 200km.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

their differentials would blow up after 200km.

Wrong M5 that would be compared to the B5

 

[homeforsummer]

Probably one of my favourite BMWs 👍

Why in gods name would any ever think about buying a Neon in the UK for that price?

Because elderly people don't know any better and the Neon is inoffensive on virtually every level, making it perfect for people who want a car as exciting as an empty fridge.

Are compact cars really that expensive in the UK? I mean it looks like a base Mazda 3 is about the price and I have to imagine it's a much better car. Although they don't still sell the Neon there right? I know it's out of the US market but it still could be in Europe.

The price of compact cars seems to fluctuate wildly. At the time, the Neon represented good value. Then Citroen went mental and cut £4k off the price of everything in their dealerships and all the other companies followed suit, so they were great value for a while. And now, companies like Ford have gone mad again and you can get a fairly bland, standard diesel Focus for something like £18k which seems absolutely ridiculous for a small family car. The average Focus now isn't much different on price to a Golf, and Volkswagens have already been a little extortionate.

It's no wonder the Korean companies are gaining the market share they are, as they're offering products not a lot worse than the big boys for £3k or more less in many cases.

And no, we don't get the Neon any more and haven't for ages. The last ones we got were in 2003. Chrysler don't sell anything smaller than the Sebring in the UK now. Well, I don't even think they actually sell the Sebring either. I think I've seen about one on the road, ever.

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

Bhp?

Of the Tommy Kaira Prius? I have no idea its just a package.

LINK.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

550bhp elise weighs in at around 760kg

 

[Perfect Balance]

Wish they were bigger: EDIT: Found bigger ones.

A bit too low, but still.

Awesomeness

 

[homeforsummer]

Y'know, I never used to like Silvias that much...

 

[-Fred-]

I was just gonna post that red S14...

 

[ND4SPD]

I do think you mean E46 there...

Ah yes, my bad. I always get E46 and E36 mixed up.

 

[Cano]

Wish they were bigger: EDIT: Found bigger ones.

I really like these pictures, the way they are taken (of course the car helps) with extreme depth of field, way cool lens.

 

[Time_Attack]

edit

 

[Slicks]

Love it

 

[Revheadnz]

 

[SVX]

How do you find these beautiful cars?Like what sites?

 

[GT Pro]

 

[Duke]

Zipties on a cracked body kit: the new rusty hood... which was the new flat black... which was the new lambo doors...

 

[Rue]

550bhp elise weighs in at around 760kg

When I was back in England earlier in the year I went to a track day at Castle Combe (my local circuit) and there was a yellow Elise that just obliterated everything else on the track. In the last race he started from the back of the grid with a 1 minute (I think) handicap and still won the race by miles. I wonder is it the same car with an updated livery?

 

[Perfect Balance]

Zipties on a cracked body kit: the new rusty hood... which was the new flat black... which was the new lambo doors...

At least with the zipties, you aren't spending time to ruin something, as you are with sanding down a hood and mixing the proper ingredients to make it "rust" properly, and rather somewhat repairing something that isn't worth fixing/is going to get destroyed and replaced in a few more events anyway. Not to mention the "stiched" look you end up with is kind of poking fun at the damage the same way the massive Band-Aid stickers do.

It seems to me that you dislike drifting so you attempt to find "stupid" things about it to lump it in with the posuers/ricers/slammed cars.