The General Car Review Thread

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i dont know if anyone has seen this one at all. i cant remember the name either which sucks. but i found it in the parking lot of a hotel near the burger joint that OG works at. it looks like the new chevy SSR's. it had huge 20-25 inch rims. and it had hydrolics. it was competely badass. but i accidentally blew it up before i could get it to my garage and now i havent seen it again anywhere.
 
"Something, because " I believe would be the proper translation from slurred drunk to english ( used to bartend a little, know my slur pretty well, if I do say so myself ! )
 
The NRG500 is a quicker bike than the FCR900, but the FCR900 can reach a faster top-end speed, but it takes a while to hit it. I like the FCR900 better though. Sounds nice and drives well. Also quite heavy, which I like.
 
damn whats the name. i think its bulldog. the car that looks like a chevy camaro from the mid to late 80's. that has to be the fastest car ive drivin. faster than the inferno or super gt and probably even the sabre.
 
87chevy
Sabre is the best bet for overall performance.
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SS69
faster than the inferno or super gt and probably even the sabre.
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The Sabre is the same car is it was in Vice City. It's nowhere near being one of the fastest or best cars in the game. Are you thinking of the same car as I am?


KM.
 
yeti
On the topic of Ambulances... I've heard that if you do Paramedic in Angel Pine then it is a piece of cake... Gonna check it out tonight... will report back tomorrow...

C.
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Did Paramedic this morning in about 20 minutes... SOOOOooooo easy if you do it in Angel Pine... in fact the hardest part was finding the medical shack to get the ambulance (I saved then killed myself found where it was and then reloaded!!!)

C.
 
SS69
damn whats the name. i think its bulldog. the car that looks like a chevy camaro from the mid to late 80's. that has to be the fastest car ive drivin. faster than the inferno or super gt and probably even the sabre.
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You are thinking of the "Buffalo" like a camaro, but has hood vents right ? Yeah its pretty fast, but def. not faster than the others you stated !
 
TwinTurboJay
You are thinking of the "Buffalo" like a camaro, but has hood vents right ? Yeah its pretty fast, but def. not faster than the others you stated !
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yea i meant buffalo. to me its faster, i dont know though. but the sabre is still my favorite. did they bring back the sabre turbo in this one? that is definately the fastest car.
 
SS69
yea i meant buffalo. to me its faster, i dont know though. but the sabre is still my favorite. did they bring back the sabre turbo in this one? that is definately the fastest car.
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The Sabre Turbo was cool enough. But it wasn't the fastest car in Vice City. The Infernus, Cheetah and Stinger were all definitely faster and the Hotring Racer was of course the fastest car in the game.


KM.
 
The Sabre is a good car, but nowhere near the "best for overall performance". It's nice to drive, drifts around like a dream, but I wouldn't say it's the best for overall performance.

Still yet to find the best in that category, although the Sultan is a dream to drive, let me tell you. Though, to suit my love-a-challenge needs in GTA, I would say the Buffalo is the best car to drive. It slides, but not too much. It speeds, and is fairly difficult to handle at high speeds. It looks nice, sounds nice.

Overall, a great car to drive in my opinion. Although it's too early for me to state all of this, so it's sort of a pending decision.
 
I think the Bullet is a hell of a car to drive, very fast, handles quite well but definatly has the power to get the tail out of you want to.
 
I also think the ZR-350 is a nice car to drive. It's a nice challenge for me. When speeding around a corner, let off the accelerator until you have full control of the car, then go. It's nice to just test out the Handbraking on each car. I've found myself doing that alot.
 
^^ WTF it is def a camaro...reason they call it a buffalo is it is labeled "redneck country" in Buffalo NY, and there are alot of camaros in Buffalo...its a name with a meaning !
 
Are you sure that's not reading too much into it?
Jimmy "James" Enslashay
I also think the ZR-350 is a nice car to drive. It's a nice challenge for me. When speeding around a corner, let off the accelerator until you have full control of the car, then go. It's nice to just test out the Handbraking on each car. I've found myself doing that alot.
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Yeah that is definatly a nice car. I've been testing out handbraking and testing the limits on a lot of cars too.
 
buffalo is a transam or camaro

the ZR-350 is a very nice car to drive.
 
I don't know about the Buffalo. All of that "reading into it" aside, it doesn't remind me alot of a Camaro. Sure, it has it's small similarities, but I can't put a finger on what this car is.

And I took a better look at the Elegy. Definately a Skyline to me, now. The front is like an R31, or an old R32, the rear taillights are a little different, but still similar.
 
Still don't know about the Buffalo. The Camaro is the closest I've heard so far, but I still don't think it is.

The Tampa reminds me of a Mustang, maybe a '66 Mustang. Or later. Just the rear taillight are a tad different.
 
The car that everyone says looks like a classic jag, I've done some serious look arounds, and its seems more like a 57 vette...anyone else thing so ?
 
The Buffalo is definately a Camaro. Maybe one from the early 90's.
Here's a pic.

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Looks pretty Buffalo to me.

Except for the headlights, and the hood (which can be modified on a real Camaro to have that) its the closet thing to a Camaro.

However, it resembles the late 1980's style.
 
Just found this at GTAForums.com. I'll list it here. It's every car in San Andreas, and someone has connected them with their real-life counterparts. I haven't read the list yet, but this could be used if Blake wishes to put up his organised Car thread. I'll fix up all of the grammar for you all, because I don't have much to do (yes, that's right, for once I'm not busy :D). Here we go:

Cars:
Admiral = Mercedes Benz 300D
Alpha = Dodge Stealth or Mitsubishi 300GT
Banshee = Dodge Viper
Blade = 1965 Chevrolet Impala or Bel Air orBiscayne
Blista Compact = Honda CRX
Bravura = Oldsmobile Calias
Broadway = 1948 Cadillac
Buccaner = Possibly 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo
Buffalo = Chevy Camaro
Bullet = Ford GT40
Cabbie = Checker Marathon
Cardrona = ?
Cheetah = Ferrari 512TR
Clover = 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Club = VolksWagon Golf
Comet = Porsche 911
Elegent = Buick Roadmaster
Elegy = Nissan Skyline R32
Emperor = Infinity Q45
Esperanto = 1976 Oldsmobile Tornado
Euros = Nissan 300ZX TT
Feltzer = Mercedes 380SL
Flash = Honda Civic HB
Fortune = Ford Thunderbird
Glendale = Plymouth Fury
Greenwood = Dodge Diplomat
Hermes = 1949 Ford Mercury
Hotknife = 1932 Ford 2-Door
Hotring Racer = Nascar Thunderbird
Huntley = Range Rover
Hustler = 1934 Ford
Infernus = Acura NSX
Intruder = Ford Tempo 4-Door
Jester = Possibly Toyota Supra or Aston Martin Vanquish
Landstalker = Mitsubishi Montero
Majestic = Buick Regal
Manana = Possibly Ford Tempo
Merit = Infinity J30
Mesa = Jeep Wrangler
Nebula = ?
Oceanic = Chrysler Imperial
Perennial = Chevy Nova
Phoenix = Pontiac Firebird
Picador = Between 1973-1975 Chevy El Camino
Premier = Chevy Caprice or Impala SS
Previon = ?
Primo = ?
Rancher = K-5 Blazer
Regina = Ford Crown Victoria
Romero = Lincoln Mark 5
Sabre = 1972 Buick GSX
Sand King = Montero Baja Racer 2-Door
Savanna = 1964 Chevrolet Impala or Bel Air
Sentinel = BMW 740i
Solair = ?
Stallion = 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Stratford = Rolls Royce
Stratum = Ford Taurus
Stretch = Mercedes Benz 560SEL Limousine
Sultan = Subaru Impreza
Sunrise = Nissan Maxima
Super GT = Venturi 400 GT
Tahoma = Chevrolet Malibu 4-door
Tampa = Chevrolet Corvair
Taxi = Chevy Caprice or Impala SS
Tornado = 1958 Buick Century
Turismo = Ferrari F40
Uranus = Mitsubishi Eclipse or Eagle Talon or Plymouth Laser
Vincent = ?
Virgo = Ford Thunderbird or Mercury Cougar
Voodoo = 1960 Chevrolet Impala or Bel Air Biscanne
Washington = Lincoln Continental
Willard = Dodge Dynasty or Chrysler 5th Avenue
Windsor = Jaguar XJE
ZR-350 = Mazda RX7

Trucks:
Benson = 1979 Ford Box
Berkley Van = Ford Econline
Bobcat = Ford Ranger
Boxville = GMC Bread Van
Burrito = Dodge Ram
Camper = VolksWagon Kombi
Hotdog = VolksWagon Kombi
Journey = Chevrolet Camper
Monster = Ford F150
Moonbeam = Chevrolet Astro
Mr Whoopee = GMC Bread Van
Mule = Ford Box Van
News Van = Dodge Ram
Patriot = Hummer H1
Pony = Ford Aerostar
Rumpo = Mercedes
Sadler = International
SlamVan = 1971 GMC
Tow Truck = Chevrolet C-30
Utility = Chevy C-30
Walton = Between 1955-1957 Chevrolet
Yankee = Ford F650
Yosemite = Chevy CK

Emergency:
Ambulance = Ford 350 ambulance
Enforcer = International TK
FBI Rancher = Chevrolet SubUrban
FBI Truck = K-5 Blazer Armor Covered
Firetruck = ?
Police Car = Chevrolet Caprice or Impala SS
Ranger = K-5 Blazer
Rhino = Tank

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This is just editing, it does not mean I necessarily agree with them. For starters, I think the Elegant is obviously a BMW 7 Series. But there are plenty. I may not have picked up on a fair few things, but editings can be made. I suggest Blake make an organised Car Thread, with all of the Reviews from here, copied and pasted into there, information of all cars stored and these Real-Life Comparisons placed in there, but updated when needed.

Any confirmations on the "Possibly", "Between" or "Or" sections, would be nice. Any possibilities or certainties for the "?" sections would be great.
 
Nice find, I will now settle and agree that the Buffalo is a Camaro. I don't have much knowledge on Camaros, though, so I probably shouldn't have stated my thoughts in the first place.
 
Jimmy Enslashay
Cars:

Jester = Possibly Toyota Supra or Aston Martin Vanquish
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I have to say that this is utter bollocks...

Aston Martin Vanquish is a 2000 car (2002 I think!)... so can't be in a game from the 1990's?!

Also a Supra and Vanquish are nothing like each other...

The car that would've been around at this time might be the Aston Vantage... but that also looks nowt like the supra... someone is seriously blind.

C.
 
it is quite hard to say what the Jester really is, I can;t imagine its a Supra, mostly becasue you cannot to a brake stand ( burnout ) with it....is it front wheel drive ? It handel kind of like a faster "club: which is FWD I believe
 
It's definately not a Supra. That just makes me throw up. :lol:

The Aston Martin Vanquish is a little far-fetched, too. Blake and I thought maybe a Ferrari Marinello, don't know.
 

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