Car Talk!

[Mike]

You crazy car people!

[The Real Bingo]

Dude, way to get the 1000th post, you non-car person.

[EpyonMelee]

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Originally Posted by Mike

You crazy car people!

You bastard! you stole the 1000th post! Nooooo!

http://cnnoooooooo.ytmnd.com/

[SoloCamo]

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Originally Posted by The Real Bingo

Five years old? Man, you're not too good with elementary math, are you?

Anyway, yes...it was a ripoff. Someone bought it...I assume a wealthy Firebird enthusiast. From the looks of it, it was in near mint condition. I think it had around 20,000 miles, too.

But when I stepped back, I said to myself: "A new, fully loaded Mustang GT could be had for less, so looking at this is silly."

Pros of the Firebird: 5.7 liter V8 (more torque and horsepower) compared to the 4.6 of the Mustang. 6 speed transmission compared to the 5 of the Mustang. Pretty neat styling, though not as nice as the Mustang.

Cons: Waaaaayy overpriced; used; it's not a Ford, nor is it a Mustang; waaaaayyyy overpriced.

haha TRB this is were our opinions rival, all the fords my family has owned have had nothing but trouble, (bad luck or quality? who knows) I'm a GM guy as im sure you can tell by my avatar, and i would gladly pay the same price for a 02 transam as i would for a 05 mustang GT.

[The Real Bingo]

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Originally Posted by SoloCamo

haha TRB this is were our opinions rival, all the fords my family has owned have had nothing but trouble, (bad luck or quality? who knows)

It's all in the luck of the draw. My car has been in the family for almost 19 years and is still going strong mechanically. Sure, the upholstery is going bad along with the rubber stuff and the dashboard, but the intergral drivetrain components are performing outstandingly. However, we had a 1989 F-250 that had nothing but problems: transmission and fuel pumps mostly. The thing barely had 60,000 miles on it when we sold it in 2002.

The bottom line is: if anyone gets a lemon these days it's simply due to bad luck. I like or dislike car companies for more than build quality. I've driven Chevys and I just hate the feel of them. Either way, I'm a Ford man for life unless something catastrophic happens.

[The Real Bingo]

So say I have a car with 17" wheels stock. Then, let's say I put 18" wheels on. Naturally, there's going to be an inaccuracy in the speedometer reading. I would need to change the speedometer sensor gear, to obtain the right ratio for the new size tires, right?

[Bizkitkid2001]

Finally found a car for my mom.

2005 Avalon Limited. This car is the nicest car I have ever driven.

[mateo leet-o]

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Originally Posted by The Real Bingo

So say I have a car with 17" wheels stock. Then, let's say I put 18" wheels on. Naturally, there's going to be an inaccuracy in the speedometer reading. I would need to change the speedometer sensor gear, to obtain the right ratio for the new size tires, right?

yup

[The Real Bingo]

I think I want this color scheme with those wheels. Nevermind what I said earlier about bigger wheels...

[EpyonMelee]

the new Z06 has been priced.

a cool $65,800 for this monster.

not bad at all