Car Talk!

Bizkitkid2001 · October 11th, 2008, 07:56 AM

In the hill country there are a few rich people. I've seen ferarris and lambos driving around boerne before, but those don't even come close to how rare the 62s is.

I remember that when the Discovery CHannel first did a segment on the new 62s (Back in 2006) they said that only 150 were planned on being made for US clients.

There are only two Myabach dealerships in Texas, one in Houston and another in Dallas.

However, the 62s is no longer the top of the range. For 2009 they released a Convertable version of the 62s (Yeah, a 20 foot long convertable) and then there is the one off Maybach Exelero which can be had for a cool $8 million.

Bizkitkid2001 · October 11th, 2008, 01:31 PM

I've been watching Knight Rider on hulu and there are a lot of extremely rare and expensive cars.

In the first two episodes, I have seen:

C8 Spyker Welcome to the website of Spyker Cars | Spykercars
Predator Extreme (A very ugly Romanian built Merciallago rip off)
Maybach 62s
Mercedes McClaren SLR
Maserati Quattroportte
TVR Tuscan (With some ugly vinyles on it)
Saleen S7
Ford GT

Compared to those cars, the star of the show being a Mustang/Ford F150 Crew Cab seems kind of boring.

RedFury · October 12th, 2008, 01:12 AM

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Get your latest go fast gadgets here! I'm gonna get the O pipe for my Dakota!

RedFury · October 13th, 2008, 09:42 PM

Toyota's 56-MPG iQ Is Coming to America | Autopia from Wired.com

Screw the Smart car, I'd actually consider buying this.

SoloCamo · October 13th, 2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RedFury

Toyota's 56-MPG iQ Is Coming to America | Autopia from Wired.com

Screw the Smart car, I'd actually consider buying this.

yea that passenger in the back seat looks real safe

I highly doubt it would pass our tests

RedFury · October 13th, 2008, 10:16 PM

I'm sure it's built to be just as safe as that smart car is. Besides, get hit by a semi in that or a ford F150 and you have about the same chances of survival.

SoloCamo · October 13th, 2008, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RedFury

I'm sure it's built to be just as safe as that smart car is. Besides, get hit by a semi in that or a ford F150 and you have about the same chances of survival.

I just don't see how...the rear passengers head is maybe, one foot away from the glass/hatch. Unless they've discovered some form of technology/engineering from another planet...I don't see how it's safe..at all. Even a 40mph crash from your standard pickup/suv would demolish the rear passenger.

RamonGTP · October 13th, 2008, 11:38 PM

One thing to keep in mind with cars like the Smart car is that their safety ratings are a comparitive rating, meaning to other cars in it's class

The Smart Car and others in it's calss are so small and light, that even if the cabin remains in-tact during an accident with a bigger vehicle, you'll probably still get killed from the massive deceleration that you'd experience (G forces). Getting crushed isn't the only way to die in an accident.

**RobRich** · November 6th, 2008, 06:49 PM

Caught these videos while doing some searching at Google. Makes me kind of miss the sound of an Audi inline five. Had a lot of fun in my 4000S Quattro.

Another one, this time at a track:

**RobRich** · November 6th, 2008, 06:54 PM

A few more for good measure: