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30-Nov-2004, 02:16 AM
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They're kinda exotic. It is a sports car, and well the RX7's at least were somewhat rare. I don't see how someone can classify an NSX an exotic, but say that the rotary cars aren't.
I bet at least a quarter of the Civics on this site can run a faster quarter mile than an NSX.
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I bet at least a quarter of the Civics on this site can run a faster quarter mile than an NSX.
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30-Nov-2004, 09:32 AM
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I bet driving one of those cars sure feels nice. The nicest car I have driven so far is a S430, and sat in a 911 C2. They are nice, no doubt.
The new MCC is going to arrive this week. That's so far, the most expensive car our family has owned, yet. And our second European car as well after my father's 70's Beetle.
The new MCC is going to arrive this week. That's so far, the most expensive car our family has owned, yet. And our second European car as well after my father's 70's Beetle.
30-Nov-2004, 12:24 PM
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the RX7 is a japanese muscle car... the RX8 is a turd on wheels 
hahaha j/k... but it's far from it's roots. this is one fruit that fell far from the tree.... heavy, soft, and underpowered. I drove one, I was less than pleased.
hahaha j/k... but it's far from it's roots. this is one fruit that fell far from the tree.... heavy, soft, and underpowered. I drove one, I was less than pleased.
30-Nov-2004, 02:48 PM
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Originally posted by bbarbulo
the RX7 is a japanese muscle car... the RX8 is a turd on wheels hahaha j/k... but it's far from it's roots. this is one fruit that fell far from the tree.... heavy, soft, and underpowered. I drove one, I was less than pleased.
the RX7 is a japanese muscle car... the RX8 is a turd on wheels
hahaha j/k... but it's far from it's roots. this is one fruit that fell far from the tree.... heavy, soft, and underpowered. I drove one, I was less than pleased.
the blue one in X men looked good but thats about it, the car is a wimp. apperently there is to be a mazdaspeed version maybe next season.
IMHO, G35 owns all sports coupes. G35 with TT owns all, period.
30-Nov-2004, 02:57 PM
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Originally posted by Nova_Dust
When you are born naturally rich and have a high volumn of steady income, you can drive anything. People like that don't worry about maintenance. They worry about if their car is the dopest car in town or not.
People who all of a sudden won lottery can buy the car initially, but they will start worry about maintenance later on because their steady income is 12 dollars an hour. The exotic will eat the entire lottery in no time.
When you are born naturally rich and have a high volumn of steady income, you can drive anything. People like that don't worry about maintenance. They worry about if their car is the dopest car in town or not.
People who all of a sudden won lottery can buy the car initially, but they will start worry about maintenance later on because their steady income is 12 dollars an hour. The exotic will eat the entire lottery in no time.
i know a guy who won the lotto. bought a house in sauga, a BMW and a stingwray.
Sold the vette to pay the mortgage, wrecked the beamer, and now he drives and 89 civic while trying to sell the house.
like most ppl said, its about your mentality.
if i won even $100,000 i would pay tuition in full, and use the change on maybe an is300, then after getting a job go for the G35.
30-Nov-2004, 03:44 PM
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Honestly, studies have shown, that by the time average young folks reach 50 and wish to retire and say they live until 70, they will probably need 2 million dollars to live off of, taking into your usually inflation rates and whatnot.
So in reality, 100,000 lottery price won't change your living style all that much. It can help pay off a portion of your mortgage so your paycheque has an extra 5~700 dollars extra.
1 million can do the above, and you have got yourself a decent amount of retirement fund, given after your mortgage, you still have 700,000 dollars left. Don't think use all that money to buy a huge house. Houses come with property tax, and again, it will eat your wallet empty. This much money can get you a nice 5~70,000 dollar car, but anything more, you are not playing the money game smart enough because insurance and fuel will again, eat your wallet empty.
10 million will pretty much net you are nice comfortable life. You can have a part time job just to keep yourself occupied, make minimum wage and use that income to do whatever you like, donate it if you wish. Invest your money (of course, you can do so with the previous options) and hope that you don't lose much and can actually earn and live off of the interests. If you win this much at 20 and you are lucky enough to live until 90. You have about 12000 dollars to use each month. That's if you use it all until the day you die.
I have heard many similar stories where people who won lottery have quickly spent all their money and ended up not happy and turn themselves into worse situation than before they had won anything in the first place. I also know a true life story.
Sudden wealth is nice, but it is like water - it can float a boat, and if can also sink a boat.
So in reality, 100,000 lottery price won't change your living style all that much. It can help pay off a portion of your mortgage so your paycheque has an extra 5~700 dollars extra.
1 million can do the above, and you have got yourself a decent amount of retirement fund, given after your mortgage, you still have 700,000 dollars left. Don't think use all that money to buy a huge house. Houses come with property tax, and again, it will eat your wallet empty. This much money can get you a nice 5~70,000 dollar car, but anything more, you are not playing the money game smart enough because insurance and fuel will again, eat your wallet empty.
10 million will pretty much net you are nice comfortable life. You can have a part time job just to keep yourself occupied, make minimum wage and use that income to do whatever you like, donate it if you wish. Invest your money (of course, you can do so with the previous options) and hope that you don't lose much and can actually earn and live off of the interests. If you win this much at 20 and you are lucky enough to live until 90. You have about 12000 dollars to use each month. That's if you use it all until the day you die.
I have heard many similar stories where people who won lottery have quickly spent all their money and ended up not happy and turn themselves into worse situation than before they had won anything in the first place. I also know a true life story.
Sudden wealth is nice, but it is like water - it can float a boat, and if can also sink a boat.
30-Nov-2004, 11:02 PM
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Yeah I love the G35 coupe, and the new sedan with the sport tuned package. My bro wanted a 350, but RX8 was a better deal and less worries.
Fave car that I drove was a few years back I drove a new C320. That thing is a sleeper. Handles amazing and gobs of power.
Tonight we were coming back from up north in the RX8 and some fool in a GTP coupe wanted to be a hotshot and took off from like 80 for a whole 2 second till he turned onto highway 7. What's the guy trying to prove? It's not like we were even looking at the car to initiate it.
RX8's are a far cry from the RX7 though, but it's just not worth spending 20 grand plus on 12 year old car that most likely needs the engine rebuilt. And yeah, I've heard of there being a Mazdaspeed version coming out too.
Fave car that I drove was a few years back I drove a new C320. That thing is a sleeper. Handles amazing and gobs of power.
Tonight we were coming back from up north in the RX8 and some fool in a GTP coupe wanted to be a hotshot and took off from like 80 for a whole 2 second till he turned onto highway 7. What's the guy trying to prove? It's not like we were even looking at the car to initiate it.
RX8's are a far cry from the RX7 though, but it's just not worth spending 20 grand plus on 12 year old car that most likely needs the engine rebuilt. And yeah, I've heard of there being a Mazdaspeed version coming out too.
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