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max225 wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2019 11:46 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:57 pm

Compared to $36k GTI's, $36k Hype R's, $40k Gorfs, $40k FoRS, and $36-40k STI's, $29k is :notbad: for what you get here.
Gti is Not 36k, you can easily get one for 29k, hype r handles better and abs more power, golf r and fors, are awd and have far more power. So no it’s not really 29k, you can’t compare it as such. Civic si for 25k, yep that’s a fair comparison. Also wrx is a good comparo, is likely pick the Subaru still, similar power and awd and a far better badge
Still kinda want one. Not new though.
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max225 wrote:
Gberg2119 wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:57 pm Compared to $36k GTI's, $36k Hype R's, $40k Gorfs, $40k FoRS, and $36-40k STI's, $29k is :notbad: for what you get here.
Gti is Not 36k, you can easily get one for 29k, hype r handles better and abs more power, golf r and fors, are awd and have far more power. So no it’s not really 29k, you can’t compare it as such. Civic si for 25k, yep that’s a fair comparison. Also wrx is a good comparo, is likely pick the Subaru still, similar power and awd and a far better badge
I'm talking MSRP. Not what you can actually get the cars for. If I was considering what the cars actually go for then the Hype R is way more expensive than all of them.

Point is the Velobster seems to be punching above it's weight and can hang with the top of the line hot hatches.

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Gberg2119 wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:45 pm Man the Velobster N sounds great. Can't believe it's only $29k. Every review is overwhelmingly positive.



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Damn, that's :notbad: at all.
Sounds good too.

29k w/ a LSD. :jesus:
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Davestr wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:57 pm https://jalopnik.com/the-2020-toyota-su ... 1833401413 -- The 2020 Toyota Supra Actually Comes in a Few Cool Colors
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Yellow? That's all I see that's "cool". :iono:
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Detroit wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 2:36 pm Yellow? That's all I see that's "cool". :iono:
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Detroit wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 2:36 pm Yellow? That's all I see that's "cool". :iono:
The blue looks :neat: in the pics?
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Apex wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 3:09 pm
Detroit wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 2:36 pm Yellow? That's all I see that's "cool". :iono:
The blue looks :neat: in the pics?
Everyone has a :neat: blue :doe:
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Detroit wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 3:12 pm
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The blue looks :neat: in the pics?
Everyone has a :neat: blue :doe:
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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:51 pm

:dat: 6.3% is what made me :mindblown: i would go :wtf: if i get an offer anywhere above 2.99, but I don’t try hard on a vehicle so there’s that.
Rates have gone up in the last 2 years, especially on used cars. If you just walk into a dealership and take their financing deals expect to get a hard quote at 5% or more today, 6+ percent on used from what I have heard.. and that's with an 840+ FICO.

Go in pre-qualified with a letter from your bank or credit union and you will have a much better rate, but still not like it was 3 years ago where I was getting quotes of 1.99% for a $100k loan for 84 months.
It seems to make sense more now, now that you mention it, considering i got my mk7 in 2014. This is definitely something i’ll keep in mind as im also screenshotting it, just in case.
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Time to mount a salvage operation!
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max225 wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:39 pm
Time to mount a salvage operation!
Even water damaged they have to be worth something. Let's do it.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:46 pm
max225 wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:39 pm

Time to mount a salvage operation!
Even water damaged they have to be worth something. Let's do it.
Let's just hope they come with the carbon brakes, can't handle rusty rotors :disgust: especially salt water rust!
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:46 pm
max225 wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:39 pm

Time to mount a salvage operation!
Even water damaged they have to be worth something. Let's do it.
Gear up.
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max225 wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:49 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:46 pm

Even water damaged they have to be worth something. Let's do it.
Let's just hope they come with the carbon brakes, can't handle rusty rotors :disgust: especially salt water rust!
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:46 pm
max225 wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:39 pm

Time to mount a salvage operation!
Even water damaged they have to be worth something. Let's do it.
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max225 wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:39 pm
Time to mount a salvage operation!
I told ray ray about this last night. He said that exact same thing.

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Davestr wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2019 3:32 am https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/21/iihs-cr ... orYou=true - Crash tests slam some popular pickup trucks
Shocking.

Aren't :truk: s held to a lower standard of safety than cars anyway?
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Porsche now makes a Cayenne coupe... that's right the non utilitarian version of the utilitarian suv that was made because the sports cars not utilitarian enough. :fullretard:
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max225 wrote:Image

Porsche now makes a Cayenne coupe... that's right the non utilitarian version of the utilitarian suv that was made because the sports cars not utilitarian enough. :fullretard:
:disgust:

Enough morans buy them so I guess they'll keep making them.

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