BlueB Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 It doesn't look very "Mustangish". More like a Tesla... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 I have no clue why they felt the need to market that atrocity as a Mustang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 9 hours ago, Poloturbo said: Love the C8. To bad manual transmission are dying. SAVE THE MANUAL. While both my cars are manual, and I love driving them, I was completely impressed by an automatic C7 Corvette. It was in the right gear at every moment on the track, and I certainly couldn't shift that fast. Ripping through the gears in the dogbox in my FF is freaking awesome! A little pressure on the shift knob, lift slightly off the throttle, and it's in the next gear before you get the throttle back to the floor. Epic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 Both my Corvettes C6 Grand Sports are M6 -- fun to drive.. and the Mercedes is a 4 speed manual. I think it comes down to this : If you want a fun sports car to drive thru the winding mountain roads -- a manual is the way to go -- if you want to Drive as fast as you can on an empty road with no cops - then a DCT is the way to go. Too bad the Current Corvette Design team does not think this way. I hope my C6s last 20 years - then I will be 93 and probably have my keys taken away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted March 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 Will always love manual. Something to be said at a perfect heel and toe downshift to the next apex or powershifting double clutch at the dragstrip. But you are right good dct like the PDK are the future on track to be the fastest. A dog box would be insane. Still a bit old school as I don't really race. Just for the pleasure of driving. The S2000 was one of the greatest tranny I tried. Loved the one in the ILX it's infact a Civic Si k24 with more luxury. Hated the 7A in the G37X. Sluggish and wasn't really good. Here my two friends at Whiteface. We are 3 guy's that really like our small scenic road trips. Can't wait this year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidad62 Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 Nissan 370Z roadster... still deep in hibernation here though 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) Great car that 370Z. Tried the G37 manual coupe and had the G37x 2 years before I crashed it. The motor is AWESOME and reliable. Mine had 290 000km. 13.5@104mph was pretty good stock AWD with a good launch. Edited March 22, 2020 by Poloturbo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 I will always be a Wagon Mafia Member. Im on my second MBZ wagon and I love it. Hail damage and liability insurance only. She paid out more than I bought her for. 74k miles/2011 e350 4matic sport avant/garde 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Very cool wagon that Benz. Are they reliable? Alway's a bit scared about euros. My last Audi A3 was reliable 6 years but the motor blew at 225 000km Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 38 minutes ago, Poloturbo said: Very cool wagon that Benz. Are they reliable? Yes and no. Engine and drive train is. Air suspension is a fairly easy to do replacement as my rear self leveling suspension went bad. Only had to replace the OEM bags with aftermarket. Im a Shady Tree mechanic so simple fixes like Bakes/rotors etc... are not a problem. youtube is your friend. They handle amazing in the snow and although not screamers when it comes to horsepower, the HP/Torque curve is virtually the same on the e350 and my previous 99' e320 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Take a look at what Hennessey did to the 2020 Corvette, - not quite sure what you do with that much power even if you are Tim the Tool Man Taylor https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos-sports/listen-to-the-hennessey-twin-turbo-mid-engine-2020-chevy-corvette/ar-BB11An6W 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Wow! Already twin turbo. Insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrkid1981 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) 1967 mustang named "Betty" 347 stroker motor, 3 speed c4 manual valve body transmission built by Dynamic in CT. Locked rear end 4.11 rear gears (not fun to turn) lol ran 12.6 in the 1/4 people always bother you where you go, and ask if it's fast and if it can do a burnout. 2005 ducati 749 dark good fun great conversation piece 2004 40th anniversary mustang gt. lame and slow but loud and people like it. smh Edited March 26, 2020 by cbrkid1981 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidad62 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 5 hours ago, cbrkid1981 said: 1967 mustang named "Betty" 347 stroker motor, 3 speed c4 manual valve body transmission built by Dynamic in CT. Locked rear end 4.11 rear gears (not fun to turn) lol ran 12.6 in the 1/4 people always bother you where you go, and ask if it's fast and if it can do a burnout. 2005 ducati 749 dark good fun great conversation piece 2004 40th anniversary mustang gt. lame and slow but loud and people like it. smh I had a built New Edge Mustang too... with an MMR 1000 race engine and Vortech YSI blower - only stock parts left on it were body panels lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted March 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 Oh yeah guy's keep them coming... What was your ET in that fine SC Stang? My brother in law TT stealth 1990. The mods list is very long Insane torque at 3000rpm. Around 500 ft/pds Twin ball bearing turbos 607whp 657wtq. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrkid1981 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 2 hours ago, skidad62 said: I had a built New Edge Mustang too... with an MMR 1000 race engine and Vortech YSI blower - only stock parts left on it were body panels lol Dad of the year award goes to my brother and his power wheel stang..safety first kids 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowFerret Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 Blow the heater hose on the 944, specifically a ball valve blew up that one of the previous owners installed next to the heater control valve. Removed the busted valve, replaced it with hose, filled and bled the system. Why would anyone install a ball valve on the heater line? The heater control valve is fully functional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 17 hours ago, SnowFerret said: Blow the heater hose on the 944, specifically a ball valve blew up that one of the previous owners installed next to the heater control valve. Removed the busted valve, replaced it with hose, filled and bled the system. Why would anyone install a ball valve on the heater line? The heater control valve is fully functional. Maybe the control valve was changed too and left the ball valve for next time ?? Always find it hard to second guess how anyone else thinks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Guess I should post here.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted April 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 Nice. Very rare in north America that TVR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 One of 3 griffith 500's that year 1994. There are several griffith 400's but the 500s didnt seem to make it over and yes, that is right hand drive... Also, this one made it over as I spent the 3 months to import it and do all the paperwork. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted April 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 One of 3 in '94? My God that is priceless.. . Second outing today . The car is insane. 3000 pounds and more than 500 hp. It's almost way too much. I love it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Your avatar says it all man.. heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 On 3/14/2020 at 2:26 PM, Poloturbo said: Love the C8. To bad manual transmission are dying. SAVE THE MANUAL. Each to their own. It's funny. Here in the UK cars were almost all manual until very recently; automatic cars were looked at as a weird American thing. There were very few automatic cars around here. Those we did have typically had three gears and were significantly more expensive to buy than their more efficient manual equivalents. The only place most UK people came across automatics was when renting them in the US or elsewhere. There was definitely a sneery attitude here to automatics, which were seen as expensive, slow, and not for "real" drivers, whatever they may be. To me, those US rental cars made sense on American roads, but not here, where roads are very different. All my own cars were manual as were those of everyone I know. Until the PDK came along. Seven speeds and embarrassingly quicker than the manual alternative. Our motoring journalists are very traditional - the last time I looked they were still mostly reviewing manual gearbox cars and insisting that those are what "real drivers" should be driving. I suppose their predecessors bemoaned the arrival of Synchromesh in a similar manner. I find the PDK really good, and don't feel any reduction in control. I'm not sure exactly what they're doing with the management system, but it's tuned so that you can control things very well simply with your right foot. The paddles are there, but I use them much less than I'd have expected. Each to their own, but I don't hanker for the old stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Today's paddle shifters are the reason why. I modern computerized transmission can shift in .02 seconds vs the fastest human with a clutch, at about .15 seconds. Where naught to 60 or 100 times are now in the sub three's, this makes a difference and is causing people to have to make a choice. Do they want the feel of speed, or truly be the fastest. I suspect there will be clutchless manuals at some point to bridge the gap here (full tree, and not just paddle in a different place), but I still like my manual transmission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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