# New Car! **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [July 28, 2003, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931 "2003-07-28T11:45:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/121 "2003-07-31T11:17:11Z")
got picks o that??? the ski… i mean the car ya the car :sure: lol 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/122 "2003-07-31T11:23:12Z")
Hehe… Should have more of the car at the weekend, once I’ve been into the garage again. 🙂 Skirt is an option. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/123 "2003-07-31T15:03:53Z")
Mustangs are much bigger cars, the typical American muscle car. Usually with a 4.6L V8, roaring down the highway. I much prefer the smaller well tuned engine, tight cornering, sports car. 🙂 My friend had an old MG, I remember us having to hit the starter with a hammer to get it started. It was cheeper than buying a new starter. :sigh: Cheers! -Niann ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/124 "2003-07-31T15:10:38Z")
4.6L? This little baby only has a 1.8, but it’s a light car with 160 brake… So goes like \*\*\*\* off a shovel, to coin a phrase. 🙂 From what I’ve seen though, most American cars are powerful but heavy… I’m sure there’s exceptions of course, but as a generalisation… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/125 "2003-07-31T16:07:28Z")
You are pretty much correct. Most of the domestic sports cars are heavy, with a large displacement engine. I think that stems from the old “muscle cars” that needed big engines to run because they were big and heavy. That design trend never seemed to stop. Even the “non-sports” luxury cars have bigger V8’s. Not to mention the trucks and SUVs that have 5.9L+ displacements. It makes me wonder how people can afford the fuel required to run their car. Cheers! -Niann ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/126 "2003-07-31T16:13:21Z")
That’s what I was thinking the consumption on those things must be massive… Mind you, I also believe that fuel is a darn sight cheaper out there than it is in England… :sure: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/127 "2003-07-31T16:18:29Z")
Yup, us Americans love our excess! Myself, I like german cars, the doors go “thunk” when you close 'em. That makes me happy for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/128 "2003-07-31T16:21:21Z")
Ah, the German precision. 🙂 I just love sports cars… One of my favourite sounds has to be a V8 engine. 🙂 Plus this one is a soft top, so on the one day of summer we’re allowed each year, I can really enjoy it. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/129 "2003-07-31T18:32:54Z")
Yeah, I like sports cars too, unfortunately I can’t buy nice cars anymore, I’ve wrecked so many my insurance would be in the neighborhood of $400-500 a month to get full coverage. I refuse to throw away that much money a month on insurance, it’s just something I can’t rationalize. I’m a 23 year old unmarried guy, so I guess the only thing I can do is wait a few years, or get married. hm, there’s a thought. Laidies? :p: Oh well. :sigh: -C ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/130 "2003-07-31T19:35:53Z")
How much is a gallon of 93 octane fuel for you there? Cheers! -Niann ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/131 "2003-07-31T19:43:32Z")
About $1.70 right now, I think. Astronomical to me, a couple years ago you could get 93 octane for like 1.10 a gallon, at the most. I’m starting to hate the whole car thing, I want to move somewhere I can rely on public transportation. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/132 "2003-07-31T19:44:35Z")
britain is good for that ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/133 "2003-07-31T20:44:55Z")
Sorry, that was sarcasm, wasn’t it? Britain having good public transport, I mean… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931/134 "2003-07-31T23:52:34Z")
american cars are cool, really would like to own a ford mustang or another musclecar someday for the amount of gas per mile you can fit an lpgtank for cheaper driving ;). [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-car/26931.md?page=6)