Cars I've Driven Thread

SON240sx Automotive
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i use to work at bmw and as such have driven, pretty much every bmw with every option, from 2007 to 1980

obvious favorites
alpina edition z8
regular z8
850csi
regular 850
m coupe that funky z3 based thing very fast, and imo much nicer than the z3 vert
the z3 m
m3 2006 brand new coupe and vert
m5 fast but the m3 is more fun
all the other m cars
notably the original m3, it was in ass condition tho…

a ton of personal package cars with like suede everytihng and exotic leather etc really swanky, there was this one m5 fully custom driven by some mom who didn’t care abotu it at all it was filthy…it was funny shit, she totally didn’t deserve the car

oh yeah being this is a nissan forum u’d proboly like to know the nissans lol

Jdm
180sx
s13 silvia
s14 silvia
s15 silvia
r32
c33
r34
r33
toyota
jzx90 mark2
jszx100 mark2

usdm
240sx 89-93, ka,kade,sr,s14 sr,rb20,rb25
s12 200sx 87-88 300hp ca18det, stock ca18et, and ka24de powered

87 760 volvo wagon turbo intercooled! 450 000km and still had orignal paint and engien ran awesome

bunch of other junk those are hte highlights

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1992 240sx 5 speed manual…you know.

1992 Toyota Celica GT-S

  • can’t believe this stickered new for $6K more than the 240sx
  • coarse engine
  • decent tranny
  • ok handling

1992 Acura Integra

  • smooth engine.
  • decent handling
  • nice seats and interior.
  • nice tranny

Acura Integra (third generation can’t remember the year)

  • front end seems so light and fragile.
  • slick tranny, smooth high revving engine.
  • little low end torque.
  • pretty good handling for a FWD car.

2001 Toyota Prius

  • weird, takes some getting use to all the fuel saving tricks.
  • start the engine…normal.
  • try and rev the engine…nothing (doesn’t respond while in Park)
  • CVT acceleration keeps engine speed constant.
  • roll to a stop in traffic, and the gas engine turns off.
  • creep forward in traffic…gas engine stays off…electric engine only.
  • stomp on the accelerator and the gas engine fires up.

2003 Toyota Corolla

  • boring in every way possible
  • probably will never break

2005 VW Jetta 1.8T

  • good power once turbo spools up.
  • good ride and safe handling.

2006 Infiniti G35 Coupe 6 speed manual.

  • fast car once it’s rolling.
  • +3400 lbs is a lot to get moving from a dead stop.
  • nice handling car but could stand to lose a few hundred of pounds.
  • stability control good for guest drivers, too much of a killjoy though.
  • great sounding exhaust

2006 Lexus IS250 6 speed manual

  • handling vs ride definitely tilted to ride, but still manages to handle pretty good.
  • acceleration decent for the size of engine
  • nicest interior quality in it’s class.
  • slick gearbox.

2006 Subaru WRX STI

  • AWD grip just astonishing.
  • handling limits quite high.
  • flooring the accelerator in first and second addictive
  • $$$ speeding ticket waiting to happen.

2006 Mazda RX-8 6 speed manual

  • handling and ride characteristics are very close to 240sx.
  • 240sx with stock ka24-de might have a bit more low end, mid-range power about the same, top end RX-8 wins.
  • suicide rear doors cool feature, but I’m not sure how solid they’ll remain.
  • back seat is barely usable, better than 240 but not by much.
  • tiny trunk, and tiny pass through from trunk to interior.

The mentionable rentals…

2004 Ford Explorer Sport

  • Yeah right sport…maybe hauling sporting goods…
  • terrible handling.

2004 Ford Taurus 3.0L

  • brutal

2005 Renault Laguna 1.6L Turbo Diesel 6 speed manual

  • impossible to get bad fuel economy despite thrashing the hell out of it.
  • tops out above 180km/h (italian autostrada), and still gets better than 7L/100KM fuel economy
  • turbo diesel = lots of torque
  • turbo diesel = low rev limit
  • good handling car despite narrow 55 series rubber
  • tranny half way decent too.
  • off the line acceleration good, but not much there at higher speeds.
  • good highway cruiser

2006 Dodge Charger 3.5L Auto

  • cool looking car from the outside
  • somewhat cheapo interior
  • acceleration, ride and handling acceptable
  • feels solid (Mercedes E Class roots probably has something to do with it)
  • watched a Georgia State Patrol officer in a cop version (hemi I presume) take off from his ambush location to chase down a guy in a camaro. Very impressive display of acceleration.

2006 Ford Mondeo 2L 5spd Manual

  • after a couple of generations Ford (of Europe) finally did get this one right.
  • eventually tops out around 220km/h (west of berlin, down hill, with a tail wind)
  • spooky handling in cross winds at that speed
  • not much bottom end on this engine, but it does rev nicely
  • great handling car at “normal” speeds
  • why doesn’t Ford sell this car here?
  • only time I’ve blown by a cop at more than 200km/h and laughed!

2006 Skoda Octavia wagon (similar to VW Jetta Wagon) 1.8(?)L Turbo diesel 5spd manual

  • see turbo diesel comments on Renault
  • good acceleration
  • tops out at over 200km/h (german autobahn outside of munich)
  • excellent handling
  • nice seats and interior design/layout

2007 Ford Mustang 6 cyl. automatic

  • lots of noise coming from the exhaust
  • not much acceleration for that much noise
  • terrible ride
  • fun handling
  • interior looks good, but WAY too much cheap hard plastic

2007 Jeep Liberty

  • rough, noisy (in a bad way), gutless, thirsty engine
  • small interior relative to it’s outside dimensions
  • has difficulty travelling down the road straight, so cornering at any moderate speed is best avoided.

2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser auto.

  • sigh…the only thing left on the lot. Rental dude apologized when he handed me the keys.
  • upright seating.
  • decent handling for what it is.

2007 Lincoln Town Car

  • what a boat…you don’t drive it, you guide it.
  • lousy seats.
  • too much car for the engine.
  • huge back seat and trunk.

2007 Chevrolet HHR

  • Chevy tries to make a PT Cruiser and manages to make it worse.
  • claustrophobic interior

2007 Ford Fusion 2L auto

  • gutless
  • decent handling
  • ok interior

2008 Ford Edge Auto

  • slow as hell
  • confortable ride
  • decent handling for an SUV
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I have a lot that i’ve just taken for a spin around in, but the most memorable one!

2001 Toyota Echo sedan 1.3L (base model)

  • Great on gas
  • Fits anything and everything
  • takes hits and gets back up
  • Doesnt break, just gets sick then uses some warcraft-esque aura to heal
  • Feels liek you’re driving a much larger car because the wheel has some mad tilt angle to it and the shifter is tall.
  • You can take it off roading
  • i drive it like a rally car
  • and if its hard to park, get 6 grown men to lift it up and move it.

ohyea, the s13 is a good car too.

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In chronological order:

99 Hyundai Sonata 4cyl auto. Great car, very reliable, great fuel economy, very well put together. About as interesting as a piece of lint.

87 Toyota Celica GT - Had tons of fun with this until it rusted to pieces.

95 Pontiac Firefly 3cyl - Drove it back from a shop for my uncle. No PS is gay, you need to redline it to keep up with traffic.

93 S13 hatch - pretty good car overall, had lots of fun with it. Could use a better engine and susp though.

KA-T S13 - heeeeeeeelllllll yeaaaaa!

FC Turbo II - Handles soooo much better than our cars it’s downright embarassing.

05 Corolla manual - Pretty good car, main problem is it’s very high up, and actually lifts at highway speeds.

07 Matrix - Doesn’t have that problem, but this one is auto, so it’s gay.

03 Lancer - Corolla is better, except for maybe the lifting at speeds.

02 Mazdaspeed Protege - suprisingly good for a FWD

00 Solara - Handles and brakes like a shit. Good engine, good interior, nice to look at.

04 350Z - Great car, weak interior.

05 G35C - I love this thing. It makes me happy in every possible way.

93 Talon TSI AWD - Can’t wait to pick it up in an hour and a half from now. Hawlz ass and I love the feel of the AWD.

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Last night I drove a few cars

08 Audi A3 3.2 Quattro:
-DSG transmission was fun, better then an automatic, but still crappier then a manual
-pretty nice power, for a car this size
-very easy to slide around in the snow, was amazing fun
-AMAZING interior

08 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro Wagon
-Good power, but not as nice as the 3.2
-Slid around a little easier, I’m guessing a slightly longer wheelbase
-Manual transmission was great fun, slick shifter and nice clutch feel
-AMAZING interior

08 Audi A3 2.0T
-Base model interior kinda sucked
-Why would anyone not get the Quattro???
-FWD sucks balls, I couldn’t accelerate, traction control kept kicking in!
-0-60 in about 10 minutes because of traction control
-SUCKED SUCKED SUCKED SUCKED

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84 Honda Accord - fun to mess around with, cant even do a burnout in rain with tires covered with tire shine, i love it. exhaust sounds really good with the custom apple juice can

90± Toyota Tercel - another beater with no brakes, running on like 3 cylinders.

03 Chrysler Sebring - not bad just not my kind of car

05 Chrysler Pasifica - slow, wayyy underpowerd for a 6000 pound car, not that comfortable.

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240sx.

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Cool thread this should take a while…

Personal:
1963 Jaguar XKE Roaster 3.8L triple webers: sick car but needed restoration
1973 Cuda 340ci 4-speed pistol grip: unreal I killed imports back then, today no way!
1977 Cutlass 442 350ci Hurst semi-auto: big OG, good power everything else was junk.
1964 Impala SS convertable 327ci auto: cool cruiser sold it before they were popular with gangstas :frowning:
1972 Cadillac coupe deVille 500ci: real big pimpin’
1979 Dodge Ramcharger convertable SUV 360ci 4x4: sick offroader and bitch magnet at Wasaga but unreliable and the motor blew.
1978 Ford Bronco 427ci V8 4x4 convertable: good offroader, shit on gas I popped the motor.
1986 Audi 5000 Turbo Quattro: sick car good power and traction like 10 years ahead of its time
1987 Suzuki Samurai Longbody convertable 4x4: Crazy offroad, a 4 seater ATV had twin webers, header and SS exhaust. Super reliable and fun!
1986 Subaru Turbo AWD wagon: great car all around paid like $200 but they are rotboxes.
1987 SAAB 900 SPG Turbo 16V: 180hp with 5-speed was a quick car and great handling. A classic solid Swedish bullet.
1988 BMW 325iC ragtop: great car for drivers, light, RWD and stylin’ miss that one.
1991 Toyota 4-Runner V6: black on black competition Orion 15-inch subs /HCCA amps. Paid $6000 sold for $10000 2 yrs later! Long story!
1987 AE86 hatch: decent car sold to dkfabiosantos who went crazy on it!
1990 VW Golf GL 18L 8V: The most reliable car in history! Like a tank and super cheap to repair. Great handling and rally ability.
1990 240SX 5-spd slicktop Coupe w/o sunroof: Project that never happened
1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD: Modified Magazine’s Project 2G-Money
1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R: PAS Magazine Project Rat-Racer
2000 BMW 740i Sport 4.4L V8: Upsolute tuned 304hp / 345lb-ft the amazing even if its 4500lbs, handles like a sports car but full luxury. 0-60 in under 6s!

There has to be a few more I forgot…oh ya a 2nd gen RX-7 and who knows what else.

I’ll list the interesting test drives…nothing less than a Z.

2005 Gallardo V10: Full Muira Corse upgrades on Autobahn…amazing car and so livable for daily driving
2005 Modena F360: Full Evoluzione upgrades on Autobahn…its a Ferrari amazing light and nible and the sound!
2005 TechART Cayenne: 550hp on 22s, nuff said
2005 Lorinser SL55: unreal power, looks, handling all perfect
2005 Lorinser SL500: only 302hp but killer looks and quality
2005 Novitech Rosso F360: twin charged, 12-pistong brakes crazy but street test.
2005 AC Schnitzer 760Li: Big powerful and waaay to complex shit on gas.
2004 TechART 996TT: Wow just so raw and powerful and capable
1988 RUF 930 Turbo: sick car but very scary too much for me to handle did 5 second 0-60 starting in 2nd!
2004 RennTech S55: Unreal power looks and luxury, no complaiints
2004 STi: awesome in every way but kinda noisy and kinda ricey
2004 WRX: awesome car for the money, all WRX are great buys but the new on looks whack
2007 CLS55: The perfect car if you ask me
2007 M5 Active Autowerk: Another perfect car if ask me but that tranny will break
2003 M3 SMG: Super fun car but I’m a sucker for the E30 M3s
2004 350Z Track: great across the board but underpowered, HR motor is a bit better
2004 Infinti G35: alright for a cheap luxury car, underpowered and braking is so-so, wicked looks
2005 EVO MR: unreal power, handling, braking way to much fun totally stock
2004 EVO VII: fun but not like MR kinda fun
Ground Zero RX-7: triple rotor TT terrifying
Nismo Skyline Z-Tune: 1 unforgettable lap
Nismo Fairlady R-Tune: fun but still underpowered at 300hp
Weld Techniques S14: awesome experience just around a parking lot though
RB Motoring R32: Super fun, tuned up on R-Comps
GReddy Turbo RX-8: lots of fun great balanced car
HKS Supercharged Z: just what the Z needed but still needs a turbo (or 2)
JIC Magic 350Z: back when there were no turbo Zs, this car was fast
Stillen Supercharged Z: more of a gentlemans GT car
Center Force Celica Turbo AWD: fun car on Rcomps but has some gremlins
East Cloud EVO VII: Sick 500whp full tuned on the streets of Japan
Spoon Civic EK: Fun but not my style
AVO Turbo Miata: super fun, little unstable
ASM S2000 2.2L TODA stroker: super fun 272whp all NA revs like champ
TommyKaira STi: lots of power, handling and braking all on-point but sounds annoying
AutoBACS 350Z: light tune had more fun in other Z33
2006 Bentley Continental GT: Damn this is a big and fast rocket
2005 Rolls Royce Phantom: Gets lots of attention and a bitch magnet
Nardo Maserati Gran Sport: Fun car but not distinct
1992 Silvia S13: HKS Kansai motor with GT2871 super fun drifintg streets of Japan (cost $2000!)
TODA RSX: light tune fun car but FWD is so weak
TODA S2000: stroker, fun ride but again Hondas have to rev to high to have fun.
Skyline Motors R33 GTR: around 420hp converted to LHD on track amazing but street tires sucked.
2000 Nissan Skyline GTR R34 VSPECII: around 500hp with N1s and big brakes crazy acceleration and handling…little chunky
2004 Power Enterprise 350Z TT: Just amazing but only on highway and street
2008 Audi R8: A legendary supercar already…perfect even with R-tronic tranny.
2008 Audi S8 V10: Wow just an amazing car all around and so pimp…needs a chauffeur though
2008 Audi RS4: a total rocket in Camry clothing
2008 Audi Q7: Cool SUV, power, style but high price tag
2008 Charger SRT-8: real contender from Dodge
2008 Lexus IS-F: Brief experience at SEMA but have loaner in spring
2008 Lexus IS350: Very memorable car, very fast sound-sytem was unreal
2008 BMW 335i: Just awesome, better deal than M3 and can be tuned to otrun it
2008 BWW 335xi: plain looking sedan thats was killing it at Dunnville, great car but too much $$$
2008 Mini Cooper S: my favorite FWD, great car…getting turbo next week
2008 Dodge Caliber SRT-4: fun FWD, good looks much like the Neon

[/b]Ride Alongs (most were too much car for my skill LOL)[/b]

2009 Nissan GT-R: OK we moved it in a parking lot and revved the motor but it still rocked!
2004 Sparco EVO: Just insane 450hp or something and glued to the road
2002 JGTC GT500 Nismo Xanavi Skyline with Richard Lyons driving: words cannot describe
1998 Viper GTS with a few Hennessy parts: loads of torque but kind of annoying in other aspects
RE Amemiya Super G RX-7: crazy grip car, just a missile
RE Amemiya / Greddy Drift RX-7: Just nuts
Suenaga’s S13 Drift car: just stuipd
Signal R34 GTR: Chunky ripping it up
PanSpeed RX-7: terrifying
Mopar Viper: Drifter wth Hubinette at the wheels
Nismo R34 with Tanner Faust…fun times
Falken 996: unreal but a rough ride
TEIN Rally EVO: group B monster with 500whp in the dirt!
S15 DRFT ChopTop: gangster machine unforgettable
Nismo March Cup car: crazy FF car
Centerforce charged Z06: terrifying
Magnus Motorsports Talon: 9-second drag car on the street terrifying
Gruppe-M NSX: 400whp affordable supercar
Work 996TT: breaking speed limits
Super AutoBACS R34: drifting a Skyline is not right
Origin S13 with a 700whp RB26: the scarriest ride of all time
WestCo S15 with Chunky Bai: drifting in Osaka
WestCo RX-7 with Chunky Bai: sick rotary
WestCo S600 Lorinser V12: over 200kmh on Osaka streets

I’m forgetting a lot and other stuff was just so-so. I’ll have a report on the Ferrari FXX and the Mercedes CLK-GTR in the spring :slight_smile:

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2006 Smart Car diesel today
-AWESOME!!! Thing goes!
-shifts like crap
-handles nicely through corners, however there is alot of front-to-back slack while shifting

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Holy fuck Dave! How the hell did you get to drive all those cars? I’m so fucking jealous…

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i think someone is living the dream… and its not me :frowning:

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Mitsubishi evo 2- 562hp don’t need to say anymore…i almost pissed myself…
Mitsubishi evo 3- close to 460hp grip is ridiculous
Nissan Pulsar GTI-R- last dyno’d in 2005 at 390hp… gokart on steriods
Suzuki swift GTI- 1.6l turbo terror…no traction and paper body…LOL…scary
Nissan GTR R33- Hella Fast-couldn’t push it in the wet.
Mazda RX 4- corener carver, not a big cult car where i’m from)
Toyota Levin- 9000rpm glory!!! Vtec that bitches…LOL

moved to Toronto

1997 Audi A4 quattro- fun for the first few months but that about it…
1996 Acura integra ls- nothing special but great on gas.
1989 Nissan 240sx- rust bucket ka24e but fun none the less
1993 Nissan 240sx- less rust ka24de(turbo in it’s future)

Thats just a few… i skipped the test drives…LOL…

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The most interesting vehicle I have drivin is the Reactine van, lol.

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all acuras, all hondas, all mazdas, all hyundais

2008 - G37
what can i say, i crashed it while drifting

2008 - Mazdaspeed 3
Torque steer monster, power is all in the low rpm, after that. its nothing special

2007 - Mazdaspeed 6
Very fast, but same as the speed 3, nothing amazing

2008 - Mazda RX-8
I really don’t know why people like this car, it sounds nice, feels good to redline at 9k. steering is really dull, power isn’t really there. they should call this thing…the mazda blindspot

1998 - Subaru STi
fast?

2004 - SL55
big, too many buttons

H2 Hummer
Peice of shit

Porche Cayenne
Peice of shit, its all an illusion

uhh i’ll mention my favorite cars ive driven so far

Acura RDX SH-AWD Turbo
i love this car, the ride feels like a tall RSX, handles like a dream. you can seriosuly go up or go down a highway ramp at 100 - 160kms and theres NO PROBLEM. This is the next “NEW” car i would get.

should be more, but this is all that came to me.

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Yeah definitely has been amazing. Its just part of the magazine perks over the years.

3.5 years @ Modified Mag
2 years @ Luxury & Exotics
1 year @ Performance Auto & Sound

After I get in the FXX and the CLK-GTR I could die happy in a plane crash on the way home.

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Wow… Maybe ill be able to post something besdies parking my moms Chevy Corsica , or moving it out of the way when i get my liscence Feb 25th… 1989 240sx… You guys know how they drive…

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im not even posting after dave did… fuck you dave :slight_smile:

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Don’t be playa hatin’ from the sidelines :-p

Couple good whips comin up soon:

-IS*F
-Mini CooperS Turbo
-M3
-S5

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I know how to one up u… I’m going to run onto an airbase and hijack a jet fighter or even better… the f22 and test drive that for the day… Bet u never drove one of those. hehehe
im just jealous thats all… and competitive … Does your companie need a Computer/Electrical Technologist… will work for minimum wage just as long as i get a few perks now and then to keep me motivated :smiley: … just don’t let me drive a dog box and you won’t regret it :smiley:

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^^^
Haha +1 for a good sense of humor

I want to drive the new RS4 and the IS-F