Which one would you rather own/drive and why?

94-302-vert

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both suck.. VW has wiring issues and the mini.. well not sure how reliable they are... for that I would go SRT4 and put some $$ aside for tires/repairs as needed...

 

BlackVert

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for a 2-seater, i'd get a solstice:

the 2007 GXP has 260 horses

http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/overview.aspx?year=2006&make=Pontiac&model=Solstice

 

Kevin R.

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I forgot about the Solstice. The new one has insane power for it's size.

 

BlackVert

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yep ... turbo

 

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Mazdaspeed3

 

SeventyMach1

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Saturn Sky Redline Roadster ..... it's turbocharged .... looks amazing .... and does 0-60 in 5.5 seconds as it sits.

And here's a couple just for fun ....

Also, you'll love this 10 Second Solstice.

 

WHITE94COBRA

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kinda partial to my mitsubishi Eclipse. And I got it for 3k with 44k on the odo from a local school teacher.

 

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94_302

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SVT Focus Euro, Ford Fusion, Mazdaspeed 3, or possibly the Calibert SRT-4

 

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If you don't mind going used, then look into Mercedes-Benz. We picked-up an 2002 E320 4Matic with about 60k on it for less than $20k. They killed us on the excise tax, but it's a great car, looks really nice and the v6 in it will surprise you for the size of car that it is. It's more about the luxury than the performance, but I really like it. It gets about 22-24 mpg in town and about 28 mpg highway. It does take 91 octane gas though (10:1 compression ratio). It's got more bells and whistles than the two Expeditions that we have owned too. We've had it about 5 months now, and overall I'm very pleased with it. I don't have any good pics of it, but here's a couple....

 

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95Vert

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SeventyMach1 said:

Saturn Sky Redline Roadster ..... it's turbocharged .... looks amazing .... and does 0-60 in 5.5 seconds as it sits.

And here's a couple just for fun ....

Also, you'll love this 10 Second Solstice.

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Do you know how much they're going for. They're hot!!

I'm not too big on Mercedes, parts are just toooo expensive.

 

SeventyMach1

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They start at around $25K. The Redline is just the turbo version .... but it starts just under $30K.

The reason I slapped that awesome Solstice video in there at the end .... well, the Sky is based off of the Solstice. And as far as the engine in these cars ... they're extremely reliable and get excellent fuel ecomomy. It's the same ECOTEC that GM used in Cavaliers, Cobalt's, Solstice, etc. I had one in my old company car (Olds Alero) and it really was an outstanding engine. My dad is a 19 year tech for GM ..... and he says they very rarely see a problem out of the ECOTEC's.

 

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out of those 2 cars.. i would get the GTI but a VR6...

 

94_302

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If you are open to used cars, Marauder. I love mine, its comfortable gets decent gas now with the tuner. I get anywhere from 18-20 in town and up to 25 on the highway. It's ford, it looks mean as hell. What more could you want?

 

95Vert

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How about a pic?

 

Blackened302

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95Vert said:

How about a pic?

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OMG

 

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95Vert

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Thanks Paul, I like that last pic the best. hehe, She my wife here in training.

 

94_302

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The pic of the engine bay is from the concept, it is not a blown 2v but a n/a 4v. Same motor as a Auto Mach-1 except the intake exits out the drivers side. The interior shot I believe is also from the concept because the by the lights that switch is not on the production vehicles. Stock it's not the quickest thing on the road, mostly 15's a few have cracked 14's. But throw on a tune and you should be solidly in the 14's. Not bad for a heavy 4 door

Here is a video I made on the car: http://videos.streetfire.net/search/marauder/0/f6da225d-e5d6-41a7-bcf0-80e14f1e5ffd.htm The first minute or so is just showing what the old school Marauders were. It's long but I like it.

I also made this video http://videos.streetfire.net/search/marauder/0/ed8d6f75-4a2b-4258-b3d9-e7e7bb627c17.htm it's shorter but does not have as much video footage.