The Audi A4 is hands down the most sophisticated and intelligent choice in this price range

Am I the only one that thinks all these European and Japanese cars all look the same?

Even their generic model numbers don't inspire any excitement.

How come nobody has mentioned Corvette C5?

You can tell me how sophisticated and how much gas mileage and blah blah blah imports get .. At the end of the day, why not combine show with some GO as well.

You ARE kidding about Prowler right? All show, no go. That's retarded.

Daymon

c5 is cool but i would classify it as a bling bling car... you can hook it up with an ati procharger and make it scary fast though

c'mon!! you think an Audi, BMW or Mercedes compare with a Toyota???

Toyota's are great cars awesome!....

But put a gold Lexus emblem on it jack up the price 20k and then compare it to a German car I don't think so.

Same goes for Honda/Acura Nissin/Infinity Ford/Jaguar GMC/Saab

I have worked in the car industry for years before this, the Japs make a great point a to point b machine nothing more, no class no style:ak47:

Regards,

Kevin

Honda S2000 - Fast, Hot, Castrating.

If your a girl maybe, or if you cruise South Beach with a sweater around your neck:Graucho

Regards,

Kevin

Here's my 745
Copped it earlier this month. (still haven't quite figured out the I-control)
http://www.asswatcher.com/grafx/bullshit/bm1.jpg
http://www.asswatcher.com/grafx/bullshit/bm2.jpg
http://www.asswatcher.com/grafx/bullshit/bm3.jpg

http://www.asswatcher.com/grafx/bullshit/bm4.jpg
http://www.asswatcher.com/grafx/bullshit/bm5.jpg

Here's me on todays cruise through the hood --->
http://asswatcher.com/thumbpages/98.htm

I just found a 2000 coupe here local for $19,995. Got an appointment to take it for a spin tomorrow afternoon.

Never said they compared equally, but I know I would never buy any of them. They just seem blah to look at, with the exception of some of the super expensive ones.

:sleep

Boring, boring, boring. If you can spend $40k on a car just for the hell of it, get something different. Like this:

http://www.tigerracing.com/graphics/z100_main.jpg

A Tiger Racing Z100 WR - buy it in kit form from the UK, import it and build it yourself. Should be just under $40k, not sure about how legal it would be though...

0 - 60 in 2.8 seconds, 0 - 100 in 6.3 and nobody will know what it is :Graucho

i LIKE MY JETTA ! 2003

2003 SVT Cobra, don't buy a pussy car.

L337 interior, 450+rwhp for under 2k in mods, and it's not a ugly, boring, 4 door euro trashmobile?

It's also great to see the look on C5, Z06 and LS1 owners when you fly by them in a 'little old mustang'..

Cadillac CTS, plus $10k to drop into it. Nothing beats a Caddy.

Last I checked, 330ci, C320, and G35 coupes were a dime a dozen.


Yes, you too can be bling bling in Vancouver when there are 1000's of those cars on the roads.



Audi TT? Maybe if you run a gay website. Come on, those cars are for parking outside of Starbucks.




Who's the guy with the truck on "dubs"? Last I checked those impressed gang members and 15 year old girls.



That 745 is nice. That's a car that *may* stand out. See, the only problem with trying to look so "bling bling" is that on a 40k budget you're just going to look like a wannabe try-hard. Why not save for a Ferrari or a Porsche?



My vote is for something a little more rare, flashy, and cool.


C5 Corvette
Dodge Viper
Toyota Supra
Porsche Boxster S



I'm sure I could think of more, but I have a headache. Truth is, if you're going for bling bling, why buy into lower end luxury cars that will get laughed at when you drive into the country club.

Mustang Cobra 2003 SVT is a nice car. Don't be surprised when the same LS1 owners slap on $2500 worth of heads and cam and leaves you standing still. Never mind with a charger.

No contest, the LS1 is a bigger, better engine. More CI = more power, anyway you cut it. On unlimited budgets, a 2003 Cobra won't hang with an LS1. On limited budgets it won't either.

Corvette vs. Mustang for prestige and "bling". No contest.

At the end of the day, the Mustang will be cheaper. But it will look cheaper, feel cheaper, handle cheaper, and lose more of it's value at resale time.

yup :thumbsup

Nothing, IMO, is more bling then something that can go roofless or topless.



Chances are if you want bling, you truthfully want to impress chicks. Chicks love, absolutely love anything that you can remove the roof on, and that's fucking fast.

like the slk 32 amg

Actually I'll eat my words. Wouncie's car is sweet. But that's not less than $40K, or is it?

what about a benz c class

The new Audi A4 Quattro (3.0) looks very nice.

SMG Slk.... ok, that is a nice luxury car.




Audi? maybe if you want to blend into a crowd of 40 year olds.



Most Benz, unless it's like a 500SL or better, are simply family haulers. Boring ones at that.



:)

DEFINITELY not less than 40K! lol

Agreed pimp, even though you called my car some Starbucks shit... it's all good.

http://www.sweetcuties.com/audi01.jpg
http://www.sweetcuties.com/audi02.jpg
http://www.sweetcuties.com/audi03.jpg
http://www.sweetcuties.com/audi04.jpg

get a 90sh tempo or something. invest the money and then buy a 911 in a few years

I totally agree. If it's got a hard top it's just another car.

out of 330ci/c320/g35 i would go with g35 coupe...

rsx type s will beat 330ci, c320 is again slow... g35 is the best bang for it's money with 280 ponnies under the hood :Graucho

Nah, its not less than 40k, but i was so caught up in the BMW hype on this thread I had to post it. :)

Wouncie, the ride is hot but why are you rolling like Carlton Banks from the Fresh Prince? Factory rims man. What's really going on?

Sorry, but a LS1 w/ $2500 invested into it is in no way going to outperform a cobra w/ $2500 in it. It is a bigger engine, that's about it, certainly not better. More CI = more power, but the LS1 is a less efficient engine. A stock 03 cobra engine can handle way, way more power then a ls1. Forged internals stock? There's a lot of cobras running 550+rwhp on the stock block with stock supercharger, and only mild mods. The engine can sure as hell handle a lot more then then 8psi of boost it comes with stock.. I've seen twin turbo vettes dyno way less then 550rwhp, blown trans ams well below 450. Where is all this 'power' gonna come from?

Handling? There is no way in HELL any ls1 aside from a vette can even compare to a cobra in terms of handling, and even then I think you would be surprised with the results. Handles a lot better then you would think.

Looks - that's subjective, I think all the f-bods look like ass, and I don't like new corvettes much either (although old ones, wink wink).

By the way, as far as this whole bling car shit, it's stupid. Anyone who thinks they are a badass because they can afford a sub 40k car.. well is fuckin stupid =) I'm a lot more impressed with fast cars, then ugly status symbols. If you want a status symbol at least get something that 75%+ of people can't afford.

Carlton. LMAO. My girl drives that............
Get 2 14 yr olds sticking a pistol in each window of your Benz coupe at 3am after the club and you too wouldn't let wifey drive in Tampa on anything but factory Dubs either!
Kids could barely hold the guns up. They jacked me and my cousin (REMY) for everything! (car, money, jewelry, weed, etc..)
Kids had us laid out on the pavement like LAPD. and the scariest part was how fuckin scared THEY were. LOL
I thought thier handtwitching would be the result of a bullet in me! Funny now, but it wasn't then.

Corvette c5 is cool, but id wait a few more months to see what the c6 looks like!
http://www.corvettecanada.net/images/0603vett.jpg

maserati 3200

amen brotha! ford just can't compete, even with the camaro. why put the money into the car to get 450+ hp when you can buy the car with 400+ already. i've seen the undisputable evidence, f-bodies are faster than mustangs.

and i used to sell fords.

now thats what im talking about..power and beauty!

how much do those maseratis run?

lol? A stock cobra can dyno as high as 385rwhp, sorry to tell you, but that is well over 430hp @ the crank.

Z06 corvette is rated 405 or so HP @ the crank.

That's without a single mod.

Stock C5 Corvette = 405 Net Horse Power (This is the measure. Cars are neither rated at the crank or the wheels anymore. That's right, look in to it. 405 is NOT crank horse power.)

Actual and typical Dyno results (ls1.com source) for Stage II heads and matched Cam ~ 475 RWHP (dyno measured)

Go charger, NOS or twin turbos and 550-600 is EASILY possible.

A corvette C5 will out handle any Mustang, period.

I owned a 2000 Camaro SS. This car is rated 320 Net HP (there's that term again, research!) A non SS Camaro, LS1 rates 305 HP and they say the ram air gets you 15 horse power more. This 15 horse power wouldn't be measurable on a Dyno though, because the car isn't moving right? My car stock dynoed 314RWHP .. And by stock I mean air filter and all. Seeing very close to 400RWHP on a z06 C5 is not only possible, but likely.

I researched the engine a lot, I worked on and modified my car myself. I also raced this Car. My SS Camaro would run circles around < 2003 Mustang Cobra. Stock pan hard rod on a Cobra? I don't think so.

How much hands on experience do you have with the 2003 Mustang Cobra? That's what I thought. Your experience here is as a paper racer. Good work.

As for a "more effecient engine" ... Let's take off the forced induction, run any heads and cam combo you want on that Cobra Engine, and see if it will compete with a factory stock LS6. Never mind a lightly modded one.

Mustang has made great strides with the Cobra, but I'm afraid the Corevette will run circles around it.

Get a neon SRT-4 for only $20000

- wipe out gay souped up ricers
- compete with cars such as the 350Z, 330ci, A4 and WRX

Get bang for your buck
0-60 5.6 secs
1/4 mile 14.2secs

http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caran...dtest_srt4.xml

for half the price, keep it for a bit, save shitloads and then buy some exotic overpriced car

All comes to to those who can wait

as white bread as i may seem, ill get gutter for you wouncie
next time something like that happens i shall have ur back re%

thats repercent for those of u not down with the digital gangster? lingo