No, VW already tried that 10 years ago and they completely failed to sell them here in Europe. The new Scirocco was never sold in America:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksw...8%E2%80%932017)

Sport button, but most of the time the trans in D. It just gets hung in stop and go, like pulling up to a stop sign, or out of parking lot, if you have to let off for a bit then it goes "Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it.....BANG all the power"

When I'm just driving back and forth to work, I don't like how high it revs at city speeds with trans in S mode as well. There is typically a 2-3 gear difference during steady state cruising.

These things already get crap gas mileage around town.

I just picked up a daily to replace my FZ09https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...25fe789e1f.jpgNearly stock, except for a Hurst shifter. The torque in unreal!

Compared to a Miata maybe. :dunno:

Not compared to, well, most anything else.

I mean, it's a 3200lb car that makes a good 300lbtq with bolt ons. She'll skoot in just about any gear.

I thought you said it was stock?

86 Mustang 5.0 made the same torque output as a V6 Tacoma does today. And everybody regards to Tacomas as being absolute dragstrip terrors, don't they?

I said nearly, only a hurst shifter. But the Foxbody has something a tacoma doesn't. Two more cylinders and a better sound

I thought you were going to say flexibility

Eh, that too. But honestly I love car. Even if it gets shitty mpg. Plus it drifts pretty easily. Then again, anything will on Cooper Cobras

upgraded my DD/toy hauler. picked up this 2005 Nissan Titan the other week,4x4, loaded and only had 50k miles on it. its nothing special and too much chrome from the old man that traded it in but iim pretty happy with it

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I sold my Nissan Leaf for $1000 more than I bought it for in January '17. I put 30k on that car and only bought tires and windshield washer fluid. Can't hardly beat that result! I had noticed EVs were going up in value and also our building got new owners and I was no longer allowed to charge at work so it made sense to sell.

I picked up a blue Honda Civic Si I've always liked. It's nearly stock except for a fart cannon and only has 84k miles. The paint is a little rough but that's ok for a daily. Already set to pick up a standard muffler and some other parts later today.

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cl being mean to me today.

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I'm still daily driving the GTX. I have just over 3k miles on it since it's been in my possession. It's been great to me thus far. Had to do a few things, pads, brake bleed, clutch slave, shifter bushings, motor mounts, fabbed up an intake, installed a Bluetooth stereo and analog boost gauge. Also did quality fluids throughout the drivetrain (redline cocktail), and some other small things. It is super fun to drive, starts every time even in single digit temps. Drives very nicely, straight and smooth. Note that I live in a rural high elevation environment. I would never recommend this car for city driving (due to safety) or highway commutes (due to safety and gearing), but it's perfect for me right now. Always wanted one, and a steal came around that I couldn't pass up, so here I am. I've read all there is to know about these things, so I'm aware of the short comings of ownership. So far I have ~3k miles on it and it's been worth every cent. I'm hoping to DD it up to about 200k miles (at 140k now), then when something gives swap in a JDM BPT +trans, which is a bit stronger.

Also worthy of note, a almost completely stock 1988 323 gtx is every bit as fast as a 2017 BRZ with intake and exhaust. :giggle:

I always assumed the gtx was quick...

Picked this up in Feb. '04 Prerunner. Had my heart set on a Tacoma, used prices are so crazy I was just about to buy new, then I found this gem. Love it.. 3.4, E-Locker - the stuff that matters. I did the Tundra front brake swap, now I need to do shocks and tires. Not. Gonna. Lift.

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I recently sold my FXT and picked up my first new car ever, a 2018 VW GSW 4mo 6mt for my new daily ride:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/g0...=w1439-h809-no

New to me as of yesterday at 5:30pm.

A few guys on the SS forums already recognized me, which is awesome.

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Got a good deal, 16k miles, absolutely cherry. Except the rear tires are gone, but I mean, I think we all understand why.

Love the SS. Great daily.

Right now I'm eyeing up the new 2019 Mazda 3 with the new HCCI engine. More info should be out later this year (november-ish).

I'm also extremely tempted by a used 135i though. They're a LOT of car for the money.

The 135i is a good buy, can easily spot if they were ever JB4 or not as well, would err towards the N55 over the N45 and if your near the ~70K mark be ready for a water pump/thermostat (driveway job). I used mine as a daily for a few years, great power, solid MPG. Good luck sticking more than a 245 series up front though...

I drove a 2015 335i xdrive m-sport on Wed. Wasn't overly impressed. Car felt closer to my '09 wrx in terms of ride quality and fit/finish. The steering wheel felt so cheap and the steering feel felt odd as well. You felt ever bump and imperfection in the road -- suspension was harsh. Interior was really basic, and they still haven't integrated the huge screen in the 3-series -- just sticks out like a i-pad bolted to the top of the dash. I really left with the impression I was driving a hopped up economy car like the neon or colbat or lancer.

Pretty sure that car has a sound tube dumping into the engine bay from the intake -- such a boring intrusive sound.

Had a lot of get power, but somehow it still just felt like a wound up i4, and not a 3.0L i-6 with a turbo. The table flat torque curve probably has something to do with it.

The 8-sp trans is FAST, but I think the only way I could drive that car would be with the 6-sp to actually enjoy it.

This you?

18x8.5 ET40 with -2.5 of camber is what I'm told it takes to fit a 245/35 up front.
18x9.5 ET58 = 265/35 on the back.

I've read depending on the tire/exact offset/roll, you can stuff a 275/35 out back if the car isn't slammed.

I don't know how long I'm going to keep my '13 DCT car. My commute is all city streets, highest speed limit is 45, so mash the throttle and you're doing well over the speed limit.

I just sold my 2000 BMW M5 so now my Miata is my daily cept for the winter i drive a T100.

Had a 2017 Honda Ridgeline for over a year now. Has a bed. Pretty comfortable. Decent power. Hauls babies. 22.5 mpg. Unibody delivers surprising handling for a truck.

The current daily is a 2001 Toyota chaser

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and iam fixing this up to replace the chaser a 2001 Tommi Makinen EVO 6.5 was way too cheap to say no too
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T100's are very durable but struggle to tow a Miata at highway speed in hilly terrain.

Ridgeline doesn't like to tow the Miata without downshifting constantly. 5 speed automatic transmission can't be locked in 4th for highway towing, only 3rd. And 3rd is way too low for highway speed. But they ride well and have useful interior storage capacity when the back seats are folded up.

Nah, I only had the rims refinished that color to appeal to the M-B0IZ for the sale haha, I would never wear shades like that.
Thats a N54 though, slightly more power on the tunes with the twin turbos but much more reliability with the N55.

Interesting experience. The gen2's have a 6 speed transmission, but I haven't highway towed the miata yet to be able to report on how it copes.

Gen2 with 6 speed has "D4" towing mode. 4th gear ratio is 1.065:1 on the 6 speed.

I have been considering a tacoma or a colorado. I have heard the tacoma has some opportunities with respect to responsiveness. I drove the colorado anf loved it but the interior was meh. It seems a full size truck is a lot more bang for the buck especially when u get a used one. New tacoma ~34k and a new colorado ~37k used full size fully loaded ~35k. Obviously this is based on what i spec'd on the websites and averaged used truck #s. My drive to work is 20 miles and I interact with a lot of idiot drivers and semi trucks. Utility of a truck is epic. My driveway would be packed tight due to size of truck.

Anyone have any opinions or experiences with the newest generation IS350? I'm looking for something more modern to replace my 98 LS400 and the looks have me hooked. With such a small difference in price between the 300 and the 350 it almost doesn't make sense to look at the 300. That weird little mouse thing to navigate the infotainment system is pure AIDS tho, I drove a Gs350 F sport for a day that had the same thing.

Just send it

Worst infotainment system ever, and I was a bit disappointed with the power in the 2014 model I drove. Nice car though.

and they still havent updated it.

I had the is350 f-sport on my list, but the interior is a joke. they haven't refreshed it since 2013 or whenever it came out: it's still a tiny low-resolution screen, still a basic/flat ugly console. Which is sad because the rest of the styling of that car is so modern and interesting. The dash cluster is really cool, the center console looks straight out of 1980.

and they are really overpriced and underpowered.

i started looking at the c400.

A lot of different Lexus models have the same interior design style too. I don't hate the interior but I definitely am not in love with it. I don't know if I can get past the infotainment though, that's my biggest issue with the car by far.

Definitely a deal breaker in my book. It's just so, so bad.

it will run forever. it will hold value like crazy. that, to me, is a real big pro in a daily driver

Do you still have to use a mouse pointer to interact with it?

That Toyota reliability is kind of why I'm not considering anything else. I looked at older IS350s too but the exterior isn't nearly as good looking.

to be fair, ive seen worse interior and it's still not a slouch. But the GS interior just looks so much better. But when I was pricing them, they were always so much more expensive to the bmw/mb counterparts.

i know, splurge for a gs 400h f-sport awd. just as fast as the is350 with much better mpgs! not an N/A v6 with v8 TT MPG ratings...

If I'm splurging I'm buying an LC500

Anyone want to buy a c350? I just made a deal on a c400.

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new ride:

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That looks sharp. Interested to hear how reaponsive those are by comparison to the c350 or c300s. My dad has a 300 and they messed up in 2010 and it does not get up and go.

My current is a 3.5l v6 with 305/275 hp/tq. I believe the 0-60 is 5.8sec and 1/4 is 14sec.

The c400 is a 3.0l v6 with tt making 330/355 hp/tq. 0-60 4.7 and 1/4 is 13sec. Both awd sport models.

This has same trans but a better brain, and feels like I boosted my c350. Really nice acceleration, better shifting.

I was originally looking at 550i xdrives, but couldn't find one that would work for me over the past month of lookong, so I started to consider other cars. I honestly didn't even know they made the c400 and wasn't considering a c300 beacube I didn't want the i4t. I had always told my wife I just want mine in a sedan. I stumbled on it looking at cls550 4matics.

Has almost all the packages, just no adaptives LED headlights. My current has the adaptive xenons, which level up/down inclines and turn with the wheel...which I actually really like. But youtube the adaptive led, it's really cool.

But, this has the leather pacakge with gray leather and the airmatic suspension. So I think a worthwhile trade off. Still has static led lights at least. Even has park assist so i can let it steer itself into curbs and cars when parking...

I think I'm going to be pretty happy with it. I have to fly down to Charlotte to pick it up, hopefully the end of the week. Coincidentally, I flew to Charlotte to get my current c350.

Thats a solid improvement! Yeah those lights look epic!

My 135i has the adaptive headlights like that.

I just use them in the regular "ON" position after reading how much it costs to replace one headlight assembly if they fail.

rofl. apparently with the adaptive LED lights, you can leave high-beams on all the time and it can literally wrap light around the car in front of you.

It is a feature I'm going to miss, but I'd rather compromise on that over the other packages this one had. I actually drove home on saturday through a long winding backroad and they really do help so much around bends.

I did a nationwide search of ones that met my criteria and found like 4 without a solid black interior and those were crummy cars from MA/CT/NY. I was willing to concede the interior if the car was white, but then I never found another quite what I was looking for. And this one has every other package available, so worth it imo.

New daily. 2009 Speed 3. High miles (179k), but single owner, southern car, regular maintenance. PO was a college professor, no mods on the car or any indication it's been flogged.

Needs typical MS3 maintenance stuff (swaybar bushings, motor mounts, probably shocks/struts), but for $3600 I couldn't pass it up.

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Nice. My ex's Mazda 6 GT has lights that would turn with the wheel, but not level themselves.

I used it once on the 135i and was like, "Yeah, I guess that's cool and all."

In reality, I just don't drive that much. Including the 800 mile trip to bring it back from Indianapolis, I've only put ~3k miles on the car in 6 months. And even about 450 of that is two trips to Tulsa.

The Cayman S 987 seem like quite a good deal. Don't see to much on horror stories for maintenance, and the PPI inspections get you out of the was it beat on questions, MPG isn't horrific....
Anybody rock one as a daily ?

You want a 987.2 2009+

I was considering one before I got the E82, it seems you'll need to do some work on oil starvation if you'll be regularly tracking on RComps. Otherwise, there weren't any big issues other than just parts prices and labor prices if you're going to let someone else do the work. Even a quality Indy shop will be $$$.

An oil change for my E82 at my Indy is $125, at the dealer it's $160. It cost $275 for my Indy to code the new battery to the car and update the Engine/Transmission/ABS computers, dealership wanted $450. Just as a couple of examples, I'm sure Porsche are even more.

Code a battery to the car? In the ear.

I've always loved the Speed3 in white. I daily an 09 Speed3 as well. Fun, underrated cars.

Yep. Been that way for more than 15 years on the higher end BMWs.

BMW battery registering & programming explained - BIMMERtips.com

I read it. It says that the car is so smart now that it can determine exactly what the battery needs and tailor the charging to that need. It also says that the system is so f****** dumb it can't determine that you've installed a new battery and determine its different needs on its own.
It's a scam to get the dealers paid.

It's really strange but I seem to recall that there are systems common in many cars on the road that regulate the demand put on the alternator according to the need of the electrical system and Battery. I believe they call it a voltage regulator.

After selling the Miata and the Mustang I decided to get a bean. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a8a4a632dd.jpg

my FIL had a hell-of-a-time with a new battery in his 335i

I agree. You asked, just providing some info.

I doubt I'm going to keep the car past the spring of next year. The DCT is amazing when beating on the car, but it's PITA around town. I've nearly got in a couple of accidents because of the way the transmission will hesitate/stall then take off HARD, engage the traction control, cutting power again.

And this is why they only offer the DCT in the M cars now, and everything else is back to a standard torque converter automatic.

yay. flight booked to go see/drive my new car for the first time, Saturday.

Had my first taste of owning a Holden Commodore in the United States.

I just want some windshield wipers. :(