Good call, the shotgun rack really doesn't really work well in the MS3., However, with the back seats folded down, it's amazing how many of those crosses I can fit in the back.
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Good call, the shotgun rack really doesn't really work well in the MS3., However, with the back seats folded down, it's amazing how many of those crosses I can fit in the back.
squidmotion
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sure, i would keep it.. i like it.
but then again, i would be doing that ultima GT build in my garage....
but then again, i would be doing that ultima GT build in my garage....
tiagotiago
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- 2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3
What good is having a fast car if you don't have anywhere to play with it right??
In my case, assuming the budget wouldn't allow such a pricey facility, Id keep the speed as a DD, and buy either some c6 variant, or maybe an atom or a x-bow. I'd probably buy a shifter kart too, and maybe a truck to haul stuff.
I'd do the same thing as kain and enroll myself in as many good driving schools as possible. I'd also set some money aside for traveling (and driving) at: the Nrburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Mont-Tremblant,Monza, Suzuka, and drive around a bit aimlessly around the alps for good measure.
MikeHTally
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- 2008.5 Speed3, 2006 Chrysler 300C, 2003 Ram 1500
Keep everything I have now. Add a Challenger SRT-8. I'd like to have another ski boat, but there's no place handy to use one anymore.
oaklandopen
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keep it...put good money into a nice garage to include an in-ground lift, and plenty of other manditory machines for any kind of maintenance to include tire machines and balancer, all sorts of mobile pumping units for all fluids, ac machine, etc
i think it would also be badass to have my own touchless car wash with turbine dryers at the end
i think it would also be badass to have my own touchless car wash with turbine dryers at the end
Wastegate13
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- 08.5 CWP MS3 GT
My dad likes this car. He's never had a newish car so I'd probably give it to him and pick up an EvoX.
Boostin McFly
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I would put another $3000 in mods to make it how I would like it and keep it as a DD. Then buy a 2009 Nissan GTR as my weekend/track car.
2008/9 Porsche 911 gt2
2009 dodge viper coupe
Ms3
2005 dodge 2500 5.9 diesel 4x4 manual, carli suspension, bully dog engine management
I love the ms3 as a DD, I might trade it for an ISF though. It would be nice to have an automatic for days that I feel exceptionally lazy...
i also would like to build an Ultima GTR someday too
http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/usa/
2009 dodge viper coupe
Ms3
2005 dodge 2500 5.9 diesel 4x4 manual, carli suspension, bully dog engine management
I love the ms3 as a DD, I might trade it for an ISF though. It would be nice to have an automatic for days that I feel exceptionally lazy...
i also would like to build an Ultima GTR someday too
http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/usa/
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keep it, totally rebuild it and put down as much power as possible. Then buy something ridiculous like the ultima aero ssc (faster than bugatti, 9sec 1/4 stock) and a nissan gtr. Then something for the hoes, a old school cadi something like this
http://www.sprintonline.net/caddy on 20s.jpg
http://www.sprintonline.net/caddy on 20s.jpg
happy and angry
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Rich enough to retire today would mean between 2 - 5 million, 10 at the outside, I'd guess. Given your description of the limitations, anyway.
Sad to say that good as the MS3 is, there are compromises made to make it what it is that I'm not a big fan of. Some of them can be fixed, some of them can't. I can rework the shifter bushings and motor mounts, but I can't really change that's a cable shifter, and the slight vagueness that lends to the driving experience is something I won't be able to get rid of. It's always going to be FWD, which means grip limited at launch and no power oversteer. You can only fit so much tire under the wheel wells before having to roll 'em. For what I paid I couldn't ask for more, but if I was rich, I'd have been able (and more than willing) to spend more to get exactly what I want in a car.
That in mind, I'd probably buy 3 or 4 cars. I might keep the MS3 as a "beater" for the fuel economy/affordability of general maintenance, but that depends on availability of cars. I'm in Canada, too, and I'd like something that handles winter very well (not that the MS3 doesn't, but traction from a stop is nice sometimes).
Here is what I'd have in my garage.
- AWD utility vehicle, which means performance wagon. Probably an S4 or S6 Avant, possibly the RS variant if it ever makes it out here. A wagon is as much utility as I need. If I can fit skis, golf clubs, or lots of luggage for me and the woman, I'm happy.
- AWD toy car to tweak and toy with, which means probably the Evo X MR, the only Evo that is street legal in Canada. Maybe an older STI, because that 6-speed is bullet proof and I'm going to turn it into a 500 hp monster which the MR tranny hasn't shown it can handle yet.
- A Porsche because I want a porsche. Cayman S? Carrera 4S? Maybe a Targa? Who knows.
- A GT-R if I can get one.
I figure I could get most of what I want for about $300,000 to $400,000 if I do at least a bit of used car shopping. I could drop one or two from the list, deal without the Porsche and the Evo/STI, maybe. Depends on how much coin I have.
I'd also get a bike. Probably a 600RR.
Sad to say that good as the MS3 is, there are compromises made to make it what it is that I'm not a big fan of. Some of them can be fixed, some of them can't. I can rework the shifter bushings and motor mounts, but I can't really change that's a cable shifter, and the slight vagueness that lends to the driving experience is something I won't be able to get rid of. It's always going to be FWD, which means grip limited at launch and no power oversteer. You can only fit so much tire under the wheel wells before having to roll 'em. For what I paid I couldn't ask for more, but if I was rich, I'd have been able (and more than willing) to spend more to get exactly what I want in a car.
That in mind, I'd probably buy 3 or 4 cars. I might keep the MS3 as a "beater" for the fuel economy/affordability of general maintenance, but that depends on availability of cars. I'm in Canada, too, and I'd like something that handles winter very well (not that the MS3 doesn't, but traction from a stop is nice sometimes).
Here is what I'd have in my garage.
- AWD utility vehicle, which means performance wagon. Probably an S4 or S6 Avant, possibly the RS variant if it ever makes it out here. A wagon is as much utility as I need. If I can fit skis, golf clubs, or lots of luggage for me and the woman, I'm happy.
- AWD toy car to tweak and toy with, which means probably the Evo X MR, the only Evo that is street legal in Canada. Maybe an older STI, because that 6-speed is bullet proof and I'm going to turn it into a 500 hp monster which the MR tranny hasn't shown it can handle yet.
- A Porsche because I want a porsche. Cayman S? Carrera 4S? Maybe a Targa? Who knows.
- A GT-R if I can get one.
I figure I could get most of what I want for about $300,000 to $400,000 if I do at least a bit of used car shopping. I could drop one or two from the list, deal without the Porsche and the Evo/STI, maybe. Depends on how much coin I have.
I'd also get a bike. Probably a 600RR.
I'm original from Alabama and take offense to your remarks.
My first ride was a truck and you keep the guns behind the seat out of sight. The most I every hauled in my truck was kegs of draft beer and fire wood for the parties down by the river. The sheets were for laying your lady down on the sand bar. We burnt firewood, weed and nothing else.(drinks)
Fixed.
happy and angry
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Come on, that only happens when someone holding a torch stands too close to the lynching.
(I think we've learned something important today, guys. Racism and bigotry aren't funny. Except when you're making fun of a guy from Alabama.)
(I think we've learned something important today, guys. Racism and bigotry aren't funny. Except when you're making fun of a guy from Alabama.)
