2012 Mazda RX-9 Revealed! - Page 4 - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

jspaeth · 01-05-2008, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by NervGS

^^^ HAHA.

The FD is the best looking car ever in my opinion, it was ahead of its time, and stood the test of time with how long it was in the market (overseas).

-glenn

Definitely agree (in terms of affordable sports cars).....I hate American cars, but the one car whose looks I kinda like is the Viper....

....coincidentally, it has similar lines to the FD

*exitspeed* · 01-05-2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by NervGS

^^^ HAHA.

I've heard worse things said by Mike on this forum, I don't understand what the deal is with this pinking BS. I think some of the mods need to get their priorities straight on what's out of line and what's not.

This is the last I'm going to post about this. Mike was pinked by me. He received an infraction for attacking another member which is against Zilvia's rules. Instead on PMing me to discuss it he decided to act like a child and post in this thread and call me out (which was deleted by me because it doesn't belong in this thread). Any mod here including Kevin will back me on this. This thread is not about his infraction, or him being pinked. And not his personal bitching/crying grounds. PERIOD. END OF DISCUSSION. Now, lets get back on topic.

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Originally Posted by NervGS

The FD is the best looking car ever in my opinion, it was ahead of its time, and stood the test of time with how long it was in the market (overseas).
-glenn

I agree with you completely. The 240sx is almost in the same boat. IMO. Maybe not as stunning, but it's lines and design were classic. Also why it saw such a long life in Japan.

muddafakka · 01-05-2008, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NervGS

The FD is the best looking car ever in my opinion

Too bad some of their owners feel compelled to slap ugly bodykits on them.

usdm180sx · 01-15-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Koopa Troopa

People who care about performance don't buy cars with manumatic transmissions

ORly?? Damn, I guess Ferrari is in for a BIG surprise

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Originally Posted by reflexdb

Well, if by "performance" you mean quicker lap times, that is no means to justify a manumatic transmission. No matter how great of a driver you are...a computer is better. There is no arguing with that. Automakers spend hundreds of hours tuning these transmissions to perform perfectly every time. F1 drivers are arguably the best drivers in the world, and they let a computer work the clutch also.

Of course, there are those out there who prefer a standard transmission for the feel of driving, but a true performance car is simply built to be the absolute fastest possible around a track.

Speaks the troof

98s14inaz · 01-15-2008, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DreamN

"Mazda is engineering the RX-9 specifically for the American premium customer."

Great, we all know the type of drivers they are /sarcasm

Koopa Troopa · 01-15-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by usdm180sx

ORly?? Damn, I guess Ferrari is in for a BIG surprise

Majority of Ferrari owners don't care about performance. They only want the name. If they did care about performance they would be driving a F40 and not the over priced peice of carbon fiber they're currently driving.. 355 Spyder and such...

You ever heard the average Ferrari owner talk about his car?

usdm180sx · 01-15-2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Koopa Troopa

Majority of Ferrari owners don't care about performance. They only want the name. If they did care about performance they would be driving a F40 and not the over priced peice of carbon fiber they're currently driving.. 355 Spyder and such...

You ever heard the average Ferrari owner talk about his car?

Then why do they want the name? You are half correct. They want Ferarris because of 3 reasons: Performance, status or both. Just because a person has a lot of money doesn't mean that the person doesn't know how to drive.

I went to the Yard House (A local restaurant here in Long Beach, CA) a few months ago and it just so happened that there was a Ferarri owner's club meeting there.

So I talked to some of the people and guess what? A lot of them are car enthusiasts. Another perfect example is Michael Shumacher. Do you think he ever talks about Ferarris?

SINxSELEKTAH · 01-15-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ixfxi

you're such a fucking idiot.

seriously, the word is "fucking_idiot"

who cares about how well a transmission performs? PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT PERFORMANCE DO, ya moron.

Now, I personally dont LIKE f1-style auto transmissions and would probably never want to own one, but thats besides the point isnt it? I'm not in the market for a GTR, other people are.

There are people in this world, those with actual MONEY.. you know, dollars.. who want to have the latest and greatest. Then there are idiots such as ourselves, who are content driving old piles of shit that arent built with the latest and greatest technology. People maybe who like to tinker and upgrade, I'm one of them.

Reality is, all this new technology from traction control to f1-style transmissions SHOULD work hand in hand to help most drivers have easier control.

Do i care? Nope. Do I want traction control, abs, or any of this shit? Nope. But I'm not in the market for a fucking GEE___TEE__ARRRRR

The only thing I can say about the GTR, that Ive said over and over.. is that if the car sells well and they want to please more than the average money-slinging car enthusiast, meaning.. if they want to please the DIE_HARD car enthusiasts... then they NEED to offer a manual as well. THEY MUST.

So, how many of us will spend that much? Dont know, dont care.. thats for nissan to determine. All I can say is the technology works and many people want it... so please, pretty please.. shut the fuck up

ever driven a car with an SMG transmission? and i don't mean an automatic with paddle shifters like a Z33 tiptronic. i mean a real SMG transmission? i'm quite amazed with it, IMO.

as far as the GTR is concerned, i'm glad it's price tag is pretty hefty. it keeps children from getting one and killing themselves. it's already bad enough that kids are driving Imprezas & Lancer Evolutions thinking they're the shit with 300bhp out the box.

my thoughts on this "RX9", i hope it becomes a reality. it's rumored to have a 2-rotor 1.8L. i just hope that they plan on putting some sort of force induction system instead of making the same mistake they did with the RX8.

Koopa Troopa · 01-16-2008, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by usdm180sx

Then why do they want the name? You are half correct. They want Ferarris because of 3 reasons: Performance, status or both. Just because a person has a lot of money doesn't mean that the person doesn't know how to drive.

I went to the Yard House (A local restaurant here in Long Beach, CA) a few months ago and it just so happened that there was a Ferarri owner's club meeting there.

So I talked to some of the people and guess what? A lot of them are car enthusiasts. Another perfect example is Michael Shumacher. Do you think he ever talks about Ferarris?

I agree too... I said the average Ferrari owner.. I have met quite a few Ferrari owners who know how to drive... Another perfect example of that is the Tokyo Ferrari Owner's Club.. I seen one of those dude's going through Ropponggi pegging the limiter in a F50... It was the greatest thing I've ever heard/seen. EVER. Even greater than seeing Smoky Nagata para para at Velfarre or bumping into Chiaki Kuriyama as she was getting off a bus....

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