'02 Porsche 996 TT w/X50 or '06 BMW M5...
08-20-2005, 09:09 AM
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Wait for another month and get a new C6 Z06
505HP 500ft/lbs of torqe dead stock
14.5" front brakes
0-60 in 3.7 in 1st gear!
3000LBS wet!
MSRP $68K
I saw one of these in person at the Sonoma Grand Prix and it is EXTREMELY impressive
505HP 500ft/lbs of torqe dead stock
14.5" front brakes
0-60 in 3.7 in 1st gear!
3000LBS wet!
MSRP $68K
I saw one of these in person at the Sonoma Grand Prix and it is EXTREMELY impressive
08-20-2005, 09:58 AM
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................. such a hard choice ... buh i'm gonna have to go with the 996. 
and yea . i agree with lowend, the z06 will blow both cars away performance wise, but it's still a chevy. ><
and yea . i agree with lowend, the z06 will blow both cars away performance wise, but it's still a chevy. ><
*jab jab*
08-20-2005, 07:36 PM
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Chevy haters check this out
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player....3-279206CB56FA
You ever see any STOCK car corner that flat?
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player....3-279206CB56FA
You ever see any STOCK car corner that flat?
08-20-2005, 08:34 PM
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found it.... watch that video and then tell me WHY? you would still want a stupied homo attracting porsche over a M5
the new M5 is one hell of a machine while the porsche well is still just a porsche
edgar,
the new M5 is one hell of a machine while the porsche well is still just a porsche
edgar,
08-21-2005, 12:27 PM
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OMG this is awesome. Really takes me back to Jr. High. "Oh yeah, well the car I like does blah blah blah waay better than the car you like."
Porsche seems like the answer if you want a precision sports car, have the cash and don't mind the 996's Ford Taurus looks (up until the 2005 model which is HOT). And I will say that X50 rocks even more if you didn't have to pay for it.
BMW lost me with the flame surfacing crap and i-drive. The previous M5 is a nice car if you want a faster, capable cruiser that most people that don't know any better will like a lot. To me, the 3 series is the Civic for yuppies and the 5 series is for little more affluent people who wouldn't be caught dead in something as lowly as a 3 series. I have driven lots of them and they do everything pretty well but largely in my opinion are a facade that's riding on a name people respect for some reason. I really dig things like the variable redline and the M5's engine itself (the previous 5.0 V8). I still think it's appalling that they have floating brake calipers and MacPherson struts. Though my '72 2002 was pretty sweet.
If you are disrespecting a Z06, that really doesn't bother me because it means you A) have no idea what you are talking about and B) most likely have zero hands-on exerience with one. It's certainly OK to not like them, but to try to discredit their capability... Nah. No way. Porsches are really nice cars and I would kill for a '95 or so 993 twin turbo but my fav sports cars are: Elise, FD RX-7 and the '02+ Z06. They all have their issues and drawbacks but if you have ever spent time behind the wheel of these vehicles especially on a track, you will most likely know where I am coming from (even if you have other favs or simply disagree). I have never driven a Toyota powered Elise though, I'm sure it's pretty sweet.
Porsche seems like the answer if you want a precision sports car, have the cash and don't mind the 996's Ford Taurus looks (up until the 2005 model which is HOT). And I will say that X50 rocks even more if you didn't have to pay for it.
BMW lost me with the flame surfacing crap and i-drive. The previous M5 is a nice car if you want a faster, capable cruiser that most people that don't know any better will like a lot. To me, the 3 series is the Civic for yuppies and the 5 series is for little more affluent people who wouldn't be caught dead in something as lowly as a 3 series. I have driven lots of them and they do everything pretty well but largely in my opinion are a facade that's riding on a name people respect for some reason. I really dig things like the variable redline and the M5's engine itself (the previous 5.0 V8). I still think it's appalling that they have floating brake calipers and MacPherson struts. Though my '72 2002 was pretty sweet. If you are disrespecting a Z06, that really doesn't bother me because it means you A) have no idea what you are talking about and B) most likely have zero hands-on exerience with one. It's certainly OK to not like them, but to try to discredit their capability... Nah. No way. Porsches are really nice cars and I would kill for a '95 or so 993 twin turbo but my fav sports cars are: Elise, FD RX-7 and the '02+ Z06. They all have their issues and drawbacks but if you have ever spent time behind the wheel of these vehicles especially on a track, you will most likely know where I am coming from (even if you have other favs or simply disagree). I have never driven a Toyota powered Elise though, I'm sure it's pretty sweet.
