The best car
 

I must say that Hummer's are cool and all, but America just doesn't make cars like Europe. Germany in particular. My favorite car would definetly be the Porsche 959. What a car!!!!!!

Smart Cars
 

I love the little European Smart Cars, they are deathtraps but the coolest cars I've ever seen :). They were so cute :)

I agree, German cars are pretty sweet. They are fast and cool looking only problem is they are pretty pricey. Oh well, someday. . maybe I'll be driving to a competition in a Beamer. .
-Katie

the 70 mustang boss is the best

just wondering.. how do all of these cars fare in the snow?? I'll take my 4wd ford escape over any of those cars in a new england winter :)

Then again... the summer is another story :) any BMW sounds good to me.

Tom

McLaren F1
 

The McLaren F1 is capable of 0 to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds and a top speed in excess of 240 mph. The McLaren F1 is the fastest, most powerful and most expensive production car in the world. One key design feature of the McLaren F1 is the positioning of the driver - in the middle, with two passenger seats aft of either side. This is one bad car.





She's so Beautiful!!:cool: :cool:

Here are the specs:

MCLAREN SPEC

Curb weight - 1100 kg
Wheel base - 107.0 in.
Track, f/r - 61.7 in./57.9 in.
Length - 168.8 in. (4920 mm)
Width - 71.6 in. (1920 mm)
Height - 44.9 in.
Accommodation - 3, central driving position

ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN
Type - dohc 48-Valve V12
Displacement - 6064 cc
Bore x stroke - 86.0 x 87.0 mm
Compression ratio - 10.5:1
Power - 627 BHP @ 7400 rpm
Torque - 500 lb.-ft @ 5600 rpm
Transmission - 6-speed manual
Final drive ratio - 2.37:1

CHASSIS & BODY
Layout - mid engine/rear drive
Body/frame - carbon fiber/carbon fiber-aluminum honeycomb
Brakes, f/r - 13.1-in. vented discs/12.0-in. vented discs
Assist type - none
Wheels - alloy; 17 x 9 f, 17 x 11-1/2 r
Tires - Goodyear run-flats; 235/45ZR-17 f, 315/45ZR-17 r
Steering - rack & pinion, unassisted
Suspension
Front - unequal-length A-arms, coil springs, tube shocks, anti-roll bar
Rear - same as front

TOP SPEED: 241 MPH, THIS IS THE FASTEST FULL PRODUCTION ROAD CAR IN THE WORLD!
0-60: 3.2 seconds
0-100: 6.3 seconds
Quarter Mile: 11.1 seconds
1 Kilometer: under 20 seconds
price tag: £634,000 which is something around $900,000

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Good luck finding one. They have stopped production and they only made about 100 in the whole world.

V12!!!!!
 

i just pasted those specs from another site. didn't realize they were in metric. and when people drive that car, they prolly don't worry about gas milage.

you gotta be rich
 

Your right. IF you can afford the car, then you can affor whatever the gas costs to run it. Its kinda like a jet airplane. People who can afford to buy one, can afford the fuel, the repairs, and the upkeep, to keep it running. Your not going to buy something you can't use.

Its all about the hemis
 

My fav car that i would looove to have is a hemi 'cuda ooo so nice, nothing like good old mopar power, the only problem is to get one say a 1970 i need about 70,000 bux not to mention the money to get to it or ship it and pay for the gas but i still want one. *drools*

Hemis r soo nice

More info....another Mclaren
 

Here is another pic of a McLAREN F1 LM..... its even cooler!! :D

p.s. Details will be posted in a reply below.....

McLaren info
 

I 'had' all this typed out until Explorer had an error and i lost it all...so i just scanned a pic of it to save a little time....




:D

i shouldnt of resized the pic....its a little blurry...opps....oh well

Re: More info....another Mclaren
 

those cars are soooooooo sweet!!! they're a a lot better than my P.O.S. '87 cutlass cierra.

Correct Hummer Gas Mileage
 

Just to let u know.....you were way off on the Hummer gas mileage....and it gets


13 mpg city/ 17 mpg hwy


p.s. thats probably better than my Ford Bronco II :D

Re: Correct Hummer Gas Mileage
 

1-1.5 mpg sounded a little low. but they still glug too much.

The Porsche 911 is all wheel drive. It will fare MUCH better in the snow then your ford escape....

Re: V12!!!!!
 

Actually Corvette's don't have a carbon/fiber frame. The Corvette safety cage (frame) is made from steel. Corvettes, and all new cars, have crumple zones that are designed to be compacted in a crash to absorb the energy, is this what you are referring to? Also the frame on a McLaren F1 is VERY structurally sound, and will not 'crack like eggshells'

Re: Correct Hummer Gas Mileage
 

thats almost better than my Dodge Ram. :\
i think the sticker said 13/15

The Porsche 911 has all wheel drive, but it is not standard
 

The basic model of the Porsche 911 Carrera is not all wheel drive. You must boost your spending up a couple thousand dollars to the C4 or ( carrera 4). Although they do have exceptional traction on wet and dry roads, the ground clearance isn't to good for the snow. You would be better off with a Ford Escape. Porsche's still are the best cars in the world though.

The Porsche 911 is all wheel drive. It will fare MUCH better in the snow then your ford escape.... [/b][/quote]

Re: Re: V12!!!!!
 

I was thinking of the Porsche 911 turbo when I referred to the all wheel drive.

hmmm about cars shattering...
when i totalled my old wagon i realized that the design incorporated ceramic parts...there were shattered pieces and ceramic slithers all over the place.

1986 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS STATION WAGON BEST VEHICLE EVER MADE
 

Mike, I think you might back me up here (or at least partially). The 1986 Grand Marquis wagon is what I drive and couldn't love the thing more. Leather interior, a big 5.0L V8 engine, and room for all your friends and then some! Beating base model mustangs off the line in this thing is hilarious. ;) In general the thing is just 2 tons of pure enjoyment.

~Tom~, who simply loves his car. :D

P.S. I've put in two 12" sub woofers in it too, so it can even out blast the low riding types too. :cool:

Tank eh? Happens to be my plates. DA TANK

~Tom~, proud driver of DA TANK

i gotta agree with tom on that one...
one of the best things i ever did in it (i think) was driving it up this hill through the woods...

For an American made car, I would go with the Viper. I looks mean even standing still.
For an older car, I would get the 1971 Lincoln Pantera.
For a foreign car I would get the Lamborghini Diablo or the Lotus Esprit.
For all wheel drive I would get the Lamborghini. Not sure what the model is but it has the Lambo 12 cylinder engine and will go 110 mph in the sand.
If you want to see a boat you should see my brothers 1970 Pontiac Bonneville :)

Couldn't have said it better myself. Both are great cars. One day when I'm a millionaire I'm gonna have one of each to drive to Nats and watch the teams I sponsor kick butt. *wakes up now smiling* :) :cool:

i was looking at a diablo the other day (online of course)...theyre insane

insane is a very good adjective as far as im concerned...

probably just no one picked up on it

probably not
mike whos theory in life is 'smile and nod'

I wish I could drive, but thanks to RI state law, I have to wait until I'm 17.

17....
 

Man if it was like that here in Indiana i would go nuts....I think it would drive my parents crazy too if they still had to drive me everyhwere....:)

Well, I turn 16 in October, and it really ticks me off.

Re: Re: Correct Hummer Gas Mileage
 

Not like it's a cool car..umm..at all..but..my mother has a Saturn..they get like 18/20 or something..just thought I'd randomly throw that in..and no one can poke fun at me..I'm not saying it's a cool car..but still better than my non-existant car (or license..but that's another story)

~Angela

you're only 15?!?!? no wonder... 1 month til i'm 18 WOOOOHHHHOOOO!!!!!!!

Woah..I'm like way older than you, EJ..ok..not that much older..but still. I'll be 17 early Sept..and we're in the same grade..this is insane!

~Angela

Age
 

I'll be 17 in September too.....:D :)

Uh, Fishy, DO I LOOK ANYTHING LIKE EJ?!

I believe I am the youngest regular poster here.

mikell be 18 for nats next year...as will some of my other friends, including at least one whos part of the whole first band idea thing. me and him are actually trying to get permission to drive down to florida so that we can get all the equipment there (if the band happens). the only reason wed ever be allowed to is cuz well be 18 but i doubt itll happen.

Re: Re: Re: Correct Hummer Gas Mileage
 

Fishy...how can you??? *has her ideal Dodge RAM already picked out* A truck can beat out all these wimpy sports cars anyday ;)

Ok...so I don't know how to drive yet, and yes, I'm over 18....what can I say, the public transit system in Boston is just too good... and traffic too bad! But once I decide to learn.... oh yeah, look for me in a big truck with a FIRST decal on the side of the bed :p *tries not to drool too much*

~ lora

Dodge Ram
 

Dodge Ram......
 

You want to see Dodge Rams come to KOKOMO, INDIANA!
We have 2 giant daimler chrylser transmission plants and about 60% of the people who work at them drive Dodge Rams.....plus all the people that drive them that dont work at Chrysler.....its insane:)

lora...i live in boston...i abuse the t's goodness. but i got my permit the day i was old enough to. got my lisence as soon as i could. the t is no excuse to not have a lisence

The T is great in Boston to avoid traffic. I always take it if I'm up there to go see the Red Sox or Bruins.

Suits?

Oh yeah!

*hits himself on the forehead*

Sure, I agree with you. But when you can't afford 1) driver's ed 2) a car 3) gas 4) insurance....it's simply not worth it. If I get lucky I'll get my license before I go to Rochester...in reality, prolly not for at least another year.

~ lora (who will prolly only get her license when she moves b/c very few pub trans systems are as good as Boston's)

we don't really have a good public transportation system in our city. we have a bus system but it's downtown but not many people use it. our city really isn't big enough to really need one anyways. i can't even imagine what it's like to not have a license. i love being able to drive myself where ever i feel like going.:cool:

I am SO SORRY. I was talking to him at the time that I wrote that post. I mess people's names up all the time like that. Sorry.

~Angela who really has no right to mess people's names up..even though everyone always wants to call her something else other than Angela

you all who have ever had public transportation have no clue how lucky you are..we have nothing even remotely close to that with-in 30 minutes of Stuart (West Palm has Palm Tram and Tri-rail). I wish we had it. I'm just afraid to get my license. There's also that whole thing about being able to afford gas/car/insurance. Oh well. Guess I'll get my license when I know I have to (which isn't right now) or when my friends finally bug the crap out of me to get it.

~Angela who's goal is to get her license before Matt gets his

Fish, don't get your license!! not in FL!! It stinks! People here are insane and can't drive (me being one of them ;) )Plus, you don't wanna drive Rob around everyplace, do ya? I would tell u about that trips you're parents would make you take to get groceries, but you're not that far away from a Publix :)

yeah..I know whatcha mean..but the thing is, Rob turns 16 in December and can get his license in early February. So..yeah..he'll be driving me anywhere. lol (BTW..Rob is my little brother)

~Angela who actually trusts Rob's driving..scary..

I see Spooky finally found the boards. And I agree with the insanity thing 100%.

*runs*

You'd be insane if you tried to drive everywhere in NYC. Playing bumper cars with taxi cabs can be fun, but it takes a seasoned driver to be able to successfully navigate our roads (i.e. the folks that grew up here).

I'm 40 miles outside of the city, but I still take the train in. It's like $70 to park for the day if I were to drive.

There is no public transportation here in Indy.. there is INDYGO, but it doesn't come as far south as where we are.... and it only goes downtown. Right now I am content with the Jeep, but the only thing is taht gas costs so much... I just paid $1.36... and almost cried when i filled the tank!

Re: Re: Correct Hummer Gas Mileage
 

What year do you have? my bf has an '85 and it gets horrible mileage.

$1.36 for gas? EVIL!

We pay on averge $1.60 to $1.70.

That is expensive for me, considering that i can fill up the tank on $20, but it only lasts like 3 days... it gets expensive at $1.36.. but some place not really close to me had gas for 99 cents, but i was on my way to volleyball practice so i couldn't get it. It was down to 1.16 one day.

Gas prices at 1.36???
 

I hate michigan. Gas yesterday was 1.43. Granted my car's a 90 Tracer. Awesome mileage. Lately been pullin darn near 30 with it. Whoo! saving me money with these high prices.

Laurel Noel

Re: Re: Re: Correct Hummer Gas Mileage
 

Get a diesel engine. The gas is cheaper, and the cars get 50 miles/gallon.

i had the impression that diesel's guzzled gas. i think that your number is a little offthat's a little off.

Car/Truck?
 

Do u mean a diesel engine in a car or a pick-up truck????:confused:

EPA
 

I thought cars that used to have diesel engines only got like 25 EPA mph, back then it was good but now its just average.....:)

No, diesel engines are very efficient.

UHMMM...
 

no

Also another thing to watch out for in NYC...Greyhound bus drivers that wish they were taxi drivers. Pat can back me up on the driver that was making the bus weave through NYC traffic on the way to Florida this year!

~ lora

P.S. --> You should all be proud of me, I finally went down to the RMV and got my permit today with plans to start drivers ed within a month :cool:

wooohhhoooo!! congrats!! welcome to the driving world. btw what does RMV stand for? we call it the BMV which stands for Bureau of Motor Vehicals. anyone living in indiana knows how bad it is too.

BMV BAD!!!!
 

The BMV here in Kokomo is complete CHAOS!!! so i just travel about 10-15 min. to another small town and use theirs....its really nice cuz no one is ever there....

(p.s. for u other indiana people the other town is Tipton)


:) :D ;) :p :cool:

We call it the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles), and I still have to wait a year before I can make good use of it. :(

Thanks ;) RMV = Registry of Motor Vehicles. I got in trouble with the lady at the counter when I asked if I should make out the check to the "DMV" (Department of Motor Vehicles)....she kinda yelled at me for that one. *shrugs* What can I say, Bostonians are odd. :cool:

~ lora

The one problem with diesel is that it pollutes the air more than unleaded.

Well, if IT is a new engine, we won't have to worry about that much longer.

If it saves tons of money on feul costs, then yes.