CARS! The Car Super Thread

[where'smyhotdogI just made a donkey in No Limits!]

So....I've decided I need an s2000. Anyone here have any thoughts about if the CR version is worth it?

[ParkTripsBubbles!]

First time I've seen one. There was a time when I was a bit intrigued by this car, but meh..

Ya know, if you can stop yourself at a set of AutoX Tires, you will just need to do slightly more maintenance and replace brake pads sooner. If you have a car thats built well (which, BMW's are) and you drive it pretty smoothly, I dont think you are putting that much wear and tear to increase your costs much. Yea, it can get ridiculously expensive but Ive sacrificed some of my photo budget to it because its just way - too - fun.

This is my problem, I don't do moderation

Though at this point I'd just be happy to get my car back. Haven't had it since the end of May

[RealUber Designer]

My wife helps me keep that in check. Also, were looking for our first home so thats making it easy to not spend anymore.

[A.J.Counts I305 as 32 credits...]

So, in my infinite learning of Adobe Illustrator, I decided to try my hand at illustrating a car.

It's inspired by the Smart Roadster, Mazda MX-5, and latest-generation Toyota MR2. It has exposed bodywork like the Smart that functions as a permanent roll bar. It's front-engined and rear-wheel drive. It can have a removable hard top or a trick soft top that rotates upward and slides down along the vertical portion of the roll bar and rests behind the seats. The trick soft top gives you all of your trunk space even with the top down.

In reality, it would be really tiny, at just 138.8 in (3,526mm) long; that is about 4 inches longer than the Smart, about 17 inches shorter than the second-gen MX-5 (my benchmark for scale), and just an inch longer than a Mark I Austin-Healey Sprite. Check it out!

[RealUber Designer]

Not too bad at all Id say. I wouldnt be too terribly fond of that wheelbase you mentioned but thats what you were going for. I like sleaker lines so Id have something coming off the headrest/rollbar onto the trunk. The trunk and lights remind me of a MR2 Spyder which I dont really care for. I kinda dig the bulky fenders though.

I would. Thats one of the main reasons I love my WRX

[TPDaveI know EXACTLY where my passport is!]

I was at a car event yesterday and a McLaren development engineer turned up with an MP4-12C convertible! The first one is being delivered in a couple of weeks so there's not many knocking about right now.

The roof mechanism is lovely, I completely forgot to get video of it but needless to say they spent a lot of time making it look great and open/close fast!

[giscoStarbucks Enthusiast]

^ I like the color. It would be fun to take it out for a test drive.

[jmichaThe only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

I don't have any pictures unfortunately, but it seems like everyone in Cincinnati with a nice car is taking it out to enjoy what could be some of the last good driving weather of the year. In the last week alone while going to and from work (I work in a very expensive part of the city) I've seen an SLR McLaren, SLS AMG, Lamborghini Gallardo, Lamborghini Aventador, and more bentleys and porsches than I could count. In fact, when pulling into my office's parking lot after lunch one day, two separate client meetings were happening, both clients of which drove Bentleys. I felt silly parking my Sonata in between two Continentals haha. I wish I had a functioning camera on my phone to share picturer, but alas, I don't. This time of the year always seems to bring the nice cars out for that one last joy ride.

[TPDaveI know EXACTLY where my passport is!]

I went to the Paris motor show yesterday and got drunk.

I'll put some blurry pictures of nice cars up when I get 15 minutes

[thrillrideseekerBaby I'm Ready To Gooooooooo]

I saw this car next to my job, and I had to take a picture and share it with you all. It is such a beautiful car!! I am jealous of the owner!!!
~Matt