Yo that 993 is crisp though. Honestly I have been leaning towards the Porsche a lot, but after driving my uncles E90 M3, I was pretty much in love with Bimmers. But I do think Porsche’s are very practical sports cars, plus i am not a fan of convertibles (unless its the S2000). But good luck with the saving bruv. I am saving for my graduation present which will be something a bit sportier. And I will break it in by driving to Evo. So I am doing mass research.
Regular manual is just “one of those things” I can’t imagine a paddle-shifted car being remotely fun, regardless of any human beating shifting that a high end paddlebox can do. I’m not taking my car to the track to shave times off laps, then I don’t need a paddle.
If you put two cars in front of me, one is paddle shifted, the other manual, the paddle shifted car would have to be LEAGUES ahead for me to choose the paddle car:
Nissan R34 Skyline GT-R or a Nissan R35 GT-R… I’ll drive the R34 All day.
Honda NSX or Ferrari 458 Italia CS… Well then…
But no, I haven’t gone to anything in a long ass time.
You gotta remember it’s not exactly for practicality. If you chose a sports moniker you should be ready (for the most part) to be uncomfortable or otherwise inconvenienced by simply driving the car. Even when you turn a creme-puff like an Accord into a sporting car even it’ll lose it’s family-friendliness. Ergonomics dont seem to be at the top of sports manufacturers list. The M3 you want is atleast based on the regular 3 series, meant to be consumed by people who want pampered, so other than a firmer suspension, it would be as comfortable as the rest. Most Porsches are designed as sports cars from the bottom up. Most.
And if we’re not talking Gumballs and driving ridiculous exotics, then my absolute favorite car is:
http://www.zeroyon.com/forums/uploads/monthly_10_2009/post-2739-1255689879.jpg
I will have one.
I dig that man. That’s bhow I feel about manual shifting. There was a documentary on how car companies are getting rid of the manual transmission car. For me, it is all i know. I have never owned an auto and don’t plan on it. But yeah the paddle shifting never appealed to me either. And nice choice on the Evo VI, that is a beautiful machine. Also I see you finally got the Prelude switched (its about damn time). But as far as the meets, they are pretty legit. There are some serious rides I never thought existed in Cincy.
Exactly. The car with the fastest lap times is not necessarily the most enjoyable, even if you are on track, and you will almost always not be.
Yeah, if you get a new 911 GT2 it’ll rattle your teeth out. All 911’s are purpose-built sports cars, but a 993’s suspension will have a good balance of stiffness and comfort as long as you don’t get a Turbo, which I wouldn’t want anyway. Its no more uncomfortable than a Corolla as long as you’re not really tall. Some people say they don’t like the stock pedal positions, but have simple mods to fix it.
Weak.
Fuck automatics. Clutch packs, check valves, more clutch packs, such a pain in the ass to work on. When it comes to driving with an automatic, it’s nice when you are in stop and go traffic. But other then that, especially for performance, nothing beats the standard transmission.
Paddle shifters and semi manuals are fun if they are done right. Toyota’s got an awesome semi manual.
Another :tup: for the evo love. I aim to have one some day as well.
Right now the car I want to get my hands on is a Datsun 510 coupe or a Toyota Tercel coupe (and the cash) to go NUTS with.
http://www.fortune-auto.net/PhotoGallery/IMG_2877.jpg
http://image81.webshots.com/81/9/64/10/2549964100030961650ywrZqL_ph.jpg
Either of these
I just brought my Eclipse back from the dead. It basically went from Mean Girls Lindsay Lohan to current LL to back again after I did a head job, washed the entire engine bay, got a new radiator (old on rusted out and sprung leaks and shot rusty brown water allllll over my engine bay) and did a number on the interior. Now all there is to do is get a new dash board or fix the cracks in the current one, get some new carpet, reupholster the seats (I’ll get this done cheap cause my friend’s dad does all this for a living), body kit, and then paint job. I hope I have enough money for all that, but at least she’s back and driving better than new with the new engine. :tup:
That’s what is up with the Eclipse man. I hear those things can be a bitch to work on after a while (my friend has gone through two so far). What all are you trying to do to it? Also I like that Datsun 510, super crispy.
Also I like this site a lot, especially if you have an appreciation for cars in general.
http://depthofspeed.com/
I like this video a lot too. Just because I have an appreciation for the old school Japanese cars.
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For fun, nothing beats a standard… but pure performance, high end automatics shift faster than humans possibly can.
I sit in traffic way to much to drive a standard anymore, but I don’t mind automatics on luxury vehicles.
I don’t really get stuck in traffic too much, but I do feel you having to mess with the clutch when you are stuck in stop and go traffic.
I’ve played a tonne of racing games on the PC so I’m pretty happy the paddle shifters, no it’s not as nearly as fun, but if you are in a high performance car I can see the point.
I doubt i will ever drive a super car or formula 1 car, so i understand the purpose, it has better functionality, but the feeling of shifting gears, and knowing you were spot on is one of those things that makes driving a standard transmission so fun.
yep agreed. Much like a rally car handbrake 
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Depends on the type of racing or driving you are doing. Drag racing, I guess, you can tweak out the ratios and ultimately be faster than to manual shift. But circuit racing, autocross, drifting you still can’t beat the manual transmissions. Also one important aspect that will always favor over auto is the driver has absolute control on the transmission compared to relying on a computer to do the shifting for you. So it depends on the type of driving you are doing.
You need a Logitech G37, has a clutch and a gated shifter. I won’t let myself start playing Gran Turismo 5 until I build an arcade cabinet with one of those, a huge flat-screen monitor, and a real car seat. Of course, then I’ll have to have a matching cabinet to race my friends.
One that pisses me off about gaming wheels, all the sticks are on the right hand side!! I’m from the UK we drive right hand:annoy:
The shifter on the G27 (I made a typo above, there is no Logitech G37, probably thinking of the Infiniti I worked on a few weeks ago) is a separate piece, its not connected to the wheel or pedals by anything except a cable so you can mount it wherever you want. You have to make your own platform to mount the seat/wheel/pedals/shifter, but if you say you’re into cars and video games there’s no excuse for playing with a controller.
Let me ask you a question, this might sound dumb but I’ve never seen a right-hand drive car in person. So if you’re sitting on the right, the shifter is on your left right? In the US the shifter is layed out like this, for example if its a five speed it would be:
1 - 3 - 5
----N----
2 - 4 - R
On a right-hand drive would it be mirrored like this:
5 - 3 - 1
----N----
R - 4 - 2
My guess it that it stays the same as first diagram regardless of which side the driver sits on. It would still feel logical to move left-to-right like reading, and manufacturers wouldn’t care to make two different versions of the same transmission. I don’t really know though, what’s the answer?
The top gear is always on the right but some cars may have the 1st gear bottom left
my car for example
R - 1 - 3 - 5
---------N--------
-----2 ----- 4 ----
Barely use 4th gear, usually skip it straight into 5th unless there’s an old person driving infront of me.
Next year I’m hoping to upgrade to a VXR and I’ll get 300bhp and a 6th gear to play with :rock:
The Eclipse is a daily driver. My wife and I separated, and I now need a car to drive, so I started treating the Eclipse like I would have treated my wife if she wasn’t such a psycho all of a sudden. Daily driver, maybe I’ll finish her, but they’re really too expensive. It’s a 2000 model to boot, so no turbo and not V6 for the insta-fast. Biggest thing keeping me from doing anything to it is the fact that those intake manifolds are prone to cracking:
<THIS basically happens every few thousand miles or so…
and as of now there are NO aftermarket solutions to this. I’m on manifold #2 right now. And it’s cold-welded back together and slightly leaks, but not bad enough to effect the engine. Horrible.
Oh well. I can’t find a good pic of the Tercel that won’t be blocked, but it looks like a fun project car and they are literally everywhere. The question is, Do I want to save and be ready to snatch up a Blackhawk at the right price if I find one or just make my own? I plan on dropping a 1ZZ-FE engine in it, but I’m getting scared now, after researching how hard they are to turbocharge and that’s exactly what I want to do. Also, it’s big and may not fit without the aid of a magician. Cutting the frame is not an option, as I need to survive a crash in this thing and it’s already pretty much a coffin.
I haven’t heard anything good on those eclipses, my suggestion is to find another OE manifold from a Pull and Save and try to sell the car ASAP.
I second that motion.