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11-07-09, 10:30 AM
|  | Moon Parasite Cadillac(s): 2006 STS-V BlackonBlack / 2005 CTS-V Redline (traded in)  | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: D/FW Tejas | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
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Originally Posted by I~LUV~Caddys8792  I wonder if it'll stir up fanboys the way the GT-R does.
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Naaa. There's only going to be 500 of them worldwide. You'd be lucky to see one outside of the press or TV.
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11-07-09, 12:06 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1994 Fleetwood Brougham | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stuart/Jacksonville, Florida Age: 19 | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
No, the GTR gets fanboys because of 2 Fast 2 Furious.
If Paul Walker had been driving a riced out Honda Fit those would be "cool" too. It makes no difference, fanboys will be fanboys.
And personally, the GTR we have now is hideous. In person or in photograph, I can't find one thing I like about it. The R34 was nice, but it's been done to death, and I hear it doesn't really drive like a car, more like a videogame type thing where it will correct your mistakes for you, in a way.
What's the fun in that?  |
11-07-09, 12:23 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): Cadillac | | | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
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Originally Posted by Stingroo No, the GTR gets fanboys because of 2 Fast 2 Furious.
If Paul Walker had been driving a riced out Honda Fit those would be "cool" too. It makes no difference, fanboys will be fanboys.
And personally, the GTR we have now is hideous. In person or in photograph, I can't find one thing I like about it. The R34 was nice, but it's been done to death, and I hear it doesn't really drive like a car, more like a videogame type thing where it will correct your mistakes for you, in a way.
What's the fun in that? | The fun is going around a track as with your foot welded to the floor constantly...or driving hard around a dirt covered turn, and not having the back end up in a ditch... Sure its boring and makes up for youre shitty driving, but an average joe will be faster around practically any track in a GTR then they will be in any Vette...its that easy to drive hard... If you cant see the fun in that... |
11-07-09, 12:50 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1994 Fleetwood Brougham | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stuart/Jacksonville, Florida Age: 19 | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
I could, but I would rather learn to drive properly than get in a GTR, think I was the shit, then get into like, a Z06 or 458 Italia and wreck the car because I found out I had no idea what I was actually doing. |
11-07-09, 02:10 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1991 Sedan Deville | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Winnipeg, MB Age: 18 | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
Sounds like the Italia does a fair bit of hand-holding itself, but I agree with you on learning to drive properly. |
11-07-09, 02:31 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1994 Fleetwood Brougham | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stuart/Jacksonville, Florida Age: 19 | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
True, it does actually, but at least it isn't AWD.
But yeah. I would love to someday go to a proper driving school. It's on my 'things to do before i turn 30' list. lol |
11-07-09, 02:46 PM
|  | Super Moderator Cadillac(s): 4.9 STS and stuff. | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St Louis MO Age: 28 | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
Its a cool car, but not $400k cool. |
11-07-09, 04:31 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1993 Nissan Altima GXE 5-speed, 1985 Brougham SAGE GREEN! | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: C-Berry FLA, what!? Age: 22 | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
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Originally Posted by Stingroo No, the GTR gets fanboys because of 2 Fast 2 Furious.
If Paul Walker had been driving a riced out Honda Fit those would be "cool" too. It makes no difference, fanboys will be fanboys.
And personally, the GTR we have now is hideous. In person or in photograph, I can't find one thing I like about it. The R34 was nice, but it's been done to death, and I hear it doesn't really drive like a car, more like a videogame type thing where it will correct your mistakes for you, in a way.
What's the fun in that? | Oh stop it. You, me, and everyone on this forum would piss themselves if they got to drive a GTR on a track, or even on the highway. 
I got to see one at Bill Ray Nissan in Longwood when i had to get an OEM part for my Altima. Salesman said i could drive it if my credit was good enough...last time i checked it was a 637. No dice.      |
11-07-09, 05:14 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1994 Fleetwood Brougham | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stuart/Jacksonville, Florida Age: 19 | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
Honestly, I don't find a single line on that car attractive. I really don't. lol
Don't get me wrong, if someone went up to me and said "Hey, want to take this for a few laps?" I wouldn't say no; it's just that if I had the choice of what vehicle to do it with, it would be pretty far down the list. |
11-07-09, 06:34 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 2000 Seville STS (Sterling) | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Bern, NC Age: 19 | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
I saw one a few months ago and freaked out because I had never seen one and I knew what it was. My mom was sitting next to me and said "How did you know what was a GT-R?" To be honest I don't think you could really mix up a GT-R with anything else on the road. Plus, it was in boring white metallic so it wasn't as noticeable as the red one above.
I like it a weird sort of way. It doesn't have the elegance of a Porsche 911 or the classic lines of a Corvette, but you see those everyday so the GT-R is really in a class all by itself. |
11-07-09, 09:42 PM
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More proof that an extra $300,000 of fancy carbon pillars and computer nannies still can't beat a huge stinkin' V8 with a blower strapped to it.
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11-08-09, 12:00 PM
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I like the look but I don't think Lexus or Toyota are super car names and someone would really have to show me the numbers proving that this thing can be in that class or car.
Did anyone watch the CTS-V challenge? The proof is in the numbers
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11-08-09, 12:10 PM
|  | Super Moderator Cadillac(s): Poor man's STS--> '00 Regal GS. | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Twin Cities, MN Age: 22 | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
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Originally Posted by Jonas McFeely | I don't find the car ugly, as a matter of fact, I love that shade of red, but I don't find the car's design terribly attractive either. Aside from the last generation Supra and 3000GT VR-4, and maybe the NSX, the Japanese don't build beautiful sports cars. But rather, their beauty lies in the depth of engineering, reliability, and ease of ownership. Quote:
Originally Posted by codewize I like the look but I don't think Lexus or Toyota are super car names and someone would really have to show me the numbers proving that this thing can be in that class or car. | Agreed. If Cadillac made a $400,000 car, even with production of 500, it would get laughed off the market. But Lexus doing so? It'd probably work and that's what pisses me off.
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11-08-09, 02:23 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): none :( | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bremerton, Washington Age: 35 | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
There is a brand new Silver GTR on base. A Nuke bought with his re-enlistment bonus. Not impressed...for the money.
He touches 11.70's at the Track, not enough to Scare most Vettes, Cobra's and F-bodies around here, well at least the guys I race with.
None of our cars our stock of course, but he was a bit embarrassed when a certain daily driven WS6 beat him to the end of the 1320.
What does he say "You can't do that one road course"
What did I say "You are right, be we are not on road course right now"
Away he went. |
11-08-09, 02:31 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1991 Sedan Deville | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Winnipeg, MB Age: 18 | | | Re: Ladies and gentlemen, the $400,000 Toyota.
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Originally Posted by LS1Mike There is a brand new Silver GTR on base. A Nuke bought with his re-enlistment bonus. Not impressed...for the money.
He touches 11.70's at the Track, not enough to Scare most Vettes, Cobra's and F-bodies around here, well at least the guys I race with.
None of our cars our stock of course, but he was a bit embarrassed when a certain daily driven WS6 beat him to the end of the 1320.
What does he say "You can't do that one road course"
What did I say "You are right, be we are not on road course right now"
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