What cars have you driven this year?
11-15-11, 08:40 AM
#16
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Did those Hilux's have the 3.0 liter diesel? How peppy were they?
I was amazed in the philippines to see that rangers, hiluxes, and etc were running with little diesel engines.
I was amazed in the philippines to see that rangers, hiluxes, and etc were running with little diesel engines.
11-15-11, 10:10 AM
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Believe me when I say, driving RHD is weird enough, but the first time I ever drove one, it was a manual. Lets just say it wasnt pretty.
The Land Cruiser is the nicest one, has woodgrain trim, and navigation, but plain old steel wheels and no privacy (tint) glass. Weird. Still the smoothest riding, quietest diesel I have ever seen/heard/driven. I believe it is a 4.6D V8.
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11-15-11, 02:30 PM
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I have NO idea, the Hilux Surf looks identical to a 4runner, and the Hilux D4-D looks kind of like a crew cab tacoma. Both are RHD, both are manual, the Surf is a gas engine, and the D4-D is a diesel, I believe the 3.0. The D4-D was pretty quick, definately torquey. I had 2 500lb tire/wheel assemblies in the back and it just laughed and did 40mph.
Believe me when I say, driving RHD is weird enough, but the first time I ever drove one, it was a manual. Lets just say it wasnt pretty.
The Land Cruiser is the nicest one, has woodgrain trim, and navigation, but plain old steel wheels and no privacy (tint) glass. Weird. Still the smoothest riding, quietest diesel I have ever seen/heard/driven. I believe it is a 4.6D V8.
Believe me when I say, driving RHD is weird enough, but the first time I ever drove one, it was a manual. Lets just say it wasnt pretty.
The Land Cruiser is the nicest one, has woodgrain trim, and navigation, but plain old steel wheels and no privacy (tint) glass. Weird. Still the smoothest riding, quietest diesel I have ever seen/heard/driven. I believe it is a 4.6D V8.
That would drive me insane.
11-15-11, 03:11 PM
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regular rotation: IS300 (mine), Fit Sport (hers), GL450 (ours)
also drove: GLK, C300, G37S coupe, V6 Mustang, Explorer, Beetle, tC, 8th gen Civic, E46 3-series, Trooper, MDX, Tundra, GMC UHaul box truck (LOL)
i miss driving manual
also drove: GLK, C300, G37S coupe, V6 Mustang, Explorer, Beetle, tC, 8th gen Civic, E46 3-series, Trooper, MDX, Tundra, GMC UHaul box truck (LOL)
i miss driving manual
11-15-11, 03:31 PM
#22
All I drove was DB9, Arnage, F355, Continental Flying Spur, CL63, S5, CTS-V.......those are the ones worth mentioning, or I remembered.
The entire line of Porsche lame's models currently on sale at their drive event and all the regular AMG models. They are too boring to mention.
How is the Phantom? I always want to try one because I have yet to find a car that beat my LS430 in smoothness, quietness and overall refinement. The Continental Flying Spur matched it, but can't beat it, I start to think it is not humanly possible to make a car quieter and smoother then a LS430. Phantom, Ghost and Mulsanne are the last 3 that have a chance of beating a LS430. The Arnage is an old design, is much louder and rougher then a LS430.
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11-15-11, 03:35 PM
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Too many cars to count, I help around at my uncle's shop so I drive all of the car's for a test drive before and after the repair. Obviously, no LFA's have shown up. Not too many exotic cars come in for repairs.
11-15-11, 03:54 PM
#24
Damn, and you said you need to hang out with me to drive cool cars?
All I drove was DB9, Arnage, F355, Continental Flying Spur, CL63, S5, CTS-V.......those are the ones worth mentioning, or I remembered.
The entire line of Porsche lame's models currently on sale at their drive event and all the regular AMG models. They are too boring to mention.
How is the Phantom? I always want to try one because I have yet to find a car that beat my LS430 in smoothness, quietness and overall refinement. The Continental Flying Spur matched it, but can't beat it, I start to think it is not humanly possible to make a car quieter and smoother then a LS430. Phantom, Ghost and Mulsanne are the last 3 that have a chance of beating a LS430. The Arnage is an old design, is much louder and rougher then a LS430.
All I drove was DB9, Arnage, F355, Continental Flying Spur, CL63, S5, CTS-V.......those are the ones worth mentioning, or I remembered.
The entire line of Porsche lame's models currently on sale at their drive event and all the regular AMG models. They are too boring to mention.
How is the Phantom? I always want to try one because I have yet to find a car that beat my LS430 in smoothness, quietness and overall refinement. The Continental Flying Spur matched it, but can't beat it, I start to think it is not humanly possible to make a car quieter and smoother then a LS430. Phantom, Ghost and Mulsanne are the last 3 that have a chance of beating a LS430. The Arnage is an old design, is much louder and rougher then a LS430.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...-event-wa.html
post 5 and 6 (sv and phantom)
https://www.clublexus.com/articles/n...-the-drive.php
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the phantom is interesting. it's very heavy, you totally feel it. it feels even heavier than my s550 (and the s already feels pretty heavy). the hood on the phantom is so long and the engine seems so far away from you, you really don't feel much from the engine. the ride is smooth and quiet, but i don't think it's significantly different from the ls. handling though i think it's better than the ls, as long as you get used to the length of the car (VERY long). inside i think it beats the ls, as long as you are away from the driver seat. that's what the car is about anyway, being the passenger, especially the one in the back
11-15-11, 04:31 PM
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hahhaa it's a stroke of luck i guess. i don't i will be driving anything north of 200k at all again
the phantom is interesting. it's very heavy, you totally feel it. it feels even heavier than my s550 (and the s already feels pretty heavy). the hood on the phantom is so long and the engine seems so far away from you, you really don't feel much from the engine. the ride is smooth and quiet, but i don't think it's significantly different from the ls. handling though i think it's better than the ls, as long as you get used to the length of the car (VERY long). inside i think it beats the ls, as long as you are away from the driver seat. that's what the car is about anyway, being the passenger, especially the one in the back
the phantom is interesting. it's very heavy, you totally feel it. it feels even heavier than my s550 (and the s already feels pretty heavy). the hood on the phantom is so long and the engine seems so far away from you, you really don't feel much from the engine. the ride is smooth and quiet, but i don't think it's significantly different from the ls. handling though i think it's better than the ls, as long as you get used to the length of the car (VERY long). inside i think it beats the ls, as long as you are away from the driver seat. that's what the car is about anyway, being the passenger, especially the one in the back
Your descriptions of the Phantom remind me of my Arnage driving experience, feels huge like a small SUV/crossover.
You got a S550 to replace your M3?
I would love to meet Sir-mix-a-lot, I love his music!
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11-15-11, 05:35 PM
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hahhaa it's a stroke of luck i guess. i don't i will be driving anything north of 200k at all again
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...-event-wa.html
post 5 and 6 (sv and phantom)
https://www.clublexus.com/articles/n...-the-drive.php
lexus lfa
the phantom is interesting. it's very heavy, you totally feel it. it feels even heavier than my s550 (and the s already feels pretty heavy). the hood on the phantom is so long and the engine seems so far away from you, you really don't feel much from the engine. the ride is smooth and quiet, but i don't think it's significantly different from the ls. handling though i think it's better than the ls, as long as you get used to the length of the car (VERY long). inside i think it beats the ls, as long as you are away from the driver seat. that's what the car is about anyway, being the passenger, especially the one in the back
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...-event-wa.html
post 5 and 6 (sv and phantom)
https://www.clublexus.com/articles/n...-the-drive.php
lexus lfa
the phantom is interesting. it's very heavy, you totally feel it. it feels even heavier than my s550 (and the s already feels pretty heavy). the hood on the phantom is so long and the engine seems so far away from you, you really don't feel much from the engine. the ride is smooth and quiet, but i don't think it's significantly different from the ls. handling though i think it's better than the ls, as long as you get used to the length of the car (VERY long). inside i think it beats the ls, as long as you are away from the driver seat. that's what the car is about anyway, being the passenger, especially the one in the back
Congrats tho. It must be nice...
11-15-11, 06:19 PM
#27
Great review and nicely written! I agreed with everything you said, we think in the same way I think
Your descriptions of the Phantom remind me of my Arnage driving experience, feels huge like a small SUV/crossover.
You got a S550 to replace your M3?
I would love to meet Sir-mix-a-lot, I love his music!
Your descriptions of the Phantom remind me of my Arnage driving experience, feels huge like a small SUV/crossover.
You got a S550 to replace your M3?
I would love to meet Sir-mix-a-lot, I love his music!
but that was quite a day driving those insane cars (and super scared...)but no, it's not replacement of the m3
it replaced my gs350 just fine m3 is still going and a suv will fill its placedidn't say it out loud because i went from dark to darker side. god knows if i would be crucified here, haha
11-16-11, 01:35 AM
#28
I don't have a long list of different cars that I drove in the past year, but I did take a short spin in one of the worst cars I've driven in the past decade: Smart ForTwo. My domestic mechanic sells used cars and he had one on his lot. I had read about the funky SMG tranny, but it was downright scary when pulling out onto a 50 MPH road. The 3 cylinder engine is already slow and when it decides to shift all power disappears, you're thrown forward in the seat, it leisurely shifts, and what little power there is, returns. Whatever you do, don't look in the mirror and see your impending death approaching quickly. The interior comfort and space in the car was OK as a commuter car. With practice, I could smooth out the shifts by forcing manual gear changes, but it was still deathly slow.
The lady that works the desk at my mechanic's shop said it wasn't very smart of them to put a Smart on the lot. After everyone got a good laugh with it, they traded it to another dealer.
The lady that works the desk at my mechanic's shop said it wasn't very smart of them to put a Smart on the lot. After everyone got a good laugh with it, they traded it to another dealer.
