Cars & Motorbikes Let's talk cars... 2020

Bought this 406 cubic inch 4 speed beast yesterday.

 

Buy an auto with triptonic You wont get a clutch though

 

well I was going to have a look/depsoit at the Toyota Yaris GR4 pre order with the $10k discount from $50k on preorder but looks like I missed out,
that same day the ford guy called me, and gave me a good deal, so I put a deposit down on it!

2020 Black Manual V8 with black shadow pack
similar to this
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2020-ford-mustang-gt-fn-auto-rwd-my20/SHRM-AD-6100517/?Cr=5

delivery expected early december,

over the moon!

 

@random what tyre pressure are you running? and are they the original tyres?
Increasing the tyre pressure can help the bounce but not too high of course
Some ranger models bounce more than others - my Wildtrak was a bit bouncy but I think the weight of the roller canopy helps and a little extra tyre pressure.

 

Congrats. Good choice. The little GR4 Yaris is an interesting car but I think a V8 mustang is the way to go. And you can’t go wrong with black.

 

I pre-ordered a Yaris GR, Red on Red, I haven't had a car in a fun colour for ten years!

I didn't get permission though.... I'm hoping they can delay my delivery long enough to turn around the decision maker

This is going to be THE performance car of the decade, I don't even like Toyota but I can't wait!

 

Nice. I think it will be a fun car to drive. I have owned two run of the mill yaris’s in my time and enjoyed driving them. Easy to drive and throw around. Wouldn’t mind a GR Yaris to drive around for a day of fun.

 

I wish this Yaris GR deal was happening a few years from now. I've got my eyes on that but I'm intending to dump almost all my cash into my next property. Timing is just a little off. Dammit.

 

Well , it had big road/mud tyres on it and it wasn't actually bad with those and apparently a bigger tyre does actually help l read later, where as l thought it'd be the opposite. So l put on a set of far more roadish tyres thinking it;d ride much better , and he's bouncier than ever now so l messed up there. A bit more pressure eh , geez would've thought it'd be less l've got 29 in them now , they recommend 30. Maybe l should try 35 .
Yeah some weight should def help it usually does . l'm looking for a fairly weighty canopy atm , looked at a fibro'g one but that was so light it wouldn't change a thing.

 

Smart choice.

 

I've taken this whole "delayed gratification" thing almost a bit too far. My current car is almost 20 years old lol. It looks like a POS when I drive it around, it's so bad...the paint is all peeling. I'm going to start loosening my a-hole after my next purchase. I can't live like a bumb much longer. I'll give it another 3-5 years I suppose. I need to start enjoying my life.

 

Fair enough. I would say an upgrade is warranted if it’s almost 20 years old. That’s more of a necessity purchase than a indulgence. Now if you add a little indulgence as part of that necessary purchase as a reward for being disciplined for so long, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.

Close to 8 years ago I had a number of investment properties and was looking at buying my first exotic. I had dreamt of owning a Ferrari as the ultimate reward. The 458 Italia had my eye. But instead I decided to invest the money I had put aside for the car into a second business. 2 years later I was at the Ferrari dealership in Sydney talking to the salesman about the 458. I said to him I should really just buy another property instead of spending so much money on a car. He asked me this. Will standing in front of another investment property bring you as much excitement / happiness as standing in front of your own Ferrari? I thought about it and as much as I love investing I don’t think it will make much of a difference if I own 5 properties compared to 6.

Don’t get me wrong, I would never put a car in front of long term financial security. But if you have been working hard and investing well there comes a time in which you must allocate some dollars to things that bring you pleasure. Time flys and it’s easy to get so caught up in accumulating assets that you forget to enjoy some of the fruits of your labour.

 

No where talking! Nice 68! I bought this a year ago and love it

 

Had a chance to see the new M3 / M4 in the flesh today. Looks better in person but will still take some getting use to. Also had a all black M8 competition there and that was more to my liking.

 

since when did BMWs design team's motto become "who can come up with the ugliest front grill"?

 

Geezus. I’m a BMW guy but can not condone that. A tough sell!

 

Geez that's like when they let the aeronatics engineer design the grill of the Subarus in 2005.

 

Hahaha. I remember that crazy Wrx front grill. It actually grew on me after a while and I was keen getting one but never happened. Was better than the bug eye WRX. But nothing beats the last of the original shape WRX being the 2000 model.