But it'll get better. He'll learn from it, and learn something else as a result of learning that - the learn himself down into the details, like a tree spreading its roots, and soon he won't be a n00b but a n3rd. He will have the respect of his automotive community as he rightly deserves for his hard-earned improvement. He will lead off cross-rival meets between the SRT-4's and Cobalt SS S/C owners to bring relations between the warring party to ease (are you listening, israel?)

Years down the road, because of this little kick-start, he'll be the "guru" in some field, the guy people call when they are confused as fuck. Life'll be good. He'll daily drive a Lexus and probably will have some Toy in the garage for tinkering with. It'll end well, hopefully.

Then again... this guy is a goddamn n00b on the scale of the whole direct exhaust injection thing, who clearly needs a coach around him to remind him to breath, and should probably never touch a car, ever. It's really alarming. %O(*&in' n00b! sheesh.

What you need is a Volvette! That's right, a 740 Wagon with a built LS1. Oh, and twin-turbocharged.

or your VW Cabrio into a buttsex hotspot.

Daily drivers: Saab Turbo X Sportcombi 6M, MKV VW R32, BMW 135i, and probably an E320 BlueTec for long trips
Towing vehicle: Dodge Ram 3500 HD 6.7 Cummins with mild modifications (of course)
Race cars: highly modified, turbocharged first-gen Miata for autocross. Maybe a BRE Datsun 510 for classic racing
Weird projects: A running, modified Merkur XR4Ti. a 300+whp Volvo 850 T-5R estate in bright yellow. A 330+whp Saab 9000 CSE Aero, dark green. Acura NSX with a full exhaust system. 80's Lotus Esprit with a Mitsu 4G63T or 4B11T. Beck Porsche 550 Spyder replica with Subaru EJ25ET. Volvo 780 Bertone coupe with an LS3 and a T56.

etc etc etc

I like what I like, I wouldn't let the amount of money I have change that.

that car might've gotten out of the line faster if the suspension wasn't shitting its pants, holy god does that thing squat. Looks like fun though.

plot? Who gives a shit?

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Barring that, I'd take an Abarth 500 Esse-Esse.

*insert OMG FIEROS CATCH FIRE joke here*

I've always had a soft spot for the Espada for some reason.

Of course sometimes ridiculous performance versions of really crappy cars can be fun. examples:

-Dodge Neon SRT4
-Dodge Caliber SRT4
-Chevrolet Cobalt SS
-Mercedes Benz G55 AMG Supercharged
-Alpina B7

etc etc.

but no, no one needs a performance cargo van. That's just plain stupid.

I like the IS-F; I think the IS's basic shape is gorgeous and it's got the right powertrain layout. An M3 competitor from Lexus makes perfect sense to me. For a first effort, the IS-F is killer.

And with the Unitronic chip and the turbo spooling to 21 psi, you don't even need to get out of fifth to pass the slower traffic!

the coilover suspension was less than comfortable, but hey... what're you gonna do.

I agree though, it's all about what you've packed and who you're with.

Of course the car left us stranded in south carolina on the way back, so... perhaps not the best choice.

I would pirkc up a three year old low-mileage RSX Type S or GTI VR6 for that price, thank you. I wouldn't WASTE 15,000 of my own hard-earned dollars on a car I hate just have a new one. That's silly.

I suppose if forced I'd get one of the small Scions - the xD, with the 1.8L engine. At least it'd get good fuel economy and be useful. But still, urgh, no thanks.

and I'm going to say it's not a C32b for one simple reason: anyone who lives that far out in the middle of bumf*** nowhere and is drunk all the time most likely doesn't have the money for an NSX motor, much less all the custom-fab work required to stuff it into an old Legend. And even if he did, who would really be dumb enough to waste all that money?

no, Matt, you bought a $30,000 Honda Civic that performs just the same as a $21,000 Honda Civic. You would've been better off just burning the extra 9k.

I agree with Crossfire and M Coupe - very unique cars.

I think the CLK63 AMG Black Series will pull some money in the future - neat car.

Anyone think Audi TT's are going to be desirable?