Fallout-NL
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At some point you just run out of ideas.
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Automotive Discussion Thread | OT2 | Zero to pointless fighting faster than a GT86
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At some point you just run out of ideas.
SliChillax
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Well they would have called it Superveloce but someone else is already using that name
It's more an issue with paperwork and being registered as a resident of a different prefecture , it's also 800+ km away from where we currently live so there's a lot of logistics involved, and the sale is subject to legal terms such as the current structure being demolished and removed within a certain time frame after transactions finalized and such.
believe it or not, while the price is super low, it isn't uncommon for units like this to come up for such a low price, properties and land in rural areas of japan are so undesirable to Japanese nationals (unless it's a tourist catch area) that they can barely give them away.
I often see relatively modern houses for sale, with deeds to the land they're built on, for under $10k all in.
Once I've enough time off of work and in a better position to make a move on some properties i'll probably do a thread on it.
Sounds cool. Idk if its come up but how did you end up in japan
unless you were born there
To this day I'm not even sure myself, came ten years ago on a working holiday visa, ended up staying.
If it'll save your bacon, she is buying it herself haha
Lol. Hmm I wonder how low the F12s will dip...
Fallout-NL
Member
Ha, not low enough.
SliChillax
Member
They can already be found around 170-190,000 euros which is good. Not cheap, but they have depreciated quite quickly. It'll only go lower once the 812 is ready for delivery.
Holy shit, i need to convince the wife we need a trip to japan and make an investment
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
So assuming it's a 36 month lease, that's $2300 a month.
That's...surprisingly affordable. It explains why some younger people can drive them around. If you have a decent job, that's about 1 paycheck. So if you live at home, you've got the life.
Shit, I won't lie...and I've said it before...if I was still living with my parents, single, etc., I'd have a supercar. LOL. I know people who rent a house out in Long Island or an apartment, keep their rent around 1100-1400 and drive an exotic.
SliChillax
Member
I just wanna live in a small cozy house with a small corner for my mancave and a nice garage for my car which should cost more than my house. It's all I need, who needs a big house anyway? I don't, you don't. We all need Lambos though, we do.
Heh, yeah. I've been thinking about what sort of car I'd get next after the ATS. By the time I'm looking to trade it in I'll probably have had the house paid off for a few years. If I'm still single then I could really go crazy on my next car. Well, probably not Lamborghini crazy.
jongkookie
Member
Yeah, I was thinking about this the other day and realized that I might be in the wrong profession. I still live with the 'rents and since I'm Filipino there's really no stigma with it lol. But being one of those rebel Asians who wanted to be in the creative field instead of slaving away as a nurse or doctor I don't make as much money... aka the best I can do is a Miata and a bag of Doritos.
On the other hand though, the nurses I know already despise their jobs coz the patients aren't really "friendly." They say that the money is great but they can't really use it since it goes to rent, school loans, car payment, and copious amounts of alcohol and cigarettes to drown their sorrows out. Plus all they really do is sleep due to the 12 hour shifts they work so I think I might be the winner in this fight? Lol idk.
What I do know for sure is that I'm cool with where I am right now. Sure it'd be nice to prance around town with a Ferrari, Lambo or Porsche, but trading my own happiness for money and material possessions just never seems right to me.
m_shortpants
Member
Holy mother f
Are there restrictions on foreigners buying property in Japan? I just got back a month ago and even if it's remote AF I'd be down for that price lmao.
Ahem...In car related news. I'm probably going to plastidip my Civic Si's wheels because they're ugly as sin. Don't know how I managed 3 years.
mashoutposse
Ante Up
They've used that for their transmissions. Scuderia and 599 GTO both had "Superfast" automated SCTs.
Dude..... I have always wanted to go to Japan anyway. I grew up on anime, video games and Japanese sports cars (well, along with a very American 68 Mustang). Maybe I can talk my wife into retiring there and I'll spend my retirement on restoring 1990's era Japanese automobiles. One can dream, right?
I'm doing that as well as soon as the rain clears. The stock Detroits are ugly as fuck and have curb rash so I'm dipping them black.
Yeah I just looked and it's actually 2495 a month for a LP580-2. 30K down, 36 months, 2.5k miles a year.
The 1500 was for a Gallardo they have on the lot
e: $5,685 for a 2016 Aventador Pirelli edition - 40k down, 39 months
wheewwwwww
That's so funny that you say that because I know someone exactly like that...
See, I can make the payment on the Lambo but only 2.5k miles per year??? LMAO lame! I'd hit that in 2 months tops. Would have to own it.
Damn man, I average that a month, let alone a year.
Me too. I love driving. To own an exotic and only drive it 2.5k miles per year... that's almost all for show. That's the "hey rich old guy want a new toy to look at" leasing special I'm guessing.
I was thinking more the "I live 10 minutes from a local car and coffee" crowd, but yeah
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
How to suddenly be the talk of the entire office in one step:
1. Get a Hellcat
1. Get a Hellcat
Yes, but it still is a Lamborghini.
On a similar note, I should get a ride tracking system of some kind. Idk how Ive racked up 4x of my daily commute over the last month.
SliChillax
Member
Is anyone attending the Geneva Motor Show in March? I'll be there on the 10th if anyone wants to meet up.
I really want to as its looking to he incredible this year, but there's no way I'll get time off work having just started.
Azzurri
Member
Lol living with your parents, but you're driving a Lambo HURACÁN
Or a Shelby GT350R
YuriLowell
Member
Life can be such a cruel mistress.
I have room on my property to build another garage. I will probably work on plans to do that next year.
Fallout-NL
Member
2.5k miles... yeah fuck that. That's paying a fortune for the privilige of having to store the damn car for them. Ridiculous.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Oh damn, for a used ass Gallardo? Fuuuuck that. I'd rather put that 30K away and use it towards financing a nicer and newer car than an old-hat Lambo.
And it's only 2.5K mile lease? Hahahaha FOH. Not in a million years.
Lol living with your parents, but you're driving a Lambo HURACÁN
Or a Shelby GT350R
Yep, I knew people back in NY like this. And know of one person out here in FL, but barely an acquaintance.
But yes, a hot new car in an office makes you the talk instantly. A Hellcat or a Shelby will do it. I personally hate that kind of office culture, but then again, I'm not fond of too much attention. And luckily, I work from home.
My wife works at a big office where there's lots of chatter. Her co-workers saw me pull up in an F-Type once and that made me curl up into a ball, almost. I had to grin and be polite, because I dislike strangers commenting on my success and being nice (evil eye and all that jazz). But the reason why I ended up there in the F-Type was because her office is down the road from the dealership. I was dropping in with some paperwork for our new XF last year to quickly sign and they gave me the F-Type since neither our old or new car was registered anymore. And everyone came out to look at the F-Type to congratulate her and I.
I kept telling them this is just a loaner. And the comments were like "if that's what they loan you, I can't imagine what you actually drive!". Ugh. When she got the job years back, I told her to always park far where people don't know it's our car. And she does. But still, over time people realize.
tryptobphan
Member
I work in the tech industry in the Bay Area so most good companies around here will have a parking lot full of nice cars, but a general glance will yield an observation of a lot of Japanese cars or Electric/Hybrid cars for the more practical employees and the Tesla/BMW/Audi/Mercedes for other employees.
I drive an 18 year old Camry as my daily driver, but a few times I had to take my old Porsche Boxster 2005 to the office since someone in my family will need the Camry. People definitely talked about the Porsche since, surprisingly, it was the only Porsche in all the lots for our campus.
I didn't like the attention once people started figuring out who drove it. People seemed to give me the impression that I was showing off. But in actuality, I absolutely love driving that car all around the countryside and hills at night and on weekends. I loved that car, unfortunately, it suffered an IMS bearing failure end of last year...so I no longer have it.
At least I still have my Camry. When people realized my Porsche Boxster is no longer in working condition, their usual responses at work bordered on,"You should've just got a practical car like mine."
Was this with the preventative fix?
tryptobphan
Member
Nope, original part. I opted not to go with the preventative fix since the few places I called around at said that the aftermarket IMS replacements aren't guaranteed against breaking a few years down the line as well.
Looking back, I should've taken the chance on them. There were no usual signs that my car would be one of the unlucky few in the generation of Porsche engines that would suffer from it (e.g. metal shavings in oil, sound of the engine, weird electronic errors, etc.). I figured probability is on my side.
Oh well.
On the bright side, I learned an important lesson from all this: Only get used Toyota/Lexus, get a new everything else. I've applied it by getting a new Porsche Cayman 718.
SliChillax
Member
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Yep - agreed about not really enjoying the attention. Don't get me wrong, several colleagues were congratulating me and saying "awesome ride" - quick and sincere, and that's awesome. Anyone who wanted to see it, I'm happy to go out and take em for a quick spin.
But you definitely get the backwards compliments. People questioning your finances, wondering your income, etc. especially love the older folks commenting on how much it must cost... as they get inside their brand new Yukon XL or QX80 or "practical" F-350.
Don't get me wrong, I love it. But just our comments and posts in this thread should shed light that this isn't some crazy exotic vehicle. It's a Dodge in a $20k body, lol
But you definitely get the backwards compliments. People questioning your finances, wondering your income, etc. especially love the older folks commenting on how much it must cost... as they get inside their brand new Yukon XL or QX80 or "practical" F-350.
Don't get me wrong, I love it. But just our comments and posts in this thread should shed light that this isn't some crazy exotic vehicle. It's a Dodge in a $20k body, lol
tryptobphan
Member
I think the difference between NeoGaf's AutoGaf group and the outside world is that we actually appreciate all forms of automobiles here. I haven't been a part of AutoGaf for as long as some members here, but I get the feeling that most of us enjoy everything from the Focus RS, BRZ, F-150, Civic to the exotics like the GT3RS, 488, P1, DB11, etc.
Speaking of that, there's a brand new white Ford Raptor that my neighbor just got. That has to be the best looking truck I have ever seen. Very nice from every angle but from the front it's just mindblowing how clean and aggressive the front is.
tryptobphan
Member
Any picture you can post of it?
I haven't seen the new ones except for blog posts from Car and Driver so far. I remember them looking huge though, bigger than previous generations.
I haven't seen the new ones except for blog posts from Car and Driver so far. I remember them looking huge though, bigger than previous generations.
Fallout-NL
Member
Yeah, that's just very bad luck. When they removed my bearing to replace it with an LN part, it was still good.
Congrats on the 718 purchase though. That thing looks great.
Mine has the fix, went with LN Engineering's version (dual row style bearing, I think). Used it for about 5000 miles now. Seems to be ok.
It does look fucking HUGE! But in a good way. Doesn't look bloated like most trucks. Very muscular. I'll go take pics tomorrow when it stops raining.
BTW Bridgestone RE71-r = godlike tire. Not the ideal daily driver tire but everyone should own a set at least once. The grip is unbelievable and they can still be driven in the rain with no major issues even worn down to the wear bars. Definitely one of my favorite tires, gonna miss mine after I wear out this set and switch to the 595 RS-RR.
nabe_shogun
Member
I think another reason is that this is just a general automotive thread. Every other car forum I'm on is brand specific so there's less differences in taste.
tryptobphan
Member
I hope your fix keeps working. I honestly should've taken a chance on the fix. I've heard some people going on for years and tons of miles without problems, but apparently some autoshops in my area told me that no fixes guarantees anything since they've had some break down over time as well, while others go on forever.
I haven't received the 718 Cayman yet, it's supposed to come in at the end of the month so I'm definitely looking forward to driving on the countryside roads and hills after I get it. The weather is unfortunate with the rain and everything but it should still be nice.
I think the F-150 has always been huge, it looks bigger than other trucks I'm used to like the Tundra, but I heard the new one is even bigger. Maybe it's just the design, I don't know. Looks awesome from what I remember seeing online a while back though!