philoldsmobile

couldn't even live with an LG4 camaro...

out for a quick blast today, going from a 30 to a 60 zone, he looked at me, droped about 9 gears and howled it.

i gave the S/C a half arsed stomp on the throttle, and in a couple of seconds i was on his bumper, flashing him to let me past (road goes to 2 lanes)

blew past him with my window down, just in time to hear him touch his rev limiter, then change gear..

what a waste of $28 000 that car is...

stu

That car doesn't cost that much you clown. Please see the 350Z thread. You desperately need the info in there.

philoldsmobile

sticker price of £15,995 = $29,110

check facts before calling people clowns please.

check location, then submit appology.

asshat.

philoldsmobile

check this link..

the VVTi is the most expensive, then multiply by 1.82 to get US dollars..

http://toyota.co.uk/cgi-bin/toyota/b...sp?id=homepage


Choose between 3- and 5- door hatchbacks (including the exciting T Sport - 3 door only), a saloon and a roomy estate.

£11,695 to £15,995...

1.8 VVTL-i Petrol Manual
Top Speed 140 mph (225 km/h)
Acceleration 0-62mph 0-100kmh 8.4 sec

sorry, but thats pathetic for a $29 000 car..

jksstar

http://www.setbuyatoyota.com/invento...esLanding.aspx

$18,852

for the 05 Corolla S

philoldsmobile

2 problems - i'm talking about the T-Sport, and that is the US sticker price, not what they cost here..

the base model cooking corolla is more than that here...

philoldsmobile

just checked the site, totaly different car..

philoldsmobile

this is the Corrolla VVTi T sport..

current model..

CaptPicardsZ28

Can you see why he's on probation? Should be
Doesn't contribute anything to the boards...

F-Bobby

yeah hes in england they dont have the same models we have here. Hell they have a focus over there that would prolly put a whoopin on most stock 3rd gens.

Capt Picards Z28: did you upgrade the EPS flow regulators on the secondary plasma conduit to handle all the hp?? LMAO

jksstar

I did not see that you were in England

philoldsmobile

that will be the RS..

well over 200BHP and 0 - 60 in something like 5 seconds...

and yes, i do see why Stu is on probation..

stu

I still stand by what I said first. You are a clown. Just because that car isn't fast means it's not worth the money? If that's the case, I can think of about 99% of all cars produced at anytime in history that fit that account, including yours.

Captin Picard, please point out any place in this thread where someone is 'adding' to the board.

philoldsmobile

affraid so, about 45 miles north of london..

would rather be in the NE states though..

even NJ..

philoldsmobile

first off, i still dont appreciate being called a clown by someone who clearly doesn't know me, my background and is already on probation..

secondly, how can you possibly comment, you have no idea what the T sport is like.

Asshat.

stu

LOL, do you really think that NJ is better than England? When I went to London I didn't think it was bad at all. Are you just home sick or something?

philoldsmobile

oh dear lord.........

home sick? well if sitting at home, in the town i have lived all my life in is homesick, then yeah...

i like NJ because i have a lot of friends there, and its not as bad as people make out, you need to live in the UK to know just how expensive everything is here..

example - last time i came over to the US i had a crab salad while in heathrow airport.

that salad cost $27.

a gallon of gas is over $7

a gallon of engine oil is $30

a loaf of bread is $1

a coffee in a gas station is $3.50

a small house here is near $400 000

i make just over $25 000 per year.

that **** gets old real fast.

I guess i'm kinda old school *******, i like American things, i like American cars, i like American people, and most of all, i LOVE America.

Unfortunatley its impossible for a UK citizen to get a green card to live in the US, unless you own a buissiness, or are in a cirtain profession that is in high demand.

as an engineer, i do not qualify, so i cant live there.

stu

Oh about the insurance. That's just what the kid from England told me, maybe he's wrong, it wouldn't be the first time that he was.

philoldsmobile

true to a VERY small extent on brand new mainstream cars, but classic cars or American cars can be extremely cheap to insure..

example, an integra type R is more expensive to insure than a BMW 740i

its based on risk..

/\/3\/\/l8l3

I think we got a know it all!

stu

The way that you talk made me think you were from here. I'm used to the British people on Saab boards (kind of stuck up snobby attitude, are you surprised?).

You don't have to tell me about it. I was in London a week, and it didn't take long at all to realize that everything was twice as much in London as things are here. We went to Zoobar in Piccadilly (sp?) circus and spent over $50 on only five drinks. That was a nice little shock. We were also surprised when someone told us that we had a cool accent, that only happened once though.

My favorite story to tell people is how when you are in a store, instead of employees asking you, "May I help you?" or "how can I help you?" They say, "Are you alright?"

It took like half of the week to realize that people weren't concerned about my health.

philoldsmobile

Insurance is actualy such a complete clusterf**k here, a lot of people just assume that the bigger the engine the higher the premium, mainly because thats how a couple of the larger companies work.

with a larger engined car, you just have to use more specialist companies..

He's probably more mis-informed, or unaware of the smaller companies than actualy wrong..

/\/3\/\/l8l3

Stu how fast is your camaro?

philoldsmobile

hahaha, funny how such small things can come across so differently huh?

it doesn't supprise me that people on the saab boards come across as snobby! nice cars, can be stuck up owners!

Orr89RocZ

iTrader: (20)

hey, you say you make abit over 25,000 a year? In england? how do you live on that with those prices?

And yeah, a car that isnt fast doesnt mean it aint worth the cost. Some cars offer budget performance, some are expensive with no performance. LOL, but in your area, i guess since everything is expensive as hell, you can say how much waste a 28000 car is. LOL

philoldsmobile

with parents.

i appreciate there is more to a car than outright speed, but the T sport is a hot hatch, a 9000rpm redline and variable valve timing, but still slow..

CaptPicardsZ28

yes...

CaptPicardsZ28

Just defending someone who does add something to boards. Shouldn't of called him a clown. :nono:

Dr G

Well done on the kill Phil.

And yes, what a waste of $28 000 that car is!