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Frosty · 09-10-2014, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by loochy

1.3 L

63 HP

FTW!!!!

Zoom zoom! (and 40+ mpg)

**loochy** · 09-10-2014, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

Zoom zoom! (and 40+ mpg)

edmunds only claims 30/37, which is rather disappointing

**Perineum Ripper** · 09-10-2014, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

Heh - my college car was an '88 Festiva. It was the definition of a stripper but was reliable and kind of fun to drive in the city (scary on the highway, though).

This isn't it but identical.

You can load that pussy wagon up with drunk college girls..you would have to put plastic down tho because the drunk bitches would be moist

Dayze · 09-10-2014, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

Heh - my college car was an '88 Festiva. It was the definition of a stripper but was reliable and kind of fun to drive in the city (scary on the highway, though).

This isn't it but identical.

Eye....dentical

Dayze · 09-10-2014, 02:41 PM

I'd buy a nicely restored 2014 Ford Taurus. They are badass. I will be restoring one here in about 5 months.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 09-10-2014, 02:42 PM

I'd buy an AMC Gremlin. Total chick-magnet. I will restore one when the Chiefs win a Super Bowl.

tooge · 09-10-2014, 02:43 PM

love this place

DeepPurple · 09-11-2014, 09:56 AM

I had a 2011 Mazda 3 Grand Touring for two years. It was nice but after we drove from Maryland to Florida it felt like driving a compact. I had paid extra for the sun roof/radio package, the ten speaker Bose audio was not great and didn't even have XM radio.

In 2013 I traded for a new Hyundai Veloster Turbo. List price was $23,925. The Veloster was introduced in 2010 but was underpowered with a 138 hp. For 2013 they released a limited run of 201 hp turbo models. Everything was standard including leather except for the nav/sun roof option. The first shipment of 700 units arrived late 2012 and dealers were charging above list just like Mazda Miata when it was introduced.

They had a website, still do, for Velosters and they gave updates on which dealers were receiving turbos. I had to have automatic because of my wife and I didn't want black because I'm in Florida and I didn't want red. So finding a white or silver automatic took about 3 weeks and I had to drive 100 miles to Winter Haven. Autotrader said the list was $23,925 but I should only pay $22,600 and my Mazda 3 trade should be $16,000. I called and then drove to the dealership and they gave me the figures I just wrote.

The car rides solid, I had owned a Corvette in the 80's and it felt like that. The standard 6 speaker radio had XM and the sound blows away the Mazda radio. Music in a car has always been important to me. The car gets 30 mpg on the interstate and about 25 -27 around town. The only I didn't like was it's a 3 door, the back seat can only be entered from the third door on the passenger side.

Archie F. Swin · 09-11-2014, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DeepPurple

In 2013 I traded for a new Hyundai Veloster Turbo. The car gets 30 mpg on the interstate and about 25 -27 around town.

that seems like less than ideal gas mileage for a car that size.

jd1020 · 09-11-2014, 11:33 AM

I hate those sporty little Mazda's. When my truck was in for repairs the rental company gave me one and I traded that back into them the next day for a Ford Fusion. They gave me a Mazda6 I believe and it was so uncomfortable to drive to the point of being painful. The ****ing lumbar support in the seat stuck out so much and was so ****ing hard it was ridiculous. I tried adjusting it, but I was just wasting my time.

Dayze · 09-10-2014, 02:59 PM

"Scary on the highway though".

. My buddy had like an 85 tercel hatchback that had a ****ing mind of its own on the highway lol. Great times with that car (no homo)

Frosty · 09-10-2014, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by loochy

edmunds only claims 30/37, which is rather disappointing

It depended on how much your foot was in it.

(BTW, the "Zoom Zoom" reference was because the Festiva was designed and built by Mazda)

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Originally Posted by Dayze

"Scary on the highway though".

. My buddy had like an 85 tercel hatchback that had a ****ing mind of its own on the highway lol. Great times with that car (no homo)

It tended to follow the grooves and wander. It would also blow all over the road if passed by a big truck. I usually went to school on the back roads instead of the freeway.

KC native · 09-10-2014, 03:01 PM

Buy a 2003 Mazda Miata and put an LS motor in it.

**Donger** · 09-10-2014, 03:05 PM

Oh yeah... This was my car from about 15 to 15.75, when I learned what "throwing a rod" meant at 90 mph on K-10...

Sweet Daddy Hate · 09-10-2014, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Oh yeah... This was my car from about 15 to 15.75, when I learned what "throwing a rod" meant at 90 mph on K-10...

Bryan Adams on the cassette, yo'?

09-10-2014, 02:41 PM	#5
Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $5069358	I'd buy a nicely restored 2014 Ford Taurus. They are badass. I will be restoring one here in about 5 months. __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
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09-10-2014, 02:42 PM	#6
Sweet Daddy Hate Unsparing Join Date: Aug 2008 Casino cash: $10004900	I'd buy an AMC Gremlin. Total chick-magnet. I will restore one when the Chiefs win a Super Bowl. __________________ 1. Merciless, severe. 2. Given freely and generously. 100% refusal to overrate 20 year Head Coaches with ZERO **ing rings as a Head Coach. CP's Official Professor of 'Dem Blues for 2019/2020!**
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09-10-2014, 02:43 PM	#7
tooge MVP Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liberty, MO Casino cash: $3854112	love this place
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09-11-2014, 09:56 AM	#8
DeepPurple I could of gone pro Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Villages, Florida Casino cash: $10005676	I had a 2011 Mazda 3 Grand Touring for two years. It was nice but after we drove from Maryland to Florida it felt like driving a compact. I had paid extra for the sun roof/radio package, the ten speaker Bose audio was not great and didn't even have XM radio. In 2013 I traded for a new Hyundai Veloster Turbo. List price was $23,925. The Veloster was introduced in 2010 but was underpowered with a 138 hp. For 2013 they released a limited run of 201 hp turbo models. Everything was standard including leather except for the nav/sun roof option. The first shipment of 700 units arrived late 2012 and dealers were charging above list just like Mazda Miata when it was introduced. They had a website, still do, for Velosters and they gave updates on which dealers were receiving turbos. I had to have automatic because of my wife and I didn't want black because I'm in Florida and I didn't want red. So finding a white or silver automatic took about 3 weeks and I had to drive 100 miles to Winter Haven. Autotrader said the list was $23,925 but I should only pay $22,600 and my Mazda 3 trade should be $16,000. I called and then drove to the dealership and they gave me the figures I just wrote. The car rides solid, I had owned a Corvette in the 80's and it felt like that. The standard 6 speaker radio had XM and the sound blows away the Mazda radio. Music in a car has always been important to me. The car gets 30 mpg on the interstate and about 25 -27 around town. The only I didn't like was it's a 3 door, the back seat can only be entered from the third door on the passenger side.
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09-11-2014, 11:33 AM	#10
jd1020 In Search of a Life Join Date: Nov 2010 Casino cash: $7722645	I hate those sporty little Mazda's. When my truck was in for repairs the rental company gave me one and I traded that back into them the next day for a Ford Fusion. They gave me a Mazda6 I believe and it was so uncomfortable to drive to the point of being painful. The **ing lumbar support in the seat stuck out so much and was so **ing hard it was ridiculous. I tried adjusting it, but I was just wasting my time.
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09-10-2014, 02:59 PM	#11
Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $5069358	"Scary on the highway though". . My buddy had like an 85 tercel hatchback that had a **ing mind of its own on the highway lol. Great times with that car (no homo) __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed:** Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
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09-10-2014, 03:01 PM	#13
KC native Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Casino cash: $10049239	Buy a 2003 Mazda Miata and put an LS motor in it.
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09-10-2014, 03:05 PM	#14
Donger "Think BOOM!" Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: 33.675° N 106.475° W Casino cash: $10229900 VARSITY	Oh yeah... This was my car from about 15 to 15.75, when I learned what "throwing a rod" meant at 90 mph on K-10... __________________ I think the young people enjoy it when I "get down," verbally, don't you?
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