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Old 01-14-2016, 09:26 AM   #41
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Thanks for the suggestion. I'll just park that over there...
No love for the Hyundai then I won't suggest my other choice for you ... the Infiniti G37 coupe ... Oops I just did
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Old 01-14-2016, 09:40 AM   #42
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No love for the Hyundai then I won't suggest my other choice for you ... the Infiniti G37 coupe ... Oops I just did
When it came out in 2003 or whatever, the Infiniti was an impressive car.

Now? Uh...
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Old 01-14-2016, 09:46 AM   #43
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When it came out in 2003 or whatever, the Infiniti was an impressive car.

Now? Uh...
I looked at a G sedan before buying either the M5 or 335, I forget which. It was the only car that I test drove and was physically sick afterwards. Something about the setup gave me the worst motion sickness (and not from super handling or anything, just shitty ride).
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Old 01-14-2016, 11:05 AM   #44
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When it came out in 2003 or whatever, the Infiniti was an impressive car.

Now? Uh...
The new one might be entertaining if the 400 hp TT version came with a stick.
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Old 01-14-2016, 11:07 AM   #45
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The new one might be entertaining if the 400 hp TT version came with a stick.
I think the 400hp version is steer by wire too
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Old 01-14-2016, 12:32 PM   #46
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I think the Focus RS is going to be a different enough car from the ST to make the switch very attractive. I also think the RS is going to be unobtanium for at least 18 months or so, so the timing might not work.

Clyde's been talking about a Mustang so long that that seems like an obvious choice, but at least for me the problem is that I'd always kick myself if I didn't get the GT350, and that's also unobtanium.

ATS-V is an interesting possibility, though I think well outside the price range we are talking about.
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I think the Focus RS is going to be a different enough car from the ST to make the switch very attractive. I also think the RS is going to be unobtanium for at least 18 months or so, so the timing might not work.
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driving wise I agree but when you are sitting in traffic it will feel the same
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Old 01-14-2016, 01:40 PM   #48
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The G37 (both coupe and sedan) was on the list of consideration before buying the ST. I have a soft spot for Infiniti. It just doesn't make the cut, but I'm not sure why.

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I think the Focus RS is going to be a different enough car from the ST to make the switch very attractive. I also think the RS is going to be unobtanium for at least 18 months or so, so the timing might not work.

Clyde's been talking about a Mustang so long that that seems like an obvious choice, but at least for me the problem is that I'd always kick myself if I didn't get the GT350, and that's also unobtanium.

ATS-V is an interesting possibility, though I think well outside the price range we are talking about.
18 months is probably a realistic timeline for me to do anything, so unobtaniums can transform into obtainable and new prices may depreciate into used prices, so they may all be good options.

I think I could live with a Mustang GT compared to a GT350. In some respects, I think I may be better off like that.

The Scat Pack cars are ones I'll have to think about, too.
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The Scat Pack cars are ones I'll have to think about, too.
And I thought my car was heavy. No thanks.
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The G37 (both coupe and sedan) was on the list of consideration before buying the ST. I have a soft spot for Infiniti. It just doesn't make the cut, but I'm not sure why.



18 months is probably a realistic timeline for me to do anything, so unobtaniums can transform into obtainable and new prices may depreciate into used prices, so they may all be good options.

I think I could live with a Mustang GT compared to a GT350. In some respects, I think I may be better off like that.

The Scat Pack cars are ones I'll have to think about, too.
Scat Pack cars always make me think of this.

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