OK cook, that makes perfect sense. You already knew the car was trouble free from your buddy. He took a risk though. Do you guys know what the original problem was? Or you think it was one of those situation Doug mentioned where someone just couldn't hack the payments and made something up? That doesn't seem very…

When you bought the car was it from the dealer with 40k on it or from someone? I guess what I'm trying to understand is whether someone else had already bought this buyback vehicle from the dealer, then drove it 38,000 or whatever miles. Or did the dealership actually take back a car with 40k miles on it? The second…

Also if I remember correctly the LFA was not actually purchasable. Lexus was actually only letting people lease it and they chose which people to extend the invitation to lease to. I agree thought that the NSX is a much better value proposition than the LFA, but also the competitive field is much more intense than…

And there you have it! An even better idea. Thanks for the advice.

I'm not trying to talk you out of it... BUT. I've owned one of these and loved it, but it is not especially reliable. One thing you will definitely have to watch out for is that at 60k miles you need to do a valve adjustment. The dealership will charge you $1600. If you do it yourself the valve shim kit costs $400 and…

I am going to comment only on the horsepower figure you guesstimated. Its a bit low. I had my E46 M3 supercharged with a stage 1 kit that only put 5 PSI of boost in. I was 465 at the crank. I'm betting this is a stage 2 or 3 especially since they went the methanol route to keep detonation down. Probably close to 9 or…

I'm pretty sure that's the steering wheel right out of an Acura RDX with no other changes whatsoever...

Listen if we can get 17 MPG out of the Raptor AND 600 HP, that's a win for everyone! My buddy gets about 9 MPG in his current one and I'm sure he wouldn't mind the boost in power and economy. Everything about this formula sounds right to me. Reduce weight, add power, improve fuel economy! With the exception of the…

Not to jump on the bandwagon, but I'm with everyone else. That torque number is simply incorrect. No cam or tune could reduce that motor's torque down to 317. Even the much older LS1 had more than that stock.

yeah I know. I thought about my comments here a few weeks ago as soon as I read that. So you think they will put this same engine in the RAPTOR?

Takeshi whateverthefuck... I usually ensure that I restrain myself when responding to comments, but after reading a number of yours I realize this is not the time for that. You are either a very successful troll, or dumber than a kardashian. Karma will come and fuck you in the ass for this. I cannot wait for a giant…

I've heard a lot of good things about the S2000. The whole 2 seat thing is somewhat of a hangup for me otherwise I might have probably owned a corvette at some point. To your point it is amazing where the price of Supras is going lately. Seems like the better bet is a twin turbo 300zx, at least they haven't sky…

I agree with you very much. As I've gotten older my cars keep getting faster, and I keep wondering why I'm not having more run driving them. There are a number of factors to the equation and one of them being the undeniable fact that driving, "a slow car fast, is better than a fast car slow." The older I get the less…

Ah I see, yup, sorry I didn't catch the joke there. I did spend $6k on the supercharger, but I didn't think that was relevant since as you mentioned mods only detract from the price and do not add to it. I had it installed at a very reputable place and was able to have that confirmed when selling, which helped keep…

Exactly. Every time someone buys a car and tells me they think it will appreciate in X number of years I give them that look. The good luck with that look. What are you going to do to explain to them that a high millage high production run car will never go up in value no matter how much they want it to. Its not rare,…

LOL. Well you would have recognized mine for sure. It had the ESS supercharger at 5 PSI with a blowoff value. It was black with manual and navigation which were not easy options to find when I was originally looking. What makes you say that the car wasn't worth $20k? Are you not happy with it, or you're just saying…

This does sound like a very similar situation. It is good that you had power in numbers though and were able to simply not sign. On one hand I can't blame companies for trying. As a few people stated it works most of the time. People sign something, think it holds weight and therefore it does. Those of us that are…

I do have to admit, when we talk about a light agile sports car, that may be exactly what everyone thinks of when they say it. The car felt like it was designed directly around the driver, no extra weight, perfectly transmitting road texture and feel. It was a great car. I do continue to think the engine in its…

I hear where you're going with the appreciation idea, but when I owned my E46 I was just happy that it depreciated so much slower than any other car I've ever had. Also I beat the everloving snot out of mine on a daily basis and added a supercharger. I bought mine with 33k miles on it for $27k and then sold it 5.5…

I don't think the question is regarding how sound the wording in the disclaimer / liability waiver is. It can be the most precise legal banter ever scribbled. That doesn't mean that their carefully crafted words, no matter how much they want them to, will change the law in that state in any way shape or form. An…