Perfection
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GhettoFabulousCRX;275292 wrote:
At the moment my dad drives a taureg and my mom drives an A6. They have always been into german/euro cars. We have owned a lot of VW's, saabs, audis. Funny thing is my dad really wants a WRX haha. A week after my mom bought the A6 one of the LEDs behind the dash went out. After taking it to a couple places around town and a few refusing to work on it they said "i dunno buy a new cluster" She just ended up dealing with it because it was well over a grand. Then the ignition went out three times, same deal with the a/c compressor. Nothing is under a grand to fix it's redic. Both are amazing in the snow and comfy. Just not worth it IMO. I don't give a shit what you spend your money on. Lord knows not everyone wants to have a Z they have to work on all the time either haha. Thinking your car makes you cooler than everyone else is pretty stupid though.Z parts do not compare to euro parts sorry.
Your Z is considerably older, compare maybe a 350z or a G35 parts to the generation they are driving. Audi / VW are NOT known for reliability. My Merc was unreliable.
BMW FTW lol
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Jim;275294 wrote:
Your Z is considerably older, compare maybe a 350z or a G35 parts to the generation they are driving. Audi / VW are NOT known for reliability. My Merc was unreliable.BMW FTW lol
BTW, obviously Japanese cars (minus perhaps Mitsu) are more reliable then German cars...
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Jim;275297 wrote:
BTW, obviously Japanese cars (minus perhaps Mitsu) are more reliable then German cars...
If honda made a 20,000(in 90's) awd turbo sports car I don't think it would be half as reliable as an eclipse.... A reliable counterpart for a DSM would cost probably twice as much. FAST, CHEAP AND RELIABLE, PICK 2(if your lucky) -
As far as reliability goes I dunno but parts are stupid expensive for all imports, not just German or Japanese ones. I deal with it daily guys air filter for a Mustang - under $20 in stock. Air filter for an STi - almost $40 have to order it. Belt for a ZO6 - $31 in stock, belt for a... well I looked up a few vehicles, M5, A8, Land Rover Sport, and oddly enough I didn't have any listed. Hmmm must be a dealer item lol
Domestic > Import
> Mitch Hedberg wrote:
> I'm sick of following my dreams, I'm just going to find out where they are going and hook up with them later.ASE certified parts specialist.
2004 Impala LS 3.8 -
The domestics need the parts in stock cuz things go wrong so much more often, I thought that one was pretty obvious....
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Jim;275300 wrote:
:rolleyes:... and that's why domestic car companies sell so many cars!
LOL
that and compare quality of those parts. factory mopar parts from chrysler are crap, air filters collapse and tear and never seal properly. hondas are nice plastic peices with very high quality materials. chrysler price for all their air filters: 28.10 hondas price for ALL air filters: 22.75 hmm
that and also euro engineering is just crap. working on any VW or audi is enough stress to make you want to stab your self in neck. even simple tasks like changing bulbs require special order tools. completly pointless. that along with BMW and mercedes not knowing how to make a car without electrical issues for the last half decade really makes me believe euro cars have something over the competition rolls eyes
theres a reason all the valley imports employees drive hondas and mistubishis...
here a psht, there psht, everywhere a psht psht
PVC SQUAD MEMBER #2- 95 CIVIC EX- DD 320whp on a mustang dyno
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I wish people would stop using the WRC as a spotlight for subarus awesomeness. It's not. A WRC subaru is a million dollar race car. they have all of three things in common with a factory car. the citroegen and ford cars that beat them are even farther away from a production car. It's like say monte carlos are awesome because of their nascar counterpart. or calling pontiac awesome because of their le mans cars.
If you really wanted to show why a subaru is as good as it is, go to a rally event and see the numbers from PGT and open on down. 3 of every 4 cars is a subaru. They are cheap, fast, and have the "best" (meaning most powerful, durable, and cost efficient) driveline in the business.
Same goes for track imprezas. They are easily fast, reliable, cheap cars that preform at or above average.
BMW and audi both smoke subaru for high end performance. until you blow you tranny or bend a control arm 4 times in a single event and have to replace them. subaru = 1000$, audi equals = too much.
If you have the money, it doesn't matter what you start with. They all end up fucking fast.
That being said: if i had the money, i like the idea of the track prep'ed M3....
Also: BMW's are only for lame yuppie pinko faggots.
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Jim;275300 wrote:
:rolleyes:... and that's why domestic car companies sell so many cars!
Ford outsold Toyota last month. I know they are the exception, but in general terms yes they do, just recently no they don't. Then again new car sales are down for like everyone.
inspector01;275302 wrote:
The domestics need the parts in stock cuz things go wrong so much more often, I thought that one was pretty obvious....Maybe in the past but not anymore. Again in my experience selling parts, 5+ years BTW, I sell nearly as many power steering pumps, alternators, batteries, ball joints, brake rotors, etc. for Hondas as I do for Chevy's. The numbers are skewed a little toward domestics because, in the area, there are far more domestic vehicles on the road then imports. Statistically speaking I'm goin to sell more parts for a 1/2 ton chevy truck because for every 1 person in the F-M area there are 1.5 Chevy trucks.:icon_geek: But that still doesn't take the cost element out of the equation or the fact that I can't find a belt at all for an A8, or the M5, or the Range Rover. By your logic then the serpentine belts on those vehicles will last longer because they were manufactured overseas. Ummm hate to burst your bubble but that's pure bullshit.
> Mitch Hedberg wrote:
> I'm sick of following my dreams, I'm just going to find out where they are going and hook up with them later.ASE certified parts specialist.
2004 Impala LS 3.8 -
Oh and BTW
CTS-V > M5
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQp5ih_QOE0[/ame]
> Mitch Hedberg wrote:
> I'm sick of following my dreams, I'm just going to find out where they are going and hook up with them later.ASE certified parts specialist.
2004 Impala LS 3.8 -
Colin;275356 wrote:
I wish people would stop using the WRC as a spotlight for subarus awesomeness. It's not. A WRC subaru is a million dollar race car.I know this Colin, I was kind hoping he'd come back with the "How many F1 races has Subaru entered...." argument. Like thrash said, this seemed like a troll thread from the get go, I just played along. :icon_cheers:
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capitlj;275385 wrote:
Oh and BTW
CTS-V > M5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQp5ih_QOE0Pricless and typical. Comparing a totally new design with 5 year old design.
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Trafik Jamz;275410 wrote:
I know this Colin, I was kind hoping he'd come back with the "How many F1 races has Subaru entered...." argument. Like thrash said, this seemed like a troll thread from the get go, I just played along. :icon_cheers:
love playing devils advocateAs far as the price to maintain a BMW/any other german car...Yes they are spendy as hell. I recently had my service 2 done on my BMW 325xi And it was nearly a grand. The more tech you have in your car the more that can go wrong.. All these things need to be maintained and checked to prevent failure. This is why so many german cars have a bad rep associated with their names.Bottom line: Its simply invevitable that owners who fail to take care of a car of this calibier WILL get kick in the ass at 100k+. A german car thats been well maintained for the younger years of its life will be rolling well after 150k no problem
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The mechanicals are very reliable in German made cars its just that they put so much unnecessary shit on there that, like you said, its more that can go wrong.
> Mitch Hedberg wrote:
> I'm sick of following my dreams, I'm just going to find out where they are going and hook up with them later.ASE certified parts specialist.
2004 Impala LS 3.8 -
My first BMW had 220,000 miles on it when I bought it [original drivetrain]
My 2nd BMW had 98,000 miles on it when I bought it [original drivetrain]
My 3rd BMW had 190,000 miles on it when I bought it [original drivetrain]The last two have seen a fair bit of racetrack abuse. Both are 20+ years old.
These cars are well built, but they require the appropriate amount of care and feeding. They are "durable", not "reliable". You can't just neglect them forever and expect showroom new performance.
BMW says you should change your brake fluid every 2 years.
In America, people never change brake fluid. Every hood I look under has a chocolate syrup resivoir. I don't even feel safe in the average economy car, because it is underbraked, under suspended, riding on shit tires, and has a crash structure as stiff as wet paper.
In 2009 [or sometime in the last few years.. i haven't actually checked for 09] you can still get vehicles in America with DRUM BRAKES and no ABS. That's ridiculous.
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thrash;275570 wrote:
My first BMW had 220,000 miles on it when I bought it [original drivetrain]
My 2nd BMW had 98,000 miles on it when I bought it [original drivetrain]
My 3rd BMW had 190,000 miles on it when I bought it [original drivetrain]The last two have seen a fair bit of racetrack abuse. Both are 20+ years old.
These cars are well built, but they require the appropriate amount of care and feeding. They are "durable", not "reliable". You can't just neglect them forever and expect showroom new performance.
BMW says you should change your brake fluid every 2 years.
In America, people never change brake fluid. Every hood I look under has a chocolate syrup resivoir. I don't even feel safe in the average economy car, because it is underbraked, under suspended, riding on shit tires, and has a crash structure as stiff as wet paper.
In 2009 [or sometime in the last few years.. i haven't actually checked for 09] you can still get vehicles in America with DRUM BRAKES and no ABS. That's ridiculous.
One of mine had 105,000 and the other has 150,000 and still going strong...
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How about that wonder of German engineering in your mercedes Jim?
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