I can't wait til this baby comes out.

mamacita...

538 BHP / 0-60 3.9 Seconds / 209 MPH Top Speed / 12 cylinders

http://www.landpro.cc/drivemydiablo/images/99diablo.mpg

-Eff

Not quite on topic, but random car question to other Yehoodites: has anyone else (over 5'10") noticed that cars are not being made with sufficient headroom? I am an honest 6'0", wear a fairly normal 33" inseam on pants and don't fit comfortably in most cars. I looked at the Mustang GT convertable and as soon as I sat down realized that if I was in an accident, the top of my head would get sheared off at the eyebrows.

And this is an American car.

Some friends I won't ride with because I don't like banging my head when we go over speedbumps.

Comments?

Really? I always pictured you closer to 6'.

And yeah, Scottsdale has mad wealth.

-j

I want one of these!

Retro styling....modern engine.

I have a 1956 Morris Minor that looks great but gives me no end of strife.

cool, me too

Okay, just went to get a frozen 5 Yuppie coffee.

Here's what I saw: 2 of those 400 5 hp Corvettes 3 H2 Hummers '03 Viper in yellow Ferrari 550 in red yellow convertible Ferrari

This town is crazy.

-Eff

Okay, so I found myself at the flagship BMW dealership on 57th St looking into a Z8 yesterday. Black with red interior, hardtop, 400 horses...

The salesman told me they will throw in a base Mini sans tax. :o

-Eff

Quoted from "czehner"
Not quite on topic, but random car question to other Yehoodites: has anyone else (over 5'10") noticed that cars are not being made with sufficient headroom? I am an honest 6'0", wear a fairly normal 33" inseam on pants and don't fit comfortably in most cars. I looked at the Mustang GT convertable and as soon as I sat down realized that if I was in an accident, the top of my head would get sheared off at the eyebrows. And this is an American car. Some friends I won't ride with because I don't like banging my head when we go over speedbumps. Comments?

Being 6'3" I had to shop around. You sortof have to consign youself to never fitting in true sports cars. They are almost always too small. However, my Outback Sport has plenty of headroom. If you want to be stylish and trendy, the new Beetle has more headroom than my car, and the new Mini has only one inch less, so I'd bet you could fit in both of those cars.

Or you could just get one of these:

2004 Mini Cabriolet

Luckily for me, headroom is not that big an issue because, as much as I like sportscars, I am a much bigger fan of sports sedans and saloons. Maybe it's because the engineer in me likes vehicles that can do things they don't look like they should be able too. Lik a family sedan that can hang with most sports cars.

Give me this anyday:

2003 Audi RS6; Bi-turbo V-8, 450hp, 415lb-ft of torque at just 1950 rpm, 0-60 4.7 sec, 60-0 in 2.6 sec, AND its All-Wheel-Drive.

Since its unlikely that I'll have the 85K to drop on that anytime soon, if I decide to go for something speedy, this is more likely:

2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution; 271 hp, 273lb-ft torque, all-wheel-drive, 18/26 mpg

But at the rate I'm going and if the longevity of my current Outback Sport holds out (1997 model 215K miles and going strong)

It likely I will end up in something like this:

2003 Subaru Outback Sport

In case you couldn't tell, I'm also a fan of AWD.

Quoted from "Effervescent"

Quoted from "Ogden"
Maybe it's because the engineer in me likes vehicles that can do things they don't look like they should be able too.

That's my draw to the M5. -Eff

Yeah, now if only BMW made an M5X

sorry its been so long since i posted on the site

yes my 77 Camaro is good ole detroit iron, with a 340 horse 355ci V-8 with lots of goodies, the curb weight i have personaly got was with driver 3800lbs, yes its a big girl, but with over 400 foot pounds of tourque she gets up and goes, it has a 56.1/43.9 weight distrubution, but since the addition of my alum. heads and intake manifold it helped a bit (lost close to 200lbs out of the front end) the thing handles very well, and drives the quarter mile even better, here is a link to her, there are some upgrades that have happened since the last update to my site

http://www.geocities.com/Camarosc77/camaropage.html

just for sh s and grins here is my goodies list 1971-350ci v-8 bored to 355ci stock crank, and rods, flat top pistons Comp cams 274XE cam, with 1.5:1 comp magnum roller tip rockers AFR 195cc Alum. heads Edlebrock Preformer RPM alum. manifold Holley Street Avenger 670cfm carb. preformance built TH-350 tranny with a stage II shift kit 2800RPM torquo tourqe converter stock drive shaft, all the way back to a 3.73 geared Eaton posi rear end. with a set of 275 R15 60 profile meats

fun as hell to drive on the weekends, but my truck is for the week days

for anyone in Denver that knows me, sorry could not help it, car talk comes up and i have to hop in fully

well if your here for the exchange i would love to give you a ride, i might drive it to the sat night dance, if i have enough gas

Quoted from "boogiewoogie"
i would love to give you a ride,

Perhaps you didn't hear me correctly...I must drive it!

-Eff

How's the handling compare? Most folks going for straight performance would probably go coupe 'cause they are usually stiffer and lighter than the rag-top. There are ways to correct both these issues but they usually add to the price.

Being that I am sure the roadster has plenty of performance from the get-go anyway, go topless.