Caught an unholy ass-whooping from a GTR
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I likely won't care, because at the end of the day my car still won't have a Mazda emblem on the back of it.
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Haahaa. You really think GTRs are all that amazing? Anyone ever atually driven one?
They were amazing for their time, yes. The R32 was years ahead of anything else on the road. But by 93 it was nothing special. Has anyone seen old Best Motoring vids?
The FD did better... Light weigh, good weight distribution, etc. The FD is still the king of the Touge remember? It destroyed the MCR R34.
The GTR is an amazing machine, but its legendary status is due partly to the fact that it was never sold in the US.
They were amazing for their time, yes. The R32 was years ahead of anything else on the road. But by 93 it was nothing special. Has anyone seen old Best Motoring vids?
The FD did better... Light weigh, good weight distribution, etc. The FD is still the king of the Touge remember? It destroyed the MCR R34.
The GTR is an amazing machine, but its legendary status is due partly to the fact that it was never sold in the US.
Totally agreed. I've driven all the gtr's from the r32 minus the new r35 and unless their fully modded with thousands and thousands of dollars they aren't much to enjoy. Those suckers are heavy, and just big all around. I like them, but not crazy about them, give me my FD any day. Fun from the start, (when they work right). lol
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The other problem I have with GTRs is that their ATTESSA system does all the driving for you. I have seen many people who are quck around the track in a gtr jump into something lse and completely fail. Other cars, (RX7, MR2, ae86, any porsche etc., give a pure driving experience.
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Lol 1qwik7 didnt u say that a gtr wasnt worth the money in the another thread, now your saying its in a class of its own and as close to the perfect car for the dollar?
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I probably did, probably didnt.
But theres a clear difference if i did.
Me saying not worth the money = my opinion
Me saying its the perfect car for the dollar = an obvious fact, regardless if i disagree or agree.
Please dont confuse opinions with actual facts, thats a common thing on this forum. I guess some day you guys will learn.
But theres a clear difference if i did.
Me saying not worth the money = my opinion
Me saying its the perfect car for the dollar = an obvious fact, regardless if i disagree or agree.
Please dont confuse opinions with actual facts, thats a common thing on this forum. I guess some day you guys will learn.
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The other problem I have with GTRs is that their ATTESSA system does all the driving for you. I have seen many people who are quck around the track in a gtr jump into something lse and completely fail. Other cars, (RX7, MR2, ae86, any porsche etc., give a pure driving experience.
A couple of pictures of some GT-R's:
A picture of mine(Silver T78) and Kevin's(Black 500r) RX-7's making our way around the track:
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I think that its kindah funny that our arguments for the reason that we dislike the GTR is because we think its designed and executed in a way thats almost to good? just a thought, cars will always advance, and the gtr takes some big steps. The GTR is not my style (to big to heavy) but, its incredible in a novices hands and in a experienced/professional drivers hands it is down right amazing what it is capable of, yes it is a ton of weight/bells and whistles and goes against the general design philosophy of the rx-7, so its bound to rub us the wrong way in a sense. I just hope mazda responds in a suitable kick-*** manner as the last FD did to the last GTR! as in hand it its ***! (which is mostly opinion but hey were on a rx7 forum thats bound to be the prevailing opinion)
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Ho's and Cadillac Doors
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First off, I never said I hate anything. FC's are outdated, rickety pieces of **** at this point in time. Sorry, you can't argue that. The technology is old as hell, the available parts are old as hell, and putting one up against damn near any new car is laughable. ****, a ******' Camry would smoke an FC. Are they fun? Sure they are, but in the sense that a $2500 car is fun because you really don't care if you slide it into a guard rail or not.
And yeah, I love the status symbol that my car is
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First off, I never said I hate anything. FC's are outdated, rickety pieces of **** at this point in time. Sorry, you can't argue that. The technology is old as hell, the available parts are old as hell, and putting one up against damn near any new car is laughable. ****, a ******' Camry would smoke an FC. Are they fun? Sure they are, but in the sense that a $2500 car is fun because you really don't care if you slide it into a guard rail or not.
And yeah, I love the status symbol that my car is
And yeah, I love the status symbol that my car is
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First off, I never said I hate anything. FC's are outdated, rickety pieces of **** at this point in time. Sorry, you can't argue that. The technology is old as hell, the available parts are old as hell, and putting one up against damn near any new car is laughable. ****, a ******' Camry would smoke an FC. Are they fun? Sure they are, but in the sense that a $2500 car is fun because you really don't care if you slide it into a guard rail or not.
And yeah, I love the status symbol that my car is
And yeah, I love the status symbol that my car is
However, at least my N/A FC should be able to walk past a Camry.
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First off, I never said I hate anything. FC's are outdated, rickety pieces of **** at this point in time. Sorry, you can't argue that. The technology is old as hell, the available parts are old as hell, and putting one up against damn near any new car is laughable. ****, a ******' Camry would smoke an FC. Are they fun? Sure they are, but in the sense that a $2500 car is fun because you really don't care if you slide it into a guard rail or not.
And yeah, I love the status symbol that my car is
And yeah, I love the status symbol that my car is
Now at least I will have the satisfaction of imagining someone like you behind the wheel of a European car as it disappears from my rear view from a red light, and again when the road curves.