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I don't even know how to send a picture to my email. 
Did You See Anything Good Today? [Read First Post]
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My first US-Spec R32!
F-ing sweet, man. For $33,000 it is one awesome car. The only option in the US is the Navigation screen, and IMO, it isn't worth it. There wasn't any dealer markup on the car, so that was nice. They had one more out back, in silver, and it was already spoken for. This blue one was ready for someone to buy, but he backed out at the last minute because of some financial problems. Betten VW will only be getting one more R32 this year, a last-minute delivery approved by VW because of their sales volume (second largest in the state, I believe).
...I want one sooooo bad!
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...One more Shelby GT, one more for $44,000. I refuse to pay that much for a Mustang if it isn't a Cobra...
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Oh, and one more thing...
The first Imprezas are starting to show up in Grand Rapids. We won't get the WRX until the first or second week of September, but I have to say it looks a fair bit better in person. Problem is, this was $21,000. Just behind it was a Subaru Legacy for the same price. I'll take the Legacy, please.
F-ing sweet, man. For $33,000 it is one awesome car. The only option in the US is the Navigation screen, and IMO, it isn't worth it. There wasn't any dealer markup on the car, so that was nice. They had one more out back, in silver, and it was already spoken for. This blue one was ready for someone to buy, but he backed out at the last minute because of some financial problems. Betten VW will only be getting one more R32 this year, a last-minute delivery approved by VW because of their sales volume (second largest in the state, I believe).
...I want one sooooo bad!
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...One more Shelby GT, one more for $44,000. I refuse to pay that much for a Mustang if it isn't a Cobra...
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Oh, and one more thing...
The first Imprezas are starting to show up in Grand Rapids. We won't get the WRX until the first or second week of September, but I have to say it looks a fair bit better in person. Problem is, this was $21,000. Just behind it was a Subaru Legacy for the same price. I'll take the Legacy, please.
Well since he was doing it I had to even the score...
So they produced it in such small numbers because it didn't sell well?! So it's rare and crap?!
So the factors I'm to take into account are 'production per year' which has nothing to do with total production, and which vehicle is 'more respectable'? Yeah I'll definitely keep that in mind! 👍
My hilarious sarcasm
Your head
Note which is over which!
Better than thinking its better based on its price alone.
Price alone? Now I thought I made this clear in post 6599 when I stated:
the quality of my spots is based not upon rarity but upon value coupled with rarity
But obviously I did not. Thus I should probably state something about the quality of my spots being based on value coupled with rarity? Hmm. How about "the quality of my spots is based not upon rarity but upon value coupled with rarity"?
I like it!
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i'm with yss man on this. stop arguing u guys 
i've seen mclaren f1's, 2 veyrons, and some carerra gts too. i've seen some ultra rare 60s ferraris on the roads too. but my fave spot ever was way back in the 80s when i was scarcely 6 years old. two lamborghini countaches, fresh from the showroom, one black, one white, racing each other down a 3-laned highway.
i hope i never forget that, and moreover am able to replicate in a way for the next generation(s)
i've seen mclaren f1's, 2 veyrons, and some carerra gts too. i've seen some ultra rare 60s ferraris on the roads too. but my fave spot ever was way back in the 80s when i was scarcely 6 years old. two lamborghini countaches, fresh from the showroom, one black, one white, racing each other down a 3-laned highway.
i hope i never forget that, and moreover am able to replicate in a way for the next generation(s)
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Yea save the arguing for the opinion forum not in a perfectly good thread like this. They are both good shots of rare cars. That will do, lets get this thread back on the rails.
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This really doesn't need to be said, but your definition of humor is extremely low. "Oh oh, DB7 is a Jaguar, ha ha ha."
It's not funny in any way.
So, that makes it suddenly better for you because the Carrera GT is worth more? You want to couple value and rarity, then reconsider your thoughts on the Alpine.
It may be have been produced 3x more than the Carrera GT, but your chances of finding one next to a Carrera GT are 1:10, and that is being generous.
You can have the last word now. I'm sure you have some sort of unfunny Dane Cook-type joke.
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The whole rear axel seems wrong. It not only has a wide track, but it's sitting very high at the rear too.
It'll achieve more than the Carrera GT ever did if you want to have that attitude about it.
Better than thinking its better based on its price alone.
The Alpine has successful competition kudos. No matter where the origins of the Carrera GT's chassis and engine sprang from, it's still a rich man's pose-mobile.
A rare old car is a better spot, IMO, than a rare new car for the simple reason that older cars are obviously going to be more fragile than newer ones, so are much less likely to be seen on the road.
But! It's so funny! Because they look so similar!!!
An Alpine NEXT TO a Carrera GT?! Now that would be a spot!! 1:10?! I have a one in ten shot of that?!?! Jesus! I'd better get looking!
You can have the last word now. I'm sure you have some sort of unfunny Dane Cook-type joke.
Oh I love you McLaren. Really. This site would be a lot less if you weren't here to brighten it. I'm being so serious now.
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AFAIK, its mostly option differences. They won't sell the five-door version in the US thanks in part to the Audi A3 3.2, and I believe our version may have a slightly altered suspension setup... But I may be mistaken. When the GTI first showed up it had to have a small lift put on it for safety concerns, but I believe that was changed in the second year of the car. The R32 may come un-altered, but I don't know. Oh, and the only option on the car in the US is Navigation.
Danachronism
Its a good question, and its one I don't have a particularly good answer to. The high-performance models in the VW line, in terms of the small cars, have always used the Golf as the base... I assume it is because of the GTI, but even then, we had the GLI as well. Not too long ago you could get the same 3.2L VR6 in the Jetta in the GLI and GLX models, but most didn't have the 4MOTION setup, as I don't believe it was an option.
Back in the day, the Jetta GLX VR6 was known in the US as a "BMW Killer," but that faded with time. I think that if VW wanted to do a "Jetta R32" they very much could, but the problem would likely be that it would step on the toes of the Passat 3.6, and that just isn't what VW wants to do right now...
...Plus, I'm plenty happy with the 200 BHP Jetta GLI...
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Especially a rare old French car.
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Probably, but I don't run Volkswagen so I don't know how they make decisions.
McLaren
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I believe VW attempted something like that with the last generation Jetta. I remember an ad where they were advertising the last-gen. R32 and a Jetta that was supposed to be just as sporty in front of it at a gas station.
Less be said, the Jetta variant didn't do very well, and was never featured in another ad with the R32 again, let alone the short-lived ad it made 1 appearence in.
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someone in glasgow did a golf R32 swap into a bora 4 motion V6 apprently there wasnt much difference between the R32's engine and the 3.2 V6 in the 4motion
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This morning in the 40-minute drive to Audi service I saw a Quattroporte, a Flying Spur, and a Continental GT. No photos though because I don't photograph those cars but they are relatively exotic. Granted Audi service is in a nice area.
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Guys, Doug doesn't know how to change his own oil.
Pansy.
I bet that guy in the GTC can't change his oil either. And he drives a convertible with the windows up. Who the hell does that!?!?!?
Pansy.
I bet Doug would drive a convertible with the windows up.
It's only excusable on a targa top when it's 50 degrees fahrenheit or below. See, because the line of the window usually follows the line of the roof, a la Murcielago roadster.
But not on a convertible.
Pansy.
I bet that guy in the GTC can't change his oil either. And he drives a convertible with the windows up. Who the hell does that!?!?!?
Pansy.
I bet Doug would drive a convertible with the windows up.
It's only excusable on a targa top when it's 50 degrees fahrenheit or below. See, because the line of the window usually follows the line of the roof, a la Murcielago roadster.
But not on a convertible.
Blackbird.
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Since a lot of people submit photos from their phones an off-topic question: I have a RAZR and I'd like to know how I can send my photos to my email? Or however to my computer without using hardware.
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Well, it is funny, but because the DB7 was a Jaguar. It just got canned, slightly revamped and became the DB7.
To this day, the DB9 and Vantage have the Jaguar XJS fly-off handbrake. Which, incidentally, uses the same switch as the Austin Metro. Don't ask me how I know this, it will bore you to tears.
