So I've been thinking of getting another car...again

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potownrob wrote: also, no one's mentioned the practical need to run winter tires on a RWD bimmer.
Every car in the snowy part of the country should have winter tires. I dont care what wheels are driven. Id rather RWD with winters than AWD with all seasons any day.
bk7794 wrote:Plus where else can you get an I6 RWD THAT was made after the year 2000. Other than the Lexus is300.
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watkins wrote:Every car in the snowy part of the country should have winter tires. I dont care what wheels are driven. Id rather RWD with winters than AWD with all seasons any day.
Word. It's not that it's so awful driving on all-seasons, it's that winter tires are a great bonus (and really carry no cost penalty the way I use them).
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Still RWD with an inline 6! Its the same thing almost!
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bk7794 wrote:Plus where else can you get an I6 RWD THAT was made after the year 2000. Other than the Lexus is300.
"Where else can you get," is an interesting turn of phrase. The Ford [Australia] Falcon is offered in such a configuration, in naturally aspirated or turbocharged guise, for another 10 months or so, until they go to an imported global FWD platform to replace it.
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watkins wrote:
potownrob wrote: also, no one's mentioned the practical need to run winter tires on a RWD bimmer.
Every car in the snowy part of the country should have winter tires. I dont care what wheels are driven. Id rather RWD with winters than AWD with all seasons any day.
true that. 8) despite the cr-v being good at driving up my driveway and certain other maneuvers 2WD cars would tend to struggle (w/ all seasons), it was not confident on the roads. the jetta with its lowly firestone winterforce tires was much more confident and did almost everything better.
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bk7794 wrote:Plus where else can you get an I6 RWD THAT was made after the year 2000. Other than the Lexus is300.
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I have thought about a Jeep..but the fuel mileage is pretty horrendous on them. from what I've heard its like 15 combined. I feel like I can swing 25 to 30, but 15 would kill me if gas went back up to 4+ a gallon.

I wish Lexus still made their SC300 coupe..and the IS300 got better fuel mileage.
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bk7794 wrote:I have thought about a Jeep..but the fuel mileage is pretty horrendous on them. from what I've heard its like 15 combined. I feel like I can swing 25 to 30, but 15 would kill me if gas went back up to 4+ a gallon.

I wish Lexus still made their SC300 coupe..and the IS300 got better fuel mileage.
what about a 1st gen IS250??

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I wonder what the price of one of those would be. The steering wheel is kind of oblong.
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bk7794 wrote:I wonder what the price of one of those would be. The steering wheel is kind of oblong.
the lowest i'm seeing them listed for on craigslist is 8500. the wheel is more round than that pic makes it look - the lexus (and toyota) wheels were a little wide during the 2000s for some reason - earlier and later wheels are more round. :?: :?:
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