Stamen0083

So what if they're into new anime? It's not like all new anime is bad. I'm sick of all of you bashing on new anime just because it's new. Besides, for fart's sake, most old anime both suck and is drawn crappily.

AgentOne, will you benchpress your car?

Won't they continue making '05 M3? You were saying something about trading in your current M3 for the next generation, right? Is that for the '07 body style?

Is autos.yahoo.com accurate? And yeah, I consider anything over 3000 pounds to be heavy. A sports car shouldn't weigh over 2500 pounds, especially something like the Enzo Ferrari which is a lot of carbon fiber anyway. Makes me wish the Toyota Celica isn't being discontinued. 180HP for 2500 pounds... It's a dream.

2006 BMW M3 curb weight: 3415 lbs. Yeah, that's pretty heavy.

$300 if I'm lucky. Best1Hobby has 'em for $500 bucks a piece. Too bad too. The kit is really amazing, isn't it? There's details down to the latch on the door.

It's heart wrenching, for sure, but have you looked at it in details though? If you know someone from a competent shop, just spend some money fixing up the car and all will be well. At least you know that you're getting a mechanically excellent car. Peter: Thanks. :-) I like your NSX's too. I still need a Tamiya NSX Type R though. ;-) And I would kill for a Rosso NSX kit!

The new Mk-II has the same backpack as the older version, which means the old G-Defensor is compatible with the new Mk-II, since the G-Defensor attaches to the Mk-II through that single point in the backpack.

You do realize that Ferrari and Porsche's supercars are super expensive because they get super stuff on it, right? If Honda were to put P-Zero on the NSX and make it standard, no doubt it can pull 1.04 G and more on the skid pad. In fact, if you want to compare Enzo and Carrera GT to Japanese cars, you must compare them to the JGTC race cars, as that would put them on a more level footing, and even then, the JGTC NSX's are running on V-6's. PS: GT-R prototype has been "officially" unveiled? The design is starting to grow on me.

Don't worry. They will. It's a matter of time. So what use are the PG kits now, eh? PS: Oh, fart. I hope they don't go for a GP01/FB ver. 2.0.

I'm already prepared to discard my future for a nice car. What year is your NSX? I want to eventually own the newest NSX that still has the pop-up headlights and comes with hard top, which is... what? 2001? Trueblueeyes: My Integra is mostly stock, yes. It's lowered by the previous owner and he also got a muffler with a slightly bigger tip. I think it looks stunning. Just got some clear corners for it the other day from eBay for cheap, waiting for it to arrive. It used to have clear corners until someone tried to steal them. He got one of them off but couldn't get at the other one or something... I would love to do some basic mods to it, like headers, intake, etc... but being a poor college student means I'm stuck with stock for a little while at least, until I get my NSX. :-D And I build car models. Here are some shots for you to peruse, if you so wish: http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~stamen0083/progs/050727/ http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~stamen0083/progs/050812/ http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~stamen0083/progs/050917/

Good lord. If I owned the NSX, I would never leave the garage. I'd always be hugging it. No, I own a 1996 Acura Integra sedan. It's nothing close to an NSX (hell, it's nothing close to the Type R Integra), but I still love it to death. My dream car is the NSX, naturally, and I will own one someday. :-) EDIT: I think Peter on here owns an NSX. I'm very jealous of him.

Oh yeah, and how much did all that stuff cost you? The Acura RSX Type S has an A-spec sports package, and it comes with sports spring and agressive suspension setup or whatever you want to call it, and it costs an additional $3400. In anycase, a lot of good all that junk is going to be for the average rap star, wouldn't you say? EDIT: Holy crap, the Atom weighs barely a thousand pounds and it's propelled by a 220HP powerplant??

Well, depends on how smooth they can get the mold surface too. Smoother == shinier.

Maybachs are specifically geared towards those with way too much money anyway, and thus the price was made to match that. Honestly, there's no reason Toyota or anyone else can't make the same interior and sell it for much less. Maybachs are expensive simply because the price buys the brand, not the product.

There are no V-8 Japanese car that I'm aware of. Nothing popular or famous enough for me to know of anyway, but the Honda NSX, the Nissan Skyline R34, and possibly the Mazda RX-7 and Toyota Supra are big contenders. The NSX is at least priced comparatively to Porsches. My Integra sedan weighs 2600 pounds and has a 140HP powerplant. The Type R has 197HP and also weighs 2600 pounds (why the hell does a sports coupe weigh the same as a four-door sedan??). It's almost comparable. 2002 Civic Type R has 200HP, weighs almost 2700 pounds. Indeed. But which Japanese car costs six figures? Personally, I drive for fun, so naturally I like a car that is fun to drive. For me, that means something maneuverable. I favor small, light cars that are nimble, and so Honda cars are just great for me. As impressive as American cars are, something about them just seem crude, almost... unrefined to me. No offense meant, of course. German cars are just a touch too expensive for me at the moment, but I can see myself driving a BMW of some sort when I graduate and have a stable job. But my car is important to me. It's an extension of myself, so to speak, and since for the first time I'm actually driving a car I really love, the drive is just that much more fun. Poonman: Know if that is the official GT-R replacement? They were running a GT-R replacement test mule at Nurburgring (?) wearing a Skyline 350GT (Infinity G35) skin. Says the suspension was being tested by Lotus.

I've polished canopies without having to Future it. If you use the polishing compound properly, ALL the minor scratch marks will be buffed off, leaving only beautiful clear plastic. Or dunk it in Future for extra shine. If you want to tint the canopy, you'll want to dunk it anyway.

That's because that thing weighs about 2000 pounds. Compare that to a hefty 3415 pounds of the BMW M3, for example, and you can see how just 190 horsepower can let it run circles around the fastest supercars, literally. Can't say I like the styling though, but I do love those numbers. reddsuns: I think it's a matter of "look how much money I have invested in this car" kind of thing. Besides, their bling selection is rather limited to ugly, really ugly, and extremely ugly wheels.

Ahh. The Esprit replacement. I like the old Esprit. Looks nice. Wonder how the new one will look in 3-D. Car concept sketches never really look right.

Which one? Exige?

You mean the IS350? I really don't know what to make of it. The numbers sure are impressive, but I don't like the styling all too much. The IS300 is just so much hotter. In fact, there's a good deal of modern styling that I don't like. What's with the thick doors, for example? Used to be that windows were big enough for me to see through, and I rather liked my seat near the floor, and I liked my cars small. Is that weird?

Personally, I rather like the way the "new" Beetle looks. It captures the essence of the original perfectly and yet is brand spanking new at the same time. It could use some updating, much like the latest generation Celica did, but otherwise the general look of the car is still pretty appealing to me. Never understood the PT Cruiser though. What the hell?

Personally, I don't find beauty in any of these old designs. I look at it and I can't help but think... "Didn't this thing come out in the forties?" And I dislike forties aesthetics. I guess I have to be an artist to understand or appreciate this so-called beauty, but I just don't see it.

You might want to verify that the sandpaper you're using is indeed 1500 grit. 1500 grit feels almost like a piece of paper's surface. There should be no grain. Toothpaste is much too fine to be used as a polishing compound. It's non abrasive. Polishing compound is essentially really fine sandpaper grit suspended in a paste. You should be able to find it at any hardware or car parts store. Look for polishing compound or polishing paste. I personally recommend hunting down Tamiya's paste since it was specifically designed for plastic models. William, stunning work as always. Love the mesh details.

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