4DRZ

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Just one car? I must do this with 15 different cars a week. Cars and bids & bring a trailer are definitely my weakness.

Rochester

iTrader: (9)

Clearly you've got a wandering eye. That's been obvious for years now.

However you mostly look forward, whereas I tend to look backwards. But the real difference is that you genuinely act on your impulses, while I'm stuck in the mud.

4DRZ

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You're dead on. I do look back a lot, but I am so damn logical that I talk myself out of older cars just because I know most of them will not be as fun as newer cars and ultimately require some big expensive repair. Now that a lot of previously unavailable cars from other countries are becoming available there are so many more bad decisions for me to make...

I went through a fair number of cars since I sold my G, but really just because the numbers made so much sense to move on to something else. Too bad I sold my G before the used car market went crazy. I definitely did not make any money on that car, but it was a hell of a lot of fun to own. Truth be told, I keep looking for a red 6spd. sedan to do another build. This would be more of a street build and very simple to do since I have already done it. I just keep getting a little scared of the age and mileage. And I do not think the pricing on these cars has come back to normal yet.

Rochester

iTrader: (9)

If it were me considering another G, it would probably be an AWD Sport Coupe, regardless of the 7AT. I'd button down the suspension, put a nice exhaust on it, get it tuned and call it done.

Well... wheels too, I suppose.

4DRZ

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Oh no, now look what you've started. The parts list is just going to grow. I have been eyeing up convertibles 6spds. just to do something different and hear that beautiful uncorked exhaust even better. I just dread driving RWD in our winters again and I fear the chassis will be pretty loose with the top down. Then again, it is a hardtop so maybe you don't give up too much handling prowess with the top up for rigidity. I think it might feel a bit slow with the extra weight though.

Rochester

iTrader: (9)

Have you ever driven a Vert 6MT? They definitely feel heavy, and that's because they are heavy. But they don't feel slow because the rear gears are shorter than the 6MT Coupe & Sedan. Shorter... but no Limited Slip.

But speed isn't everything, particularly in a Vert.

4DRZ

iTrader: (7)

That's right! I forgot about the gearing. Is there no LSD in the S models too?

Rochester

iTrader: (9)

The Coupe 6MT had the same 3.69:1 rear end as the Sedan 6MT, and both had VLSD.

Are you asking did the Vert S with the 7AT have Limited Slip? I don't know, but I suspect it did.

Never understood the lack of LSD in the Vert 6MT. I wish there were someone who could answer that. It's like some kind of secret, like why didn't the G have a heated steering wheel? Shhhhhh

4DRZ

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Thanks for reminding me about G car projects. Look what you started. This car looks super clean and is just screaming to become my next project car: https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...Type=spotlight

Rochester

iTrader: (9)

Why would you do that?

4DRZ

iTrader: (7)

I probably wouldn't for all the reasons I mentioned earlier, but these are the kind of stupid ideas I entertain daily. Welcome to my world. That does look really clean and low mileage for a 2009 though.

backman_66

Just buy my G sedan

4DRZ

iTrader: (7)

Where is the for sale thread?

Rochester

iTrader: (9)

It's in his head.

backman_66

The conflict is real. I am seriously considering it. I know that I most definitely want an M3, but the question is whether I get to keep the G and have both or not.