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Old 10-17-2005, 03:14 AM
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i am getting frusterated, for some reason just about all the car companies have stoped makeing twin turbo cars, and replace them with higher displacment engines. This makes me mad, because by the time i am old enough to afford a great car, such as an audi s4 or a 300zx TT, all the twin turbos cars will be out dated and will not have the same a apeal as they did 5 years ago/now. The companise need to stop this trend, i think for the most part popele either dont care or think turbos are the way to go 99% of the time.
 
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Old 10-17-2005, 03:19 AM
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i was thinking about that too, kinda depressing. i love the twin turbo cars esp the supras. but i love the new V8 in the S4. also u can get more power out of a sinlge turbo, then a twin turbo. well see what the road brings
 
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Old 10-17-2005, 03:31 AM
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ya, i kinda meant turbos in general, but said TT since they are in just about every one on my dream cars. I love the new s4, but in my opinion would be alot better if it was a twin turbo or even if it had one big *** turbo . turbos are my favorite thing, there nothing quite like when someone is beating you in a race untill ur turbo spool up and its all over them... god i wish i had saved longer for a 1.8t, but i have my fun on the weekedns with my dads wrx
 
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Old 10-17-2005, 08:57 AM
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Don't worry. There will always be a feel good factor with older cars. Just get what you want. I still love Mk2 Supras, and 200sx's. These will all be considered 'classics' so fear not!
 
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Old 10-17-2005, 10:41 AM
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I think car manufactures are not liking all of the recent tuning scenes that are happening. Guess you can thank fast and furious!
 
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Old 10-17-2005, 12:34 PM
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Don't worry. Cars are like fashion. What's old is new again every few years. We had land barges leading up to oil crisis in late 70s, then had a spat of really effing terrible cars for years, then things began to turn around. Now we have $3.00+ gas again and a new cycle is about to be born. So you can save up now and soon lower displacement action w/turbos will be back. It's already on the drawing board. All of the current models out now were on the drawing board when oil was at $20/barrel.
 
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Old 10-17-2005, 09:28 PM
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You've always got AMG for about 185K
 
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Old 10-17-2005, 11:00 PM
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or srt4 or wrx or saabs. there r turbos out there. but your right they have switched to bigger engines. i miss the turbos
 
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Old 10-19-2005, 02:07 AM
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very generally, turbos = more unreliable. i mean look at the 00-01 s4... you wont get a blown turbo on the new V8... its just less maintenance for the manuf.
 




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