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Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:58 pm
by CleanZX3
hermitmaster wrote:ElectricAl wrote:Though maybe not so sophisticated as the Audi or the Lexus, I bet you could find a pretty nice used Buick in that price range. I've driven a LeSabre that felt pretty luxury-like to me, and it still had some decent get-up-n-go to it...
Regal GS
3.8 Supercharged
I used to own one!
It got great highway mileage 30mpg's or so, but it takes premium fuel.
The thing moved with a smaller pulley, flashed computer, cai, and 3" downpipe. It also had a nice comfy ride.
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:04 pm
by CleanZX3
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:49 am
by oldoutboardjim
CleanZX3 wrote:Ford five hundred's are nicer than people think.
I'm nicer than people think too 
. I'm sure the 500 and the Buick are worthy cars, but they are, IMHO, rather boring.
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:52 am
by hermitmaster
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:50 am
by oldoutboardjim
hermitmaster wrote:ElectricAl wrote:Though maybe not so sophisticated as the Audi or the Lexus, I bet you could find a pretty nice used Buick in that price range. I've driven a LeSabre that felt pretty luxury-like to me, and it still had some decent get-up-n-go to it...
Regal GS
3.8 Supercharged
How about this abortion?: http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?c ... totab=true
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:19 am
by hermitmaster
I think abomination is a more appropriate term.
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:05 pm
by iminhell
Taxi!
OH. Sorry.
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:21 pm
by dartfork
oldoutboardjim wrote:hermitmaster wrote:ElectricAl wrote:Though maybe not so sophisticated as the Audi or the Lexus, I bet you could find a pretty nice used Buick in that price range. I've driven a LeSabre that felt pretty luxury-like to me, and it still had some decent get-up-n-go to it...
Regal GS
3.8 Supercharged
How about this abortion?: http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?c ... totab=true
Looks like the Repo-man has been busy
Kinda luxury car for cheap: 1st Gen Mercury Milan
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:56 pm
by ElectricAl
I saw a
Lincoln LS on the road today... it reminded me of a BMW, esp the front grill and relatively smaller size.
(eg...
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?c ... page=thumb
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:36 am
by oldoutboardjim
ElectricAl wrote:I saw a Lincoln LS on the road today... it reminded me of a BMW, esp the front grill and relatively smaller size.
Yeah, I already have the LS in my radar. It is actually based on the "S" platform Jaguar. It get's pretty good reviews.
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:14 am
by ElectricAl
Well, then... there you go. Find yourself one with the sport package and I bet that you (er, your wife, I mean) might just love it...
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:40 pm
by OrbitusXpandeR
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/c ... 14048.html
good condition, 5-speed v8, so even if it isn't sporty it'll feel so, plus that leaves an extra $3k to spend at
http://www.lskoncepts.com
just a thought
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:34 pm
by Steve@Tasca
Um, 5-speed V6. They didn't put a manual with the V8.
The LS is a very nice car but being Jag based they are very unique and expensive to fix if something does go wrong.
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:52 pm
by hermitmaster
MT in a Lincoln?
Re: Luxury and (Kinda-Sorta) Performance
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:50 pm
by dartfork
FORDSVTPARTS wrote:
Um, 5-speed V6. They didn't put a manual with the V8.
The LS is a very nice car but being Jag based they are very unique and expensive to fix if something does go wrong.
Aren't '05 - current Mustangs on this same platform? I know I read that somewhere. I think it was Automobile Magazine.