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Started by ahochaude · 3 May 2004 · 4,980 replies

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15 Oct 2004, 01:31 #601
bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, they are quite similar... Pretty much the same chassis with a slightly different body and interior amenities... Just like the Toyota Camry and Lexus ES300...


yah..the passat is just a little longer than the jetta.

just like the new infiniti g35 and nissan 350z :love_eyes:.
:hehe:
15 Oct 2004, 01:33 #602
gregsan wrote:

What's on the inside (i.e. under the hood) is the biggest differences eh?


mostly that and the name.. toyota owns lexus. lexus is just the "luxury car" counterpart.
acura owned by honda.
infiniti owned by nissan.
15 Oct 2004, 01:36 #603
amrayu wrote:
just like the new infiniti g35 and nissan 350z :love_eyes:.
:hehe:


My dad picked up a red 350Z, touring edition, last year. :)
-PCM
15 Oct 2004, 01:37 #604
pcmodem wrote:
My dad picked up a red 350Z, touring edition, last year. :)
-PCM


:love_eyes: :love_eyes: :love_eyes: :muack:
15 Oct 2004, 01:40 #605
amrayu wrote:

:love_eyes: :love_eyes: :love_eyes: :muack:


Papa-san lives in the East Bay, Amrayu Jolie, so don't steal it! ;)

The parents also have a silver BMW road bike they take out on road trips with their motorcycling friends.
-PCM
15 Oct 2004, 01:42 #606
pcmodem wrote:

Papa-san lives in the East Bay, Amrayu Jolie, so don't steal it! ;)
-PCM


for reals?? im in the East bay!!! (around the walnut creek area).
boy, there's too many nice cars in the walnut creek area though.
first thing i would steal is a porsche 911!!! :beaten:
15 Oct 2004, 01:45 #607
amrayu wrote:

for reals?? im in the East bay!!! (around the walnut creek area).
boy, there's too many nice cars in the walnut creek area though.
first thing i would steal is a porsche 911!!! :beaten:


Parents live in the Castro Valley hills, to be precise.

Back in the day, I learned how to drive on my dad's red 1974 911 Targa.

He traded that in back in 1991 for a red Mitsubishi 3000GT.

Papa-san switched up to the 350Z in 2003.
-PCM
15 Oct 2004, 01:51 #608
pcmodem wrote:The parents also have a silver BMW road bike they take out on road trips with their motorcycling friends.

Ooooooh.

I still dream about owning a BMW R1100s Replika. :inlove:
15 Oct 2004, 01:55 #609
bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, they are quite similar... Pretty much the same chassis with a slightly different body and interior amenities... Just like the Toyota Camry and Lexus ES300...

gregsan wrote:
What's on the inside (i.e. under the hood) is the biggest differences eh?

amrayu wrote:

mostly that and the name.. toyota owns lexus. lexus is just the "luxury car" counterpart.
acura owned by honda.
infiniti owned by nissan.


Oh...yeah I meant between the Jetta and Passat...sorry for the confusion.
15 Oct 2004, 02:16 #610
gregsan wrote:

Oh...yeah I meant between the Jetta and Passat...sorry for the confusion.


well the passat is supposedly the "luxury" model for VW. so its in the name also. :sweat:

@pcmodem: so we know what your papa drives, what about you? lol
15 Oct 2004, 02:20 #611
pcmodem wrote:

Wow, you have me beat, Amrayu, at 231K miles. I take it you must be related to a mechanic, or dating a guy that knows cars, or you are financing a mechanic's boat payment (ie, cars over 150K generally need a lot of tender loving care).

My second car is a 1994 Miata, which has about 207K miles.

I bought a 2004 RAV4 Sport earlier this year.

Congrats on the new job! :applaud:
-PCM


Though I'm going to sell or donate the Miata soon.
-PCM
15 Oct 2004, 02:21 #612
amrayu wrote:

well the passat is supposedly the "luxury" model for VW. so its in the name also. :sweat:

@pcmodem: so we know what your papa drives, what about you? lol

I think he mentioned a RAV4 sport... :D
15 Oct 2004, 02:23 #613
amrayu wrote:

well the passat is supposedly the "luxury" model for VW. so its in the name also. :sweat:


Oh ok. I didn't know that...
15 Oct 2004, 02:25 · edited #614
bmwracer wrote:
I think he mentioned a RAV4 sport... :D


Yeah, I need a vehicle with AWD/4WD to take me snowboarding and mountain biking, plus have space for 3 amigos. The RAV4 has been averaging 25MPG (87 octane), which has been great since gas prices are so freakin' outrageous these days.
-PCM
15 Oct 2004, 02:27 #615
bmwracer wrote:
I think he mentioned a RAV4 sport... :D


hehehe..oh yah.. forgot. :bonk:
15 Oct 2004, 02:28 #616
pcmodem wrote:Yeah, I need a vehicle with AWD/4WD to take me snowboarding and hold my mountain bike, plus 3 amigos as passengers. The RAV4 has been averaging 25MPG (87 octane), which has been great since gas prices are so freakin' outrageous these days.

PCM, donating your car as a write-off is gonna be tougher: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=677&e=21&u=/usatoday/20041014/bs_usatoday/donatingaclunkerwontbeasgoodadealafterjan1
15 Oct 2004, 02:28 #617
pcmodem wrote:
Yeah, I need a vehicle with AWD/4WD to take me snowboarding and hold my mountain bike, plus 3 amigos as passengers. The RAV4 has been averaging 25MPG (87 octane), which has been great since gas prices are so freakin' outrageous these days.
-PCM



Tell me about it!!! GOD, the last time i pumped gas it was $2.34 a gallon.
:bleh:
15 Oct 2004, 02:31 #618
amrayu wrote:Tell me about it!!! GOD, the last time i pumped gas it was $2.34 a gallon.
:bleh:

Yup. My Bimmer takes 91 octane, but I backed off to 89 'cause of the price... Of course, $2.27 ain't much better... :bleh:
15 Oct 2004, 02:34 #620
amrayu wrote:PCM, donate it to me. :rofl:

But you're not a charity case... :hehe:

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