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Hi, im dave. I drive a hyundai. Hi, im bill. I drive a BMW. You just mentally seperated the two into different classes based on what you know about them. Its basic psych.
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"With a light touch on the brakes, run the revs up a bit. Slip off the brake and bury the throttle. There's a light chirp as tires scratch for bite. Then comes a sub-5.0-second sled ride to 60 mph. A tick over 13.0 sec. and you're through the quarter-mile. It's a rush, of course, but not overly dramatic. Try the same thing with this pair's predecessors of 1970 or so and you'll find yourself in a bit of a wrestling match. Ain't progress wonderful? Maybe yes, and maybe sometimes it's fun to wrestle."
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most of the time if I see someone in a Bimmer I think stuck up or a douche lol and both are normally true or they are someone trying to come off like a big shot. Hyundai to me seems like someone wanted a car, something with a good bang for the buck(not performance wise) and something to get them around with little hassle. I used to care about the type of car I had, but never had anything that would say I was flashy or trying, the Lincoln LS alittle but I just loved the style of that car but got bored. I am a small coupe person.
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i sat in a black track model today. holy crap, that's seriously a nice car! inside and outside, much better than expected. the front looks much better in person if you ask me. the shifter is a little weird though.
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Hey guys, you know what the say. The difference between a BMW and a porcupine is that with a BMW, the pricks are on the inside.
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People who say they don't stereotype make me laugh. You do it whether you choose to act on it or not. Basic psych. I'm a Psych major. Your not going to win this one. People use stereotypes as a way to classify individuals without actually meeting them as part of your subconscious schema.
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"With a light touch on the brakes, run the revs up a bit. Slip off the brake and bury the throttle. There's a light chirp as tires scratch for bite. Then comes a sub-5.0-second sled ride to 60 mph. A tick over 13.0 sec. and you're through the quarter-mile. It's a rush, of course, but not overly dramatic. Try the same thing with this pair's predecessors of 1970 or so and you'll find yourself in a bit of a wrestling match. Ain't progress wonderful? Maybe yes, and maybe sometimes it's fun to wrestle."
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I drove a Genesis coupe 3.8 Base model with the 6-speed automatic about a month ago. To be honest, I really wasn't expecting to be blown away by it or anything, but came away very impressed. Sure, the interior looked a bit plasticky (didn't look any cheaper than the interior on my Mustang, hell if anything it looked/felt less cheap!), but once I got underway I was very surprised at how the car drove.
Steering was very nicely weighted and responsive (not too far from the 370Z I drove a couple weeks before), suspension felt like it was tuned just right (not teeth-rattling firm but not land-yacht soft, either), brakes worked well, and accelerated well enough to be entertaining (for me), though not as quick as the 370Z (6-speed) I drove, it didn't feel that much slower than my GT. The ZF 6-speed automatic, which had paddle shifters behind the wheel (and lacked enough tactile feel, IMO), was very smooth and responsive, and I don't recall it trying to 'take over' for me when manually shifting with the paddles. As for looks, well, that's a subjective thing, but I thought overall it was quite sleek. The only things I didn't care for was the grille and the 1/4 windows. As I stated earlier, I was quite impressed with the Genesis coupe. I wouldn't mind driving a 3.8 Track model with the 6-speed manual, which has quite a few goodies the Base model I drive didn't (Torsen LSD, Brembo brakes, Bridgestone RE050 summer tires, stiffer suspension).
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Id like to see the car in person...from the pics Im not liking the front end at all. The rest of the car looks really nice.
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Sat in one at the auto show and let me tell you, it was a nice car and got alot of attention. It reminded me very much of the G37 as did the interior. Dare I say the interior was much better than that of the 2010 camaro I sat in.
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Exactly, guys named Dave usually have less money than guys named Bill. That's common knowledge.
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i'm sorry but i just can't see this beinga performance vehicle it's more of a luxury car with some spunk... turbo 4 cyl is 7.7 0-60, the v6 is high 5 second ok... lets set some ground's here... (yes i'm bench racing trust me if i saw one and it wanted to race id race it) but... my cobalt imo is a cheap fast car as in if you bought a cobalt ss and wanted luxury you bought the wrong car... but my turbo 4 has the same 0-60 as the 30,000 dollar v-6 genisis more luxurious? YES! by far. better performer? about the same... i guess the point i'm trying to make is... it's just not worth the money performance wise imo you could buy a V-6 hyundai for ~30,000 or... a V-8 Camaro for ~ 30,000 for performance Camaro... for luxury it's a toss up idk i haven't been in either
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And with a tune to your TC man you'd see around 310 or so
Couple friends putting down awesome numbers and times with just that.
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Lesseeeee. Dave is a flight attendant for TWA... Bill is on disability because he faked a spinal cord injury at work. Did I win?
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