Plymouth Prowler
May 18, 2010 | 07:00 PM
#11
Teamspeed's Florida Ambassador
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 5,085
From: Mayamee
That thing sucked. Shoulda had a manual transmission, that could have saved it some points, but not many.
May 19, 2010 | 02:23 PM
#14
Teamspeed Pro
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 3,141
From: Huntington Beach, CA -> Ashburn, VA -> Raleigh, NC
I had one about 6 years ago. Put about 20K on it. Not one thing went wrong. I loved the look of it, and it got tons of looks. Interior wasn't that bad, but the V6 didn't cut it and I hated the transmission. Sold it for only 2,500 less then I payed for it though. There is a company that converts them to 6-speed 5.7 and 6.1 hemis now though. I'd love one fo those.
May 21, 2010 | 03:42 PM
#15
Teamspeed Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 177
So are we all going to hate on the Z8 because that car wasn't fast enough, or because the alpina had a slushbox transmission?
Admittedly, as sinistr said, it needed a proper transmission and a v8. HOWEVER, the car was built to be cool and it was a CRUISER; never intended to be a proper sports car. It looked awesome, still looks cool, and there are very few other cars that I would prefer to go out for ice cream in.
And....for those people saying it was a failure....hardly. They sold every single one they ever produced, most of them for over msrp, and it took a good 7 years for used ones to be much less than they sold for new. It can't have been all bad.
Admittedly, as sinistr said, it needed a proper transmission and a v8. HOWEVER, the car was built to be cool and it was a CRUISER; never intended to be a proper sports car. It looked awesome, still looks cool, and there are very few other cars that I would prefer to go out for ice cream in.
And....for those people saying it was a failure....hardly. They sold every single one they ever produced, most of them for over msrp, and it took a good 7 years for used ones to be much less than they sold for new. It can't have been all bad.
May 21, 2010 | 10:25 PM
#16
Teamspeed Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 374
From: Sunny San Diego
Anything faster then that and they get greasy feeling but still lots of fun. They take to N2O pretty well and they weight nothing. I am not kidding when I say its my favorite road car.
May 22, 2010 | 12:50 PM
#18
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 14,842
When is your Gallardo coming? You need perspective.
May 28, 2010 | 12:34 PM
#20
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 177
Man, that is awesome! I've always wanted a car that I can drive real slowly and say to myself how going any faster is going to make it suck. And you drive a Prius! Of course it's going to feel exciting! You could step into a milk cart after the Prius and it would feel like a Formula 1 car.
