netercol said:
Toyota and all its Japanese counter parts are far from accomplishing what its German competition has accomplished over the years of Motorsport and precision engineering!!
lol, u kidding right? thats like saying only the americans know how to build a v8! ever driven a supra or skyline or even a 300zx tt in anger?
just because the japanese have different design philosophies from the germans does not mean they cannot engineer
and yes i am a fan of ALL legendary feats of engineering..
Like i said it's only an opinion, japanese cars are nice, i would own a Jap car in a scenario where i needed to go from point A to B but if i wanted to get there and enjoy and have a blast on my way from point A to B, it would most def NOT be in a jap car! the plastic interior, the weak body metals......just doesnt cut it, take the lexus, meant to be a luxury car....sure it has all the features but go and have a feel of the car, it just cant compare to the quality that the germans produce!!
Supra, Celica, GTR and the rest, nice sports cars but thats only because they have moorse big turbos in them, you can't compare natural aspirated to forced induction, its like trying to win a race by foot and breathing through a straw! Those sports cars (supra, GTR etc) are nice, im sure they pack a strong punch but as far as making a benchmark and making a car that has earned respect over unrivalled acomplishments, the Japs are far from archieving what the the Germans have accomplished in the world of motorsport superiority!!
But hey, its just my 5 cents worth of opinion, im a BMW fanatic not because i just made up my mind to be one day but because i have been convinced through my years, i never liked BMW, i was a ford person, i read countless articals in the CAR magz praising BMW for its handling and performance, which annoyed me.
It started when a friend owned a 325is no need to say more as we all know the 325is is a legend but that didnt turn my blood as yet, he went on and owned a 325i E36, what a awesome car, at that time there was hype about the M3, which i thot was all too much, during this time i owned some Fords, Toyotas, 200sti for a brief moment and a VW passat, its a long story but in short i started to take note of the brand, did some researh, had some test drives, until i finally decided to purchase an E36 320i, not the best of the BMW's but definately not the fastest i have owned but just the way the car behaved and responded to every command, the way the car was built, like the experts say Sheer Driving Pleasure, i longed to own a M3, i couldnt afford it at the time, so i saved and saved, after a big fight with the wife i decided to buy an E36 328i cabriolet, so far nothing i have owned comes close, i have raced a vtec, Rxi, Velo, C180 Compressor (new spec) and prelude and won, i lost against BMW M3 E36, BMW 330i E46, BMW 335i E90, C63 AMG. I have driven some buddies of mines vehicles which include an M3 E36 and E46 along with GLi's, Rsi's, Rxi's, GTi's, XR8's, Big 6 cortina's, RunX rsi, Subaru(not sure what type but it was like a station wagen but sport version) Audi A6, Opel OPC (very fast) and focus ST.....but none can compare to the M3, its just a funfilled car to drive with lots and lots of BMW Mpower!!!
