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StealthSteez
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I'm looking at buying a Nissan 300 zx. I plan to drive this car all year round, through a Toronto Ontario winter. Am I going to kill myself driving a rear wheel drive car in the winter?
May 6 2006 1:41AM
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d-loc
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uhh are you just plain dumb, if you dont know auto sells for more why are you getting this car?

think how much more mechanics go into an auto tranny compared to a manual... dont need to be einstein to figure that one out

you obviously know nothing about cars so stick to a Kia or Saturn and call it a day.
May 9 2006 7:55AM
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whattheshit
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no, due to the nature of the car and the engine which im assuming freestyle is getting the GS with the 2JZGE engine. it is a hard model to get a manual tranny for. futhermore, not many people want a 5speed in a luxury car. thats why its rare, and if you understood economics, the supply and demand model comes into play.
May 9 2006 10:52AM
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d-loc
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only pussies want a auto in a luxury car.

what kind of comments are those above?

so ur saying most people that buy BMW M3/M5 want it to be auto?

HORSESHIT
May 9 2006 10:55AM
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flippintricker
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i drive a rear-wheel drive bmw 740 through the toronto winters, and i get by fine. if it gets really icy, i just throw some stuff in the trunk and she holds. the only problem ive ever had is with my cottage driveway, which is tilted at about 35 degrees, and requires chains when its a sheet of ice
May 9 2006 10:58AM
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whattheshit
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m5 is a premium sports sedan.

m3 is a premium sports coupe.

lexus buyers are different from bmw buyers,

market demographics...ie age and income.

bmw targets more youthful markets, while lexus goes after retired to older people.

case in point, my grandpa has gone through four ES300's and a 330. probably trade it in for a ES350 soon aswell.


never mind that, gs models 2001-down never came in manual.

case closed.
May 9 2006 12:04PM
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