Ess_Three said:I also question how cool they look parked in the 'ring car park, bonnets open, steam spewing out, brakepads on fire after a 'hot lap'
Same with the Subarus...
They don't look very cool then...
Mandala said:Never seen any Evo's sat in the public car park of the ring in that state, plenty of Imprezas but never any Mitsubishis.
Take your point about what's cool though, I guess I do prize engineering above all else.
Ess_Three said:What's cool about it?
It looks awful...it cripples the owners with it's running costs...it's thrown together with nasty materials...and it's a favourite with the Chavs...
Cool?
I think not.
As an engineering project it's very impressive...but that doesn't make it cool.
I personally don't think you need a higher than average driving level to go very fast indeed in one..any Muppet can drive one...and drive one faster than they've ever driven before....because the car is sooooo good and does it all for you.
But see past the lift off oversteer induced power-slide...and it's a one-trick pony. You wouldn't pick one as an everyday car as they are too ****** stiff...at less than 8/10ths they just don't make sense.
Not cool.
Impressive...but impressive is not equal to cool.
dkelly said:I posted this Sat. on the "Enough of the modern supercars!" post and I think it needs to be aired here as well.
NO an EVO of any number isn't cool. It doesn't matter what number they get to, how many films they're in or how many are in the film. THEY AREN'T COOL. Fact.
"What can I say?
The Citroen SM has the greater amount of votes for un-cool and the EVO's poll has the greater amount for cool and some for sub zero!
YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS?
Am I getting it wrong, or is this a COOL wall. If so ugly, soulless, capable Japanese cars are not cool. The SM, DS etc. are cool regardless of the speed they go in a straight line or around corners.
Cool is an aesthetic, attitude, behaviour, appearance and style NOT speed, acceleration or lap time of the nordschleife ring.
Cool just is.
Thank God for the new Citroen C6. Finally, a car mfr that understands style and elegance and is prepared to produce something other than a standard, boring Euro box.
OK Rant over."
jesters3 said:Aren't cool my **** and you say a piece of french Citroen crap is cool? Blimey do you tuck your tie into your trousers and wear white socks
Anyway your 'cool' words:
aesthetic: pertaining to a sense of the beautiful
attitude: expressive of an action
behaviour: manner of behaving or acting
appearance: the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public
style:a particular, distinctive, or characteristic mode of action
Sounds just like an Evo to me..pure coolness
Whilst your 'uncool' words sounds just like a Citreon..ugly and souless but capable to an onion seller.
voorhees said:had an fq340 up me **** and couldn't get away from him afterwards checked the stats and my pesky S3 was 160 bhp per ton and his was 266!!!
cool,its sound as it went past me was a gigantic lion roaring
PS I am a hairy ***** welder so no suit in sight
voorhees said:I went to donington the other week and an Evo driver was a bit amazed at his 4.5 mpg !!!!
voorhees said:I went to donington the other week and an Evo driver was a bit amazed at his 4.5 mpg !!!!
craigynett said:Well seeing as tho i've just bought a 99T Evo 5 i have to say they're sub zero
Oh & i don't wear burberry of any kind & saying they're chav mobiles is rubbish. Chavs can't afford to run them
Group 20 insurance, i pay £900, i'm 33 with 8yrs NCB, car has cat 1, tracker & is garaged & will do roughly 5k per yr.
Chavs certainly can't afford 99.9p p/ltr of S/U especially when car does average of 20mpg. Then there's the service every 4k or so @ £210. If driven like a psycho with full on launches on a regular basis then there's also the cost of replacing clutch & flywheel every couple of months at £1k a pop.
If people say they're uncool then who cares. The important thing is that the people who ACTUALLY matter, ie, the OWNERS, like them
I personally wouldn't buy an Audi cos all they say to me is "snotty c*nt in a suit owns this car!!" Especially with the newer models but that doesn't mean i don't like them. My g/f has an A3 & it's a well put together car with plenty of comfort etc which is just what she like.
Me personally i like a car that as soon as people see it in their rear view mirror on the m/way they get the hell out of the way
I don't thrash it everywhere i go, not cos of running costs cos i said to hell with running costs, i just love this car & it doesn't need to be thrashed to be appreciated for what it is. It gets more attention & gawps than any other car i've had even when just tootling along through the nearby villages on way to work.
Then when i feel the devil inside screaming to get out i just switch the boost conrtoller into high boost mode then let it rip.
They do EXACTLY what they're designed to do & more so to me that's cool. I'm not as keen on the newer models, like the 7 & 8. They look too toned down for what type of car they're meant to be. It's as if Mitsubishi said that they needed to make them more subtle. So they just look like a normal 4dr car with a huge spoiler on the back.
A lad at work has got a yellow 53 plate Evo 8 fq300. Everybody says it looks plain next to mine
The 6 is my fave but opted for the nice 1 owner & imported from new, low mileage, FSH & loads of extra goodies Evo 5 that i got 2 weeks ago. I could have got a 6 for the same £ but it would have prob had 4-5 owners & sketchy history. Mint 1 owner Evo 6s go for silly money, especially the 6 TME. i've still seen them for £15k which is mad cos i nearly bought a 7 for £11k.
Anyways, peoples tastes are different, which is good cos otherwise we'd all be driving around in the same cars.
Oh & 1 last thing. The japs seem to be doing a better job of reliability these days than most. Shame the interiors don't look as good as say an Audi for example
Craig:cool
everyone keeps saying 'best bang for buck' 'funnest thing to drive' 'so tuneable' 'amazing handling' 'quick as ****' 'built well'
that is not the question.
its all of the above. but it isnt cool.
only people that find them cool are young lads that go to car meets at macdonalds and want every turbo car they own to make a 'WOOOSSSHHH'