 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  09-16-2005, 07:42 PM | #31 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eagan, MN Posts: 36 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by 96cali I have a 19 mos old daughter and her infant carrier fit just fine. Because the front seat flips so far forward I could actually stand inside the car crouching to get her buckled in. It was not difficult, and in fact more comfortable in a way, than sliding her into our Passat sedan. Now that she has graduated to a toddler size Britax seat (huge but safe) it is a squeeze even in the Passat. So the ti will fit her and we have taken day trips in the ti. Fitting a stroller in the back is a bit more challenging! | The stroller delima. That is the whole reason why we have a Passat Wagon instead of my wifes old Volvo S40. |  |  | | 09-16-2005, 09:37 PM | #32 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by evalha007 Probably not great in snow, but does have TC (standard? not sure) | The ti drives pretty good in the snow for rear wheel drive. I'm buying snow tires this year for my car,usualy use all season tires but they don't plow my street till later in the afternoon when it snows. Damn private property __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
clear outs all around,stealth turning signals,blue led interior lights, 35% tinted windows,K&N air filter, 12" Kenwood Sub, MTX Thunder Amp,Alpine cd changer, Leatherz Armrest,ACS Pedals/Handbrake/FloorMats & Vitesse Tuning Carbon Fiber B-Pillars/CF Spark Plug Cover, New 16" MSW Typer 14 Rims on Goodyear Triple Treds 
www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | | | 09-19-2005, 04:25 PM | #33 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eagan, MN Posts: 36 |
Well I'm going to look at another one if it has not sold by the time I fly home Friday.
95 318ti 5speed 88k orginal owner.
i created a list of Accord Replacements.
1. 325i Sedan
+: Extra doors and 6
-: no hatch and cost a little more
2. 97+ Honda Prelude (loved these when I graduated from college and took the test drive)
+: Motor and Looks
-: 2-door and no hatch
3. 318ti
+: Looks and Hatch
-: 2-door and motor (can live with it)
4. GSR Sedan
+: 4 doors, tranmission, motor are the best
-: Ricer and most have been abused | | | | | 10-13-2005, 03:17 AM | #34 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eagan, MN Posts: 36 |
Well I ended up with a 1992 325i sedan. It is silver with cloth. It is in perfect shape and a one owner that bought it while working in Germany with US spec. Sweet car I'm excited to drive it and dump the Accord. | | | | | 10-20-2005, 12:39 AM | #35 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: A few tenths ahead of alaskablue Posts: 265 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by AlaskaBlue Our cars would have more storage and versatility compared to many 325i sedans due to the fact that no all of their seats fold down. I believe it was a rarely checked option.
I have done fine with my ti in the snow. No traction control and I have the LSD. Just keep your wits about you. It is also a very fun car in the snow, track, parking lot, or wherever else. | If anyone every wants to learn how to drive in the snow, try driving an s10 5speed on ice, With No weight in the Back!!!  I think as ong as you have the LSD in the back, and are not trying to drift..... You all will be fine. Good to hear you found a good car!!! sounds like a great one owner find!!! Andrew BTW, AlaskaBlue undestands how much fun we can have in parking lots and just driving on ice in general!!!!!!!! It is called Drifting!!!LOL | | | | | 10-20-2005, 03:10 AM | #36 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by S10mafia50 If anyone every wants to learn how to drive in the snow, try driving an s10 5speed on ice, With No weight in the Back!!! I think as ong as you have the LSD in the back, and are not trying to drift..... You all will be fine. Good to hear you found a good car!!! sounds like a great one owner find!!! Andrew BTW, AlaskaBlue undestands how much fun we can have in parking lots and just driving on ice in general!!!!!!!! It is called Drifting!!!LOL | This winter will be fun now that I am something like 3 inched off the ground. hehehe I am ready for it to snow. The snow really isn't an issue unless you want it to be. Most of the time it is a fun issue though. | | | | | 10-20-2005, 10:44 PM | #37 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 256 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by S10mafia50 If anyone every wants to learn how to drive in the snow, try driving an s10 5speed on ice, With No weight in the Back!!! I think as ong as you have the LSD in the back, and are not trying to drift..... You all will be fine. Good to hear you found a good car!!! sounds like a great one owner find!!! Andrew BTW, AlaskaBlue undestands how much fun we can have in parking lots and just driving on ice in general!!!!!!!! It is called Drifting!!!LOL | I had a 98 2.2L 5 speed S-10 before my TI and and I found it easier to drive in the snow than the the 318ti. The TI had alot of trouble just making it out of my neighborhood, where in the S-10 I did't have any problems. | | | | | 10-21-2005, 01:03 AM | #38 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: A few tenths ahead of alaskablue Posts: 265 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by TiPerformance I had a 98 2.2L 5 speed S-10 before my TI and and I found it easier to drive in the snow than the the 318ti. The TI had alot of trouble just making it out of my neighborhood, where in the S-10 I did't have any problems. | I had a 00' s10 4cyl 5sp, with 3.73's....it was unstable on ice and snowpack...until i bought some goodyear triple treads. My vortec 5sp out performed the 4cyl on ice and snowpack.  I dunno why...O wait, LSD!! If you do get in a slide, they seem easy to correct. I hope the ti does the same, as i like my parking lot antics!!!!  Andrew | | | | | 12-13-2005, 01:10 AM | #39 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Quad Cities, Iowa Posts: 2,110 |
Belive me its fast enough for a daily driver! But if your going to put a picture of that toyota on this site and call it an M3 eater then mabye a BMW isnt right for you. That rice burner may be a few tenths of a second faster then an M3 but at the end of the day they drive home in a BMW and you drive home in a toyota. They win. | | | | | 12-13-2005, 02:10 AM | #40 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
Don't underestimate the MR2. It was designed by Lotus, and is quite a handful on an autox track where low weight and a short wheelbase have the advantage. __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 12-13-2005, 02:38 AM | #41 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by aceyx Don't underestimate the MR2. It was designed by Lotus, and is quite a handful on an autox track where low weight and a short wheelbase have the advantage. | designed by lotus or lotus engineering consulted on the suspension (like they did with the pontiac fiero ... unfortunately that suspension wasn't used until 1988)? __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 12-13-2005, 03:14 AM | #42 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
From what I understand, the original MR2 came at a time when Toyota owned a good portion of Lotus. It was kind of a buyout of a model (or rather, the R&D) that then split into the Fiero and MR2. __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 12-13-2005, 03:31 AM | #43 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
btw, the 88 fieros handled VERY well so i guess if the mr2 was similar, that's a pretty good sign. GM decided to go for cheaper options for the front and rear suspension in the early years, finally putting the lotus developed suspension on for 88 (not sure why they bothered since it was almost dead by then, but at least i got a glimpse). time to start saving my pennies for an elise  __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 12-13-2005, 07:13 AM | #44 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
Oh man, I'm in the same boat with you. This deserves a new thread. EDIT: There already is one: http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5811 __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 12-15-2005, 01:06 AM | #45 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Quad Cities, Iowa Posts: 2,110 |  Toyota MR2
Quote: | Originally Posted by aceyx Don't underestimate the MR2. It was designed by Lotus, and is quite a handful on an autox track where low weight and a short wheelbase have the advantage. | Hey Im not saying that his toyota is slow, and I dont doubt that it can beat an M3. Its just that, if you wanted to, you could make just about any car faster then an M3 with the right parts and lots of money. What Im saying is that why would you want to make a car like a Toyota that fast when you could have a real car instead. BMW's have heritage and are desireable. You can put a jet engine into a Toyota Tracel and make it faster then any BMW, but whats the point? I want a car that is fast and is respectible. Like I said before, this guys' MR2 may be a few tenths of a second faster then an M3,but at the end of the day we drive home in BMWs and he drives home in a Toyota. We win. | | | | | |
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