Trading in my Altima Coupe

[shift_ghost]

so i decided to sell my coupe to my friend.. and i'm gonna be getting my other friend's rx8 at a bargain. nothing against the coupe, it's just not up to par for speed for me. enjoy your coupes! ghost out

[SHIFT_2.5S]

Bon voyage!

[chow]

wouldnt a 3.5 SE A/C smoke an rx8?They aren't that powerful..

[mcheddadi]

LOL! yes a coupe would smoke an RX-8. there is only one reason to get an RX8 over an Altima coupe...

2007 Mazda RX-8 MTHP: 2380-60: 6.0secEngine: 1.3 liters rotarycurb weight: 3050lbsPower to weight ratio (the lower the better): 12.8

2008 Nissan A/CHP: 2700-60: 5.8secEngine: 3.5L V6curb weight: 3020lbsPower to weight ratio (the lower the better): 11.2

The only reason ones trades in for an RX8 is to have RWD, and drift. If its because of something else then FAIL! because the Altima is faster, lighter and more agile.

[SHIFT_2.5S]

mcheddadi, enough is enough. All you ever talk about is power.

In this case, you overlooked 2 points:1. He had a 2.5S, not a 3.5SE so the RX-8 would be faster than his current model.2. There are many reasons (BESIDES POWER) that people take one car and not another.

I get the drift that power is important to you, but is that all you know how to preach? In reality, it's getting a bit redundant and annoying.

You speak as though the 3.5L A/C is the best racing thing ever. Go visit some M3 or STi forums and you may start to think otherwise. Every car has some sort of advantage and there are plenty of cars out there with more POWER and lower LB to HP ratios than your A/C and would smoke your A/C instantly. Power is not the only thing that determines how good a car is. 'Nuff said.

[mikemart]

Maybe the guy just likes the RX8 better?

[SHIFT_COUPE]

uhhh thanks for stopping by.....I guess...

Good luck with your future endeavor.

[mcheddadi]

Well i didn't see he had a 2.5S

and I didn't compare an A/C to an M3 or an STI. I compared it to a similar car in terms of performance.

And power is important in this case because thats what he is going for when he''ll trade his coupe . I wouldn't have said a thing if I knew he had a 2.5S to begin with. thats a great trade! a 2.5S for an rx8 is awesome!

[SHIFT_2.5S]

All I'm trying to say is that power isn't important for some people. For some, it's the least important thing, while for others (such as yourself), it's probably the most important. There are obviously better cars for power than even the 3.5SE (in the same price range). I just personally cannot understand someone who only speaks of power all the time, and then throws out statistics which are not even utilized on a daily basis. But from another perspective, I can assume that you're in that "power-hungry" phase.

[generic808]

See ya!

[mcheddadi]

All I'm trying to say is that power isn't important for some people. For some, it's the least important thing, while for others (such as yourself), it's probably the most important. There are obviously better cars for power than even the 3.5SE (in the same price range). I just personally cannot understand someone who only speaks of power all the time, and then throws out statistics which are not even utilized on a daily basis. But from another perspective, I can assume that you're in that "power-hungry" phase.

I could say the same about you:

All I'm trying to say is that power is important for some people. For some, it's the most important thing, while for others (such as yourself), it's probably the least important. There are obviously worst cars for power than even the 2.5S (in the same price range). I just personally cannot understand someone who only speaks of forgetting about power all the time, and then throws out remarks to EVERYONE that does. But from another perspective, I can assume that you're in that "I need to justify my 2.5" phase.



anyways, that's how I am, I like talking to fellow enthusiasts about how awesome our altima coupe is, and thats how you are, you too like telling how awesome our coupes are but you also like telling everyone how unnecessary it is to talk about performance and mods.

I don't mind it, that's what makes this forrum such a great place with lots of diversity!

sedans, hybrids, coupes, 3.5SE and 2.5Ss

[MadBlackCoupe]

I'm so glad we had this time together Just to have a laugh and sing a song Seems we just got started and before you know it Comes the time we have to say, 'So long.'-Carol Burnett

[Hussain]

"nothing against the coupe, it's just not up to par for speed for me." which means performance IS IMPORTANT to him SHIFT_2.5S and if he had the 3.5, everything mcheddadi said would have been correct.

i'm glad to have you in the group mcheddadi. finally someone else who feels that the 3.5se A/C is fast. everyone was against me before and acted like i said something horrific when i said the A/C was faster then a lot of cars i come across daily. 99-02 supercharged Z28 camero whooped my *** BADLY the other day so im not saying the A/C is faster then everything (my brother's C5 would whoop my *** too) but it's faster then most of the cars i see on the road daily. it's something we should be proud of, not degrade the car. the car was made to out perform many cars and be fast! the 170 hp 2.5s is more then enough power for normal driving and the 3.5se is for performance enthusiast that DO WANT A FAST CAR.

[mcheddadi]

*High fives Hussain*

yeah~! thanks dude!

[jdshift]

So long.........farewell. But I gotta agree a VQ 3.5 would have been a better choice than a RX-8..............but hey, maybe it was funds, maybe impluse.........I wish you the best of luck regardless dude.

[rjdmmfl1]

SHift_2.5S,

I understand what you're saying but in this case, I don't think mcheddadi was out of line in his response! The guy complains about lack of power, but he had with a 2.5S. The 2.5S is a great car, but in terms of speed, the sentra SER is more powerful. I don't think power hungry folks buy the 2.5S. Which is what makes ghost's comments even more bizarre.

I also don't think any of us 3.5 owners claim that the 3.5 is the fastest thing on the road, because it isn't, not by a long shot. But it is still quicker and faster than a laundry list of cars out there including EVERY other car in its comparable class (Pontiac G6, Toyota Solara, Honda Accord) including some not in its comparison class ( Mazda RX-8, 2008 BMW 328i coupe, 2008 Mercedez Benz clk350, c320, slk 280, slk 350) and the list goes on. Again, its not the fastest, but it'll give tons of cars on the road a run for their money (In some cases, all $15,000 more)

[BigDan727]

Hey Ghost Ur from westbury?How old R u? I went to clarke

[bigred311]

best of luck, especially after u pass the 50k mi mark

[SHIFT_2.5S]

I wasn't pointed to mcheddadi's response to this particular thread, but it's pretty much all of his comments in every thread. Each one begins with turbo and power. I am just saying that his spiel is getting a bit old and redudant. I'm not saying the 3.5 is slow, I'm not saying that power is a bad thing. I am saying that enough is enough.

Each of his comments starts off with power, but the guy only has an intake on his coupe. If anything, he should lead by example or backup his comments. Otherwise, he should grow up. I understand that at 21, he must be very power-hungry, but isn't it time to grow up? I'm done wasting my time replying to his nonsensical comments.

[Hussain]

ya but what parts are out for our car? they don't even have a CAI out yet! thats what i'm waiting on. exhaust, only thing is stillen. next month a lot of products are coming out and then by February you guys can say he has nothing done when parts are available. right now, who has anything done to there car? Adidas who got lucky and got a prototype thats not released to the public yet?

[jdshift]

But that is what happens with new cars.......... R&D. Patience man........patience.

[mcheddadi]

I wasn't pointed to mcheddadi's response to this particular thread, but it's pretty much all of his comments in every thread. Each one begins with turbo and power. I am just saying that his spiel is getting a bit old and redudant. I'm not saying the 3.5 is slow, I'm not saying that power is a bad thing. I am saying that enough is enough.

Each of his comments starts off with power, but the guy only has an intake on his coupe. If anything, he should lead by example or backup his comments. Otherwise, he should grow up. I understand that at 21, he must be very power-hungry, but isn't it time to grow up? I'm done wasting my time replying to his nonsensical comments.

Mr.19 year old () my comments arn't nonsensical, they are always backed up by lots of sence, facts and proofs

you mean boy you!

[pcpower]

speaking of power, I feel that I hardly ever/almost never get to utilize the full-power of my 3.5 SE. I do mostly city driving so that is my excuse... Can't take it above 30-40 without risking to get pulled over. I guess I should just punch it from 0 - 30 to enjoy it...

But I'm guessing 30 - 60/70 is where the real power is at... I rarely if ever get to zip around w/ 4th gear on the highway though. ah well I guess its good I'm not on the highway much rite now, keeps mileage down.

I do miss having a turbo-charged vehicle w/ blow-off valve though... Nothing like that pshshshsh blow-off turbo sound. On the other hand, a/c has awesome looks, not many affordable turbo-cars have that.

[TheBourneAltimatum]

have fun with your 10MPG RWD 1.3L car. ill be cruising in my 35mpg car. FACE!

[pcpower]

oh yah, although missing turbo, I forgot to say that I don't miss having to pay for premium/ultra gasoline. 87 octane all the way! :P

[LegendRacer]

ROTARY ENGINE OWNS!

Good for those who rip their engine frequently... and i guess a 1.3 engine saves u alot of gas?

But the looks of the rx8 is not my cup of tea haha

And price is decent too!

[TheBourneAltimatum]

ROTARY ENGINES BLOW!

Good for those who fix their engine daily... and i guess a 1.3 engine should saves u alot of gas? but it doesn't. because its a rotary

But the looks of the rx8 is not my cup of tea haha

And price is not decent at all

Fixed

[redtop91]

^ If you've dealt with rotaries you'd know that isn't true. That's pure heresay that people like to spread around without having first hand experience.

[cliffy21]

All you HP guys are only thinking about straight line speed. I hate to tell you, but a guy driving an RX-8 in an xcross race against any of our 3.5's would whoop our asses. The RX handles beautifully. Yes, it's not as powerful, not as good on gas and our car would beat it in a quarter mile blast. That's not the only thing to speed though.

And by the way, i am a HP guy too. I will be modding my car with nothing but performance boosting parts, nothing cosmetic. But i know what my car is, and it is not a racecar, and it never will be.

[SHIFT_2.5S]

All you HP guys are only thinking about straight line speed. I hate to tell you, but a guy driving an RX-8 in an xcross race against any of our 3.5's would whoop our asses. The RX handles beautifully. Yes, it's not as powerful, not as good on gas and our car would beat it in a quarter mile blast. That's not the only thing to speed though.

And by the way, i am a HP guy too. I will be modding my car with nothing but performance boosting parts, nothing cosmetic. But i know what my car is, and it is not a racecar, and it never will be.

Finally, someone who understands. I was waiting for people like you to come out and say what is true.