craftwerx wrote on Fri, 12 June 2009 15:57

3 words.... CHOP TOP YARIS!!

LOL! Its been done.

I'm also looking at RX8 ..I know completely differnt class of car and It would probably fit in better as a competent AX machine.

• Attachment: five_axis_design_yaris_club_concept_2.jpg
  (Size: 82.77KB, Downloaded 18 time(s))

[Updated on: Mon, 15 June 2009 14:16]

mwood wrote on Mon, 15 June 2009 20:33

Terrible daily driver though. Burns oil like the madness and fuel economy that's not too far off that of a Suburban.

That's not quite accurate. One quart of oil every 1500-2000 miles and about 16mpg in mixed highway/around town use. Not great, but not a total horror show, particularly when you look at buy in cost (perfect RX8's can be had used for under $14,000), maintenence (pretty bulletproof, outside of the transmissions), and overall practicality to round out the picture. It also would be VERY interesting to do a full on STX build with an '8...

For many, though, the deal breaker with the RX8 is the low roof line. If you are tall of torso or over 6', you may not fit with a helmet on...particularly in sun roof cars.

The Slobalt SS is quite a ride...great bang for the buck and the build quality isn't as bad as you might imagine. And, yep, they do get 'er done in DS.
[/quote]

When I was commuting in an Avalanche (5.3L, 4.10 gearing) to/from Palo Alto, I usually got about 15.5 on a 50/50 split.

And a quart of oil every 2000 miles is quite a lot.

Not to mention, very little power for what you get.

I've tried really hard to like the RX8, they're a BLAST to drive (I've autocrossed a few), but I just can't get myself past their faults. You'd be better off (by a longshot) driving a 'vette, although the LS1s can burn oil pretty bad too. (at least you can easily clip 30mpg on the freeway!)

[Updated on: Wed, 17 June 2009 08:48]