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Andreas Petros
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i like cars!
i write a blog: https://petrospect.blog/
i’m on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a6xbh20ntfg
jalopnik featured commenter (once) ;)
full time enthusiast, weird car devotee
lemme borrow your cars!
1CG: '91 BMW 316i. used to own: '07 Golf TSI
(Love the EV6! Not enough people talk about how sweet that thing is)
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Yeah they’re pretty great—I was surprised so many people on here hadn’t seen them.
I loved it when they really like a car. But I also think they have their own strong universe and idea of what a car show should be like. I’m optimistic!
youtu.be/POwlxj9cBEo?...
2021 Lexus LC500 Review // A Ridiculously Underrated $100,000 Masterclass
YouTube video by Throttle House
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February 10, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I saw the pic of the truck and read "title status: ocean" and I did not question it whatsoever
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I can only imagine. The stuff Dreams are made of
February 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
There you go... screw that!
February 10, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The notchback Levin is so ugly still 😅
TBH though, there is a real FOTU feel about it.

This is a good time to shout out me not liking certain cars that have so many versions and one variant being obscenely more expensive than the others...
February 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I want a Blacktop 4AGE maybe more than I do a B18 but I still would do an ITR if I could swing it instead.

But man oh man do these appeal...
February 10, 2026 at 7:48 PM
This got buried in my notifications: absolutely no worries! I'm still curious but yeah the IS might be one to revisit if I really like even this one.
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Reposted by Andreas Petros
In 1992: 600 SEL & Viper
The finest car in the world at the time, and an 8L V10 with side exit exhaust & open top to hear it better 👍

In 2026: 600 SEL & Viper
Still one of the finest cars in the world, and an 8L V10 with side exit exhaust & open top to hear it better 👍
February 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
It definitely was worldwide for the NC2 upgrades but it seems to be double the value of a NC1 and I doubt it's worth paying that. However if you got a deal on a NC2... very, very interesting that'd be!
February 10, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Being that everyone says NC is the way to go, 2009+ NC2 is supposed to be a revelation, the 2.0 revs to 7200rpm and it got quite a few chassis mods to boot. If you find one of those, it'd probably the one to buy short of a brand new ND.
February 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
TBH I could make the case the GT-R is the best halo product for the brand because I looked at Qashqai steering wheels and went “there’s a bit of GT-R to this…”
February 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I could! Auto is a major detractor and I’m still not sure IS200 is the right engine. But seriously, I bet it’d be very difficult to lose money on that.
Still interested to check it out at least..
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Yeah maintenance is the key attraction to a Japanese hot hatch! Very cool you rated it so high, the 182 is seemingly a benchmark old-school hot hatchback.

But oh wow, the booster jet revs lower than my TSI did, 6200 I used to hit…
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM