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I didn't know these were a thing: From here Also, have a laugh at the Euro-spec bumper for the current Wrangler:  Yeah, I've been perusing Jeep Facebook groups lately. What of it? 
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TotalLossBrain posted:I didn't know these were a thing: drat and I always thought the US was the one to get stuck with the lovely bumpers.
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DiggityDoink posted:drat and I always thought the US was the one to get stuck with the lovely bumpers. Us bumper laws were all about the money. EU bumper laws are about not chopping pedestrians in half.
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Powershift posted:Us bumper laws were all about the money. EU bumper laws are about not chopping pedestrians in half. The communists won in the end. RIP pop-up headlights, the last gasp of our beautiful golden age of capitalism.
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Elviscat posted:The communists won in the end. RIP pop-up headlights, the last gasp of our beautiful golden age of capitalism. Capitalism killed small domestic cars
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TotalLossBrain posted:Also, have a laugh at the Euro-spec bumper for the current Wrangler:  For content, I was behind this guy in traffic the other day:  First time I've seen the Lamborghini SUV thing in the wild, and OF COURSE it's covered in a mirror wrap on a bright sunny day. It was loving blinding. This guy is a divorce attorney around here IIRC, and at some point in the past had an equally obnoxious Murcielago (I think it was) with blue strobes in the side scoops. e: LMAO, it's this guy https://jalopnik.com/meet-the-most-stereotypical-lamborghini-owner-in-the-wo-5893665 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w95y80hFVdw Black88GTA fucked around with this message at 04:08 on May 21, 2019 |
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May 21, 2019 04:02
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I live in Queens, and ride the Belt Parkway and Southern State/L.I.E. pretty frequently. I don't think I ever saw him. There is, however, some dude with a bright orange McLaren that I've seen a bunch of times on various roads. Can't remember the plate though. He does love to rev it in traffic though. There's a lot of Lambos out here in Howard Beach and Nassau/Suffolk. Probably from Sag Harbor/Roslyn mostly.
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Mistayke posted:I live in Queens, and ride the Belt Parkway and Southern State/L.I.E. pretty frequently. I don't think I ever saw him. There is, however, some dude with a bright orange McLaren that I've seen a bunch of times on various roads. Can't remember the plate though. He does love to rev it in traffic though. That McLaren was for sale on BaT. I stopped bidding on it when I realized he missed several service intervals. He owns a BMW dealership.
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I already know, I already know this thing is going to be a bitch to work on and I will hate myself again for dealing with an early 90s 3800 but why, why do I feel this immense urge to buy it? https://providence.craigslist.org/ctd/d/belmont-1990-buick-reatta-2dr-coupe/6894260022.html  e: I just need to bite the bullet and get the Grand National I've always wanted.
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That Works posted:I already know, I already know this thing is going to be a bitch to work on and I will hate myself again for dealing with an early 90s 3800 but why, why do I feel this immense urge to buy it? Because that dash is loving amazing.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFeTZGKkxwY
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May 21, 2019 23:23
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I'm the photo of the printed out NADA guides price sheet
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May 21, 2019 23:25
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Is that the price to repair the dash?
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Because that dash is loving amazing. You could be living the cyberpunk dystopia the rest of us are denied! drat, it's so clean, too.
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May 21, 2019 23:43
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Yeah it seems well worth the price tbh
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That Works posted:I already know, I already know this thing is going to be a bitch to work on and I will hate myself again for dealing with an early 90s 3800 but why, why do I feel this immense urge to buy it? Always hated the nose-heavy look of those (and a lot of early FWD cars.) Olds fixed it by having a comparable rear end on the contemporary Toronado. The dash is sweet though. I got to play with one when they were new, and then again in the early '90s when I worked at a stereo shop. They used the same remote tuner packs as the '88-93-ish pickups, and Grand Ams, among others.
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That Works posted:I already know, I already know this thing is going to be a bitch to work on and I will hate myself again for dealing with an early 90s 3800 but why, why do I feel this immense urge to buy it? I don't know if it's possible with that suspension, but I think that car would look really interesting if you lowered it an inch or two and replaced those fat balloon tires with some modern low-profile rubber. Edit: kinda like this: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/94/b8/00/94b800811be17513ebb0b7386b17cab9.jpg Number_6 fucked around with this message at 05:54 on May 22, 2019 |
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A little lower, but not fully stanced/slammed, to fill the arches would he great for the silhouette. But huge rims and low-pros would be a definitive no. The car lacks the fender arches the render has to make it work. 17/18s instead of the presumably 15/16 inchers on there but not much more, youd ruin the look and the ride, which was designed with 'fat' rubber in mind. Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 06:15 on May 22, 2019 |
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Because that dash is loving amazing. Wrong year. They got an interior facelift for 1990, and switched over to the same stereo head they used in the Chevy pickups in the early to mid 90s. And got rid of the godawful touchscreen CRT that controlled everything. My first boss at Papa John's had an early Reatta for a bit, and the guy she bought it from included not one, but TWO spare complete CRTs with it, with new caps on them (and on the one installed). That thing is clean as hell, but the underbody shots make it look like someone just blasted anything with surface rust with spray paint. Or is that some kind of rust converter instead? I'd be a lot less concerned if it's the latter. (you should pass on it so I can buy it) randomidiot fucked around with this message at 06:29 on May 22, 2019 |
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That Works posted:I already know, I already know this thing is going to be a bitch to work on and I will hate myself again for dealing with an early 90s 3800 but why, why do I feel this immense urge to buy it? Man, getting some super nostaliga from this one. I was so, so, sooo close to buying a red one of these back in the late 90s. I didn't even know what it was, but saw it in a used car lot and just loved how it looked. But my then teenage brain couldn't accept buying a Buick, so I walked away. I'm not sure I ever saw one again, and it wasn't till much later that I realised they were actually fairly rare. I'm sure I dodged a bullet, but still wish I'd made a mistake and bought it.
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JBark posted:Man, getting some super nostaliga from this one. I was so, so, sooo close to buying a red one of these back in the late 90s. I didn't even know what it was, but saw it in a used car lot and just loved how it looked. But my then teenage brain couldn't accept buying a Buick, so I walked away. I'm not sure I ever saw one again, and it wasn't till much later that I realised they were actually fairly rare. I'm sure I dodged a bullet, but still wish I'd made a mistake and bought it. My mom had one of these. It was loving awesome and awful. And awesome. Sky blue on sky blue velour seats. With a loving woody stripe. I had completely forgotten about that loving thing. Retrospectively love it, hated it at the time.
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HandlingByJebus posted:My mom had one of these. It was loving awesome and awful. And awesome. Sky blue on sky blue velour seats. With a loving woody stripe. We had that interior trim package on our Buick Electra.
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Buy it, tuck the wheels, look cool as gently caress.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Buy it, tuck the wheels, look cool as gently caress. Yes. We as a collective love to spend other people's money. Just do it.
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rebadge it as an RX7, go to import meets.
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Number_6 posted:I don't know if it's possible with that suspension, but I think that car would look really interesting if you lowered it an inch or two and replaced those fat balloon tires with some modern low-profile rubber. You'll also note that they fixed the proportioning/front overhang thing I was talking about, too. That front fender opening is several inches further forward in the edit. http://www.virtualmodels.org/photoshop-chops/buick/reatta-v8-rwd/   edit: GM *did* build a RWD test mule, but with the 3.8 turbo engine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Up75edezo
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Is it a good or bad sign when the seller has his own hoist at his house?
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Fornax Disaster posted:Is it a good or bad sign when the seller has his own hoist at his house? beats the "i don't know what's goin on under there and i don't want to know" dudes selling unibody cars as "almost rust free" with no rocker panels left.
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Fornax Disaster posted:Is it a good or bad sign when the seller has his own hoist at his house? Either he's a car nut or a flipper that plays mechanic on the junkyard specials he's flipping. One of these is probably a good thing, the other is definitely bad.
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got a closer pic of the motor? is that a jz? looks short to be one
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BlackMK4 posted:got a closer pic of the motor? is that a jz? looks short to be one Looks like it could be a CA18DET, to me. I don't recognize the headlights. Are they some aftermarket Silvia light?
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Don't have a closer one, didn't want to be too conspicuous. Sorry. Here's the original resolution, though. 
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lmao https://jalopnik.com/elon-musk-says-hyperloop-tunnel-is-now-just-a-normal-1835024474 quote:Yes, for those keeping score, in a mere two years we’ve gone from a futuristic vision of electric skates zooming around a variety of vehicles in a network of underground tunnels to—and I cannot stress this enough—a very small, paved tunnel that can fit one (1) car.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:lmao A car is more simple and efficient than a futuristic, magnetic hyperloop? 
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MetaJew posted:I don't recognize the headlights. Are they some aftermarket Silvia light?
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Olympic Mathlete posted:lmao I'm the "Filed to: shitshow or scam?"
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HDC posted:Aftermarket E36 headlights, I think. thought about aftermarket E39 lights for a moment, but they have the wrong shape and spacing. E36 sounds spot on!
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Olympic Mathlete posted:lmao elon's next incredible realization: it costs a lot of money to repair the potholes that form in a paved underground tunnel! so we've embedded a pair of steel strips into the roadway to increase wear resistance, and
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The Door Frame posted:A car is more simple and efficient than a futuristic, magnetic hyperloop? For a slightly more amount of space needed, you can add tracks, multiple cars, and the ability to carry hundreds! Wait I described a subway didn't I.
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