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Without a minivan where will I keep my car parts?
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Cream_Filling posted:Pff, I'm never having kids so I can drive more cars. Deal with it, breeders I make sure to personally drink a glass of what fluids go into my Porsche Nothing but the best for my baby cause I'm an enthusiast 
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Jul 21, 2011 21:07
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69sofine posted:I make sure to personally drink a glass of what fluids go into my Porsche I usually do the opposite and mix in a couple hundred ccs of my own O negative for every quart of RedLine
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Jul 21, 2011 21:28
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JackRabbitStorm posted:I hate to bring this up from so far back, especially since you all seem to be having fun with this whole "Motronic expressed ignorant opinions so  " but the new Scion tC really gives me an old Corolla Sr5 vibe.I mean, maybe it's just that kink in the window, but I can see the family resemblance: 
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Jul 21, 2011 21:59
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Man where is that article where Grassroots Motorsports out autocrossed a Jaguar E-type in a Honda Odyssey? I know its around here somewhere...
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Jul 21, 2011 21:59
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About that Subaru WRX/Impreza split and the resultant coupe, here's one "artist's" impression: Here's a better one:  And then there's this one:  Place your bets now!
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Jul 21, 2011 22:37
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Taaaaaaarb! posted:"artist's" impressions They're all horrendously ugly, the visual equivalent of a garbage truck crashing into a sewage processing plant. The way a Subaru should be.
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Jul 21, 2011 22:55
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ideOEsshob0 Pfft, Minivans.
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Jul 21, 2011 23:01
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:They're all horrendously ugly, the visual equivalent of a garbage truck crashing into a sewage processing plant. Forgot one: 
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Jul 21, 2011 23:18
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Taaaaaaarb! posted:About that Subaru WRX/Impreza split and the resultant coupe, here's one "artist's" impression: These are awful. They look bloated and ugly in the wrong way. gently caress a coupe too. Can't they get the same people who did 02-07?
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Jul 21, 2011 23:19
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Taaaaaaarb! posted:Forgot one: I'm definitely getting a ford focus vibe from this one. And I kinda like the first one that was posted, it looks over the top in a good way.
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Jul 21, 2011 23:40
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Without a minivan where will I keep my car parts? We don't have a derailAILED thread in ai so ill ask here, I saw an old van like this way out in the backroads of california but it didn't have an engine cab on the front, just the slope down into the windows and very slab fronted. Ideas what it could have been? Never seen anything like it since.
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Jul 21, 2011 23:41
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Jul 21, 2011 23:56
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Dedicated WRX coupe you say? Hmmm.... 
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Jul 22, 2011 03:34
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dissss posted:Anyway these things AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWYEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ELGRAND. These are neat, and we finally get them here. I like the Toyota Alphard, too.
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Jul 22, 2011 05:07
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Taaaaaaarb! posted:About that Subaru WRX/Impreza split and the resultant coupe, here's one "artist's" impression: This too me takes everything I liked about the Bugeye 4dr Sedans and puts it into a fun 'club racer' type car. It screams fun without taking itself too seriously. I mean, if you're gonna have that big of a wing on a sedan, just commit with the ridiculousness throughout the rest of the car. This car probably wouldn't look as good if it was on more realistic factory ride height/wheel size but still pretty sexy.
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Jul 22, 2011 05:27
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Taaaaaaarb! posted:About that Subaru WRX/Impreza split and the resultant coupe, here's one "artist's" impression: Subaru will decide based on focus studies for the headlights. Whichever one has the worst lights will go into production.
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Jul 22, 2011 15:23
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Dave Inc. posted:Subaru will decide based on focus studies for the headlights. Whichever one has the worst lights will go into production. Worse than the current ones? Man, I think you're overestimating the speed at which technology can be implemented. 
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Jul 22, 2011 15:31
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Also, here's an older best-guess rendering from the Japanese mag "best car" What's the proper term for these? Speculative photoshops?
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Jul 22, 2011 15:34
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Dedicated WRX coupe you say? Hmmm.... Looks like a horrible Cadillac/Audi TT baby
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Jul 22, 2011 15:35
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jeff8472 posted:Looks like a horrible Cadillac/Audi TT baby You take that back! BTW, FYI this is a real car from 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=469mi4UOVK0 the Prodrive P2 prototype. It's a wild one-off custom car that was built off of a Subaru Japanese kei-car chassis and a heavily modified rally-spec STi drivetrain with fancy AWD and anti-lag system and everything. Very cool. It's basically what Subaru should be doing if they want to spin off the WRX. It was styled by Peter Stevens, who's most famous for doing the McLaren F1 and the old 555 Subaru WRC cars. I've heard part of the reason for spinning off the WRX is that the compromises necessary to make a single chassis both a volume seller and a performance-oriented car are becoming too difficult, and are increasing costs for the base Impreza. OXBALLS DOT COM fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Jul 22, 2011 |
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Jul 22, 2011 15:37
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It looks better in the video than the still pictures. edit: Does Subaru have a smaller car in the world market that could be used for a new WRC offering?
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Jul 22, 2011 15:47
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Interesting news: Chevy to sell diesel Cruze in U.S. http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2011-07-22-diesels_n.htm I wonder how this is going to go, and really hope its a popular option (and not something that ends up in the Horrible Mechanical Failures thread).
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Jul 22, 2011 15:52
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Motronic posted:Interesting news: Chevy to sell diesel Cruze in U.S. It'll probably be this engine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_VM_Motori_engines#RA_420_SOHC Should be ok? I wonder what the price premium will be.
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Jul 22, 2011 15:55
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A 2.0 diesel w/ 148hp should be pretty alright. My biggest hope is that this pushes Ford to release a diesel Focus and/or Fiesta in the US.
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Jul 22, 2011 16:07
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drat.....not until 2013. I can't wait that long. Gonna grab the best 2012 I can get, which probably means the Eco.
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Jul 22, 2011 18:35
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Cream_Filling posted:Also, here's an older best-guess rendering from the Japanese mag "best car" This one looks like the most probable one of the bunch posted.
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Jul 22, 2011 18:38
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Q_res posted:A 2.0 diesel w/ 148hp should be pretty alright. My biggest hope is that this pushes Ford to release a diesel Focus and/or Fiesta in the US. Absolutely, THIS. If Ford doesnt respond with a diesel Fiesta/Focus of their own, this will be my next auto purchase. Any thoughts on what kind of mileage it would get? EDIT: I just checked the Cruze diesel on the UK chevy site, looks like it only gets ~42mpg. (5.5l/100km) thesurlyspringKAA fucked around with this message at 18:35 on Jul 23, 2011 |
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Jul 22, 2011 19:08
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thesurlyspringKAA posted:Absolutely, THIS. If Ford doesnt respond with a diesel Fiesta/Focus of their own, this will be my next auto purchase. Any thoughts on what kind of mileage it would get?
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Jul 22, 2011 19:54
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GM CEO confirms the diesel Cruze for the 2013 model year.
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Jul 23, 2011 15:18
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NOTinuyasha posted:GM CEO confirms the diesel Cruze for the 2013 model year. Hmmm, interesting. Let's discuss it.
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Jul 23, 2011 17:25
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Well GM is working hard to give rational people a reason to buy a Cruze over a Focus, I'll give them that.
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Jul 23, 2011 17:31
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kimbo305 posted:Hmmm, interesting. Let's discuss it. Just like the new Jetta TDI, but (probably) less reliable and less likely to spontaneously combust?
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Jul 23, 2011 17:37
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Skyssx posted:Just like the new Jetta TDI, but (probably) less reliable and less likely to spontaneously combust? What? Did you mean more likely? I would think reliability and lack of spontaneous combustion would be linearly related. I've never heard of a TDI spontaneously combusting. If this came close to the TDI (engine wise at least) it would still be quite good. My parents' 2000 TDI has 480k kms and is running fine... Saw a few in Australia last December. According to the owner, the car seemed great. As has been said before, I think this will help drive more better small cars to be brought here.
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Jul 23, 2011 17:43
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NOTinuyasha posted:GM CEO confirms the diesel Cruze for the 2013 model year. "The only U.S.-market compact car with a diesel now is the Volkswagen Jetta." I think Audi, Mercedes, and BMW would like to have a conversation with this guy about his "research". Hell, he's even wrong about Volkswagen, I'd say the Golf is a more "compact" car than the Jetta.
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Jul 23, 2011 20:55
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Skyssx posted:Just like the new Jetta TDI, but (probably) less reliable and less likely to spontaneously combust? Isn't spontaneous combustion sort of how a diesel works?
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Jul 23, 2011 20:56
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MikeyTsi posted:Isn't spontaneous combustion sort of how a diesel works? Actually, no. The combustion is caused by heat from compression. 
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Jul 23, 2011 21:00
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MikeyTsi posted:"The only U.S.-market compact car with a diesel now is the Volkswagen Jetta." He meant the only one that's been sold. I kid, of course, but I think when Americans think Diesel we're pretty lucky if they think Volkswagen. Every time I've ever mentioned it to non-gearheads they either think of the (admittedly, terrible) attempts by domestic manufacturers decades ago, or diesel pickups with smoke tunes darkening the sky at every stoplight. Not exactly a positive collective memory. How reliable are Ford and GM diesels in europe, compared to their German counterparts?
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Jul 23, 2011 21:13
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The GM diesel is a VM Motori, Fiat/Chrysler uses them in a lot of their cars too. Ford's diesels are a joint venture and shared with PSA Peugeot Citroen. Pretty sure they are all fine? The Cruze diesle engine is up to 160hp for 2011 which makes it more powerful than either of the gas engines, and given that the Cruze is already the most expensive car in its class a diesel will probably be very close to $30k. It will be a tough thing to sell. On the other hand, moving all their products up-market is really what GM needs to do and the Cruze has done pretty well so far despite its price. Throatwarbler fucked around with this message at 21:31 on Jul 23, 2011 |
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MarsellusWallace posted:How reliable are Ford and GM diesels in europe, compared to their German counterparts? To be honest, most diesels sold by major manufacturers here over the last decade or so have been reasonable. Some better than others, of course, but we pretty much got rid of the "Yeah, you partsbinned this out of a truck, didn't you?" days a long time ago. Honestly, for the average driver, modern diesels are just about perfect. My mother runs one now because, driven exactly the same way she usually does, the only difference she notices is much better fuel economy.
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