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EightBit: Jan 7, 2006; I spent money on this line of text just to make the "Stupid Newbie" go away.

some texas redneck posted:

DFW averages about 35 inches of rain per year, it's not exactly a barren wasteland like west Texas.

Houston and the area east of it are properly swampy too.

# ? Jan 31, 2013 23:54

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# ? May 11, 2024 10:30

Baller Witness Bro: Nov 16, 2006; Hey FedEx, how dare you deliver something before your "delivered by" time.

EightBit posted:

Houston and the area east of it are ~~properly swampy too~~ humid as gently caress and miserable as hell to be around.

I agree.

Is there something seriously wrong with me for thinking that black mustang with fenders looks incredibly sexy? I'd drive the hell out of that thing.

# ? Jan 31, 2013 23:56

Fire Storm: Aug 8, 2004; what's the point of life
if there are no sexborgs?

some texas redneck posted:

Does downtown Dallas really look that much like DC?

Well, I thought that was in reference to the inauguration and all I've ever seen of Dallas is the ride from the airport to a hotel, so maybe?

I didn't put "down here" and your name together and that looked to me like some of the older neighborhoods of DC and what the hell do I know? I probably wouldn't be able to identify a photo in Detroit if there weren't burned out buildings or potholes in the street.

# ? Feb 1, 2013 00:31

grumplestiltzkin: Jun 7, 2012; Ass, gas, or grass. No one rides for free.

Kenshin posted:

That looks like a car the redneck version of a ricer would drive.

I imagine the owner being a PFC in the Army, where he's been for the past five years because he can't get promoted to Cpl.

Wait, no, it says USAAF on it, so no the Army. Airman, perhaps?

I hope that this isn't from too long ago, but since it says "P-51" on the side and has little angry mouth/teeth like a ye olde fighter plane, its referring to the United States Army Air Force, which is what the USAF was when planes were still new and people hadn't realized they needed their own branch of service.

preemptively: :goonsay:

# ? Feb 1, 2013 01:18

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

Kenshin posted:

That looks like a car the redneck version of a ricer would drive.

I imagine the owner being a PFC in the Army, where he's been for the past five years because he can't get promoted to Cpl.

Wait, no, it says USAAF on it, so no the Army. Airman, perhaps?

Are you trying to be sarcastic there or don't you really get the theme for that car?

# ? Feb 1, 2013 02:00

Kenshin: Jan 10, 2007

You Am I posted:

Are you trying to be sarcastic there or don't you really get the theme for that car?

I understand it now--it was posted without any context. Understanding that it was made like that for a Pearl Harbor commemoration event makes much more sense.

It's still ugly.

# ? Feb 1, 2013 04:18

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Kenshin posted:

I understand it now--it was posted without any context. Understanding that it was made like that for a Pearl Harbor commemoration event makes much more sense.

That makes much LESS sense.

Edit: V Yeah I get that part, but how many P-51s were at Pearl Harbor?

Godholio fucked around with this message at 04:51 on Feb 1, 2013

# ? Feb 1, 2013 04:25

Kenshin: Jan 10, 2007

Godholio posted:

That makes much LESS sense.

Well, it's a Mustang badly decorated like a P-51 Mustang.

# ? Feb 1, 2013 04:32

Darchangel: Feb 12, 2009; Tell him about the blower!

some texas redneck posted:

We don't all drive F-350s and ride horses

Fair enough, there's nothing that overtly screams DALLAS (or for that matter, Texas) in it, unless you look at the phone # on the Hummerlimo and notice the 214 area code.

But Fire Storm mentioned DC, and drgitlin said the tours had been around awhile (and he/she has a very DC-centric post history).

I honestly have no idea how long the Segway tours have been around in Dallas, I don't make it downtown very often.

This is the general area I was in when I took the photo - I guess it could pass for "generic big city downtown area".

Well, it's already passed for future Detroit, among others...

I hadn't seen the Segway tours, but I haven't been downtown in a while. Even when I worked downtown, it was a bit farther east from the tourist sites.

# ? Feb 1, 2013 05:32

Fender Anarchist: May 20, 2009; Fender Anarchist

Kenshin posted:

Well, it's a Mustang badly decorated like a P-51 Mustang.

Now I wanna see an Evo done up like a Zero for shits and giggles.

# ? Feb 1, 2013 06:45

NoWake: Dec 28, 2008; College Slice

/!\ Posting terrible car stuff in the terrible car stuff thread /!\

Some of the treasures that aren't readily visible:
- Rusty wire holding the ~~fart cannon~~ muffler extension to the bumper
- 85% of the rocker underneath the rear door is rotted away.
- They're rolling on a spare tire, which they've also painted gold.
- The 2012 Corolla behind it looks just as ugly

# ? Feb 1, 2013 06:56

GRINDCORE MEGGIDO: Feb 28, 1985

What the everloving gently caress did they do to the rear arches. Have you seen the drivers yet?

# ? Feb 1, 2013 12:44

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

some texas redneck posted:

We don't all drive F-350s and ride horses

Fair enough, there's nothing that overtly screams DALLAS (or for that matter, Texas) in it, unless you look at the phone # on the Hummerlimo and notice the 214 area code.

But Fire Storm mentioned DC, and drgitlin said the tours had been around awhile (and he/she has a very DC-centric post history).

I honestly have no idea how long the Segway tours have been around in Dallas, I don't make it downtown very often.

This is the general area I was in when I took the photo - I guess it could pass for "generic big city downtown area".

At a glance that could be downtown near Archives and the old post office, although thinking about it more, the water feature doesn't familiar.

# ? Feb 1, 2013 13:31

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Faerunner posted:

Yeah, late 70s - early 80s bodies are probably the ugliest cars on the road

Get out.

And yes, I see you edited it, nice try.

To contribute.

The Roach Mobile

CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 14:56 on Feb 1, 2013

# ? Feb 1, 2013 14:53

Nocheez: Sep 5, 2000; Can you spare a little cheddar?; Nap Ghost

drgitlin posted:

At a glance that could be downtown near Archives and the old post office, although thinking about it more, the water feature doesn't familiar.

Isn't this where JFK was shot? I sorta remember it from JFK: Reloaded (yeah....).

# ? Feb 1, 2013 16:37

Kenshin: Jan 10, 2007

Godholio posted:

Edit: V Yeah I get that part, but how many P-51s were at Pearl Harbor?

Ha ha ha I hadn't even thought of that.

# ? Feb 1, 2013 17:57

Faerunner: Dec 31, 2007

CommieGIR posted:

Get out.

And yes, I see you edited it, nice try.

I didn't edit poo poo, that was a "FTFY" quoting. My post is unchanged from my feelings on the matter.

# ? Feb 1, 2013 18:02

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Fucknag posted:

Now I wanna see an Evo done up like a Zero for shits and giggles.

I did sometimes wonder if Mitsubishi would make an EV and name it "Zero" (as in emissions, of course), only to have their American branch point out that it may not be quite the best approach from a PR perspective.

Guess that's a moot point.

# ? Feb 1, 2013 21:42

KozmoNaut: Apr 23, 2008; Happiness is a warm
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InitialDave posted:

I did sometimes wonder if Mitsubishi would make an EV and name it "Zero" (as in emissions, of course), only to have their American branch point out that it may not be quite the best approach from a PR perspective.

Guess that's a moot point.

Citro�n rebadges the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car as the C-Zero in the European market. So, by way of the French you can actually buy a Mitsubishi named "Zero".

Also, i-MiEV is the most annoying name for a car ever since the Cee'd and the MiTo.

# ? Feb 1, 2013 21:48

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

InitialDave posted:

I did sometimes wonder if Mitsubishi would make an EV and name it "Zero" (as in emissions, of course), only to have their American branch point out that it may not be quite the best approach from a PR perspective.

Guess that's a moot point.

In all honesty, a move like that is the ONLY way they'll get my attention.

# ? Feb 2, 2013 04:34

General_Failure: Apr 17, 2005

Godholio posted:

In all honesty, a move like that is the ONLY way they'll get my attention.

But reusing a model name is in poor taste. Like the Futura from Ford. Although I guess an aeroplane and a car sharing a model could be permissible. I doubt they still have parts in their catalog from the plane.

# ? Feb 2, 2013 05:47

kastein: Aug 31, 2011; Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.

InitialDave posted:

I did sometimes wonder if Mitsubishi would make an EV and name it "Zero" (as in emissions, of course), only to have their American branch point out that it may not be quite the best approach from a PR perspective.

Guess that's a moot point.

They could call it the EV0 and really confuse people. :rimshot:

# ? Feb 3, 2013 07:01

Geoj: May 28, 2008; BITTER POOR PERSON

BINGO!

-Riced out automatic econobox
-Decals for equipment more than likely not on the car
-Horrible body kit with Home Depot rain gutter mesh
-Erector set spoiler
-E-bay special altezza tail lights
-Fart cannon
- :barf:

shade of green paint job

# ? Feb 3, 2013 08:45

FAT32 SHAMER: Aug 16, 2012

That literally is the same shade of green that the :barf:

colour is. :golfclap:

# ? Feb 3, 2013 08:49

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Tusen Takk posted:

That literally is the same shade of green that the colour is.

The car next to it is turning sickly green from that abomination.

# ? Feb 3, 2013 12:59

Astroman: Apr 8, 2001

NoWake posted:

/!\ Posting terrible car stuff in the terrible car stuff thread /!\

Truly the post Oil Wars dystopia was a rough time for quality bodywork practitioners. :911:

And from a few pages back, the Stalincar:

I gotta say, that interior is actually pretty swank.

# ? Feb 3, 2013 19:25

Number_6: Jul 23, 2006; BAN ALL GAS GUZZLERS

(except for mine); Pillbug

Nocheez posted:

Isn't this where JFK was shot? I sorta remember it from JFK: Reloaded (yeah....).

Yup, that's also how I recognized it too.

# ? Feb 4, 2013 07:45

netwerk23: Aug 22, 2000; I spelled 'network' wrong.

An rear end in a top hat parks poorly

# ? Feb 4, 2013 14:47

veedubfreak: Apr 2, 2005; by Smythe

Geoj posted:

BINGO!

-Riced out automatic econobox
-Decals for equipment more than likely not on the car
-Horrible body kit with Home Depot rain gutter mesh
-Erector set spoiler
-E-bay special altezza tail lights
-Fart cannon
- shade of green paint job

Give em a little credit, at least the body kit matches the paint of the car.

# ? Feb 4, 2013 15:52

Geoj: May 28, 2008; BITTER POOR PERSON

netwerk23 posted:

An rear end in a top hat parks poorly

Jesus loving Christ - there needs to be a law that if you can't even get your car roughly between the lines of an extra wide handicap space your license is revoked.

# ? Feb 4, 2013 23:57

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

There should be a hotline for cars parked by jackasses.

# ? Feb 5, 2013 00:02

Viggen: Sep 10, 2010; by XyloJW

Rhyno posted:

There should be a hotline for cars parked by jackasses.

*<LOCAL COPS> or #<LOCAL COPS>

# ? Feb 5, 2013 00:04

Previa_fun: Nov 10, 2004

An SUV has an identity crisis:

\/\/\/ Yeah, still got a cheap laugh though. :shobon:

Previa_fun fucked around with this message at 00:24 on Feb 5, 2013

# ? Feb 5, 2013 00:16

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Previa_fun posted:

An SUV has an identity crisis:

The owner is probably :mexico:

from the state of Durango.

# ? Feb 5, 2013 00:19

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

There's probably a Canadian Dodge owner who has its opposite.

# ? Feb 5, 2013 00:54

toplitzin: Jun 13, 2003

netwerk23 posted:

An rear end in a top hat parks poorly

Are they confusing Chili's for Wal-Mart?

# ? Feb 5, 2013 01:04

randomidiot: May 12, 2006; by Fluffdaddy
(and can't post for 11 years!)

seems oddly appropriate.

# ? Feb 5, 2013 03:12

Blood Magnet: Nov 25, 2010

Spotted in Miami:

It was going in the other thread until I saw the frame sticking out of the bottom.

# ? Feb 5, 2013 04:57

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

I wonder what year it is...he may need a high mounted center taillight.

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Phy: Jun 27, 2008; Fun Shoe

Blood Magnet posted:

Spotted in Miami:

It was going in the other thread until I saw the frame sticking out of the bottom.

Phy fucked around with this message at 20:17 on Feb 5, 2013

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