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Someone in PYF pointed me to this thread, because I saw A Thing today: [timg]http://www.imgur.com/yK6DGTq.jpeg][/timg] 
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^^^^^ Of course it's parked at a goddamned Walmart.DropShadow posted:This guy works somewhere in the office park of one of my clients. When I originally saw this I was browsing on my phone, so I just thought, "oh that's cute, it's got cartoon stuff on it." But now that I see it on a computer, holy poo poo it's loving MARIO KART. That owns.
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Sep 25, 2013 01:41
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Is that supposed to be this? 
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Sep 25, 2013 03:20
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Is wearing cheese a fad?
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Sep 25, 2013 03:24
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Only for a brie-f moment 
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Sep 25, 2013 03:24
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I assume the price of cheese went up with all the extra demand from cheese-dress manufacturers. The Free Hand put a stop to that fad awful quickly.
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Sep 25, 2013 03:48
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anonumos posted:I assume the price of cheese went up with all the extra demand from cheese-dress manufacturers. The Free Hand put a stop to that fad awful quickly. https://www.google.com/search?q=ite...9&bih=573&dpr=1 Apparently a large scavenger hunt. If you're into cheese and cars good for you.
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Sep 25, 2013 03:52
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StormDrain posted:https://www.google.com/search?q=ite...9&bih=573&dpr=1 My SO has participated the last couple of years, and I helped with some of her entries. She replied to the (crossposted) picture in the Ugly and Awkward thread about the scavenger hunt, but that didn't make it over here, of course. The coolest thing we got to do as part of hunting down an incredibly long list of random things was getting to tour an Atlas-E Nuclear Missile Silo in Weld County, Colorado. The dorkiest was making a 2'x3' portrait of Misha Collins out of Swedish Fish. "A dress made of cheese, and a classic car" was one of the items for 2012. No, we did not attempt that. ick. Kenny Rogers fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Sep 25, 2013 |
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Sep 25, 2013 04:07
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All your GISHWES link does is try to download a virus-filled "flash_12.exe" file to my computer.
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Sep 25, 2013 04:26
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Geirskogul posted:All your GISHWES link does is try to download a virus-filled "flash_12.exe" file to my computer. Guess it would help if I could loving spell it correctly. Fixt. I forgot the 'h' in the url, but not the acronym. 
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Sep 25, 2013 04:28
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Found on a brand new kia optima for it's first service, I don't know what the gently caress. Was about as rigid as a thai hooker.   The best part: the guy said it's to get the most out of his nitrogen filled tyres.
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Sep 25, 2013 04:28
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Linedance posted:This is the most offensive vehicle I have ever seen. Oh my god, it's like a tire bubble in car form.
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Sep 25, 2013 04:44
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Slavvy posted:nitrogen filled tyres. I remember seeing the green caps on the GT-R and thinking it's a neat idea, keeps the pressure stable. Now they're on Kia Souls and Optimas. How would you refill them if you got a flat though, pay the dealership for the privilege or use a normal pump and call 78% close enough?
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Sep 25, 2013 05:39
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:How would you refill them if you got a flat though, pay the dealership for the privilege or use a normal pump and call 78% close enough?  there's really no real advantage to running 100% nitrogen in your tires and its just a somewhat believable marketing scam employed by profiteering tire shops to skim an extra $30 from people who know nothing about cars.
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Sep 25, 2013 06:24
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Costco puts it in everything, for what it's worth. But yeah I just use my air compressor at home if I need to adjust, air is already 70% nitrogen anyway....
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Sep 25, 2013 07:09
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This happened on the way home from work tonight to my beloved daily driver, I feel it belongs here (Stopped at red light, driver not paying attention): Taken just a few days ago: 
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Sep 25, 2013 07:27
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Oh nooooooo not the blue six fo! I really hope the guy has insurance, that car is totally fixable! Or are you just sick to think about it and want to be rid of it? Something similar happened recently to my truck, the light of my life, but it was parked: 
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Sep 25, 2013 07:34
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gently caress People. That is all.
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Sep 25, 2013 07:34
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Raluek posted:Oh nooooooo not the blue six fo! I really hope the guy has insurance, that car is totally fixable! Or are you just sick to think about it and want to be rid of it? She will be fixed. This thing is my baby. He is insured, verified with his insurance company on the phone before we even left the scene, and would not let him leave the scene until both of our statements were given to the insurance company. I also sat there while he gave his statement to his insurance to make sure I wasn't going to have to murder him. Sorry about your truck, my first car was a restored 1970 F100, and I regret selling it every time I see a nice old Ford. 
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Sep 25, 2013 07:48
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My first car was a '65 Impala. Small world. I regret that I haven't sold it, because it's ugly and I keep putting money into it for some reason. Glad you're fixing your '64, it is one of my favorite cars on these here forums. You've got a lot of work into that car and it was in such great condition. It's impressive how much physical and emotional damage someone can do in a moment of inattention.
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Sep 25, 2013 08:44
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Raluek posted:My first car was a '65 Impala. Small world. I regret that I haven't sold it, because it's ugly and I keep putting money into it for some reason. I have also had a '65 2 dr. hard top. That was one of the worst part of tonight's events for me. The guy was apologetic, but acted no differently than if he had hit a 1988 Chevy Cavalier. I didn't say anything, didn't want to be douchy, but I felt like some recognition of what he had actually damaged was deserved. He could see how mad I was, and I am large (6"6"/270#), I felt he was just worried about getting beat up, and didn't truly give a poo poo. Pretty angering as it is my most prized possession, and likely the most valuable thing I have ever owned.
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Linedance posted:This is the most offensive vehicle I have ever seen. Falken fucked around with this message at 11:28 on Sep 25, 2013 |
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Sep 25, 2013 10:08
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Budget Monty posted:This happened on the way home from work tonight to my beloved daily driver, I feel it belongs here (Stopped at red light, driver not paying attention): I don't know quite how you suffered him to live. I was madder than a hornet's nest when the loving minivan hauled rear end out in front of my E30, and it was a hunk of junk. I can't imagine... Glad to hear it will be fixed!
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Sep 25, 2013 14:43
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burtonos posted:This came up as related: Trees, by the looks of things.
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Sep 25, 2013 16:29
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The same thing happened to my mkii supra, except it was in my parking garage and it got pushed through a wall. Also, my motorcycle was between the supra and the jeep that totaled both vehicles 
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Sep 25, 2013 16:34
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SaNChEzZ posted:The same thing happened to my mkii supra, except it was in my parking garage and it got pushed through a wall. Also, my motorcycle was between the supra and the jeep that totaled both vehicles I do not understand how you are not in jail for involuntary manslaughter.
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Sep 25, 2013 17:17
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Budget Monty posted:I have also had a '65 2 dr. hard top. That was one of the worst part of tonight's events for me. The guy was apologetic, but acted no differently than if he had hit a 1988 Chevy Cavalier. I didn't say anything, didn't want to be douchy, but I felt like some recognition of what he had actually damaged was deserved. He could see how mad I was, and I am large (6"6"/270#), I felt he was just worried about getting beat up, and didn't truly give a poo poo. Pretty angering as it is my most prized possession, and likely the most valuable thing I have ever owned. I'm in kind of the same boat with my truck, except the guy didn't have insurance but gave false information to the police so was not charged with anything. I admit though, I was more heartbroken than angry when I first saw it. That could be because mine was hit while parked and I was sleeping, so I didn't get to see the guy's offhand cavalier attitude towards ruining my favorite thing. This might all change once I try to get money out of him. You did the right thing, calling insurance right then and there to verify information and take his statement. I'd say "kids these days!" but that probably isn't the real problem behind people's lack of respect for other people's property.
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Sep 25, 2013 17:30
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:I do not understand how you are not in jail for involuntary manslaughter. Was an old guy that did it, I was mad but meh, the bike is replaceable and the car had all cosmetic damage. With a buyback of $101 on the car I wasn't too displeased. Needless to say, that was last April and I've yet to find a good pair of fenders.
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Sep 25, 2013 17:46
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SaNChEzZ posted:Was an old guy that did it, I was mad but meh, the bike is replaceable and the car had all cosmetic damage. With a buyback of $101 on the car I wasn't too displeased. Needless to say, that was last April and I've yet to find a good pair of fenders. Have you rearranged your parking situation in an attempt to protect the car or the bike if it were to happen again? What I mean is, are you now parking them in a way where if 1 gets hit the other won't get hit, or do you really only have the 1 space and that's it? I know that whenever something catastrophic happens to my car in the back of mind I'm thinking, its ok, at least I still have the bike to get around on but sounds like you got a 2 for 1 in that accident.
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bigbillystyle posted:Have you rearranged your parking situation in an attempt to protect the car or the bike if it were to happen again? What I mean is, are you now parking them in a way where if 1 gets hit the other won't get hit, or do you really only have the 1 space and that's it? I know that whenever something catastrophic happens to my car in the back of mind I'm thinking, its ok, at least I still have the bike to get around on but sounds like you got a 2 for 1 in that accident. Only had one space, it was a tandem spot. Roomate was at work, I was in the process of moving out so I was in my friend's truck. I've since moved from there, but I still see the guy driving around occasionally. I moved a couple blocks away haha. Also, insurance and stuff, this was such a freak thing to happen that I don't feel there's risk of it happening again.
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Sep 25, 2013 18:06
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12 Sticky vents PER SIDE
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Sep 25, 2013 22:56
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At least it is a Buick. v v
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Raluek posted:I'm in kind of the same boat with my truck, except the guy didn't have insurance but gave false information to the police so was not charged with anything. I admit though, I was more heartbroken than angry when I first saw it. That could be because mine was hit while parked and I was sleeping, so I didn't get to see the guy's offhand cavalier attitude towards ruining my favorite thing. This might all change once I try to get money out of him. You did the right thing, calling insurance right then and there to verify information and take his statement. People driving around without car insurance are the biggest pieces of poo poo and I legitimately hope they die horrible deaths, because in my head, they're only a hair-step above child molesters. Now here is the point in real life where people usually get real upset at my stance, but my reasoning is clear. People driving around without car insurance are ticking time bombs; they usually don't have insurance because they don't have a license, have had it revoked and/or their insurance canceled for being such terrible drivers, or for various other reasons that still mean they need to stay the gently caress off the road, and I don't accept too poor as an excuse. If you can afford to run a cheap and lovely econobox car, you can afford insurance to keep it on the road. It's only a matter of time before every one of these uninsured poo poo-heads hit somebody. Sometimes lady luck pulls their rear end out of the fire and it's only a minor accident they can weasel out of (like the uninsured poo poo that hit my dad a few months back), other times it's a serious accident but lady luck still manages to somehow pull their rear end from the fire and nobody is hurt (like what happened to my uncle about a decade back. It was a miracle he survived let alone without serious injuries). But sometimes they roll snake-eyes, and they kill a family coming home from the movies, or kill a bunch of kids being driven by a soccer mom to a soccer game. Then they run; make no mistake, they'll run in any of these instances, but they will never run so hard or so far as they will when they kill somebody. They will run your loving kids over in the street, look them in the eyes as they die, then drive away as fast as they can. They are only a hair-step above child molesters, and they keep sinking lower every day.
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The King of Swag posted:People driving around without car insurance are the biggest pieces of poo poo and I legitimately hope they die horrible deaths, because in my head, they're only a hair-step above child molesters. Now here is the point in real life where people usually get real upset at my stance, but my reasoning is clear. People driving around without car insurance are ticking time bombs; they usually don't have insurance because they don't have a license, have had it revoked and/or their insurance canceled for being such terrible drivers, or for various other reasons that still mean they need to stay the gently caress off the road, and I don't accept too poor as an excuse. If you can afford to run a cheap and lovely econobox car, you can afford insurance to keep it on the road. It's only a matter of time before every one of these uninsured poo poo-heads hit somebody. Sometimes lady luck pulls their rear end out of the fire and it's only a minor accident they can weasel out of (like the uninsured poo poo that hit my dad a few months back), other times it's a serious accident but lady luck still manages to somehow pull their rear end from the fire and nobody is hurt (like what happened to my uncle about a decade back. It was a miracle he survived let alone without serious injuries). But sometimes they roll snake-eyes, and they kill a family coming home from the movies, or kill a bunch of kids being driven by a soccer mom to a soccer game. Then they run; make no mistake, they'll run in any of these instances, but they will never run so hard or so far as they will when they kill somebody. They will run your loving kids over in the street, look them in the eyes as they die, then drive away as fast as they can. Believe me, I'll be taking this shithead who hit me to court, and I don't quite believe that he's too poor either considering he had a fairly recent car, '08 Scion of some variety according to the police report. Not a total shitbucket (the car, not the driver). It surprised me to hear that he didn't run after hitting my truck, but I think that might be because it tore off his front left wheel. Talked to the cops and everything! Too bad he gave them an expired policy number. Still, I'm all for personal responsibility, anyone who isn't monetarily prepared to fix what they break shouldn't be driving.
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So, I'm in the landscaping business. Part of what I do involves maintaining a local cemetery. I've seen things. But this - this has to be the strangest. I understand the love a man has for his car - but.. What appears to be a Dodge Spirit? Really? Also this.  That's an aveo. Held up with only a valve cover.
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Sep 26, 2013 03:03
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The King of Swag posted:People driving around without car insurance are the biggest pieces of poo poo and I legitimately hope they die horrible deaths, because in my head, they're only a hair-step above child molesters. Now here is the point in real life where people usually get real upset at my stance, but my reasoning is clear. People driving around without car insurance are ticking time bombs; they usually don't have insurance because they don't have a license, have had it revoked and/or their insurance canceled for being such terrible drivers, or for various other reasons that still mean they need to stay the gently caress off the road, and I don't accept too poor as an excuse. If you can afford to run a cheap and lovely econobox car, you can afford insurance to keep it on the road. It's only a matter of time before every one of these uninsured poo poo-heads hit somebody. Sometimes lady luck pulls their rear end out of the fire and it's only a minor accident they can weasel out of (like the uninsured poo poo that hit my dad a few months back), other times it's a serious accident but lady luck still manages to somehow pull their rear end from the fire and nobody is hurt (like what happened to my uncle about a decade back. It was a miracle he survived let alone without serious injuries). But sometimes they roll snake-eyes, and they kill a family coming home from the movies, or kill a bunch of kids being driven by a soccer mom to a soccer game. Then they run; make no mistake, they'll run in any of these instances, but they will never run so hard or so far as they will when they kill somebody. They will run your loving kids over in the street, look them in the eyes as they die, then drive away as fast as they can. When my time comes and my plans for global domination come to fruition, drivers who pull hit-and-runs, as well as at fault willfully-uninsured drivers, will be put to death. Right now, I'm thinking I'll have them strapped the to the bumpers of all the bro trucks I'll be seizing and orchestrating a demolition derby. We need to fit monster trucks in there somehow. And flamethrowers. Lord Humungous had the right idea. 
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Sorry I accidentally killed the first pic in my post above, I accidentally uploaded it twice to my pic account, and deleted the wrong one trying to fix it. I fixed it now, but any quoted pics from my post before a few hours ago will be dead now. Took some pics with my Nikon DSLR today for documentation, here are some better pics of the tragedy:    You can see in the better daylight pics how far the impact traveled up the quarter panels. You can also see where the quarter hit the pass. door on impact chipping the paint (It does not quite touch now). May be doing some six-fo shopping soon. poo poo's weak.
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Sep 26, 2013 05:24
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Fuuuuck. Those are X-frame too, so that's easy to tweak. Still, anything can be fixed, and those cars are worth a good chunk of money so it might not be considered a total loss. But those tweaked quarter panels do not look good. It's amazing what a frame shop can do, though; how attached are you to this particular car as opposed to a replacement painted to match with the hydraulics swapped over?
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Sep 26, 2013 05:50
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You should add dishonest people who lie to cover their rear end to your rant about uninsured drivers. That was a pro idea to make the other driver make their statement on the spot.
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Raluek posted:Fuuuuck. Those are X-frame too, so that's easy to tweak. Still, anything can be fixed, and those cars are worth a good chunk of money so it might not be considered a total loss. But those tweaked quarter panels do not look good. It's amazing what a frame shop can do, though; how attached are you to this particular car as opposed to a replacement painted to match with the hydraulics swapped over? It's all air suspension, and I will be OK if I move everything to another car. I would normally do the repairs myself, but am temporarily out of a location to do it. Our building for this at work is getting changed around, and a garage door has to be relocated to a different side of the building due to the original entrance being blocked by a new business. This was unplanned bad timing. A lot of my fabricated parts can be moved over, and I hadn't done the 4-link install yet. I may be looking for a convertible now as well. We'll see how it all goes. I will be back in the six-fo game either way. This was just a devastating blow to my progress.
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