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Might need an alignment.
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Mar 29, 2014 21:10
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Are they still filming mad max 4? E: that could apply to either picture.
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Mar 29, 2014 21:16
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Bajaha posted:I had a similar thought when I was looking for a new car recently. There was an 08 Jag XF with ~60k miles listed for $20k that looked really tempting, who can resist a classy v8 luxo-barge, but the fabled Jag reliability and it being just out of warranty scared me away. Yeah, we're gonna need your AI card back. And don't let the door slam you on your rear end on the way out - we don't want Hyundai rear end-prints on our door. (I almost pulled the trigger on an 09 XF too but went for a 5 series instead for the same reason. I asked my mechanic which I should get and he said the XF because then he would get ALL of my money)
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Mar 29, 2014 23:12
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Not as bad, but my wife and I saw this one a couple days ago. http://youtu.be/3S43mwz01o8
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Mar 29, 2014 23:30
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Bajaha posted:It was spotted on Imgur: life in a state without safety inspections.jpg
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Panty Saluter posted:life in a state without safety inspections.jpg I'm just amazed the rubber on the tires looks ok!
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Mar 30, 2014 11:03
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 Might work better if the shifter was a sword hilt, I guess.
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Mar 30, 2014 18:07
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Boomerjinks posted:
When I lived in Krakow, my Citroën company car had a slightly more sophisticated version of this. Supposedly transmission locks are more effective than The Club.
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Mar 30, 2014 18:17
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Boomerjinks posted:
That's amazing. I would have never considered that.
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Mar 30, 2014 19:19
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Boomerjinks posted:
If it works, it's not stupid.
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Mar 30, 2014 19:32
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reminds me of the HMMWVs ghetto club:
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Mar 30, 2014 21:22
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:If it works, it's not stupid. I've seen a shop-bought version of this for a manual car, they do work.
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Mar 30, 2014 21:33
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I've seen something similar that locked a plate over the pedals, and that was on a Lexus. Supposedly it's a common mod in Central America.
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Mar 30, 2014 21:36
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Carteret posted:reminds me of the HMMWVs ghetto club: According to wikipedia, the inventor of the club was inspired by his experience in the Korean War where soldiers were instructed to secure vehicles with a chain in the steering wheel.
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Mar 30, 2014 21:44
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Crotch Fruit posted:According to wikipedia, the inventor of the club was inspired by his experience in the Korean War where soldiers were instructed to secure vehicles with a chain in the steering wheel. And that is still how they secure the wheel in a HMMVW
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Mar 30, 2014 21:48
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Those locks are super easy to cut, thankfully. We went through 15 or 20 a month when I was in because idiots lost the keys all the time.
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Mar 30, 2014 22:00
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Crotch Fruit posted:According to wikipedia, the inventor of the club was inspired by his experience in the Korean War where soldiers were instructed to secure vehicles with a chain in the steering wheel. Yeah, it's still how it's done, as HMMWVs don't have key ignitions.
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Mar 30, 2014 22:44
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:My best friend used to drive a grand am and his vents did this. I couldn't resist playing with it whenever the air was on. He'd always flip out at me but that just added to the hilarity. It's not gonna hurt your car dude, you drive a mid nineties grand am. Goddamnit, I KNEW the vents in my Ion looked familiar. I'm gonna have to try that tomorrow, though I don't think mine are quite as loose.
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Mar 31, 2014 04:19
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I know a few people who just take the shift lever with them when they park. Comes off the top of the transmission easy enough... Hell, even just having 3 pedals is often a theft deterrent these days.
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Mar 31, 2014 04:23
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kastein posted:I know a few people who just take the shift lever with them when they park. Comes off the top of the transmission easy enough... But.......but.....how is any of this more difficult to overcome than chipped keys and poo poo? I mean.....craw under the car or pop the hood (as required), cut the shift cable and put it into drive? Am I overthinking this? Would I make a terrible car thief or the best car thief?
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Mar 31, 2014 04:26
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Most thieves will just skip it and go with the next car... everyone I know who does that drives a mantrans truck/offroad vehicle, though. Most with little to no interior remaining. So they just pop the entire shift lever out of the shift tower, leaving no way to actually shift the transmission, unless the thief happens to have an AX15 or NP435 shift lever in their back pocket 
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This reminds me of the time my family and I were driving north in Big Sur, and we stopped to visit a beach/its restroom. There was a HMMWV parked, full of helmets and vests, with the window open (the folks it belonged to were on the beach, doing some sort of training thing, I think). I don't remember seeing anything securing the wheel; I've always wondered what the eventual consequence would've been if I'd taken it for a joyride.
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Boomerjinks posted:
Is that a Gen 3 accord? It was my first car. If it is, you can unscrew a screw behind the shifter, lift it up, and slip the chain right over it.
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Mar 31, 2014 04:38
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You could also pick the lock. Those pad locks completely trivial to pick to the point that a couple paperclips would probably be good enough.
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atomicthumbs posted:This reminds me of the time my family and I were driving north in Big Sur, and we stopped to visit a beach/its restroom. There was a HMMWV parked, full of helmets and vests, with the window open (the folks it belonged to were on the beach, doing some sort of training thing, I think). I don't remember seeing anything securing the wheel; I've always wondered what the eventual consequence would've been if I'd taken it for a joyride. It was probably secured with a padlock, you just weren't looking. Just like I'm sure you didn't notice the chockblock and drip-pan "securely" in place that were chained to the HMMWV exterior. Ask any service member about loving chockblocks and drip-pans. 
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nitrogen posted:Is that a Gen 3 accord? It was my first car. Sup 3rd gen buddy? An 88 LXi sedan was my first car with a manual transmission (2nd vehicle to own, first was an 80 Ford F-150). Replaced it with an 88 DX coupe (also manual) when the sedan got stolen. Roommate killed the DX for me.
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Galler posted:You could also pick the lock. Those pad locks completely trivial to pick to the point that a couple paperclips would probably be good enough. If someone wants to steal your car, they're going to steal your car. Nothing will save it outside of sleeping in the back seat with a shotgun. If someone's looking to quickly grab a car for a joy ride, they're going to walk past the one with a padlock around the shifter.
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Bajaha posted:I had a similar thought when I was looking for a new car recently. There was an 08 Jag XF with ~60k miles listed for $20k that looked really tempting, who can resist a classy v8 luxo-barge, but the fabled Jag reliability and it being just out of warranty scared me away. I have the same problem when I am looking at used cars and see 2003 Audi RS6's for $19,995. It just takes a few minutes of reading enthusiast forums for a few minutes to see what they are spending on maintaining those particular models. Modus Man fucked around with this message at 05:02 on Mar 31, 2014 |
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Powershift posted:If someone wants to steal your car, they're going to steal your car. Nothing will save it outside of sleeping in the back seat with a shotgun. No one ever questions a rollback taking a car.
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some texas redneck posted:Sup 3rd gen buddy? Hah, nice! Mine was an 86 LXi that was my mom's car, and became mine when she got something new. It had 170k miles on it when i got it, and I drove the poo poo out of it and it had over 240k on it when I was done. When I got rid of it in 1996, it still drove wonderfully despite having 2 bent wheels. I have fond memories of trying to make the popup headlights blink at pretty girls when they walked past the car.
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I didn't see the driver of the Smart but I imagine he was wearing a fedora. He probably attempts to coax women into his "chariot" while referring to them as "m'lady". 
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We have four Smarts in my office parking lot. The two with custom plates are GOTFUEL (a Brabus Smart) and ZOO. The other two have generic plates and parking lot damage that makes me wonder how the hell you fail to aim one of those things.
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Mar 31, 2014 19:52
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Because they think they're super clever for having a tiny car and stuff themselves into parking spots in all kinds of stupid ways. This one has the plates "hi iq 42" (which is amusing to me because 42 mpg wasn't even all that great when the car was introduced, especially in a car that is nothing but a chair and four tires). Used to park rotated at a full 90 degrees but eventually site security got tired of the complaints and ticketed the thing. People probably give them a kick in the door as they walk past.
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xzzy posted:Because they think they're super clever for having a tiny car and stuff themselves into parking spots in all kinds of stupid ways. It's probably because it's a smart fortwo
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Liver Disaster posted:It's probably because it's a smart fortwo Yeah I guess that makes more sense.. I always thought the rating in the US was 42 mpg but looking it up, it's actually 41 mpg highway and 36 combined. Goddamn one would have to be an idiot to buy a car that offers absolutely no storage space and doesn't even compensate with sperg levels of fuel economy. Pretty much every hatchback out there can hits those numbers and they maintain the ability to bring home a load of groceries.
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Mar 31, 2014 21:55
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xzzy posted:Because they think they're super clever for having a tiny car and stuff themselves into parking spots in all kinds of stupid ways. What is it about the Smart that sets off random anger in almost everybody? I see an iQ or one of those insectoid Mitsubishis and I'm just like "oh, neat". Smartcar? gently caress YOU I WILL RUN YOU OFF THE ROAD EVEN IF I HAVE TO WALK TWO BLOCKS BACK TO MY CAR TO DO SO.
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xzzy posted:Yeah I guess that makes more sense.. I always thought the rating in the US was 42 mpg but looking it up, it's actually 41 mpg highway and 36 combined. And this is the reason they were a flop. The smart roadster was amazing, though.
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triple clutcher posted:at least they could have the courtesy to park in the cross-hatched nonspace and let someone with an adult-sized car use the regular spot. I used to park my motorcycle in the cross-hatched nonspace in my apartment complex until an apparently very bored roving policeman wrote me a parking ticket. It wasn't even a corner like that, it was just a regular spot that had a tree growing in part of it, making it too small for a car. I've never seen an iQ or the iMEV whatever on the road, and I'll assume most drivers would have no idea what they are. The iQ at least tries to look like a normal car. The Smart just looks like the kind of thing bought by someone that smells their own farts.
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