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rcman50166 posted:Tesla's business plan includes an economy electric car in 2015. Their first quarter financial results come out tomorrow, this should be the first quarter without significant tax credit sales, so we'll get an idea of how profitable their $90,000 car really is before we start fantasizing about a $30,000 car.
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Powershift posted:Their first quarter financial results come out tomorrow, this should be the first quarter without significant tax credit sales, so we'll get an idea of how profitable their $90,000 car really is before we start fantasizing about a $30,000 car. Also, will the range on the E be completely neutered? The S would work for me, as I drive about 110 miles per day, but none of the other pure electrics out there have a hope in hell of making that commute. My money is on it being much closer to the 80-90 mile range cars, which would make it a non-starter for me.
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If they kept the range, axed the power and luxury, it'd be a perfectly good car, I think.
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Isn't 2015 too soon for their new economy car? They showed off Model X years ago and it's still not out. I'd expect that if anything, this would be the next step for them. As I recall, SUVs are being sold at ridiculous average prices so they'd be able to better absorb the electric premium and would make perfect step as an intermediary step.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUrfIW4zQmM Kid supercharges a regal and has some fun. Looks like a film project more than a hoonigan type video.
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May 15, 2014 04:09
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McSpatula posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUrfIW4zQmM Dude seems a little old to be struggling so hard to justify driving a shitbox, and dubbing nu-metal over street racing videos against mustangs. A 374whp regal is pretty awesome, but he claims it runs mid 11s when the only video of him on a drag strip with it is running high 13s.
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May 15, 2014 04:40
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once you figure out the math between weight, gear ratio and horsepower, quarter mile times given by kids become hilarious
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May 16, 2014 02:47
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Some pretty great stuff comming out of the GBS OSHA thread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLFAJQ7SLew
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May 16, 2014 03:11
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The operator who leaves the cab for a smoke break, while the dude is hanging off the side of the building, is just the best. 
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May 16, 2014 06:10
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Beat me to it. I haven't even watched it yet but the label alone sold me. Edit: Yep. Awesome, though I feel Freiburger's pain with that fender. IOwnCalculus fucked around with this message at 17:46 on May 16, 2014 |
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May 16, 2014 17:15
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Man, Finnegan is an artist with that sawzall 
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The Locator posted:Also, will the range on the E be completely neutered? The S would work for me, as I drive about 110 miles per day, but none of the other pure electrics out there have a hope in hell of making that commute. My money is on it being much closer to the 80-90 mile range cars, which would make it a non-starter for me.   It's the one thing that sucks about electrics, where the people who live far enough away to actually see a real economic benefit from switching, can't do so unless their workplace installs charging on-site as well. I'd have a Leaf already if there was so much as a single 120V outlet I could plug into at work. KozmoNaut posted:Man, Finnegan is an artist with that sawzall Artist, butcher, to-may-to, to-mah-to 
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May 16, 2014 22:09
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".... Your car has paint on it"
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May 17, 2014 00:57
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That's just the best thing to discover on a Saturday morning! Nissan Zeod RC chassis crash test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l07biMcbT4
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May 17, 2014 09:56
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We'll just make a flange, and zeus it back on!
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The Locator posted:We'll just make a flange, and zeus it back on!  DzusAlthough if that isn't catchphrase-worthy, I don't know what is. Which is entirely possible.
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May 18, 2014 00:50
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^^ Heh, I wasn't sure so I Googled it and got a bunch of hits, with pictures. Google-fu failure.
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May 18, 2014 06:47
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ0nkStZnWo Wacky used car ads are pretty hit or miss, but this one was pretty well done. It was also effective because now I'm scouring my local craigslist for a Volvo wagon...
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IOwnCalculus posted:
I figured Zeus as well, as in welding it back on. 
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Zeusing is a very appropriately  slang term for welding. I just assumed I hadn't heard it before.
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I've used those fasteners for years on equipment at work and never even knew their name  I promise I'll stop calling them popout screws.
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McSpatula posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUrfIW4zQmM I was hoping this was a car video, not just passive-aggressive whining about stupid jocks and their loud cars. PROTIP: being an obnoxious beta male isn't any better than being an obnoxious alpha male. There's a wacky place in the middle where you can just be a human being.
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Gorilla Salad posted:I've used those fasteners for years on equipment at work and never even knew their name Quarter turn fasteners works as well.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Vh0eidjUg Further proof that everything with a V8 is totally awesome.
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KozmoNaut posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Vh0eidjUg
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A rotary at spa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3J-eVgNQww
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jamal posted:A rotary at spa: Jaw-dropping. That looks brutal to drive.
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I now understand what my goal in life is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r7Z_c5l1Fo
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May 22, 2014 04:37
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 Now we have Roadkill AND Hot Rod Garage! "I tinker with my wife a little..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQM2THiW1sE&feature=youtu.be
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T-Square posted:
Soooo many ads. I get that they've gotta get paid, but it makes for a very ADD show.
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May 22, 2014 18:33
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Yeah. The DUPLICOLOR MINUTE things were a little jarring. At least Freiburger seemed amused by painting things?
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May 22, 2014 19:59
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At least the stuff they're shilling is relevant to the show, and if it means more Freiburger+Finnegan shenanigans, I guess I'm ok with it.
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I laughed at the carbon fiber kit but agree with Freiburger that I was pretty impressed with it, at least from a few feet away.
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May 22, 2014 21:50
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Imitation carbon fiber is always stupid. Hell, actual carbon fiber is stupid in a lot of places where it doesn't save any significant weight or where the part is badly made and therefore heavier than it should be. But I guess some people want the look without the cost.
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Whatever gives these guys more money to do fun stuff is ok with me. I like learneding too, this is an awesome companion show for roadkill. It would be cool if they could do a weekly show instead of a monthly show, but considering the 5 minute draguar segment took 3 days to film, i can't see it happening.
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I think Hot Rod Garage would be a *really* bland show without Freiberger + Finnegan. Dudes have some serious chemistry/charisma, so I'm glad that I get to watch them dick around and be car nerds twice as much now.
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KozmoNaut posted:At least the stuff they're shilling is relevant to the show, and if it means more Freiburger+Finnegan shenanigans, I guess I'm ok with it. I actually like to see some of this product stuff since its a good way to see what's out there. That Lokar linkage is actually the same thing I bought for my GMC, nice to see it in use via pictures not taken with a redneck potato phone. And more F+F shenanigans are always awesome.
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'69 Camaro 615ci Twin Turbo? Yes please. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNiNt04B8TE
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This is what 2200HP sounds like - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkFjoPGp5es
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