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Stardotstar posted:I interrupt this wall of text to bring you true, gritty loving commitment to vehicular humor: Looks like that used to be a Honda Goldwing. I wonder how the steering works.
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Slavvy posted:Looks like that used to be a Honda Goldwing. I wonder how the steering works.  I'm in for Goonball run
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Jun 28, 2014 16:02
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There was a pretty neat Jag/Daimler event in town today by the motor museum. Went round the museum again which can be seen in the album http://imgur.com/a/dFSCw      
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Jun 28, 2014 16:40
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This is like filling a fire extinguisher with fake snakes as a joke. You kind of giggle until someone has to use it, then OH GOD EVERYTHING IS STIL ON FIRE.
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Jun 28, 2014 17:09
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The best part is if it's the car I'm thinking of it was a chase car for Thrust 2. Jet car just caught fire? Sorry our fire extinguishers are stuck at the start line.
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Jun 28, 2014 17:14
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Powershift posted:This is like filling a fire extinguisher with fake snakes as a joke. You've got the wrong idea. This car isn't about going around and fighting fires, its about going around and making fires. Or not going around and making fires
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Jun 28, 2014 17:14
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freelop posted:There was a pretty neat Jag/Daimler event in town today by the motor museum. Is this some sort of Queen's English of spelling? Because they misspelled 'tinder'. Because of Lucas electrics, amirite?
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Jun 28, 2014 17:17
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The one they used for Thrust 2 is in the album. Which means multiple people thought it was a good idea e: this one 
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Jun 28, 2014 17:18
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freelop posted:Thrust 2... You guys are making it too easy to just post relevant-ish Top Gear stuff. I present the Hammerhead Eagle I Thrust  poo poo I need to find my "Where's the Stig?" book when I get home.
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Jun 28, 2014 18:38
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I liked it better when it was just Geoff. :hipster:
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Jun 28, 2014 23:31
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My favorite part is how the TVR chassis gives it that stance.
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Jun 28, 2014 23:37
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freelop posted:The one they used for Thrust 2 is in the album. "Anti-social behavior can be a crime" 
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Jun 29, 2014 07:20
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That thing is sex. Whats with the circles on the mirrors though?
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Jun 29, 2014 08:10
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Woah let's go back to the rally! My mate did the Mongol rally. You have either £500 or £1000 to buy a car, repair it across Europe and when you get to Mongolia you leave the car there for the poor mongols to use/repair. I reckon a budget based on class. So your 4x4 gets $5000 but your miatas get $3000. Anyone driving a pub get whatever the hell they want! We can make this happen people someone get a mega thread up. I believe.
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Jun 29, 2014 09:12
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The aussies could do Sydney to Perth.. and try not to be murdered on the way
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Jun 29, 2014 13:27
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I think I saw that one's little brother...   I tried to get pictures of it once the race started but camera phone and fast cars does not work. Yes I am the idiot that doesn't pack a real camera for a trip/vacation where I expect to see amazing cars.
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Jun 29, 2014 14:15
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Chinatown posted:That thing is sex. Those are odd. Every page I could find about the 650S GT3 pretty much immediately starts talking about those mirrors. Apparently they are for driver cooling, air flows through the mirrors into the cabin.  Maybe they're speed holes.
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Jun 29, 2014 15:25
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Pivit posted:Those are odd. Every page I could find about the 650S GT3 pretty much immediately starts talking about those mirrors. Apparently they are for driver cooling, air flows through the mirrors into the cabin. VW tried a variant of that, briefly. There were little vents on the quarter panels that opened to the interior. They were commonly known as crotch coolers because that's where all the air went.
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xzzy posted:VW tried a variant of that, briefly. There were little vents on the quarter panels that opened to the interior. They were commonly known as crotch coolers because that's where all the air went. What, normal quarter windows weren't good enough for them? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_glass those things are amazing, open it all the way and it's a big old scoop pouring air over your legs and torso. So nice.
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Night Danger Moose posted:Spotted at the local liquor store a couple weeks ago. Only the second GTR I've seen in the wild.
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Pham Nuwen posted:What, normal quarter windows weren't good enough for them? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_glass those things are amazing, open it all the way and it's a big old scoop pouring air over your legs and torso. So nice. Also awesome for funneling any and all insects directly into your torso.
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Jun 29, 2014 20:11
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 They really are just the most beautiful cars ever made.
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Pham Nuwen posted:What, normal quarter windows weren't good enough for them? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_glass those things are amazing, open it all the way and it's a big old scoop pouring air over your legs and torso. So nice. Also makes it easier for people to steal your car 
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NitroSpazzz posted:I think I saw that one's little brother... That's the MP4-12C GT3, which can be upgraded to the 650s GT3 for $lots because they apparently have the same chassis - it's a body panel / electronics swap, from what I understand.
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You Am I posted:Also makes it easier for people to steal your car Mine lock closed from the inside, how do they make it easier? Break the quarter window because it's less visible?
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You Am I posted:Also makes it easier for people to steal your car If someone wants your car, they're gonna take your car. easier or harder ain't got much to do with it.
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Pham Nuwen posted:Mine lock closed from the inside, how do they make it easier? Break the quarter window because it's less visible? One coathanger, broken in 2, was enough to pop the locks and open the quarter vents in my old hilux, which then made it trivial to lean in and wind down the window and unlock the door.
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Ferremit posted:One coathanger, broken in 2, was enough to pop the locks and open the quarter vents in my old hilux, which then made it trivial to lean in and wind down the window and unlock the door. My Chevy has hand-cranks for the quarter windows, little stubby ones like the main window cranks, can't imagine that would be too easy to open. But, it has frameless windows, so.
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Boat posted:Also awesome for funneling any and all insects directly into your torso. I'm scared enough of asian death hornets getting in through my open regular window without funneling them directly at my torso. 
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freelop posted:There was a pretty neat Jag/Daimler event in town today by the motor museum. aww I always miss these. Do they have a schedule of events anywhere? I caught a bunch of Corvettes and some older British stuff last summer. *edit: Did you catch whatever they were doing a few weeks back? They closed off part of the ring road and as I was driving past all I saw and heard was a stack of TVRs blasting up the road. http://www.transport-museum.com/events Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 09:48 on Jun 30, 2014 |
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88h88 posted:aww I always miss these. Do they have a schedule of events anywhere? I caught a bunch of Corvettes and some older British stuff last summer. I missed that one, it was some huge motoring event which had stuff all over town. If you're local to the area and have a smart phone then download this app Next event is a Nissan 300ZX owners club meet
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The Goodwood Festival of Speed was awesome, I haven't been in a few years and decided that it was time to fix that. Everything from fifties F1 cars to LMP, production hypercars to the new Mustang. Having these three go up pretty much one after the other was fantastic:  IMG_3820by David - UK, on Flickr  IMG_3844by David - UK, on Flickr  IMG_3856by David - UK, on Flickr That's a development McLaren P1, Jay Kay's (of Jamiroquai) Ferrari La Ferrari, less than two weeks old, and the Porsche 918 that completed a lap of the Ring in 6:57. Love it!
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Pivit posted:Those are odd. Every page I could find about the 650S GT3 pretty much immediately starts talking about those mirrors. Apparently they are for driver cooling, air flows through the mirrors into the cabin. If they don't make this noise, there is no justice in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMZrW0p2INY (Stuka's Jericho trumpets)
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Not sure where to post this but Amazon has a wireless ODB II scanner for under $8. I paid a lot more for mine. http://www.amazon.com/ELM-Bluetooth...keywords=elm327
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Aurune posted:They really are just the most beautiful cars ever made. The Ferrari 250 series cars would like to have a word with you.  
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Daveh posted:The Goodwood Festival of Speed was awesome, I haven't been in a few years and decided that it was time to fix that. Everything from fifties F1 cars to LMP, production hypercars to the new Mustang. Seeing the three of them together makes me think which I'd choose from an aesthetic or design view. The McLaren is too confused and catfish looking, the 918 may be too understated, so probably the Ferrari.
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Aargh posted:Seeing the three of them together makes me think which I'd choose from an aesthetic or design view. The McLaren is too confused and catfish looking, the 918 may be too understated, so probably the Ferrari. Oh the 918 is understated is it?  I'd have the McLaren.
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I'd have the Porsche. Yank the V8, sell the hybrid system to Tesla and the dual clutch to someone who needs spares for their Panamera. Put the whole thing back with a 7 speed manual and some extra tank space. Enjoy everyone hating me for making the car slower.
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