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xzzy posted:They should start badging them as Maxi. Like this?
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Jul 11, 2014 19:52
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It's taken a lot of the charm out of driving them too, the old ones you could get to almost oversteer if the road camber was right because one wheel would be trying to take off and it would load up the others, but now the thing is so huge that the wheels are basically planted all the time. There's one corner on the way from Beachlands to Auckland where you can drift around it in our Clubman because the left rear just isn't touching the ground. Seriously everyone should drive an old Mini at some point, it's just the best.
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Jul 11, 2014 19:54
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Butt Wizard posted:Seriously everyone should drive an old Mini at some point, it's just the best. Aren't they absurdly expensive, especially in America where not as many of them were sold? I'd love to have one someday but it's one of those "it'd be nice" type deals.
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Jul 11, 2014 20:01
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xzzy posted:Aren't they absurdly expensive, especially in America where not as many of them were sold? They're absurdly expensive everywhere these days  You'll pay $20k NZD for a late 90s Cooper. Of course if your import laws don't suck then the best thing to do is import one from Japan - they seem to be relatively rust-free (well, as rust free as Minis get, etc).
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Jul 11, 2014 20:16
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Canada might be a good place to look too, my garage ornament is a 1980 Canadian export model. A well kept Cooper or early model is going to be expensive no matter what.
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Jul 11, 2014 21:16
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Darchangel posted:I thought this was pretty cool: This video is loving awesome and if you're reading this thread you'll probably enjoy watching it.
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Jul 11, 2014 22:03
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Butt Wizard posted:Seriously everyone should drive an old Mini at some point, it's just the best. Did this today after servicing a 998cc mini mayfair at work, i was grinning like an idiot and laughing like a crazy person the entire time i was out on the road. Definitely considering buying one as a project/toy.
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Jul 11, 2014 22:07
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xzzy posted:Aren't they absurdly expensive, especially in America where not as many of them were sold? They're fairly expensive for what they are, I guess that's one reason why the owners are known for reminding everyone they're built by BMW. Nothing about them really stands out at me, especially when the decently fast ones start at 35 grand.
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Jul 11, 2014 23:26
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Kenshin posted:This video is loving awesome and if you're reading this thread you'll probably enjoy watching it. This is my Most Favorite car ownership video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti0aoGREUKU
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Jul 11, 2014 23:46
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Das Volk posted:They're fairly expensive for what they are, I guess that's one reason why the owners are known for reminding everyone they're built by BMW. Nothing about them really stands out at me, especially when the decently fast ones start at 35 grand. Anyone thinking about one of the 'decently fast' ones check out what I just posted to the mechanical failures and reevaluate your position. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3222431&pagenumber=416#lastpost
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Jul 11, 2014 23:50
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Das Volk posted:They're fairly expensive for what they are, I guess that's one reason why the owners are known for reminding everyone they're built by BMW. Nothing about them really stands out at me, especially when the decently fast ones start at 35 grand. Meh, the old ones are built with solid precision British, Australian and New Zealand engineering. Or at least they would have been if everyone hadn't been on strike. No one knows who actually made any of the old Minis. But that isn't to say you can't go hilariously overboard on the A Series engines either: http://www.twinkam.co.uk/shop/artic...aid%3DSCE002%26 quote:230+bhp 1293cc/1310cc 16V Full Race – Intecooled (Please call us for exact specification)
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Jul 12, 2014 00:43
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I'm sorry, did someone say something about going overboard on a mini? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hCPODjJO7s
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Jul 12, 2014 00:51
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:I'm sorry, did someone say something about going overboard on a mini? Dude, you can't just post videos from those guys. I had a heart palpitation thinking there was a new episode that I somehow missed 
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Jul 12, 2014 00:57
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Carteret posted:Dude, you can't just post videos from those guys. I had a heart palpitation thinking there was a new episode that I somehow missed Transplanting is cheating - A series or nothing.
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Jul 12, 2014 01:47
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Way late with this discussion, but:Powershift posted:Goonball $3000. Haha, reminds me of something I proposed to IOwnCalculus back when I was trying to dump the FC turbo: quote:Here's my crazy idea: a gameshow type thread. The basic goal is to see the RX7 travel down to FL. If it gets relayed that far, then ultimateforce gets it for free. Or some insanely cheap price. The idea was to see how cheap it'd have to be for too crazy to become too crazy not to buy. IOC was actually ok with it, but I managed to sell it locally.
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Jul 12, 2014 05:13
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Root Bear posted:GM had a spaceship van fleet of their own in the early 90's Also, a Ferrari 430 Scuderia drove through my village yesterday. I could still hear it like 2 miles out as it rattled through the gears.
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Jul 12, 2014 09:17
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kimbo305 posted:
Stay tuned for next year - I'll be building a FC for the Grassroots Motorsports $2015 challenge and driving it from Alberta to Florida.
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Jul 13, 2014 00:18
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Those guys who did that NSX Senna vid made a new one. I think it's pretty nice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVWk-WfdJos
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Jul 13, 2014 00:21
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Bape Culture posted:Those guys who did that NSX Senna vid made a new one. I think it's pretty nice. I'd never seen the NSX Senna one you mentioned, so I looked it up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53c6o_cNPEo The NSX is one of those few cars that will never look bad. And after how many years? And it still looks incredible.
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Jul 13, 2014 05:38
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Smart's put out a promo for their next ForTwo and it looks to me like they've realized how bad the first one was so they're actually going to make it better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjIvYfME0uA&t=124s Because bigger is better, always and in every way. I drive a Suburban, I would know.
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Jul 13, 2014 05:43
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It better run on rainbows and wishes or there will still be no reason to consent to drive something barely bigger than a fanny pack for such mediocre fuel economy.
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Jul 13, 2014 06:18
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xzzy posted:It better run on rainbows and wishes or there will still be no reason to consent to drive something barely bigger than a fanny pack for such mediocre fuel economy. About the only thing they have going for them is that they are very short, but a Toyota iQ is only a foot longer, and feels better in every way, while the Aygo/C1 is two feet longer, but although suffering from obvious cost-cutting on materials, is a genuinely cheap car, so you don't mind as much.
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Jul 13, 2014 09:45
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Well if it's a nice interior in a small car you want the obvious choice is the Cygnet Of course, "cheap" might go out the window a little bit but hey! Who cares if it's an iQ underneath right? 
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Jul 13, 2014 09:55
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Well this is kinda suitable for both awesome and terrible threads... A nice not to hosed with civic but the steel wheels and locking nut bollocks is pretty awful! http://i.imgur.com/m4rlhXq.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Uk9O1E9.jpg http://i.imgur.com/r2R2Z6H.jpg And a BMW alpina at an airfield I visited when a friend did a sky dive. That thing looks sweet. http://i.imgur.com/Z8oyHiN.jpg Oh and the worlds shittiest picture of a car! It's a bright yellow Lancia integrate that's a customers dd. I want so bad http://i.imgur.com/oTqDJrt.jpg
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Jul 13, 2014 10:24
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AirRaid posted:Who cares if it's an iQ underneath right? Assuming a car buying market world wide of 500 million people about 499,999,850 people.
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Jul 13, 2014 11:04
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thegasman2000 posted:Oh and the worlds shittiest picture of a car! It's a bright yellow Lancia integrate that's a customers dd. I want so bad Integrale - did you happen to see what kind of stitching the seats had?
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Jul 13, 2014 11:08
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:Interesting. Here's a fine example I saw just the other day.  It's quite the oddball too. A LHD Acura NSX in Japan (where they were all sold on the Honda label), last registered up in Kobe going by it's plates, but now sitting at a used sports car pro shop in the south of Japan. Almost pristine stock interior except for a rollcage. I'd have loved to hear the story behind it but being a dealership they probably weren't interested in talking if I wasn't interested in buying. I took a few more pictures at that shop but it was mostly late 90s early 00s JDM stuff that you've all seen a hundred times before.
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Jul 13, 2014 11:34
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Butt Wizard posted:Integrale - did you happen to see what kind of stitching the seats had? I didn't but it seems like a legit one to me. I am the idiot who bought a hf turbo so know something about them and it looked right. The bloke has enough money to own a clean one too!
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 (from a friend's facebook post) Now, I know what y'all are going to say, "wrong thread" etc., but you know what? It's a loving stupid dragon tearing rear end through a bright yellow porker turbo, and not only is it funny as hell (though I'm sure that wasn't the owner's intent), it makes Porsche fans angry which is even better.
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Jul 13, 2014 14:56
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Linedance posted:
It's not like he's going to fit in the rear!
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Jul 13, 2014 17:21
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Das Volk posted:It's not like he's going to fit in the rear!
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Jul 13, 2014 17:49
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Das Volk posted:It's not like he's going to fit in the rear! I beg to differ, if the "dragons loving cars" series is any indicator
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Jul 13, 2014 17:57
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Saw this guy parked at the mall. I know it's a Maserati but does anyone know the model, specifically? It looks pretty new but I couldn't find a match on the website. My guess is some other generation of Quattroporte.
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Jul 13, 2014 18:42
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rcman50166 posted:Saw this guy parked at the mall. I know it's a Maserati but does anyone know the model, specifically? It looks pretty new but I couldn't find a match on the website. My guess is some other generation of Quattroporte.
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Jul 13, 2014 18:44
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rcman50166 posted:Saw this guy parked at the mall. I know it's a Maserati but does anyone know the model, specifically? It looks pretty new but I couldn't find a match on the website. My guess is some other generation of Quattroporte.  'Quattroporte' means 'four doors'.
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InitialDave posted:Why? You can fit aftermarket dragons to engines if your local laws allow it. Not all states have Smaug checks. Well played, sir 
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Jul 13, 2014 22:24
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InitialDave posted:Why? You can fit aftermarket dragons to engines if your local laws allow it. Not all states have Smaug checks. You bastard. 
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Jul 13, 2014 22:44
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thegasman2000 posted:I didn't but it seems like a legit one to me. I am the idiot who bought a hf turbo so know something about them and it looked right. The bloke has enough money to own a clean one too! I'm not sure how buying an integrale makes you a chump unless you bought one from somewhere that salts their roads. If it had the yellow stitching then there was a high chance of it being a Giallo, those things are rarer than Edizione Finales.
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Butt Wizard posted:I'm not sure how buying an integrale makes you a chump unless you bought one from somewhere that salts their roads. If it had the yellow stitching then there was a high chance of it being a Giallo, those things are rarer than Edizione Finales. No I bought the rustiest HF turbo in existence... managed to get the motor turning, sat on it for months and flipped it. I loved that car and never got to rev it I will take a look when i next deliver to the guy.
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