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some texas redneck posted:Exactly this. Also, Chrysler is footing the bill for the rental. I once got a Dodge 1500 as a loaner for my Mazda 3  The guy didn't charge me for the gas I used so it was ok. Even keeping it at 55mph the computer said about 16mpg. I sometimes eat in the car if I'm on a roadtrip with my dog. 
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Powershift posted:And in the doing it wrong departent, this thing is STILL for sale for 50 grand. For some reason, I just see this 
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Aug 22, 2014 01:23
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xzzy posted:Turned out to be a comically bad picture but you can still see the primary fail.  This guy just won the loving game.
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Aug 22, 2014 01:24
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Terrible Robot posted:Chupathingy Chupacarbra, the gas-sucker 
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Aug 22, 2014 01:44
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Good god, y'all.
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Aug 22, 2014 02:46
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Huh.
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Aug 22, 2014 03:28
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What is it good for?
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Aug 22, 2014 03:37
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Absolutely nothing, say it again y'all.
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Aug 22, 2014 03:38
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Absolutely nothing.
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Aug 22, 2014 03:39
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Aug 22, 2014 07:17
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Never gonna turn around and desert you
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Aug 22, 2014 07:22
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Terrible, as in I want it terribly bad!
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Aug 22, 2014 18:26
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razorscooter posted:Bad shift knob/picture handling: More like bad thread choice
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Aug 23, 2014 18:56
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enojy posted:More like bad thread choice Goose Island is InBev, right thread.
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Aug 23, 2014 23:12
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Not my car, but belongs to the mother of one of the local car dudes. loving college students in my town  "I was adjusting the radio and didn't see the stoplight"    
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Aug 23, 2014 23:23
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 I hate when a 5 minute oil change turns into a 15 minute cleanup job. (spilled the pan when trying to pour the old oil into the empty bottles)
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Beach Bum posted:Not my car, but belongs to the mother of one of the local car dudes. loving college students in my town '66 is my favorite year Chevelle  YOU BASTARDS (interesting how thoroughly it crumpled the trunk but the passenger compartment is fairly intact- '60s cars are a bit safer than I thought I guess?) Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 00:58 on Aug 24, 2014 |
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Aug 24, 2014 00:54
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Beach Bum posted:Not my car, but belongs to the mother of one of the local car dudes. loving college students in my town Adjust the kid's face with a full DIN radio 
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Aug 24, 2014 01:06
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Tommychu posted:(interesting how thoroughly it crumpled the trunk but the passenger compartment is fairly intact- '60s cars are a bit safer than I thought I guess?) It's pretty normal for cars of that era to keep their shape in a wreck. The issues are a lack of seat belts, no head rests, a tendency for the engine to enter the passenger area in a front collision, and the steering wheel crushing the driver. So even if the doors work when everything comes to a rest, it doesn't matter because you're hamburger.
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Aug 24, 2014 01:52
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That's why I said 'a bit'.
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xzzy posted:It's pretty normal for cars of that era to keep their shape in a wreck. The issues are a lack of seat belts, no head rests, a tendency for the engine to enter the passenger area in a front collision, and the steering wheel crushing the driver. If you ever wondered what the back of your instrument panel looks like.... http://youtu.be/xtxd27jlZ_g
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The Door Frame posted:If you ever wondered what the back of your instrument panel looks like.... When people say that older cars were safer because of all that steel, I show them this video.
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The main thing is: any force not transmitted to the car body is transferred to the occupants. It's similar to that high-school experiment where you set a tennis ball on a basketball and drop them together. You're adding force into a system, and it has to go somewhere. So, newer cars crush in specific, not-too-fast but not-too-slow ways to pillow the impact. Some older cars may be stiffer, but that's a terrible thing. Plus everything mentioned above.
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Beach Bum posted:Not my car, but belongs to the mother of one of the local car dudes. loving college students in my town If he has Hagerty or some kind of good collector car insurance they will fix that. I saw a Camaro with the same kind of damage getting fixed with Hagerty.
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Fart Pipe posted:If he has Hagerty or some kind of good collector car insurance they will fix that. I saw a Camaro with the same kind of damage getting fixed with Hagerty. I don't know what kind of insurance she's carrying on it, but I'll ask the next time I see her son at one of the meets. Dude said "totaled" so the appraisal and poo poo might already be over with. I hope for the best, of course. xzzy posted:It's pretty normal for cars of that era to keep their shape in a wreck. The issues are a lack of seat belts, no head rests, a tendency for the engine to enter the passenger area in a front collision, and the steering wheel crushing the driver. She has some pretty wicked whiplash from what I heard from the son. I recommended an attorney my family knows. Das Volk posted:Adjust the kid's face with a full DIN radio Tommychu posted:'66 is my favorite year Chevelle Trust me, the local forum is pretty fuckin' livid. I was just saying the other day that I am driving outside of "normal" commute hours so I don't have to deal with the idiots out there when students are in town.
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Mister Kingdom posted:When people say that older cars were safer because of all that steel, I show them this video. Also that Subaru pillar cross-section.
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Tommychu posted:Also that Subaru pillar cross-section. I'm an EMT and I showed that to Phoenix fire, and a few went "oooooh, that's why."
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HotCanadianChick posted:
I still haven't finished cleaning up from an oil change last April. Rental garage with a horrid floor means I give no fucks. Since then I've been using kitty littler buckets to collect my oil instead of trying to poor it into the small jugs.
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As I'm watching F1 qualifying at Spa, I'm taking a trip back into time this morning and visiting a terrible company named Stutz. Stutz started out with honest intentions and produced great little 2-seat sports cars. Stutz was America's early Caterham, if you will. The Bearcat, its most well-known car, was lightweight, had a high-tech four-valve engine, and was seen as a bit of a status symbol compared to most everything else on the road.  Years later, due to the great depression and poor management, the company failed. It was reincarnated in the late 60s by a strange man from New York who seemingly had a taste for gold and General Motors vehicles. Its major seller under the new ownership was the Blackhawk:  The Blackhawk was a Poncho Grand Prix with walnut trim, 24k gold plating, But wait there's more. Stutz also produced the IV-Porte, because "four-door" is for commoners. It's basically the same concept as the Blackhawk, but it started as a Bonneville instead.  Class without speed, my friends.  The price tag? Over $200k (again adjusted for inflation. It was such a fine, elegant, and understated automobile that King Fahd of Saudi Arabia had one custom-ordered. Stutz sold around 50 of these. ....but that's not all! Stutz produced seven high-end limos called the Diplomatica. All but one were bought by the Saudi kingdom. PRicing for the 1981 armored version was well over $500k (adjusted for inflation). This green one was sold to wealthy thoroughbred breeders in Canada.   However.... The pièce de resistance may just be the Stutz Defender/Bear/Gazelle. These extremely limited-production SUVs were based on the Chevy Suburban, and as you can see, are absolutely hideous.  It's armored, and has a very Rolls-esque rear.  This post was brought to you by hangover and coffee.
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angryhampster posted:It's armored, and has a very Rolls-esque rear. Was the convertible top also armored?
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Uthor posted:Was the convertible top also armored? That does seem to be a rather odd design decision...
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The Door Frame posted:If you ever wondered what the back of your instrument panel looks like.... The difference in the condition of the windshield is what always impresses me from that video.
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:The difference in the condition of the windshield is what always impresses me from that video. You mean the fact that it comes out of the vehicle in which it's a non-structural component that is rubber gasketed in place?
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angryhampster posted:As I'm watching F1 qualifying at Spa, I'm taking a trip back into time this morning and visiting a terrible company named Stutz. What's with the really peculiar corner lights at the front? Is it a turn-following headlight setup?
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Slavvy posted:What's with the really peculiar corner lights at the front? Is it a turn-following headlight setup? Not sure but I believe the best term for it is "drugs".
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Slavvy posted:What's with the really peculiar corner lights at the front? Is it a turn-following headlight setup? It's intended to evoke the freestanding headlights on '30s cars. Not the first time Virgil Exner tried it.
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Motronic posted:You mean the fact that it comes out of the vehicle in which it's a non-structural component that is rubber gasketed in place? I think he means how the whole front of the Bel-Air is destroyed and the damage to the Malibu doesn't extend past the middle of the front fender.
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Motronic posted:You mean the fact that it comes out of the vehicle in which it's a non-structural component that is rubber gasketed in place? The fact that the only damage to the new windshield is starring, while the older one is destroyed even before it rips free.
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angryhampster posted:Stutz started out with honest intentions and produced great little 2-seat sports cars. Stutz was America's early Caterham, if you will. The Bearcat, its most well-known car, was lightweight, had a high-tech four-valve engine, and was seen as a bit of a status symbol compared to most everything else on the road. Counting Cars tracked down Barry White's old Stutz IV-Porte (though I think they identified it as a Bearcat on the show) and restored it for his widow. It looked like a G or B body with a lot of gaudy trim and funky headlights, and gold plating replacing any chrome plating.
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