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I grew up with these place mats that had various educational themes and information. 
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MetaJew posted:I grew up with these place mats that had various educational themes and information. It gets even worse when you realize that that mat doesn't have the correct weight for an ur-Beetle. They're more like 1700-1800 lbs. Which means that the new shitboxes weigh nearly twice what the old shitboxes weigh.
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Dec 26, 2014 08:30
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And which one would you rather crash?
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Dec 26, 2014 08:35
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jamal posted:And which one would you rather crash? Or indeed just drive in.
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Dec 26, 2014 09:05
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The eggs.
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Dec 26, 2014 09:07
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Viggen posted:The eggs. Indeed, that does seem to be the safer option. And more heart-healthy 
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Dec 26, 2014 09:33
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wayfinder posted:Nope, not Germany. Traffic fines here are ridiculously low for everyone. Some Scandinavian country does it like that afaik? Sweden perhaps? Finland does it for speeding tickets.
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Dec 26, 2014 11:18
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Smashmouth eat the beetle
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Dec 26, 2014 21:08
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I have been car shopping lately so I've been test driving a lot of cars. Today I tested two bad cars, a veloster turbo (it was terrible but not the purpose of the post) and a WRX hatch with airbag suspension and a tune. This car was absolutely ruined by the bags. It constantly bounced. As soon as I got on the power I'd have to let off because the ride was unbearable. And the airbag unit took up the whole trunk area. http://www.choiceautocenter.com/2013_Subaru_Impreza_Shrewsbury_MA_250388077.veh Tastefully modified my rear end.
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Dec 26, 2014 21:36
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GutBomb posted:I have been car shopping lately so I've been test driving a lot of cars. Today I tested two bad cars, a veloster turbo (it was terrible but not the purpose of the post) and a WRX hatch with airbag suspension and a tune. This car was absolutely ruined by the bags. It constantly bounced. As soon as I got on the power I'd have to let off because the ride was unbearable. And the airbag unit took up the whole trunk area. Twenty-four thousand dollars for that? Jesus H Christ. What's that on the fender? A ricer bandaid sticker covering body damage?
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Dec 26, 2014 23:35
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Someone went low without making sure there was enough clearance with the wheels at lock and likely didn't roll the fender lips. Either way, look at the paint differences on that side of the car, as well as the inconsistent gaps on either side of the hood.
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Dec 26, 2014 23:48
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BlackMK4 posted:Someone went low without making sure there was enough clearance with the wheels at lock and likely didn't roll the fender lips. In my defense I didn't go to that dealer for that car. I tested an evo and it was awesome. I wanted to try a wrx too, so they rolled that one up and apologized for the bags in advance.
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Dec 26, 2014 23:51
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Shopping for a used WRX is a terrible experience.
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Dec 27, 2014 00:03
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GutBomb posted:I have been car shopping lately so I've been test driving a lot of cars. Today I tested two bad cars, a veloster turbo (it was terrible but not the purpose of the post) What did you not like about the Veloster? It's been on my list of more practical "sports cars" to replace the Miata in the next year or so.
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Dec 27, 2014 00:24
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Previa_fun posted:What did you not like about the Veloster? It's been on my list of more practical "sports cars" to replace the Miata in the next year or so. http://youtube.com/watch?v=lJUEyiqrowQ
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Dec 27, 2014 00:37
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As a Veloster owner - it is an efficient little commuter that looks sporty but could not be further from that if it tried. I enjoy the interior, but the actual driving experience is profoundly disappointing if you think you're getting a Fiesta ST equivalent.
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Dec 27, 2014 01:14
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I dicked up backing out of the garage this morning.    Don't get too used to routine actions, guys.  (The paint is just plastidip to prevent further paint chipping.)
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Dec 27, 2014 02:05
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Ouch.
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Dec 27, 2014 02:10
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I don't think there is any quicker way too feel like an rear end in a top hat. You don't even have to get out and see the damage. You feel the hit and just know. "I'm an rear end in a top hat".
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Dec 27, 2014 02:13
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GutBomb posted:I have been car shopping lately so I've been test driving a lot of cars. Today I tested two bad cars, a veloster turbo (it was terrible but not the purpose of the post) and a WRX hatch with airbag suspension and a tune. This car was absolutely ruined by the bags. It constantly bounced. As soon as I got on the power I'd have to let off because the ride was unbearable. And the airbag unit took up the whole trunk area. Hah, being a Worcester resident myself...Choice Auto can go eat it. I went there once to look at a BMW they had...never, ever again.
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Dec 27, 2014 02:17
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Previa_fun posted:What did you not like about the Veloster? It's been on my list of more practical "sports cars" to replace the Miata in the next year or so. My test drive experience is one that is coming from a guy with a kid on the way looking for a fun car with room for a kid to replace my FR-S. It sounded like a Hyundai accent and had no pep at all, and the interior was all crappy hard plastic and full of little vibrations. It basically felt like every crappy rental car I've ever had, but with a sleepy manual transmission
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Dec 27, 2014 02:57
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GutBomb posted:My test drive experience is one that is coming from a guy with a kid on the way looking for a fun car with room for a kid to replace my FR-S. It sounded like a Hyundai accent and had no pep at all, and the interior was all crappy hard plastic and full of little vibrations. It basically felt like every crappy rental car I've ever had, but with a sleepy manual transmission Sounds like you want a MS3, Focus ST, or Fiesta ST.
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Dec 27, 2014 03:38
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MetaJew posted:I grew up with these place mats that had various educational themes and information.  edit: gently caress, beaten. Bill Dungsroman posted:Smashmouth eat the beetle
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Dec 27, 2014 03:38
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MetaJew posted:Sounds like you want a MS3, Focus ST, or Fiesta ST. It's between the MS3 and the Fiesta ST. The Focus ST didn't really speak to me. I drove an MS3 today and it was great. I need to drive the Fiesta ST again to be sure, but I'll probably end up with the Mazda. Also, driving the MS3 today really put into perspective exactly how underpowered the FR-S really is. GutBomb fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Dec 27, 2014 |
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Dec 27, 2014 04:05
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Airbags on anything that has to drive around or corner is a loving joke. There are a number of companies trying to do high end or performance air bags too. One pairs $6000 jrz rs pro shocks with the cheapest air bag kit they can find and markets them for gtrs. What a waste of a good damper.
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Dec 27, 2014 04:33
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We as a society have just accepted that a two door four cylinder FWD car needs to weigh nearly 3,000 lbs before options are even brought into it.
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Dec 27, 2014 05:07
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I wish I'd had my camera ready this morning when I passed an Escalade EXT (the pickup truck variant) sunk up to the axles in mud in an empty lot a few miles from Pebble Beach today. The driver was in the driver's seat, and boy did he ever look pissed.
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Dec 27, 2014 05:36
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1500quidporsche posted:We as a society have just accepted that a two door four cylinder FWD car needs to weigh nearly 3,000 lbs before options are even brought into it. I haven't accepted it. But since nothing else is being built there's really not much to be said about it, no one asked what I wanted in a car nor offered to build a car based on my preferences. At least not since the 60's. But that era had its own issues, building gas guzzling death traps.
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Dec 27, 2014 06:14
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GutBomb posted:It's between the MS3 and the Fiesta ST. The Focus ST didn't really speak to me. I drove an MS3 today and it was great. I need to drive the Fiesta ST again to be sure, but I'll probably end up with the Mazda. The MS3 feels like a slightly  hatch with an insanely torquey engine the front wheels could barely contain at the best of times, let alone while trying to turn. Like a little sledgehammer.The FR-S I drove was like a tiny sharp scalpel.
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Dec 27, 2014 08:02
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Saw this monstrosity in the car park at the gym this morning.
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Dec 27, 2014 13:13
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Ludicro posted:Saw this monstrosity in the car park at the gym this morning. This was the guy grunting very loudly doing arm curls and inclined press, if you weren't aware.
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Dec 27, 2014 14:59
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While standing in the squat rack.
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Dec 27, 2014 21:34
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Terrible car with terrible engine. 
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Dec 27, 2014 23:06
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Wrong thread. That thing is loving awesome 
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Dec 27, 2014 23:09
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T1g4h posted:Wrong thread. That thing is loving awesome Nah. Seems like a waste of both a car and an engine.
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Dec 28, 2014 00:51
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I wouldn't consider it a waste. He just made an otherwise none too interesting Aston cool by giving it the ability to do rolling smokeshow burnouts and spit ludicrous flames from the exhaust. It's pretty great.
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Dec 28, 2014 00:53
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T1g4h posted:Wrong thread. That thing is loving awesome You forgot it's Throatwarbler...
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Dec 28, 2014 01:10
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xzzy posted:I haven't accepted it. Cars aren't going to get any less porcine, unless extremely lightweight materials like carbon fiber and titanium suddenly get a lot cheaper. Society has decided that a vehicle is unsafe unless it has front/rear/side/knee airbags, stability control, traction control, lane departure warning and blind spot monitoring systems. It's worked, too. Talk to any medic, fireman, or cop who has been on the job for awhile. People just don't get hurt in accidents like they used to. I've only been working in EMS for 12 years, and I can still recall how brutal accidents used to be, especially side impacts. You could count on a ruptured spleen and fractured pelvis when someone got hit in the driver's door. Now it's the exception to see things like that.
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Dec 28, 2014 01:18
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A Melted Tarp posted:Cars aren't going to get any less porcine, unless extremely lightweight materials like carbon fiber and titanium suddenly get a lot cheaper. Maybe not shopping-trolley hatchbacks, but you're definitely going to see sporty things in the "specialist but still mainstream" field like S2000s made from carbon.
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A Melted Tarp posted:It's worked, too. Talk to any medic, fireman, or cop who has been on the job for awhile. People just don't get hurt in accidents like they used to. I've only been working in EMS for 12 years, and I can still recall how brutal accidents used to be, especially side impacts. You could count on a ruptured spleen and fractured pelvis when someone got hit in the driver's door. Now it's the exception to see things like that. This might be a massive case of confirmation bias but over the last few years I started to hear far fewer stories about people getting severely injured in car accidents and more about people just dying, meaning that you're either going to make it out of a wreck ok or it's going to be bad enough to kill you outright no matter what safety features are in there.
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