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Octopus Magic posted:It's going to be so rad when all the baby boomers are finally dead. Yeah then we can have autonomous futurecars from the 2040's poorly 'restomodded' to look like like inbred, physically crippled versions of iconic 90's japanese cars. Tell me I'm wrong 
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I saw a very confused truck today. One I know I've seen before, and maybe even posted. It smoked like it had a smoke tune, except it reeked of oil instead of diesel (yes, it was a Powerstroke). 
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some texas redneck posted:I saw a very confused truck today. One I know I've seen before, and maybe even posted. Might have just had a blown turbo.
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Feb 4, 2015 15:32
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Saw this the other day:
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Feb 4, 2015 19:12
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Uh, that looks like the "Koeniggseiggggnggg with Top Gear Wing"
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Feb 4, 2015 20:11
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Zochness posted:Saw this the other day: Looks legit to me.
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Feb 4, 2015 21:23
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Zochness posted:Saw this the other day: Dress for the job you want, not the job you have?
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More irritating Ford engineering bullshit... 2001 Ford Explorer: Whoever decided it was a good idea to plumb the brake AND fuel lines directly in the way of the adjustment cam bolt that holds the upper control arm in place can go get hosed with a cactus:  It's physically impossible to remove/install or even turn that loving bolt without having to move/bend/tweak at least one of them to get adequate clearance, and depending on how much rust is in there, the chances of at least one of them breaking is usually pretty good. This one in particular had one of the fuel lines split and start pissing everywhere almost immediately after the first jostle. gently caress them. gently caress them all to hell. 
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Feb 5, 2015 07:35
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I just wedged a hunk of metal between the bolt and that lip and turned it from the other side, instead of trying to fit a wrench or ratchet in there.
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Feb 5, 2015 19:25
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I saw some  ~sick mod~ cars this morning. There was a scion Tc with some terrible tin can rattle sounding exhaust and handcuffs hanging from the right side of the bumper, and it was closely followed by a miata with a loving huge wing on the back and fuzzy dice hanging from the bumper. There was also AIs favorite car the chrysler 300, but painted purple with big rims and chrome truck nutz hanging off the back.
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Feb 5, 2015 19:44
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Crossposting from the terrible drivers thread: I ran across the most redneck truck that I've seen in a long time the other day:  Best part is it's not even a pickup truck, it's a Sawzalled Explorer:  
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Feb 6, 2015 02:48
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rarbatrol posted:I "To ensure your citation is being issued by a human and not a robot, please first complete this Captcha challenge"
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Feb 6, 2015 03:26
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Over here you'd get pulled over so loving often for not having a readable plate. And you wouldn't save any money on toll roads either, since all unrecognized plates are scanned by humans in the end anyway.
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Feb 6, 2015 03:31
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Illinois had a problem with a huge batch of bad plates about 10 years ago.. the numbers basically instantly rusted their first winter. It was a known problem, and they fixed it relatively quickly but it didn't help anyone who registered a car in that period. They expected people to pay for replacements and warned they could be ticketed if the plate wasn't legible.  Person in that photo seems to have some of that going on, as well as some really poor forgery.
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Feb 6, 2015 04:23
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Man, I remember being 15 and thinking that swapping plates on two random cars was the funniest loving thing in the world. I wonder if anyone I did that too ever got in serious trouble for it.
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Rhyno posted:Man, I remember being 15 and thinking that swapping plates on two random cars was the funniest loving thing in the world. I wonder if anyone I did that too ever got in serious trouble for it. I remember seeing The Transporter, and the plate-switching shots during the intro, in theaters at 14 and thinking how cool yet illegal it would be. What does it take to not comprehend the ramifications of this poo poo at 15
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Feb 6, 2015 04:57
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xzzy posted:They expected people to pay for replacements and warned they could be ticketed if the plate wasn't legible. No, it was free. That's why I got new plates even though I only had a small bubble on my rear one. Figured, "why not?"
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Cellular Suicide posted:I remember seeing The Transporter, and the plate-switching shots during the intro, in theaters at 14 and thinking how cool yet illegal it would be. What does it take to not comprehend the ramifications of this poo poo at 15 I comprehended it just fine. I just didn't give a gently caress.
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xzzy posted:Illinois had a problem with a huge batch of bad plates about 10 years ago.. the numbers basically instantly rusted their first winter. It was a known problem, and they fixed it relatively quickly but it didn't help anyone who registered a car in that period. We had that happen in Australia, expect it was prisoners pissing in the paint mixtures before they made the plates. Turned the white backgrounds all grey and made them crack so bad you couldn't read them. Examples 1,2 and 3 basically: 
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Feb 6, 2015 07:15
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Zochness posted:Saw this the other day: superleghetto model Root Bear posted:More irritating Ford engineering bullshit... Get some ratcheting box wrenches... the elbow kind, not the flex head kind. Sadly it looks like Craftsman is the only brand on the market so far, or at least that's all I can find. http://www.amazon.com/Craftsman-Piece-Elbow-Ratcheting-Wrench/dp/B007C6JSPS
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I don't remember seeing this: My truck has no reverse. This is what I built so that I can back up if I...: http://youtu.be/SjV0iO-6vK8
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th vwls hv scpd posted:I don't remember seeing this: My truck has no reverse. This is what I built so that I can back up if I...: http://youtu.be/SjV0iO-6vK8 Wrong thread.
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Feb 6, 2015 16:25
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th vwls hv scpd posted:I don't remember seeing this: My truck has no reverse. This is what I built so that I can back up if I...: http://youtu.be/SjV0iO-6vK8 At the point where you literally drill holes in your Pathfinder to route chains through it to make a (ingenious but ultimately stupid) reversing system, I'd say toss the entire loving truck and find you a new one. When he gunned it to get the tubes under the wheels, I thought "dear God, that poor sheet metal".
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Feb 6, 2015 17:33
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It's the automotive equivalent of moonwalking, and it's incredible.
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Cellular Suicide posted:I remember seeing The Transporter, and the plate-switching shots during the intro, in theaters at 14 and thinking how cool yet illegal it would be. What does it take to not comprehend the ramifications of this poo poo at 15
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eyebeem posted:Wrong thread. Yup.
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Never would have been able to identify that car if they hadn't put that vinyl on the hood so I'm real glad they did.
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So, am I a terrible person if I actually like the stock Crossfire?  I mean obviously that one's hideous, but most people seem to hate them period.
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Feb 6, 2015 21:17
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Without the fuzzy dice it would be teetering on the edge between irony and "Oh god, why?"
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T1g4h posted:So, am I a terrible person if I actually like the stock Crossfire? Whoever it was that defended them when I asked about them needs to come along. They're apparently mechanically identical to the SLK of the time, have little chrysler production input and their only real problem is being slow and over-priced.
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Feb 6, 2015 21:20
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Slavvy posted:Whoever it was that defended them when I asked about them needs to come along. They're apparently mechanically identical to the SLK of the time, have little chrysler production input and their only real problem is being slow and over-priced. Yeah, it was basically what Chysler got out of the Daimler-Chrysler merger. We'll take all your cash, engineers, and SUV architectures, and here's last generation's SLK in return.
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Slavvy posted:Whoever it was that defended them when I asked about them needs to come along. They're apparently mechanically identical to the SLK of the time, have little chrysler production input and their only real problem is being slow and over-priced. And ugly as gently caress. OBAMNA PHONE fucked around with this message at 22:10 on Feb 6, 2015 |
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Neptr posted:Yeah, it was basically what Chysler got out of the Daimler-Chrysler merger. We'll take all your cash, engineers, and SUV architectures, and here's last generation's SLK in return. That, and a lot of the WK2 Grand Cherokee.
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BraveUlysses posted:And ugly as gently caress. The Crossfire is the line for "how ugly can a good car be and still sell" The thing could be a loving Ferrari in drag and I'd still want nothing to do with it.
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I actually kinda like how the SRT6 looks. I think that spoiler helps a bit.
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Neptr posted:Yeah, it was basically what Chysler got out of the Daimler-Chrysler merger. We'll take all your cash, engineers, and SUV architectures, and here's last generation's SLK in return. A lot of people bitch about this, but don't forget, Mercedes also got Chrysler build quality for the duration of the '00s, so it's kind of a wash.
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