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I really don't understand why you guys are pissing in eyebeem's Cheerio's because he likes the Slingshot. So what it's not as quick a modern sports cars. It's not supposed to be. It's a fun driving experience that costs SIGNIFICANTLY less than its competition. How many of you are going to threadshit on Comrade Flynn because he just spent a bunch of money on a 12 year old Lambo when he could have bought a 10 year old corvette and modded it to be even quicker? None, because the Lambo is different and represents a hell of a driving experience with the gated shifter. It's conspicuous consumption either way. I don't understand the vendetta here.eyebeem posted:I'm glad the only large component made out of metal is the main chassis beam. It's heavy enough. http://www.mccormackdesign.co.uk/design/carbon-fibre-stroller-design
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Jesus loving christ this is ridiculous and everyone in the last half a page should be probated, probably including me, read the goddamn thread title. eyebeem pisses people off because he is an insecure smug rear end in a top hat who humblebrags about money. "oh yeah no big deal just 20k for a ~weekend toy~ seems pretty good to me!  " Thus the custom title. It's pretty obvious.Here is some actual horrible poo poo because I would rather look at it than pages of this argument. 
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Someone played Bridge Builder back in junior high and went, "That's it, I know all I need to engineer anything now."
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Feb 17, 2015 16:37
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kastein posted:Here is some actual horrible poo poo because I would rather look at it than pages of this argument. ....how do you get under the hood?
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Feb 17, 2015 16:47
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dissss posted:Cars are status symbols too remember - small and cheap doesn't exactly send the right type of message. In North America there also seems to be this stereotype of hatchbacks either being juvenile or for poor people. Oddly, the my generation of Integra was inexplicably popular because despite being was a hatchback it wasn't styled like one. Human Grand Prix fucked around with this message at 16:50 on Feb 17, 2015 |
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Das Volk posted:They have, and it's a sadder world for it. *pours out some $20/l oil for the fallen ///M brand* It's crazy, I've been a fan of BMW's since I can remember, and if you told my college self who lusted after an E46 M3 like no other car that in this day and age I'd prefer both the performance (minus lack of a stick shift) level and styling of Mercedes Benz AMG vehicles, I'd have slapped you silly. It's a drat shame. Now they've gone ahead and basically released a Mazda5.
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From a ways back, but supposedly, that's the only surviving Elysium GT-R. SR Autogroup is putting a Liberty Walk kit on it. http://www.srautogroup.com/blog/?s=elysium e: I like the Slingshot, but it should be cheaper (mainly so I can afford it.) I'd prefer a Morgan for the classic styling, but they're even sillier in pricing. And yes, it's about fun more than practicality. I guess I should just build a trike out of an old Goldwing or something. Darchangel fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Feb 17, 2015 |
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Feb 17, 2015 17:44
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CommieGIR posted:....how do you get under the hood?
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Feb 17, 2015 18:37
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Flipperwaldt posted:Just cross the road without looking. Well played.
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kastein posted:Jesus loving christ this is ridiculous and everyone in the last half a page should be probated, probably including me, read the goddamn thread title. Is this truck in Australia? Seems like overkill for a roo bar, but would make even less sense in the US. Also, that's gotta be super heavy.
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kastein posted:Here is some actual horrible poo poo because I would rather look at it than pages of this argument. I guess it does a good job of minimizing the Escalade's bulk?
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veedubfreak posted:Is this truck in Australia? Seems like overkill for a roo bar, but would make even less sense in the US. Also, that's gotta be super heavy. I wanna see a side view, rear tires are probably touching pavement with the faintest brush of rubber.
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T1g4h posted:The Slingshot just seems to me like one of those solutions searching for a problem. It's not particularly good looking, it's not really practical, and everything it's designed to do, you could do with something much cheaper that you could use any other day of the week. I admit i'm not the target market, I just don't really get who the target market is In all honesty, when I see the Slingshot or Can-Am Spyder vehicles, it screams "I want a motorcycle but I'm too pussy/too lazy to go learn how to drive one and get licensed for it". That's about the only segment of the market I could see getting one since it's smaller and more lightweight than a car but potentially has sharper handling and doesn't need an extra license or road course training to purchase/use.
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Somewhere, there is someone that is deserving of pretty much every torture method devised by humanity.
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Usually when I see a car like this on the road, you can tell which one is the real one because it is smoking, ostensibly because they put money into fake exhausts instead of basic vehicle maintenance.
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Protocol7 posted:Usually when I see a car like this on the road, you can tell which one is the real one because it is smoking, ostensibly because they put money into fake exhausts instead of basic vehicle maintenance. "Change the piston rings, valve seals, or head gasket? How will that help performance!" I am never surprised to find one of these and have oil smoke blow in my face when it takes off.
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MrYenko posted:Somewhere, there is someone that is deserving of pretty much every torture method devised by humanity. I'm pretty sure (at least hoping) that it's a vinyl wrap.
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Ozz81 posted:In all honesty, when I see the Slingshot or Can-Am Spyder vehicles, it screams "I want a motorcycle but I'm too pussy/too lazy to go learn how to drive one and get licensed for it". That's about the only segment of the market I could see getting one since it's smaller and more lightweight than a car but potentially has sharper handling and doesn't need an extra license or road course training to purchase/use. You're generally right, the idea that they handle better than a car is patently false though. They're smaller and more nimble but when you really start to turn the heat up, the inside wheel just starts lifting and it's all over rover. An S2000 or similar with a similar power:weight ratio would run circles around a can-am.
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Personally I'm more of a fan of the people who buy Harleys then put training wheels on them.
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angryhampster posted:So what it's not as quick a modern sports cars. It's not supposed to be. It's a fun driving experience that costs SIGNIFICANTLY less than its competition. Ozz81 posted:it's smaller and more lightweight than a car but potentially has sharper handling and doesn't need an extra license or road course training to purchase/use. Speaking of cars, here is some terrible   A bargain at only $85,888! Over $140,000 invested! Apparently whoever originally bought this monstrosity has decided that it was a poor decision and is selling it again: https://www.leakecar.com/consignments/51/current-consignments/88/oklahoma-city-2015/2477/2012-dodge-ram-3500?action=itemdetail I wonder how long it takes the new buyer to put a smoke tune on it. 
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Those giant fuckoff spikes on the wheels never cease to amuse. They just seem like the most terrible idea.
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Feb 17, 2015 23:07
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MrYenko posted:Somewhere, there is someone that is deserving of pretty much every torture method devised by humanity. It's no more terrible than this 'Union Jack' E-Type from Austin Powers. The flag ain't even right... 
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T1g4h posted:Those giant fuckoff spikes on the wheels never cease to amuse. They just seem like the most terrible idea. They're plastic, they aren't going to hurt anyone. E: well nothing but your eyes.
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veedubfreak posted:They're plastic, they aren't going to hurt anyone. Aww. So much for my idea of Brotrucks using modern day Boudica spikes 
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CommieGIR posted:"Change the piston rings, valve seals, or head gasket? How will that help performance!" Can't forget the exhaust note that sounds eerily similar to a weed trimmer.
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Protocol7 posted:Can't forget the exhaust note that sounds eerily similar to a weed trimmer. I wish all these clapped out Hondas would finally die. Any time I'm driving and I smell oil burning I play spot the fartcan.
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veedubfreak posted:I wish all these clapped out Hondas would finally die. Any time I'm driving and I smell oil burning I play spot the fartcan. I do not miss living in a middle class suburb. My Prelude, which is red, is apparently race bait and I cannot count the amount of times I swear a lawnmower, in both speed and sound, was trying to race me.
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Protocol7 posted:Can't forget the exhaust note that sounds eerily similar to a weed trimmer. I've always wondered why they didn't just straight pipe versus a cheap fart can. CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 01:01 on Feb 18, 2015 |
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veedubfreak posted:I wish all these clapped out Hondas would finally die. Any time I'm driving and I smell oil burning I play spot the fartcan. I hate the poor too
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PCOS Bill posted:I hate the poor too And if you can afford a 4" tailpipe backbox for your car, you can afford to service the loving thing.
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InitialDave posted:You don't need money to have taste. Ugh just go buy a new car already you disgusting poor what's wrong with your taste? quote:And if you can afford a 4" tailpipe backbox for your car, you can afford to service the loving thing. The original exhaust probably rusted out, and the fartcans are cheaper than OEM replacements. They likely DID service that.
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PCOS Bill posted:Ugh just go buy a new car already you disgusting poor what's wrong with your taste? Not to mention at this point it was probably purchased with that poo poo on it, and replacing it with a better option comes behind food and housing.
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It's a fine line trying to figure out if they are just the person who got stuck with a really, really cheap ride off a car lot or they're the idiot who did all the terrible poo poo in the first place.
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No pictures because you can't photograph smells, but I rode in my roommates Mazda 3 today and good lord. It smells like it's on fire once it warms up. I asked her about it and learned the last time it had any maintenance beyond tires/battery was sometime in 2011.
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My flatmate has a mid 90s Mazda Familia which hasn't had any preventative maintenance since 2011 either and that drat thing runs just fine - starts first pop, isn't unduely noisy, gearbox and cluctch are still fine. We do have six monthly safety inspections so at least the lights/brakes/tyres are okay but its certainly never had any oil, coolant or even a battery in that time. What are you supposed to do with a car that behind on maintenance anyway? I have a feeling at this point even an oil change would do more harm than good.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5dFSQ7sdxc as you can see from the poorly shot video of this 240SX booger welded onto a blazer chassis, poor taste has migrated somewhat over to taller, more truck like vehicles  i feel like i see more of these than autozone spoilers
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  Other end of the political spectrum is a bunch of loving wack jobs too:  
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How is having three random number plates dangling off the back of your car while the real one is completely obscured not illegal?
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guy fuckin' loves whatever OBX is, also apparently fond of rear end on the subject of of political cars there's never a bad time for freedom van (this is the second of these vans) 
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Ozz81 posted:In all honesty, when I see the Slingshot or Can-Am Spyder vehicles, it screams "I want a motorcycle but I'm too pussy/too lazy to go learn how to drive one and get licensed for it". That's about the only segment of the market I could see getting one since it's smaller and more lightweight than a car but potentially has sharper handling and doesn't need an extra license or road course training to purchase/use. It doesn't always say that. Sometimes it says "I'm too fat to ride a loving motorcycle."
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