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Wasabi the J posted:Gonna side with MK4 on this. Track cars shouldn't be the benchmark for what items are supposed to be worthy of regular use. All heavily tracked wheels will probably crack at some point. Heat+stress=failure. "Good" track wheels should ideally fail gracefully. If the are designed properly, one crack, even of a structural member should allow the wheel to stay together. For example:  SSR RIP. You were too light for this world. These wheels were like 6-7 years old and had been on a time attack car before I got them. Lots and lots of track miles. Based on the sounds I heard, that I thought was a rock in the brake pad (actually, it was that too, see the rotor), this was going on for a bit. But it didn't fail at speed and gave me time to try to figure out why my steering feel was weird and making weird noises. The complaint re: Rota is that supposedly they fail catastrophically. That is way more dangerous if true.
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Mar 18, 2015 02:26
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Rotas suck mostly because they steal designs. Someone worked hard to come up with those designs. Many cheap wheels are fine for road use, but if you like a certain aesthetic design you should buy the real thing or not buy it at all. You're taking some designer's / engineer's hard work and making GBS threads on it. If it's a replica of a factory wheel / something out of production it's not particularly egregious, but reps of aftermarket wheels that are still available are lovely practice that should not be rewarded with your business.
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Mar 18, 2015 02:54
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There were a bunch of people on facebook upset about some random new wheel company recently, because some guy bought a set and then had one break the first day out at the track. I wanted to ask what he expected but try to stay out of poo poo like that.
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Mar 18, 2015 02:59
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If I drove a car through lovely winters and the brakes were too big for steelies, I'd do the most ridiculous Rotas.
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Mar 18, 2015 22:28
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Party Alarm posted:Rotas suck mostly because they steal designs. Someone worked hard to come up with those designs. Many cheap wheels are fine for road use, but if you like a certain aesthetic design you should buy the real thing or not buy it at all. You're taking some designer's / engineer's hard work and making GBS threads on it. But then you get Grids/Drift Grids which are copies of Volk TE-37s. But Volk don't make the insane concave ones like Rota do. 
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Mar 18, 2015 22:32
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Less breaking wheel chat, more awesome poo poo. Since I'm on a 4 rotor binge... You hear this poo poo literally days before it shows up to the camera.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxXtpMngivM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtUEPwHnxmU GramCracker fucked around with this message at 14:42 on Mar 19, 2015 |
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Mar 19, 2015 03:48
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The prototype for that car was at the Hampton Downs race meeting I went to. It's being restored here. It was in well-used condition. From memory it was a March chassis with a rotary jammed in the back of it.
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Mar 19, 2015 03:50
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And some Sauber C9 because it sounds bad rear end as gently caress when under full boost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQVWvNIzVSc&t=34s 
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Mar 19, 2015 03:58
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Its the best sounding car ever.
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Mar 19, 2015 05:52
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GramCracker posted:And some Sauber C9 because it sounds bad rear end as gently caress when under full boost My favourite thing about the C9 is that it was so fast, it's the reason the Mulsanne Straight has chicanes in it.
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Mar 19, 2015 14:50
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Mooseykins posted:My favourite thing about the C9 is that it was so fast, it's the reason the Mulsanne Straight has chicanes in it. Same here! It is the best Sauber C9 fact. *clocks in at 248 MPH at the straight on a "public" road* Race Marshalls:   Race Marshalls: Okay...uhh, yea...I guess we should really go through with the whole chicanes thing.
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Mar 19, 2015 14:59
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GramCracker posted:And some Sauber C9 because it sounds bad rear end as gently caress when under full boost I saw (and heard, from my tent) the C11 race at LeMans last year in the group C support race. I'm not up on my classic race car history, but it was definitely in another league. Unfortunately the mazda 767b broke down somewhere between the formation lap and lap 1 so I never got to hear it go past at full chat.
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Mar 19, 2015 15:11
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You know it's a loving loud rear end car when you can't hear the gearbox over the engine  Sounds amazing
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Mar 19, 2015 17:54
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dreesemonkey posted:You know it's a loving loud rear end car when you can't hear the gearbox over the engine Just means you haven't got the right gearbox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8_usOvpbz8
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Mar 19, 2015 21:47
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Sudo Echo posted:Just means you haven't got the right gearbox I've been passenger in an E46 with a straight-cut gearbox. Jesus loving christ, the noise was horrendous.
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Mar 19, 2015 22:02
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 I too want a parts-retrieving opposum "Found this starter for ya boss!" 
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Mar 20, 2015 02:44
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Sudo Echo posted:Just means you haven't got the right gearbox I know you're probably joking but that merc almost certainly has straight cut gears
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Mar 20, 2015 03:25
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Because it is sleek and sexy as hell.  Those headers  
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Mar 20, 2015 20:10
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Mar 20, 2015 21:25
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Mooseykins posted:But then you get Grids/Drift Grids which are copies of Volk TE-37s. But Volk don't make the insane concave ones like Rota do.
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Mar 20, 2015 22:08
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Mooseykins posted:But then you get Grids/Drift Grids which are copies of Volk TE-37s. But Volk don't make the insane concave ones like Rota do. Yes they do.
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Mar 20, 2015 22:54
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Octopus Magic posted:Yes they do. Oh..
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Mar 20, 2015 23:06
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Mar 20, 2015 23:22
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GramCracker posted:And some Sauber C9 because it sounds bad rear end as gently caress when under full boost This one is awesome because it would belch smoke out of the exhaust on upshifts and flame on downshifts
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Mar 20, 2015 23:38
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Holy poo poo. Makes this look like a minivan in comparison. That thing is so manly, it won't even fire up for anyone without a Tom Seleck 'stache. 
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Mar 21, 2015 01:16
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Jim Hurtubise in his Mallard, Indianapolis, 1980. Yes, nineteen-eighty. It was a badass car, no matter how lovely it was comparatively. 
Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Mar 21, 2015 |
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Mar 21, 2015 03:55
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GramCracker posted:And some Sauber C9 because it sounds bad rear end as gently caress when under full boost That first downshift... it moved.
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Mar 21, 2015 04:38
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Couldn't get a pic because I was driving but I saw one of these in the wild on the A31 yesterday. Thing was goddamn beautiful.
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Mar 21, 2015 09:04
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Saw these deadsexy rides on campus today.. WOW!!    
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Mar 22, 2015 01:23
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Saw this mid engine MG at the hardware store in Texas. It had Mexican license plates. Those guys get all the cool cars.
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Mar 22, 2015 02:04
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MetaJew posted:Saw this mid engine MG at the hardware store in Texas. It had Mexican license plates. Those guys get all the cool cars. You have to be kidding. You have to be. But in case you aren't: That model MG is one of the worst cars ever made in all of history.
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Mar 22, 2015 02:39
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MetaJew posted:Saw this mid engine MG at the hardware store in Texas. It had Mexican license plates. Those guys get all the cool cars. Yeah I get that there's a cool factor involved with a car you never got and on paper seems cool but those things were an absolute piece of rubbish hairdresser's car everywhere they were released.
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Mar 22, 2015 02:56
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That car is the J-lo of cars. Whatchu gonna do with all that junk...
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Mar 22, 2015 04:17
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I know basically nothing about MGs other than my friend had an oooooold roadster that was continuously broken This was just a very unusual car to see here. I've seen several EU spec, previous generation 3-door Focus RSs and Alfas, but never one of these. I guess I should have said that they get all of the quirky/weird cars.
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Mar 22, 2015 06:55
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How is that thing even running?
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Mar 22, 2015 11:46
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MetaJew posted:Saw this mid engine MG at the hardware store in Texas. It had Mexican license plates. Those guys get all the cool cars. Hahahahahahahahahaha, wrong thread dude. Those cars are utter shitheaps. If they're not blowing head gaskets they're rotting away at subframe mounting points. Everything about them is awful and the sooner the last one rots to the ground, the better.
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Mar 22, 2015 13:57
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Slavvy posted:You have to be kidding. You have to be. But in case you aren't: Oi, I'd like a word with you...  I'm rather fond of my MGF - it's reliable, comfortable, quite nippy, and a blast to drive. Haters going to hate I suppose, but there's a good following, parts backup and they're cheap as chips to run. My head gasket is fine, my subframes aren't crumbling away at the mounting points, and most importantly, it's not a bloody MX-5!
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Mar 22, 2015 14:00
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Mooseykins posted:Hahahahahahahahahaha, wrong thread dude. Those cars are utter shitheaps. If they're not blowing head gaskets they're rotting away at subframe mounting points. Everything about them is awful and the sooner the last one rots to the ground, the better. I sat in one once and that was enough to put me off ever wanting one. Content: I've seen a fair few of these around now, but never had a chance to snap a picture. Saw this one driving past when I went to get my haircut and found it parked up nearby afterwards.  Only thing I dont like it is the skinny little wiener tyres, a car like this should always have massive wide tyres damnit.
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I like the i8 because we finally have the future car the illustrations in my childhood sci fi books told me we'd have
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