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Powershift posted:It's you guys. You're the terrible car stuff. This needs a second set of lights in the bonnet vent. 
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Apr 6, 2015 12:55
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Toyota has completely lost it. I think by 2018 the front of every Lexus and Toyota is going to be 100% grille.
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Apr 6, 2015 16:14
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xzzy posted:Toyota has completely lost it. ....that is absolutely ugggglllyyyy
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Apr 6, 2015 16:18
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xzzy posted:Toyota has completely lost it. The only way a grille that big is acceptable is if there's a J79 behind it.
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Apr 6, 2015 16:23
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MrYenko posted:The only way a grille that big is acceptable is if there's a J79 behind it. Or a Marshall head unit stuck to the top, but nope, it's a hybrid. As near as I can tell it's just a Prius C with a Yaris themed skin.
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Apr 6, 2015 16:27
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The big grill works with angular lines shaping it to give an aggressive look (see: Ford and Aston Martin). It falls apart the second you try to curve the edges, it looked horrible on the Bugatti so it drives me crazy that Toyota keeps trying, I honestly have no clue what look they're going for.
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Apr 6, 2015 17:02
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It's only cool if there's a massive intercooler mounted behind it. But there isn't. So it looks poo poo. Cheaper than actually using materials to span the void though eh?
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Apr 6, 2015 17:08
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I went C in my car. 
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Apr 6, 2015 17:24
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88h88 posted:It's only cool if there's a massive intercooler mounted behind it. But there isn't. So it looks poo poo. Cheaper than actually using materials to span the void though eh? It's really the exact opposite. While grilles are visibly getting larger, functionally they're getting smaller for aerodynamic reasons. 
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Apr 6, 2015 17:32
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Late to driving shitboxes fast party but, the most terrifying experience was test driving a car for a man who decided to come in for an alignment after doing some suspension work to his Cadillac at home. IE poorly fitting struts and shocks he had found in a junk yard and forgetting to put stabilizer links back on. He had the trust angle so weird and his caster was so off that the mighty Brougham sedan actually felt like a boat as it bobbled down the freeway. At 60 i was sawing at the wheel to keep her sort of in my lane as she would randomly careen and lurch out of control like we were taking on waves. You had to be constantly balancing her massive weight as she would tip side to side and diagonally all at the same time. After taking her to the next exit and back, I swear to you I felt like you do after getting off a boat youve been on all day. LIke your bobbing along in the waves. The customer stated "Yea goin bout a hundred, I could barley control it!" 
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Apr 6, 2015 17:35
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Powershift posted:It's really the exact opposite. While grilles are visibly getting larger, functionally they're getting smaller for aerodynamic reasons. That's mildly disappointing. Easily solved though should you desire.
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Apr 6, 2015 17:41
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88h88 posted:That's mildly disappointing. Easily solved though should you desire. "solving" it would likely make your car slower, and possibly cost you a horsepower or two.
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Apr 6, 2015 17:44
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Powershift posted:It's really the exact opposite. While grilles are visibly getting larger, functionally they're getting smaller for aerodynamic reasons. I actually really like how the new Mustang looks. I really dig that styling for some reason.
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Apr 6, 2015 17:49
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I'll state again that of all of the cars I've owned, some of which are fairly nice, our slow, stripper model Fiat 500 Pop MT is probably the most fun car to drive. It's a shame that it's been driven once in the last year.
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Apr 6, 2015 17:49
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T1g4h posted:I actually really like how the new Mustang looks. I really dig that styling for some reason. It is a fine looking car, but it is pretty terrible how much of modern styling is a non-functional homage to earlier cars. Everything about those fog light recesses are stolen from recent Lamborghinis, but serve no purpose because the whole assembly is sealed.
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Apr 6, 2015 18:02
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Powershift posted:"solving" it would likely make your car slower, and possibly cost you a horsepower or two. My favourite cars are kei cars, an excess of horsepower isn't something I'm obsessed about 
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Apr 6, 2015 19:08
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Powershift posted:It's really the exact opposite. While grilles are visibly getting larger, functionally they're getting smaller for aerodynamic reasons. My Audi has the trademark gaping maw but at least for my model it does seem to be there for flow over the inter cooler and rad
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Apr 6, 2015 19:24
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Gotta suck to have these kids huge http://i.imgur.com/VHUCySf.jpg
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Apr 6, 2015 19:53
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FogHelmut posted:Gotta suck to have these kids The neighborhood kids once wrote "DAVE" on the hood of my (parents') brown/tan '98 Malibu in chalk, which scratched it a bit so it was visible if you looked at it right. Not a huge deal though, the '98 Malibu was already terrible car stuff.
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Apr 6, 2015 20:12
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FogHelmut posted:Gotta suck to have these kids I wonder how long it would take to pay off a little detailing with a $5/wk allowance.
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Apr 6, 2015 20:23
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FogHelmut posted:Gotta suck to have these kids Once we have kids, we won't have nice vehicles until they're old enough not to do poo poo like that. Our family car had so many dings/dents/etc - if you have kids, you gotta accept it. Still would suck to find that though :P
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Apr 6, 2015 21:08
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Our kids don't destroy our cars. The worst we can expect is a spilled diet coke from time to time if the kids take a drink home from a restaurant. I can't even imagine one of my kids deliberately scratching something into our car door. Jesus.
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Apr 6, 2015 21:23
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eyebeem posted:Our kids don't destroy our cars. The worst we can expect is a spilled diet coke from time to time if the kids take a drink home from a restaurant. I can't even imagine one of my kids deliberately scratching something into our car door. Jesus. This is going to come across as judgement but it's really just curiosity. Your kids drink diet coke?
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Apr 6, 2015 21:30
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GutBomb posted:This is going to come across as judgement but it's really just curiosity. Your kids drink diet coke? His kids ride in a $1200 stroller. What do you think?
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Apr 6, 2015 21:33
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No picture because I'm not at home, but my fiancee just called me and told me that somebody threw eggshells (can't figure out if it's real egg or plastic eggs, she was pretty hysterical) filled with paint all over her street-parked white Ford Explorer. She did say that there was actual egg all over it, too. She doesn't work on the weekends, and is a pretty big introvert, so she has no clue as to when it happened. Could have been this morning, could have been Friday night. I know it's just some vandalism, but I'm pretty pissed and wish I could be at home right now for no reason other than to sit in the back porch with a pistol or something. I've had my poo poo vandalized before (broken window and stolen identity information a few months ago on the Beetle, for instance) but not being there makes everything worse. And before you get on my about how it's "just a rusty 1998 explorer," I take care of my poo poo and the paint was the best part of that damned suv.
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Apr 6, 2015 21:36
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If my kids touched the Bentley I would have their nurse maid lashed to the slave stick and the whipping boy would have a busy day indeed as well.
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Apr 6, 2015 21:41
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Preoptopus posted:And they are listening to thrift shop lol I got a big ol' flat Only got 20 dollars in my pocket I'm huntin', lookin' for some rubber This is rea-lly awk-ward
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Apr 6, 2015 21:53
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Geirskogul posted:I'm pretty pissed and wish I could be at home right now for no reason other than to sit in the back porch with a pistol or something. This is a rational response to petty vandalism.
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Apr 6, 2015 22:11
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`Nemesis posted:This is a rational response to petty vandalism. drat straight.
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Apr 6, 2015 22:15
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`Nemesis posted:This is a rational response to petty vandalism.
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Apr 6, 2015 22:59
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InitialDave posted:Certainly is! My stuff is my stuff. It's important to me, someone else's lovely kids aren't. gently caress 'em. Death penalties for everyone!
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Apr 6, 2015 23:03
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GutBomb posted:This is going to come across as judgement but it's really just curiosity. Your kids drink diet coke? Better than regular coke, which I don't let them drink. I drink way too much diet soda myself, but I prefer it to regular. My kids are 12 and 6, excluding the 5 month old that is too young to do much damage to a car. Are you asking because it's odd for kids to drink diet, or I'm a terrible parent for letting my kids drink soda of any kind?
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Apr 6, 2015 23:08
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These are both excellent, worthwhile discussions that definitely need to happen in the terrible car stuff thread  
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Apr 6, 2015 23:14
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Twistershift posted:Death penalties for everyone! I feel a sudden desire to visit St. Louis. InitialDave fucked around with this message at 23:19 on Apr 6, 2015 |
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Apr 6, 2015 23:15
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Terrible Robot posted:These are both excellent, worthwhile discussions that definitely need to happen in the terrible car stuff thread It's like he couldn't decide if he wanted a Corvette, or a hovercraft.
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Apr 6, 2015 23:24
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MrYenko posted:It's like he couldn't decide if he wanted a Corvette, or a hovercraft. Or a mop bucket
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Apr 6, 2015 23:33
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MrYenko posted:It's like he couldn't decide if he wanted a Corvette, or a Mk4 Supra.
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Apr 7, 2015 00:02
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eyebeem posted:Better than regular coke, which I don't let them drink. I drink way too much diet soda myself, but I prefer it to regular. Just because I've never heard of kids drinking diet soda.
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Kinda wish my parents had bought diet soda instead of regular soda and full-on kool-aid (two loving cups of sugar, bitch) while I was growing up.
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