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Cat Terrist posted:Not really at present, but ask away here if you want. We have semi retired national level drivers (me), a few club guys like Slow is Fast and also a WRC driver. I do amateur rallying, but I haven't had the time to get my car ready for this season (or the funds) 
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Tusen Takk posted:they said I was the first candidate to be able to identify FireWire and IDE ports and cables lol  Jesus tapdancing christ why can't the job market be like that where I am...
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Apr 27, 2015 16:36
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So simulator chat...I may have just bought this. Now I need to figure out how the hell I'm getting it here (1000 miles away) in one piece. Anyone looking for a Logitech G27?
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Tusen Takk posted:interview went great, they said I was the first candidate to be able to identify FireWire and IDE ports and cables lol  loving Christ.
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Tusen Takk posted:interview went great, they said I was the first candidate to be able to identify FireWire and IDE ports and cables lol Haha, Im not even much of a computer guy and Id be able to do that.
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NitroSpazzz posted:So simulator chat...I may have just bought this. Now I need to figure out how the hell I'm getting it here (1000 miles away) in one piece. Whoa. I might just have to build one of those once I find my forever home with a workshop. By that time, the frame will have probably broken in my truck and I can salvage the cab for a project like this and do a king cab version with surround sound. Perhaps flexible screen tech will be consumer-ready and affordable by then, too.
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NitroSpazzz posted:So simulator chat...I may have just bought this. Now I need to figure out how the hell I'm getting it here (1000 miles away) in one piece. That looks awesome. But heavy. I'd say that's a great opportunity for a road trip with a rental pickup and unlimited mileage.
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T-Square posted:I ordered mine off of Bavarian Autosport, I think it's something like $30 or $35. While I loathe bav's website, I'll probably do that, then. Maybe I'll call them over lunch.  Go on.
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SuperDucky posted:
The Honda Ruckus is pretty much the coolest scooter out there. Also the only one I'm aware of that is as regularly modded. Almost everything I hate about scene cars is totally cool when performed on the Ruckus.
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Apr 27, 2015 17:39
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Until you meet the kids riding them.
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NitroSpazzz posted:So simulator chat...I may have just bought this. Now I need to figure out how the hell I'm getting it here (1000 miles away) in one piece. This is amazing and probably easier and cheaper than a "proper " frame/seat setup. Actually, thinking about it it's probably a lot harder, but far cooler.
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Apr 27, 2015 17:50
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Baller Witness Bro posted:Until you meet the kids riding them. You mean overly obese guys?
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Cakefool posted:This is amazing and probably easier and cheaper than a "proper " frame/seat setup. Nah, all you need is a shell and a sawzall. I bet the local part place would be cool with that so long as the car was on the way out of the lot.
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Apr 27, 2015 18:05
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One last phone question, I discovered Best Buy is offering a Galaxy S5 in black for a dollar with contract through Verizon and Verizon offers the same phone for $100 with renewal, is there something I'm not understanding? 
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DICKPOCALYPSE NOW posted:... is there something I'm not understanding? Your monthly bill.
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CommieGIR posted:Your monthly bill. Does best buy do something with that? Because if I see renewal for $X and renewal for $X+Y, given apples to apples why would my bill change?
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CommieGIR posted:You mean overly obese guys? All the expense of owning a motorcycle with none of the fun or utility! There's a group here that rides the same roads we do outside of town ... except they roll out there at like 40mph. I mean some of them seem alright and I support whatever crazy rear end motorcycle-related activities you wanna do but nothing about that sounds fun to me. Spending 3g's on a ruckus just to drop at least a thousand more into a Yosh exhaust and extended swingarm and stretched tires and gently caress just buy a real motorcycle and go have some fun.
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Baller Witness Bro posted:All the expense of owning a motorcycle with none of the fun or utility! There's a group here that rides the same roads we do outside of town ... except they roll out there at like 40mph. I'd like a Ruckus, but I can't justify the cost for what you get. It should be a lot cheaper than it is.
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CommieGIR posted:I'd like a Ruckus, but I can't justify the cost for what you get. It should be a lot cheaper than it is. Don't forget to budget in for the replacement engine from a Yamaha scooter. Then you can hit 50mph!
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SuperDucky posted:
Stock is a regular Honda Ruckus but as mentioned, you can customise them and have them look really cool in comparison to 'regular' scooters.     Baller Witness Bro posted:All the expense of owning a motorcycle with none of the fun or utility! There's a group here that rides the same roads we do outside of town ... except they roll out there at like 40mph. It's not always about going fast. Look at the ridiculous amount of Vespa/Lambretta owners that use them on the weekend to go hundreds of miles and invariably have them break down. It's fun to just tootle around on the streets with your friends. Yeah if you want fast then you'd be dumb as hell to buy a Ruckus but they're completely different markets. That and they make more sense in Japan/Europe than the US because your roads are mostly boring as poo poo. Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Apr 27, 2015 |
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meatpimp posted:That looks awesome. But heavy. I'd say that's a great opportunity for a road trip with a rental pickup and unlimited mileage. I've asked him what it weighs, I don't imagine it being light. I'll probably yank out the heavy seat (electric/heated) to make moving it a little easier, have a bucket to toss in it. I'll have more pictures later but I guess the pedals are upgraded to hydraulic so they feel better, G27 is mounted on firewall then attached to stock steering wheel. Should be fun, might toss it on some casters or something so I can move it around and not gently caress up my floor.
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DICKPOCALYPSE NOW posted:Does best buy do something with that? Because if I see renewal for $X and renewal for $X+Y, given apples to apples why would my bill change? Best Buy makes deals for hardware directly with the manufacturer (Samsung, in this case) and can set their own prices, promotions, etc. within the limitations set by their contracts with both VZW and Samsung (or AT&T & Nokia or whatever). As long as your current contract isn't considered "obsolete" (i.e. you don't have unlimited data), you shouldn't notice a difference aside from the new termination date. BB is probably trying to unload some of their S5 inventory and is probably just cutting into their profit margin slightly to do so, since those phones are worth less and less as the months pass. Note: this doesn't apply to Apple products. Apple sets their phone prices across the board. That's why you only ever see "sales" on iPhones that are actually just "get a gift card back for $X" with purchase.
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88h88 posted:It's not always about going fast. Look at the ridiculous amount of Vespa/Lambretta owners that use them on the weekend to go hundreds of miles and invariably have them break down. It's fun to just tootle around on the streets with your friends. Yeah if you want fast then you'd be dumb as hell to buy a Ruckus but they're completely different markets. That and they make more sense in Japan/Europe than the US because your roads are mostly boring as poo poo. They make more sense in Europe and Japan owing to the crazy licensing structure there, sure. I don't really trust most of the kids doing the mods to be honest; I never like to see tires stretched to their limit on any vehicle. If that means I see less kids parking these things at 40mph in the turns that we do have, that's ok. As I said in my original post, I understand customizing awkward/unusual bikes is what some people enjoy however it's just not for me. Essentially CommieGIR summed it up by saying they're a lot of money for the return, like most vehicular hobbies.
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Baller Witness Bro posted:They make more sense in Europe and Japan owing to the crazy licensing structure there, sure. I don't really trust most of the kids doing the mods to be honest; I never like to see tires stretched to their limit on any vehicle. Yeah I'm not a fan of stretching tyres stupidly but it's 'scene' so it'll happen. Also I'd rather kids piss their money away on bikes and maybe learn how they work than end up down a bar every weekend quite literally pissing their cash up the wall or snorting coke... At least they have something to show for it.
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88h88 posted:Yeah I'm not a fan of stretching tyres stupidly but it's 'scene' so it'll happen. Also I'd rather kids piss their money away on bikes and maybe learn how they work than end up down a bar every weekend quite literally pissing their cash up the wall or snorting coke... At least they have something to show for it. I am for more people wrenching as well. I don't necessarily like the styles and stancing crowd, but at least people are out in the garage.
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DICKPOCALYPSE NOW posted:One last phone question, I discovered Best Buy is offering a Galaxy S5 in black for a dollar with contract through Verizon and Verizon offers the same phone for $100 with renewal, is there something I'm not understanding? If they will give you the same deal on a s5 active I would go that route. I have a s4 active and it has put up with all the abuse I give my phones and not skipped a beat. Baller Witness Bro posted:Don't forget to budget in for the replacement engine from a Yamaha scooter. Then you can hit 50mph! One of my cousins is pretty into the whole ruckus/scooter scene. His old ruckus had a 125cc motor swapped into with a adorable little turbo bolted to it. According to him it hit 65 before he got scared and backed off the throttle. He sold that and built a zuma, which looks pretty good 
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Rhyno posted:Nah, all you need is a shell and a sawzall. I bet the local part place would be cool with that so long as the car was on the way out of the lot. The car part is easy, getting all the pc controls wired in would be the difficult part. I'd love to map all the vehicle controls to keys and have them actually work though.
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NitroSpazzz posted:So simulator chat...I may have just bought this. Now I need to figure out how the hell I'm getting it here (1000 miles away) in one piece. iRacing screenshot is not the BMW Z4, IMMERSION RUINED. In all honesty that's kinda genius. How is it all rigged up to work? How much of a pain is shipping the G27?  Annoyed at myself for not getting in on the ones that went for $150 new on Slickdeals a week or so ago.
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88h88 posted:Also I'd rather kids piss their money away on bikes and maybe learn how they work than end up down a bar every weekend quite literally pissing their cash up the wall or snorting coke... At least they have something to show for it. The Honda Ruckus: Coke Dealer's Worst Nightmare.
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New cats that I bought brand new are defective. I paid $600 for the part and $400 to install it along with some new manifold studs. Now the cats are rattling because they're defective, if I want to claim my warranty and get a new one I have to pay over $60 to ship it back, and then pay the shop another $200 to install them. Or since I have new studs now and everything was recently installed I can maybe just swap it out myself. Or I can just not bother and knock all the honeycomb crap out with a really long screwdriver. At least those 4 weeks without the rattling were pretty sweet.
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See? How will he be able to keep up with his DeLorean if he can't sell coke, because the kids bought a Honda Ruckus instead! 
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IOwnCalculus posted:iRacing screenshot is not the BMW Z4, IMMERSION RUINED. The G27 is mounted somehow to the old firewall then the steering column makes up with it somehow. Everything else looks like it pretty much just sits in place. I'm waiting on more pictures. G27 wouldn't be bad to ship. It's still in the box it came in, think I bought it when they were cheap on Black Friday.
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I have this week off from radiation, and i have been a good boy and wont work more than i should to compensate. Spent the extra time doing house chores and riding my bike. I also splurged on a sodastream to make carbonated water, i am trying to kick a ridicoulus coke zero habit (were talking liters per day) and after swapping to store bought carbonated water i figured a co2 carbonator was a better idea. and the R is so close now. I will be stripping out poo poo from an old wreck, but i will be doing it in style
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CommieGIR posted:http://store.steampowered.com/app/310560/ Came here to mention this, I think i'm gonna pick it up. It looks amazing and NO loving GYMKHANA. Apparently it's a brilliant return to classic McRae style rally games. No rewind, no disabling damage, you can blow out your tires and gently caress your car up in all kinds of ways. Also, check out this look at some of the cars in the new Mad Max. That C3 buggy looks ballin' as gently caress.
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Cakefool posted:The car part is easy, getting all the pc controls wired in would be the difficult part. I'd love to map all the vehicle controls to keys and have them actually work though. Is there video of it running, do we know if the gauges even sync up?
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T1g4h posted:Came here to mention this, I think i'm gonna pick it up. It looks amazing and NO loving GYMKHANA. Apparently it's a brilliant return to classic McRae style rally games. No rewind, no disabling damage, you can blow out your tires and gently caress your car up in all kinds of ways. That was my biggest appeal: Between the return of Group B cars and the lack of freaking forced Gymkhana / non-WRC challenges, this looks like my sort of game.
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Rhyno posted:Is there video of it running, do we know if the gauges even sync up? Whoa I didn't even think about feedback to the gauges, that's some next level poo poo. This would make for the best game of I76 ever...
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RillAkBea posted:I actually used to live there. I'm not a whiskey fan but it did smell delicious as the odor floated out of the factory on the afternoon breeze.
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