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PCOS Bill posted:This motherfucker doesn't head check. Oh god I'm agreeing with PCOS Bill 
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No, you see, if you just adjust your mirrors, you can assume there's nobody 2 lanes over moving into the same lane you are at the same time, and you'll be right sometimes.
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May 19, 2015 00:58
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*but would only let them test acceleration on the downhill straight. Also, apparently reply is not edit  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUHOx-_1xZc Powershift fucked around with this message at 01:47 on May 19, 2015 |
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May 19, 2015 01:03
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May 19, 2015 01:31
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I'm really upset that nobody is pissed off enough at Ferrari to offer theirs up for testing, blacklist be damned. Does Jay Leno have one? I bet he'd do it. Then again, the only people they let have the car are the ones that suck Ferrari's cock the hardest, so it's not surprising. A massive douchebag posted:It’s not just about who bought the most expensive cars, it’s also about your engagement with Ferrari. Who loves the brand, who goes to the Formula One clubs, who comes to the factory, who does Corsa Pilote, who really lives and breathes the brand. KillHour fucked around with this message at 02:29 on May 19, 2015 |
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May 19, 2015 02:25
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KillHour posted:I'm really upset that nobody is pissed off enough at Ferrari to offer theirs up for testing, blacklist be damned. Does Jay Leno have one? I bet he'd do it. Isn't this the one that Ferrari keeps and only lets you take it out once in awhile where they approve?
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May 19, 2015 02:34
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Bovril Delight posted:Isn't this the one that Ferrari keeps and only lets you take it out once in awhile where they approve? No, that's the FXX. Those aren't street legal. Edit: If I'm ever filthy rich enough to not give a poo poo, I'm going to buy whatever the current exclusive Ferrari is and get this painted on it:  Enzo can suck it. 
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May 19, 2015 02:36
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KillHour posted:No, that's the FXX. Those aren't street legal. They're doing one of these based on the LaFerrari called the FXX K. No, seriously... Q_res fucked around with this message at 09:21 on May 19, 2015 |
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May 19, 2015 09:19
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:I saw a diagram a while ago (possibly in this thread) showing the side profile of a 5-series and how pedestrian impact regulations end up changing the design of the entire car, usually for the worse. Yeah, read that diagram. Only 0.8 inch of clearance is needed from the tallest hard part under a hood. The rest of the changes are done for styling, not impact regs. Go look at a 90's car, move the hood up an inch, and you can see that doesn't account for all the other changes being made. So it's NOT pedestrian impact regulations causing belt lines to move up as bad as they are.
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May 19, 2015 10:24
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Coredump posted:Yeah, read that diagram. Only 0.8 inch of clearance is needed from the tallest hard part under a hood. The rest of the changes are done for styling, not impact regs. Go look at a 90's car, move the hood up an inch, and you can see that doesn't account for all the other changes being made. So it's NOT pedestrian impact regulations causing belt lines to move up as bad as they are. It's side impact regulations, and also partially because people subconsciously want a car that looks safe. It's the same reason why the doors on Volvos bulge out the way they do. It makes them look more solid, and thus safer.
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May 19, 2015 10:40
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Coredump posted:Yeah, read that diagram. Only 0.8 inch of clearance is needed from the tallest hard part under a hood. The rest of the changes are done for styling, not impact regs. Go look at a 90's car, move the hood up an inch, and you can see that doesn't account for all the other changes being made. So it's NOT pedestrian impact regulations causing belt lines to move up as bad as they are. What's particularly damning is that the firstgen Camaro had an optional low profile cowl hood.  Just do something like that to get your clearance, instead of raising the dash and beltline along with it. Nobody buying a pony car is going to complain about a slightly taller cowl in their line of sight.
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May 19, 2015 10:45
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Coredump posted:Yeah, read that diagram. Only 0.8 inch of clearance is needed from the tallest hard part under a hood. The rest of the changes are done for styling, not impact regs. Go look at a 90's car, move the hood up an inch, and you can see that doesn't account for all the other changes being made. So it's NOT pedestrian impact regulations causing belt lines to move up as bad as they are. I have a feeling most cars built before 2005 have more than 0.8 inches of space between the hood and the engine.
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May 19, 2015 11:12
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How is my fat goon body going to dukes of hazzard in through that small camaro window? Can I get T Tops? Edit: Also does the stupid dented roof mean no sunroof to flick my beer cans out of?
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May 19, 2015 16:30
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Coredump posted:Yeah, read that diagram. Only 0.8 inch of clearance is needed from the tallest hard part under a hood. The rest of the changes are done for styling, not impact regs. Go look at a 90's car, move the hood up an inch, and you can see that doesn't account for all the other changes being made. So it's NOT pedestrian impact regulations causing belt lines to move up as bad as they are. Yeah, that's what I meant by affecting the design, it's all done to keep a certain appearance. It was stolen from Car and Driver though, so any extrapolations they make from quoting the standard is on them. redgubbinz fucked around with this message at 16:50 on May 19, 2015 |
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May 19, 2015 16:40
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EVO Nomad Review I can't wait to see more reviews. I still want one.
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May 19, 2015 18:34
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fknlo posted:EVO Nomad Review I can actually see this being a lot more fun than an Atom in the real world, on real roads.
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May 19, 2015 19:35
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ynotony posted:I can actually see this being a lot more fun than an Atom in the real world, on real roads. My entire thought process is that I can probably have more legal fun in that than almost anything else out there.
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May 19, 2015 19:42
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fknlo posted:My entire thought process is that I can probably have more legal fun in that than almost anything else out there. The amount of trouble you could get into with that thing on some gravel roads. It would awesome.
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May 19, 2015 20:16
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Raluek posted:What's particularly damning is that the firstgen Camaro had an optional low profile cowl hood. You know, it's entirely possible that there might, just might, be a few rule changes in the ensuing fifty loving years since that car was designed that would make such a thing impossible today.
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May 19, 2015 20:21
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Aventador LP 750-4 got a 6:59:73 around the ring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp-KRcEpQEM Almost as fast as that rumored then disavowed Z06 run. Still waiting for Chevy to get a new run with a video. At this point I'm wondering if they're going to swap the Pilot Sport 2's for those new Kuhmo's the Viper ACR has for next year's model and record a time with that. I think Kuhmo made thsoe specifically for the ACR so I imagine they'd have to make ones sized for the Corvette. Is that a possibility or does GM have some agreement with Michelin they wouldn't break? davebo fucked around with this message at 20:35 on May 19, 2015 |
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May 19, 2015 20:30
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There are plenty of new cars on the road today that aren't slab sided pillboxes with a CoG higher than the Burj Khalifa. It can be built and it can be built and meet all crash safety standards. That's just not what people are buying right now, so they aren't making it.
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May 19, 2015 20:39
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davebo posted:Aventador LP 750-4 got a 6:59:73 around the ring. They put Pirelli Trofeo R's on the Z/28 so I don't think so.
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May 19, 2015 20:42
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Given the lack of regulations restricting shitheads from driving giant trucks and SUVs I can't really fault people for wanting cars with high sides and CUVs over more traditional sedans. Those 90s Hondas had amazing greenhouses but I'd much rather be in a taller CUV or slab-sided sedan when some idiot fucker rolls coal right into my driver's door.
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May 19, 2015 20:47
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I mean, if they're going to make the Camaro, Mustang, and Challenger belt lines so high, they could at least raise the roof line a couple more inches.
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May 19, 2015 20:52
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davebo posted:Aventador LP 750-4 got a 6:59:73 around the ring. I don't think there's an agreement, but when one company develops a tire for you, and your engineers tune the car for those tires, someone's not going to be happy with all the wasted time/effort/money. And I don't think Corvette needs to ditch the Pilot Sport Cup 2s to beat the Viper ACR, it needs more downforce.
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MrChips posted:You know, it's entirely possible that there might, just might, be a few rule changes in the ensuing fifty loving years since that car was designed that would make such a thing impossible today. Whuh? My point was that they're styling the fifth gen after the first gen. If they needed to raise the hood an inch or so to get that engine clearance, thereby loving up the beltline and the rest of the car as that diagram implied, they have an alternate solution in the form of a cowl hood that would already be "correct" for a car styled after a firstgen Camaro to have. E: Oh, I guess they're calling the 2016 the 6th gen.
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Finally made it into a new job where I can afford to buy something brand new, and I've been looking at the 2015 Chevrolet Impala. I love what Chevy did to take the car from "boring rental car" status into something a bit closer to premium and more fun to drive. I can't decide between a Chrysler 300 or the new Impala though. Both look nice for the price tag and they're both pretty fun to drive. I feel like you get a bit more car out of the Impala.
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PsychicToaster posted:Finally made it into a new job where I can afford to buy something brand new, and I've been looking at the 2015 Chevrolet Impala. I love what Chevy did to take the car from "boring rental car" status into something a bit closer to premium and more fun to drive. I can't decide between a Chrysler 300 or the new Impala though. Both look nice for the price tag and they're both pretty fun to drive. I feel like you get a bit more car out of the Impala. The 300 is a design icon. Walter White's car.
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PsychicToaster posted:Finally made it into a new job where I can afford to buy something brand new, and I've been looking at the 2015 Chevrolet Impala. I love what Chevy did to take the car from "boring rental car" status into something a bit closer to premium and more fun to drive. I can't decide between a Chrysler 300 or the new Impala though. Both look nice for the price tag and they're both pretty fun to drive. I feel like you get a bit more car out of the Impala. Charger R/T Road and Track if affordable to you? That'd be my choice in the full size department. Drives a whole lot better than the 300 and Impala with a whole heck of a lot more power. Or you could just go Scat Pack for full size awesomeness.
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PsychicToaster posted:Finally made it into a new job where I can afford to buy something brand new, and I've been looking at the 2015 Chevrolet Impala. I love what Chevy did to take the car from "boring rental car" status into something a bit closer to premium and more fun to drive. I can't decide between a Chrysler 300 or the new Impala though. Both look nice for the price tag and they're both pretty fun to drive. I feel like you get a bit more car out of the Impala. Well, the Chrysler 300 is, as mentioned, a design icon and the last reasonably affordable proper RWD sedan. The Impala is an ugly FWD shitbox Chevy.
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PsychicToaster posted:Finally made it into a new job where I can afford to buy something brand new, and I've been looking at the 2015 Chevrolet Impala. I love what Chevy did to take the car from "boring rental car" status into something a bit closer to premium and more fun to drive. I can't decide between a Chrysler 300 or the new Impala though. Both look nice for the price tag and they're both pretty fun to drive. I feel like you get a bit more car out of the Impala. Abarth
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PsychicToaster posted:Finally made it into a new job where I can afford to buy something brand new, and I've been looking at the 2015 Chevrolet Impala. I love what Chevy did to take the car from "boring rental car" status into something a bit closer to premium and more fun to drive. I can't decide between a Chrysler 300 or the new Impala though. Both look nice for the price tag and they're both pretty fun to drive. I feel like you get a bit more car out of the Impala.  
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My good friend drives a 300 SRT8. It's loving incredible. The drat thing will chill your cupholders!
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Kraftwerk posted:My good friend drives a 300 SRT8. It's loving incredible. The drat thing will chill your cupholders! Counterpoint: It's a $50k 300.
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I'm guessing both the SRT8 and this are out of his price range, but I figured I'd throw it in anyway.
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My price range is around 50k. I do like the Hyundai Genesis as well. I worked at Mercedes-Benz for the last year and god drat it's pretty E350ish. I'm not looking for too much power to be honest. I live in an area where there's little crime and the cops have not a drat thing better to do than look for anyone going so much as 5MPH over the speed limit.
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May 20, 2015 02:48
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fknlo posted:Some more pictures: 
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This. Drive one, it straight up murders the impala and 300 for luxury and drive quality. Mine gets here next week 
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May 20, 2015 03:10
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Counterpoint: Bajaja
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Raluek posted:Counterpoint: Bajaja He had a dealer issue more than a brand one. I'm using the same dealer so I can vouch for their scumminess.
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