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xzzy posted:I've never owned a car with more than 100 hp. My first car was a 68 bug with a 1600dp, it might have had 55hp on a good day. These days, cars are coming with close to 300hp and still getting 30+ mpg on the highway. It's only the silly V8s that drink gas like I drink rum.
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veedubfreak posted:My first car was a 68 bug with a 1600dp, it might have had 55hp on a good day. These days, cars are coming with close to 300hp and still getting 30+ mpg on the highway. It's only the silly V8s that drink gas like I drink rum. Well there's an av/post combo for ya 
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Slavvy posted:This made me cry out in anguish like you'd posted some syrian civil war flamethrower snuff or some poo poo. Jesus. What the hell is it? Some old I6 Corvette?
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Panty Saluter posted:Well there's an av/post combo for ya Yep, I've had 1 terrible car in my 22 years of driving. An auto, poop brown 85 Accord that poo poo out the A/C 3 days after my parents foisted it upon me. Everything else has been a VW  and only 1 of those was mediocre, the 95 2.slow stripper Jetta my dad handed down to me when I finally talked him into buying a new car. It even had window cranks.
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Throatwarbler posted:What the hell is it? Some old I6 Corvette? 
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Throatwarbler posted:What the hell is it? Some old I6 Corvette? Ferrari with a body kit.
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Throatwarbler posted:What the hell is it? Some old I6 Corvette? uhhhhhhh 
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Jul 1, 2015 05:13
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DiggityDoink posted:And someone in a body shop just got $ in their eyes. Over-sized, color matched custom wheels sure seem like an awesome idea until that first unexpected bump comes along:  I couldn't find the other pics I thought I took of this car; but both rear quarters had damage like that, and I remember the owner saying some ridiculous thousand-plus dollar amount when I asked if he'd gotten an estimate for it. 
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Throatwarbler posted:What the hell is it? Some old I6 Corvette? It's a Fiero.
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88h88 posted:RIP Mehdi. Would, every single day, without a hint of shame.
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Throatwarbler posted:What the hell is it? Some old I6 Corvette? Are you living up to your hatred of GM or is this humor?
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InitialDave posted:Long-term experimentation with a variety of knackered cars has shown me that the lower limit for me to keep up with other traffic is about 25bhp/ton. The only vehicle I've ever spent a lot of time in that I felt was genuinely too slow to keep up with traffic was a late 90s Ford Transit with the non-turbo 2.5. Not sure how much power it had but I think it was around 75hp when brand new so loaded it wouldn't have been far off your number.
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DiggityDoink posted:Are you living up to your hatred of GM or is this humor?
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It's a small block V8 with mechanical fuel injection they're pretty rare and very valuable. Since that's a 61-62 Vette I'm not sure if it'd be the 283 or 327. edit: If it's a 62 it has the 327, otherwise the 283. Q_res fucked around with this message at 09:11 on Jul 1, 2015 |
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Root Bear posted:Over-sized, color matched custom wheels sure seem like an awesome idea until that first unexpected bump comes along:
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I also had no idea what a fuelie was.
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Root Bear posted:Over-sized, color matched custom wheels sure seem like an awesome idea until that first unexpected bump comes along: This makes me extra happy. Keep your drat wheels inside your fenders and stop throwing rocks at me god damnit. There's an idiot on my street that has a new Passat with at the bare minimum 20" rimzzzz and way too much poke. They sit like 2 inches past the fender, car looks like poo poo.
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Q_res posted:It's a small block V8 with mechanical fuel injection they're pretty rare and very valuable. Since that's a 61-62 Vette I'm not sure if it'd be the 283 or 327. Couple quick googles put it between $120k - $160K depending on options.
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Pretty sure that's a 
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Jul 2, 2015 00:04
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also : side pipes.  something may be afoot here
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Spotted today at the bank: 
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Jul 2, 2015 03:47
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I am easily amused. As seen on Colfax Ave.
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Black88GTA posted:Spotted today at the bank: I cracked up because my girlfriend's tC has the broken off hatch lift handle held on with clear tape as well. I've seen another one around this area broken off, too. They really don't stand up to repeated use.
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My own personal terrible car stuff. When i lived in the states in the early 2000's i bought my first car, a 1994 Mitsubishi Diamante LS. It's not a terrible looking car and had a bucket load of extras for it's age:  I spent far too much money and time trying to make it something it wasn't, including 3 weeks hand sanding the intake plenum and painting some engine bay trim:  But worst was removing the resonators, adding a Y pipe and getting some flat tips for a side exit exhaust:  Not the most garish thing in the world, but what the hell was young me thinking in trying to pimp out a sedan?!
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It's not that bad? Looks like the under the hood stuff was mostly "I take care of my car, I should make it look good," stuff, and the side pipes were probably the worst thing. I think the factory spoiler and chrome trim are worse than your edits though. v  v
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Wasabi the J posted:It's not that bad? Looks like the under the hood stuff was mostly "I take care of my car, I should make it look good," stuff, and the side pipes were probably the worst thing. I think the factory spoiler and chrome trim are worse than your edits though. Oh, i forgot to mention the factory spoiler... it isn't factory, that's aftermarket as well.
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dpack_1 posted:Oh, i forgot to mention the factory spoiler... it isn't factory, that's aftermarket as well. At least it isn't huge and garish. I think you're safe.
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Agree that the car isn't too bad - you didn't go over the top with goofy decals, trim, or add-on pieces and everything else is more for cleanliness sake. Even the side pipes aren't that bad, at least they aren't sticking out like crazy
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dpack_1 posted:My own personal terrible car stuff. It probably won't come as much of a surprise to some people here but I think this is pretty cool 😎 nice work
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Well, the exhaust does suck. But nothing wrong with that vintage mits sedan. I quite like the evo 3 sedan (last of the light weight platform), and the mits magnas (similar car to yours), weren't too bad. I'd always prefer the ford falcon, but the mits magna did have some quick sports models, including a 4wd one. Nothing wrong with sedans, all the good mits sold here were sedans, even going back to the old galant rally cars that were around before the lancer/evo. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 17:07 on Jul 2, 2015 |
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Jul 2, 2015 17:03
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I love the side exhaust 
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I have to respect the hand polished intake. The side exhaust is a bit "eh," but I think the spoiler is fine.
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I'm so conflicted... I think this is the right thread, but I'm really not sure. This is like when you find a picture of a tranny in your porn folder, and you're really not sure what to do about it.
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Would be cool without the rear wheel covers IMO
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MrYenko posted:I'm so conflicted... I think this is the right thread, but I'm really not sure. This is like when you find a picture of a tranny in your porn folder, and you're really not sure what to do about it.
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MrYenko posted:I'm so conflicted... I think this is the right thread, but I'm really not sure. This is like when you find a picture of a tranny in your porn folder, and you're really not sure what to do about it. Wrong thread. Wagons are always cool.
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Octopus Magic posted:Would be cool without the rear wheel covers IMO This is the correct answer.
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MrYenko posted:I'm so conflicted... I think this is the right thread, but I'm really not sure. This is like when you find a picture of a tranny in your porn folder, and you're really not sure what to do about it. guess I'm whacking it to tranny pictures, now
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Cakefool posted:I love the side exhaust Same!
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Octopus Magic posted:Would be cool without the rear wheel covers IMO Ditch the side pipes and the terrible Autozone-special "PONY EXPRESS" stick-on letters while you're at it, and sold.
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