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CroatianAlzheimers posted:No pics, but I witnessed some awful Jeep stuff last week while on a road trip with the family. In NC and VA, which are notorious for poo poo drivers, I noticed a handful of new-ish Jeeps with the fenders hacked off and replaced with these little black plastic pieces covered in bolt heads. Is this A Thing now? Mind you, these were spotless and being driven on the freeway. I saw my first one earlier this week, in OK.
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My wife: honey, what does "I'm nofers" mean? Me: um, what? Wife: *points to car next to us at stop light* https://instagram.com/imnofrs/
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Aug 7, 2015 19:04
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TheNakedJimbo posted:This is probably terrible car stuff, although I suppose there's a small possibility that this upstanding gentleman actually did install giant vertical exhaust pipes (on his gas-engined pickup) without removing the old exhaust pipes. That looks more like some assembly is being transported unassembled and bolted to its 'packaging'
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Aug 7, 2015 19:07
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Yeah I guess that could be parts for something. I did see that for real once recently- big dual stacks in the bed, but was gas powered and had the stock exhaust.
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Aug 7, 2015 19:11
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El Jebus posted:My wife: honey, what does "I'm nofers" mean?  Don't confuse me with those Scion plebes, this is a fine piece of Subaru engineering.
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Aug 7, 2015 19:44
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El Jebus posted:My wife: honey, what does "I'm nofers" mean? It never fails to amuse me how proud these guys can be of their broken tire-eating junk. "Yeah, I'm something special because I lowered my car so much it doesn't work, and I'm willing to live with it." I get low, I get aesthetics, but intentionally making your car into a nearly non-functional art piece, and then trying to drive it? Never got that. I like to be able to drive my car, and not destroy tires and various bits of undercarriage. He's done nothing to improve anything to that BRZ. I guarantee it's slower and rides and handles worse than it did stock. In other news, get off my lawn, I guess.
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Aug 7, 2015 23:23
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El Jebus posted:My wife: honey, what does "I'm nofers" mean? I didn't know advertising your intsagram url on your car was a thing now. 
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Aug 7, 2015 23:25
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:I love the shape of that trunk now and forever. My next door neighbor bought one of those new and it looked so goddamn classy.  Same here, it just has such a classy elegance to it, it's like the wedding gown train of rear ends. Just the shape of the back window and how it follows the car's contours...unngghhh 
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Aug 7, 2015 23:31
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If you're too freaked out about the lack of safety equipment in your 1940s Chevy truck to drive fast enough to keep up with freeway traffic, you might not want to drive on the freeway. Else you'll get rear ended by a tractor trailer and find out how many safety features are lacking.  
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Aug 8, 2015 00:40
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Unfortunately the semi driver trying to avoid Slow Poke Joe there got the raw end of the deal and rolled the cab.
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CroatianAlzheimers posted:No pics, but I witnessed some awful Jeep stuff last week while on a road trip with the family. In NC and VA, which are notorious for poo poo drivers, I noticed a handful of new-ish Jeeps with the fenders hacked off and replaced with these little black plastic pieces covered in bolt heads. Is this A Thing now? Mind you, these were spotless and being driven on the freeway. 
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Aug 8, 2015 01:10
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wrangler moke. 
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Powershift posted:wrangler moke. If The Prisoner had been produced by the WWF.
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Uncle Jam posted:If you're too freaked out about the lack of safety equipment in your 1940s Chevy truck to drive fast enough to keep up with freeway traffic, you might not want to drive on the freeway. Uhm, that was a 1942 Lincoln Zephyr v12 coupe. Also, they were doing at least 55mph in the right lane, which is hardly so slow as to constitute a hazard -- trucker wasn't paying attention. Car is owned by the owner of one of the only officially commissioned Contential MKII convertibles. (http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/06/look-at-what-i-found-1956-continental-mark-ii-convertible-by-hess-eisenhardt/) I assume this was in similarly good condition before the trucker murdered it. nm fucked around with this message at 07:27 on Aug 8, 2015 |
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Aug 8, 2015 07:25
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CroatianAlzheimers posted:No pics, but I witnessed some awful Jeep stuff last week while on a road trip with the family. In NC and VA, which are notorious for poo poo drivers, I noticed a handful of new-ish Jeeps with the fenders hacked off and replaced with these little black plastic pieces covered in bolt heads. Is this A Thing now? Mind you, these were spotless and being driven on the freeway. This is because the Wrangler has become the new minivan, so dads everywhere are desperately trying to put the toothpaste back into the tube by going hard gay on their Jeep with accessories and mods.
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Aug 8, 2015 08:23
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Those jeeps would be very much illegal in Pennsylvania due to uncovered tires outside the body work. I'm assuming other states may have similar laws. Don't drive behind those jeeps unless you enjoy gravel flung at your windscreen.
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Aug 8, 2015 14:21
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nm posted:Uhm, that was a 1942 Lincoln Zephyr v12 coupe. Also, they were doing at least 55mph in the right lane, which is hardly so slow as to constitute a hazard -- trucker wasn't paying attention. Big sorry. The newspaper said 1940s Chevy truck. Going 55 there is suicide, the traffic moves at 80 and there are blind curves from jersey barriers all over. Plus all the local surface streets there are 55 mph speed limit. If you want to go 55 its better to not use the highway there. There's tons of car shows here any people going to woodward and all the people I know don't use the freeway because its crazy in a newer car let alone one that has no crush zones.
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Aug 8, 2015 15:11
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DiggityDoink posted:I'm pretty sure we can all agree that the 80's were terrible though. Even the cars that are cool for that decade were smogged to poo poo or had all sorts of hideous safety stuff added to it before they knew how to do either of those correctly. 70s cars are worse, and also were hideous barring certain exceptions. 80s cars are actually pretty underrated.
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Aug 8, 2015 15:28
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went to a car show last night This is the worst car bra I have ever seen, and of course, it's on a Plymouth Prowler  from behind that hardtop makes it look like it hosed a PT Cruiser. Also, when did these LED lights become a thing for Bel Airs? I've never seen any before   (the second one did have an Edelbrock/Musi 555ci under the hood though)
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neckbeard posted:went to a car show last night Do YOU own a Plymouth Prowler? Do YOU want it look even MORE like poo poo? Do I have some accessories for YOU!
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8ender posted:This is because the Wrangler has become the new minivan, so dads everywhere are desperately trying to put the toothpaste back into the tube by going hard gay on their Jeep with accessories and mods. Well that makes a certain amount of pathetic sense.
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Aug 8, 2015 19:22
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neckbeard posted:Also, when did these LED lights become a thing for Bel Airs? I've never seen any before Makes it look like: 
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Nitrox posted:Those jeeps would be very much illegal in Pennsylvania due to uncovered tires outside the body work. I'm assuming other states may have similar laws. It may be illegal, but the police have to actually enforce the law. I can go out to the store and see some truck/jeep/tough guy charger with the wheels sticking out from the bodywork. The police just don't bother to enforce the rules.
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Aug 8, 2015 20:16
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PT Cruiser with chrome side exhausts!  note the real rear exhausts they didn't bother hiding.
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Aug 8, 2015 21:14
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Createive exhaust repair. At least it stops it from scraping on the ground.
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Aug 8, 2015 21:51
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ionn posted:Createive exhaust repair. At least it stops it from scraping on the ground. I wish it was tied to the other end of the wiper. *squeeee-clang squeee-clang*
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Aug 8, 2015 22:40
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Wouldn't that tape just melt?
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Aug 9, 2015 00:29
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What the gently caress is this?   It's ugly as gently caress
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Aug 9, 2015 01:03
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It's an Isuzu Vehicross, the greatest automobile ever made. http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/3844/Project-Isuzu-VehiCross-Part-1-What-Are-We-Getting-Ourselves-Into.aspx
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Geirskogul posted:What the gently caress is this? It looks like those cars you can drive on an EU scooter license.
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Geirskogul posted:What the gently caress is this? 
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Aug 9, 2015 01:44
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It really needs a big windup key.
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Geirskogul posted:What the gently caress is this? I'm not sure AI is the place for you. Maybe W&W? Vehicrosses are like the definition of AI.
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Aug 9, 2015 02:01
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I'm sorry it looks like a big Gee Whiz. I read about the tech and that's cool but seriously
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Geirskogul posted:I'm sorry it looks like a big Gee Whiz. I read about the tech and that's cool but seriously Keep in mind it came out almost 20 years ago. That thing was crazy ahead of its time in styling and tech.
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Aug 9, 2015 03:09
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There are 2 of these near me. 1 Yellow/Black and 1 Black/Black. I legitimately keep an eye out for any for sale signs on them.
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Geirskogul posted:I'm sorry it looks like a big Gee Whiz. I read about the tech and that's cool but seriously Counterpoint: you drive a beetle, one of the most miserable cars ever produced outside of a Warsaw Pact country, and first built via slave labour.
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HotCanadianChick posted:Counterpoint: you drive a beetle, one of the most miserable cars ever produced outside of a Warsaw Pact country, and first built via slave labour. Counter Counter point, it's an aircooled thing, you wouldn't understand
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No picture, but it was a mix of terrible and awesome. Saw a fairly straight, but definitely in need of work, 280Z bombing down the road, bouncing like crazy. Pulled up next to him. Asked him what year. "80". Asked if he knew if his brake lights didn't work "I know.. I have a new wiring harness on the way". Then I noticed the tags expired in 2004.  Guessing he just got it running very recently and wanted to see what it needed to get it roadworthy again - engine sounded pretty healthy, and he was beating on it pretty good. No smoke at all. I've only seen it on the road once since then. Terrible because it was obviously very unroadworthy (no lights, shocks were basically non-existent, etc), awesome because the guy sounded like he planned to put some work into it.
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As an owner of a polarizing oddball, the Isuzu owns bones. Although I'm also a sucker for the so-ugly-it-looks-good school of automotive design. I've only ever seen a few in person but it always makes me do a double take.
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