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Sep 18, 2015 22:42
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I always figured that with the way transmissions were getting, eventually automakers would recognize the EPA test cycle and drop to an extra-fuel-economy mode. Looks like VW was just ahead of the game on this one. I'm surprised they managed to make anything that complicated that didn't immediately fail, though. Perhaps the EPA was alerted by the flashing light on the dashboard that said "CHECK EMISSIONS FRAUD SYSTEM."
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Sep 18, 2015 23:04
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buttcrackmenace posted:Holy poo poo How is this any different than aux air pumps on Northstars?
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Sep 18, 2015 23:06
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Hyundai was fined $300 million for overstating the fuel mileage on 1.2 million cars, but from what little reading I did on that fine it may not have been fully intentional on their part. I would expect VAG to face a much steeper fine though as there is no doubt on intent and they misrepresented the actual emissions put out by the vehicles as well as the fuel mileage (assuming my memory is correct, these are measured at the same time as counting everything that comes out of the engine allows you to determine the fuel consumption as well.)
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Sep 18, 2015 23:19
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I always figured that with the way transmissions were getting, eventually automakers would recognize the EPA test cycle and drop to an extra-fuel-economy mode. Looks like VW was just ahead of the game on this one. This made me giggle.
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Sep 18, 2015 23:22
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IOwnCalculus posted:Engine hats all around!
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Sep 19, 2015 03:35
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I don't have a picture of one handy but just thought I'd ask what the deal is with this minor trend I've been seeing around Seattle lately: Various GM W body cars with giant 22+ inch rims. Is there a reason this has become some sort of mini thing or am I just commuting through a small localized anomaly? I've seen at least four Luminas (especially a notable bright green one) and a three early aught Impalas including a broken down one this morning over the past few months. The busted down one this week was cute with all the peeled paint everywhere, various dents and scrapes, and four gigantic fresh-off-the-shelf chrome rims. Is there a reason it's fashionable to strap wheels to what are really bad to mediocre American cars made in the mid nineties to early 00s?
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Sep 19, 2015 04:23
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Yeah, they're called 'donks' or 'hi-risers'. It's a southern thing.
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Sep 19, 2015 04:29
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driguy posted:Yeah, they're called 'donks' or 'hi-risers'. It's a southern thing. I really need you to define what you think "southern" means
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Sep 19, 2015 04:31
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Fabulousity posted:I don't have a picture of one handy but just thought I'd ask what the deal is with this minor trend I've been seeing around Seattle lately: Various GM W body cars with giant 22+ inch rims. Is there a reason this has become some sort of mini thing or am I just commuting through a small localized anomaly? I've seen at least four Luminas (especially a notable bright green one) and a three early aught Impalas including a broken down one this morning over the past few months. The busted down one this week was cute with all the peeled paint everywhere, various dents and scrapes, and four gigantic fresh-off-the-shelf chrome rims. Is there a reason it's fashionable to strap wheels to what are really bad to mediocre American cars made in the mid nineties to early 00s? It's called a broke rear end donk. A regular donk is a 5-10 thousand dollar car with 10 thousand dollar 26-30 inch rims on it. With a broke rear end donk, you buy the cheapest, biggest wheels you can find first, then find a car that they bolt to. there are a ton of 20-22" 5x115 wheels out there because people like to stick em on the chrysler 300. that just happens to be the same bolt pattern as most busted rear end chevies.
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Sep 19, 2015 04:32
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PCOS Bill posted:I really need you to define what you think "southern" means Not trying to derail this but by "southern" I mean Texas or say, Louisiana.
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Sep 19, 2015 04:40
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driguy posted:Not trying to derail this but by "southern" I mean Texas or say, Louisiana. donks aren't texas. texas is swangers and they're hilarious.  
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Sep 19, 2015 04:41
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Ah yes, you are correct on both counts.
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Sep 19, 2015 04:44
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Powershift posted:donks aren't texas. texas is swangers and they're hilarious. That's just because donks got played out. They were there before swangers. Basically gently caress Houston is what I'm saying.
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Sep 19, 2015 04:47
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iwentdoodie posted:Basically gently caress Houston is what I'm saying.
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Sep 19, 2015 05:44
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iwentdoodie posted:That's just because donks got played out. They were there before swangers. I remember someone posted a story a while back of someone that had wheels like that being stalked and murdered so that they could steal them in Houston. Awesome place.
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Sep 19, 2015 05:46
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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. interesting follow up to this, some people were wondering if the insurance company would end up fixing it because the car is so valuable. http://www.copart.com/us/Lot/30088775?searchId=618167905 nope! 
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Sep 19, 2015 06:01
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You'd think someone would want the brightwork pretty bad...unless there are literally no Lincoln Zephyrs left?
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Sep 19, 2015 06:57
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I wanna see a few trucks pulling trailers around a dirt track with these bad ideas all around. Maybe put guys in the trailers, call it a race, see where it goes.
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Sep 19, 2015 06:59
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the poi posted:You'd think someone would want the brightwork pretty bad...unless there are literally no Lincoln Zephyrs left? The only piece of undamaged chrome the insurance company (hagarty I believe) let barry keep. Basically everything else has some damage which may not be visible in small pictures.
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Sep 19, 2015 07:44
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Powershift posted:It's called a broke rear end donk. Thanks, bolt pattern matching Chrysler 300 anything suddenly makes it all make sense. Although now that I really think about it I haven't seen a 300 in quite a while. Did everyone wise up?
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Sep 19, 2015 09:15
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Fabulousity posted:I don't have a picture of one handy but just thought I'd ask what the deal is with this minor trend I've been seeing around Seattle lately: Various GM W body cars with giant 22+ inch rims. Is there a reason this has become some sort of mini thing or am I just commuting through a small localized anomaly? I've seen at least four Luminas (especially a notable bright green one) and a three early aught Impalas including a broken down one this morning over the past few months. The busted down one this week was cute with all the peeled paint everywhere, various dents and scrapes, and four gigantic fresh-off-the-shelf chrome rims. Is there a reason it's fashionable to strap wheels to what are really bad to mediocre American cars made in the mid nineties to early 00s? The supply of cheap RWD B-body GM cars have been drying up, so the cash-strapped end of the Donk culture's moving on to W-bodies (Regal, Grand Prix, Impala), H-bodies (Bonneville, Eighty-Eight, LeSabre) and even A-bodies (think pre-97 Century, Cutlass Ciera).
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Sep 19, 2015 10:02
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Ozz81 posted:Isn't it pretty much a tarted up Ford Explorer? Or is the Explorer a stripped-down Rover? They look way too similar
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Sep 19, 2015 11:03
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Itzena posted:Nah, the Evoque started development after Ford sold JLR to Tata. The current Explorer is just an ex-LR employee copying it for Ford. Tatas have a habit if rusting to poo poo from what I've seen around here. Every cheap trade company bought them for their fleets and most likely regretting it.
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Sep 19, 2015 12:48
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Powershift posted:It's called a broke rear end donk. Technically a Lumina is a "bubble". Donks are 70's Boxes are 80s and Bubbles are 90's and up.
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Sep 19, 2015 16:30
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ive never seen a murcielago in real life before. i wish i hadn't
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Sep 19, 2015 22:37
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If it is real, it looks like it was modified by some guys called Platinum Motorsports (and if so, 7 of your 8 complaints are a result of that alone). However the proportions just kinda look off to me for some reason. Possibly a well done fake?
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Sep 20, 2015 04:26
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It's a salvage title base murcielago with a bunch of LP640 lookin parts glued on. the cooling flaps aren't forced open, they're glued on. http://www.autobia.com/car-detail/murcielago/Lamborghini-Murcielago-LP640-Coupe-2-Door-2007_281794781389.html
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Sep 20, 2015 08:43
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Powershift posted:It's a salvage title base murcielago with a bunch of LP640 lookin parts glued on. the cooling flaps aren't forced open, they're glued on. dude. using the power of google i found more pics of it. it looks like a god damned hot wheels car with all that poo poo glued onto it   some guy carfaxed it on the forum where i found those pics and it was salvaged not once, but twice lol. i thought that color green was one of the factory colors but it was originally white - its repainted too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TidNI4xY_fE the rear intakes are supposed to fold up at high speed, they aren't glued on. i read on some lamborghini forum (i dont know why i was reading a lamborghini forum) that keeping them in the open position can jam the motor that opens them but im not exactly an expert here. none of the pics of the car have them closed though. apparently the murcielago also has a folding rear spoiler that is conveniently being covered up by that black rear spoiler.. diffuser... thing. this thing is even worse than i could have hoped oh my god nigga crab pollock fucked around with this message at 09:53 on Sep 20, 2015 |
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Sep 20, 2015 09:45
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Sep 20, 2015 12:23
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That has to be one of those cases where someone had the car in question but couldn't afford to keep it. I don't know if it's hilarious or sad. I'm going with hilarious as putting the brand of your car on your plate is stupid.
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Sep 20, 2015 16:09
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Sep 20, 2015 20:45
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:That has to be one of those cases where someone had the car in question but couldn't afford to keep it. I don't know if it's hilarious or sad. I'm going with hilarious as putting the brand of your car on your plate is stupid. Either that or they had the car in question, but it spent so much time broken and in the shop, they decided gently caress it, I'll just buy a Camry.
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Sep 20, 2015 21:01
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:That has to be one of those cases where someone had the car in question but couldn't afford to keep it. I don't know if it's hilarious or sad. I'm going with hilarious as putting the brand of your car on your plate is stupid. I actually did something similar. I had DRIFTY on my FR-S and I transferred them to the Fiesta ST I traded it in for. Had them on for about 6 months until I bought a second car (NC) and transferred them to that.
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Sep 20, 2015 22:52
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So VAG could face up to $18 billion in fines. Even if they drop that by 50% that's a big number.
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Sep 21, 2015 02:45
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Ok, I've seen this car parked near my college for about a year now. Horribly dirty and sounds like poo poo. Nothing on it looks even remotely convincing.   I'll try to get a shot of the front soon.
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Sep 21, 2015 03:17
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There's only one thing it could be.
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Sep 21, 2015 03:42
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Is there an actual reason why Fieros get molested so bad all the time?
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Sep 21, 2015 03:46
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jamal posted:There's only one thing it could be. A real, legit GT40? 
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Sep 21, 2015 03:48
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DiggityDoink posted:Is there an actual reason why Fieros get molested so bad all the time? 2 seater MR layout, all over the place, cheap as gently caress, parts / chassis everywhere, all mechanical repairs / upgrades easy and fully documented all over the internet. When you think about it, there was literally nothing else that fit all of this criteria out there at the time everybody started dumping the ACVW chassis and turned to molesting Fieros for kit cars. Now I think early Miatas might qualify as well, but the horde of Miata based kit cars just hasn't hit yet.
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