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No way. I so want to call bullshit on this one. Has to be a replica, if not a kit. But I want to believe so hard that some guy drives a rally Stratos around Virginia like it is no big deal So many federal bumpers
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hackbunny posted:No way. I so want to call bullshit on this one. Has to be a replica, if not a kit. But I want to believe so hard that some guy drives a rally Stratos around Virginia like it is no big deal Victoria. Canada.
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Feb 9, 2016 20:53
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Rally Stratos is just the best loving daily driver ever.
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Enourmo posted:bless this post I think you're mixing it up with the VW Type 3 he had.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I think you're mixing it up with the VW Type 3 he had. He had a 142 at some point, I think.
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Feb 9, 2016 21:12
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Victoria. Those aren't bc plates. maybe australia? More louvers    
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Feb 9, 2016 21:24
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Everything about that car is perfect. It's straight out of Fallout. The little Jetson's ringed protrusions on the rear bumper are the perfect touch. This car is everything the '50s wanted for the future. JazzmasterCurious posted:This one lives in my town somewhere and it's beautiful. Unf. I am such a sucker for widened steelies. Volvo's stock steelies (at least on the 240s and 740s) were reasonably beefy and nicely dished to begin with.
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Feb 9, 2016 21:31
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Came across this Mustang pic randomly. It's goddamn gorgeous.
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Feb 9, 2016 21:42
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Wheels, tires, and ride height make so much visual difference to that car.
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Feb 9, 2016 21:47
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Sidewall lettering ties everything together.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Victoria. Oh ugh, how the hell did that happen Seems to be real though, the photo was taken at a concourse of elegance in 2011. There was a rally Stratos at Villa d'Este last year, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jnj7CW4zMg ... but:
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jamal posted:Those aren't bc plates. maybe australia? Yeah, those are Australian (maybe just Victorian) heritage plates. You can register the car for a lower price, but you need to keep a log book of distance driven.
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GlenMR posted:Yeah, those are Australian (maybe just Victorian) heritage plates. You can register the car for a lower price, but you need to keep a log book of distance driven. They are Victorian (Australia) Club Permit plates. You have to be a member of a car club to get them, the bonus is that you get cheap rego so you can keep you classic car on the road.
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Feb 9, 2016 23:00
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The Locator posted:Wheels, tires, and ride height make so much visual difference to that car. I agree. Too bad I'll pretty much never be able to have a coupe daily driver again or I'd be all over one of these. 
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Feb 9, 2016 23:55
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I really want a GT350 (and a Focus RS), but it would be a pretty dumb move financially since I also want to get out from under this house so I can move closer to work, the commute is terrible.
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My brother's soon-to-be father-in-law owns one of the largest Ford dealerships in the country. I met him last weekend and he said he can get me ~exceptional~ deals on any new Ford. That's the car guy equivalent of having your drug dealer marrying into your family.
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The Locator posted:I really want a GT350 (and a Focus RS), but it would be a pretty dumb move financially since I also want to get out from under this house so I can move closer to work, the commute is terrible. Yeah, but the commute would be slightly less terrible at 8250 RPM
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BoostCreep posted:My brother's soon-to-be father-in-law owns one of the largest Ford dealerships in the country. I met him last weekend and he said he can get me ~exceptional~ deals on any new Ford. That's the car guy equivalent of having your drug dealer marrying into your family. So he crashes on your couch constantly and makes shady deals in your backyard and you're cool with it because obviously 'we cool bro right'? And at the middle of the night you get gentleman and lady callers knocking on your door screaming for that fiesta with no down payment he promised hed be getting
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Powershift posted:Yeah, but the commute would be slightly less terrible at 8250 RPM Let's be honest, you'd also feel like the coolest guy in the traffic jam. Because you would be. I'm very curious about the Fusion Sport, too. Makes me wonder if we'll see a 350+ hp ST model announced next year. The 2.7 muscled a full sized truck to 60 in under 6 seconds, decent odds it can muscle an awd sedan there in 5 or less.
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You Am I posted:They are Victorian (Australia) Club Permit plates. You have to be a member of a car club to get them, the bonus is that you get cheap rego so you can keep you classic car on the road. I believe you can also get cheaper insurance because its not meant to be on the road as much. In QLD I think you are only allowed to be driving it too and from events or the mechanics? We had a QLD Classic plates on my Dad's EH and if we took it to the shops we were really "testing the new diff".  Four Door Skylines!
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Powershift posted:Yeah, but the commute would be slightly less terrible at 8250 RPM I dunno, I think having that redline taunt you while you slog along at 5MPH might make it worse.
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El Scotch posted:Let's be honest, you'd also feel like the coolest guy in the traffic jam. If you want a full sized, awd, 350+HP car, Ford already has you covered   Taurus SHO w/ 3.5 ecoboost. 0-60 in 5.2 Dr.Caligari fucked around with this message at 00:58 on Feb 10, 2016 |
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El Scotch posted:The 2.7 muscled a full sized truck to 60 in under 6 seconds, decent odds it can muscle an awd sedan there in 5 or less. Holy... Google confirms, the ecoboost F150 has a 5.7 second 0-60. That's mind blowing considering the FiST sits at 6.7. Granted 0-60 is the last reason to buy an ST, but that's still a mindfuck.
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The AWD 2.0 ecoboost MKZ is $37k. I can't imagine the 3.0 being too much more, and with the fusion sport already being $34,350 and an RS being more expensive, you might as well get the lincoln for the 400hp/400ftlbs.
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hackbunny posted:No way. I so want to call bullshit on this one. Has to be a replica, if not a kit. But I want to believe so hard that some guy drives a rally Stratos around Virginia like it is no big deal Virginia is for Louvers
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You guys see two cars parked on the left side of the road and don't think anything of it?
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jamal posted:Those aren't bc plates. maybe australia? Just FYI, but the forums offer full SSL now, and your images do not show up to people who are using SSL as your server doesn't seem to offer the capability. Zen Death Robot in the Technical Thread in QCS can offer more precise info, but just a heads up since more and more people will probably have the same issue.
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At first I thought those were RC trucks driving in some grass. Then there was a man in it.
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Cellular Suicide posted:Holy... Google confirms, the ecoboost F150 has a 5.7 second 0-60. For reference, that's pretty much the same performance as a stock '99 Lightning. Mindfuck indeed.
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Powershift posted:The AWD 2.0 ecoboost MKZ is $37k. I can't imagine the 3.0 being too much more, and with the fusion sport already being $34,350 and an RS being more expensive, you might as well get the lincoln for the 400hp/400ftlbs. I'll be surprised if the MSRP is less than 50k up here, probably not less than 55, though you're right it could end up being a better overall value, particularly with haggling.
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This is awesome enough to start, and then at about 1:20 things get nuts. I usually just check out the awesome and then click out, I'm really glad I hung around for that one.
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Cellular Suicide posted:Holy... Google confirms, the ecoboost F150 has a 5.7 second 0-60. That's mind blowing considering the FiST sits at 6.7. Granted 0-60 is the last reason to buy an ST, but that's still a mindfuck. That is also the rated sprint to 60 with my wife's Ecoboost Flex I picked up for her last month. I can confirm that 2nd and 3rd gears are the most fun. 
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LloydDobler posted:This is awesome enough to start, and then at about 1:20 things get nuts. I usually just check out the awesome and then click out, I'm really glad I hung around for that one. My only thought is that, having driven skid steer loaders for long enough, is that skid steer + mud = horribly, horribly, HORRIBLY bogged as you build up a massive wedge of poo poo under you with the tyre sidewalls and essentially lift yourself off the ground
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The Locator posted:I really want a GT350 (and a Focus RS), but it would be a pretty dumb move financially since I also want to get out from under this house so I can move closer to work, the commute is terrible. I commute 2 hours (20 miles) to work every day. I just bought a new truck and you'd be surprised how little you care about the commute if you have the proper vehicle. Cellular Suicide posted:Holy... Google confirms, the ecoboost F150 has a 5.7 second 0-60. That's mind blowing considering the FiST sits at 6.7. Granted 0-60 is the last reason to buy an ST, but that's still a mindfuck. I think it's still somewhere just south of 6 seconds?PaintVagrant posted:Virginia is for Louvers  GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 14:29 on Feb 10, 2016 |
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Somewhat Heroic posted:That is also the rated sprint to 60 with my wife's Ecoboost Flex I picked up for her last month. I can confirm that 2nd and 3rd gears are the most fun. Do you know how the ecoboost Explorer stacks up? I'm on the fence between it an the Durango R/T.
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I can't wait to see one of these with rockstar wheels and an LED light bar idling in traffic behind me.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I commute 2 hours (20 miles) to work every day. I commute 1.25~1.5 hours (51 miles) each way for work. I drive a nice comfortable car (Focus ST). No matter how nice it is, I can never get back the 3 hours of every loving day that I waste sitting in traffic staring at the bumper of the car in front of me not moving. It's not that I dislike driving, it's that I dislike the huge amount of time that I spend in traffic that I could be spending on something else if I didn't live so far from the office.
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MrYenko posted:I can't wait to see one of these with rockstar wheels and an LED light bar idling in traffic behind me. Given that it's maximum speed is 45kph, I doubt they'll be coming to a road near you anytime soon.
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The Locator posted:Given that it's maximum speed is 45kph, I doubt they'll be coming to a road near you anytime soon. poo poo, thats above average for rush hour.
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