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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Reatta Every time I see one of these I think about how pretty it is, but then I get worried about the electronics and how much of a bitch it would be to fix all the special little parts. But then I look at the exterior again... Oh dear, there's one near me for 2 grand.
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As Nero Danced posted:Every time I see one of these I think about how pretty it is, but then I get worried about the electronics and how much of a bitch it would be to fix all the special little parts. But then I look at the exterior again... A friend of mine had one about ten years ago. Most of his life was spent resoldering or taking apart electronics of similar vintage to scavenge poo poo he needed.
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Saw this guy in the valet parking arrivals at the spot that hosted the office holiday party the other night:
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Ether Frenzy posted:Saw this guy in the valet parking arrivals at the spot that hosted the office holiday party the other night: Like a Motherfucking BOSS.
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As Nero Danced posted:Every time I see one of these I think about how pretty it is, but then I get worried about the electronics and how much of a bitch it would be to fix all the special little parts. But then I look at the exterior again... Unless you hate yourself or get off on fixing lovely coked out gm engineer wiring. DONT DONT DONT. Like the hot person at the party looks are only skin deep. The insides are crazy.
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Dec 11, 2016 21:10
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 "Disneyland Imagineer, Bob Gurr test-driving an early prototype of his Autopia vehicle in 1955."
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Dec 13, 2016 00:14
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Neighbour of mine up the road daily's this.
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Memento posted:Neighbour of mine up the road daily's this. drat, he (or she) has style.
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Memento posted:Neighbour of mine up the road daily's this. Hell yuss
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For Milwaukee goons: the new Zoo Interchange E->S ramp is pure sex. Can't wait till that's done (also, the added lane between National and Oklahoma is awesome too) For everyone else, I present the ultimate Miata engine swap: 
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InitialDave posted:
I always wanted to take one of the Six Flags Over Texas GT cars (or even the Antique Cars) off the track and just drive everywhere. iospace posted:For Milwaukee goons: the new Zoo Interchange E->S ramp is pure sex. Can't wait till that's done (also, the added lane between National and Oklahoma is awesome too) Aw, c'mon, at least use the 670cc v-twin Predator. edit: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtaQTS6HhzxFcGU_Q75dc88BCbuQZRA_W
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Ofc.
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Does Tesla give a coupon for vanity plates when you buy their car? Because I don't think I have seen a single one on the road that did NOT have something "clever" on their plates.
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Doesnt have a 6bt running off coal dust supplied by a leaf blower
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Alberta plates. Checks out.
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xzzy posted:Does Tesla give a coupon for vanity plates when you buy their car? Because I don't think I have seen a single one on the road that did NOT have something "clever" on their plates. They're just regular cars where I am. poo poo, one of the PDs has one as an undercover car. Split up next to it one day and was shocked as gently caress to see the screen showing cop poo poo, and a shotgun stowed next to the console.
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well it's half true http://www.energy.alberta.ca/electricity/682.asp
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jamal posted:well it's half true This is the joke I assumed they were making, yeah?
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This was in the Schadenfreude thread for some reason but clearly it belongs here:
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I want to ride that bus.
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The timing of the blinker turning off lends the perfect air of normalcy
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mobby_6kl posted:This was in the Schadenfreude thread for some reason but clearly it belongs here: I did that once going onto an on ramp with a FWD car. Somehow I got out of the slide perfectly aligned with the ramp. Once of those "OH gently caress" then "SWEET" moments that you could never do if you tried but don't want to try because it's your only car.
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xzzy posted:Does Tesla give a coupon for vanity plates when you buy their car? Because I don't think I have seen a single one on the road that did NOT have something "clever" on their plates. Its like Audi TT drivers in Germany. You can only pick two letters so it seems they are by law required to pick TT.
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iospace posted:I did that once going onto an on ramp with a FWD car. Somehow I got out of the slide perfectly aligned with the ramp. Once of those "OH gently caress" then "SWEET" moments that you could never do if you tried but don't want to try because it's your only car. I did it round an on-ramp in PA a decade ago in a 1984 Chevy Citation. Like a good 80% of the ramp was a perfect drift... then slid across 2 lanes of highway and my rear end end gently tapped the median barrier. Stopped and there was zero damage to that tonne of 80's iron, but the central median was busted to gently caress. No people or cars were harmed in the making of that drift (as unintentional as it was).
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dpack_1 posted:I did it round an on-ramp in PA a decade ago in a 1984 Chevy Citation. Like a good 80% of the ramp was a perfect drift... then slid across 2 lanes of highway and my rear end end gently tapped the median barrier. Your rear brakes probably locked up and turned your car into a Porsche 930 Turbo, because GM needed to save an extra $0.25 per car even if it meant dozens of people being killed. It was a big deal at the time and Reagan's NHTSA actually took GM to court over how terrible GM was at both making cars and covering up their terribleness at making cars, killing numerous people in the process. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...6-c4cef1d6d390/
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Shai-Hulud posted:Its like Audi TT drivers in Germany. You can only pick two letters so it seems they are by law required to pick TT. I live in Berlin, where plates follow the template B - [two letters] [number]. BMWs invariably get B - MW. Minis always have B - IG (cause get it)
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Shai-Hulud posted:Its like Audi TT drivers in Germany. You can only pick two letters so it seems they are by law required to pick TT. And Porsche drivers always have to get 911 as the numbers after the two letters. If those are already taken, the internal model number is also acceptable.
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I still to this day do not understand the point of these kind of plates or the windshield strip/giant back window banners that advertise the make of the vehicle.....there's badging on the vehicle that already does that for you.
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I'm extremely conflicted about where to post this, but I think I'm in the right place. You guys would tell me if I was wrong, wouldn't you?  I mean, its a five speed turbo diesel. If it were AWD, it'd be peak AI. http://bringatrailer.com/2016/10/02/10k-driver-bmw-turbodiesel5-speed-1986-vixen-21/
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I can't even clarify why but vixens are AI as all hell.
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MrYenko posted:I'm extremely conflicted about where to post this, but I think I'm in the right place. The fact you even second-guessed yourself worries me slightly. Keep the faith, brother.
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MrYenko posted:I'm extremely conflicted about where to post this, but I think I'm in the right place. This thing is as cool as hell. Drivetrain regardless.
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wayfinder posted:Minis always have B - IG (cause get it) Doesn't quite work so well these days. 
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mobby_6kl posted:This was in the Schadenfreude thread for some reason but clearly it belongs here: The video is also a treat due to the soundtrack, a Russian version of Smells Like Teen Spirit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XsgF8XaXLE
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travisray2004 posted:I still to this day do not understand the point of these kind of plates or the windshield strip/giant back window banners that advertise the make of the vehicle.....there's badging on the vehicle that already does that for you. sometimes it's important that passing 747s know you drive a Nissan
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MrYenko posted:I'm extremely conflicted about where to post this, but I think I'm in the right place. would
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BraveUlysses posted:never lift In that case, it was the correct response. If he'd have come off the throttle it probably would have whipped back the other way and spun out (don't ask me how I know.) Well done, bus driver guy.
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MrYenko posted:I'm extremely conflicted about where to post this, but I think I'm in the right place. Had a coworker in a previous job who daily drove one of these. He loved it.
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