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Cool bugs and donks in the terrible car stuff thread? The gently caress, AI?
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Aug 24, 2017 01:15
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eyebeem posted:Cool bugs and donks in the terrible car stuff thread? The gently caress, AI? 
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Aug 24, 2017 03:29
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Welp, I feel like this is appropriate right now:
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Aug 24, 2017 05:09
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Donks, when effort has been put in, are always good. Like, they're complete garbage, but also good.
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Aug 24, 2017 05:09
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:Donks, when effort has been put in, are always good. Like, they're complete garbage, but also good. So in a "I can appreciate the work put in, but it's not for me" sort of way?
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Aug 24, 2017 05:24
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I like donks in the sense I am still a child and it's the sort of thing I would have drawn in margins during school.
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Aug 24, 2017 05:36
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See, with donks at least you're not ruining the utility of the car. Hell, in some cases you're enhancing it. As a counterpoint, every single car in this video has been rendered utterly useless for any sort of daily transportation. Trigger warning for The Worst Editing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voGmxl32X7E
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Aug 24, 2017 05:37
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If I had an 80 car garage and unlimited money to fill it I'd definitely have a couple of donks in the mix, the only decision being which breakfast cereal/candy/beverage to theme them after.
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Aug 24, 2017 05:38
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Houston is big on donks. It's about to save their asses - the donks and a few mall crawlers will be the only things not under water in the next few days.Dogbrisket posted:How are you not familiar with a Baja Bug? I realize this isn't a VW forum but it's not like this is something obscure. They're not exactly common anymore.  It's very rare for me to see any kind of ACVW, and a baja is something I might see once a year at most these days.
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Aug 24, 2017 05:45
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Previa_fun posted:If I had an 80 car garage and unlimited money to fill it I'd definitely have a couple of donks in the mix, the only decision being which breakfast cereal/candy/beverage to theme them after. I'd make that garage be in California or Washington and get a sponsorship from a weed dispensary I don't even smoke, but it seems to be to be a perfect fit
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Aug 24, 2017 05:49
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EKDS5k posted:Welp, I feel like this is appropriate right now: Except you were making GBS threads on something without knowing anything about how it works. This is why you are being ridiculed. Now gently caress off and quit posting poo poo in the wrong thread. PS Donks are cool gently caress the haters.
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Aug 24, 2017 05:53
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I mean i still think the bumper is terrible and i think somebody actually ruined a good looking baja so it is is pretty terrible. The only good thing about it is you could maybe talk him down because of that but the cb radio tells me that guy thinks thats the best bumper ever. And you might have to meet him at a model train convention. 50/50 really.
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Aug 24, 2017 06:07
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Cop Porn Popper posted:Except you were making GBS threads on something without knowing anything about how it works. This is why you are being ridiculed. Now gently caress off and quit posting poo poo in the wrong thread. Oh gently caress off. The comic is obviously an admission of me being in the dark about something that is obvious to everyone else. They're not a thing up here (or maybe they are, and I'm blinder than I thought), and I've literally never seen one before. Where would you even drive it? Sorry I don't like [popular thing].
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Aug 24, 2017 09:45
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I mean.. they're really not that common anymore, even in regions of the US where they can actually be used to their full potential (no idea on Canada). I grew up in the desert, and in the 80s they were loving everywhere, and still a common sight when I left in 1997. Every time I go back to visit now, they're not very common - I might see one every other time I go back. Where I live now (DFW, TX), you don't see them at all. I might see one or two a year now, and I drive a quite a bit (30k+ miles a year). I can definitely understand someone up north not ever seeing one before, especially if you're <30. They're more meant for driving on sand - beaches, dunes, etc. (they're pretty awesome)
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Aug 24, 2017 10:19
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:Donks, when effort has been put in, are always good. Like, they're complete garbage, but also good. 
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Aug 24, 2017 10:41
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Pretty sure I have seen that color scheme on a Baja. I bet some VW rag did one like that when Bajas were the rage. I don't think that engine cage is out of the ordinary Baja other than the mudflap situation, which makes it look off. Never seen flaps like the here in So California but we don't do inspections here beyond smog. Technically there are/were regulations on exposed tires, unenforced for the most part.
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Aug 24, 2017 10:46
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Donks are better than Stance/Scene poo poo.
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Aug 24, 2017 11:32
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Do it the right way though with a holden and a overlander frame kit on a wagon, ute or panel van. If I had money I'd get a 1970s holden and fit an overlander drive line, even if I put donk wheels on it.
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Aug 24, 2017 12:01
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That bumper on the Baja maybe a requirement for it to be allowed on the road in Canada. Here in Australia you'd get a defect notice if you ran an open engine bay like the traditional bajas had. All the ones here have similar caged in engine bays with rear bumpers because they have to. The powers at be claim that with an exposed engine bay some one might somehow get there hand caught in the fan belt while the engine is running, or heaven forbid they might touch the hot exhaust and burn themselves. Also if a car had bumpers fitted from factory it must have bumpers of some type fitted to be road legal here. The mud flaps may be needed too as there's a minimum % of the rear tyres the needs to be covered in Aus and those Baja guards don't cover much. Some of the stuff I see that's perfectly okay in the states blows my mind. Also go easy on the guy that didn't know about swing axle suspension, it is a bit of an oddity and I don't think any cars post the 1960s had it?
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Aug 24, 2017 15:22
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Yeah, swing axle died a long time go but this is automotive insanity we should all know the basic features of the only car responsible for more bad conversions than the Fiero.
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Aug 24, 2017 15:28
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Enourmo posted:See, with donks at least you're not ruining the utility of the car. Hell, in some cases you're enhancing it. I'm going to kill something.
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Aug 24, 2017 16:21
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I learnt something while looking up overlanders. Ford actually had new 1971 xy falcons put into jeep chassis' as an experimental thing by 1972, by ford themselves. Didn't last because the jeep diffs were unreliable or something like that. No one ever speaks of them these days as they were so rare so they are long forgotten - except for the utes which continued on a bit and ford offered at least a lifted kit for ages. But I'm talking about sedans, wagons and panel vans ie: Ford falcon sedan - better than a baja:  That's a 1970s aussie donk in waiting. (yeah I know donk just used to mean engine here in au anyway.) The holden version was by a private engineering firm, but with holden support and sold through holden dealers. They based the overlander on fitting bodies onto a modified 1973 chevy blazer chassis. After 73 (ford)-77(holden) the aussies domestics went to full unibody (except for utes), so no more body on chassis for passenger vehicles and that was the end of lifted cars. There you go, now you all know too. E: for image Fo3 fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Aug 24, 2017 |
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Aug 24, 2017 16:41
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This seems like a tale of overconfidence when buying a supercar for the first time https://www.copart.com/lot/37517927 The odometer reading.
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Aug 24, 2017 16:52
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antisodachrist posted:This seems like a tale of overconfidence when buying a supercar for the first time Ouch. I'm going to take a guess and say State Farm might be displeased.
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Aug 24, 2017 17:48
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C-Bangin' it 
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Enourmo posted:See, with donks at least you're not ruining the utility of the car. Hell, in some cases you're enhancing it. So. much. broken. poo poo. The LS400 trying to make a u-turn when they have no steering angle due to sik static yo is just hilarious. CommieGIR posted:Donks are better than Stance/Scene poo poo. Marginally. They are less broken. antisodachrist posted:This seems like a tale of overconfidence when buying a supercar for the first time Agreed. That gauge cluster, though. It's like a video game, and that's awesome. Do want.
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Aug 24, 2017 17:51
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Enourmo posted:As a counterpoint, every single car in this video has been rendered utterly useless for any sort of daily transportation. Trigger warning for The Worst Editing. Just make this video the thread title.
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Aug 25, 2017 00:06
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I'm the BRZ high-centered on a 3/4-inch uneven driveway.
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Aug 25, 2017 00:09
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Shrapnig posted:Just make this video the thread title. I couldn't make it more than 3 minutes in
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Aug 25, 2017 00:47
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Need some juice in the cabin and all you got are some jumper cables? Easy fix! 
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Aug 25, 2017 05:25
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xzzy posted:Need some juice in the cabin and all you got are some jumper cables? Easy fix! I don't even want to know what they are attempting to power in there.
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Aug 25, 2017 15:58
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antisodachrist posted:This seems like a tale of overconfidence when buying a supercar for the first time Maybe I'm dumb but does anybody know what the two white pillars are sticking out of the roof? Some kind of rollover protection?
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Aug 25, 2017 16:23
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Imagined posted:Can you go over 30MPH? Once.
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Aug 25, 2017 20:18
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ihop posted:Maybe I'm dumb but does anybody know what the two white pillars are sticking out of the roof? Some kind of rollover protection? That's what it looks like. Since the roof is so low, they need jacks to keep the line from the nose to behind the passenger's head taller than said noggins. Spec/features for the Aventador only say "rollover protection system", and I can't seem to find details with a simple Google search. edit: VAG definitely has that tech: http://en.volkswagen.com/en/innovation-and-technology/technical-glossary/ueberrollschutzsystem.html Darchangel fucked around with this message at 20:33 on Aug 25, 2017 |
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Aug 25, 2017 20:26
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BraveUlysses posted:I couldn't make it more than 3 minutes in Me neither. It wasn't the lovely cars, it was the video constantly begging for acknowledgement with Comment! Like and Subscribe! *dabbing emoji*
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Aug 25, 2017 20:34
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Darchangel posted:That's what it looks like. Since the roof is so low, they need jacks to keep the line from the nose to behind the passenger's head taller than said noggins. I think some of the Mercedes convertibles had/have something like that too. SLS maybe? Squib fired (I think) extendo rods behind the headrests.
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Aug 25, 2017 20:45
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Volvo had retracted pillars on the C70 that fire and extend upon roll over, so I'd assume that most modern convertibles have something similar at this point
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Aug 25, 2017 21:09
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Yes, the Lamborghini has rollover protection that fires out:
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Aug 25, 2017 21:21
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Darchangel posted:I don't even want to know what they are attempting to power in there. I had a side post battery that poo poo the bed so I ran a battery in the passenger seat to the terminals with jumper cables for, like, two months. Being too poor for even terminal adapters is fun!
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Aug 25, 2017 21:33
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Darchangel posted:I don't even want to know what they are attempting to power in there. I did this once to power a big rear end inverter so I could run a fog machine inside my car. Stupid teenager poo poo. There was a spot in the city all the kids would go to and cruise around. Juice that baby up at a stop light and roll the windows down. Reactions to it were pretty funny. Note: this was almost 20 years ago.
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Aug 26, 2017 02:19
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I turned on "What's My Car Worth" after watching F1 Quali today. Holy poo poo is this terrible. I knew boomers had driven up muscle car prices, but drat. Also, guy driving an '89 Ferrari 458 TB says he doesn't like gated shifters. Then the '50's Corvette from Cuba that had a fiberglass front end rebuilt after an accident and a bunch of other work done. It's Cuba, so no access to the right parts. They still valued it at $100k. What the gently caress is happening here?
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