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Gomi Day posted:oh, god.. The sound it makes on the downshift is glorious. That car is heavenly 
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drgitlin posted:Kia Stinger GT first drive should be live tomorrow. Drove the AWD one first, was quite underwhelmed. Then spent some time in the RWD version this afternoon; believe the hype! If you’re contemplating buying one, save yourself $2200 and don’t get AWD (if you live somewhere snowy spend the money you’d save on some decent winter tires instead). Thanks Kia for not giving us Canadians a choice. 
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ExplodingSims posted:
Is that 3 350's motor-centipeded together rear end to snout?
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Dannywilson posted:Is that 3 350's motor-centipeded together rear end to snout? Could we moto centipede 3 LS9s?
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e46 m3 is teh best m3
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Dear Internet, if you said you were going to buy a Stinger, please do, it's bloody good: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/11/the-2018-kia-stinger-gt-an-affordable-sports-sedan-that-deserves-the-hype/
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Gomi Day posted:oh, god.. Whoa, center-lock Fuchs. Nice. And yeah, dat interior. drgitlin posted:Dear Internet, if you said you were going to buy a Stinger, please do, it's bloody good: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/11/the-2018-kia-stinger-gt-an-affordable-sports-sedan-that-deserves-the-hype/ That's good to hear. I can't do it now, but hopefully soon.
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drgitlin posted:Dear Internet, if you said you were going to buy a Stinger, please do, it's bloody good: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/11/the-2018-kia-stinger-gt-an-affordable-sports-sedan-that-deserves-the-hype/ Those HVAC vents are....unfortunate looking and all dead center? A shame too since you have to look at them every day.
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but it has AC seats....nice. i mean at least they are trying
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sneakyfrog posted:but it has AC seats....nice. A very useful option to have when autocrossing or tracking it. But you have to get the GT2 spec car for those, which is $50k.
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drgitlin posted:A very useful option to have when autocrossing or tracking it. But you have to get the GT2 spec car for those, which is $50k. I was all lol 30k for a kia but 50k? yeeeah nope.
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sneakyfrog posted:I was all lol 30k for a kia but 50k? You can buy a new 340i M-Sport with nav, heated seats, carplay, etc. for that.
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Chemmy posted:You can buy a new 340i M-Sport with nav, heated seats, carplay, etc. for that. pretty much. for a brand that has when it first came out was yugo level poo poo and has just recently started turning around cars that arent utter garbage 50k is pretty drat ballsy
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sneakyfrog posted:I was all lol 30k for a kia but 50k? Yeah, $50k a bit steep. There's a bunch options in that price range and there's plenty of competition. No doubt it's a nice car, but there's a lot of nice cars to be had for $50k.
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Here in Oz, the 6 cyl RWD models are asking 53-65k (about 40-50k usd) and a 340 M sport starts at 103k (about 80k usd), in fact you'd barely get into a base 318 (or c series) for the cost of the 3.3 GT. They're still kind of pricey compared to the defunct Falcodores though.
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Chemmy posted:You can buy a new 340i M-Sport with nav, heated seats, carplay, etc. for that. Chemmy posted:You can buy a new 340i M-Sport with nav, heated seats, carplay, etc. for that. Right, but the 340i is a much smaller car and if all you want is heated seats and CarPlay the Stinger GT is $39k.
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Yeah, I’m not sure the GT2 trim is worth it. The one option you do want is the LSD though.
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drgitlin posted:Yeah, I’m not sure the GT2 trim is worth it. The one option you do want is the LSD though. Which for some dumb reason comes packaged with all the driver assist tech stuff
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It's my forever rant as of late but  to the Koreans only selling AWD models here.I mean, at least make it an order-able option from the factory, you gits.
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Wistful of Dollars posted:It's my forever rant as of late but They don’t do factory order. Only from the allocation pool at the regional distribution center. If there are no cars put in the pool there is no chance of getting it. Since it’s highly unlikely that they would put rwd in the Canadian distro pools there is no point for them to pretend it’s an option for the handful of customers that would both want to buy a rwd Stinger but would also not go for an awd in the absence of a rwd one.
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Would it be possible to dealer option an LSD into a non LSD driveline?
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DefaultPeanut posted:Would it be possible to dealer option an LSD into a non LSD driveline? The LSD is packaged in with the advanced driver assist package which is a available as an add on for the GT and GT1 trim levels and is standard in the GT2 package. It would most likely cost more to have it installed than just get the driver assist package
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Driver assists pretty much own though. You come around real quick the first time you're doing a long road trip.
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kill me now posted:They don’t do factory order. Only from the allocation pool at the regional distribution center. If there are no cars put in the pool there is no chance of getting it. Since it’s highly unlikely that they would put rwd in the Canadian distro pools there is no point for them to pretend it’s an option for the handful of customers that would both want to buy a rwd Stinger but would also not go for an awd in the absence of a rwd one.
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sneakyfrog posted:I was all lol 30k for a kia but 50k? I keep being surprised by these prices. The Stinger starts at €60k here, base model. It's shocking, really. What does an Audi A7 go for over there?
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That's not so different, hella confusing. Would rather buy the A7 over a stinger then, I guess.
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xzzy posted:Driver assists pretty much own though. You come around real quick the first time you're doing a long road trip. The adaptive cruise control is decent but the lane keep assist is not great—you wouldn't trust it to go hands-free the way you could in an Audi or Volvo or Tesla.
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Well a person would be an idiot if they're taking their hands off the wheel, no matter who's code is running the lane assist. It should be treated like a watchdog more than an autopilot.
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drgitlin posted:Dear Internet, if you said you were going to buy a Stinger, please do, it's bloody good: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/11/the-2018-kia-stinger-gt-an-affordable-sports-sedan-that-deserves-the-hype/ Thanks for the article. Definitely buying a GT1 as soon as A. it's available and B. I sell my Corvette.
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this is the most interesting thing Jaguar has done since their hood ornament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yatAJVA_4E&t=24s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y64JhPtpicA&t=22s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQqY6nkyCrQ 1hr of WTAC coverage, anyone?
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xzzy posted:Driver assists pretty much own though. You come around real quick the first time you're doing a long road trip. The driver assist features are nice, but at the same time I would have rather not have to kick in $2k extra to get all of them when all I want is the LSD. But it is what it is, Still a good deal
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nothing too special, I just love this car so much. both sides were basically made of bondo. definitely a survivor.
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Hugh G. Rectum posted:nothing too special, I just love this car so much. both sides were basically made of bondo. definitely a survivor. Love the plate. Whoever owns that thing is living the life.
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I love the 60s black and yellow plates but I really wish they would also bring back the 80s blue and yellow ones. It would be perfect for that car. I'd buy a vanity plate in a hearbeat if they offered it.
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I have the 60s black and yellow plates on my motorcycles (and they're even period-correct on the older one) but the one I really want them to bring back is this fuckin love that art deco font and '80s setting sun
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I recommend you buy a car with them, though they don't fall under YOM requirements so you might just be able to take a set of plates that are out of the system and just get a custom plate with the same letters/number combo. Then just use the Sunset plates. edit: Mine has 3 of those characters in their right places!
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Sagebrush posted:I have the 60s black and yellow plates on my motorcycles (and they're even period-correct on the older one) but the one I really want them to bring back is this As a UK head, this IS the California plate as far as I'm concerned.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:As a UK head, this IS the California plate as far as I'm concerned.
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