Post awesome AI car shit:First time Ive seen a Golf with a hole in one like that

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Dave Inc.: Nov 26, 2007; Let's have a drink!

Guinness posted:

So many wheels on new cars today are terrible.

The worst are the "directional" wheels, except they are all the same so on one side of the car they go one direction, and on the other side of the car they go the other. Really terrible. I know directional wheels aren't a recent invention, so how have we not learned that they are universally awful yet?

Example:

Looks ok-ish from this angle, at least the wheels flow the right way.

Agh what the gently caress they are backwards!

gently caress. I hate that!

I had a 2000 911 with the turbo twist wheels and the day I realized they were "directional" like that I just felt so defeated. I was a kid with his first real job getting his first real car and... just gently caress.

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TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

i didnt even know that was a thing

i just assumed there was a drivers side and passenger side set

ugh so drat :effort:

# ? Nov 28, 2017 22:11

Guinness: Sep 15, 2004

Sorry, it's like the Fedex arrow. Once you see it you can't stop unseeing it, and it's loving everywhere these days. It's an awful trend.

The worst part is on that GTI those wheels would be perfectly good looking if they were exactly the same minus the stupid directional flanges where the spoke meets the rim. A good straight 5-spoke alloy has never looked awful.

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kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Ferrari spending time worrying about aesthetics like that is why their cars still catch on fire. It's worth it.

# ? Nov 28, 2017 22:18

Bajaha: Apr 1, 2011; BajaHAHAHA.

The Subaru SVX has directional wheels that are handed so you avoid this kind of bullshit.

I don't know any other examples of proper directional wheels.

My Veloster does have the "directional" wheels but they're not too bad when backwards

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ionn: Jan 23, 2004; Din morsa.; Grimey Drawer

Guinness posted:

Seeing those wheels always makes me think of this:

# ? Nov 29, 2017 00:09

Guinness: Sep 15, 2004

can't unsee it.

# ? Nov 29, 2017 00:13

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Guinness posted:

So many wheels on new cars today are terrible.

The worst are the "directional" wheels, except they are all the same so on one side of the car they go one direction, and on the other side of the car they go the other. Really terrible. I know directional wheels aren't a recent invention, so how have we not learned that they are universally awful yet?

Example:

Looks ok-ish from this angle, at least the wheels flow the right way.

Agh what the gently caress they are backwards!

Another reason I'm glad I bought the Sport, and I didn't even know it then.

# ? Nov 29, 2017 01:15

OBAMNA PHONE: Aug 7, 2002

Larrymer posted:

Another reason I'm glad I bought the Sport, and I didn't even know it then.

i'm glad i bought the sport too but the wheels on it are uggo too

modern silver/black wheels are extremely bad

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Crustashio: Jul 27, 2000; ruh roh

Someone brought a brand new RS to rallycross.

(it was fast)

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Queen_Combat: Jan 15, 2011

My goddamned 1988 Oldsmobile had directional wheels, that were different ewchy side.

If 80"s GM can do it, it obviously can't be that difficult

# ? Nov 29, 2017 03:22

Fo3: Feb 14, 2004; RAAAAARGH!!!! GIFT CARDS ARE FUCKING RETARDED!!!!

(I need a hug)

Yeah, my 1997 ford falcon EL had tickford wheels from a higher spec XR model. For a while (without thinking), I assumed they were directional and I couldn't rotate left to right.
Then I realised all four are the same. Fitted like that I think they're dumber than I am :colbert:

Fo3 fucked around with this message at 04:07 on Nov 29, 2017

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The Locator: Sep 12, 2004; Out here, everything hurts.

Crustashio posted:

Someone brought a brand new RS to rallycross.

(it was fast)

Hell yeah, I like that guy and I have no idea who he even is. Use a rally type car for rally type poo poo!

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Thief: Jan 28, 2011

reminds me of those old vinyls that would just unabashedly mirror the design onto the opposite side even if there was text or a company logo

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Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

Darchangel posted:

So. Many, vintage. JDM. wheels.

I'm just going to post a link to the oldschool Japanese wheel encyclopaedia: http://kyushashoes.com/

Pasco-Fame Bilbo Riverge 5H

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Babies Getting Rabies: Apr 21, 2007; Sugartime Jones

ionn posted:

Seeing those wheels always makes me think of this:

It�s actually a reference to the first VW logo, which had a similar style going, although with one arm more.

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Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

BraveUlysses posted:

i'm glad i bought the sport too but the wheels on it are uggo too

modern silver/black wheels are extremely bad

Saw some that somebody dipped all one color, seemed to make them less strange looking.

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Professor Bling: Nov 12, 2008; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

Babies Getting Rabies posted:

It’s actually a reference to the first VW logo, which had a similar style going, although with one arm more.

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MrYenko: Jun 18, 2012; #2 isn't ALWAYS bad...

Crustashio posted:

Someone brought a brand new RS to rallycross.

(it was fast)

This is the most awesome AI car poo poo in probably a couple of pages. Rock on RS dude.

:rock:

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Finger Prince: Jan 5, 2007

Olympic Mathlete posted:

I'm just going to post a link to the oldschool Japanese wheel encyclopaedia: http://kyushashoes.com/

Pasco-Fame Bilbo Riverge 5H

Oh. My.

# ? Nov 29, 2017 16:29

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

MrYenko posted:

Rock on RS dude.

And rocks on RS dude's paint :patriot:

# ? Nov 29, 2017 16:39

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Metal Geir Skogul posted:

My goddamned 1988 Oldsmobile had directional wheels, that were different ewchy side.

If 80"s GM can do it, it obviously can't be that difficult

1960s knockoffs were directional as well.

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Fifty Three: Oct 29, 2007

kimbo305 posted:

And rocks on RS dude's paint

Better to earn them doing Car Things than resent getting them from being stuck behind a dumptruck or something. :shrug:

# ? Nov 29, 2017 17:20

Darchangel: Feb 12, 2009; Tell him about the blower!

Olympic Mathlete posted:

I'm just going to post a link to the oldschool Japanese wheel encyclopaedia: http://kyushashoes.com/

Pasco-Fame Bilbo Riverge 5H

Well, poo poo, there goes a few hours.

# ? Nov 29, 2017 18:34

slidebite: Nov 6, 2005; Good egg

Darchangel posted:

Toyota Supra, MKII, and Celica GTS of similar years.
Top left is 280ZX, middle top is 84-5 RX-7 GSL-SE
middle left is Toyota 4Runner, etc.? Middle middle is 2nd gen Celica, I think, middle right is 81-84 12A RX-7
Bottom right is.. 200SX? Bottom Middle is definitely 200SX. Bottom right is ?

This is what I was thinking of for the bottom middle - maybe they used them on the SX too?

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VideoGameVet: May 14, 2005; It is by caffeine alone I set my bike in motion. It is by the juice of Java that pedaling acquires speed, the teeth acquire stains, stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my bike in motion.

Crustashio posted:

Someone brought a brand new RS to rallycross.

(it was fast)

SEATTLE?

(I may know him)

# ? Nov 29, 2017 20:58

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Fifty Three posted:

Better to earn them doing Car Things than resent getting them from being stuck behind a dumptruck or something.

If he has the money for it, it's cool. I did a rocky rallyx once in a car I cared about and almost cried after seeing my wheels and fenders.

# ? Nov 29, 2017 21:06

Darchangel: Feb 12, 2009; Tell him about the blower!

slidebite posted:

This is what I was thinking of for the bottom middle - maybe they used them on the SX too?

Could be. Not familiar with that particular set.
I got all the ones on the musclecar version of the design, though, for whatever that's worth. And like 3 on the German one.

# ? Nov 30, 2017 00:05

Crustashio: Jul 27, 2000; ruh roh

VideoGameVet posted:

SEATTLE?

(I may know him)

completely opposite side of the continent

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sadnessboner: Feb 20, 2006

Metal Geir Skogul posted:

My goddamned 1988 Oldsmobile had directional wheels, that were different ewchy side.

If 80"s GM can do it, it obviously can't be that difficult

1980s Mazda did it too. A pair of mine were on backwards and the old timer at the tire place figured I was full of it when I asked him to switch them around while mounting new rubber

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Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

Darchangel posted:

Well, poo poo, there goes a few hours.

Worth it!

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Somewhat Heroic: Oct 11, 2007; (Insert Mad Max related text)

Guinness posted:

So many wheels on new cars today are terrible.

They are not all bad

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iospace: Jan 19, 2038

Somewhat Heroic posted:

They are not all bad

Until you hit a pothole and the low profile tire goes poof.

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Darchangel: Feb 12, 2009; Tell him about the blower!

Don't hit potholes. Alternately, don't live where potholes are. Alternately, beat your governments person until they do their damned job
I know these are not all viable. Or any of them.

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