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Professor of Cats posted:I'm waiting for hellcat64. more polygons Struggling to put together a "Hellcat 360" and "three red rings of death" joke, but I got nuthin. 
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tetrapyloctomy posted:For more per month than my medical school loans. Yeesh are you taking 20 years to pay them off? My payments are $3k-ish over 7 years and I went to a relatively cheap med school
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tetrapyloctomy posted:For more per month than my medical school loans. At $1100 a month they'll be like 30-40% of what I'll make as a doctor until I specialize. But on the other hand, my total student loans are ~40k @ 0-1% interest. In other words, inflation is paying my student loan. On the other hand I'll probably never make more than $100k a year even as a highly specialized doctor nearing retirement. This being in the land of the Volvo. Oh well, you win some you lose some.
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:Not only that, they're only being offered as a subscription service at $1100/mo. You can't actually BUY one. To me, that's about the stupidest thing I've heard this week. I hate the X as a service poo poo going on these days that exists purely as an ongoing means of rent-seeking for something that used to be a one-and-done kind of deal.
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BloodBag posted:To me, that's about the stupidest thing I've heard this week. I hate the X as a service poo poo going on these days that exists purely as an ongoing means of rent-seeking for something that used to be a one-and-done kind of deal.  Seriously.
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Eh, I can see it. Some people would rather pay a monthly fee to not have to think about anything. At some point, your time becomes more valuable than the money.
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The car subscription model is interesting because now they own everything. Hook up to the car WiFi and they’ll sell the poo poo out of your data.
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It could work really well, and I would be interested since owning a car is a big hassle for how infrequently I actually need it, but traditional rental is too expensive. There are some car share outfits around here that are OK and don't seem to be outrageously mining personal information. Maybe I should look into those. Or I could just get a 5-10 year old econobox beater, I guess.
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dyne posted:Yeesh are you taking 20 years to pay them off? My payments are $3k-ish over 7 years and I went to a relatively cheap med school Thirty, but I consolidated at 3% and it dropped to 2% after 36 months. So while I'm overpaying a little, it doesn't make sense to pay them off faster when I can invest the money instead (or pay off higher-interest loans, like the mortgage at 3.675%).
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KillHour posted:Eh, I can see it. Some people would rather pay a monthly fee to not have to think about anything. At some point, your time becomes more valuable than the money. Yeah, this is just another rich guy tier above leasing. It mirrors the always-get-a-new-iphone plans, which I think we can all agree def cater to an active market, whether or not its personally too rich for your own blood
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I for one will continue to applaud Dodge. While other car companies are all 'no more cars, more CUVs instead' or 'everything will be hybrid by 2020' they're all 'lol 800hp in a car that shouldn't have more than 400 wut'
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Speaking of non traditional sales, I saw a Genesis G70 pop up shop the other day at the Toronto airport.  I was really impressed. The cabin is put together beautifully and the machine has a wide, low aggressive stance in the flesh. They should have hired Richard Attenborough to do the commmercials because they spared no expense. What really got me interested was the price is all in including 5yrs of maintenance. No bullshit doc fee, PDI, no shipping fee. They ship it directly to your door and will pick it up for servicing and drop off a loaner. You don't step foot into a dealership. Comparing trim levels and factoring in the maintenance and no fees these things are 10-20k CAD less than the Germans. I guess the the only thing that gave me pause was the panel gaps:  Pretty wide but consistent. I guess a darker color would hide that. I haven't even driven it yet and I'm sold.I'm not an enthusiast driver, but I demand thrust. After getiing reamed on my S4 I want to give these guys a shot.
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I'm scheduled for a G70 manual rwd test drive just for shits and giggles next week. $45k CDN MSRP sounds half decent. I am very much interested. They're a little heavier than I'd like, but everything is these days.
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Death on foot: America's love of SUVs is killing pedestriansquote:Our investigation found: I wonder if pedestrian safety regulations could see a return to more sedans. Or weird short-nosed SUVs.
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prom candy posted:Death on foot: America's love of SUVs is killing pedestrians Balliver Shagnasty posted:Struggling to put together a "Hellcat 360" and "three red rings of death" joke, but I got nuthin.
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https://twitter.com/nickbunkley/status/1014144544999460864 Jeep is killing it
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Anal Del Raytheon posted:https://twitter.com/nickbunkley/status/1014144544999460864 Oh no! Who this time?
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Cocoa Crispies posted:Oh no! Who this time? Masculinity itself 
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What is the appeal of Jeep?
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prom candy posted:Death on foot: America's love of SUVs is killing pedestrians Opposition from automakers, "It's just the minorities who cares" If pedestrian safety standards killed giant SUVs it would not bother me one bit. Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:What is the appeal of Jeep? Rugged penis extentions
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Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:What is the appeal of Jeep? Off roading on a convertible kicks rear end
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Opposition from automakers, "It's just the minorities who cares" On the other hand they made every new car look like poo poo and should be opposed at every turn
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DonkeyHotay posted:On the other hand they made every new car look like poo poo and should be opposed at every turn Sorry, in the future (it's already started to happen) the cars we think look like poo poo will be seen as awesome and cool as gently caress by our kids. No generation is immune to it and neither will we be. People are already getting nostalgic about jellybean Taruses
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prom candy posted:Death on foot: America's love of SUVs is killing pedestrians 20mph speed limit everywhere that isn't off-limits to pedestrians and bicycles or outside a city + the hardware onboard to strictly enforce it ~fin~
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I was thinking last night - 10 year old Goober Peas wouldn't believe you if you told him he could have a sedan that made over 300hp and got 36 mpg on the highway. 30 years ago 300hp was exotic.
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Goober Peas posted:I was thinking last night - 10 year old Goober Peas wouldn't believe you if you told him he could have a sedan that made over 300hp and got 36 mpg on the highway. 30 years ago 300hp was exotic. Hell, try even telling your 10 years ago self that dodge will make a good looking dodge charger with 707hp that does over 200mph
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KakerMix posted:Sorry, in the future (it's already started to happen) the cars we think look like poo poo will be seen as awesome and cool as gently caress by our kids. No generation is immune to it and neither will we be. Whoa a mint jelly bean Taurus WOULD be kinda cool now
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KakerMix posted:Sorry, in the future (it's already started to happen) the cars we think look like poo poo will be seen as awesome and cool as gently caress by our kids. No generation is immune to it and neither will we be. We've failed our children.
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Old cars were pretty much all pieces of poo poo compared to modern cars and driving one is probably the fastest way to cure most people of nostalgia
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Wheeee posted:Old cars were pretty much all pieces of poo poo compared to modern cars and driving one is probably the fastest way to cure most people of nostalgia See you say that but plenty of us are driving around objectively worse-than cars and trucks and wouldn't have it any other way.
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Powershift posted:Hell, try even telling your 10 years ago self that dodge will make a good looking dodge charger with 707hp that does over 200mph And that it'll be basically the same as a 2008 Charger but with new head & taillights and a new stereo.
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:20mph speed limit everywhere that isn't off-limits to pedestrians and bicycles or outside a city + the hardware onboard to strictly enforce it When did this subforum go from people who liked cars to people who clutch their pearls at the thought of someone speeding in a vehicle they consider too large?
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Murdering pedestrians in my egomobile to own the libs
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BloodBag posted:When did this subforum go from people who liked cars to people who clutch their pearls at the thought of someone speeding in a vehicle they consider too large? It feels good when I clutch my pearls
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Proud Christian Mom posted:Murdering pedestrians in my egomobile to own the libs Perhaps 'don't walk in the road in the middle of the night while also drunk' is a not unreasonable standard.
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BloodBag posted:When did this subforum go from people who liked cars to people who clutch their pearls at the thought of someone speeding in a vehicle they consider too large? You can both enjoy cars and support restrictions on cars which would drastically improve cities and the safety of the pedestrians / bicyclists therein.
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I love driving and I love cars. My dream car might be a 2,000 HP HyperCar or it might be a cube on wheels with level 4 autonomy and a recliner for me to nap in while it drives me to work. I feel equally excited about both.
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DonkeyHotay posted:Perhaps 'don't drive in the middle of the night while also drunk' is a not unreasonable standard. Yeah it isn't but boy people keep doing it eyebeem posted:I love driving and I love cars. My dream car might be a 2,000 HP HyperCar or it might be a cube on wheels with level 4 autonomy and a recliner for me to nap in while it drives me to work. I feel equally excited about both. Dunno man we have to consult the AI Handbook to see if this is correct
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eyebeem posted:I love driving and I love cars. My dream car might be a 2,000 HP HyperCar or it might be a cube on wheels with level 4 autonomy and a recliner for me to nap in while it drives me to work. I feel equally excited about both. Have to agree with this. I love cars and driving, but I would also love to be able to do whatever while a car drives itself.
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Wheeee posted:Old cars were pretty much all pieces of poo poo compared to modern cars and driving one is probably the fastest way to cure most people of nostalgia My dad had a '71 Cutlass convertible and although it looked and sounded really cool it drove like complete dog poo poo and his wife refused to ride in it because it always smelled like gas. He ended up selling it for a slightly used Mustang vert 
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