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Tekne posted:I'm impressed by how aggressively ugly the Silverado HD is. It's like the design team sat down and decided to make it as offensive as possible. This thing is going to sell so loving well here in Texas. Can't wait for the Texas edition that comes with factory installed "Don't tread on me", "Don't California my Texas" and "Salt Life" stickers. Can't wait to see how RAM counters this one. I'm thinking factory 2000 LED lightbar that projects the RAM logo as you drive.
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Dec 4, 2018 18:51
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skipdogg posted:This thing is going to sell so loving well here in Texas. Can't wait for the Texas edition that comes with factory installed "Don't tread on me", "Don't California my Texas" and "Salt Life" stickers. Factory installed Truck Nutz, factory installed double vertical smokestacks, optional LED lighting package that has the lumen output of a small star, decal package that includes your choices of Thin Blue Line, Punisher skull, Monster logo, stars, 3%ers, Gadsden flag, MAGA, Confederate flag / Heritage not Hate, and NRA stickers. Factory installed gun safe with complimentary AR-15. Texas package includes catalytic converter delete with factory installed coal rolling ECU programming, as well as ALL OF THE CHROME.
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Dec 4, 2018 19:16
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BraveUlysses posted:be honest when was the last time you saw one of those in the wild I live in Houston, so walking through the parking lot to get into my office.
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Dec 4, 2018 19:25
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Rock My Socks! posted:I live in Houston, so walking through the parking lot to get into my office. San Antonio seems to have moved to the Grunt Style shirts instead of the Affliction stuff, but you still see it around.
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Dec 4, 2018 19:27
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Wedge shapes are too unsafe for pedestrians!!! 18 wheelers: now there's some safety!
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Dec 4, 2018 19:28
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Tekne posted:I'm impressed by how aggressively ugly the Silverado HD is. It's like the design team sat down and decided to make it as offensive as possible. Powershift posted:
Where are my god drat royalties? 
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Dec 4, 2018 19:48
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Dec 4, 2018 19:54
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18-wheelers are now better styled than mainstream pickup trucks.  
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Dec 4, 2018 19:56
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“Now”. That was always the case. Well aside from the Kodiak I posted.
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Dec 4, 2018 20:18
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Frond posted:“Now”. That was always the case. Word. 
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Dec 4, 2018 20:19
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I sincerely hope the designer was well paid for this because I honestly don't know how I'd live with myself if I had my name attached to this. They probably did the best they could, what the hell can you even do with so much frontal area.
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Dec 4, 2018 21:16
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incels interlinked posted:Also I saw an Urus offroading the other day 200K for a fat Evoque, amazing
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Dec 4, 2018 21:19
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Huge_Midget posted:Factory installed Truck Nutz, factory installed double vertical smokestacks, optional LED lighting package that has the lumen output of a small star, decal package that includes your choices of Thin Blue Line, Punisher skull, Monster logo, stars, 3%ers, Gadsden flag, MAGA, Confederate flag / Heritage not Hate, and NRA stickers. Factory installed gun safe with complimentary AR-15. You forgot Rockstar wheels
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Dec 4, 2018 21:28
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Maybe they put a full size spare tire under the hood now like eastern bloc cars
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Dec 4, 2018 21:29
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It also gets a big new turbo four cylinder (2.7L). So I’ll bet the additional hood height is due to the additional height of a big vertical inline engine with DOHC versus the older V6/V8’s with pushrods.
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Dec 4, 2018 22:00
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i own every Bionicle posted:It also gets a big new turbo four cylinder (2.7L). So I’ll bet the additional hood height is due to the additional height of a big vertical inline engine with DOHC versus the older V6/V8’s with pushrods. This is the silverado HD which only gets a "completely new" gas V8 and duramax, both of which are rather compact engines. If you've ever seen the engine bay of a current 2500HD with the 6.0, you'd laugh. it's this little bitty engine in the middle of a huge engine bay.
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Dec 4, 2018 22:16
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incels interlinked posted:Also I saw an Urus offroading the other day This makes me want a lifted panamera shooting brake Wait, that’s what this is, isn’t it?
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Dec 4, 2018 22:31
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Ultimate Mango posted:This makes me want a lifted panamera shooting brake No because it's got four doors.
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Dec 4, 2018 22:55
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Ultimate Mango posted:Wait, that’s what this is, isn’t it? Lamborghini Cayenne/Q7
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Dec 4, 2018 23:32
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Goober Peas posted:In my limited experience dealing with the big 3 from a business perspective, Ford is definitely the most bureaucratic, difficult to deal with right now. And have been for several years. In my experience Ford's always been pretty reasonable and pragmatic. GM used to literally be hitlers about everything until the bailout when they got pretty hands off because they didn't have the resources to micromanage. Chrysler was ok, Daimler Chrysler was ok, FCA filled me with rage and every interaction with them has been awful. At my previous job I ended up no quoting them as a rule and I definitely wasn't the only company doing it. Just unprofessional and incompetent about everything. Toyota is cool and good. Honda is ok, Tesla is ok but you can tell they're getting better as they learn. BMW is also 😎
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Dec 5, 2018 01:17
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AggressivelyStupid posted:I hope Ford goes under Both Ford and GM (Holden) are pretty much dead in Australia since they have both withdrawn from local manufacturing. It'll take some effort to bring them back from the bottom of the sales charts. I don't think either parent company gives a crap about doing that, as the sales are tiny here compared to most countries.
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Dec 5, 2018 01:24
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You Am I posted:Both Ford and GM (Holden) are pretty much dead in Australia since they have both withdrawn from local manufacturing. It'll take some effort to bring them back from the bottom of the sales charts. I don't think either parent company gives a crap about doing that, as the sales are tiny here compared to most countries. They still sell a lot of Rangers in Australia. No where near as popular as they are in New Zealand though - it's been by far the best selling new vehicle for years now. Holden looks stuffed in Australia though, not even the Colorado is selling in any real numbers.
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Dec 5, 2018 02:51
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Tekne posted:I'm impressed by how aggressively ugly the Silverado HD is. It's like the design team sat down and decided to make it as offensive as possible. Idk why but I kind of like it It's the "alien construction equipment" vibe OXBALLS DOT COM fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Dec 5, 2018 |
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Dec 5, 2018 06:18
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Everybody spend so much time concerned with how bad the grille is, they didn't even notice the hosed up mirrors.
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Dec 5, 2018 06:22
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Those mirrors are the best part
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Dec 5, 2018 06:24
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It's another vehicles I can point to, go "What kind of car is that?" My wife will look, squint and go "Uuhh, I think it's a Honda?" and we can both laugh like idiots.
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Dec 5, 2018 06:37
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Pickups getting bigger, uglier and even more stupid. 'Murika in a nutshell.
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Dec 5, 2018 09:12
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KozmoNaut posted:Pickups getting bigger, uglier and even more stupid. And at this point even the pickups that are supposed to be tiny are huge. 
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Dec 5, 2018 12:38
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Powershift posted:Everybody spend so much time concerned with how bad the grille is, they didn't even notice the hosed up mirrors. Dollars to doughnuts that those slide out for towing.
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Dec 5, 2018 14:19
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And everyone who buys one is gonna leave them out all the time. GM may as well not even bother pretending they retract.
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Dec 5, 2018 14:23
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KillHour posted:And everyone who buys one is gonna leave them out all the time. GM may as well not even bother pretending they retract. GM is not the only one that has retracting mirrors. And yes people leave them out all the time.
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Dec 5, 2018 14:30
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Vehicular manspreading
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Dec 5, 2018 14:35
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New Wrangler gets 1 star in Euro NCAP crash testing.
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Dec 5, 2018 16:10
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Jeep posted:“Further, the Jeep Wrangler is engineered to deliver superior performance and unique driving experiences under the most demanding conditions. Testing protocols that apply exclusively to urban scenarios may not align with such a vehicle. Are they under the impression that most Wranglers will leave a paved road?
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Dec 5, 2018 16:13
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That's 1 star better than the Fiat Panda got https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F9gy65Le4k
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Dec 5, 2018 16:43
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Goober Peas posted:That's 1 star better than the Fiat Panda got Dang but they're saying it did poorly partly because it doesn't have 'now standard driver assistance systems' which are now a new thing in testing it seems. So the car's not really NCAP safe but they've also raised the testing standards and added a bunch of new requirements. This has me wondering what other new cheap cars will score.
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Dec 5, 2018 17:01
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Tekne posted:I'm impressed by how aggressively ugly the Silverado HD is. It's like the design team sat down and decided to make it as offensive as possible. Pretty sure they're trying to evoke a combination of these two:  
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Dec 5, 2018 18:08
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Are they under the impression that most Wranglers will leave a paved road? "Jeep was quick to address the Wrangler’s low test result" I assume they knew about the bad results before it went public and had time to get their response ready. But curious how much manufacturers run/simulate crash tests internally during development? Could it be as involved as shipping mules to IIHS or NCAP? Or on the other end of the spectrum, do they use whatever engineering principles for mitigating crash energy/damage and hope for the best once tests roll around?
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Dec 5, 2018 19:41
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kimbo305 posted:"Jeep was quick to address the Wrangler’s low test result" I mean I would assume they crash the poo poo out of a bunch of test Jeeps, but I also assume those test Jeeps are welded together properly, which the JL seems to have some problems with. quote:In the official Euro NCAP assessment structural issues were identified: "The connection between the A-pillar and the trans-facia beam was damaged in a way that indicated the structure would be unable to withstand higher loads. Similarly, deformation of the footwell showed that the structure had reached the limit of its integrity." according to the technical data from the report. The fold-down windshield probably isn't doing them any favours for A-pillar bracing. NCAP also has a bunch of other stuff in its tests that you don't think of when you think of a "crash test," such as pedestrian safety, which I assume the Jeep is not great at. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 19:46 on Dec 5, 2018 |
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Dec 5, 2018 19:43
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