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FAT32 SHAMER posted:This new generation of Mazda are very good, I really like mine From what I've seen, I really like that part. The entire system - software and hardware - seemed so sensibly designed that it gave me confidence in the rest of the car. Like, the menus are all intuitive and easy to navigate through. The system doesn't look like it's crushed under its load like in other cars. The display is placed directly under the sight line so you don't have to look away from the road. Thereby, it's also placed out of arm's reach, doesn't use touch controls, and instead gets tactile buttons. Because it sits recessed in the dashboard as opposed to on top of it, it's horizontal rather than square or vertical, and uses the space more efficiently. It all gave the impression that the people who made it knew what they were doing.
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Kind of reminds me of the Aventador/AMG GT console layout (crazy angle vs more flat) but with a weird sectioned thing walling off the passenger. It's like a caricature of the C7's similar little handle that started to section off the driver from the passenger. It looks a bit odd to me still but maybe it'll grow on me. I also don't like the steering wheel shape or the spoiler, but overall it's a pretty ok looking car. At first I thought it looked like a car from GTA like a generic supercar but it's already grown on me a bit. E: That angle doesn't do it any favors really either. Despite the bad colors here you can get a better idea of how it looks. 
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Jul 19, 2019 12:17
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One of the few times I'm glad I'll never get into a car in person. Even if I am getting old enough to be the target demographic just.... no.
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Jul 19, 2019 12:29
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:One of the few times I'm glad I'll never get into a car in person. Even if I am getting old enough to be the target demographic just.... no. 
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Jul 19, 2019 12:43
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Suburban Dad posted:E: That angle doesn't do it any favors really either. Despite the bad colors here you can get a better idea of how it looks. Looks even worse in that picture, there's a literal wall between the driver and passenger. Such a bankrupt design. 
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Jul 19, 2019 13:48
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Maybe the hope is that if there's a safety wall between the seats, women will finally actually get in your car
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Jul 19, 2019 14:23
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Well at least until you got on boost and either of the following happened - OK You know your TX3s! You are weirdly close because there were two. The FWD which really did some target fixation like no other and ramped a roundabout. And the AWD build that made a few old magazines which detonated the gearbox when the new buyer floored it in the airport carpark. Poor bastard flew up and wanted to drive home. Nope.
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meatpimp posted:Looks even worse in that picture, there's a literal wall between the driver and passenger. Such a bankrupt design. I want to like the C8 a lot because holy poo poo mid engine V8 at $60k, but that interior looks like it's trying to give the C5 a run for it's money.
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Jul 19, 2019 14:42
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You know how stylists are forever saying the US has no taste? That interior isn't helping things. That said, the exterior isn't bad, gets rid of those awful quad trumpets and it's supposedly gonna be 'cheap' for what will likely be a pretty nice car.
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Jul 19, 2019 14:50
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meatpimp posted:Looks even worse in that picture, there's a literal wall between the driver and passenger. Well duh, it's American. Walls are the American way now.
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Jul 19, 2019 15:06
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I went to the mile hi nationals once and that was enough. It was awesome, but racing in general doesn't really do anything for me (I know, sacrilege in here). I live 6 miles away and I hear that poo poo at my house. It's real fuckin loud. Nobody warned me so we ended up just jamming our fingers in our ears on each pass. Better than nothing but didn't feel like it. And do not be tempted to run down and grab a blown supercharger belt, they are HOT. I think they fail due to temperature. Because of the altitude everyone cranks up the boost pressure to the max and busted belts are common. The blower alone draws about 800HP from what I understand. The year I went they had a track staff member down there yelling at people who tried to go get one.
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meatpimp posted:Looks even worse in that picture, there's a literal wall between the driver and passenger. Such a bankrupt design. Mr. "Potshot" sure used an interesting choice of words. Just seems like an awkward evolution of the C7's weird handle thing, plus BUTTONS!  T-Square posted:Well duh, it's American. Walls are the American way now. 
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Bloodwork just came back. A1c is 5.5, and my main BP med has officially been cut in half. Probably get off of the other one (beta blocker) soon; even with taking a half dose of the lisinopril for the past couple of weeks, my BP was all of 110/60 in the office. I'm down to once a day on one of the beetus meds too. Amazing what a little exercise can do.
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Is there anything AI related to do in Paris? I'll be there for a night soon. Also, Mazda is perfect and has never made an imperfect vehicle.
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I remember seeing a store on the Champs-Élysées that had some cool cars in it, maybe the L'Atelier Renault Café? *edit* but even better than AI stuff is getting a gyro in the Latin quarter MomJeans420 fucked around with this message at 18:26 on Jul 19, 2019 |
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STR posted:Bloodwork just came back. A1c is 5.5, and my main BP med has officially been cut in half. Probably get off of the other one (beta blocker) soon; even with taking a half dose of the lisinopril for the past couple of weeks, my BP was all of 110/60 in the office. I'm down to once a day on one of the beetus meds too. I don't know much about the 'beetis, but I watch enough TV to know that lower A1c numbers are good. Less medication is always good, too. Great to hear, man.
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Bleh, I interviewed for a position at one of the larger Universities here this morning, and it was my second choice of options but the first option ghosted me. I didn't really get great vibes off the place and couldn't see myself working well long-term with the team who I interviewed with. Just not excited at all for it. Of course they were the one employer to offer me a position at all recently, and within half the day. 
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Lord Stimperor posted:From what I've seen, I really like that part. The entire system - software and hardware - seemed so sensibly designed that it gave me confidence in the rest of the car. Like, the menus are all intuitive and easy to navigate through. The system doesn't look like it's crushed under its load like in other cars. The display is placed directly under the sight line so you don't have to look away from the road. Thereby, it's also placed out of arm's reach, doesn't use touch controls, and instead gets tactile buttons. Because it sits recessed in the dashboard as opposed to on top of it, it's horizontal rather than square or vertical, and uses the space more efficiently. It all gave the impression that the people who made it knew what they were doing. 
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IOwnCalculus posted:I want to like the C8 a lot because holy poo poo mid engine V8 at $60k, but that interior looks like it's trying to give the C5 a run for it's money. I’m pretty sure the c8 midengine will be a different tier than the lower cost c7’s and start in the low 100’s
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Charles posted:
 FAT32 SHAMER posted:I’m pretty sure the c8 midengine will be a different tier than the lower cost c7’s and start in the low 100’s Every article I’ve seen says C8 starting at less than $60k.
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MomJeans420 posted:I remember seeing a store on the Champs-Élysées that had some cool cars in it, maybe the L'Atelier Renault Café? The Citroen store is on the Champs-Elysees and it always worth a look, they usually have a wild concept car and some old race stuff hanging on the walls.
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The Citroen Centenary is this weekend at Ferté-Vidame which isn't too far from Paris. Come check it out, I just got to my hotel and went to a nearby restaurant in a random little town and this was my view of the main square: I've seen more rare old Citroens in the last half hour than in the last fifteen years
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Darchangel posted:
Holy poo poo
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Meanwhile they're going to sell a $65k Camaro?
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Ether Frenzy posted:Meanwhile they're going to sell a $65k Camaro? Camaro is dead
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I'm surprised to learn thata website posted:The Dodge Challenger came in second place with 66,716 Challengers sold, an increase of 3-percent compared to 2017. The Camaro came in last with only 50,963 sold, a 25-percent drop from 2017. Considering I see about that many of each every single day on the freeways of LA
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KakerMix posted:Camaro is dead Good, maybe their value will plunge and I can get a cheap SS convertible.
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They won't. Fourthgens are still stupid money.
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Ether Frenzy posted:I'm surprised to learn that Probably like 90% rentals.
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Yeah one thing Mazda is doing right is infotainment. gently caress touchscreens in cars.
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:Holy poo poo Mind you, I expect a lot of them will be north of $60K with tech and bundled options, but the theoretical exists.
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Five bucks the mythical under 60K Corvette will never actually exist because of "options" and then taxes. Wouldnt be surprised you probably wont be able to get one for less than 70 after the dealers so something stupid and mark them up either. Or more.
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:This new generation of Mazda are very good, I really like mine My buddy just bought a mazda 6, I want to say the signature or the second highest one (has cooled seats). He says he basically only uses the infotainment for carplay though. CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Five bucks the mythical under 60K Corvette will never actually exist because of "options" and then taxes. Wouldnt be surprised you probably wont be able to get one for less than 70 after the dealers so something stupid and mark them up either. Or more.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Five bucks the mythical under 60K Corvette will never actually exist because of "options" and then taxes. Just like the mythical $35k Tesla Model 3.
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nm posted:My buddy just bought a mazda 6, I want to say the signature or the second highest one (has cooled seats). I mean, same. OEMs don’t have the experience (or the managers in charge willing to listen) to implement an HMI as good as Apple or Google’s infotainment systems + wanting to nickel and dime their customers for nav and other poo poo that’s free on their phones
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Five bucks the mythical under 60K Corvette will never actually exist because of "options" and then taxes. Wouldnt be surprised you probably wont be able to get one for less than 70 after the dealers so something stupid and mark them up either. Or more. With that interior styling I won't be shocked to learn that is the price point for the "Corvette Berlinetta", a 4 cylinder model, and it only has 3 buttons on the meter-of-buttons strip of 45 buttons the $220k ZR-1 gets.
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There are a lot of things about the UI that bother the poo poo out of me but at the end of the day it’s one of the better ones on the market, even if it isn’t in the same league as Apple or Google E; edit not poast
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Well, after very nearly six months, the engine for my wife's Tucson came in. Should be ready Tuesday 
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Went to the company golf tournament yesterday on a team with my boss and a rep from Softchoice and one from Amazon. We all got completely shithouse as we stumbled our way through the 18 holes. Golf is a fun game and it's growing on me, but man am I ever exhausted today.
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Even at say $75k + TTL, a z51 Vette stands to be a hell of a performance car for the money ... Granted we don’t have any performance tests etc. to look at yet, but c’mon. Is there another mid-engine car under $100k even remotely close in theoretical performance? All I can come up with for the same money/segment are 4 cylinder 300hp 718s or even worse an Alfa Romeo 4c (are they even made still?)Ether Frenzy posted:With that interior styling I won't be shocked to learn that is the price point for the "Corvette Berlinetta", a 4 cylinder model, and it only has 3 buttons on the meter-of-buttons strip of 45 buttons the $220k ZR-1 gets. GM confirmed on the launch last night that the 6.2L V8 is the base engine, sport exhaust puts it at 495/470, and in theory the stripper model will sticker at $59,995 or whatever. Tremek fucked around with this message at 00:39 on Jul 20, 2019 |
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