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track day bro! posted:oh i forgot to make an f1 op, in these uncertain times can anybody say that we should be watching the sport of formula 1 Nice work ethic
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Also, Thatcherites constantly scream about the French and Italians being lazy and complacent (and also that their welfare states are too generous), which isn't actually true. At least their auto industries still exist. Probably the most frustrating thing about the UK is that they have immensely talented and creative engineers , but their managerial and political class make terrible decisions. It's why Lotus, Rolls, and Bentley all use Japanese (the former) or German (the latter) engines and platforms now.
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Jan 22, 2021 17:41
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i mean i dunno for how much longer i'm pretty sure all the french and italian carmakers sans renault are now like one company mostly
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Jan 22, 2021 17:45
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also dodge chrysler whatever
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Jan 22, 2021 17:47
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track day bro! posted:oh i forgot to make an f1 op, in these uncertain times can anybody say that we should be watching the sport of formula 1
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track day bro! posted:also dodge chrysler whatever I think dodge/Chrysler has like two models now that aren’t minivans/SUVs. The whole mega merger poo poo FCA keeps aiming for doesn’t make a ton of sense tbh and ironically smells a lot like British Leyland’s collapse to me. FCA can’t be assed to fork out the money for a new car platform but apparently buying half the French auto industry is a good idea.
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Jan 22, 2021 17:51
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is the challenger still based off like a 90s mercedes sedan platform
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Jan 22, 2021 17:56
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To my knowledge both it and the 300C still have some residual Mercedes DNA in them but I haven’t really kept up so that could’ve changed. If it has then I’m suprised.
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Jan 22, 2021 18:02
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https://twitter.com/insideFDA/status/1352661578819260421 Congratulations to Wang Maya in joining the FDA. #girlsontrack #essereFDA #thatfatguyfrommercedesjoinedthevirtualdriversroster?ihadnoidea
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Jan 22, 2021 18:03
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Frond posted:Gee this Brexit thing was poorly thought out yeah? It's cool and good OP because we are free to make our laws again without German tyranny about the shape of our bananas
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Jan 22, 2021 18:09
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lets all buy plymouth horizons
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Jan 22, 2021 18:15
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track day bro! posted:lets all buy plymouth horizons If one came up for the right price I’d probably take a punt on one tbh. A lancia beta turned up here a few weeks back for some absurd price but it looked good enough that I had to think about it.
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Jan 22, 2021 18:21
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it's kinda wild that it was a french designed car then released in the US and at some point it came with a VW engine over there
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Jan 22, 2021 18:39
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Lawrence Stroll definitely Grinded and worked for all the bread ✊
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the corona quid posted:To my knowledge both it and the 300C still have some residual Mercedes DNA in them but I haven’t really kept up so that could’ve changed. If it has then I’m suprised. It's true, to a degree. I think the 300C's rear suspension is from a W210.
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Jan 22, 2021 18:49
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track day bro! posted:it's kinda wild that it was a french designed car then released in the US and at some point it came with a VW engine over there Those VW engines are a loving work of art tbh and I think VW could’ve made a shitload of cash just selling them to the Americans when emissions regulations kept ramping up
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Jan 22, 2021 18:58
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My understanding of Brits and their work ethic is they loving LOVE bodging about making 1 offs and 2 offs; but suggest throwing it into production and they get bored real quick. I aspire to be that
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Jan 22, 2021 19:00
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the corona quid posted:Those VW engines are a loving work of art tbh and I think VW could’ve made a shitload of cash just selling them to the Americans when emissions regulations kept ramping up my old mkiv golf that was built in 1999 had a motor that dated back to like the mkii golf it was like 1.6 sohc motor that was unkillable and pretty much just had basic oil/filter changes. what didn't help was the rest of the car was built like poo poo, they used so much incredibly brittle plastic in that era.
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Jan 22, 2021 19:10
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the corona quid posted:A lancia beta turned up here a few weeks back for some absurd price but it looked good enough that I had to think about it. And also a heated, dehumidified garage to keep it in.
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Jan 22, 2021 19:13
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Yeah the mk3s is when the actual build quality of the cars starts to go off for me but those engines are fundamentally unkillable. I had the idle bearing for the timing belt seize and then move to a 45 degree angle relative to where it should be sitting on my Scirocco 3 hours out of town and I just drove it home and then continued daily driving it for another two weeks till I could be bothered to replace it. Most other engines it probably would’ve just totalled the engine on the spot.
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Jan 22, 2021 19:14
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Back when I did TSD rallies it was always hilarious to hear other engines before and after the 12 hours of driving on dirt and gravel roads. Some poor kid brought a turbo ZX on one and the thing sounded minutes from death at the end, meanwhile I’d just throw a half litre of oil to replace the stuff the crank would throw up the intake and it’d be good as gold again.
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Jan 22, 2021 19:17
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Fixed it
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Jan 22, 2021 19:21
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i havent seen a Scirocco on the road for years now tho, well the classic one. still plenty of the new one based on the mk5 or 6 golf
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Jan 22, 2021 19:22
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I didn’t see a single one of the new Sciroccos when I was in Europe, was kind of disappointed.
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Also just remembered that I caved in the oil pan twice on the Scirocco and just kept driving it for months on end till it was warm enough to replace it with zero issues lol
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Jan 22, 2021 19:28
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have you considered bolting a scirocco engine to a tony kart
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the corona quid posted:Normally I would say no but MotoGP announced they’re having two Qatar GPs so now I’m thinking it’s a toss up whether you should watch F1 🤷🏼♂️ gotta give ducati a leg up
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Jan 22, 2021 19:44
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the corona quid posted:Rebus aside I was under the impression that’s what Williams have been doing for several years now Harsh but true.
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the paradigm shift posted:gotta give ducati a leg up Marquez is halfway towards being an amputee and Yamaha completely gimped themselves and can’t fix it. What the gently caress more do they want?
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the corona quid posted:Rebus aside I was under the impression that’s what Williams have been doing for several years now God honest truth I make the pdfs.
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Jan 22, 2021 23:14
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lmfao
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To be fair I've never seen a bad Williams pdf, Rebus may be the only one there doing a stellar job
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I also make killer PowerPoints. OneNote can do one.
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Jan 22, 2021 23:23
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Wow, I was pretty certain this season was going to be a McLaren vs Williams fight for the championship, and Jenson joining completely confirms it. Very smart from Sir Lewis to refuse the Mercedes contract while he figures out which team has the edge.
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Rebus posted:God honest truth I make the pdfs. Can you get promoted to making pdfs for the FIA and fix how awful they are
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Jan 23, 2021 00:01
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Lando vs Are George battling week after week for the top step on the podium
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Rebus posted:I also make killer PowerPoints. Works for Williams, good at making PowerPoint's. :hmm: Are you really George Russell?
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Rebus posted:I also make killer PowerPoints. Are you kidding me with OneNote? I won't even consider looking at a PowerPoint that wasn't prepared in a cast iron teflon zojirushi air fryer with fuzzy logic.
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England is the joke Australia desperately emulates, and that's the biggest joke to New Zealanders.
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ewe2 posted:England is the joke Australia desperately emulates, and that's the biggest joke to New Zealanders. As an Australian I can assure you, we are not trying to emulate England in the slightest. We are going for more of a USA type deal. Its up to you to decide which is worse.
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