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Humphreys posted:Cruella is actually a very very good movie. Colour me surprised! Glad the missus goaded me into watching it. So did a Lada kill her mom or...
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McTinkerson posted:Since the Lada is basically a Fiat with thicker sheet metal, does that mean the Lada has a stiffer chassis by default? That’s a fair assumption to make, but if anyone could gently caress it up, Lada could. BuckyDoneGun fucked around with this message at 03:25 on Jun 4, 2021 |
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Lada metal is very thick. Until it rusts away in less than 6 months after any exposure to basic elements
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KakerMix posted:So did a Lada kill her mom or... It was wrong thread... but since it's here now - had some cool cars
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I was indifferent until I saw the paint job, now I'm 100% on board.
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GRAB A BIG BAG OF CANS AND PET YA DOG. This is your 1 hour Nurburgring 24 warning lads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXlRJ0-ETyI  
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Nurburgring 24 link for those in the US that don't feel like messing with VPN Overall - Best bet is watch one of the mirrored streams linked in this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/motorsportsstreams/comments/ns7mpt/any_nurburgring_24h_streamsmirrorings/ Pitlane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHa-kz6AC9g NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 20:39 on Jun 5, 2021 |
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drat there's such cool cars in this race. I forgot the KTM X-bow even exists. And an Opel Manta? Wtf!
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I watched all of quali yesterday in-between work tasks. Some drivers got in excellent laps while others were fjording the river.
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So there's a Dacia Logan running in the Nurburgring 24hr and it was sat in 5th place in the SP3 class. https://twitter.com/BaronVonClutch/status/1401315193360031744?s=19
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Well *I* Think this is awesome, my little gang of Jap Hatchback Heros came up on a 10year FB memory....and the photo was taken a good few years before that.
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Good news everyone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELX7NJxnUX0
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Chris Knight posted:Good news everyone! If nothing else this video shows up just how insanely overpriced some bikes have become. And I love how honest Dacias are, it's a car that does car stuff that you can buy new with warranty for not much money.
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I discovered Harry's Garage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZuZBZyV6Eg He's like the dad of all my UK based car guy mates.
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Finger Prince posted:I discovered Harry's Garage. I do like Harry's channel. The way he manhandles some of those cars through those tight British roads is amazing
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Applebees Appetizer posted:wrong thread Ok. Applesnots posted:I just wanted to see if i could do it.
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You Am I posted:I do like Harry's channel. The way he manhandles some of those cars through those tight British roads is amazing His latest with the SLR has the roads from Postman Pat.
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MrYenko posted:I wish I fit in a Miata. The seating and steering column changes Mazda made to the ND2 made a huge difference for me. Only stock Miata I fit in is the ND2.
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McTinkerson posted:The seating and steering column changes Mazda made to the ND2 made a huge difference for me. Only stock Miata I fit in is the ND2. I was just about able to drive an NA, but my eyeline was pretty much through the windshield frame. It was like driving a tank, trying to scoot up in the seat far enough to see above the windshield but still manipulate the controls. I also had to attempt to kneecap myself every time I needed first gear. Still a blasty-blast, but not a thing I can own, sadly.
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I'm 6'1" and I'm on the second to last notch on the seat rails in my NB, it's one of very few cars I've sat in and instantly felt like it was made for me. It also made me realise some people are weird shapes and sizes.
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I'm 6'5" so I have entirely given up hope of ever driving anything small and sporty. I dream of owning an AW11 some day but i'd have to remove the seats just to fit in it 
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^ mid-engined though so would be easier to hack out the front and get the pedals moved a foot further forward
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My eyes are in the windstream in my NA, but strangely I have always had to move my seat forward in every car I've had to drive that wasn't my own.
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If you really really want to own a Miata but can't fit due to height it's very easy to cut the floor out and weld in a drop pan.
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Some people find it sufficient to pull some of the padding from the seat cushion. Not me, I'm right-sized for a Miata 
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Diametunim posted:If you really really want to own a Miata but can't fit due to height it's very easy to cut the floor out and weld in a drop pan. The added height of the convertible top and reclining the seat just a smidge makes it work, but I'd have to drop the floor pan if I ever wanted to race it because of the helmet. I'm 5'8" which makes my situation hilarious.
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I am around 6'2" but I am wispy and have skinny legs so I fit pretty good in my NA. Could use a little more room between the steering wheel and my clutch foot/knee, but oh well. Meep meep all day long.
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um excuse me posted:The added height of the convertible top and reclining the seat just a smidge makes it work, but I'd have to drop the floor pan if I ever wanted to race it because of the helmet. I'm 5'8" which makes my situation hilarious. I'm 5'8" and I fit in my NC perfectly, well below the top of the windshield.
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MrYenko posted:I wish I fit in a Miata.  NA is a no-go, NB is better, NC is pretty OK, and ND is back to "10 pounds of poo poo in a 5-pound bag." Especially the RF. MrYenko posted:I was just about able to drive an NA, but my eyeline was pretty much through the windshield frame. It was like driving a tank, trying to scoot up in the seat far enough to see above the windshield but still manipulate the controls. I also had to attempt to kneecap myself every time I needed first gear. Also same, as far as eyeline. And my knees were tucked between the dash and steering wheel. On the ND, I'm looking *over* the top of the windshield. I actually, successfully, drove an NB at a Mazda driving event. Olympic Mathlete posted:I'm 6'1" and I'm on the second to last notch on the seat rails in my NB, it's one of very few cars I've sat in and instantly felt like it was made for me. It also made me realise some people are weird shapes and sizes. I'm 6' 2", and pretty evenly split between "too much legs" and "too much torso" Applesnots posted:I am around 6'2" but I am wispy and have skinny legs so I fit pretty good in my NA. Could use a little more room between the steering wheel and my clutch foot/knee, but oh well. I'm... not skinny. Frankly, I'm amazed that I fit in my first-generation RX-7 just fine.
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I hit my head getting into an FB every loving time I drove my dad's. FD was comical with a helmet. They're great if you're 5'6." I got myself to fit into a Miata but it wasn't worth it (fixed bucket with no adjustment. Wanted helmet clearance). I wonder if the BRZ fits a bit better for me but not like I'd buy one in the next 15 years anyway.
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I helped a friend of mine move this weekend, as part of the move we had to relocate her mother's Miata to another garage. I know it's an NA or an NB (I think NB, I don't think it had popup headlights), but it is CLEAN. Under 90,000 miles, never driven super hard. Under the hood was super clean, and she also had the hard top for it. It had sat for a long time so we had to fiddle with jump starting it to get it moving, but once it was going it seemed to be fine. I rode shotgun to where it was going to be stored, telling my friend "your mom is not allowed to sell this without asking me if I want to buy it first." I did try to make it clear that the car definitely had value, especially with the hard top. The mother is apparently debating getting a newer one with the power retractable hard top. I don't even LIKE Miata's much, but that one is just in such good shape. Fun experience being in one for the first time though, at a stoplight seated normally with the top down, we couldn't see the light without leaning forward or sitting up in the seat to see over the windshield frame. I'm ~5'8", I think I fit in just fine but it felt claustrophobic around the shoulders. Could definitely see the appeal.
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I'm 5'8" with rear seat mounts removed and a fixed bucket as low as it can go in a NB. I want more headroom since my helmet bounces off the cage padding, but a floor cut is a points mod with NASA.
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Suburban Dad posted:I hit my head getting into an FB every loving time I drove my dad's. FD was comical with a helmet. They're great if you're 5'6." Oh, I had to duck a bit getting in, and also on my FC, but once in, I'm fine (until a whoop-de-do, where I have to remember to tilt my head to the side a bit to avoid hitting the sunroof well... Both cars have/had sunroofs, removing about 3/4" from the headroom.) edit: I'm going to try out a Fiero seat, as they are apparently among the lowest seats you can get, and I have a supply handy via a friend.
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I'm just going to post the link, I don't want to spoil the surprise that is the interior. At what point did the car industry move away from cool poo poo into insanely loving boring colours and materials? https://www.early911s.de/en/cars/sales/car/lotus-esprit-s1
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The interior color options of the day were pretty much the same as they are now. It's not really fair to compare the 'car industry' to a low production hand built car.
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Minnesota Mixup posted:The interior color options of the day were pretty much the same as they are now. It's not really fair to compare the 'car industry' to a low production hand built car. I dunno, when I was a kid we had a base-model HQ Kingswood station wagon, and its interior was one hundred percent burgundy vinyl.
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Minnesota Mixup posted:The interior color options of the day were pretty much the same as they are now. It's not really fair to compare the 'car industry' to a low production hand built car. I disagree. My International is sage green and the Galaxie is turquoise. I haven't seen those colors at all lately. Our modern cars are black and tan. And even the tan seems rare now.
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