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wesleywillis posted:Like it'll probably get smoked by something modern with a v6 or turbo four these days, but it was pretty good for it's day. HSV Holdens and and Tickford Fords would have eaten that shitbox alive. Hell I doubt it would have beaten a stock V6 Commodore. And the Commodore has far better chassis stiffness and better handling. Also the WRX existed in Australia in 1996. OH and the FD RX7 existed too. R32 GTR was a pricy alternative. EVO's were Australian delivered - thats just off the top of my head Nope, that Camaro was not good for it's day, esp here. It's a car for aging balding overweight property developers to pose in. quote:250hp was their high output version in the early 90s and I don't think you could do much to add power 215Kw was the Holden GTS's power. Also the Holden Black could be resonably easily fettled to get to 250Kw. If you wanted to do an engine out rebuild, stroker kits were availible and Larry Perkins would sell you a 350Kw drop in.
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Number_6 posted:When the 4th gen F-bodies came out In '93, 275 HP (in the Z28 and Trans Am) was a HOLY poo poo level of power for the price/class. After suffering through the smog cars of the mid & late '70s, and the wheezy 305s of the '80s, that kind of power was a revelation.
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A manual on a 350!?!? clearly too much power for mere mortals.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:HSV Holdens and and Tickford Fords would have eaten that shitbox alive. Hell I doubt it would have beaten a stock V6 Commodore. And the Commodore has far better chassis stiffness and better handling. Hey that's great, I'm not from oz and while yes there were faster cars out there, including in North America, 275hp and whatever torque WAS infact good. Even if it sucked by whatever standards from the other side of the world at the time.
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Yeah, the US had 70s-80s emissions standards to deal with. That *sucked* until the manufacturers figured out how to deal with it (EFI, etc.)
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Darchangel posted:Yeah, the US had 70s-80s emissions standards to deal with. That *sucked* until the manufacturers figured out how to deal with it (EFI, etc.) Can't not give people V8s that is unamerican, so we have to make them most choked and gutless V8s ever known to science.
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BigPaddy posted:Can't not give people V8s that is unamerican, so we have to make them most choked and gutless V8s ever known to science. The domestic fours and sixes were worse. No power and coarse. At least the gutless V-8s were smooth.
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Is there no more 70s phrase than “slant six”
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A V8 isn't smooth by definition. A V6 is. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Fame Douglas posted:A V8 isn't smooth by definition. A V6 is.  V8s and straight sixes (not V6s) are the ones that are balanced inherently. You feeling ok?
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wesleywillis posted:Hey that's great, I'm not from oz and while yes there were faster cars out there, including in North America, 275hp and whatever torque WAS infact good. Even if it sucked by whatever standards from the other side of the world at the time. That Camaro is in Australia so it's an appropriate comparison for once. Fame Douglas posted:A V8 isn't smooth by definition. A V6 is. ..... ooooh boy yeah nah bro
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:That Camaro is in Australia so it's an appropriate comparison for once. Most of those cars never existed in North America, so my comment is also valid. But please allow me to apologize for the following: A. For thinking something is pretty good when there are so many things that are much better. B. For not knowing anything about the Australian car scene from 30 years ago.
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Fame Douglas posted:A V8 isn't smooth by definition. A V6 is. This thread has enough terrible car stuff without you adding more.
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Saw this sweet rear end ride the other day:
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It is always a Dart.
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wesleywillis posted:Hey that's great, I'm not from oz and while yes there were faster cars out there, including in North America, 275hp and whatever torque WAS infact good. Even if it sucked by whatever standards from the other side of the world at the time. My dad had a 1996 Z28 for a while with a suspension job, frame stiffeners, and a little bit of bolt on engine tuning and despite being the 4 speed auto, it was in fact fun as gently caress. Also loud.
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BigPaddy posted:It is always a Dart. The Dodge Kunai
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Bro just use the dial, it works better than jabbing at the screen whilst driving, hitting a bump, missing what you're pressing, having to hit back and try again... https://twitter.com/stevenewing/status/1507122093413920781?s=20&t=_AX4PoHfQ5rZfQJt9WTm-g
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That's what the proper behavior of a touchscreen in a car should be, imo. I hate dealing with anything on newer cars that doesn't have some sort of tactile feedback.
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My dad picked up a CX30 last year and brought it over. I was there trying to jab away at the screen but it too locks you out. I was directed to the dial and hoo boy it's loads better to use than the screen.
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Yeah, the dial isn't bad with the Mazda radio setup, imo. Long pressing the volume button on the BRZ turns the screen off and it remembers the setting when turning the car on / off. I haven't seen the screen turned on since the day I bought the car and sync'd my phone to bluetooth, thing is absolutely terrible to use.
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my experience is that using a dial to scroll through elements in a UI designed for touchscreen generally takes more time and attention than just tapping a button with your finger 
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Fame Douglas posted:A V8 isn't smooth by definition. A V6 is.  Although neither are smooth as a shark
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The fact that it's common to disable certain touch screen actions while in motion is an indictment of the use of touchscreens as control panels in cars
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Fellatio del Toro posted:my experience is that using a dial to scroll through elements in a UI designed for touchscreen generally takes more time and attention than just tapping a button with your finger You should pull over either way than sit trying to jab buttons on your screen or twiddling knobs. If you're navigating surely you tell your car where to go before setting off? For most other poo poo these days you can yell at your phone to call people or change track... If it's something that requires that much attention to begin with, stop your car. (and I already know someone is going to reply with a bizarre reason they need to take their eyes off the road to gently caress their touchscreen whilst driving. To you I say eat poo poo.)
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Olympic Mathlete posted:My dad picked up a CX30 last year and brought it over. I was there trying to jab away at the screen but it too locks you out. I was directed to the dial and hoo boy it's loads better to use than the screen. The 3 and CX-30 don't even have the touch screen hardware. It looks like Mazda has caved though because the CX-50 has touch hardware and a setting that enables touch when the car is moving. Kinda dumb because the screen is placed for enough up and back it'll be a stretch to reach but I guess they got sick of lack of touch being listed as a negative in every review.
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BOOTY-ADE posted:
Imagine a shark with a V12 engine E: no, a wankel
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Does the Mazda unlock the touch screen while in motion if there is weight in the front passenger seat (and/or the passenger seat belt is buckled)? As a passenger I would rather jab at a touch screen than try to use my worthless left hand to operate a dial.
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Love the rotary knob and lack of touch screen in my CX-5. Way easier to deal with when the car is in motion, and the screen doesn't become a mess of fingerprints and smudges.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Bro just use the dial, it works better than jabbing at the screen whilst driving, hitting a bump, missing what you're pressing, having to hit back and try again... please stop fiddling with dials while driving, you're putting everyone else on the road at risk. if you need to use a dial while driving just pull over, it's not worth it
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Fellatio del Toro posted:please stop fiddling with dials while driving, you're putting everyone else on the road at risk. if you need to use a dial while driving just pull over, it's not worth it I'm all for not driving while distracted, but this is a strong take even for me. Have you used Mazda's infotainment dial? I can use it easily without looking at it. Just as simple as steering wheel controls.
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If you adjust volume while driving you ride with Hitler
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heavy liquid posted:Saw this sweet rear end ride the other day: Itasha means pain car
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Fellatio del Toro posted:please stop fiddling with dials while driving, you're putting everyone else on the road at risk. if you need to use a dial while driving just pull over, it's not worth it I ride a motorbike, ain't poo poo for me to fiddle with  dissss posted:The 3 and CX-30 don't even have the touch screen hardware. He brought a 2019 I think, seems they pulled it out of the later ones! PBCrunch posted:Does the Mazda unlock the touch screen while in motion if there is weight in the front passenger seat (and/or the passenger seat belt is buckled)? As a passenger I would rather jab at a touch screen than try to use my worthless left hand to operate a dial. It does not so you have no choice. Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 09:54 on Mar 26, 2022 |
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Those dumb fuel doors looked bad 10-15 years ago and that's when they were at least mostly circular. For gently caress's sake this looks bad
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When knobs and bad user interface screen design meet. https://twitter.com/banovsky/status/1507890882938380288?t=uSotlsuJvTGkdTyeZP07Zw&s=19
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