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Who wants to sleep in a van? I don’t wanna sleep in the truck tent either, but sleeping in a van sounds awful. I’ll be in the tent.
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I sleep in a big bed with my wife
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bird with big dick posted:I sleep in a big bed with my wife Yeah I did with her too, say hi for me
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bird with big dick posted:I sleep in a big bed with my wife Race Car beds are cooler
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Feb 9, 2023 15:24
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Neo_Crimson posted:Because objective numbers are a real nice thing to have when you're going to be spending tens of thousands of dollars. Track times aren't all that objective, though. They vary based on track, driver, weather, and time of day. They're fun for conversations and bench racing, and as a Honda fanboy, I'm happy to cite that the CTR posts a better Lightning Lap time than the GRC, but it doesn't really mean anything, and as a Honda fanboy, I'd choose the CTR over the GRC regardless of the Lightning Lap times.
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Feb 9, 2023 15:48
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KozmoNaut posted:The sooner people realize that they actually want a GT, not a sports car, the better. Alpina > M
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Full Collapse posted:Alpina > M I would do bad things for an Alpina wagon in green.
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Feb 9, 2023 18:37
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Zoom Zoom, motherfuckers
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Pr0kjayhawk posted:I would do bad things for an Alpina wagon in green. 
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PeterWeller posted:Track times aren't all that objective, though. They vary based on track, driver, weather, and time of day. They're fun for conversations and bench racing, and as a Honda fanboy, I'm happy to cite that the CTR posts a better Lightning Lap time than the GRC, but it doesn't really mean anything, and as a Honda fanboy, I'd choose the CTR over the GRC regardless of the Lightning Lap times. I remember how impressive the Cobalt SS's lightning lap times were both times it set FWD records. Reading this month's issue, its just insane to me how far we have come and the time the CTR pulled off. I was pretty shocked with the Supra time too. Shame it had shittier tires, I think it could have done better. and just LOL at Hyundai sending the Elantra and Kona N with bald rear end tires past the wear bars. Never change.
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Feb 9, 2023 18:57
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Pr0kjayhawk posted:I would do bad things for an Alpina wagon in green. Neither Alpina nor M but I'm trying to settle on a color to wrap my E91 in the next few weeks. It's so hard, there are so many options and any one color can look radically different based on the quality of the photo.
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Feb 9, 2023 19:00
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Franco Caution posted:I remember how impressive the Cobalt SS's lightning lap times were both times it set FWD records. That Cobalt SS time is still within a second of a new Mk8 GTI. GM's performance division should also get all the breathless praise that Porsche get. Now I'm mad again about the design and product planning decisions made around the Alpha-platform cars
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it pisses me off that GM just walked away from evolving what they pulled off with the cobalt. and focused all their performance stuff in almost unobtainable cars for most people cost wise. If Hyundai can do a Kona N there is no reason Chevy cant be doing a crazy little Trailblazer SS. I know the Blazer EV SS is going to be quick, but there has been a long time blown opportunity in that they never made a true high HP version of the ICE Blazer.
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The Cobalt is what the Cavalier should've been. Not that such is saying a lot, but still. The Ecotec was a great little engine.
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Feb 9, 2023 20:03
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They could have rolled the Matrix/Vibe into a new Chevy generation and offered Toyota and ecotec power trains, offering a real hot hatch before the Fiesta even got federalized.
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I think the Cobalt suffers from a poor long term image. I don't know a single owner that was actually happy with the purchase or long term ownership of the car. It's not like they were like horribly unreliable or anything, they just view it as this hateful thing on 4 wheels that they got cheap to get them to their job and were overjoyed to get rid of it and get something nicer when they could.
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Feb 9, 2023 20:21
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Sab669 posted:Neither Alpina nor M but I'm trying to settle on a color to wrap my E91 in the next few weeks. It's so hard, there are so many options and any one color can look radically different based on the quality of the photo. I wanted to wrap my gray E90 a few years back and constantly went back and forth on getting close to an OEM color like interlagos blue or going a bit more bold with a metallic green or red. One thing that could help is getting a sample pack and sticking on a few colors you like. It’ll look a little dumb for a couple weeks but who cares. I got the 3M 2080 sampler and put on a few blues and reds. Shame they don’t have a metallic forest green.
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bull3964 posted:I think the Cobalt suffers from a poor long term image. I don't know a single owner that was actually happy with the purchase or long term ownership of the car. It's not like they were like horribly unreliable or anything, they just view it as this hateful thing on 4 wheels that they got cheap to get them to their job and were overjoyed to get rid of it and get something nicer when they could. That's how I remember it. The last run of J-bodies really tainted the idea of a GM compact car.
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Pr0kjayhawk posted:I wanted to wrap my gray E90 a few years back and constantly went back and forth on getting close to an OEM color like interlagos blue or going a bit more bold with a metallic green or red. That's an interesting idea. Gonna pay to get it done so I was hoping they could just get a small sample of each color I like for me to decide upon, but "trying out" a large swatch for a few days might be a good idea.
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Alpina is the biggest BMW marketing gimmick and you should feel bad for falling for the scam. Fight me.
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They made cool looking cars in the 80s and 90s but not since then
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I hope the OP meant the Alpine, and not tarted up BMWs
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Russian Bear posted:Alpina is the biggest BMW marketing gimmick and you should feel bad for falling for the scam. Fight me. US market Alpinas, yeah, I give you that. Euro... not so much
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mobby_6kl posted:I hope the OP meant the Alpine, and not tarted up BMWs Same
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GM also had a KILLER car with the Volt, a plug-in hybrid that literally had the highest buyer satisfaction in GM history. They of course stopped making it.
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Remulak posted:GM also had a KILLER car with the Volt, a plug-in hybrid that literally had the highest buyer satisfaction in GM history. They of course stopped making it. I loving loved my Volt. It’s only sin was making me want a full on EV
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Full Collapse posted:That's how I remember it. The last run of J-bodies really tainted the idea of a GM compact car. I thought that was every run of J bodies.
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Remulak posted:GM also had a KILLER car with the Volt, a plug-in hybrid that literally had the highest buyer satisfaction in GM history. They of course stopped making it. it didn't make money and they went all in on EV which is tough to really criticize imo the mistake was probably not making a voltec equinox but hell there's a pure bev equinox coming out this year at a price point that would make the volt blush. the volt base price was 34 grand in 2019.
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Remulak posted:GM also had a KILLER car with the Volt, a plug-in hybrid that literally had the highest buyer satisfaction in GM history. They of course stopped making it. That was the first GM product I seriously considered buying but they killed it before I needed to replace my car.
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CMV: Electric cars are not the future- hybrid will continue to clap the asscheeks of EVs and ICE engines.
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melon cat posted:clap the asscheeks of EVs and ICE engines. Is that good or bad
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:it didn't make money and they went all in on EV which is tough to really criticize imo
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Remulak posted:GM also had a KILLER car with the Volt, a plug-in hybrid that literally had the highest buyer satisfaction in GM history. They of course stopped making it. It's a drat shame GM murdered the ELR with the $75k price tag. Used ones seem to be holding steady around $30k.
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crackhaed posted:but I’m not enthusiastic about anything Dodge and even less enthusiastic about anything called “scat pack” It just verifies that the target market for that car is rapidly sundowning boomers rather than young people who use the internet. Also that Dodge's marketing department is rapidly sundowning boomers rather than young people who use the internet.
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Powershift posted:It's a drat shame GM murdered the ELR with the $75k price tag. I saw an ELR driving around the other day and was reminded that drat, that was a sweet little car. Then I remembered the TV ad they made for it and threw up in my mouth
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Remulak posted:I have no problems criticizing pure EVs, every time I try to game out anything more interesting than my normal work or weekend day the infrastructure isn’t there. I have a house/garage but if I leave the area and go someplace with street parking and no close fast charges it would suck. I completely understand that there are use cases where EVs don't work today but most people vastly overstate how often stuff like this occurs. You can park an EV on the street when you go in to town or whatever. And the infrastructure complaints are a chicken and egg problem. It's like complaining that gas isn't readily available in 1903.
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It's an easier problem to solve than gas distribution because we already have electricity everywhere. It seems like mostly a problem of who is going to pay for it and managing billing for the chargers. Hotels and motels have electricity and parking spaces, and level 2 chargers are pretty cheap. Why haven't most hotels added them? Probably because electricity is so cheap it wouldn't make much additional profit. Hell, most gas stations don't make much on gas. Maybe the problem is that EV drivers don't buy enough cigs and lotto tickets.
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All electricity is not created equal and installing a bunch of high draw chargers may necessitate significant other infrastructure upgrades. It's not quite so simple as "Just add chargers" in most cases.
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