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lovely picture, but I just brought this home today and I couldn't be happier with the purchase. 2013 SS, and it only has 9700 miles on it. Was sad to say goodbye to my 2001 Z28, but I think i'll manage life without her.
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Powershift posted:I love car. Yea that car ooooooowns
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Oct 31, 2015 17:21
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Yes it does, I love Mark IVs.
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Fart Pipe posted:Yea that car ooooooowns It owns so hard. I have a tough time expressing in words the ownage that car does. It really needs a sleeper built motor, though. Then again, it would probably pretzel the limp frame, but it would be worth it for a short, but glorious, time.
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Every time I see a picture of that car, I hear this music from the 1992 computer game Star Control 2 playing in my head.
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Oct 31, 2015 19:38
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Fart Pipe posted:Yea that car ooooooowns I'm not trying to be mean, but why? It's not fast, not really comfortable, no technology, will kill you in a crash, and gets horrible mileage. Is this just one of the memes this forum goes through were awful cars are so bad people lust over them (see: dumb station wagons).
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Picking it up tomorrow. 2001, 63k miles, 6 speed. Original owner and bone stock. 
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Comrade Flynn posted:I'm not trying to be mean, but why? It's not fast, not really comfortable, no technology, will kill you in a crash, and gets horrible mileage. Is this just one of the memes this forum goes through were awful cars are so bad people lust over them (see: dumb station wagons).
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Oct 31, 2015 23:05
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Cage posted:This is such a cunty post. Whoa that's meta
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Cage posted:This is such a cunty post. I want to empty quote this post forever but I'll just get banned by the big buttsalt mod so I'll just post this instead 🌚 (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Comrade Flynn, you drive a Lambo, and before that a GTR. Those are both certainly lust-worthy cars, but your perspective on what might make any other car desirable or cool is unfathomable. I suppose it's the same from where you are: the rest of us like cars that you can't understand.
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What the hell is buttsalt?
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Rhyno posted:What the hell is buttsalt?  V  V
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 Look what I came across today while out for a cruise and creeping out a few dealership lots. The Bengabus is coming.
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ExecuDork posted:Comrade Flynn, you drive a Lambo, and before that a GTR. Those are both certainly lust-worthy cars, but your perspective on what might make any other car desirable or cool is unfathomable. I suppose it's the same from where you are: the rest of us like cars that you can't understand. My presumption is that owning a car like that Continental is 100% looks and/or nostalgia.
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Das Volk posted:My presumption is that owning a car like that Continental is 100% looks and/or nostalgia. And that's a good answer. Instead of HEH RICH GUY IS ASKING A QUESTION WHAT A oval office. BTW my daily driver is a 2004 Solara. I just don't post pictures because it's boring.
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It's definitely about style, because you're right in that it won't handle for poo poo, get terrible gas mileage and not even have the decency to be fast. That said, if you've never driven an old school American couch car there's something relaxing and enjoyable about driving them that is just kind of hard to explain.
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Post your own ride - Season Liberally With Buttsalt
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meatpimp posted:Post your own ride - Season Liberally With Buttsalt I got gag gifted something called Butt Paste once. Jokes on them because it's awesome for itchy buttholes. http://www.buttpaste.com/ Q_res posted:It's definitely about style, because you're right in that it won't handle for poo poo, get terrible gas mileage and not even have the decency to be fast. That said, if you've never driven an old school American couch car there's something relaxing and enjoyable about driving them that is just kind of hard to explain. It's been at least 20 years since I rode in a 70s Caddy. It was pretty nice, but this one was an absolute piece of poo poo and the headliner kept falling in our face. I could see one that's just a giant Laz-E-Boy on wheels being nice for around the town cruising.
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I flew into a small airport once and we needed to get to a hotel so they let us borrow the "airport taxi" which was a big green 70s Caddy. I rode in the back and it was so smooth and wonderful. Nobody makes cars like that any more, and it's kind of sad.
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Comrade Flynn posted:I got gag gifted something called Butt Paste once. Jokes on them because it's awesome for itchy buttholes. That's cream for diaper rash
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Comrade Flynn posted:I'm not trying to be mean, but why? It's not fast, not really comfortable, no technology, will kill you in a crash, and gets horrible mileage. Is this just one of the memes this forum goes through were awful cars are so bad people lust over them (see: dumb station wagons). IDGI either.
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Q_res posted:if you've never driven an old school American couch car there's something relaxing and enjoyable about driving them that is just kind of hard to explain. No there isn't, they're just terrible. It's like driving a tugboat while being heavily sedated. And this is said by a guy who's driven his friend's 1971 Thunderbird (same chassis as the Continental, including the suicide doors and big block V8) on a 200+ mile round trip and whose first car was 1970s American V8 iron. The people who like them, like them for the same reason hipsters are fascinated by terrible things like fixed gear bikes and horn rimmed glasses.
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Comrade Flynn posted:I'm not trying to be mean, but why? It's not fast, not really comfortable, no technology, will kill you in a crash, and gets horrible mileage. Is this just one of the memes this forum goes through were awful cars are so bad people lust over them (see: dumb station wagons). If you don't get it, words probably won't change that, but here it goes. For starters, it's absolutely beautiful. It's style and presence is only partially conveyed in pictures. The last of the Era where the car was built from the designers pen and not second guessed by "accountants" or "engineers". The designer wanted the back windows to open. The engineers said there wasn't room because of the opera window, the accountants didn't think they should pay for 2 power window motors just for the little back windows. The designer won and there are power window motors to slide those bitches back a whole inch. Even if you don't find it conventionally attractive, you can't see any concessions made by the designer to cost or practicality. It's also the antithesis of parking lot meet car culture. You don't go and park beside three others like it anywhere any time. There's no discussion around it about what civic mods are needed to beat it. No no bench racing, no price tag jealousy, no top gear words. You'll never see someone in a Tapout t-shirt valet one at the local steak house. You'll never see a nurburgring sticker on the back window of one. You'll never be embarrassed by what other owners of one make people think of you. It's also so comfortable that it puts you in a different state of mind when driving. You can't be in a hurry driving it but you're never late. Everybody smiles at you, sometimes give you a thumbs up. You can't be angry in this car. You're unaffected by pot holes, speed bumps, non level manhole covers or railroad tracks. You don't have to brace or brake or swerve. Even if a shock can make it through the sidewall and the suspension travel, it won't make it through the seat. Nobody can slow you down, nobody expects you to speed up. It's not valuable, not fragile and you can fix it with a hammer. You can park next to whoever whenever and not worry. You still find people who have never seen one and aren't afraid to ask about it. Most importantly, it's hard to walk away from it without turning around for one more look. yeah it handles like a boat and gets the same fuel economy as your lambo, and comes from the dark era of the American automobile, but it does exactly what it was designed to do better than any other car really can. You can't stimulate the experience with any other style of car. Powershift fucked around with this message at 02:50 on Nov 1, 2015 |
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Comrade Flynn posted:And that's a good answer. Instead of HEH RICH GUY IS ASKING A QUESTION WHAT A oval office. Some people like old cars, some people like rare cars that you dont see everyday. Thats all you have to understand. Cage fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Nov 1, 2015 |
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Powershift posted:stuff "It's stunning in every way." Also works. Love that car.
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You wouldn't understand why Powershift's car is bad because you're all poor.
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Ozmiander posted:You wouldn't understand why Powershift's car is bad because you're all poor. as someone who's really pretty not-poor, that car's pretty ok
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Rationalizing car choices is the opposite of automotive insanity
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You just described an S-class merc or Rolls Royce or Bentley or any number of much better cars.
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Cage posted:Those are cool wheels. A good post. they are Rotas  but yeah i like them a lot and they go well with the car for sure.ok its actually on loan from my little bro since the head gasket finally went in my Mercedes W201, but after driving it for weeks now I might take him up on his offer to trade car for car. This things was originally picked up for ~$1500 with the intention of flipping it ~10yrs ago, soon after it was sold to a friend who was in love with the 95M I drove at the time and he used and abused it as a street parked city car in Cambridge for 5+yrs until the inevitable shortnose crank issue showed up. It then ended up sitting in the yard of said friend's parent's house for 1-2yrs until he was forced to get rid of it...then my bro swooped in and picked it up for peanuts (despite legitimately offerring to fix it rather than straight up rob him), took care of the silly crank issue with a little welding magic and finally got it registered on back on the road (with an antique plate!). As said I've driven tons of Miatas when i was into the scene and this old dog is both dry as a bone and more importantly has the best feeling 1.6 and 5sp combo I've ever experienced in any Miata. I've been considering a new Fiesta ST as a DD, and then accepting the proposed terminal but prestine W201 for beater Miata trade offer and keep this thing a cheap little toy to take out and wrap on nice days. Just needs a .75-1" more clearance and someone willing to print and slap a sticker on it, obviously part of the deal. I got burned out on cars for a while (why I bought the W201) after priorly owning an '06 WRX originally purchased stock w/ ~70k miles and non dumbshit owner. Of course I couldnt wait to go with the stage 2 pro-tune or whatever the gently caress its called...which ultimately resulted in accumulating of points on my license. Finally hosed the motor somehow and confirmed that I lost 50% compression for reasons never determined. Due to outside circumstances and being in a tight financial spot I said gently caress it and listed it anyways and finally managed to lose it for only $2k less than it was bought for 3yrs prior - naturally sold to some flat-billed subarube from Maine who I can only assume had never driven a turbocharged/fast car before and was oh so impressed while out for a test drive. But after driving the Miata I think the spark has finally returned. I haven't driven the ST yet but I can't possibly see myself being disappointed aside from the meh looks and the fact that it doesnt sound like an Abarth...but i think im at the point where alright with this. ok here's some additional 95M and W201 content:  
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Powershift posted:I love car. This is a well kept example. Old tanks like this catch my eye more than some supercar and I bet this fucker does good burnouts too. cursedshitbox fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Nov 1, 2015 |
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cursedshitbox posted:This is a well kept example. Old tanks like this catch my eye more than some supercar when shopping for my first car at 16 there was one of those sitting for sale at a sketchy body shop and i wanted it so so bad, but in the end still ended up with a dead woman's '86 Grand Marquis that i completely ruined in weeks - basically driving it like Ricky's shitmobile New Yorker from Trailer Park Boys. despite the ridiculously anemic and dead silent 5.0 it was still somehow capable of some epic burnouts, iirc the first thing I did once the plates were screwed on was call my friend and tell him to look out his window in 5 minutes. also didnt do half bad when I decided to tag along with a bunch of SUVs to go "off-roading" (doing donuts in smi-secluded muddy areas). eventually ended up driving it straight into a pole when it fogged up during a torrential storm but still drove it around with a completely bent frame for at least two months until it was sold to a body shop owner that was a friend of the family. My next car was a '90 Oldsmobile Toronado and ended up treating that car like it was a Rolls-Royce prob i had already gotten all the crazy poo poo out of my system and because it cost more than $3000. Complete with maroon bordello of blood leather interior and batshit insane early GM digital dash, which eventually failed and ended up being the only car ive ever truly given up on and gave to charity.  
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HotCanadianChick posted:You just described an S-class merc or Rolls Royce or Bentley or any number of much better cars. Yeah, and i bought one of those too, but it ended up having a salvage title.  Way to open up old wounds, jerk. This was my ride for a weekend until it went back to the auction. Unfortunately without pictures of the damage or repairs, it can never be re-registered. 134,000kms and only good for parts. i couldn't give up the garage space to part it out. Trigger warning, a Lincoln Mark IV is visible in the background of this image which may upset some wealthy forum members.    I have amazing taste in cars and sometimes it breaks my heart
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heres hoping karma eventually caught up with all those responsible for designing and approving the atrocious DOT lights on all the W201/W124/W126/etc Benzs., I can't think of a worst set of headlights in terms of both appearance and performance. fortunately thanks to ebay/cheap asian replacement parts manufacturers, its typically an easy thing to resolve  and this is coming from someone who sincerely thinks factory amber corner lights are perfectly fine on just about anything in terms of aesthetics.
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I'm poor as gently caress and that car kicks rear end and gently caress YEAH.
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Powershift posted:If you don't get it, words probably won't change that, but here it goes. This. This is loving beautiful. Anyone that cannot get behind this needs to drink a gallon of Drano.
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Comrade Flynn posted:And that's a good answer. Instead of HEH RICH GUY IS ASKING A QUESTION WHAT A oval office. This is why I love AI. Comrade Flynn, your post wasn't called cunty for any reason involving ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°YOUR MONEY ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°, it was called cunty because it had the tone of a oval office. If you don't like something, fine, but you can't cast some blanket judgement on something based on your subjective interpretation of cool, that would make you like HotCanadianChick. HotCanadianChick posted:The people who like them, like them for the same reason hipsters are fascinated by terrible things like fixed gear bikes and horn rimmed glasses. Don't be like HotCanadianChick. Ozmiander posted:You wouldn't understand why Powershift's car is bad because you're all poor. cursedshitbox posted:This is a well kept example. Old tanks like this catch my eye more than some supercar Also, any slag you get isn't because you think you're Mr. Moneybags of the forum. From a lot of us, it comes from your bragging about "I can do AWD burnouts at will," then when asked to do just such a thing, you cried about "¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°MY $10,000 Clutch¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°." A lot of us are happy for you that you're doing well, honestly. But just do the loving burnout already.
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