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Tremblay posted:I highly doubt most people have a freaking clue where they hell the final assembly is done on most vehicles. Unless there is a sticker on the window calling it out. It's the first three characters of the VIN: https://github.com/bkerley/vindsl/blob/master/lib/vindsl/wmi.rb "W" is [West] Germany, "J" is Japan, "3" is Mexico, "2" is Canada, and, as always, USA is #1.
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I like telling people where their vehicles are really from: VIN S on a CR-V or an EP3 Civic Si - Oh your JDM AS gently caress HONDA was made in the UK! VIN 1 on a Camry - Your Japanese sedan is made in Kentucky yo VIN K on a Chevrolet Aveo, or a Suzuki Forenza - sorry your car is actually a DAEWOO from Korea HAHAHAHAHA VIN M on a new Mitsubishi Mirage - Made in Thailand! What? And my favorite one: VIN Y on a Fiat 500L - YOUR CAR IS MADE IN SERBIA IN THE OLD YUGO/ZASTAVA PLANT!!
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0toShifty posted:And my favorite one: VIN Y on a Fiat 500L - YOUR CAR IS MADE IN SERBIA IN THE OLD YUGO/ZASTAVA PLANT!! I saw my first 500L in real life the other day -- it's certainly as gently caress-ugly as a Yugo, but I can't say how it drives. I like the normal 500, but the 500L is just hideous.
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Feb 12, 2015 15:10
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0toShifty posted:I like telling people where their vehicles are really from: A beautiful factory. 
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Feb 12, 2015 15:58
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HotCanadianChick posted:All of that applies to NA 1.6l Miatas, but I guess those aren't enthusiast-oriented cars either according to forums enthusiast car authority PeterWeller. FTFY 
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Feb 12, 2015 16:21
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Cocoa Crispies posted:It's the first three characters of the VIN: https://github.com/bkerley/vindsl/blob/master/lib/vindsl/wmi.rb Great! What does this have to do with what I wrote?
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Powershift posted:Chicago auto show starts today. somebody put out a new truck, i can't figure out what kind of truck it is. Ram 1500 JC Whitney Custom Edition
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Feb 12, 2015 16:38
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Hey some VIN 1 camry are built in Indiana, at the subaru plant. Two japanese manufacturers make it more JDM the J vin cars.
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Feb 12, 2015 16:41
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We test drove a 500L because the wife wanted one to replace her 500 weekend car once the baby was born. I thought it was "okay" but ugly, but she really, really liked it. I ended up pushing her towards a Flex since they are so, so much better, and now it's her favorite car in the stable. Even when she doesn't have the baby with her, she usually drives it instead of her A7.
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Feb 12, 2015 16:51
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Powershift posted:Chicago auto show starts today. somebody put out a new truck, i can't figure out what kind of truck it is. I actually wonder if that is too tacky/gaudy for a lot of the intended customers. That's just terrible.
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Feb 12, 2015 17:17
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PT6A posted:I saw my first 500L in real life the other day -- it's certainly as gently caress-ugly as a Yugo, but I can't say how it drives. I like the normal 500, but the 500L is just hideous. I shake my head every time I see one, it's just wrong.
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Feb 12, 2015 17:25
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fknlo posted:I actually wonder if that is too tacky/gaudy for a lot of the intended customers. That's just terrible. It might be. I see a lot of ads for guys with the platinum/titanium poo poo on the F350s wanting to swap tailgates with base model trucks, and those are fuckin understated compared to the dodge thing http://www.kijiji.ca/v-auto-body-parts/fort-mcmurray/super-duty-tailgate-ruby-red/1048865098?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
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Feb 12, 2015 17:26
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fknlo posted:I actually wonder if that is too tacky/gaudy for a lot of the intended customers. That's just terrible. They saw the Raptor and thought it was the giant Ford grille selling them instead of the cool suspension and widebody kit
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Feb 12, 2015 17:37
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Mange Mite posted:They saw the Raptor and thought it was the giant Ford grille selling them instead of the cool suspension and widebody kit The trend on everything has been bigger and bigger badging, even passenger cars, so I doubt this is the case.
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Feb 12, 2015 17:42
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Ford to build new GT supercar in Ontario  Maybe it will have Canadian sat nav too? "left turn coming up, eh" "Speed limit's 100, buddy's going some fast" "Next Timmy's in 200 yards"
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El Scotch posted:Ford to build new GT supercar in Ontario Upon startup the welcome screen flashes "How's she goin' eh?"
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Feb 12, 2015 18:05
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"Traffic incident ahead 2 miles. Sorry."
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El Scotch posted:Ford to build new GT supercar in Ontario That would be the Maritimes accent option.
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PeterWeller posted:FTFY You were the one who started that poo poo in the first place: PeterWeller posted:Man, if you're gonna count shitboxes with okay power as enthusiast offerings, you might as well count the Tc as a contemporary enthusiast offering. I think what we learned today is that your rap sheet is right and arguing anything with you is a waste of time. "You are like some kind of loving terrier, only instead of rats or cats it is dumbass arguments on the internet. Your only other probation is for not letting something drop, perhaps there is a pattern here. User loses posting privileges for 1 day."
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SperginMcBadposter posted:You were the one who started that poo poo in the first place: Haha, look at you trying to shame me with a one day probation from years ago. At least you have a clever user name. And like HCC, you miss the point, though perhaps not deliberately in your case. I wasn't saying the A86 doesn't count. I was saying the Tc does. Remember, the conversation was about how making hybrids distracts a company from making cars for enthusiasts. It's not my fault that dude wanted to keep chasing tangeants instead of just accepting that his original point was really dumb.
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That RAM just screams emergency redesign.
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PeterWeller posted:And like HCC, you miss the point, though perhaps not deliberately in your case. I wasn't saying the A86 doesn't count. I was saying the Tc does. Remember, the conversation was about how making hybrids distracts a company from making cars for enthusiasts. It's not my fault that dude wanted to keep chasing tangeants instead of just accepting that his original point was really dumb. tC really isn't an enthusiast car though. Fwd, no LSD, soft suspension, slightly overweight, boring to drive, engine from a Camry, slow, minimal motorsports presence.
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PeterWeller posted:And like HCC, you miss the point, though perhaps not deliberately in your case. I wasn't saying the A86 doesn't count. I was saying the Tc does. You gotta be careful moving those goalposts around so much, you might forget where they originally started at. 
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Mange Mite posted:tC really isn't an enthusiast car though. Fwd, no LSD, soft suspension, slightly overweight, boring to drive, engine from a Camry, slow, minimal motorsports presence. It is sold to people who fancy themselves 'above' boring cars though, which is a path that leads to enthusiasts. You could probably even argue that people who buy the tC instead of a Camry is an enthusiast too, who cares if it's boring when it looks fast? They still wanted something that wasn't a Camry even if that's exactly what they got in the end. Wasn't there a whole thing about how Scion was born out of Toyota's failure to catch the 'young' market? They tried to grab youth buyers with the Ecco, new Celica and MR2, but that failed so they killed them and came up with Scion, which worked better. That's the story I heard anyway, and whoever was in charge of the Celica/Ecco/MR2 thing was axed.
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Ugh, I'd forgotten completely about the Echo. Thanks. Thanks a lot.
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Mange Mite posted:tC really isn't an enthusiast car though. Fwd, no LSD, soft suspension, slightly overweight, boring to drive, engine from a Camry, slow, minimal motorsports presence. TRD provided an LSD, upgraded suspension, supercharger, and let's not forget the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Pro/Celebrity Race! The Scion Tc provided great racing moments like http://youtu.be/-0glaUrFZCg
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HotCanadianChick posted:You gotta be careful moving those goalposts around so much, you might forget where they originally started at. You're accusing me of moving the goalposts?  I say that making hybrids doesn't lead to killing enthusiast cars. You say Honda killed the Integra. I say they killed the Integra because of the Si, not hybrids. You say the Si isn't as good as the Ford STs. You spent all of yesterday evening moving the goalposts before passive-aggressively trying to blow me off in a reply to a different poster.Mange Mite posted:tC really isn't an enthusiast car though. Fwd, no LSD, soft suspension, slightly overweight, boring to drive, engine from a Camry, slow, minimal motorsports presence. It's not a very good enthusiast car, but it's marketed to car enthusiasts and has a huge aftermarket.
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Neptr posted:TRD provided an LSD, upgraded suspension, supercharger, and let's not forget the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Pro/Celebrity Race! The Scion Tc provided great racing moments like Haha, there was no way in hell he was going to make that turn.
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holy poo poo we are living in the greatest car era ever, by far, and you guys are busy pissing in each other's cheerios as to whether some stupid Japanese econobox from either 2006 or 1986 is actually an enthusiast car or not. this is why we don't deserve nice things.
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KakerMix posted:It is sold to people who fancy themselves 'above' boring cars though, which is a path that leads to enthusiasts. The tc is the marijuana gateway drug of car enthusiasm. George Lucas should remake Reefer Madness to protect our youth!
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Neptr posted:TRD provided an LSD, upgraded suspension, supercharger, and let's not forget the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Pro/Celebrity Race! The Scion Tc provided great racing moments like Haha. I just hit this guy with a pit maneuver. Better go all in and crash right into him too.
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It's a dumb argument anyways. The driver is the enthusiast. So, by definition, any vehicle that person chooses to drive is an enthusiast vehicle. Someone banging through the gears and pulling every ounce of a performance out of a 100hp economy shitbox and having a ball doing it is more of an enthusiast than someone who buys a Ford GT to parade it down the road once a month. All marketing is dumb, so if you start arguing with the basis of marketing behind you, you've already lost. bull3964 fucked around with this message at 22:23 on Feb 12, 2015 |
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Hikaki posted:Haha. I just hit this guy with a pit maneuver. Better go all in and crash right into him too.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:holy poo poo we are living in the greatest car era ever, by far, and you guys are busy pissing in each other's cheerios as to whether some stupid Japanese econobox from either 2006 or 1986 is actually an enthusiast car or not. What makes this the best era
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Nodoze posted:What makes this the best era 
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Nodoze posted:What makes this the best era Never before have cars been safer, faster, more agile, or more comf ...never mind 
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We simply need to look back to the past, when cars were inspired and exci
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El Scotch posted:Ford to build new GT supercar in Ontario If the GT has a sport/track mode for its traction/stability control, it had better say, "goin' for a rip there, eh bud?" when you enable it.
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razorscooter posted:We simply need to look back to the past, when cars were inspired and exci Hey now that's not fair. 
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