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quote:Hyundai says the concept has received positive attention everywhere except Texas. loving  .That being said, gently caress Texas. I'd buy it.
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At this point it seems texans would be better off shopping for boats.
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May 30, 2015 05:51
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Powershift posted:At this point it seems texans would be better off shopping for boats. http://f650pickups.com/build.html
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May 30, 2015 07:03
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For how badly the economy for working class folks is in Houston, the amount of 2015 F150s driving around with paper tags is shocking. I figured people would be trying to limp their older trucks along, but nope. Gas is slightly cheaper = upgrade. Also it's no joke, people here daily drive and commute in F250/2500 long bed king cab trucks from Katy to Houston and back all day, every day. I could so see those F650s being a thing if gas got a little cheaper.
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May 30, 2015 12:48
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BloodBag posted:Also it's no joke, people here daily drive and commute in F250/2500 long bed king cab trucks from Katy to Houston and back all day, every day. I could so see those F650s being a thing if gas got a little cheaper. Yeah same... everywhere else.
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May 30, 2015 12:49
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So, putzing around on flyin' miata since I wanted to see if I could supercharge the NC for the glory of Immortan Joe, and came across...this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqbWDPua7a4  supercharged V8 exocet
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May 30, 2015 12:57
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mobby_6kl posted:So if anyone ever wondered why BMW wants to make a bajilion different ugly SUVs and other stupid poo poo, well, here's why: The Cayenne and Macan aren't just SUVs - they're fashion accessories for people who want to flaunt the Porsche name but don't want to be seen in (or can't drive) a 911 or Boxster. BloodBag posted:For how badly the economy for working class folks is in Houston, the amount of 2015 F150s driving around with paper tags is shocking. I figured people would be trying to limp their older trucks along, but nope. Gas is slightly cheaper = upgrade. Someone somewhere compared these trucks to the full-size sedans of old. Think "LTD" or "98 Regency."
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May 30, 2015 14:54
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Tubesock Holocaust posted:Someone somewhere compared these trucks to the full-size sedans of old. Think "LTD" or "98 Regency."
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May 30, 2015 15:23
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Tubesock Holocaust posted:The Cayenne and Macan aren't just SUVs - they're fashion accessories for people who want to flaunt the Porsche name but don't want to be seen in (or can't drive) a 911 or Boxster. Or, you know, have a couple of kids, go to costco, like the cayenne/macan, and can afford the premium over the platform brothers. It's not like either of them are a badge job. They deliver significant performance and comfort over their vw/audi brethren. I'd drive either one of them, especially if I could only have or only waned one car.
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May 30, 2015 15:42
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BloodBag posted:Holy poo poo, is that a manual in a smart car?! gently caress me, that's about 17 years late. I heard the main gripe with that car is the utterly poo poo autotragic in it. I wonder what the fuel economy will be when they sell them stateside. All the car2go ones in North America are still going to have a poo poo automatic though, in all likelihood, so the fact that it can be purchased with a manual is fairly inconsequential. I see at least 10 car2gos for every driver-purchased Smart.
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May 30, 2015 15:50
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eyebeem posted:Or, you know, have a couple of kids, go to costco, like the cayenne/macan, and can afford the premium over the platform brothers. It's not like either of them are a badge job. They deliver significant performance and comfort over their vw/audi brethren. ASK ME ABOUT COVERING UP MY INSECURITIES WITH A $120000 SUV.  Tubesock Holocaust posted:The Cayenne and Macan aren't just SUVs - they're fashion accessories for people who want to flaunt the Porsche name but don't want to be seen in (or can't drive) a 911 or Boxster. All luxury cars are excessive and impractical because 99% of people won't use or need their features. But at least there's that 1% of sports car owners that take theirs to the track. Nobody is going to drive those trucks or SUVs off-road. KillHour fucked around with this message at 15:59 on May 30, 2015 |
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May 30, 2015 15:53
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KillHour posted:ASK ME ABOUT COVERING UP MY INSECURITIES WITH A $120000 SUV. I guarantee a higher percentage of cayenne owners use the seating and cargo capacity offered by their SUV than the percentage of 911 owners out there that go to the track. I'd bet more tow with their cayenne, too. Very, very few 911s ever see a track.
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May 30, 2015 16:09
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gently caress anyone elses definition of "luxury" or "excessive" anyway. Could be anything from a 50cc scooter to a maybach. I would personally drive the poo poo out of a Macan turbo.
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May 30, 2015 16:13
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....or you can't afford a 911 because a Cayenne starts at $58k and a 911 starts at $84k. It's technically not true anymore but I could have sworn that for a longtime the cheapest Cayenne was cheaper than the cheapest Boxster and thus the cheapest Porsche. It's like getting a 1 ton for the price of a 1/2 ton.  I don't care enough to be able to tell from the outside the difference between a $50k Cayenne and a $150k Cayenne. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmSj3f1QReE
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May 30, 2015 16:45
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Throatwarbler posted:....or you can't afford a 911 because a Cayenne starts at $58k and a 911 starts at $84k. It's technically not true anymore but I could have sworn that for a longtime the cheapest Cayenne was cheaper than the cheapest Boxster and thus the cheapest Porsche. It's like getting a 1 ton for the price of a 1/2 ton. This is sitll true in that the Macan is stickered at less than the Boxster
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May 30, 2015 16:56
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I don't get why internet hipster enthusiasts get so mad about Porsche having a lot of silly expensive options available that inflate their profit margins. If somebody wants to pour stupid extra money into illuminated carbon fiber door sill plates and leather-covered fuse box doors and mahogany consoles and poo poo, who cares?
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May 30, 2015 17:23
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BloodBag posted:So, putzing around on flyin' miata since I wanted to see if I could supercharge the NC for the glory of Immortan Joe, and came across...this If someone took used Miata's and turned them into cheap, ugly Atom's I'd have one. Maybe not one with THAT much power.
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May 30, 2015 17:38
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sean10mm posted:I don't get why internet hipster enthusiasts get so mad about Porsche having a lot of silly expensive options available that inflate their profit margins. If somebody wants to pour stupid extra money into illuminated carbon fiber door sill plates and leather-covered fuse box doors and mahogany consoles and poo poo, who cares? Because car enthusiasts are all bitter nerds who are obsessed with what other people spend their money on? God forbid somebody should want a family hauler that's also actually fun to drive. Apparently cars should only serve one purpose and one purpose only. When I did valet I got to drive a few Cayennes, and that included a GTS model with the six speed, and it was comfy, fun to drive, and had pretty good storage space, if I had the cash to spend on that, I'd buy it.
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May 30, 2015 19:21
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ExplodingSims posted:Because car enthusiasts are all bitter nerds who are obsessed with what other people spend their money on? God forbid somebody should want a family
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May 30, 2015 19:36
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A 911 is cheaper than a child and poops less.
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May 30, 2015 19:46
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Tubesock Holocaust posted:The Cayenne and Macan aren't just SUVs - they're fashion accessories for people who want to flaunt the Porsche name but don't want to be seen in (or can't drive) a 911 or Boxster. Cayenne/Macan both can haul more than a suitcase and also drive like sports cars (especially the Macan) instead of waddling boats so there's that. Apparently they also don't share much with their Audi relatives either.  They are picking off 5 series sedan buyers who want sport, storage and headroom. Keyser_Soze fucked around with this message at 23:50 on May 30, 2015 |
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May 30, 2015 23:45
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"I managed to put a few rifled 12ga slugs into her myself - I just wanted to destroy something beautiful."
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May 30, 2015 23:52
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Wheeee posted:"I managed to put a few rifled 12ga slugs into her myself - I just wanted to destroy something beautiful." This is fantastic.
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May 31, 2015 00:07
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Shoulda put an LSx in it  Not a bad alternative solution though
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May 31, 2015 04:11
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sean10mm posted:I don't get why internet hipster enthusiasts get so mad about Porsche having a lot of silly expensive options available that inflate their profit margins. If somebody wants to pour stupid extra money into illuminated carbon fiber door sill plates and leather-covered fuse box doors and mahogany consoles and poo poo, who cares? I'm sad when I can't afford my dream car, but I'm even sadder when someone else can afford a boring utility vehicle that costs as much as my dream car.
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May 31, 2015 05:13
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Hikaki posted:I'm sad when I can't afford my dream car, but I'm even sadder when someone else can afford a boring utility vehicle that costs as much as my dream car. I'm sure there are people right now eating a meal that costs as much as your dream car. Life ain't fair, get over it.
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May 31, 2015 05:19
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Pretty sure a bunch of Cayenne and Macan money goes directly into R&D for race cars so it's a moot point.
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May 31, 2015 05:21
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Rich people have more things than me 
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Wheeee posted:"I managed to put a few rifled 12ga slugs into her myself - I just wanted to destroy something beautiful." Now this, this is the dream of anyone who has ever had the pleasure of owning a lemon, or dealt with a seemingly non ending stream of issues. Living the dream, relatively speaking 
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May 31, 2015 05:51
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eyebeem posted:I guarantee a higher percentage of cayenne owners use the seating and cargo capacity offered by their SUV than the percentage of 911 owners out there that go to the track. Back when I was in Saratoga Springs NY I saw a lot of rich white women driving cayennes to the supermarket with their 2 to 3 kids in tow, while the towing apparatus was used for a small horse trailer or a small utility trailer, and it seemed like the upmarket version of the Subaru cross trek.
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May 31, 2015 06:02
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leica posted:Rich people have more things than me This, except unironically. 
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May 31, 2015 06:18
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leica posted:Shoulda put an LSx in it http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/5047301850.html
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May 31, 2015 06:57
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Powershift posted:I'm sure there are people right now eating a meal that costs as much as your dream car. Eat the rich.
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May 31, 2015 07:27
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The funny thing is that this attitude is very similar to rich-person snobbery, just on a different income level. A prestige brand making a high volume low price entry level car? Brand dilution! I say this as someone who has a very poor opinion of the Cayenne, Macan and Panamera. And a general hatred of SUVs and crossovers that is not entirely justifiable.
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May 31, 2015 11:32
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There's nothing wrong with the Cayenne other than everyone I've ever met that drives one being a massive douche. Also, the fun one (the one I'd want) is Land Rover money, so gently caress that. The Panamera, however, is eye-bleedingly ugly.
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May 31, 2015 17:11
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KillHour posted:
It does have strange proportions, which is kinda why I like it. I also think it's got the most beautiful cockpit of just about any car out now.  IT'S GOT loving BUTTONS. REAL. REACHABLE..BUTTONS.
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May 31, 2015 17:30
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Having driven both I'd rather own a Cayenne than a 911. There I said it. But my impressions of these vehicles are based on a couple base model early-'00s 911s, versus a 1st gen Cayenne Turbo S. I'm sure a regular Cayenne is pretty poo poo. And the SRT8 Cherokee is a much better speedy SUV than the Porsche for a lot less money.
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May 31, 2015 17:33
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KillHour posted:There's nothing wrong with the Cayenne other than everyone I've ever met that drives one being a massive douche. Also, the fun one (the one I'd want) is Land Rover money, so gently caress that. Which one is the fun one? Land Rovers start at $36k?
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Jun 1, 2015 03:12
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90 minutes until all of the SICK Miata articles drop.
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Phone posted:90 minutes until all of the SICK Miata articles drop. I think it is 3 am Eastern and 12 Pacific.
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