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drgitlin posted:See how it works? One goon’s garbage is another goon’s grail. I’ve learned enough to let other people like what they like even if they like stuff I think is actually awful. Then why are you public enemy number one in the EV thread?
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drgitlin posted:See how it works? One goon’s garbage is another goon’s grail. I’ve learned enough to let other people like what they like even if they like stuff I think is actually awful. Objectively, the best cars are the completely poo poo ones owned by other people.
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Jun 6, 2019 22:36
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boxen posted:Objectively, the best cars are the completely poo poo ones owned by other people. Everyone wants to drive a beater till it's time to do beater poo poo. like holding the door shut while you drive home because it won't latch.
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Jun 6, 2019 22:45
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If you dont like a Panther platform car with a dirty big gently caress off supercharged V8 there's no goddamn hope for you.
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Jun 6, 2019 22:50
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Powershift posted:Everyone wants to drive a beater till it's time to do beater poo poo. I will never not enjoy having snow fly through my weatherstripping 
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Jun 6, 2019 22:51
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:If you dont like a Panther platform car with a dirty big gently caress off supercharged V8 there's no goddamn hope for you. V10 fits too  Gives you dozens more horsepower. Dozens!
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Jun 6, 2019 22:53
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Powershift posted:Everyone wants to drive a beater till it's time to do beater poo poo. there is beater...... then there is shitbox
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Jun 6, 2019 22:54
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Powershift posted:like holding the door shut while you drive home because it won't latch. Being stranded downtown on a Wednesday at 10pm after being at the bar, because that loving ignition module died again, and you have your tools because beater, but the new part you ordered an extra of LAST TIME this loving thing broke is still on the shelf in the garage at home, so you have to call your friend who just left the same bar you were at and get him to turn around and give you a ride way the gently caress back out to your place to grab the part and then drive all the way back into town and replace the part in the dark and rain to just get the loving car home... But you still have the car because Pop. Up. Headlights.
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Jun 6, 2019 22:56
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Powershift posted:Everyone wants to drive a beater till it's time to do beater poo poo. Lol, just lol, if you don't duct-tape the whole car and hope the exhaust doesn't burn through it until you get home and can screw that rusty hasp which has been sitting under the porch for a year to the door. Extra lol if you don't want to double-clutch up and down while never coming off the gas more than half-way (it will stall), keeping an eye out so you can use a combo of engine braking and e-brake to stop. She's too far gone, she ain't gonna be right, and your neighbor really needs a car. RIP, Sentra 1989-2002.
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Jun 6, 2019 23:03
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boxen posted:Being stranded downtown on a Wednesday at 10pm after being at the bar, because that loving ignition module died again, and you have your tools because beater, but the new part you ordered an extra of LAST TIME this loving thing broke is still on the shelf in the garage at home, so you have to call your friend who just left the same bar you were at and get him to turn around and give you a ride way the gently caress back out to your place to grab the part and then drive all the way back into town and replace the part in the dark and rain to just get the loving car home... Beater life, buuuuuuuddy.    glow plugs ain't gonna warm themselves up.
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Jun 6, 2019 23:03
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I've been taken for a ride in a Morgan 3 wheeler, they're hilarious and terrifying and sure as poo poo don't need more than the 80 odd horsepower they come with. You don't drag them, you fart around British backroads for which they're already way too fast. That said, I wouldn't buy one, too expensive. Also, Powershift posted:Teaboo I like french cars, does that make me.... a ouiaboo? no, it makes me mentally ill 
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Grakkus posted:I've been taken for a ride in a Morgan 3 wheeler, they're hilarious and terrifying and sure as poo poo don't need more than the 80 odd horsepower they come with. You don't drag them, you fart around British backroads for which they're already way too fast. That said, I wouldn't buy one, too expensive. fleeaboo or brieaboo, i guess
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Jun 6, 2019 23:50
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Grakkus posted:I've been taken for a ride in a Morgan 3 wheeler, they're hilarious and terrifying and sure as poo poo don't need more than the 80 odd horsepower they come with. You don't drag them, you fart around British backroads for which they're already way too fast. That said, I wouldn't buy one, too expensive. You needn't EVER be ashamed of your love for the little green sphere. Also, is your white car the same one as in the early part of, Killing Zöe, in the tunnel? "Do you like French cars?"
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Jun 6, 2019 23:55
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Elviscat posted:The Crown Victoria is a huge, cheap, floaty barge that is comfortable, practical, and extremely reliable though, that's a lot of good qualities. they make you look like a cop
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Jun 6, 2019 23:56
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that’s a bad thing btw
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Bulgakov posted:that’s a bad thing btw Nah. People move to the right and you get to scare the piss out of all your friends the first time you show up at their houses. This is, how you say, a win.
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Jun 7, 2019 00:14
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madeintaipei posted:Lol, just lol, if you don't duct-tape the whole car and hope the exhaust doesn't burn through it until you get home and can screw that rusty hasp which has been sitting under the porch for a year to the door. "I used the heavy duty duct tape, because I have errands to run before I can get it to the mechanic. What? No, it's fine, I have the rest of the roll with me." "Oh yeah, sometimes it pops out of gear when stopped on hills, so you have to be prepared to left foot brake. What clutch pedal? It's an automatic." "The hood latch is a bit touchy, but if you pop the interior latch and then slam your fist right above the emblem like you're the Fonz, it pops right open. Eeeeeey!"
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Jun 7, 2019 01:02
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Temporary fixes become permanent fixes once you've got enough of them. It's like a subway punch card.
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Jun 7, 2019 01:18
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I mean, it's fixed for now, and there's more important things that need to be fixed now that the roof isn't leaking
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Jun 7, 2019 01:30
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Bulgakov posted:they make you look like a cop This is a fair argument.... .....if it were still 2010. Actual cop car vic's actually turn my head nowadays.
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Jun 7, 2019 03:29
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Yeeh, Explorers are what makes everyone drop 10mph these days. I still double check when I see a vic but that fear has started to fade. Though the sheriffs in my county still have a number of them on the road.
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Jun 7, 2019 03:45
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In CT towns still use vics as detective cars and the state uses them as sheriff cars. Both not exclusively, though. They always seem pretty new looking, too.
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Jun 7, 2019 03:49
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Austin still has some navy blue "stealth" crown Vics with lettering on the side that's only visible from directly to the side of the car.
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Jun 7, 2019 04:19
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LoL Ouiaboo.
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Powershift posted:The cool thing about electric motors is it doesn't take a bunch of engineering and fancy materials and Hans FLUGGAENKOECCHICEBOLSEN personally caressing all the most intimate inner workings of the valvetrain to make a ton of power. You just need more motor, more battery, so every car should be able to be supercar fast, at least in a straight line, for only a little more money. The supercar should be on the same skateboard as the hatchback. Not quite. You can absolutely optimize and hand-fiddle electric motors. From the first version of the Tesla Roadster with 250hp/270nm to the final Roadster Sport with 290hp/400nm, that was mostly due to improvements in the motors, better windings and such.
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Jun 7, 2019 09:28
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Powershift posted:Then why are you public enemy number one in the EV thread? Because Phony Stark is a false prophet.
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KozmoNaut posted:Not quite. You can absolutely optimize and hand-fiddle electric motors. From the first version of the Tesla Roadster with 250hp/270nm to the final Roadster Sport with 290hp/400nm, that was mostly due to improvements in the motors, better windings and such. These will be the Ferrari motors of the EV world in the future. The secret cost savings of reluctance motors are out, which a way less customizable.
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Jun 7, 2019 13:00
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Bulgakov posted:they make you look like a cop I want a Hellcat Charger with a brush guard and spotlight
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um excuse me posted:These will be the Ferrari motors of the EV world in the future. The secret cost savings of reluctance motors are out, which a way less customizable. Of course, but its a stage trick compared to the black voodoo art of getting as much air into an ICE without it blowing up or needing a complete rebuild every 1000 km while also staying under emissions. I would imagine theyd be much more reliable as well.
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Of course, but its a stage trick compared to the black voodoo art of getting as much air into an ICE without it blowing up or needing a complete rebuild every 1000 km while also staying under emissions. I would imagine theyd be much more reliable as well. Instead you're going to get black voodoo art of being able to run 30% lighter windings for the same power output, figuring out how to run the motor 10% faster while maintaining effective cooling so the motor doesn't turn itself to slag, getting the case as small as physically possible for weight reduction and increasing cargo volume, and the deep loving wizardry of power electronics.
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Powershift posted:Everyone wants to drive a beater till it's time to do beater poo poo. if you have to hold it closed you're not driving that beater fast enough
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Brings back memories of holding the frozen door closed 10 miles at 65 mph so I could have intimate relations with my lady friend. At least it was an automatic.
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wesleywillis posted:This is pretty AI. I get that the guy is an industrial designer, but holy poo poo you could lift houses with that structure. um excuse me posted:I...uh...well...hmm Kettenkrads rule. drgitlin posted:This forum is full of people who idolize Crown Victorias. Complaining that a car is poo poo just turns on people who love poo poo cars. T1g4h posted:Are you implying the Crown Vic is a poo poo car? Because buddy, you and I are gonna have words Yeah, man, what the hell? V8. Sedan. Roomy. Comfy. Sledgehammer simple. Bulgakov posted:they make you look like a cop Less so than driving a Taurus, Tahoe, Explorer, or Dodge Charger. And no it's not. People move over. It's kinda nice (until it's crowded and they all slow down without moving over...)
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Colostomy Bag posted:Brings back memories of holding the frozen door closed 10 miles at 65 mph so I could have intimate relations with my lady friend. I'm chosing to believe you mean during, rather than en-route to.
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Father Jack posted:I'm chosing to believe you mean during, rather than en-route to. That my friend is why god created automatic transmissions.
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Jun 7, 2019 21:00
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Why do you think the old 2 speed Powerglide earned the nickname "Slip and Go"?
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drgitlin posted:Because Phony Stark is a false prophet. How very dare you deny them their belief in their lord and savior.
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part 2 of the Project Binky van https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU0bHi-JFiQ&hd=1
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Phony Stark made me chuckle.
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This is less produced than Binky, but I still love it. They still swear at cars like normal humans!
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