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Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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88h88 posted:

...but if whoever's driving it isn't actually a rapist?

They drive a BMW.
They're a rapist.

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Feb 13, 2012

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8ender posted:

The Corolla is like that too. Its a cheap, light perky little thing that runs on magic and never requires service. All of its faults are offset by the low cost and endearing trustworthiness.

It's not until you get into Camry territory that you regret spending a lot of money on a crushingly boring driving appliance.

We have an '05 corolla that's done >350k km (217k miles).
The only thing we ever had to change was the AC a few years back, and that was perpetually on since we bought the car.

After an engine oil and tire change it basically runs as new.

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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For you Minican guys theres this 1000hp Honda Odyssey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivRj0wa_opc

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Feb 13, 2012

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some texas redneck posted:

Didn't Top Gear US borrow this van and stick Rut behind the wheel?

Yeah but they didn't do much with it.

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Feb 13, 2012

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LeftistMuslimObama posted:

Those things are scary, btw. You have to blow once every 2 minutes and it takes about 10 seconds of full-blast lung capacity to register. If you don't blow, it cuts your engine. I'm amazed people don't black out from blowing that hard that much or get into crashes when their cars suddenly stop running.

Lung powered supercharger with compressed ethanol vapour injection.
Get smashed then blow into your car for moreeeee powwwerrrrrrrrr

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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Well, an i8 in glossy black with (minimal) dark blue detailing sounds good on paper.
But that one is just half-assed.

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Feb 13, 2012

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At least thatll be cheap(er than euro lux brand) since most infinity parts are just iirc Nissan.



Fake edit: wait no Nissan has some love relationship with CVT and i dont thin infiniti made the jump.

I know for sure tho its not gonna come out of a patrol.




Have I mentioned how much the Mid East loves Land cruisers and Patrols.

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Feb 13, 2012

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CommieGIR posted:

Oh, so much. But at least they have the turbodiesels :colbert:

Last I checked every single one I saw is petrol.
loving 5.7L supercharged V8s
Diesel is for some weird reason more expensive here.





I wanna take the block from an old GX.R and put it into a lexus IS.

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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Yeah man.
Middle east.
Qatar and poo poo.


Diesel is like anywhere from 1 to 1.8 while 95octane is capped at 1 everwhere.

(Prices in QAR, divide by 3.65 for $)




(Why yes I am paying less than a buck per gallon.)

Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Sep 3, 2015

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Disgruntled Bovine posted:

I knew middle east gas prices would be ridiculously low, but $.27/gal for 95 octane?

So the most expensive places are what, like $10/gal? So 37x more expensive. That's insane.

Sorry man metric to imperial is my one weakness: thats .27 a liter so 99 cents a gallon.

Powershift posted:

really, if gas is only 25 cents a liter, why wouldn't you have a supercharged 5.6 liter

I know right. And the bastards hold value like no other car.

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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So it's :mediocre:

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Hah that looks like an big ol spice jar.

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If it keeps that suspension, but with the 4C engine I could really dig it.


Then again I would dig a (twin) Turbo Miata a lot more.

Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Sep 28, 2015

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AlmightyPants posted:

Mid-engined supercars are actually designed to break apart like that for safety reasons. That Audi? Not so much.

Save the engine block and give the driver whiplash.
I could get on board with that.

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Feb 13, 2012

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PCOS Bill posted:

Which one?

There's a tiny one on top of the big one, hidden by the angle.

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Feb 13, 2012

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I wish I had that problem.

Out with the ST, in with that sweet, sweet Cayman S.

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Feb 13, 2012

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PCOS Bill posted:

Yeah it would take one hell of a car to get me to care about "fast car" and then it wouldn't have the "economical-ish" of a bike

Thats where I think you go a bit wrong with the comparison.
For the price of your average middle of road boring sedan you can get a loving screamer of a bike. The dynamics are completely different, its a whole seperate experience outside of both being engine driven and on rubber wheels. Imo its apples to oranges.

Granted if your sole want is 'go fast' a bike would win 999 times out of 1000. That one time is when you want to break that 350 km/h barrier where the air is liable to throw you off your bike if you give it any kind of surface area to act on you.

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Feb 13, 2012

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fyodor posted:

What's with the VAG hate never has there been a more honest and pure corporation.

Well that's a very low bar to jump.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Because they want the momo full time and doesnt want to do that modicum of effort required to mod it to be easily removable.

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My god someone actually listened to that.
Jesus christ what started as a troll joke might actually kill someone :stare:

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:allears:
AI fiction thread, anyone?

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Feb 13, 2012

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Hnnnnnnnng
Its all my cyberpunk dreams

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Feb 13, 2012

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I once went to a Nissan/Renault dealership, the saleswoman was friendly and willing to help
She was also incredibly pretty and in an evening dress of all things and made me feel incredibly inadequate in my faded jeans, baggy hoody and real messed up hair from the galeforce winds outside.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Linedance posted:

Needless to say, you bought 3?

No, I ducked out in shame to the the connected Infiniti showroom where I was made to feel even more inadequate by the three salesmen there with impeccable suits and dashing good looks, one of them even had that real silver fox thing.
I spent about a minute looking at a Q60 and then disappeared in a wink.


I vowed never to go back there.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Yup but it takes a while.
But what are the chances of some rando mechanic shop having the specific fluids for a specific transmission and the specific knowledge to service it? It's not like Chrysler's 8 speed and it's specific requirements are a common thing like EFI.
And since Chrysler don't have the 'dainty snowflake that must be handled only by a dealer' rep...

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Feb 13, 2012

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Well theyre reviving the Alpine branding so hopefully something good is coming out of it.

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Feb 13, 2012

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More like turbo v6 coupes but yeah.

Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 13:43 on Dec 24, 2015

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I thought it was 'Nèvere liftè'

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Wozzat you said?
One of the most stressed components?
Nahhhhhhhhhhh, can't be. It's just a lil metal bar.


tbf tho a (really) good quality socket would be a good for macguyvering an engine.
Good sockets being drop forged chrome-vanadium alloy. That poo poo is strong.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Look's like my mom's glass fruit bowl.

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KozmoNaut posted:

I'm the angry windshield wipers.

Myeah see? Myeah

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Seat Safety Switch posted:

Toyota already has you covered. I saw this thing for sale in Odaiba:


:allears:
This makes me a want a Sazabi BRZ.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Bucephalus posted:

^ Make your own heated seats!

Out of a toaster and insulation foam!
Upholster it in polyester!

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Top Hats Monthly posted:

should I buy this for lemons

Kinda cheating if you didnt make it terrible yourself.

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fyodor posted:

isn't he like 5'2"? Unfortunate.

in his pants :pervert:

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Feb 13, 2012

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That is a good and wonderful idea and theres no chance it will backfire.

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I dont get it.

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AncientTV posted:

A shih tzu is a dog, and it's pronounced "poo poo zoo"

:doh::doh::doh:
I blame pronouncing is 'She tsu'

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Feb 13, 2012

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What kind of power would it be making though :allears:

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Feb 13, 2012

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Boat posted:

Yeah, mostly because if there's enough coal dust in the air, they can run on the air itself. :black101:

If there was enough flour in the air it'd work. :colbert:

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