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They actually weigh the same. Curb weight on a 2014 GT-R is 3,800 lbs.
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Measly Twerp posted:That image has been floating around for months, isn't it pre-production? They must've been driving hard. It was, and from what I hear, they were. The photos of the towncar that t-boned another pre-production are pretty popular too. 
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Dec 26, 2013 07:59
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Fucknag posted:During my worst year for speeding, my last ticket was 4th of July going 47 in a 45... for $295. I got one for 'Excessive speed in a parking lot'. That swift, roaring speed was 5-7 m.p.h. It was so slow, it wasn't measurable. It was just between the second and third tick mark on the speedo. Got out of it in court though, since the judge was a muscle-car fan.
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Dec 28, 2013 09:20
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They're probably headed to mud-fest. I used to live in Okeechobee, Florida. It's your run-of-the-mill small town. The economy of the town is driven by it's close location to Lake Okeechobee; one of the largest fresh-water lakes in the United States. Professional fishing tournaments are held frequently in the lake. However, once a year during the summer a near-by ranch owner opens a portion of his field to be turned into quite possibly the largest privately-owned mud-pit in the state. I lived there when the first Mud-Fest began, and it was a huge deal. On one side, it brought in a good chunk of change to the local businesses. However, the dark side of this was having to deal with hundreds of rednecks in lifted Jeeps/Fords/Chevys who may or may not be on something as well as possibly drunk; driving those death-mobiles everywhere for three days. Another problem is the traffic it creates. The town is split into even quarters by the intersection of 70 & 441, and to get anywhere in the town, you'll end up on one of those roads for a minute. Suddenly a normal small town is having traffic jams of diesels and lifted bro trucks all coal rolling or whatever the gently caress it's called. Here's a  (half-naked women and typical bro douchebaggery) you-tube video of your typical mud-fest shennanigans: http://youtu.be/Cg-38Aip-Eg
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Jan 18, 2014 21:53
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CommieGIR posted:I know what to do to solve this: Extremely appropriate. Although it was a double-edged sword for me. I worked in a local shop there installing car audio. During Mud-Fest I was constantly raking in tons of money because I had poo poo-loads of overtime. It was nothing to have a 100 hour work-week for the two weeks leading up to the event. On the other hand, I was constantly covered in dirt and mud and always sweeping the shop the second a tool left my hand.
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Jan 18, 2014 22:13
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DropShadow posted:What I gather from this video is that 90% of mudfest is slowly driving around on what look like truck frames with pontoon boat platforms. Some of them look pretty well-engineered, but some look like backyard hack jobs. Then you just put as many people on it as you can and drive around the mud. So, it's basically a party cove on land. Those are the mud enthusiast 'status symbol' equivalent to the Range Rover. There are various models made by a handful of fabricators and the more you option them out, the more mindbogglingly expensive they become. Here is another video, this time showing more of the trucks that were driven everywhere: (once again, ) http://youtu.be/iWFy4fQEC8E
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Jan 19, 2014 06:08
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Seat Safety Switch posted:You could also be an eco-weenie and get the 1.0L EcoBoost Fiesta. That way you still get a turbo but you can tell chicks that you care a lot about the environment while taking a corner on the Ohlins rally kit suspension. There's a Corvette joke in there somewhere.
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Jan 23, 2014 04:04
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IPCRESS posted:These are some sort of specialist tow vehicles for circumventing needing an air brake endorsement on your licence or something, right? No, most of these are stock Ford F-650's & Devyl fucked around with this message at 06:27 on Jan 25, 2014 |
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Jan 25, 2014 06:24
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 Forgot I had this on my phone. Taken somewhere around Louisiana/Mississippi a few weeks ago. Devyl fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Feb 2, 2014 |
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Feb 2, 2014 21:11
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The apartments I just moved from had some flavorful automotive characters. I used to have a neighbor who drove a lifted Cadillac on 26"s that would always come through right around 3 or 4 in the morning. He would even drive the posted speed limit of 5! You think to yourself "Oh that can't be too bad..." The problem was he would always have whatever the popular rap song of the week was, blaring from his system. While it wasn't anything impressive, the 4 12" subs were strong enough to make the trunk shake violently. While cruising through the apartment complex. Doing 5 miles an hour. I lived on the opposite end of the entrance and so did he. I got to enjoy this serenade probably 4 times a week. Another was the lady who would lean on her horn. Every morning monday through friday, this elderly lady would come by and pick up her daughter for work. 7 a.m., without fail, BEEP. BEEP BEEP. BEEP BEEP BEEP. BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP. I would gladly take a car person with a decent car or project as a neighbor any day of the week.
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Feb 4, 2014 10:18
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EightBit posted:Plates aren't art, they serve to identify your vehicle, show that you paid the correct road tax, etc. Anything beyond that is a waste of taxpayer money. Then you'd love the AFI plates for overseas military.  I've got two of 'em from when I lived in Italy.
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May 6, 2014 16:28
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Post terrible car stuff in this thread: Your license plate sucks So many bumperstickers. I imagine this is how those "art cars" all start off. 
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May 6, 2014 20:09
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Wasabi the J posted:Owns. Looks like someone's into hypermiling.
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May 8, 2014 12:53
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I like to think that the reason almost everyone went to touchscreen controls for everything is because it's the way of the FUTURE! Every sci-fi and futuristic action flick has touchscreen everything & tablets and touchscreen phones are huge sellers, so why not put it in our cars? Doesn't matter that buttons and switches have been working fine for decades... FUTURE!
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May 24, 2014 03:39
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Alarbus posted:My Dad ordered a BMW 335 GT, and since it has Nav and all the bells and whistles, unlike the 328 he's trading in, he thought he'd read the manual. Since we've done the oil, he thought he'd check on that, and the coolant. He found this gem on page 200 of the manual: So, wait... If someone actually did that and the car quit functioning, and then had it taken to the dealership and pointed out "I just followed the manual", could BMW be on the line for a new motor?
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May 26, 2014 22:52
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Seems every g35 coupe I see any more is slammed with ridiculously wide wheels and broken body panels. It's a shame really  Also that rear wing looks horrible, even though it's factory.
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Jun 5, 2014 22:44
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Powershift posted:no, it was spelled right It's one of the greatest automotive trolls ever.
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Aug 4, 2014 09:05
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HotCanadianChick posted:When I was car shopping a few years ago I was looking at G35 coupes and every single one listed on Autotrader or Craigslist had a salvage title. Every single one. From a page back, but it took me two months to find one without a salvage title. Then another month to find a black 6 speed. Worst game of car hunting ever. I probably would have never got one if I stuck to my guns of finding one with a black interior
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Sep 2, 2014 03:55
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 Not shown is the horrible hood cowl and blaring country music.
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Devyl fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Feb 17, 2015 |
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Feb 17, 2015 02:03
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Throatwarbler posted:It was all over once they started offering it with an automatic. If you lived near me you'd be crying a river then. Being about a mile from the Corvette assembly plant, almost every new Corvette I see that's picked up from the factory by a customer is driven by an elderly person who can barely see over the steering wheel.
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8ender posted:For what I've gathered from Porsche owning friends the phrase "open the hood" means "remove the rear bumper" to them. First step: remove engine.
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