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Man, it's been awhile since I've dropped into AI. Glad to see all is normal in the world. That thing is awesome, and I'm glad you're getting another one. I'm just across the bridge if you wanna grab a beer and catch up sometime. I bought a cool new toy as well but it only has half the wheels.
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iwentdoodie posted:Even the old GT is rare as hens teeth. I've seen more Murcielagos and Aventadors than I've seen GTs on the highway. Come to Detroit during the Woodward Dream Cruise. Ford GTs (and other awesome poo poo) everywhere.
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Residency Evil posted:Well that's a bummer. Is it? I mean, yeah, it sucks if you wanted one and were planning on dropping $150k on a car anyways but think about all the awesome American muscle cars that have been announced/released recently. Hellcat. Scatpack. Z/28. Z06. GT350R. SRT TA. I know I'm forgetting at least one. Why shouldn't Ford make their Domestitalian Supercar? The only people that want a pony car with a Le Mans body kit are people like my uncle who thinks GM is "totally bringing back the Fiero for 2016. Just watch!"
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KillHour posted:Is it? I mean, yeah, it sucks if you wanted one and were planning on dropping $150k on a car anyways but think about all the awesome American muscle cars that have been announced/released recently. Hellcat. Scatpack. Z/28. Z06. GT350R. SRT TA. I know I'm forgetting at least one. It's just a completely different price bracket. I'm hoping to pick something up within the next 5 years, and the "old" GT was in a comfortable price range that put it in competition with the GT3. 400k is just uh, not going to be doable. Either way, it's an absolutely amazing car and awesome that Ford's building it. 
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Did Ford confirm that price? Otherwise proof is in the horse's mouth.
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Boy seeing this thread have new posts only to see people sperging about the Ford GT that is being talked about in like 3 other threads really is a cocktease. DV do you know how long the replacement car is going to take? I am guessing that it will have to be ordered and will take a few months to take delivery, yeah? At least you know you'll be getting a car with "0" on the Odo instead of some obscure number of miles. You did the same with your last M3, didn't you where you had borderline autism about breaking it in, but were able to yield higher numbers on a dyno, or am I thinking of a different poster?
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Residency Evil posted:Well that's a bummer.
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InitialDave posted:DV just needs to work harder, clearly! Work smarter, not harder* *After I pulled 40 hours straight Thanksgiving 2012, I told the director that if he ever again said those words to me I would come across the desk and shove my boot down his throat.
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Beach Bum posted:Work smarter
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Z3n posted:Man, it's been awhile since I've dropped into AI. Glad to see all is normal in the world. That thing is awesome, and I'm glad you're getting another one. Oh man, you're up here now? I've got a couple of friends who ride, PM me your contact info, we should definitely catch up. Somewhat Heroic posted:Boy seeing this thread have new posts only to see people sperging about the Ford GT that is being talked about in like 3 other threads really is a cocktease. DV do you know how long the replacement car is going to take? I am guessing that it will have to be ordered and will take a few months to take delivery, yeah? At least you know you'll be getting a car with "0" on the Odo instead of some obscure number of miles. You did the same with your last M3, didn't you where you had borderline autism about breaking it in, but were able to yield higher numbers on a dyno, or am I thinking of a different poster? Yeah that was me, and I did break the motor in correctly. The problem seems to be a machining issue in the earlier motors' bearings, which is why I'm OK with them ordering a custom job. I get to keep the current Viper and drive it in the meantime as well, so no hokey rental car. They say it'll take 6-8 weeks from order to delivery.
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iwentdoodie posted:Even the old GT is rare as hens teeth. I've seen more Murcielagos and Aventadors than I've seen GTs on the highway. I've seen more drat Miuras on the highway than GTs. (1 vs 0)
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I did tires on one, guy tossed me the keys and said have fun 
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:I did tires on one, guy tossed me the keys and said have fun Speaking of which, I've called 4 "SRT" dealers in the bay and can't find a shop who can fit the car's rear wheel on their machine.
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Das Volk posted:Speaking of which, I've called 4 "SRT" dealers in the bay and can't find a shop who can fit the car's rear wheel on their machine. #viperproblems 
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Das Volk posted:Speaking of which, I've called 4 "SRT" dealers in the bay and can't find a shop who can fit the car's rear wheel on their machine. You can fit 20" wheels right?  http://www.oshkoshequipment.com/products/detail/22/878/MRAP-Wheel--Rim 5x5.5 adapters to this should fit inside the other bolt pattern nicely and you'll never have to have tires mounted again, just unbolt one half and slide the tire on. Hell, do it without taking the wheel off the car for high speed intra-burnout tire changes.
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Das Volk posted:Ferrari of Silicon Valley was able to help me out The very definition of first world problems haha. Glad you found somebody qualified, those beasts are no joke.
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My brother has a customer with a GT that he has been wrenching on. Last thing I remember him doing was a pulley change on the supercharger. It's putting out around 800whp as I understand it - it's been a bit tweaked. I got to drive it 50 yards or so. It was awesome.
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T/A 2.0 ordered  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD3VsesSBsw
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Das Volk posted:T/A 2.0 ordered It begins.
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The perfect soundtrack.
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PaintVagrant posted:The perfect soundtrack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ
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You know if you blow this one up you might be able to get something even better.
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Godfuckingdamn. Mopar gets a lot of well deserved hate (especially over the 200 and 300), but it seems like they're going out of their way to make this right for you, at a decent expense to themselves. Guess they never saw the Vette thread.
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Previa_fun posted:You know if you blow this one up you might be able to get something even better. This is gonna be like one of those things where a kid ends up trading a paperclip for a house, where he keeps trading in after the Viper and ends up with a LeMans Prototype.
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angryhampster posted:but what COLOR?!?! Competition Blue duh. 
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More like Stryker Purple (matte grey stripes optional).
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McTinkerson posted:More like Stryker Purple (matte grey stripes optional). Not a T/A or a T/A 2.0 option unfortunately. Black, White or Blue on the TA2, Black White or Orange on the TA
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You could choose the colour with likely best resale and wrap it if you can't get the one you want?
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KozmoNaut posted:T/A 2.0 This sums up my thoughts perfectly.
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D C posted:Not a T/A or a T/A 2.0 option unfortunately. Black, White or Blue on the TA2, Black White or Orange on the TA I'm waiting to find out if they can run it through the "1 of 1" configuration early. If that's the case it'll be the only Stryker Purple T/A 2.0 in existence.
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I normally hate purple cars, but Striker Purple is fukken rad. It's somehow more black than black. I think it would be especially awesome at night.
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Watch as Das Volk single handedly takes down Chrysler with his spooky domestic car curse and warranty claims
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8ender posted:Watch as Das Volk single handedly takes down Chrysler with his spooky domestic car curse and warranty claims Steve Estonia arrived for another fantastic Monday morning at the proud FCA US office in Auburn Hills. Today he was going to handle so much customer goodwill it made the nerves at the base of his spine tingle with anticipation. Walking through the front forecourt, Steve waved to Rebecca-Sue, the admin assistant with whom he saw a mutual attraction though surely Steve would never act on such an impulse, being a happily married man with two beautiful cherubic infants. Pouring a fresh cup of coffee, Steve jokingly shared his weekend's escapades and child-rearing stories with his fellow office workers, and stepped into his cubicle to answer the first of his emails. He stopped. In a folder marked "The Dasvolk Incident" there were 1,835 unread messages since he stepped off work Friday afternoon. Steve read further, his trained eyes looking for a reason to deny customer goodwill. Over the weekend this man had killed nine hundred new Chryslers, Fiats, Dodges and Alfa Romeos. Pressing the right arrow key, Steve cycled through hundreds of pictures of scarred pistons and burned-out unibodies. Each picture was more horrific than the last. Finally he came to a stop in a picture where the tachometer had somehow been ejected through the exhaust header of a 4c, shattering the delicately balanced compressor wheel into a million pieces. He could take it no more. Steve Estonia reached for the phone, grimly dialled the number of a man in Turin who would fix anything. Maybe he could fix Dasvolk. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 15:32 on Jan 19, 2015 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Steve Estonia arrived for another fantastic Monday morning at the proud FCA US office in Auburn Hills. Today he was going to handle so much customer goodwill it made the nerves at the base of his spine tingle with anticipation. I imagine Steve as Smiling Bob from the Enzyte commercials 
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