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atomicthumbs posted:The tesla costs a lot of money, but it isn't worth as much as it costs. this right here. for more than $90k ($130k for the model X lol), you can get a much better car than a tesla. in fact, the only dimension where tesla wins is acceleration, so if you need to race ferraris every day it's a decent value.
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Apr 21, 2016 14:45
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The Management posted:this right here. for more than $90k ($130k for the model X lol), you can get a much better car than a tesla. in fact, the only dimension where tesla wins is acceleration, so if you need to race ferraris every day it's a decent value. you can get a Nissan GT-R that outperforms it and ticks all your tech fetish checkboxes for that money
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Apr 21, 2016 14:55
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Just-In-Timeberlake posted:you can get a Nissan GT-R that outperforms it and ticks all your tech fetish checkboxes for that money Richard's GTR
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Apr 21, 2016 17:10
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tesla is the best acceleration per dollar value for people that exclusively drive in the city and exclusively drive like an rear end in a top hat. it cannot be beaten in that department. this is why everybody is so excited. for only 45 grand in 3 years you will be able to cut people off like loving _crazy_. theyre sick of their 328i getting dusted by model S's and it's about god drat time that they get revenge
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Apr 21, 2016 17:14
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i just want to buy a car which is, 'the future'. is that so much to ask. if a car does not spell out 'technology' and 'cyber electric magic' i don't really know what the point is
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Apr 21, 2016 17:16
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hurr, i'm gonna buy a car that uses GAS in TYOOL 2016. i like to smell gas fumes and change "carburetors" in my "four-stroke engine". i'm basically a caveman -- people who aren't buying the tesla, right now.
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Apr 21, 2016 17:17
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rebuilding a carb owns. delicate precision machined passageways in nice blocks of brass, mm good stuff. plus you get to learn how a carb works
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Apr 21, 2016 17:19
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I just canceled my preorder after reading the GBS Tesla/Musk mock thread. I don't wanna be associated with what is basically the Bitcoin of cars.
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Apr 21, 2016 17:19
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if you aren't buying the tesla, you are basically buying a horse and buggy - those are simply the facts of the matter. the end result? a load... of HORSE poo poo!!!
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Apr 21, 2016 17:19
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Jonny 290 posted:rebuilding a carb owns. delicate precision machined passageways in nice blocks of brass, mm good stuff. plus you get to learn how a carb works carbs are literally poison.
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Apr 21, 2016 17:20
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i love driving the car of the future : a 3 ton box on wheels filled with acid
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Apr 21, 2016 17:22
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PleasingFungus posted:carbs are literally poison. Lol
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Apr 21, 2016 17:24
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OSI bean dip posted:i rode in a certain yosposter's tesla a few weeks back and he got me sold Now that I realize the Tesla is bad I think we should find that 'certain yosposter' and run him out of this forum for being a dumbass early adopter for what amounts to a Bitcoin in car form.
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Apr 21, 2016 17:24
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/721815145932951552
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Apr 21, 2016 17:25
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James, slouched in an Aeron, is refreshing the Model 3 waiting list. He pounds F5 with both hands, panting. He gives up, exhausted, rests, tries again. As before.
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Apr 21, 2016 17:39
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Jonny 290 posted:rebuilding a carb owns. delicate precision machined passageways in nice blocks of brass, mm good stuff. plus you get to learn how a carb works carburetors are literally analog mechanical fluid computers, so it's really surprising to me that the same group that salivates over steampunk stuff doesn't appreciate them more Jonny 290 posted:tesla is the best acceleration per dollar value for people that exclusively drive in the city and exclusively drive like an rear end in a top hat. it cannot be beaten in that department. this is why everybody is so excited. for only 45 grand in 3 years you will be able to cut people off like loving _crazy_. theyre sick of their 328i getting dusted by model S's and it's about god drat time that they get revenge have I ever told you about how fast motorcycles accelerate and how cheap they are????
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Apr 21, 2016 19:09
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Jonny 290 posted:plus you get to learn how a carb works totally handy knowledge for a tech worker with an electric vehicle
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Apr 21, 2016 19:09
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Rebuilding a carburetor isn't generally a useful skill at all anymore, it's just a neat spergy mechanical thing. you'd think that the kind of person who builds a computer in Minecraft would eat it up i guess cars are too associated with dumb jocks and bullies and greasers unless they're a computer space pod on wheels
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Apr 21, 2016 19:16
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it's almost as if there are different cars made for people who think of cars as tools and want a beige driving appliance and people who think of cars as extensions of their personal brand and want a giant throbbing red one that's all veiny and obnoxious
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Apr 21, 2016 19:20
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So, which one do you own
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Apr 21, 2016 19:23
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nothing wrong with being a tinkerer just please teach your kids how to replace battery cells or whatever, because teaching him about combustion engine parts is going to be about as handy as knowing how to set up a printing press in about 10 years
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Apr 21, 2016 19:26
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Sagebrush posted:So, which one do you own i paid extra to get like 30 "m-sport" tags put all over my car non m-car so you can draw your own conclusions
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Apr 21, 2016 19:27
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Beast of Bourbon posted:i paid extra to get like 30 "m-sport" tags put all over my car non m-car so you can draw your own conclusions There's a Challenger that parks on my block. I wondered why the front badge was deleted and why the SRT-8 badge was on the spoiler. When the sun shines just right, you can see "RT" headrest stitching through the blackout tint windshield
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Apr 21, 2016 19:37
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i love seeing that stuff. totally love it. theres a guy 2 blocks south with an old 318ti, the tiny compact hatchback who has a wrong-sized M3 badge on the back and cut out the back bumper for a fake exhaust port.
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Apr 21, 2016 19:40
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Beast of Bourbon posted:i paid extra to get like 30 "m-sport" tags put all over my car non m-car so you can draw your own conclusions how dare you get a car the way that you want it!? this is very problematic.
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Apr 21, 2016 19:46
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In some countries any badging on your car other than the manufacturer's emblem (engine size, trim level, etc) is sold as an optional feature, because it's considered uncouth to advertise how much you spent on the vehicle
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Apr 21, 2016 19:51
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Sagebrush posted:carburetors are literally analog mechanical fluid computers, so it's really surprising to me that the same group that salivates over steampunk stuff doesn't appreciate them more you cannot repair a carburetor by hot gluing leather straps and spray-painted plastic gears on it
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Apr 21, 2016 20:06
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Sagebrush posted:carburetors are literally analog mechanical fluid computers, so it's really surprising to me that the same group that salivates over steampunk stuff doesn't appreciate them more steam punk kind of associates themselves with a way different crowd then carburetor lovers that crowd is like real life steampunk: not nearly as pretty or stylish
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Apr 21, 2016 20:11
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Beast of Bourbon posted:i love seeing that stuff. totally love it. theres a guy 2 blocks south with an old 318ti, the tiny compact hatchback who has a wrong-sized M3 badge on the back and cut out the back bumper for a fake exhaust port. i want a 318ti hatch badly
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Apr 21, 2016 20:34
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YA BOY ETHAN COUCH posted:totally handy knowledge for a tech worker with an electric vehicle you motherfuckers sit around getting 32nd degree mason on 18 different video games, dont talk to me about wasting time on essential skills
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Apr 21, 2016 21:19
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you can buy individual digits and letters for BMW badges and since i obviously long ripped off the badging i was thinking of confusing people by making my car a 520d because they constantly race me now
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Apr 21, 2016 21:32
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subaru drivers, calm the gently caress down.
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Apr 21, 2016 21:33
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Jonny 290 posted:you motherfuckers sit around getting 32nd degree mason on 18 different video games, dont talk to me about wasting time on essential skills rekt
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Apr 21, 2016 21:35
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Jonny 290 posted:you motherfuckers sit around getting 32nd degree mason on 18 different video games, dont talk to me about wasting time on essential skills http://www.automationgame.com/ it's like the sims for gearheads i guess
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Apr 21, 2016 21:38
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Ok, closing this thread now that it's devolved from actually interesting Tesla discussion to Automotive Insanity level car-sperging.
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Apr 21, 2016 21:38
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you suck squeezy
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Apr 21, 2016 21:39
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Sagebrush posted:carburetors are literally analog mechanical fluid computers, so it's really surprising to me that the same group that salivates over steampunk stuff doesn't appreciate them more internal combustion engines are anathema to steampunks
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Apr 21, 2016 21:44
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Beast of Bourbon posted:it's almost as if there are different cars made for people who think of cars as tools and want a beige driving appliance and people who think of cars as extensions of their personal brand and want a giant throbbing red one that's all veiny and obnoxious My car is a silver station wagon and unless you own a Tesla it may well be faster than your car.
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Apr 21, 2016 21:45
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Squeezy Farm posted:Ok, closing this thread now that it's devolved from actually interesting Tesla discussion to Automotive Insanity level car-sperging. good call
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