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Naky posted:The only way I'd accept an automated driving system is if it were highway based. Local driving absolutely should not be automated. I'd rather run into something at 25, than, oh, a deer at 65.
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tetrapyloctomy posted:... and no one only goes 25 mph in the city. v  v Guess I have an excuse because what isn't full of casinos is full of schools, and trust me you will get incredibly hosed if you go one iota over the speed limit there. Usually, though, I'll just take the highway and bisect as much of the city as physically possible.Naky posted:I imagine any automated system that would get implemented would have sensors and systems put into place for that that have a far higher reaction time for stopping than a human ever would. Sure, I won't get into an argument to being faster, but the only logic you have is what the computer has programmed into it, and not to further derail, but people can do what computers can't even simulate. I'm not making an argument that a person will be better than a computer every time, that'd be stupid - but I'd rather put my life in my own hands than a computer with some predefined rules.
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May 11, 2011 01:33
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angryhampster posted:My god that color is wonderful. If it was on a convertible, I may consider renouncing my Swedish Cult Religious ties.
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May 27, 2011 16:06
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Someone drew that on paper, made a clay model then built an actual car, stood back and went "Yep, good." But look at how much more attention is drawn to the badge in the rear, which is why you bought it anyhow - to show everyone you have a substandard BMW!
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Jun 4, 2011 01:38
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dissss posted:I can't help but think VAG is getting too 90s GM like - too many divisions without clear enough differentiation. Don't worry, in about 15 years it will crumble.
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Jun 8, 2011 02:09
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Faerunner posted:It's a 2000 9-3SE with the Aero package. And an automatic. You're getting disowned. <  >
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Aug 8, 2011 22:43
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Boiled Water posted:They own a copy machine apparently, like Audi has. That's not fair. Audi hasn't made the same copy for 40 years. They added gay LEDs to it.
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Aug 18, 2011 23:15
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heat posted:Hahahaha it's the exact opposite of that noise-cancelling technology where inverse engine noise comes out of the speakers and cancels out actual engine noise It's actually just playing cards in the spokes, but being a BMW, each one has a wear life of about 10 minutes and costs $450.
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Aug 20, 2011 00:43
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PT6A posted:So, how does one avoid shifting into 7th from 4th, I wonder? Let go of shifter to let it center, then engage, push over to last click, slide back, and down?
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Sep 26, 2011 19:42
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Throatwarbler posted:Just saw this on Insideline. When you hit the "eco" button on the Infiniti M56 the force feedback motor in the gas pedal literally push back and fight you when you try to get on the gas. Ah, the technology of Logitech's iSuck Driveman.
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Sep 26, 2011 19:54
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Muffinpox posted:Why stop there, why not have the nav screen flash images and videos of increasing disturbing content to match the throttle opening. 100% throttle is photos of mass pits full of bodies, the burnt remains of oil rig crew members who've died in accidents, mass death and destruction caused by oil. The blackbox recording of people in the last second of their lives crying for but a few more moments on this earth as their existence is snuffed out capturing the fuel of your vehicle. All that fuel you're pissing away. A slower moving car pulls into your lane on the highway, you hit the blinker and your passengers face blank with the horror of what they will have to experience. Its not what the car will be showing them though, theyre saddled with the knowledge of how readily disgrace the memory of the dead you lead footed sick gently caress. Isn't this called iDrive?
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Sep 26, 2011 20:33
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oRenj9 posted:A starting price under $20k is probably the best place for them to target. This just seems like supply and demand. Remember how cheap Miatas were, initially? Yeah, despite the downturn in the dollar, they were cheap as hell. Now? Just somewhat built that way.
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Oct 21, 2011 04:27
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SouthLAnd posted:Speaking of the new Fusion, Ford has a new configuration page up on their website. How the hell did you end up with that? I ended up with nearly $40,000 when I priced one. Granted, I wanted leather seats and a moonroof, but there's a bit of a difference. Was yours the 5 speed manual, or the 6?
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Jul 26, 2012 07:11
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IOwnCalculus posted:The only missed bit of awesomeness is that production for the day (a Friday) ended with about four cars in front of it at the end of the line, so he missed being able to drive it directly off of the line. Unions!
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Aug 23, 2012 21:37
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Faerunner posted:I'd buy one... if I could even afford the payments, let alone the insurance... I've got to say this is the first Volvo I've been intrigued by. It doesn't help that I've been DDing a turbo hatch for the last few weeks. How's life outside of SAABland? 
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Sep 14, 2012 00:40
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Cream_Filling posted:I think part of the reason this is so may be because prices for maintenance and service are primarily labor-dependent and highly local, which means that they scale differently compared to the prices of goods. I would need to support this hunch with data, but it's possible that everyday maintenance has gotten more expensive for people who can't do a lot of the work themselves. Considering that boiling water to make instant (soup, coffee, tea, ramen) is now the bar set by most for taking care of nutrition, I can only assume the same for most peoples' view of car maintenance. "The genie lamp came on so I fed it another quart!" 
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Sep 17, 2012 21:30
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Linedance posted:What sort of fantasy car are you dreaming up here, one somehow so overbuilt that it never breaks, or one that when it breaks (in conflict with the first point), a layman can repair it with no more than a set of Ikea instructions and an allen key? I kind of wondered the same thing, but was trying to find a way to be less sarcastic, since SA has turned to SAAN in the last few years.
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Sep 17, 2012 23:02
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Mr. Apollo posted:SAAN = Smile And Act Nice. It was a "website by girls, for girls" but it was basically a female version of SA. In 2001. Now, it seems status quo.
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Sep 18, 2012 00:07
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Cream_Filling posted:So would you say it was political correctness... gone mad? From the site that gave us Yackity Sax to 9/11? It seems a bit, overly monitored. I've seen people banned and probated for political statements (not racist) more than goatse stupidity in the last few years. Do I think it this is a good thing? Not offhand.
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Sep 18, 2012 00:34
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dissss posted:Wouldn't the Camry's resale value be significantly higher? Well, yeah. It'd be running.
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Sep 18, 2012 07:25
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kimbo305 posted:I don't care for the overall look, but man the details on the new Robocop's armor design is all car all the way. It's cool: I had no idea the new model was made by GM. It's all ill-fitting-together plastic. 
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Sep 22, 2012 00:46
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KozmoNaut posted:6.5 seconds 0-60 is slow for a hot hatch? My unmodified 1996 NG900 SE hatch does it in 6.7 [E: with a 4 gear slushbox]. It also has 125,000 miles on it. v  v
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Sep 26, 2012 17:23
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the chic in psychic posted:And, is not a hot hatch? It's still pretty awesome, and <7sec 0-60 for an aging grocery getter that does 30mpg mixed isn't bad; "hot hatches" should be faster than they are was the point.
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Sep 26, 2012 17:58
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KozmoNaut posted:Hot hatches aren't really about straight-line speed, they're about tearing around roundabouts and deserted b-roads, cocking the inside rear wheel and outhandling cars that cost many times their price. Guilty as charged, but not sure why an older hatch which is no longer made, and is still comparable to recent hatches is disqualified..
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Sep 26, 2012 19:31
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:It's not the same class of car. Ok? 
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Sep 26, 2012 19:45
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Man my 1995 3-Series is totally faster than a new (X)! Man my 1996 NG900 hatch is just as fast as a new (insert hot hatch here). Not entirely sure why it's an invalid comparison when the statement I made was essentially 'Why is this all the current car(s) of the same nature can do'. I'd compare something newer, but I have no butt-dyno+clock data on the 2001 93.
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Sep 26, 2012 19:57
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:edit: may also not torque steer in to a tree / bush / wall / house / grandma Which brings in the fact that there are two more airbags directly into view. Gotcha!
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Sep 26, 2012 20:02
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Seriously dude, your car in 1995 stickered five grand above the A6 GTI MSRP in 2012. I paid $1500 for it last month. I see your point, but with the convergence of technology and expense within the last 20 years, everything's getting smarter, cheaper, and more prone to breaking. So, I kind of feel the 'MSRP' has been a non-issue qualification. I never claimed it was unimpressive, either, just that 'we achieved that'.
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Oct 1, 2012 18:21
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^- How did we both decide to use the 96oz'er as a reference?  Thwomp posted:Looks about as flimsy as a NASA o-ring. Both last produced in 1986, right?  They got flack for not having any in the US market, so they decided to do the usual and completely go overboard on design. They work great, but I don't think I'd try to jam a 96ozer into one. I don't usually need 6 POUNDS of soda at once.
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Oct 1, 2012 18:30
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kimbo305 posted:Meh, it's not the worst thing in the world, as long as the rest of the aero is thought out, which it certainly is on the ZL1. The Z06 has an unimpressive Cd of 0.34, while the ZL1 is a bit worse at 0.37. I think he's trying to find a non-probatible means of saying "That poo poo is fugly."
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Oct 8, 2012 05:13
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Huge_Midget posted:My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son. New cars I like. Uh.. That BRZ is kind of neat looking. 
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Oct 9, 2012 22:17
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Keyser S0ze posted:I got a loving ticket from the CHP yesterday on a wide open mountain road in the Sierra Nevada for 65mph in a 55 mph thanks to this thread! At least it wasn't an out of state ticket - my last CA ticket on NV reg was $300+, and that was nearly 15 years ago. Try not to speed like an idiot going down SR-431 from outside of Reno. E: Holy gently caress. I'm old. 
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Oct 15, 2012 22:35
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InitialDave posted:Opposition to birth control and abortions tends to have a logical conlusion. Yes, this is truly representative of all republicans, much as bad teeth all of Euro..nevermind. I'm sick of GBS leaking into my AI. How about them new cars? BMW is sending more of their cars to the US, Asia, because of the lovely European economy..
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Oct 19, 2012 15:52
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InitialDave posted:Someone who relies on Saabs to get to work should probably have more of a sense of humour. Self Employed Sole Proprietor. They're all for play.
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Oct 19, 2012 16:14
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doritos posted:Literally everything you posted was gibberish. I dunno. I really like the idea of an AC alt. Just hook a nice big-assed rectifier diode up to it, and it'd probably be fine. When it caught fire, you could blame Lucas. v- 
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Oct 29, 2012 23:38
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Xguard86 posted:I'm a car fan and I kind of forgot Suzuki made cars. Everyone is saying 'Oh yeah, them.' I had a similar response last year when I discovered that Isuzu pulled out of the US in 2008.
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Nov 6, 2012 18:46
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Cream_Filling posted:Yeah, blue light just generally is not good for you: Night Panel.
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Nov 18, 2012 19:19
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Xguard86 posted:hate to break it to you but watered down v6s and autos are just as much a part of muscle car history as V8s and sticks. Everyone gotta lose sometime.
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Bob NewSCART posted:I have a feeling in the near, or very near future, automatic transmissions are just going to completely outclass manual shifting because computers are a lot better at doing that poo poo than humans are. ..like steering, accelerating, and braking? 
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