Terrible Car Stuff - Im sorry but in this thread we measure cargo capacity in shrimp

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blugu64: Jul 17, 2006; Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face?

Boomerjinks posted:

Don't put a smug face next to current fuel prices, don't ever put a smug face next to current fuel prices!

That's exactly how they want us to think!

Late 2001 - Early 2002. I paid 79� in south Texas, and my kids are going to drat well hear about filling up for a twenty with enough left over for a six pack and smokes. NEVER FORGET :911:

(don't smoke, and I was underage, but who's counting)

# ? Sep 11, 2012 07:08

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 20:19

Collateral Damage: Jun 13, 2009

Kidney Stone posted:

Here in Socialistic paradise , the local petrol (and diesel) prices are:

95 unleaded is $2.39 per liter ($9.05 per gallon)

$8.95 per gallon / $2.36 per liter here. :sweden:

# ? Sep 11, 2012 09:44

Viggen: Sep 10, 2010; by XyloJW

Gas Chat, You're our next caller.

# ? Sep 11, 2012 10:23

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Gas prices are pretty much the most terrible car stuff, soooo...

# ? Sep 11, 2012 15:28

Marvin K. Mooney: Jan 2, 2008; poop ship
destroyer

I wonder if he meant "duckhunter." On a mid-2000s Escalade.

My friends' parents plate in STL. They asked for a new one but the DMV said there was nothing explicit about theirs and refused to issue a new one.

# ? Sep 11, 2012 15:55

Sudden Infant Def Syndrome: Oct 2, 2004

bidikyoopi posted:

My friends' parents plate in STL. They asked for a new one but the DMV said there was nothing explicit about theirs and refused to issue a new one.

Who wouldn't want to be part of the fag lot? :colbert:

# ? Sep 11, 2012 16:02

Warcabbit: Apr 26, 2008; Wedge Regret

Sudden Infant Def Syndrome posted:

Who wouldn't want to be part of the fag lot?

Oh, they're tough and able / quite indefag-able...

# ? Sep 11, 2012 17:34

Mighty Horse: Jul 24, 2007; Speed, Class, Bankruptcy.

Sudden Infant Def Syndrome posted:

Who wouldn't want to be part of the fag lot?

Much better tailgating in the fag lot.

# ? Sep 11, 2012 18:15

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Why not phone up the DMV yourself and rant about how offensive and homophobic the plate is to you?

# ? Sep 11, 2012 18:18

Das Volk: Nov 19, 2002; by Cyrano4747

InitialDave posted:

Why not phone up the DMV yourself and rant about how offensive and homophobic the plate is to you?

This would only really be funny if he made it believable and recorded the conversation for our entertainment.

# ? Sep 11, 2012 19:28

kastein: Aug 31, 2011; Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.

Das Volk posted:

This would only really be funny if he made it believable and recorded the conversation for our entertainment.

I know just the guy.

https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanPride1234?feature=CBQQwRs%3D

# ? Sep 11, 2012 19:39

randomidiot: May 12, 2006; by Fluffdaddy
(and can't post for 11 years!)

bidikyoopi posted:

Thanks, I now know what my next plate will be.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 04:50

CAT INTERCEPTOR: Nov 9, 2004; Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

Sadly, I can remeber fuel being 9 cents a litre and how much my parents hated it when it went up to 19 cents during the oil crisis / fuel strikes of the time.

Even sadder I bought it for my first car at approx 40 cents a litre. Now I think I got a bargin at $1.60 a litre.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 07:02

Rorac: Aug 19, 2011

No picture (didn't have a camera nor the time to take a shot even if I had) but today I saw... spinner rims.

On a minivan. Yes. It gets worse. Not only did it have spinners, it didn't even have them all around, only on the front or at least the front right. I didn't see the left but the right rear had what looked like a pretty standard early minivan wheel.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 08:03

Rugoberta Munchu: Jun 5, 2003; Do you want a hupyrolysege slcorpselong?

some texas redneck posted:

Thanks, I now know what my next plate will be.

This supposedly also is driving round St. Louis.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 08:21

randomidiot: May 12, 2006; by Fluffdaddy
(and can't post for 11 years!)

M4rg4r1ne posted:

This supposedly also is driving round St. Louis.

I'll take that too.

Then I'll go troll all the gay clubs that attract the barely legal crowd. In an ice cream truck.

_{Wow I think I just creeped myself out..}

# ? Sep 12, 2012 08:53

evobatman: Jul 30, 2006; it means nothing, but says everything!; Pillbug

15,60 (Norwegian kroner per liter) = 10,2477214 U.S. dollars per US gallon

# ? Sep 12, 2012 09:00

Collateral Damage: Jun 13, 2009

You guys have your own oil, just make the gas yourselves and it will be free. :v:

# ? Sep 12, 2012 09:46

veedubfreak: Apr 2, 2005; by Smythe

I saw "820 YAY" on my way home last night. I wonder who the lucky guy is that got 420 YAY. Especially here where the demon weed is basically legal.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 14:54

kastein: Aug 31, 2011; Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.

Rorac posted:

No picture (didn't have a camera nor the time to take a shot even if I had) but today I saw... spinner rims.

On a minivan. Yes. It gets worse. Not only did it have spinners, it didn't even have them all around, only on the front or at least the front right. I didn't see the left but the right rear had what looked like a pretty standard early minivan wheel.

I used to see this all the time in lawrence and the crummy end of haverhill. Basically it is what happens when people who like spinners fail to use birth control.

A common cause of the two dubs/spinners, two steelies effect is a speedbump or series of potholes... or the owner being too poor to buy all four at once, in some cases.

For your enjoyment: http://www.rent-n-go.com/

# ? Sep 12, 2012 14:56

neckbeard: Jan 25, 2004; Oh Bambi, I cried so hard when those hunters shot your mommy...

Was stuck in traffic this morning next to a Nissan Juke, they have to be the ugliest vehicle currently on the market right now.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 19:40

DrPain: Apr 29, 2004; Purrfectly priceless
items here.

I feel like the Juke is Nissan's Aztek.

They even went and put the new GT-R engine in it for a sport model. :negative:

Unforgivable.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 19:42

Frozen Pizza Party: Dec 13, 2005

DrPain posted:

I feel like the Juke is Nissan's Aztek.

They even went and put the new GT-R engine in it for a sport model.

Unforgivable.

I'd rock a Juke GTR, too bad its like 300k or something ridiculous.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 19:51

kastein: Aug 31, 2011; Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.

I dunno, somehow I like it, though the roofline needs to be higher at the back and those headlights look incredibly dumb.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 19:52

Mighty Horse: Jul 24, 2007; Speed, Class, Bankruptcy.

neckbeard posted:

Was stuck in traffic this morning next to a Nissan Juke, they have to be the ugliest vehicle currently on the market right now.

Acura ZDX. When I first saw one, It made me ANGRY how ugly it was and yet it could still exist.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 20:07

DrPain: Apr 29, 2004; Purrfectly priceless
items here.

kastein posted:

I dunno, somehow I like it, though the roofline needs to be higher at the back and those headlights look incredibly dumb.

It's like a kia soul raped a hyundai santa fe.

Even the name drips of focus groups. Old white people will buy them because it reminds them of the old Juke boxes and young minorities will buy them because DAWG THROWIN' A JUKE MOVE ON DA FIELD.

That acura is awful too.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 20:14

GutBomb: Jun 15, 2005; Dude?

DrPain posted:

It's like a kia soul raped a hyundai santa fe.

Even the name drips of focus groups. Old white people will buy them because it reminds them of the old Juke boxes and young minorities will buy them because DAWG THROWIN' A JUKE MOVE ON DA FIELD.

That acura is awful too.

The acura kind of reminds me of a CRX.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 20:16

kastein: Aug 31, 2011; Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.

On that note the Nissan Cube can burn in hell.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 20:17

veedubfreak: Apr 2, 2005; by Smythe

One of the guys where I work has a Juke. He traded in a first gen Prius for it. So in that aspect he upgraded in looks. The best thing we have come up with for the headlights is that it looks like an alligator with just it's eyes above the water line.

As far as ugly cars go, check out the Honda Crosstour. That thing is disgusting. I want to punch the driver every time I see it in the parking lot.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 20:24

Sudden Infant Def Syndrome: Oct 2, 2004

veedubfreak posted:

The best thing we have come up with for the headlights is that it looks like an alligator with just it's eyes above the water line.

I think it's more like a frog. I call them frogcars.

My wife wants one. Badly. I have no objections to it other than looks.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 20:28

IOwnCalculus: Apr 2, 2003

Sudden Infant Def Syndrome posted:

I think it's more like a frog. I call them frogcars.

My wife wants one. Badly. I have no objections to it other than looks.

Mine did too, until I told her how small it is on the inside (I think it's actually got a smaller interior than our Mazda3 hatch). At a glance it appeals to the I-want-a-crossover crowd but it is really, really small for a crossover.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 21:06

Knot My President!: Jan 10, 2005

InfinEight posted:

I saw both of these on the same day at the same walmart:

ahahaha, i don't loving believe it. this must be a thing because here's my contribution

# ? Sep 12, 2012 21:26

wilfredmerriweathr: Jul 11, 2005

IOwnCalculus posted:

Mine did too, until I told her how small it is on the inside (I think it's actually got a smaller interior than our Mazda3 hatch). At a glance it appeals to the I-want-a-crossover crowd but it is really, really small for a crossover.

My gf refers to them as "that hamster car." The first time she did it, and mentioned she thought it was a nissan, I instantly knew what she was referring to.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 21:27

GutBomb: Jun 15, 2005; Dude?

IOwnCalculus posted:

Mine did too, until I told her how small it is on the inside (I think it's actually got a smaller interior than our Mazda3 hatch). At a glance it appeals to the I-want-a-crossover crowd but it is really, really small for a crossover.

The headlights are the same as the Nissan Leaf right? I think I saw on Top Gear that those headlights are designed that way to divert wind noise from hitting the side mirrors and distracting the driver since the Leaf is so quiet. Still doesn't explain why they use the same shape on the Juke, but there's at least a reason for headlights like that.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 21:37

peepsalot: Apr 24, 2007; ��PEEP THIS...
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Sudden Infant Def Syndrome posted:

I think it's more like a frog. I call them frogcars.

My wife wants one. Badly. I have no objections to it other than looks.

We have one as a sort of company vehicle where I work. I dunno if we just got a weird one, but brand new off the lot it literally stinks. Like a mix of seriously outgassing plastic/rubber carcinogens and foot cheese. It makes me ill just sitting in it. Also for such a small engine, it doesn't get particularly good gas mileage on the highway. Outside of boost that thing can barely get out of it's own way, really terrible turbo lag. I've almost been rear ended thinking i could merge onto a road with cars going ~40mph, and just been lagged to death.

Also the screen in the center console is ridiculously laughable. At first glance it seems neat, as you can flip between screens like boost gauge, or accelerometer, etc. But all of these "gauges" just have a resolution of 4 and absolutely no units. They light up a big chunk one at a time from 0 to 4 chunks. There's an ECO(still not sure if that stands for for "eco-friendly" or "economy") but it's basically the inverse of the boost gauge. Mash the pedal and it goes to 0 chunks, coast and it goes to 4 chunks. loving stupid. Dammit I hate that car.

peepsalot fucked around with this message at 22:27 on Sep 12, 2012

# ? Sep 12, 2012 21:40

lazer_chicken: May 14, 2009; PEW PEW ZAP ZAP

peepsalot posted:

There's an ECO(still not sure if that stands for for "eco-friendly" or "economy") but it's basically the inverse of the boost gauge. Mash the pedal and it goes to 0 chunks, coast and it goes to 4 chunks. loving stupid. Dammit I hate that car.

Oh yeah that's great, my coworkers Lexus RX350 has one of those. In that thing the eco light is pretty much just a binary check of:

code:

are you touching the gas pedal?
If yes, light = off
If no, light = on

I really don't understand the point. The best part is that the thing has terrible mileage. The dash computer claims it's averaged 19mpg (on premium!) over the life of the car so far. Yep, eco friendly! :tipshat:

# ? Sep 12, 2012 22:17

Shai-Hulud: Jul 10, 2008; But it feels so right!; Lipstick Apathy

neckbeard posted:

Was stuck in traffic this morning next to a Nissan Juke, they have to be the ugliest vehicle currently on the market right now.

Im pretty sure we've already talked about that thing in one of these threads and after someone shopped away one of the two sets of headlights it actually looked alright.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 23:15

Cruseydr: May 18, 2010; I am not an atomic playboy.

Shai-Hulud posted:

Im pretty sure we've already talked about that thing in one of these threads and after someone shopped away one of the two sets of headlights it actually looked alright.

That was an Aztek:
original:

edited (by salt the fries!):

# ? Sep 12, 2012 23:19

CAT INTERCEPTOR: Nov 9, 2004; Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

DrPain posted:

I feel like the Juke is Nissan's Aztek.

They even went and put the new GT-R engine in it for a sport model.

Unforgivable.

Unmmmmmm......

They put the ENTIRE driveline in. As much as I think the GTR is a overweight turd, in what universe is a small crossover with 500+hp and GTR AWD not supremely awesome?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu_usjjvg-o

Look at the result! How the on earth cant anyone look at this and wonder how hilariously terrifying it would be? The only thing that sucks is the truly absurd price tag.

# ? Sep 12, 2012 23:25

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 20:19

Froderick: Aug 15, 2007; You don't box in a vet.

Remind me why* I wouldn't just get a GTR? Does that hideous Juke-R cost considerably less?

*Besides the fact that I couldn't dream of affording it

# ? Sep 13, 2012 00:19

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