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jamal posted:Today I ran into his mom and found out she just spent $5200 getting an airbag replaced in her allroad.  Throatwarbler posted:Did I stumble into hondatech? What is with all this domestic hate? The Lacrosse assuming you mean the new one is a legitimately very good car that has sold very well and has been perfectly reliable. The 200 may not be the best car in the segment(that's why it's the cheapest) but it's perfectly adequate, reliable transportation and with the 3.6l V6 pretty fast. 
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I thought I'd only have the picture I took of it to post, which was taken through a dirty window with a lovely blackberry camera. A quick search, though, revealed that there are a few pictures on the tubes. Gentlemen, I present to you the Avatar Truck.  And here's my lovely quality one, a bit newer, as he's added more to the side of the bed.  I see the Avatar truck around fairly often, at least a few times a year. It always brightens my day. Also, one time when I worked at Mr. Lube, a car came in with instructions written all o'er it. Here is what was under the battery cover. *edit* I guess this isn't exactly terrible though. It's useful and funny! 
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Sep 23, 2012 19:38
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"Sulfuric acid is a demon." That's a new way to describe it.
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Sep 23, 2012 20:55
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IOwnCalculus posted:"Sulfuric acid is a demon." That's a new way to describe it. haha the little frown faces are the best.
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Crustashio posted:If it threw in a BMW bashing it would be the perfect autoblog comment. BMWs don't need to be bashed at all you see because everyone knows they're all slow overcomplicated pieces of poo poo I have no idea why someone would buy a 3-series over a Mustang you must be a badge worshipping douchebag
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MrChips posted:BMWs don't need to be bashed at all you see because everyone knows they're all slow overcomplicated pieces of poo poo I have no idea why someone would buy a 3-series over a Mustang you must be a badge worshipping douchebag No, that's a jalopnik comment. Literally every car more expensive than a mustang v6/v8/boss 302 = JUST GET A MUSTANG
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Sep 23, 2012 22:05
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Crustashio posted:No, that's a jalopnik comment. Literally every car more expensive than a mustang v6/v8/boss 302 = JUST GET A MUSTANG Alex Lloyd's articles are the main reason I still read Jalopnik.
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Sep 23, 2012 23:14
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Crustashio posted:No, that's a jalopnik comment. Literally every car more expensive than a mustang v6/v8/boss 302 = JUST GET A MUSTANG If it was a real Jalopnik comment, my name would be "MrChips shifts into Sixth Gear because Top Gear is copywrited" and I would be making an overly-self-aware attempt at the Commenter of the Day by writing a largely unfunny story about how a Mustang is literally the only car anyone should ever own.
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Sep 23, 2012 23:51
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MrChips posted:If it was a real Jalopnik comment, my name would be "MrChips shifts into Sixth Gear because Top Gear is copywrited" and I would be making an overly-self-aware attempt at the Commenter of the Day by writing a largely unfunny story about how a Mustang is literally the only car anyone should ever own. But no one would know, because the page won't load right since they joined the web2.poo poo crowd.
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kastein posted:But no one would know, because the page won't load right since they joined the web2.poo poo crowd. My favourite thing is how it won't loving remember that i set it to blog view.
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Sep 24, 2012 03:21
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I have literally been away from the SAF for 4 years... just came back and spent an hour laughing my nuts off at this thread.
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Sep 24, 2012 03:28
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The earlier Mustang comment would make a more credible Autoblog comment, as 75% of Autoblog comments- no matter what the article is about- seem to be about why the Focus ST is the greatest car ever made or how every ZL1 vs. GT500 comparison that didn't decide in favor of the Ford was rigged and GOVERNMENT MOTORS. Jalopnik's main thing is wishing we had more manual diesel wagons in the US and people dismissing Alex Lloyd as "not being a real pro driver".
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Sep 24, 2012 03:38
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jamal posted:Today I ran into his mom and found out she just spent $5200 getting an airbag replaced in her allroad. Do you mean a suspension airbag or a safety airbag? Either way, that's crazy expensive.
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I passed one of these in black on the highway today and it struck me as one of the worst stock spoilers in recent history. It's worse if you see it straight from behind though.
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Sep 24, 2012 04:50
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DropShadow posted:Do you mean a suspension airbag or a safety airbag? Either way, that's crazy expensive.
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duffbeer posted:I have literally been away from the SAF for 4 years... just came back and spent an hour laughing my nuts off at this thread. Welcome back. If you like this, here is the link to the first terrible car stuff thread. Nearly 600 pages of poo poo-tastic body kits and other  mods/repairs (will eventually require Archives to read).
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Sep 24, 2012 05:23
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Seat Safety Switch posted:On an allroad almost definitely the suspension airbag(s). Things are probably the #1 reason used allroad prices are as low as they are. That's what I assumed. I've been browsing the used market for a decent one with plans to do a 2Bennett coilover conversion if/when I find one.
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Sep 24, 2012 05:35
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davebo posted:I passed one of these in black on the highway today and it struck me as one of the worst stock spoilers in recent history. It's worse if you see it straight from behind though. That can't be stock.
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MrSaturn posted:That can't be stock. Ohoho, it is. I liked it from a 3/4 view on a black G6 I saw once, but now I see the light.
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Sep 24, 2012 06:01
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The spoiler was the least offensive part of the car.
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Sep 24, 2012 07:21
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Throatwarbler posted:The spoiler was the least offensive part of the car. It's pretty much the brundlefly of cars, screaming for GM to kill it to end its suffering.
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IOwnCalculus posted:It's pretty much the brundlefly of cars, screaming for GM to kill it to end its suffering. The original top trim GTP in 2006 looked like this.  Sure it was a "performance model" with a 3.9l V6 that put out 240hp but at least it wasn't too bad looking. The GXP was only offered for 2008. By complete coincidence GM went bankrupt and the Pontiac Brand was killed in the same year. 
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I'll never understand why they thought those hood vents were appropriate for a modern car. It was even worse when Holden started putting (presumably left over) G8 front ends on Commodores and selling them as 'special limited editions'
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Sep 24, 2012 07:42
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Given how many stick-on vents you see in the US, it's a very popular sporty look.
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Sep 24, 2012 07:44
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I remember when the concept G6 first hit the auto show circuit, and how exciting and dynamic it was for its time. Then the production version hit, and even though it kept a lot of the same lines, GM worked tremendously hard to make it as uninteresting as possible. 
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Sidakafitz posted:
This is funny because it's so right and wrong at the same time. The fluid in a battery is mostly water. Not "100 % SULFURIC ACID". The connect/disconnect order is because you don't want to mess with the positive terminal while the ground is hooked up, in case your tool happens to touch a part that's grounded. You're not going to blow up the battery doing it in the wrong order. But I have seen some backward-jumper-cable hilarity. I used to work at Jiffy Lube, and more than once got to laugh at a tech that accidentally dragged a dipstick across the positive terminal. (I was usually nice enough to warn them to let it cool down afterward as well...) And I'm absolutely kicking myself over the pictures I never took that should be in this thread. Gotta go diggin' on my hard drive...
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Throatwarbler posted:The original top trim GTP in 2006 looked like this. Now where have I seen that recently...  Oh right.
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^^^ At least the Honda doesn't have loving buck-teeth... Can you guess how much a 1987 Fiero with 73k miles on it would cost in Australia? How does $13,800 sound? Before tax?  At least it's right hand drive...
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Farmdizzle posted:
The nissan patrol 4.2L turbo intercooler diesels a shocker for this.  You can just see the little yellow dipstick handle peeping out from under the intercooler on the left hand side. And see the red positive terminal cover. That does NOT fit if you add any more than 1 thin extra cable? One of the guys at work dragged that dipstick out at a low angle (forced because of the cooler location) onto the positive terminal. The dipstick is a twisted wire shaft with a little metal panel on the bottom to read the oil level. It welded the drat metal panel into the dipstick tube, and because the shaft is cable, not solid, you couldnt twist it back and forth to break it free!
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JaysonAych posted:I remember when the concept G6 first hit the auto show circuit, and how exciting and dynamic it was for its time. Then the production version hit, and even though it kept a lot of the same lines, GM worked tremendously hard to make it as uninteresting as possible. I dont know why but it reminds me of when Lamborghini designed the Intrepid. Ahh the Chrysler days.   
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Or the Volt.
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Preoptopus posted:I dont know why but it reminds me of when Lamborghini designed the Intrepid. The sci fi dork in me really fuckin loves this car, except the headlights
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So could you just not open the back door unless the front door was already open? Surely that's a safety hazard in addition to being really inconvenient?
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davebo posted:So could you just not open the back door unless the front door was already open? Surely that's a safety hazard in addition to being really inconvenient? Sure, but lots of trucks work that way. And some cars, too (RX8, I think, and the Saturn Ion).
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 Not the worst thing that's been posted to be sure, but I just can't stop thinking about how much money this guy spent on his Aztec. His lovingly cared for Aztec.
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In another 25 years when that thing is restored to showroom-or-better condition, he'll be laughing his rear end off as the owner of the only surviving example.
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Sep 24, 2012 20:26
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PXJ800 posted:
Not as long as you're just referring to the spoiler on top. Everything else seems right as rain.
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I like how they couldn't even get the front and rear doors to line up properly. It must have been opened at least, oh.. twice.
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