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Actually dissss that's something I've wondered about NZ - do you guys need to salt the roads because of snow? Obviously we don't have problems with it here (Hobart doesn't count), but I figured over the Tasman you might need to deal with snow in that way.
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Memento1979 posted:Actually dissss that's something I've wondered about NZ - do you guys need to salt the roads because of snow? Obviously we don't have problems with it here (Hobart doesn't count), but I figured over the Tasman you might need to deal with snow in that way. It doesn't snow at all in most of the country and even where it does they don't use salt just grit. The climate is fairly damp though and most people live fairly close to the coast so cars, especially 80/90s Japanese ones do rust and our six monthly safety inspections are extremely strict in that regard.
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`Nemesis posted:
Look at how wrong you are.
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I have dreams of a world without diamondplate.
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This definitely qualifies for this thread. "Drifting a Celica" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQvZNay27fo In this video you will find. 1) This video performed by professionals. 2) Trying to "Drift" a front wheel drive car. 3) Complete and utter failure to do a handbrake turn 4) Trying to be funny. 5) Getting under a car supported only by a scissor jack. 6) Failing to understand how and why they failed.
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Aurune posted:This definitely qualifies for this thread. I have never seen someone death grip a car. What the hell, he just stopped turning...
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FIRST TIME posted:So supposedly it's worth that much money because it only has 86k on the odometer. It's Micromancer tax. They know how valuable the Corolla/Nova is online 
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Aurune posted:This definitely qualifies for this thread. I can't believe how many times I said the word "stupid" during that video.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I can't believe how many times I said the word "stupid" during that video. It was probably close to the number of times I wanted to punch my monitor. 
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Bondematt posted:I have never seen someone death grip a car. What the hell, he just stopped turning... Target fixation. We see it all the time in novice drivers, hence they are told to "look where you want to go, not where you're currently pointing"
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I don't understand the black guy's statement about "black guys don't mix with explosions." Is that a thing? Is there something that makes black people less compatible with explosions than other ethnicities?
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Maybe he just meant that people of all races probably don't mix well with explosions but he only has experience from his perspective as a black man. He's clearly a D&D poster meticulously backing up what he has to say.
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Nov 17, 2012 21:56
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Seat Safety Switch posted:he only has experience from his perspective as a black man. And Call of Duty.
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Call of Duty taught me that no matter how bad of a war America is currently involved in, it can get through it by hiding behind a rock face and occasionally peeking out to let its invulnerable computer-controlled friends take care of actually aiming and shooting. Also that radiators explode, and kill black men.
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Nov 17, 2012 21:58
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT0afw-BCok The household switches for the horn got me.
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Why do people post videos like this? I just really don't understand the point. Shaky camera + mumbling + proving you are stupid by what you say. Sounds great. Is this a generational thing that I just don't understand?
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I'm pretty sure his sister-auntie previewed the video and said it was great and he should show it to the world. e: found this on another forum 
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Nov 18, 2012 03:54
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I don't know where to start. It's......it's beautiful. 
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Aurune posted:This definitely qualifies for this thread. I like to think that when he was honking the horn he was trying to warn the curb of its impending doom  Either that, or telling it to get out of his way
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Aurune posted:This definitely qualifies for this thread. I think I heard a radar detector boot up in the video too. God damnit.
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FuzzKill posted:I like to think that when he was honking the horn he was trying to warn the curb of its impending doom
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Seat Safety Switch posted:You can see this at autocross a lot, where someone tries to put opposite lock on the wheel quickly, hits the horn button with their forearm and fumbles for a millisecond. We have one guy who honks for every slalom. I usually just hit the wipers when I do that.
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Wipers, turn signal, horn, I've done it all and I do it often. It's a hell of a thing when I get all three going at once, but that run got me the class win that day so I don't mind so much anymore. I did have to replace the turn signal stalk shortly thereafter though.
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I believe this is the right thread for two reasons. A: I realllly dislike the paint scheme. B: Parking job. X6 I think...?
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Nov 19, 2012 14:52
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Fermunky posted:I believe this is the right thread for two reasons. A: I realllly dislike the paint scheme. B: Parking job. X6 I think...? The parking job isn't that bad, IMO. I do the same on an end spot in a garage where I'm not really into another spot. In fact, I'll hunt down those spots to protect my paint.
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^^^Hi-5 door ding avoider buddyFermunky posted:I believe this is the right thread for two reasons. A: I realllly dislike the paint scheme. B: Parking job. X6 I think...? That is a legit parking job. He's avoiding door dings and still only taking up 1 space. A-OK.
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Nov 19, 2012 15:48
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yeah, he was even considerate enough to leave space to park a motorcycle beside him. Also, gently caress that's ugly.
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Linedance posted:Also, gently caress that's ugly. This was my thought. Absolutely hideous colourscheme.
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Sorry, I left out that what you do not see is the stairway exit he is partially blocking, that was the parking failure. Being a fellow door ding avoider myself, I would usually understand.
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All he really needs is a tall, neon green "M" tearing rear end out of the hood, then his defense can be "I WON this car! I didn't pick the colors!" And if that is a carbon fiber hood as it appears to be, I really don't know what the gently caress. That thing's gotta be pushing over 2 tons. Why bother? enojy fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Nov 19, 2012 |
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enojy posted:And if that is a carbon fiber hood as it appears to be, I really don't know what the gently caress. That thing's gotta be pushing over 2 tons. Why bother? It doesn't appear to be carbon-fibre when zoomed in, just black paint. Even if it is, it would be more for the esthetics than any functionality. Even though it looks hideous, it still gets heads turning all the same.
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According to BMW USA site, unladen it is 5225 for the xDrive50i. And yes it was painted black. Edit: meant painted, not CF hood.
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88h88 posted:This was my thought. Absolutely hideous colourscheme. I'm going to have to respectfully disagree.
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Couldn't get a picture of it in time, but it was an old Jetta that someone appeared to use a putty knife to scrape their hood down to the metal. It is really difficult to describe just how bad it looked.
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SkunkDuster posted:I'm going to have to respectfully disagree. You could paint the Mona Lisa on my bare hairy rear end, that wouldn't make it fine art
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All the crazy 60/70s Mopar paints only really work on 60/70s Mopar cars. Modern cars not so much.
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SkunkDuster posted:I'm going to have to respectfully disagree. This car looks fine, notice how its more of a lime-green, the black is the gloosy king and it has chrome accents and wheels. Fermunky posted:I believe this is the right thread for two reasons. A: I realllly dislike the paint scheme. B: Parking job. X6 I think...? This looks horrible as it uses a much greener color, matte probably rattle can black and no other colors to accentuate. Just because its a good color scheme doesn't mean its ALWAYS a good color scheme.          This is the best one of the lot to be honest
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Ahahaha I love this
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