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Speaking of drawing emotion, this is really good. Short little video of a guy who owns a 300SL and hasn't made a trailer queen out of it. He's awesome, the car is beautiful, and it's a really nice video. Good god, the engine noise. https://vimeo.com/42983057  
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jonathan posted:I personally don't think it's great at all. It's the least exciting hypercar. Bland styling, bland performance for a 1000hp car. It doesn't draw emotion from me that the Aventador does. It's great from an engineering and manufacturing standpoint, but it's still just following in the footsteps of the Sledgehammer.  You're comparing a factory OE car with a 1000hp that's covered under warranty by said OEM to a one off tuner car. OK
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jonathan posted:I personally don't think it's great at all. It's the least exciting hypercar. Bland styling, bland performance for a 1000hp car. It doesn't draw emotion from me that the Aventador does. It's great from an engineering and manufacturing standpoint, but it's still just following in the footsteps of the Sledgehammer. First time I've ever heard of a factory car with over 1000 hp that has levels of all round performance not seen on any other road car ever made as bland.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:
The idea of a car like the Veyron having a "factory warranty" is a bit perverse, to be honest. If I were spending that much for one, I'd expect the company to fly a mechanic to wherever it broke down and repair it on site, whilst arranging my 5 star hotel for the night and alternative travel arrangements for the inconvenience. If I had a Veyron, I would expect it to be fixed before I even knew it needed fixing. Bugatti could arrange the repair with my staff while I was on my yacht. The idea of spending millions on a car and then having to do something so common as driving it to a dealership to have them sort out a funny rattle on their dime doesn't fit my idea of what ownership of a seven-figure car should entail.
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Linedance posted:The idea of a car like the Veyron having a "factory warranty" is a bit perverse, to be honest. If I were spending that much for one, I'd expect the company to fly a mechanic to wherever it broke down and repair it on site, whilst arranging my 5 star hotel for the night and alternative travel arrangements for the inconvenience. While on principal, I agree with you, somehow I don't see how that works when Bugatti is supposedly losing money on every Veyron built.
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Brigdh posted:While on principal, I agree with you, somehow I don't see how that works when Bugatti is supposedly losing money on every Veyron built. Don't feel too bad.. VW makes up for it with every overpriced Audi engine mount.
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Ridge_Runner_5 posted:BMW M6 converted to a GAZ-21 for some reason... That's an odd conversion but the results are pretty drat hot.
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Linedance posted:The idea of a car like the Veyron having a "factory warranty" is a bit perverse, to be honest. If I were spending that much for one, I'd expect the company to fly a mechanic to wherever it broke down and repair it on site, whilst arranging my 5 star hotel for the night and alternative travel arrangements for the inconvenience. You know that this is exactly the service agreement for the Veyron, practically word-for-word right?
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Maker Of Shoes posted:
I'm comparing the current top speed record holding street car to a previous one. Cat Terrist posted:First time I've ever heard of a factory car with over 1000 hp that has levels of all round performance not seen on any other road car ever made as bland. I think it's bland compared to the Aventador, Pagani, Shelby A/C Cobra etc. If I saw it on the street I'd stop and glance at it, but I wouldn't drool over it like I would a Lambo. Of course that's my opinion of it. Perhaps it would change if I got to drive one.
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I actually wish the cell phone pictures thread was still around, because I see a bunch of really cool stuff pretty frequently, but I wouldn't say it all fits as "awesome AI car poo poo." It's cool, but nothing amazing. I mean, to give you some idea of the status symbol importance here, the "cheaper" mall near me has cars on the floor - Panamera (S? GTS? I don't know), Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale, Fisker Karma, ZR-1, and some others... plus, they just opened a Tesla Store here, so I've started seeing Model S around town. Gorgeous car. Here's a Lotus Esprit (turbo?) being delivered. The woman was making some noise and it sounded good.  Here are some awful pictures of another Veyron I see occasionally:   (it belongs to Flo Rida - not my photo)  Maybach 62S, $450,000 of massive massive car.   Here's a better photo that shows size:   I live near a rapper who has one a lot like this, but this one isn't his. He also has a black Veyron which I've seen but didn't take a photo of. I always see cool cars at the supermarket, there's a guy across the street with a GT-R, I've complimented a guy on his 458 several times, and seen an SLS AMG parked before.  The bad news is I'm becoming slightly desensitized to some really cool cars. I just need to make some really cool friends... Actually, while I'm at it, I may as well add the newest cruiser from the PD in the town I grew up in:      If I were to get pulled over... it wouldn't be quite as bad if it was by that. And since I'm clearing out, here's a picture of my car in the KY/TN hills from when I moved across the country for the second time in a month. The roads were definitely awesome.  Sorry for the huge dump! I just wanted to get some of it out of my system and it diarrhea'd out. salt the fries! fucked around with this message at 02:40 on Dec 5, 2012 |
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That STI squad car isn't as quick as the Mustang GT 5.0 highway patrol cars on the I-5 south of Portland, atleast when it's dry out. 440 some odd horsepower.
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Some times we get neat things at work. I never realized that these have a radiator and pump system just for the diff. First one I have been able to get up close to.
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jonathan posted:That STI squad car isn't as quick as the Mustang GT 5.0 highway patrol cars on the I-5 south of Portland, atleast when it's dry out. 440 some odd horsepower. Squad car generally refers to a patrol car, or a beat car. AKA a car you can stick someone in the back of. The Mustangs/Camaros/Challengers/Corvettes that various PDs have goofed with over the years are generally pursuit or response units... no back seat, not really a day to day 'squad' car. Generally, it's spergin anyway.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=f841sP_mtyE drat you Audi, just bring it back, makes more Sport Quattros. In this body style... PLEASE!
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salt the fries! posted:And since I'm clearing out, here's a picture of my car in the KY/TN hills from when I moved across the country for the second time in a month. The roads were definitely awesome. I mean that in a good way.
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Artemis J Brassnuts posted:Is that a murdered-out CRZ? It looks like a prop from an early 90s sci-fi movie.
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jonathan posted:That STI squad car isn't as quick as the Mustang GT 5.0 highway patrol cars on the I-5 south of Portland, atleast when it's dry out. 440 some odd horsepower. Are you going to be a pedantic jackass about every drat post in this thread? It said one of. ONE OF.
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X-posting from my Asian Car Porn thread. Saw these in the last few days... Mitsubishi i by Rupert Procter, on Flickr  Mitsubishi i by Rupert Procter, on Flickr  Toyota IQ by Rupert Procter, on Flickr  Toyota IQ by Rupert Procter, on Flickr
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echoplex posted:Good god, the engine noise. Unf. It sounded incredible from the outside, then they started with the inside shots where you can hear some gear whine too and that's even better. That man knows what's up. Cars are meant to be driven.
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MrChips posted:You know that this is exactly the service agreement for the Veyron, practically word-for-word right? It goddamn better be, or you're fired.  Seriously though, the whole "it has a factory warranty!" thing has got to stop. It has a "you're a loving minted goose that lays golden eggs" service contract so maybe you buy anosser one when you get tired of se colour, ya? speaking of golden eggs, it looks pretty classy in this colour scheme (if a little Gulf Air)   
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The Veyron isn't holding value terribly well in the second hand market because of the outrageous servicing costs. $30k for new tyres, $50k for new wheels (have to be replaced every 10k miles), $20k for an annual service...
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YF19pilot posted:This looks like some kind of WWII era 37mm anti-tank gun. The closest thing I can find is the M3 37mm gun, but the shield and the barrel end aren't quite right, but it could still be a variant of the M3. I'm almost certain that it's a 25mm French Hotchkiss anti-tank gun.
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I've sat in those seats. So very comfortable. Better than First Class on most airlines. I'll never get that chance again, I'm sure.
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Every time I see a car with BBS RCs on them it makes me miss my GLI. I think those are literally the perfect wheel. Also, as far as Mr Florida up there, gently caress that guy. Anyone who drives a chrome vehicle can eat a dick. This goes for all those cocksuckers who drive 18 wheelers with a giant chrome rear door. No, I didn't need to be able to see today, thanks rear end in a top hat.
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My wife and I stayed at the MGM Skylofts for our anniversary and we got to choose between this and the Rolls Ghost for transportation. The Ghost really is a tarted-up 7 series; the Maybach may be ugly and depreciate like a rock, but I'll take those seats next time.
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MikeyTsi posted:Are you going to be a pedantic jackass about every drat post in this thread? It said one of. ONE OF. Yes, but only posts that are flat out wrong and retarded. So I'll be replying to a lot of your tripe. Cock. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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jonathan posted:Yes, but only posts that are flat out wrong and retarded. So I'll be replying to a lot of your tripe. Cock. stuck in an endless loop of emptyquoting yourself...
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What's going on here? What is this thing?
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atomicthumbs posted:What's going on here? What is this thing? I know the vehicle but can't quite remember its name, but it's been shortened and a snowplough kind of setup grafted on.
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atomicthumbs posted:What's going on here? What is this thing?
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InitialDave posted:It was a Fiat 126, it appears to have had a run in with a European Ultimateforce. I would be willing to bet that this Euro UF goes by KonechnayaSila (конечнаясила) or FinaleForza and drinks lots of Bella Lula. He can't be too similiar though because that project actually looks done.
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Whatever it is, it's the cutest drat thing I ever saw.
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MikeyTsi posted:Are you going to be a pedantic jackass about every drat post in this thread? It said one of. ONE OF. Here's another one of:  Love the windshield decal. Linedance posted:If I were spending that much for one, I'd expect the company to fly a mechanic to wherever it broke down and repair it on site, whilst arranging my 5 star hotel for the night and alternative travel arrangements for the inconvenience. My understanding is that this is (or at least was, at one point) the standard service package when you buy any common trash new Rolls-Royce, so VAG would have to be retarded to not provide the same or better service for their halo car. drgitlin posted:$50k for new wheels (have to be replaced every 10k miles) I could see that being the case if you took it up to its full speed, but do you actually have to do that if you just putter around at 30 miles an hour between your recording studio and the Oscars, like most Veyrons?
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Sagebrush posted:
I imagine the danger is being told "sorry sir, your warranty is no longer valid and we can't say your car is safe anymore because you didn't replace the wheels at 10000 miles like we told you to" if you don't do it. It seems that most of these cars get sold rather than have people worry about that.
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drgitlin posted:I imagine the danger is being told "sorry sir, your warranty is no longer valid and we can't say your car is safe anymore because you didn't replace the wheels at 10000 miles like we told you to" if you don't do it. It seems that most of these cars get sold rather than have people worry about that. I see no issue with this as long as you get the old wheels back  I bet they make great wall art.
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InitialDave posted:It was a Fiat 126, it appears to have had a run in with a European Ultimateforce. Correct. This is what some random Dane did to his 26HP Fiat 126  I really don't know if it belongs here, but I think it does.
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Sir Cornelius posted:Correct. I think it does. It's awesome and probably has more power under its hatch than most ricer cars do after the owners have applied their own performance mods.
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That Fiat snowplow is great and I wish I had it right now. Its -18 and I keep putting off buying a snowblower. Off to shovel ice !
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