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ursa_minor posted:It just looks like the arm of the 'R' broke off. That would be a lot weirder than the entire letter coming free and being replaced on the cheap.
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Sinestro posted:It's a BL car, some of them probably left the factory like that.  It's from the Leyland-ownership era, but just scrapes in prior to it becoming the British Leyland clusterfuck. Leyland themselves really weren't too bad at all, it was being paired to the sea-anchor that was BMH to form BLMC that did them over.If they had set Dawn Of The Dead in late-sixties Britain, you would probably have found Harold Wilson handcuffing the infected to healthy but unsuspecting survivors in the hope it'd help them to stop wallowing in their silly zombie nonsense.
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Frozen-Solid posted:Look at this abomination that I saw at McDonald's today. Just look at it. Those are the ugliest drat rims I've ever seen. I love watching cars with those wheels go down the road. If ever get the chance, drive behind one for a while.
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Dec 4, 2012 21:13
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veedubfreak posted:I love watching cars with those wheels go down the road. If ever get the chance, drive behind one for a while. Why is that? Do they wobble a lot because of the design, or just look really odd due to the motion? Shame about the Monte Carlo though.
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If I had to guess those things must have absolutely vicious bump steer.
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They bend as easy as you think they would as well. Local tire shop here even wont sell them anymore with their "protection plan"
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Frozen-Solid posted:Look at this abomination that I saw at McDonald's today. Just look at it. Those are the ugliest drat rims I've ever seen. You haven't seen those before? They (and the three-pronged variety) are all over the place in Austin. They are called Blade wheels, the ones with one called Single Blades. You can go choppin blades and all the haters will be jealous of you.
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Frozen-Solid posted:Look at this abomination that I saw at McDonald's today. Just look at it. Those are the ugliest drat rims I've ever seen. Somewhere in the universe sits an Imperial Walker up on cinderblocks
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Dec 5, 2012 01:53
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davebo posted:Why is that? Do they wobble a lot because of the design, or just look really odd due to the motion? Imagine driving around on 4 completely out of round wheels due to the terrible design. It's loving hilarious to watch the car go up and down.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kp6nRQCzfQquote:dude you just dont know how many people in person complement me about the rims from a homeless man folks in bmw high class folks expressions there eyes pop out and say wow and out loud say this is some nice rims ... single blades are the future everything else is old  Fads, you just gotta love 'em. It's like the Beanie Babies of car culture.
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Dec 5, 2012 16:33
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That looks trippy as poo poo. Do they look mental in real life or is it just because of the camera frame rate?
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The frame rate probably has something to do with it. You can see just how ridiculously out of round they are in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8-R5PiN8c8
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That's one tyte 5 series yo, it must be fast: Nope, it's a Diesel   People have those horrible rimzzz here too apparently. 
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Zlatan Imhobitch posted:That looks trippy as poo poo. Do they look mental in real life or is it just because of the camera frame rate?
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God those things are hideous. I assumed they looked so bad because they were on a raised Monte Carlo and it just looked wrong as gently caress, but no they really do look that bad on every car they're put on. I don't see much of car culture in small town Central IL. The only things we have are Route 66 festivals, which tend to be cars that are properly restored and belong in the good thread. Though this was at a car show recently:  
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I love how every owner of ridiculous rims like that is all like "FIRST ONE'S ON A CALIBER!!!" or "FIRST 30"S IN FROGBUTT, ALABAMA!!!" like it matters. The brand name just makes it funnier... those are Status Grinders.
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Das Volk posted:That's one tyte 5 series yo, it must be fast: That's a 530d, possibly a 535d. That means somewhere between 230hp and 285hp with over 500nm torque. Unless it's been chipped, which is extremely likely from the look of things. Then it could easily have 300hp or more. It's not a rocketship, but it's definitely no slouch. E: Of course it could be a 525d which went from a 2.5L to a 3.0L mid-lifecycle. That puts it at around 195hp, which isn't exactly that fast, considering the lard-rear end nature of the E60. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 18:40 on Dec 5, 2012 |
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Das Volk posted:That's one tyte 5 series yo, it must be fast: According to Pistonheads there's nothing faster than a BMW diesel.
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drgitlin posted:According to Pistonheads there's nothing faster than a BMW diesel. I can't help but be skeptical, but I'm really unfamiliar with the new BMW diesel technology. Is there a link to some info or videos? I'd imagine there would be a lot of torque, but a really narrow powerband.
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all the talk of gold Veyrons in the other thread had me distracted when a chrome Maybach drove past me today and I didn't have a chance to get a photo. Specifically, this chrome Maybach,  owned by Theo Paphitis of Dragon's Den fame. Actually it's probably more accurately owned by a holding company registered in Switzerland guarded by a level 20 Tax Accountant wielding a Scroll of Protection from Inland Revenue.
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KozmoNaut posted:That's a 530d, possibly a 535d. That means somewhere between 230hp and 285hp with over 500nm torque. Unless it's been chipped, which is extremely likely from the look of things. Then it could easily have 300hp or more. Doesn't matter honestly, being debadged with all the ridiculous tat, quad exhausts yet being diesel is exactly why I think it's funny. Being a 57 plate it's post-refresh and most likely the slow one. Even so, should a 535d really be wearing quad exhausts and that body kit?
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Zlatan Imhobitch posted:That looks trippy as poo poo. Do they look mental in real life or is it just because of the camera frame rate? Some people have pointed out that the camera is making it worse but they do look strange when they go by at speed. Something about the face of the blade only reflecting light to you at certain angles makes it look almost like floater rims (where the visible part stays stationary).
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SierraEchoBravo posted:I can't help but be skeptical, but I'm really unfamiliar with the new BMW diesel technology. Is there a link to some info or videos? There's plenty of torque. They're still rather slow from a standing start, the narrow powerband means that you waste a lot of time changing gears. But for overtaking on the motorway, they're monsters. Das Volk posted:Doesn't matter honestly, being debadged with all the ridiculous tat, quad exhausts yet being diesel is exactly why I think it's funny. Being a 57 plate it's post-refresh and most likely the slow one. Even so, should a 535d really be wearing quad exhausts and that body kit? There's not much boy-racer street cred in a diesel, I'll give you that. Diesels are not for shouty angry young people. They're for the quiet guys, the ones who let you get ahead and then absolutely flatten you with a groundswell of torque as they overtake.
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I don't know if this fits the thread but it sure looks pretty terrible. 
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I think I've found the ugliest car in the world. Just because parts are exchangeable, doesn't mean you should.  (This is why:)  Craigslist posted:for sale WRX: Mullet edition?
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Pretty Cool Name posted:I don't know if this fits the thread but it sure looks pretty terrible. Being that I've lived in Florida since I was 4, I have no idea what this means for a car after something like this. Does this usually immediately gently caress a car up? I would imagine the weight of all that alone would be enough to damage something...
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So you just really hate the Impreza wagon then? Other than the taillights and badging on the hatch, they look pretty identical to me. 
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If you move fast enough, you can get it all out before it melts and then it's like you had as much in there when you open the door to get in in a storm (e.g. not alot).
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Viggen posted:WRX: Mullet edition? I would drive that, there are some WRX sedans with the 9-5 front on them, they dont look too bad either.
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BoostCreep posted:So you just really hate the Impreza wagon then? It may not be so much the Impreza wagon as it is that particular front-end treatment. Subaru has never really had world-beating styling, but the 'Flying Vagina' era was a low point for them.
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BoostCreep posted:So you just really hate the Impreza wagon then? Other than the taillights and badging on the hatch, they look pretty identical to me. A normal WRX, or the ill-fated 9-2x, I'm fine with. This, however, I'm not a fan of.
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Frozen-Solid posted:God those things are hideous. I assumed they looked so bad because they were on a raised Monte Carlo and it just looked wrong as gently caress, but no they really do look that bad on every car they're put on. This is no joke, my high school dream car.
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Fermunky posted:Being that I've lived in Florida since I was 4, I have no idea what this means for a car after something like this. Does this usually immediately gently caress a car up? I would imagine the weight of all that alone would be enough to damage something... That much snow isn't all that heavy, to be honest, even if it's the wet, slushy kind. If it's the light, fluffy kind of snow, there probably isn't much damage in the interior; it's just going to be a massive bitch to completely clean out. If it is the wet stuff, there could be a lot of damage.
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Fermunky posted:Being that I've lived in Florida since I was 4, I have no idea what this means for a car after something like this. Does this usually immediately gently caress a car up? I would imagine the weight of all that alone would be enough to damage something... That's dry snow. It'll probably just clean up the interior a bit once you brush it out.
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Sir Cornelius posted:That's dry snow. It'll probably just clean up the interior a bit once you brush it out. For sure. You could clean the whole thing out with a leafblower in about 10 seconds. Give it a quick wipedown and you'd never even know.
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drgitlin posted:According to Pistonheads there's nothing faster than a BMW diesel. M550D is a hell of a drive.
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amenenema posted:For sure. You could clean the whole thing out with a leafblower in about 10 seconds. Give it a quick wipedown and you'd never even know. You've just given me a whole new concept for cleaning off my car this winter. 
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KozmoNaut posted:There's plenty of torque. They're still rather slow from a standing start, the narrow powerband means that you waste a lot of time changing gears. But for overtaking on the motorway, they're monsters. This is absolutely correct, I have a 320d, which I believe is not available in the US. I love it - it's reasonably quick with 180bhp, eats up the motorway like there's no tomorrow and sips fuel while doing it. I've had an average of 64mpg UK / 53mpg US out of it over a 200 mile motorway run. I do miss the low-end power of a petrol, but modern diesels aren't actually that bad.
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My USDM petrol car gets less than 1/2 of that. Said car is much smaller, much newer, a bit lighter, and has a gasoline engine that's significantly smaller.. and gets less than 1/2 of the MPG. 
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some texas redneck posted:My USDM petrol car gets less than 1/2 of that. What kind of car? Because my '99 E39 528i gets 23 average mpg last time I did the math.
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