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JP Money posted:"This mustang will go from 0 to 241 KMH ...in 10 seconds." Who the gently caress decided KMH was the best method to report the speed here? It sounds better than 150.. it's BIGGER!
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They do the same thing telling them about how much rubber is on the road by saying 18 meters. I guess they're just trying to be culturally friendly while they show every loving idiot in Compton dumb enough to televise their street racing area.
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Dec 20, 2012 00:53
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You're acting like a man with a length of 15cm should care about such things.. 
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Dec 20, 2012 00:56
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JP Money posted:"This mustang will go from 0 to 241 KMH ...in 10 seconds." Who the gently caress decided KMH was the best method to report the speed here? it makes for a higher number
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Dec 20, 2012 01:08
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Eh I'd buy that if it wasn't repeated throughout.
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Dec 20, 2012 01:12
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Throatwarbler posted:Infinit recently hired Audi's former North America boss to be its boss. His first thing is to revamp the whole naming system. There is a statistical correlation between driving a luxury car and not stopping for pedestrians at crosswalks, and other rear end in a top hat driving habits.
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Dec 20, 2012 01:20
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People who buy luxury cars are really inscrutable.
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JP Money posted:"This mustang will go from 0 to 241 KMH ...in 10 seconds." Who the gently caress decided KMH was the best method to report the speed here? How else can you say you have a 10 second car?
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Dec 20, 2012 15:27
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anonumos posted:How else can you say you have a 10 second car?
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Dec 20, 2012 16:02
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JP Money posted:"This mustang will go from 0 to 241 KMH ...in 10 seconds." Who the gently caress decided KMH was the best method to report the speed here?
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Dec 20, 2012 16:43
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Giblet Plus! posted:There is a statistical correlation between driving a luxury car and not stopping for pedestrians at crosswalks, and other rear end in a top hat driving habits. I've always felt like this was the case, but figured it was a case of confirmation bias screwing with me. I'd love to see a link to a study or something if you know of one.
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Dec 20, 2012 19:01
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You Am I posted:Pfft, three wheeling with the rear wheel up. Call me back when you aren't doing a Jim Clark with the front wheel up in the air all the time I wasn't going to respond in the same way as you, since this is the terrible car stuff thread after all. But I was tempted when someone said cocking the rear wheel is "cute". So now you done that, I'm going to have at it. This is cute, a tentative one wheel off the ground, because, corners.  Then another car gets the chance at a straight, weee, lets get both wheels off! 
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Dec 20, 2012 19:59
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Does National Geographic cater to a more international audience or perhaps just sticklers for using a measurement system that most of the world uses, regardless of where the setting for the episode is? I can't say I watch the show regularly so I have no idea if that's the case.
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Dec 20, 2012 20:14
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NatGeo caters to dumbasses everywhere, even beyond the reach of US standard measurements. Though I think it's up to the production company as to what measurements they'll use.
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Dec 20, 2012 20:39
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They did one about Seattle street racing that I watched last night. I haven't checked out the LA one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CawafKIPzrU
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Dec 21, 2012 00:59
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grumplestiltzkin posted:I've always felt like this was the case, but figured it was a case of confirmation bias screwing with me. I'd love to see a link to a study or something if you know of one. quote:Piff and his team found drivers of higher-end automobiles were four times more likely to cut off other vehicles before waiting their turn at a busy, four-way intersection with stop signs on all sides. In addition, they found upper-class drivers were significantly more likely to drive through a crosswalk without yielding to a waiting pedestrian.
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Dec 21, 2012 02:04
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REcalls aren't really news anymore but GM always manages to surprise with the kind of things that get recalled. http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/20/gm-recalling-118k-colorado-canyon-pickups-over-missing-hood-lat/ 2010-2012 Canyons and Colorados recalled because they straight up forgot to install hood latches. 
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Dec 21, 2012 02:17
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Earlier this year (or was it last year?) they had a recall on the Sonic because they forgot to install the front brake pads on a few thousand cars. How in the gently caress?
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Dec 21, 2012 02:23
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Throatwarbler posted:2010-2012 Canyons and Colorados recalled because they straight up forgot to install hood latches. Its kind of vague, but it sounds more to me like the supplier of the hood latches hosed up and didn't install the secondary catch that keeps the hood shut after you pop it from inside the cabin. So the line assemblers installed latch mechanisms that were missing a critical component, not forgetting to install a latch at all.
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Dec 21, 2012 02:25
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Geoj posted:Its kind of vague, but it sounds more to me like the supplier of the hood latches hosed up and didn't install the secondary catch that keeps the hood shut after you pop it from inside the cabin. So the line assemblers installed latch mechanisms that were missing a critical component, not forgetting to install a latch at all. Oh, so you mean after I pull the lever in the cabin the hood just opens, rather than me having to feel around for what is usually an awkwardly placed, completely unintuitively shaped, poorly designed release lever that just barely will pivot on the correct axis to release the drat hood? What a tragedy. (I hate hood releases on GM products if you can't tell.)
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Dec 21, 2012 03:18
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Fucknag posted:Oh, so you mean after I pull the lever in the cabin the hood just opens, rather than me having to feel around for what is usually an awkwardly placed, completely unintuitively shaped, poorly designed release lever that just barely will pivot on the correct axis to release the drat hood? Sarcasm aside, it would be inconvenient if the hood unlatched while the car is moving.
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Dec 21, 2012 05:33
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Everyone needs to see this at some point in their life. Audi "UFO" brake rotors.
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Dec 21, 2012 08:01
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A good explanation of those funky rotors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi1HUik7yIE The Sensonic clutchless manual transmission apparently made it rather difficult to parallel park on hills and owners tend to convert them to standard transmissions, as it's cheaper than fixing the Sensonic unit.
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Dec 21, 2012 08:28
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If it's anything like the AS Tronic transmissions our buses use, you have to kind of guess when the computer is going release the clutch on you when you're making parking moves. In a way, the gas pedal controls the clutch, kind of nuance on nuance to do two things at once with one pedal. Particularly embarrassing when you've got 50 people on the bus, half of them standing up even though you told them to stay seated because you'll be trying to park. Usually goes like this: Slide into a spot, stop and get ready to make your reverse move. Select reverse, big hold on the air brakes so they stick a little when you let off. Throttle 20%, clutch 0% Not moving. Throttle 40%, clutch 0% Not moving. Throttle 60%, clutch 0% Still nothing and also you're starting to roll forwards. Throttle 80% clutch 100% WHOOOAA gently caress! The bus lurches backwards and everyone is complaining because they've now fallen on the floor. (Told you to stay seated!) Instead of crawling back at 1mph, you're now rocketing back at 10 so you'd better hit those brakes real quick. Rinse, repeat until parked successfully.
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Dec 21, 2012 11:23
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JP Money posted:"This mustang will go from 0 to 241 KMH ...in 10 seconds." Who the gently caress decided KMH was the best method to report the speed here? Someone that likes measurements that make sense in civilized countries?
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Dec 21, 2012 13:15
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Seat Safety Switch posted:They did one about Seattle street racing that I watched last night. I haven't checked out the LA one. Jesus christ this one might even be worse than the Compton one. Gotta love that cop talking about how "all the street racers just use 4 cylinder so, you know, I can catch up to them with my charger.  "At least the LA one had cool cars.
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Dec 21, 2012 13:57
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:Jesus christ this one might even be worse than the Compton one. Gotta love that cop talking about how "all the street racers just use 4 cylinder so, you know, I can catch up to them with my charger. I guess they've never watched WRC or WRX
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Dec 21, 2012 18:00
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To be fair, most of the cars in the Seattle episode were terrible, slow ricers. I couldn't even finish the episode it was so lousy. It would seem that the LA scene is far superior.
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:Jesus christ this one might even be worse than the Compton one. Gotta love that cop talking about how "all the street racers just use 4 cylinder so, you know, I can catch up to them with my charger. he also removed the lightbar, so those pesky street racers will never know he's a cop.
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Dec 22, 2012 00:21
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grumplestiltzkin posted:I've always felt like this was the case, but figured it was a case of confirmation bias screwing with me. I'd love to see a link to a study or something if you know of one. I suppose that's what researchers call "greed" but eh.
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Dec 22, 2012 00:47
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grover posted:I'm sure there is some just plain ole ordinary bias towards aggressiveness in rich people driving high performance cars on top of what that study found. I mean, if I was driving a lamborghini and a $200 ticket was pocket change, I'd cut off a slow driver in a loving heartbeat to avoid getting stuck behind them one second longer. The drivers of 'higher-end' cars often aren't rich people, they're people who are in hock up to their eyeballs, or got a great deal used. And people with lots of money often drive cheap shitboxes, because they're frugal, which is why they have lots of money.
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Dec 22, 2012 03:29
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If they really want to cover street racing, they need to go somewhere like West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Snowdens Secret posted:The drivers of 'higher-end' cars often aren't rich people, they're people who are in hock up to their eyeballs, or got a great deal used. And people with lots of money often drive cheap shitboxes, because they're frugal, which is why they have lots of money. You are confusing old money and new money.
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Snowdens Secret posted:The drivers of 'higher-end' cars often aren't rich people, they're people who are in hock up to their eyeballs, or got a great deal used. And people with lots of money often drive cheap shitboxes, because they're frugal, which is why they have lots of money. I saw an absolutely pristine Escalade with 24" wheels and like nine DVD screens inside parked at the cheapo laundromat in a kind of lovely area where I go when I need a commercial washer. Why would you buy an Escalade before you buy a washing machine? 
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I'm sure there's plenty of good reasons why (washing machine died and they had to do a load of wash, live in an apartment with lovely/overpriced onsite laundry) but the most likely scenario is a decent washer/dryer combo costs the same as one of the 24" wheels they're currently leasing from the neighborhood wheel and tire shop and a washer/dryer setup isn't going to do poo poo for your street cred.
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MiniFoo posted:Sarcasm aside, it would be inconvenient if the hood unlatched while the car is moving. Seconding this. I had it happen on my '67 Cadillac Deville convertible at 45MPH & it wasn't pretty.
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I paid $200 for my washer and dryer. Dryer was basically brand new when I got it, washer is a POS but it's done the job for a year and a half now so who am I to complain. That being said I think my wheels (rollin' on 16s, baby!) cost me $250, so your comparison holds.
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PainterofCrap posted:Seconding this. I had it happen on my '67 Cadillac Deville convertible at 45MPH & it wasn't pretty. Happened in my `03 celica. Single most terrifying moment of my life. For a split second, I thought I was dead.  The astute observers will notice tape on the edge of where the hood would be. It got backed into in a parking lot, and wouldn't latch fully, and was just stuck on the second latch. I already knew the car was gonna end up dead on that island (gently caress guam and the navy) so i made myself an impromptu "air dam" out of tape. It worked surprisingly well for over a year, until... BANG
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PainterofCrap posted:Seconding this. I had it happen on my '67 Cadillac Deville convertible at 45MPH & it wasn't pretty. Happened on my 91 Integra around 70 mph. Not fun at all... in fact, very much a pants-making GBS threads moment. Less fun was the attention I got from cops after replacing the hood, before replacing the windshield. The new hood (black vs maroon) made it stand out even more, and the windshield didn't help. Nothing like getting pulled over at 8am and handcuffed with the cop claiming "there was a robbery a mile away and they were driving a car that matched yours" (I'd hope a robber would have more sense than to drive a 3 color integra that belched clouds of blue smoke)..
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ultimateforce posted:You are confusing old money and new money. If you're in hock up to your eyeballs you don't actually have either
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grumplestiltzkin posted:Happened in my `03 celica. Single most terrifying moment of my life. For a split second, I thought I was dead.  You poo poo yourself, right? Pretty sure I would have poo poo myself.
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