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West SAAB Story posted:I don't, and will never understand this 'make your car less reliable' trend.
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West SAAB Story posted:but the fact that the suspension is gone along with the chrome and handles isn't that big of a deal amirite?
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InitialDave posted:That may be because of the baseline you'd be starting from.  Cage posted:They like the look of it, theres nothing really to understand they just dont care that it drives worse. Well.. Ok? 
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Im sure this car is on airbags so its probably smooth. They're not the wheels I would pick, but aside from that, if you dont like the car, that's your problem not the cars. That thing is sinister.
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Jan 17, 2013 00:20
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Preoptopus posted:That thing is sinister. 8MPG, tires that last ALMOST 2,000 miles, and $500 worth of batteries required to go over a pothole. Neat.
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Jan 17, 2013 00:21
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West SAAB Story posted:8MPG, tires that last ALMOST 2,000 miles, and $500 worth of batteries required to go over a pothole. Neat. Back seat full of wet panties and I still dont get your point??
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Jan 17, 2013 00:24
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Preoptopus posted:Back seat full of wet panties and I still dont get your point?? Pretty much the same here. It looks cool, but functionally, it's not very useful. Someone spent money to make an old car less reliable. I am not trying to troll you, but I really don't understand what makes that awesome. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Jan 17, 2013 00:25
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West SAAB Story posted:8MPG, tires that last ALMOST 2,000 miles, and $500 worth of batteries required to go over a pothole. Neat. Preoptopus posted:Back seat full of wet panties and I still dont get your point??
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Jan 17, 2013 00:26
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Das Volk posted:Big, modern wheels just never seem to look right on classic cars. I agree. Particularly the skinny ribbon tires they use -- vintage cars (and to some extent even modern race cars) always look better to me when they're showing a reasonable amount of sidewall. For most average-sized sports cars I think that falls in the 16-17" wheel range.
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Jan 17, 2013 00:28
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Cage posted:Is it that surprising that some people would spend a lot of money to get a car to look the way they wanted it to look? "Why?" It does look like something I could see someone shooting a Tommy Gun out of, sure. But, it looks broken, too. Its like someone spent $1,000 on a car, and $4,000 on the paint job.
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Jan 17, 2013 00:28
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West SAAB Story posted:"Why?"
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Jan 17, 2013 00:29
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Cage posted:Stop asking why, there is no answer beyond "they like the way it looks". I hate the color green on cars but Im not flabbergasted when someone drives by in one. That I can understand. That green car can go over speed bumps, though.
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Jan 17, 2013 00:31
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1200hp twin turbo LS3 race buggy? I think so  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdun0M8bLNg It's not really obvious how steep that hill is until you see the top with people standing on it.
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Jan 17, 2013 00:34
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West SAAB Story posted:That I can understand. That green car can go over speed bumps, though. So can anything on air.
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Jan 17, 2013 00:49
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Here's a van doing a burnout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBf5e9wvezw
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Das Volk posted:Big wheels just never seem to look right on cars. Fixed that for ya 
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So, I know I just posted about that Racewars event here in WA the other day but a fairly interesting car has just entered.  One of the fastest street cars in Australia, John Faraone's 1,970hp Charger. Yes, street car:  That's a picture from when they competed in Drag Week in the good ol' US of A, driving 1500 miles over the course of a week to and from various strips. Considering it does 8.2s, 170mph 1/4mile runs it should be quite an experience to see how it goes over the 1000m.
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Dinosorcerer posted:So, I know I just posted about that Racewars event here in WA the other day but a fairly interesting car has just entered. The cars that compete in Drag Week are to me some seriously cool cars. Any car that can drive 1,500 miles and then goes onto a drag strip and puts down consistent 8-9 second runs is a really well put together.
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Jan 17, 2013 06:31
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Preoptopus posted:want And I raise you Dax Shepards Continental. This is how it should be done.  Also It does look like something I could see someone shooting a Tommy Gun out of, sure. But, it looks broken, too. Its like someone spent $1,000 on a car, and $4,000 on the paint job. What forum do you think you're in buddy? My bug cost me 1500 dollars and it was just a rusted husk of a car. By the time I'm done it'll have over 15000 worth of time and parts in it. I don't think you "get" classic cars.
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Dinosorcerer posted:So, I know I just posted about that Racewars event here in WA the other day but a fairly interesting car has just entered. That's cool as hell and reminds me of the RUF yellowbirds that drove to pike's peak and got 1st or 2nd in their class and then drove home. Also I hate it when you guys say WA and I think it means Washington (my state  ) because I wanna see that thing get down
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veedubfreak posted:And I raise you Dax Shepards Continental. This is how it should be done. The fact it caused so much stir is hilarious. It was never ment to be a troll but goddamn if it is now. Also spending 15 grand fixing a bug is hilarious to me but if its something you wanna do, I wouldnt go calling you out for it. To each his own man. Edit: Content  
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I'm considering part of that the hours spent. All in, I'll have probably around 8-9k in parts. I really should have bought someone else's project, but that point is long past.
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Jan 17, 2013 20:17
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The Atlantic has an excellent photojournal section, and today they're covering the Dakar rally. Look at Russia go!  http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/01/the-2013-dakar-rally/100441/
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I like how it looks like the beach is actually flat, so the appearance is of the truck just bounding around like a happy St Bernard.
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InitialDave posted:I like how it looks like the beach is actually flat, so the appearance is of the truck just bounding around like a happy St Bernard. Well they are sponsored by Red Bull...
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veedubfreak posted:And I raise you Dax Shepards Continental. This is how it should be done. This, I like. Those tires have just about the right amount of sidewall. Maybe a tiny bit more on the front would be perfect.
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If you haven't seen the movie, he drives the gently caress out of that car too. I have to wonder how many sets of tires he went through. From what I read, that is actually his personal car used in the movie too.
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Preoptopus posted:The fact it caused so much stir is hilarious. It was never ment to be a troll but goddamn if it is now. Also spending 15 grand fixing a bug is hilarious to me but if its something you wanna do, I wouldnt go calling you out for it. To each his own man. I don't want this to sound snarky or anything but I noticed that it's fallen back to page 3 so I thought I'd mention that we actually have a thread just for cars like some of the ones you've been posting, so you may want to consider posting some things there in the future. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3509860
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Nah I'm cool with that one here.
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I didn't know that the slammed civic thread was the Custom/Hotrod thread.   The best Continental of course is 
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davebo posted:I don't want this to sound snarky or anything but I noticed that it's fallen back to page 3 so I thought I'd mention that we actually have a thread just for cars like some of the ones you've been posting, so you may want to consider posting some things there in the future. Probably because the thread was made as a bid to get rid of a few AI posters.
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Preoptopus posted:I didn't know that the slammed civic thread was the Custom/Hotrod thread. Your posts? I like them. I fear my lust for a 4th generation Continental will never be sated.
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davebo posted:I don't want this to sound snarky or anything but I noticed that it's fallen back to page 3 so I thought I'd mention that we actually have a thread just for cars like some of the ones you've been posting, so you may want to consider posting some things there in the future. Holy poo poo, did you really just equate a bad rear end car on airbags to the poo poo in the hellaflush thread?
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veedubfreak posted:Holy poo poo, did you really just equate a bad rear end car on airbags to the poo poo in the hellaflush thread?
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That BMW is sexy though.
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Tusen Takk posted:That BMW is sexy though. It looks like a cartoon, how would that even drive? On anything other than a mathematically perfect flat plane I mean.
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veedubfreak posted:If you haven't seen the movie, he drives the gently caress out of that car too. I have to wonder how many sets of tires he went through. From what I read, that is actually his personal car used in the movie too. Most of the cars in the movie are his and he did all the driving too. Film was made on 2 million budget funded by him and Kristen Bell. Pretty decent one as well.
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 WHY YES THOSE ARE IN FACT NIPPLES, NWS                            All you haters post something. Also the "stung" vett is a clear photoshop but I need that to be manifested into reality. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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So many ridiculous Arabs in London  (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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