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kastein posted:None of those Hummers have the ridiculous oversize bulldog hood ornament BS going on. I'm not sure who thought that was a good idea, it's the same "oh that's cool? let's run this poo poo into the ground!" thing. Even my XJ with a busted transmission controller and a manual converter lockup got 17.5-19 MPG easily. He needs some maintenance done, for sure.
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Faerunner posted:Yep... Tacky Hummers are a uniquely American phenomenon. Touché.
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kastein posted:Sounds like it needs something, not sure what. O2 sensor been done recently? Plugs/wires/cap/rotor? Fuel filter? Air filter? No, the O2 sensor is probably at least 7 years old. I don't think we've done it since we got it in '07 (It's a 2000, so no wires/rotor), the air filter is new as of last summer, no idea about the fuel filter, but it's in the gas tank so unless the fuel pump dies I doubt we'll ever do it. Gotta remember though it's lifted (stock size tires right now though) and has a full roof rack/brush guard, so it's somehow less aerodynamic than stock. Also probably weighed down a little extra by the rock sliders, the armor plate under the engine bay, etc. It's a terrible vehicle for a commuter, but pretty fun off the beaten path.
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Feb 17, 2013 11:28
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This has to be a troll. I can't believe someone would do this as a serious thing.
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kastein posted:None of those Hummers have the ridiculous oversize bulldog hood ornament BS going on. I'm not sure who thought that was a good idea, it's the same "oh that's cool? let's run this poo poo into the ground!" thing. Besides the lack of spikes on the doors and panels, I see nothing seriously wrong here. Ohh, I think I get it now. Yes, gently caress those people that drives around with fake pitbulls.
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I think they're serious, but when it reaches that level I am not really sure how to tell a serious idiot from a troll car. Either way it's terrible.Faerunner posted:No, the O2 sensor is probably at least 7 years old. I don't think we've done it since we got it in '07 (It's a 2000, so no wires/rotor), the air filter is new as of last summer, no idea about the fuel filter, but it's in the gas tank so unless the fuel pump dies I doubt we'll ever do it. I feel you there... I think I am getting around 16mpg on my tired 4.0 in the MJ now though, on 33s, lifted, weighing nearly 4000lbs between the spares/tools/tires/armor. Maybe more actually, I'd have to check the scale receipt from the last time I emptied the scrap pile out. I know I was getting 13mpg with a horrific fuel pump assembly leak that was literally pissing gas as I drove, before compensating for the fact that the odometer is wildly inaccurate. Something needs doing on your jeep, I just don't know what it is.
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kastein posted:Something needs doing on your jeep, I just don't know what it is. No doubt. I'm doing better than that in a much heavier lifted truck with an 8 (the Rover, of course). Sounds to me like he's probably running around in open loop.
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I'm not sure if this is a derail or not 
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Faerunner posted:Yep... Tacky Hummers are a uniquely American phenomenon. Finally, a car whose name perfectly describes it. The Bummer.
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Feb 18, 2013 00:07
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Spotted at Lowe's. 
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angryhampster posted:Spotted at Lowe's. Meh, with that placement and nothing else I could see them being an enthusiast (in Iowa, though?) declaring their love for the brand. If it were where the Honda badge should go it'd definitely belong here.
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angryhampster posted:Spotted at Lowe's. Maybe he's just putting badges from cars he's backed into while shopping?
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angryhampster posted:Spotted at Lowe's. Honda minivan immediately snaps a cam gear, oil pan dumps onto ground, immolates self.
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Oh, are we doing Honda Odysseys with European car emblems? I can play: Also satisfies the "replaces factory emblem" clause. And possibly the wheels as well? I'm not good with Honda or BMW wheels.
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Fucknag posted:Meh, with that placement and nothing else I could see them being an enthusiast (in Iowa, though?) declaring their love for the brand. If it were where the Honda badge should go it'd definitely belong here. Most likely an enthusiast, but doubtfully an owner. I've lived here for seven years and never seen an Alfa.
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Feb 18, 2013 03:24
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Why not. My VW had an "ELITE" badge from a Mitsubishi and a "VULCAN" badge from a bar heater.
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Terrible Robot posted:Oh, are we doing Honda Odysseys with European car emblems? I can play: 
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Faerunner posted:No, the O2 sensor is probably at least 7 years old. I don't think we've done it since we got it in '07 (It's a 2000, so no wires/rotor), the air filter is new as of last summer, no idea about the fuel filter, but it's in the gas tank so unless the fuel pump dies I doubt we'll ever do it. Don't forget the exhaust manifold. They love to crack, draw in excess air and throw off the O2 sensors, making the fuel system scale up the mix to compensate.
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General_Failure posted:Why not. My VW had an "ELITE" badge from a Mitsubishi and a "VULCAN" badge from a bar heater. I learned to drive in a 1985 Holden Camira* that had a crack in the firewall that made it flex when you pushed the clutch in, making the friction point vague at best and optional at worst**. Someone decided they would put a big blue oval badge on the back of it shortly after I took possession of it and drove it to Melbourne for the first time when I moved here. *your pity and derision are warranted **this might have been standard
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angryhampster posted:Most likely an enthusiast, but doubtfully an owner. I've lived here for seven years and never seen an Alfa. There are three or four Alfas in various states of disrepair in a garage about 2 blocks from my house in downtown Iowa City. It may be that guy.
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No, that's every Alfa owner, everywhere.
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Here's something that I saw last year.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL6iL3wHTZc
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^^^I don't know what you're talking about, that's pretty awesome and I'll hear nothing more of it.  donut posted:E60 5-series wheels. Probably just a convenient replacement. Wasn't that generation of Honda Odyseey the one that came with Michelin PAX tires (which are essentially impossible to find, or are ridiculously expensive)? If it is, it stands to reason you'd try to find a set of non-PAX wheels so you don't have deal with that headache.
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pylb posted:Here's something that I saw last year. Dazzle paintjobs are pretty sweet... and maybe it's an attempt to fool speed cameras?
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:Dazzle paintjobs are pretty sweet... and maybe it's an attempt to fool speed cameras? I agree that dazzle paint jobs can be pretty cool. That thing, however, looks like Vanilla Ice's pants.
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Memento1979 posted:Attention all douchebags, your Lord is in attendance. Click for big, if that floats your boat. I think I made this exact truck on Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition
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Sometimes, you have to make your own rims.
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JaysonAych posted:Sometimes, you have to make your own rims. I think that's pretty drat clever. I'd be interested to see it in motion.
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  Welp, RIP Triumph Daytona 675 motor with 28.5k on it. Lost it at a trackday yesterday. BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 09:52 on Feb 19, 2013 |
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MrChips posted:^^^I don't know what you're talking about, that's pretty awesome and I'll hear nothing more of it. Those tires, if I remember correctly, only came on the top-end trim level. That said, if the donor wheels came from a 5 Series, then I'd say you're spot-on with the rationale.
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I really wish I got a video of something that happened at work the other day. Directly across from us an APR tuning house has opened up, the owner has a brand spanking 911 turbo that sounds insane, the dyno is directly across from the entrance of our warehouse, so every day I get treated to some nice sounding cars having the piss rung out of them. (however the Golf R and Polo GTI that they have sound like poo poo) I was working around the corner and couldn't see out of our roller doors, when I heard this car fire up and sounded like one of the cars the normally that gets a run on the dyno, I hear it reverse out and take off up the street making a right racket. It does a u-turn and comes back but still I didn't get to see it. I hear it do another u-turn, so I walk around the corner to have a look, the guy guns it and I finally see the car making this huge racket. This piece of poo poo Daewoo Matiz comes screaming past at about 30kmh, turns out that when you remove the whole exhaust from one of them, it sounds exactly like a Porsche. I almost lost it laughing, it was such a weird thing to see.
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Puddin posted:This piece of poo poo Daewoo Matiz comes screaming past at about 30kmh, turns out that when you remove the whole exhaust from one of them, it sounds exactly like a Porsche. I almost lost it laughing, it was such a weird thing to see. The best trick is to pull up at a three-lane traffic light on the end lane with a cop on the far lane when there's someone in something chavvy or ricey in the middle. Then blip the throttle menacingly and watch the cops give the look of death to the hot hatch kiddies while not even noticing your anonymous beigemobile.
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Cruseydr posted:
Plus it has those wheels with 1 colored spoke which look cool in motion.
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It seems to be a time attack car. Does anyone have the original link?
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I reverse image searched it and it only came up with a link to a foreign S2000 fan forum. It does look like it's used for time attack though.
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Zeether posted:I think this is in the wrong thread. Apart from those ridiculous flares that looks pretty okay.
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Carbon fiber body panels are one of those things that cost way too much for what it does to the point where it's more about show than anything else. But it's not my money so that's cool.
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You know how you live somewhere for awhile and you start to think people are cool. Then you find the one thing to ruin it all? Just found that yesterday. A small pickup (I think it was a Toyota Tacoma) with a plackard that stated "$3.85 a gallon. Jew Bastards." I didn't have chance to catch it with a camera, but if you're near Tallmadge, OH, you might stumble upon it.
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