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This is slightly different to what we normally post here, but worth having to hand for the next time a teenager comes in here asking about buying a new/higher-end car that's on the limit of what they can afford. AI-flavoured financial and dating advice all in one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGHdglbiWfA
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InitialDave posted:This is slightly different to what we normally post here, but worth having to hand for the next time a teenager comes in here asking about buying a new/higher-end car that's on the limit of what they can afford. AI-flavoured financial and dating advice all in one. *in front of his huge pile of junk backdrop* "right below worthless degrees and liberal art degrees" Off to a great start.
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Speaking of Camaros, do any of you happen to have the video of the guy with the ridiculously quick.. I think it was a first or second gen Camaro that "had enough power to lay rubber from one corner to the next"? - Just googled it, not what I was after. I think it was a black one doing some kind of hill event..? Anyway, was trying to describe it to my brother in law who has a similar era Ford, just wanted to rub it in his face! 
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VikingSkull posted:NASCAR has another wild finish Ok nevermind they tried really hard to kill someone today
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Cat Terrist posted:Bit of drifting In the spirit of rotaries spitting flames, Kyle Mohan from KMR / Mazdatrix has build the best engine ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QUBK8FLjTA As the builder himself so eloquently put it: It idles Fire!
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fingerling posted:Speaking of Camaros, do any of you happen to have the video of the guy with the ridiculously quick.. I think it was a first or second gen Camaro that "had enough power to lay rubber from one corner to the next"? - Just googled it, not what I was after. I think it was a black one doing some kind of hill event..? I was thinking it was this video, but this is a Ford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_65Wa5F2Me4
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fingerling posted:Speaking of Camaros, do any of you happen to have the video of the guy with the ridiculously quick.. I think it was a first or second gen Camaro that "had enough power to lay rubber from one corner to the next"? - Just googled it, not what I was after. I think it was a black one doing some kind of hill event..? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXfWvx9aSgk That work?
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Now I'm looking for that video of the guy at a track day making smoke any time he touches the throttle... and he eventually gets black flagged. I think it was a Euro video... so I dunno what kind of car it was, didnt look sporty I think. Ah here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUyV2seaHcI No smoke like I thought. 600hp Cosworth MK2 Escort Longpig Bard fucked around with this message at 03:16 on May 7, 2013 |
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May 7, 2013 02:59
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Bumming Your Scene posted:Now I'm looking for that video of the guy at a track day making smoke any time he touches the throttle... and he eventually gets black flagged. I think it was a Euro video... so I dunno what kind of car it was, didnt look sporty I think.
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Bumming Your Scene posted:Now I'm looking for that video of the guy at a track day making smoke any time he touches the throttle... and he eventually gets black flagged. I think it was a Euro video... so I dunno what kind of car it was, didnt look sporty I think. The whipping back and forth seems a little intentional. While it was stupid and reckless, I have to give it to him for staying more or less in control of the car the entire time. That's a lot of horsepower to keep in a straight line.
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fingerling posted:Speaking of Camaros, do any of you happen to have the video of the guy with the ridiculously quick.. I think it was a first or second gen Camaro that "had enough power to lay rubber from one corner to the next"? - Just googled it, not what I was after. I think it was a black one doing some kind of hill event..? Is this it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S4KY5_nO_o http://www.pollymotorsport.no/index.php?mapping=2
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Dude, watch this jump!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf1VwAEB8Lg Related, remember to wear your seat belt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTgEwnDPKk8
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Nah, it wasn't any of those, unfortunately cheers.  I think it was part of a rally or a time trial or something.. And I'm pretty sure it was an older shaped Camaro (circa ~1970 or something).
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fingerling posted:Nah, it wasn't any of those, unfortunately cheers. Are you talking about the Big Red Camaro? http://www.bigredcamaro.com/
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So I love Land Speed racing and I just discovered a great documentary on Ab Jenkins and how he started Land Speed racing at Bonneville. Boys of Bonneville There's seriously amazing footage in the full film. There would be no hot rods if it weren't for Ab Jenkins, and that's not an exaggeration. If you've ever seen a '32 highboy and fell in love with it, thank Ab. Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 22:40 on May 7, 2013 |
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Sushi The Kid posted:Is this it? Hey, this is my youtube channel.
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So yeah, people keep saying that the Veyron doesn't have a great sound, that it doesn't sound powerful enough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSoJyNhyXVo BULL. poo poo.
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InitialDave posted:This is slightly different to what we normally post here, but worth having to hand for the next time a teenager comes in here asking about buying a new/higher-end car that's on the limit of what they can afford. AI-flavoured financial and dating advice all in one. Counterpoint, girls dont know and dont care what year a car is.
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D C posted:Counterpoint, girls dont know and dont care what year a car is. Nor for that matter what engine it has. Hell, a lot of guys don't care what year the car is, nor what engine it has, if my years as a lube monkey are anything to go by. I got stared at more times when asking "is it a 4.0L 6 cylinder or a 5.2L V8?" or "4 cylinder or V6?" than I care to recall, and someone told me their 1995 was definitely a 1998 a few months ago. To 90% of the driving public cars are driving appliances that must be begrudgingly repaired and maintained when they cease to move at all.
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"Nice BMW, thats got a V6 right?"
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I love explaining to customers that the problem with their car is that its a terrible car.
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Preoptopus posted:I love explaining to customers that the problem with their car is that its a terrible car. I usually tell them they're "Engineered to fail" Speaking of which... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3_aJxyGY4I
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Harry Metcalfe has just bought the most awesome car in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI--8IH5XJw
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KozmoNaut posted:Harry Metcalfe has just bought the most awesome car in the world. I love the Delta Integrale. My cousin had one in white and it was a fantastic little thing.
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Root Bear posted:I usually tell them they're "Engineered to fail" Having driven an MN12 Chassis car (Mark VIII) and being quite familiar with them, you have to ignore it for a LONG while and it makes a BAD noise.
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Some of the best noises ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siK2i2Jt3lc Those TVRs 
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As I continue in my quest to convince people that the Veyron sounds awesome, here's another one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3_GZDXhdsY&t=34s How's that for a massive 'whoosh'?
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KozmoNaut posted:As I continue in my quest to convince people that the Veyron sounds awesome, here's another one: It's just the fact that it's turbo car. Turbo cars don't sound like screaming lunatics with knives. One of my favorite turbo sounds is a 911 Turbo on full attack. It sounds more like a fighter jet than it does a car. Also, if you get the opportunity to stand near a 911 Turbo that is being launched. Do it. Videos do not do it justice. <High revs> <Sound of clutch drop / drive line engagement (yes, you can hear it) > < Tire chirp > < Car is gone before you know it > < wave of heat from the exhaust / turbos > < smiles all around >
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Aurune posted:It's just the fact that it's turbo car. Turbo cars don't sound like screaming lunatics with knives. Posted a page back, but this is my favorite turbo sound. This plane needs to stop pretending to be a car. Aurune posted:So they do check the cars for jet engines right?
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KozmoNaut posted:Harry Metcalfe has just bought the most awesome car in the world. Actually he bought a rust prone, unreliable, head gasket munching, understeering highly overrated piece of poo poo that got shown up badly when the first WRX came out. You get up close them, you realise what a dreadful car it actually was. The real reason why they won everything with it is exactly the same reason why Loeb won everything - sheer cubic resources no one else could match.
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Cat Terrist posted:Actually he bought a rust prone, unreliable, head gasket munching, understeering highly overrated piece of poo poo that got shown up badly when the first WRX came out. You get up close them, you realise what a dreadful car it actually was. You, ultimateforce and meatpimp could have a fight for biggest hater. Not that you'd win, but you'd be in the fight.
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Cat Terrist posted:Actually he bought a rust prone, unreliable, head gasket munching, understeering highly overrated piece of poo poo that got shown up badly when the first WRX came out. You get up close them, you realise what a dreadful car it actually was. I don't care. It's a Lancia, built by batshit insane Italians, and that makes it more awesome than any Subaru will ever be. Also, Loeb won everything because he's just really loving good at driving, but please, go on pilin' coal on that hate train of yours. (Peugeot 205 T16 is still the greatest rally car ever made, no matter what anyone says or thinks. It was the greatest group B car and therefore automatically the best rally car ever, which will never be bested unless group B is reintroduced)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzMeVpZBRw0 I'm just laughing my rear end off here, the whole Harlem Shake thing is idiotic. 
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Found this in another thread...Bow TIE Fighter posted:A gif led me to this video of how they stop overheight vehicles at the Sydney Harbour Tunnel. Nice warning system, but despite all the engineering in the world, sometimes you can't fix stupid. I can think of a few places where this could really help out.
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kastein posted:Found this in another thread... Or just set a sacrifical barrier at the exact height of the gap maybe 100' back up the road, and let them wipe that out instead.
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Norfolk Southern just puts a girder before the bridge and lets God sort 'em out http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXX0RWOIBjt4o3ziHu-6a5A
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11foot8 is honestly one of the best things the internet has ever produced. This is one of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVb0Va52MWs So is this brown pants moment for a random ped: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LJL3k11JAs
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I drive past the 11'8" bridge about once a month, and it's quite obvious that hey, maybe you shouldn't try to go under it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKD7WmwnDJo That Countach  
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