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Crotch Fruit posted:Both vehicles are 3rd gen Mustangs, the left being an 87-93 model, and the right is an 85-86 model (based on the headlights and Wikipedia).
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It turns out the secret to world peace was Mustangs all along. I saw a historical drama on TV the other day where a recent immigrant to Japan defeated a gang and restored peace to the downtrodden with the use of his father's imported Mustang.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:It turns out the secret to world peace was Mustangs all along. Mustangs are famously good for running over minorities, yeah.
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# ? Feb 17, 2014 17:42 |
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CannonFodder posted:Now, CRST had this system on the truck where the truck would turn on and off to prevent constant idling. Temp a Start? Can you actually sleep with cab shaking from all the startups and shutdowns?
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# ? Feb 18, 2014 01:09 |
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SNiPER_Magnum posted:Temp a Start?
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# ? Feb 18, 2014 03:22 |
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SNiPER_Magnum posted:Temp a Start? Another way to game the system is to find the external temperature probe and tape an incandescent light to it and have the light wired to a 12v plug. The truck idles all night if it thinks it's 200deg out.
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# ? Feb 18, 2014 17:29 |
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The people you don't ever want to share a road with: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/02/a-map-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-countries-for-drivers/283886/ (and some that you do) Though the overall trend is that driving anywhere is significantly safer than it was 40 years ago.
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# ? Feb 18, 2014 17:35 |
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0rganDonor posted:Another way to game the system is to find the external temperature probe and tape an incandescent light to it and have the light wired to a 12v plug. The truck idles all night if it thinks it's 200deg out. Also a handy trick when you work somewhere with a corporate controlled HVAC system in a hot climate - except you point a desk lamp at the sensor. Preferably halogen.
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# ? Feb 19, 2014 05:32 |
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xzzy posted:The people you don't ever want to share a road with: Fatalities are going down, but I bet you that it's more dangerous than ever to share the road with these idiots.
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# ? Feb 19, 2014 06:29 |
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some texas redneck posted:Also a handy trick when you work somewhere with a corporate controlled HVAC system in a hot climate - except you point a desk lamp at the sensor. Preferably halogen. Some office thermostats aren't even hooked up. Why? Giving people the illusion of control is usually enough to keep them happy. We did have fun with the AC system in my office though, it won't let you set a level below 55 degrees. Since we're all engineers, we took that as a challenge, and the winning combination was to put the remote control (it's one of those wall mounted units) on a desk with a cup of coffee on top of it, the room got down into the low 40s
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kastein posted:Some office thermostats aren't even hooked up. Why? Giving people the illusion of control is usually enough to keep them happy. We don't have thermostat controls, but in my old building the cover had come off the heat sensor box. Turns out they just had a 2-wire sensor plugged into it, and we discovered that unplugging one wire would turn on the AC and leave it on.
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# ? Feb 19, 2014 17:44 |
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As someone who keeps a sweater in his desk drawer during the summer, gently caress you guys! Granted the ac here is configured for a full office during the day and would drop significantly in the evenings when everybody else left and the sun went down.
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# ? Feb 19, 2014 18:20 |
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I'm really impressed with that little green import hatchback this morning - the muffler dragging along behind it was actually louder than the exhaust. (Muffler appeared to have detatched from tailpipe, and was only connected by the under-bumper support - and was otherwise entirely exposed behind the bumper and throwing a nice stream of sparks, which is what originally caught my eye.) Not sure how it got out into the air like that, as the car itself was pretty low - unless someone wired it on like a wedding decoration or something. That might explain the lack of exhaust noise, too... Middle lane of a major through street with a fuckton of traffic, right at the start of morning rush, to boot.
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# ? Feb 19, 2014 18:33 |
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I don't care if the snow berm turns it into half a parking spot, you still gotta stay inside the lines Mr. Pampered Chef.
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# ? Feb 19, 2014 22:16 |
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I'm usually pretty amazed at this thread since nothing much happens where I live, you have to watch out for the potholes more than the other people. Today though I was on my way to work, I pull up to a red light on a road thats normally 1 lane. Im in the going straight lane, there is a left turn only lane to my left. About 8 cars pull up behind me, but Mr. Special SUV decides to cut everyone and be the first one in the left turn only lane. I, of course, am a SJW of the road (not really, but I stupidly get ticked off at people being cheap) so when the light turns green I give it a little more gas and pull in front of him where the turning lane ends with plenty of room to spare. He gets mad at this, so hes swerving back and forth about a foot from my bumper. Red light coming up so I figure Ill let this guy go hes clearly much more in a hurry than I am. As I move over he jumps the double yellow and slams on his brakes in front of me. I stop, reverse to get clearance to pass and he jumps out of his car. He was smart enough to not stand in front of my car, just off to the side so of course I floor it and he punches my window with his hand. Two miles up the road Im standing in line getting coffee, Black SUV walks in and starts yelling at me 6 inches from my face. Dude could clearly kick my rear end and wasn't quite grasping the error of his ways. Luckily though the Tim Hortons employees were quick to threaten to call the cops and he left pretty quickly. Person at the counter gave me a free coffee, too. So all in all it ended up a positive experience.
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# ? Feb 20, 2014 00:22 |
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So basically he was ready to risk an assault charge because you didn't let him illegally pass 8 people using a left turn only lane? I have to say, I've seen some dicks on the road but that guy's up there.
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# ? Feb 20, 2014 04:32 |
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:So basically he was ready to risk an assault charge because you didn't let him illegally pass 8 people using a left turn only lane? I have to say, I've seen some dicks on the road but that guy's up there.
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# ? Feb 20, 2014 04:51 |
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This morning I saw something I'd never seen before. Jefferson Ave in Salem, MA is wide enough for cars to park on either side of the road with a plenty of space to drive along the street. However today I saw someone swerve into the part of the road people park along and immediately hit a parked Cherokee full on the rear bumper at about 35. Right after hitting the Jeep the driver leaned on his horn and got out to yell then realized that it was as parked car with no one inside.
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# ? Feb 20, 2014 05:58 |
I wasn't able to get a picture but I saw someone driving an SUV (A GMC, I think) that'd taken a nasty hit on the passenger side. Both doors and the B pillar were smashed in far enough to be at least as far in as the inside side of the tires. Dude was just driving it around happily.
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Arrath posted:I wasn't able to get a picture but I saw someone driving an SUV (A GMC, I think) that'd taken a nasty hit on the passenger side. Both doors and the B pillar were smashed in far enough to be at least as far in as the inside side of the tires. We get a lot of those around here, it drives my wife (from New York) nuts. Pine Cone Jones posted:This morning I saw something I'd never seen before. Jefferson Ave in Salem, MA is wide enough for cars to park on either side of the road with a plenty of space to drive along the street. However today I saw someone swerve into the part of the road people park along and immediately hit a parked Cherokee full on the rear bumper at about 35. Right after hitting the Jeep the driver leaned on his horn and got out to yell then realized that it was as parked car with no one inside. drunk or something? That seems pretty hosed up if you are sober and not mentally ill.
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Pine Cone Jones posted:This morning I saw something I'd never seen before. Jefferson Ave in Salem, MA is wide enough for cars to park on either side of the road with a plenty of space to drive along the street. However today I saw someone swerve into the part of the road people park along and immediately hit a parked Cherokee full on the rear bumper at about 35. Right after hitting the Jeep the driver leaned on his horn and got out to yell then realized that it was as parked car with no one inside. This is pure wishihadadashcam.avi
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# ? Feb 20, 2014 21:21 |
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I have no idea if he was drunk, the police didn't arrest them, at least from what I know, I'm not sure where to look to find any more information. After this I think I'm going to at least look into getting a dash cam.
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# ? Feb 20, 2014 21:53 |
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Ah cmon now Still managed to make it between him and the blue car in a suburban with about an inch on either side.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 00:09 |
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Had a wonderful moment yesterday. Traffic had backed up bad enough that I couldn't go through an intersection as the light went to yellow because I would have been stuck in the middle. The guy behind me was turning left and decided to just jump into the opposing lane and go left anyways, without signaling as the light turned red. Too bad he didn't notice the police car that was right behind him who immediately lit him up. It was beautiful.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 00:20 |
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Pretty sure the guy in the black Camry had a death wish. And it just goes downhill from there. I've learned never to use the inside lane at this intersection.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 03:34 |
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Hey you assholes who drive with the left foot on the brake and right on the gas: Most modern cars will throw on the brake lights when you rest or move your foot on the brake pedal. Yes even if its just a little pressure. This is super disruptive in the winter when lit brake lights on the highway usually mean holy poo poo I've hit some nasty patch of ice/snow/wreckage.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 06:43 |
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Left foot braking outside of autocross or track driving is a terrible idea, doesn't matter what the conditions are.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 08:39 |
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I left foot brake sometimes and its okay. I don't ride it so I don't see the big deal.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 08:41 |
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Yeah, the only reason I don't left foot brake something FWD is if it's got a stupid DBW that kills the throttle when you're braking. It's a very useful technique.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 16:51 |
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8ender posted:This is super disruptive in the winter when lit brake lights on the highway usually mean holy poo poo I've hit some nasty patch of ice/snow/wreckage. nsaP posted:I left foot brake sometimes and its okay. I don't ride it so I don't see the big deal. Did you not read Bender's post or what?
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 17:18 |
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8ender posted:This is super disruptive in the winter when lit brake lights on the highway usually mean holy poo poo I've hit some nasty patch of ice/snow/wreckage. Braking because you've hit ice? That's not a very good idea at all.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 17:38 |
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The brake is the "Something Is Happening That I Don't Want" pedal. Being a fellow Albertan you should know this intuitively from every jackhole who enters a corner below the yellow-sign speed and then brakes the entire time through it.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 17:43 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:The brake is the "Something Is Happening That I Don't Want" pedal. Being a fellow Albertan you should know this intuitively from every jackhole who enters a corner below the yellow-sign speed and then brakes the entire time through it. I thought the point of the yellow signs was to try and double the speed indicated at least when the weather is good anyway.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 20:37 |
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That's the point of the white speed limit signs, but only late at night after pre-running the road to make sure it's clear. It is me, the person you share the road with. I might catch air but I'll be in my own lane doing it, which is why you should stay in yours.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 20:44 |
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I left foot post sometimes and its okay. I don't read them so I don't see the big deal.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 20:50 |
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Snowdens Secret posted:I left foot post sometimes and its okay. I don't read them so I don't see the big deal. But everyone behind you sees them and they think something's wrong so they veer around and post somewhere else.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 21:33 |
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One time I tried to use my left foot to brake, but I pressed it like it was the clutch.
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# ? Feb 21, 2014 21:49 |
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FogHelmut posted:One time I tried to use my left foot to brake, but I pressed it like it was the clutch. Hopefully there wasn't any coffee in the cup holder! Once upon a time I tried braking with my left foot just to see if there was any value to it and I couldn't pull it off. My muscle memory was completely wrong, the pedal didn't feel right and I couldn't brake smoothly at all. I kept wanting to treat it like a clutch pedal and was expecting it to push back against my foot like a clutch would.
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From my Facebook feed (this is in NYC): Just take a taxi if you're that hard up for parking, poo poo.
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