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Bunch of uppity yellow cars on page 400. Let's start 401 off right, then.
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I can be thankful it wasn't a gremlin at least. VVVV e: I'll beat with the metallic olive green that GMH have for their VZ commodore my partner has, or the "champagne gold" of my old EA falcon, or lovely colour of old toyotas or datsuns. But in saying that, everything is silver and grey these days and it sucks, especially when I literally see at least one person driving without lights every single night. Dumb people are going to make DRL or headlights on compulsory 24/7 as law just because of the few dumb fuckheads, just like bad design and idiots are making RV cameras compulsory soon. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Feb 9, 2015 |
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Feb 9, 2015 21:53
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A colour that only parents can truly appreciate.
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Fo3 posted:I can be thankful it wasn't a gremlin at least. I used to get upset about this sort of thing until it dawned on me that it's democracy in action. Most people are dumb cunts. Not-dumb-cunts are a minority. Laws and regulations are formulated to cater to the dumb cunts and the minority just have to put up with it because the alternative is dumb cunts running over their children and ramming other cars at night 24/7.
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Feb 9, 2015 22:12
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Fo3 posted:I can be thankful it wasn't a gremlin at least.  Yellow Gremlin with a 401.
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joat mon posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRe0TjbWA3s 'merica
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LeftistMuslimObama posted:No idea. I want one so bad, but I'm pretty sure it would live in my garage 95% of the time because I live in salt country and drivers here are idiots to boot. and probably because of the whole rotary thing. revmoo posted:Will Haggerty cover FDs? I'd be too scared to even take one out on the road without having an agreed-value policy in place. Next year, the first of the JDM FDs will begin to fall under the 25 year exemption and you'll be drowning in $6,000 FDs
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Feb 9, 2015 23:07
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Yay, page 401 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Oj_XZhgU6Q
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What's that, AMC 401s and things? Have an AMC 401 powered Pacer vs a Mopar 440 powered Pacer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D4V4XufyLk
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Feb 10, 2015 01:20
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A good friend of mine drives at 20th anniversary yellow GTI. Hot hatch, yellow, only about a thousand of them in the US. I'm jealous.
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Powershift posted:and probably because of the whole rotary thing. Hahahaha you wish. We've had JDM FD's from day one and they're still laughably expensive here.
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Feb 10, 2015 03:18
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Slavvy posted:Hahahaha you wish. We've had JDM FD's from day one and they're still laughably expensive here. Then get it yourself. There are a ton of FDs here that they're advertising landed in vancouver for $5-10 grand. http://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/japan%20car/mazda/all/
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All the cheap ones look completely hosed and/or have insane mileage (for a rotary). Does it cost much to get such a thing on the road in the US? I also forget that you guys don't have dealers exclusively importing and selling JDM cars, artificially driving up the price for everyone.
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Somewhere along the way I started liking the FCs better and wouldn't you know it there's a gorgeous black one for sale about 45 minutes away.   Rhyno fucked around with this message at 07:18 on Feb 10, 2015 |
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Feb 10, 2015 07:16
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Page 400 went by with no mention of the Buick GS400, so have one in yellow to make up for this.
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 968 cs, best yellow car
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It's not yellow, but in the latest Mythbusters episode, they try to replicate the feat of transforming a 2CV into a motorcycle using only basic hand tools. It's pretty rad, and further cements the status of the 2CV as one of the greatest feats of engineering in automotive history. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 17:55 on Feb 10, 2015 |
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Except for the part where they never actually got a functioning motorcycle. They could have gotten to their destination faster by walking. Though the disassembly segment was pretty amazing.
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Shush you. It's about the journey, not the destination. E: I think their main problem was using the steering rack from the car, instead of doing direct steering like on an actual motorcycle. Everything else seemed like it would work. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 18:26 on Feb 10, 2015 |
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Feb 10, 2015 18:21
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Blipshift has a new shirt design out: "Unicorn". 
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Feb 10, 2015 19:31
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I can't stand that color, but everything else, 
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Feb 10, 2015 20:26
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Replace that hideous MB with a respectful 245 and you are set.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Best yellow Porsche - RUF Yellowbird Just going to leave this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSMCfPASImQ Most of you have probably seen it, but you should watch it again. And if you haven't seen it, you have to watch it right now.
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Guinness posted:Just going to leave this here: That shot at 11:42 as its coming over the top of the hill followed by the huge cloud of tire smoke is just full of
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I could watch that video all day, every day till the day I die. Driving like a boss in a pair of fuckin' loafers
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Loafers are the pro-est of driving shoes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YPabCzxMXM
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Yeah, got that in an email this morning. Still doing mental coin flips to see if I buy it or notEightBit posted:I can't stand that color, but everything else, Solar Coaster posted:Replace that hideous MB with a respectful 245 and you are set.
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You Am I posted:Sure, replace the good looking W123 wagon with some lovely boxy Volvo which doesn't have a diesel. Scum. I was going to ask what the 'D' bit was about but you answered it for me! I'd dig one of those cars.
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You Am I posted:Yeah, got that in an email this morning. Still doing mental coin flips to see if I buy it or not W123 was the last good looking merc for about twenty years.
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Everything that came out since 1995 for every auto maker ever looks like poo poo
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Slavvy posted:W123 was the last good looking merc for about twenty years. 
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You Am I posted:Yeah, got that in an email this morning. Still doing mental coin flips to see if I buy it or not You can get 240s with a Volkswagen diesel straight 6 in 'em. 
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You Am I posted:Yeah, got that in an email this morning. Still doing mental coin flips to see if I buy it or not Same, it ticks all the right boxes: wagon, brown, RWD, manual, turbo-diesel. Except for the car type.  Still gonna buy it probably, I'm a sucker for their poo poo. e; this isn't the chat thread...  Terrible Robot fucked around with this message at 02:12 on Feb 11, 2015 |
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Proves my point pretty effectively. Not a wagon but an old merc:  Awww yeah, I'm a greek pimp with gold chains nestled in my chest hairs, ring-encrusted arm dangling casually out the side of my 'vert. I don't know what these are like mechanically but they've always looked fantastic to me.
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KozmoNaut posted:status of the 2CV as one of the greatest feats of engineering in automotive history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oFDacv0hc8
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Agreed, I loved my W124 and the 190e sports evo alone should be enough to convince anyone it was best.
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I like the W124 too. The W124 looks good on it's own, for a modern style. The W123 doesn't look anywhere near as good as any of the older mercs, so it's nowhere stylistically. The W123 isn't bad, but slavvy should see what they did to it in the USA due to it needing sealed beams and huge bumpers before he thinks he can convince anyone who lives in the USA. I don't think many would like the W123 over there for looks, (just for the build quality and the oil burner under the bonnet.) E: I do like old mercs though, a mate had a w108 with the 3.5L v8, and I almost bought a w111 230S myself a couple of years ago when I had money, I couldn't decide on that or a W124. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 05:40 on Feb 11, 2015 |
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The W124 that has this in it if you get it with 4motion?   yes, that is real, that is not just the nightmare product of a feverish German engineer's mind. Well, it is, but... they actually made the loving thing.
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kastein posted:The W124 that has this in it if you get it with 4motion?
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The spring is pretty goofy but that diff/oil pan setup isn't too strange. Nissan does something similar for example, which is better than sticking a v8 in front of the front axle like audi. Subaru kind of gets away with it by using the short, low, light h-4, but still, whole engine in front of the axle isn't a good thing for handling or packaging.
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