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Also, I wish TRD still had a bolt-on supercharger for the 2GR; it would be fantastic in the IS or GS.
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This isn't getting enough love yet but thanks for posting your thoughts from that little prompt. You're a good writer and that was a fun read. Hope you continue to enjoy the Exige 
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May 13, 2017 19:27
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morothar posted:First and foremost, it's important to understand that the people who designed and build your Lotus are turnip farmers. Now, they may be some of the most brilliant turnip farmers ever, with degrees in mechanical engineering and a profound understanding of mechanics and physics - but mere knowledge and a piece of paper cannot negate the influence of generations of turnip farming. One day then, these turnip farmers may have been looking at a turnip cart or some other piece of wheeled farming equipment and went "what if we build an aluminium tub and make it go around a track as fast as bloody possible?" It's important to understand that this has been the overarching paradigm that your Lotus has been designed, developed and build under. Everything that is not helpful in pursuing this goal got relegated to "it's good enough, let's go to the pub".
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May 13, 2017 19:46
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Saw a Continental in the flesh on the way in this morning; I'd like one for my daily commute. It looked very comfy. (on the fence about the jade green paint job)
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May 15, 2017 14:49
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Wistful of Dollars posted:Saw a Continental in the flesh on the way in this morning; I'd like one for my daily commute. It looked very comfy. I can't get over the door handles. It's just so weird.
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May 15, 2017 18:25
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I wish the Continental looked less like a fancy Taurus from the profile. I wish the front and back end look liked they belonged to the same car. I wish the seats were as comfortable as they looked. They nailed the interior materials and design though.
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May 15, 2017 20:23
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I saw one on my way home from work last month. It was yellow. And had this on the side.  What is the world coming too.
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May 15, 2017 20:26
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The 2018 Honda Odyssey has made it very convenient for your passengers to make transmission selections.
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May 15, 2017 20:28
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This is the same company that made the A/C controls completely out of the passenger's reach in the S2000.
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May 15, 2017 20:38
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Why wouldn't you put transmission buttons to the left side of the steering column, as a driver-only control? For that matter, why wouldn't you just use a normal gear level like a normal fuckin' person -- difficult to confuse with anything else, easy to operate without looking at.
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May 15, 2017 21:04
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There seems to be a race to reinvent the transmission selector. Because what we've been using since the 1940's never worked right 
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May 15, 2017 21:08
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A column-mounted shifter will kill you and everyone you love.
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May 15, 2017 21:08
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Wistful of Dollars posted:A column-mounted shifter will kill you and everyone you love. When they remake Blues Brothers I hope the scene where he's talking about the car and it's cop motor and cop breaks he also says 'cop shifter'
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May 15, 2017 21:13
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Goober Peas posted:The 2018 Honda Odyssey has made it very convenient for your passengers to make transmission selections. Jesus Christ. Modern cars are turning into the morphed dreams of early 2000s ricers.
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May 15, 2017 21:31
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Goober Peas posted:The 2018 Honda Odyssey has made it very convenient for your passengers to make transmission selections. I don't see how that's any worse than a console mounted selector or even worse, a manual transmission, from a passenger doing dump stuff standpoint. It's also centralized so they can use the same parts for LHD and RHD just like 99% of the time you see symmetrical dash and console designs. PT6A posted:Why wouldn't you put transmission buttons to the left side of the steering column, as a driver-only control? For that matter, why wouldn't you just use a normal gear level like a normal fuckin' person -- difficult to confuse with anything else, easy to operate without looking at. Because you'd be the only car that did it and everyone would get mad having to relearn it just like people bitched about push button starts being unintuitive but with none of the upside of a worldwide dash design. I have a hard enough time mentally switching the start button placement when I drive my wife's car a bunch and that's only once per drive. I can't imagine how frustrating it'd be having to do that every time you needed to change the transmission setting.
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May 15, 2017 21:40
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Pretty much all of the original push button automatics had the buttons on the left hand side by the door. Then everything went to column and console shifters on the right, and now we're where we are now, with the shifter where the volume knob should be, and the volume knob right beside it. 
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May 15, 2017 22:22
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Jymmybob posted:I don't see how that's any worse than a console mounted selector or even worse, a manual transmission, from a passenger doing dump stuff standpoint. It's also centralized so they can use the same parts for LHD and RHD just like 99% of the time you see symmetrical dash and console designs. But if they used a column shifter then they could still use the same dash
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OXBALLS DOT COM posted:But if they used a column shifter then they could still use the same dash Yep. And that would be okay, provided it were a Mercedes-style column shifter instead of one of the old garbage ones that Honda used to use on some vehicles.
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May 15, 2017 22:38
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Powershift posted:Pretty much all of the original push button automatics had the buttons on the left hand side by the door. Then everything went to column and console shifters on the right, and now we're where we are now, with the shifter where the volume knob should be, and the volume knob right beside it. I can't wait until someone tries to turn down the volume at a drive thru and puts it in reverse.
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May 15, 2017 22:50
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I like the minimalist HVAC controls in the new GT, but i could see someone trying to turn the volume down and making it colder.
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May 16, 2017 00:37
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Goober Peas posted:There seems to be a race to reinvent the transmission selector. Because what we've been using since the 1940's never worked right I'm still waiting for either touchscreen or voice activated transmissions.
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May 16, 2017 00:54
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redgubbinz posted:I'm still waiting for either touchscreen or voice activated transmissions. You'd go hoarse in traffic. "Computer, shift into third gear." "Shifting." "Computer, shift into fourth gear." "Shifting." "Computer, shift into fifth gear…"
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May 16, 2017 01:01
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knobs, ya gotta give me the knobs.
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May 16, 2017 01:33
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Powershift posted:I like the minimalist HVAC controls in the new GT, but i could see someone trying to turn the volume down and making it colder. The GT looks loving crazy cool, bummer that I'll probably never see one much less touch one
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May 16, 2017 02:04
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shirts and skins posted:The GT looks loving crazy cool, bummer that I'll probably never see one much less touch one Short people say it's cramped, so i know even if the opportunity came up, i'd never fit in it 
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May 16, 2017 02:07
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I wish the new Civic Si was available as a hatch, had less ridiculous styling especially in the rear and on the terrible looking stock wheels, and cost about a thousand bucks less. I don't see how it's going to do decently against the WRX, GTi and FoST.
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May 16, 2017 02:17
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Instead of wanting the civic to be a golf, why not just buy a golf?
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I wish the new Civic Si was available as a hatch, had less ridiculous styling especially in the rear and on the terrible looking stock wheels, and cost about a thousand bucks less. I don't see how it's going to do decently against the WRX, GTi and FoST. Might be the ///Type R/// you're thinking of, the Si styling isn't terribly over the top. Finally got my finances in order enough to afford a new car while maintaining proper savings cushion, drove a civic hatchback with the stickshift, really liked it (literally everything but the high-ish cabin noise) found out there's literally no way to get a stick with Android Auto and a hatchback  guess I'll wait until next year? Maybe the Elantra GT will be pretty good? What the hell Honda, take my goddamn money
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May 16, 2017 02:25
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Powershift posted:Instead of wanting the civic to be a golf, why not just buy a golf? Perhaps he wants to own it after the warranty expires.
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May 16, 2017 02:36
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You know how I said Renegades are the new rear end in a top hat car? I test drove one today while I had some time to kill and happened to be near a dealership. I kinda want it. Guess I was right.
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MarsellusWallace posted:Might be the ///Type R/// you're thinking of, the Si styling isn't terribly over the top. Finally got my finances in order enough to afford a new car while maintaining proper savings cushion, drove a civic hatchback with the stickshift, really liked it (literally everything but the high-ish cabin noise) found out there's literally no way to get a stick with Android Auto and a hatchback I wasn't terribly impressed with the Elantra GT when I drove one about 3 or 4 years ago.
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MarsellusWallace posted:Might be the ///Type R/// you're thinking of, the Si styling isn't terribly over the top. Finally got my finances in order enough to afford a new car while maintaining proper savings cushion, drove a civic hatchback with the stickshift, really liked it (literally everything but the high-ish cabin noise) found out there's literally no way to get a stick with Android Auto and a hatchback Pretty sure that Type R is the only way to get what you want. Too bad it's hideous and expensive
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Type R's engine without the side of rice would be nice.
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May 16, 2017 03:06
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Wistful of Dollars posted:Saw a Continental in the flesh on the way in this morning; I'd like one for my daily commute. It looked very comfy. I had a chance to sit in one, but not long enough to form a good impression about seat comfort. I'd probably need to take one on a minimum hour-long trip and gently caress around with the 30-way driver's seat some more.
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May 16, 2017 10:05
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Powershift posted:I like the minimalist HVAC controls in the new GT, but i could see someone trying to turn the volume down and making it colder. Good news! The only volume controls on the GT are on the steering wheel.
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May 16, 2017 13:26
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BloodBag posted:Good news! The only volume controls on the GT are on the steering wheel. Its Its like they knew everything i like Teased me with it And i have to live with never ever having it. Ever. While other people enjoy it or store it in some box to idly gain ""value""
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Its Don't feel so bad, that v6 it has sounds like a dog farting through a walkie-talkie.
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Speaking of Elantras, is the new Elantra Sport worth getting? I'm shopping a Civic Touring 1.5T against it.
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Just traded my Focus ST for a 2018 S4. Really liked the ST. It was a rattletrap but what a joy to drive. It did what it said on the tin and never left me stranded. As soon as i got my S4 home from the dealer, the 360 degree camera system failed. Blank screen. Less than 60 miles on the odo. Welp I guess I'm going to experience German Reliability Myth firsthand...
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smooth jazz posted:Just traded my Focus ST for a 2018 S4. In 2008 I was test driving a VW jetta TDI DSG and the radio headunit quit working on the drive. I can't say I'm surprised yours took a poo poo.
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