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The Midniter posted:Awesome wheels, those look excellent. I wanted something similar to the BBS RCs I had on my GLI. These were the closest I could find in 19". Of course as soon as I ordered them they got discontinued so if I ever bust one I'm screwed.
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Apr 11, 2014 15:50
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I remember when I drove low like that. After getting my current Golf and having some ride height to hoon, I don't think I could ever go back to scraping constantly.
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Apr 14, 2014 22:26
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Black Is Black posted:I'm so happy to be done with winter, got the summer wheels back on and took some photos before the Denver Auto Show. I put my summers on a week ago Monday, then it promptly snowed like a motherfucker 2 times since. (Denver).
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Apr 17, 2014 19:46
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UnkleBoB posted:
Reminds me of the old joke. "What do gay horses eat?"
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Apr 29, 2014 19:22
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HORSE DICKS.
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Apr 29, 2014 20:03
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Voltage posted:That's pretty much how mine looks all the time, why pay extra for the grey wheels when I have all that free brake dust??? I'm so glad VW sorted their poo poo wtr to brake dust. My 04.5 GLI would turn the front wheels black in 2-3 days after a wash. The Golf doesn't seem to even acknowledge that the brakes have dust.
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May 13, 2014 16:44
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smax posted:These showed up today: Keep em off the curbs and they will last a long time. My Petrols are still as shiney as the day I got em 32k miles ago. Be sure to wax em too.
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May 15, 2014 20:54
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Ignoarints posted:Lmao, I bought a 2013 Genesis coupe yesterday. 3.8 r spec though. This post makes no sense to me. How is a 350hp rwd Genesis slower than a Cobalt?
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Jun 26, 2014 22:55
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Rye Bread posted:A turbo Cobalt SS with bolt ons and a good tune can make ~350whp. At the wrong end to use it.
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Jun 27, 2014 00:25
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IronCastKnight posted:My parents' Honda Insight got t-boned by an Expedition going a good 50 mph, and it still drives like a loving champ. Looks like poo poo, though, but I bought new doors that I just need to put on. That didn't fall under uninsured coverage since it was someone else's fault?
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Jul 2, 2014 19:26
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I'll never understand why people drop full coverage on cars. I just got my insurance reup a few days ago and the expensive part of the policy is the liability part. Adding in the rest only costs about 200 bucks every 6 months. Unless of course you drive a 500 dollar beater then full coverage is kind of silly.
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Jul 2, 2014 21:45
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My grandfather had one of those a while back, it even had the fake wood paneling. loving HUGE car.
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Jul 2, 2014 23:20
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Ya, but replacing a totalled 500 dollar car is at least doable compared to having to eat 4-5k or more if some dipshit with no insurance hits you just to save a couple hundred a year. My mom was talking about dropping collision on her 07 Dodge Ram, I had to remind her that the bulk of insurance is the liability and not the extras. People just aren't rational sometimes.
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Jul 3, 2014 20:26
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CharlesM posted:Naw we don't get the A1. It looks like it's a bit smaller than the A3. Pretty sharp though. Looks a hell of a lot better than the A3.
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Jul 19, 2014 00:16
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Emushka posted:daaaamn that mr2 is fresh. reminds me of this: I was just thinking it looked like a baby Ferrari. Heh, spell check got mad at me for not capitalizing Ferrari.
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Jul 21, 2014 17:04
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Lose the front plate. Why are front plates even still a thing? I know they're required in some states, but I don't see why, and they ruin the look of almost every car the are on.
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Jul 31, 2014 23:42
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Aargh posted:How do red light / speed cameras send you a fine otherwise? Rear plate. Also gently caress speed and red light cameras. In the US they are not enforceable and depend solely on you being guillable enough to pay the fine when you get a ticket in the mail that is neither hand delivered nor certified. I've been pulled over exactly once since I stopped running a front plate in 2005. And the only reason I got pulled over was that myself and my mother in the box truck behind me were on a very well known drug trafficking part of I-10 leaving Texas. Although if you have to park in areas where there are meter maids, having one of the flip up plates will save you from getting a parking ticket. veedubfreak fucked around with this message at 00:24 on Aug 1, 2014 |
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Aug 1, 2014 00:21
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dreesemonkey posted:Driving appliance alert! First ever new car for me or my wife, a 2016 Hyundai Sonata. Wait what?
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Aug 4, 2014 22:19
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Toymachine posted:Yep, that's it. I would go for the manual one over the electronic version. I heard some bad things about the electronic ones crapping out fast. Another reason not to live in NY.
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Aug 5, 2014 22:33
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One of the awesome things about living in CO is that there are almost no parking blocks anywhere. Because they have to be able to plow the parking lot. Up until my most recent car, every car I have owned has been too low to clear a parking block 
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Aug 11, 2014 21:35
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GramCracker posted:Took the wagon out of the garage for her weekly spin. Went hiking! Looks really out of place but somehow doesn't at the same time. What color is that?
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Aug 28, 2014 18:28
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The best part about CO is watching all the idiots with AWD ditch their suv come the first inch of snow because they think AWD means "continue to drive like an rear end in a top hat on slick roads". People in CO are lovely drivers. I blame all the people from Texas, Cali and Florida moving here.
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Sep 8, 2014 19:47
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Motronic posted:Are you wearing a cape? Or did Darth Vader take this picture? Bathrobe.
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Sep 23, 2014 00:07
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Figured this would be a decent place to ask. When I go to pick up the new R (assuming it ever gets here. HURRY THE gently caress UP VW) I'm thinking about having it wrapped. How well do wraps hold up to rock pitting vs a 3m bra. The 3m bra on my TDI has 1 tiny nick in it that actually got paint. What I'm thinking is that I buy a color that will hold a bit more resale (or make it easier to buy when available) and instead of doing a 700 dollar full bumper/hood/fender bra like I have on my TDI just getting the entire car wrapped in something wonky. Just wondering how well the wraps hold up to rock chips. I plan to keep the new R for at least 6+ years so the wrap will keep the paint nice for the first couple.
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Oct 7, 2014 20:00
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BlackMK4 posted:3m bra on the 335D... front bumper got hit in a parking lot, tons of paint transfer but the bumper wasn't damaged. Pulled the clear bra off and there wasn't a mark on the bumper, hell the 3M wasn't even ripped. Ya, the 3m has been outstanding. I'm just wondering how a vinyl wrap holds up compared to it. Its about 700 bucks to do the full 18" hood/bumper/headlights/fenders vs roughly the same cost to do a full car wrap correct?
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Oct 7, 2014 21:31
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Ah, so it's a 3m bra and wax again eh 
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Oct 7, 2014 22:59
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wallaka posted:Patina is still in, right? Nice. Same color as my brother's 69 f100. My grandfather bought his new also. It has the 460 in it though It's actually in the shop getting a full respray right now.
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Oct 20, 2014 20:21
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StormDrain posted:A couple of weeks? I need to wash mine twice a week in Colorado. A mid-week spraydown and a warm weekend day hand wash if possible. I gave up on keeping mine clean out here in CO.
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Dec 2, 2014 00:37
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BigHouseOfBooty posted:do you guys have the quilted seats? mind taking some pictures? I fell in love with your car. Nope, nothing vaguely sexual looking about those.
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Jan 7, 2015 01:03
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SFH1989 posted:I like them a lot and they're not too expensive, $75 a tire for 195/60-15. They're not the best when it gets warmer (over 55°F) but they do their job and work great in the cold and snow. One also survived hitting a pothole that bent the steel wheel to the point it would only hold 25psi. This is the same thing I noticed. They wear fast, but they are just obscene in the snow. I finally put mine on over the weekend. Same size even. It froze pretty hard overnight last night and I was hooning around like a complete rear end in a top hat this morning trying to break traction. They're amazing.
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Jan 7, 2015 21:38
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HotCanadianChick posted:It's ok, we don't have any snow out here in the great frozen northwest above the 45th parallel either. It was in the 60s this past weekend. It was seventyfuckingtwo yesterday in Denver. My car has been clean for almost a week at this point. It's crazy out here.
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Jan 28, 2015 17:58
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ExecuDork posted:It's weird to me that a warm spell in winter means your car is clean. Every car here has been utterly filthy for a week because the melted slush on the roads means all of the dirt and grime and poo poo (literally - dog poo poo doesn't get picked up in winter, for some reason) is splashing all over. Clean is a relative term. Compared to how it looked last Friday before I ran it through the carwash it's still "clean". Sure it has some splashes up the side, but the roof and hood are still clean. And I can actually read my license plate
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Jan 29, 2015 17:12
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I could not own that car. I'd be going to jail the first time I left the house in it.
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Feb 17, 2015 19:31
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Sadi posted:I'm honestly curious as well. They always looked to me like they would slow down diagonal shifts (like 2-3). The only cool thing about my car right now. 
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Feb 18, 2015 16:10
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BoyBlunder posted:Is this on a TDI? Yep. I figured the 5000rpm redline would give it away
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Feb 18, 2015 17:08
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Real talk for a moment. If you put the proper sized tires on your wheels, when you hit a pothole it doesn't eat the lip.
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Feb 26, 2015 16:18
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Comrade Flynn posted:No. I just need to figure out how to get it off. I've been using rubber bands for over 10 years and have never bent a rim. Some people just don't know how to drive. The only tire I have used that has been over a 40 series is my winters. Drove my previous car on 225/40/18s with no issues. Current car is on 235/35/19s and haven't hurt any of those either. But I also don't try to stretch a 5" tire over an 8" wheel.
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CharlesM posted:I don't think I've ever actually posted my car... How do you get in your car?
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wigbot v2.0 posted:Daft huh, that it costs more to potentially injure two people as opposed to 7. Should have just said it had standard seating and not needed a custom policy written for me. I've got 14 days cancellation if I want it, so I may find a specialist insurer to do it for cheaper. My 2 door TDI Golf is somehow more expensive than a 4dr TDI Golf on my insurance. Insurance makes no sense sometimes. I mean, it's got 140hp, what does it matter how many doors it has.
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