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KozmoNaut posted:This car is so loving sexy.
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# ¿ Mar 26, 2010 20:21 |
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# ¿ Apr 18, 2024 06:44 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/science/earth/02emit.html?hpquote:WASHINGTON — The federal government issued final rules establishing the first greenhouse gas emissions standards for automobiles and light trucks on Thursday, ending a 30-year battle between regulators and automakers. I like that this will push car companies to further develop hybrid/electric technology, however I don't like that government is mandating this and "carbon credit" taxing the smaller companies that cater to niche markets.
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# ¿ Apr 1, 2010 20:53 |
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bidikyoopi posted:I hope whoever made that render was either laughing the whole time or just loving around with PS on the can. I think it was a "Hay guys watch this!" moment.
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# ¿ Oct 10, 2010 06:39 |
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Next they'll strap 800lb worth of stupid poo poo on it and make it FWD.
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# ¿ Oct 12, 2010 08:59 |
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http://green.autoblog.com/2010/10/21/la-auto-show-design-challenge-entrants-reveal-1-000-pound-car-co/ Check out these zany drawings of the future: Apparently the big RIMZZZZ will catch on and you'll be able to say "Hay bro check out deez 48ssss" Nissan Click here for the full 1280x684 image. the car that future hairdressers take to the salon: (MX-0) Click here for the full 1280x576 image. Maybach, now making gyro things instead of million dollar chauffeur driven land luxoyachts Click here for the full 1280x905 image. Russian Bear fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Oct 24, 2010 |
# ¿ Oct 24, 2010 03:48 |
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And 50k euros? No thanks.
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# ¿ Nov 23, 2010 00:24 |
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Wouldn't it be easier to just bring the Finnish driving test here?
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# ¿ Dec 9, 2010 20:22 |
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Would you like more government in your car? http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/03/nhtsa-proposes-mandatory-backup-cameras-by-2014/5
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# ¿ Jan 5, 2011 04:19 |
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I heard about this bill on the radio today and there was a woman on who was from an organization for saving the 300 some odd children whose parents run them over every year backing up.
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# ¿ Jan 5, 2011 06:08 |
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It's the prettiest "family" super car.
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# ¿ Jan 22, 2011 00:01 |
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What's with BMW and all the dents/lines/distortions in the bodywork lately? Yuck. Are they still using the V10?
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# ¿ Apr 3, 2011 16:37 |
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Well this time they didn't make it any more ugly, just more boring. Are they going to do a hatch?
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# ¿ Apr 14, 2011 03:56 |
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Cream_Filling posted:Getting lots of R class Mercedes in this, which isn't good. The roof comes up too high then slopes back down weird. Hope it looks better in the flesh.
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# ¿ Apr 20, 2011 22:15 |
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Who cares, after the first week of owning the car you know what side it's on. People always looking for solutions to problems that don't exist.
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# ¿ Apr 21, 2011 07:59 |
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Isn't the C300 the only benz available with a 6 speed and not a very good one from what I remember?
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# ¿ May 7, 2011 07:51 |
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dissss posted:I just don't see why you'd buy one over VWs other offerings. If you want a less practical Golf you already have the Scirroco afterall. But the Scirroco looks so good, I wish we got it over here They might have a base abarth here, kind of like Cooper has the S model and the JCW one.
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# ¿ May 15, 2011 18:00 |
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I was wondering when they were going to come out with the figures for the new SKYD and SKYG engines, but holy drat! Even if that's a liberal number and in real world is closer to 60, it is quite an achievement. So which engine will be stuffed in the ND miata?
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# ¿ May 20, 2011 04:15 |
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I'm sure they'll put lots of WARNING and DANGER stickers everywhere about CATASTROPHIC events happening, but it'll happen then a bunch of idiots will want to make a "recall" out of it, while the Mazda fans will call it a 'quirk' and common sense. "Oh I put 87 in there to save on gas moneys "
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# ¿ May 20, 2011 06:23 |
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What's the wear rate on sequential gear boxes in cars? Because I think your average person is terrified of the clutch and would be much more likely to learn a different way of shifting on a sequential.
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# ¿ Jul 1, 2011 18:40 |
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eames posted:New video of a barely disguised 991 around Stuttgart, the best one I’ve seen so far. Maybe the video didn't give sound justice, but it sounded so meh.
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# ¿ Aug 9, 2011 07:23 |
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extreme_accordion posted:Rear axels to rust through in under 50,000 miles as a performance feature. It's ok it'll be covered under the warranty. Kia GT looks hot.
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# ¿ Sep 17, 2011 03:51 |
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It still won't sell because diesel.
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# ¿ Jun 27, 2013 13:07 |
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IKillForPie posted:There is literally nothing more in the world I would like than for this to be true and be available in Canada That's a pretty Lada Niva front end.
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# ¿ Oct 20, 2018 02:59 |
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1337JiveTurkey posted:The US06 supplemental federal test procedure is designed to hit a representative profile of acceleration, deceleration and constant speed driving at a representative profile of speeds for the average highway driver. Anything over 75 mph doesn’t happen enough to justify including it in the test or creating yet another test procedure. Any highway in the southwest the speed limit is 75, so it happens every time I leave the city.
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# ¿ Jan 23, 2019 03:39 |
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Residency Evil posted:I'm this close to buying a Golf R but don't drive enough to justify it . Sounds like you need a miata then.
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# ¿ Jan 24, 2019 03:48 |
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Buy a 10 year old S5 with a V8.
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# ¿ Jan 24, 2019 07:45 |
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Speaking of Buick, the Tour X wagon looks pretty sharp. I was riding behind one today and couldn't believe I was admiring a Buick.
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# ¿ Mar 17, 2019 06:32 |
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Wheeee posted:im half considering ditching my truck for new hybrid RAV4 Get a minivan instead.
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# ¿ Mar 22, 2019 16:50 |
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Just needs to be slammed.
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# ¿ Apr 18, 2019 05:12 |
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McTinkerson posted:So uh, the new Benz E53 AMG's are magic....I just test drove an E53 Coupe (zero wagons or even sedans in stock) and I am both more excited and afraid about a new car than I have ever been. Time to start looking into selling the daily to potentially make room. Woah that is a gorgeos coupe.
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# ¿ May 5, 2019 05:07 |
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Really late on this but: Read about a new car you like? It’s not too feminine for guys is it?
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# ¿ May 15, 2019 06:44 |
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Wheeee posted:Rear seat airbags are a $450 option on the Audi S3 lol Like the curtain airbags?
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# ¿ May 31, 2019 23:08 |
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To bring up an earlier discussion, I'm right in the middle of the millennial age group and know a few gen x'ers too. No one I know is buying new cars. Even those who earn a good income are just keeping their 10-20 year old beaters (and mid range cars, lots of subarus) and running them into the ground. The couple of car guys I know buy used of course and one has a indy dealer access to auctions so he's not buying new obviously. On top of all that people are trying to get away from using cars when they can commuting/going out by bicycle instead since we have decent bike infrastructure. VVV you're a prime candidate for a E92 M3 VVV Russian Bear fucked around with this message at 18:22 on Jun 9, 2019 |
# ¿ Jun 9, 2019 18:17 |
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Wamsutta posted:
You can't walk when it's "not nice"? Wat.
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# ¿ Jun 11, 2019 05:26 |
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Wamsutta posted:Oh, I can, I'm just 100% not going to when I could drive instead, hope that helps Theproblem.txt
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# ¿ Jun 11, 2019 22:07 |
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Not having good infrastructure to walk/ride a bike on is a very legit reason to drive a short distance to work. I'm not a militant YOU MUST RIDE/WALK EVERY DAY ALL THE TIME person, I don't even do it 100% of the time and I have all the advantages - good bike infrastructure, short commute (6 miles one way), work place with a shower and bike storage, i'm a fit cyclist and know how to fix mechanical issues/flats etc. But hey, start with 1 or 2 days a week and see how you feel about it. Anyways, how about this wagon? My main complaint with small wagons, whose utility is always espoused, is the surprisingly small cargo space. My 2013 Honda Fit has more cargo space than this BMW (and even the E class wagon), which is 2 classes bigger in car size. Maybe focus groups don't care about having 60+ cubic feet of cargo room? Most hatchbacks, like a GTI/Golf have the same amount of cargo room as this at 52 cubic feet, what's the point besides buying a different kind of german mechanical mess?
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# ¿ Jun 12, 2019 16:44 |
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BraveUlysses posted:i mean you can measure cargo room in cubic feet but obviously that doesnt account for the shape of that space. can you fit a big dog in the hatch area of a honda fit? most wagons and CUVs can have two medium/large dogs standing up in the back of the cargo area. Easy. I'll raise you, one medium airline crate, one 50lb dog - not in the crate, two 10lb dogs - they usually hang out in the crate, a 6 foot human sitting on the 40 of the 60/40 partition in the back seat, a duffle bag and backpack along with the two humans in the front of course. Two med/large dogs would be easy since the cargo space is taller than you'll get in any of these small euro wagons. Sadly I think in the new Fits are a little smaller in the back by 5 cubic feet or so, but I don't know where they lost the space. I love this tiny car. Charles posted:Cargo volume of a 2019 Honda Fit is 16.6 cubic feet versus an E class wagon's 35 cubic feet. You're comparing seat down volume with seat up volume. I'm comparing both with their back seats down, ie max volume. It looks like they made the 2017+ E wagon up to 64 cubic feet though so never mind that one. The 2016, which i remembered from before had 57 which is the same as the 2013 fit. Paradoxish posted:Most people don't, except in the sense of bigger number = more better. Most people, on most days, could get by fine with the amount of space in the average sedan, and that's like that half of that. A lot of the stuff that won't fit in a sedan with the rear seats folded down is stuff that's just a little bit too big or that's super unwieldy to load into a sedan, and that's where anything with a hatch comes in handy. I actually really love the Audi A7 for its hatch and absolutely gorgeous lines even though I think sedans are dumb. Russian Bear fucked around with this message at 05:20 on Jun 13, 2019 |
# ¿ Jun 13, 2019 05:18 |
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Are Subaru interiors ok nowadays on the non loaded models?
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# ¿ Jul 1, 2019 20:22 |
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For their prices I'd expect it to be as good as Mazda nowadays. The older Subies (like mid teens) I have driven were total plastic parts bin poo poo.
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# ¿ Jul 1, 2019 20:31 |
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# ¿ Apr 18, 2024 06:44 |
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drgitlin posted:Mazda’s interiors are getting up there with Audi these days. The inside of the new 3 would look good in a car costing twice as much. KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:mazda has probably the best non premium interiors in the business now, so i don't think this is a reasonable comparison Yeah now that I think about it, it's a poor comparison. I was more thinking along the lines of both being smaller Japanese car makers. Dang, as good as Audi? I gotta go sit in a new Miata or a 3 hatch. I know they've been pushing upmarket, but didn't know they were quite THAT good. I fuckin' love an Audi interior.
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# ¿ Jul 2, 2019 01:19 |