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Holy poo poo is that a joke picture or does that mini have 24" wheels?
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kimbo305 posted:I couldn't quite figure that out, either. The smaller wheels are plainly the MINI's, but they aren't centered to the plastic fender flares. I can't see that, sorry. The big wheels are exactly centered in the black plastic mini arches.
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Nov 2, 2011 23:51
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kimbo305 posted:Check out that wheel design compared to the other overlays.  I'm going to stop looking at this picture, it makes my head hurt.
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Nov 3, 2011 07:01
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quote:And, most intriguing of all, they say the platform is flexible enough to allow for a significant wheelbase stretch.  I've just had the best ideaoxbrain posted:the brat.
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Nov 3, 2011 21:31
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InitialDave posted:If Mazda do reincarnate the Suzuki Cappuccino, I'll buy one. Ah, but will it be fast enough to drive home before it evaporates in a fine cloud of rust? Can someone photoshop the Subaru version into a new Brat please?
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Nov 4, 2011 23:01
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mobby_6kl posted:Speaking of Kei cars, they really need to make a new AZ-1 and export it everywhere. Mid-engined gullwing keicar that looks slightly like a baby RS200? Where do I sign up?
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Nov 5, 2011 20:39
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obeyasia posted:Would buy this even if it was fueled only by cum I had to personally spit into the tank. I...I would probably pass on that.
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Nov 5, 2011 21:26
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Put the driveshaft through the sump, diff in front of the engine & fit portal axles, except they port backwards to the wheels, not down! :iamafag:
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Nov 6, 2011 23:56
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I'm getting Peugeot vibes from the front, lexus from the rear, can I get the light-up text at the back saying 'Toyobaru'?
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Nov 8, 2011 12:07
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Now tell us the story behind the clock 
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Nov 8, 2011 15:13
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Cat Terrist posted:The IS350 had a manual???? I thought that was IS 200/250 only? Depends on the market.
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Nov 8, 2011 22:45
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Elephanthead posted:Whomever sells Toyota all those digital dash clocks has got a lot of dirt on someone big at Toyota. I can think of no other reason. You take that back you dirty whore! That clock will draw in more buyers than a turbo version!
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Nov 9, 2011 07:13
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PT6A posted:I think it's just a matter of finding the right car for your specific proportions. expensive_research.txt Seriously though, this can be a bummer when the otherwise perfect car doesn't fit you.
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Nov 10, 2011 21:02
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Now I want an rx-7, drat my car ADD
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Nov 12, 2011 12:11
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Sockington posted:I'm up to five (six if you count the donor AE-86) on my two-car garage property. Do rusty corpses count as fractions ? :v I only have 2 cars, one of which is my wires daily driver but I keep wanting something else. I have no space or money but I could go for a volvo 480 or a mr2 or an rx7 or or or or
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Nov 12, 2011 18:49
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Going by previous releases we're due the indicator stalk & hazard light button, I can't wait!
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Nov 13, 2011 23:31
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If I buy one of these it will be the most powerful car (by 50+hp) I'll have owned. I've driven a couple 200hpish cars, but only around town for short distances. Basically it's enough power to have fun, in a car that looks good & gets tolerable economy. I aim to buy one, not modify it, then sell it for twice the purchase price in 15 years when an unmolested example is as rare as an unmolested crx is now 
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Nov 29, 2011 08:53
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Piano posted:This car may be annoying to shop for in 10 years. *#$$$40k invested!#*
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Nov 29, 2011 12:04
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You do realise both that Nissan have access to copious Nissan parts without buying cars off the showroom and that manufacturing it wouldn't involve cutting three cars apart and hand fabricating the finished article right?
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Dec 2, 2011 14:05
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Sigma X posted:Perhaps you should watch the assembly videos and read the blog about it before you make not-so-subtle implications that "YOU ARE A RETARD THEY CAN GET THEIR OWN PARTS THEY ARE REALLY GONNA MAKE IT GUYS RAWR". The ar is actually being built at RML, a racing car construction shop. They cut up at least one GTR in order to make their shortened wheelbase proof-of-concept model. The tech guy narrating the videos talks about it and there are several shots. It has also been stated multiple times that it's just a "hell, will ya look at this?!" effort on the part of Nissan Europe's Crossover and Sports division. There are absolutely no plans whatsoever to produce a Juke R model using the GTR's engine and modified GTR drivetrain. Despite the fact that it's ridiculous on the face of it that Nissan would be willing to dilute their halo car by dropping the drivetrain and suspension in the body of a economy hatchback "crossover", the amount of modifications to the chassis of the Juke and the drivetrain of the GTR would necessitate an entirely new manufacturing line with associated tooling; a huge outlay of money. Wow, you are angry at the internet indeed. No, I wasn't aware it wasn't nissan that built it, yes you are right it would be ridiculous to drag the gtr name into the mud with a duke version, however my point was that if Nissan built it, it wouldn't cost half a million bucks. It could also be built on the same line as the current Duke, although yes it would require some unique tooling. I work in a car factory btw.
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Dec 2, 2011 16:05
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Wasn't there mention of a track stripper version? Any idea how much that would cost?
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Dec 2, 2011 17:56
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What stops you using the correct offset wheels if you know that'll save the bearings?
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Dec 2, 2011 19:48
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Wha wha these bearings are poo poo & the manufacturer is literally raping me *fits wheels that put stress on bearings*
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Dec 2, 2011 19:58
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^ sensible coherent answer.
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Dec 2, 2011 20:03
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I'm all for climate control, the cc in my 12yr old volvo still works perfectly, even compensating for the busted compressor I'm too cheap to fix. I've fiddled with the dials maybe twice since I bought it. £400 replacement rfid keys can eat a bag of dicks, however.
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Dec 8, 2011 08:37
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Sadly though it costs much more to offer strippers with a yard-long options list than just build 2-3 coherent spec models, in terms of manufacturing over head anyway. If you know each car takes 66 seconds of build work at each station then every car takes 66 seconds at every station. If you can build some in 34 seconds but you might have others at 75, you have to run the whole line at 75 seconds, or offline high-option cars to be built up at a slower pace. Either way is a bunch of labour & flexibility issues that cost the manufacturer money, which they pass into you. Sorry...
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Dec 8, 2011 11:33
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Well buying the skoda won't cause you to drive like a total douchecanoe, and it's cheaper!
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Dec 8, 2011 20:11
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I agree with you, up to the point I'd prefer a usb port & 3.5mm jack for my non-apple phone.
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Dec 8, 2011 20:32
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I think the big question about the tc/sc kits is: how long do we have to wait until someone fits both :iamafag:
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Dec 12, 2011 08:34
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Yes, way to miss the point.
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Dec 12, 2011 08:52
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I am aware twincharging kits already exist, I am aware they have been fitted to performance vehicles in the past, I want to see both fitted to the toyobaru, is that clear enough? 
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Q_res posted:Well, it's not like people hadn't been talking about tons of other cars, sorry if I couldn't divine your meaning from the wind. No problem, i'll try to be clearer in the future. Regardless of it probably ruining the character of this as-yet-unreleased car, I would like to see the result of someone bolting both the trd sc & subaru tc kits to one or the other vehicle. I'd never do so myself, I'm an economy whore so it'd be na or low pressure turbo for me. Though I was brought up on mad max films, so I want to see giant supercharger stacks everywhere, I just don't want to pay the fuel bills.
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Dec 12, 2011 13:33
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bull3964 posted:I would suspect that the Scion won't have HIDs, at least not in the lower configurations, that could cause them to use different headlight housings. Sorry, I hasn't to say that in the two pictures posted, the two cars have different headlight units, rather than one car has the lights partially covered. That would be dangerous (heat buildup) & a bit dumb.
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tobu posted:I was hoping they'd try and make these a large volume car so that everywhere you look if someone only needed two doors they'd be in a BZR/86. REPLACE THE TWO DOOR YARIS WITH IT! What are you smoking? The yaris is half the price of the 86 & appeals to a completely different market.
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Yeah I remember the escort cosworth coming out with a then-mind-blowing timbo'd 204hp.
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Ziploc posted:That makes me excited. But then, I drive a Miata. And that is the Miata way. Loose rear end?  The more I read about this car the more I want one, we just need to know the damned price now. Has there been any news of when we should know?
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I love you man, also I now know why you carry a dell streak
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Das Volk posted:Interesting; so you only wish that you could buy cars you can fit into? Its clear what he meant and have you read any of this thread? It was never meant to be a power monster, just a good handling car.
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Splizwarf posted:Cakefool could probably shed some more light on this. Hooray I'm useful!  Yeah all the plastic mouldings & shell body parts will need their own press toolings, I'd imagine all underbody & inner is common, massive cost saving. If you're building three variants in the same place (Toy/Sub/Sci) You get volume savings on every common part & only need a single set of tooling. As an example think £3-500k for a single sidemember tooling set (4 x 28t dies). Mat_Drinks posted:Well poo poo, I didn't think they'd be using the same paint. Same washdown prep, same primer, same lab mixing the paint with the same chemicals & QC, same robots & sprayguns applying the paint, same ovens curing the paint in the same conditions. Sorry. InitialDave posted:They could modify their production system in Japan to provide the US with CKD kits, which would be a good halfway house. Possible, a lot of work is involved even then but labour differences would have to be phenomenal(& long term) to justify it. cakesmith handyman fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Feb 2, 2012 |
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