Olympic Mathlete posted:

Correct thread.

NoWake posted:

About 10-15 years ago, Ohio started sending out letters to the registered address of any vehicle with current registration, demanding proof of insurance. OR ELSE.

https://www.bmv.ohio.gov/susp-ins-random-selection.aspx

If you don't live at that address and don't get your mail regularly, say you're a college kid and your car is registered at mom and dad's house instead of your dorm room, you'll probably never get the letter and you'll get your license suspended. Even if you're all paid up. You'll only find out your license is suspended during your next chickenshit traffic stop. There's some exceptions for cars that are inoperable or stored, but you'll still actively need to respond to the state or you're getting hosed with a license suspension and all the joys of increased insurance premiums for the next 3 years.

I don't know if this program is still active, because I can't imagine a quarter of a million Ohioans going through this yearly without heads on pikes. If this isn't the most obvious example of open grift of the insurance industry over our legislature, I don't know what is.

Darchangel posted:

Rota Shakotan

(Or possibly real Hayashis Type ST.)

Nidhg00670000 posted:

TEMS is Toyotas adjustable suspension, and that redline screams diesel. Prado maybe?

MrYenko posted:

Resettable circuit breakers.

Powershift posted:

Someone ran le mons in one a few years ago.

http://www.roadkill.com/24-hours-lemons-twin-engine-1971-cadillac-eldorado-16-cylinders-1000-cubic-inches/

incels interlinked posted:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a29216/vector-w8-twin-turbo-first-drive/

That Vector was a lot more high-end than I thought it was

lol at the 3 speed GM automatic though

Krakkles posted:

It's mostly the taxes. It can also be the "zero emissions/inspection" aspect of the registration, but it's mostly the taxes. This article claims on an exotic, this can easily amount to six figures.
Pretty sure that car has never been to Montana.

Edit: \/

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Then they deny your claim, your McLaren P1 is totaled, and you have to spend the next 6 months eating SpaghettiOs out of the box because you can't afford running water.

Powershift posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12pstW_5vzo

oh god, i want an itty bitty supertanker!

Powershift posted:

And NOW i'm checking auction prices for used scissor lifts, gently caress

Powershift posted:

oh, friend

you're about to go down the rabbit hole of airport limos.



The world used to be a magical place

Olympic Mathlete posted:

netwerk23 posted:

Yes, and while I had a memory of an atomic train spoof, that was apparently serious and not an atomic-powered train, just a train transporting atomic materials.

Colostomy Bag posted:

For the record, this one is highly regarded for CGI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YozMDzOAGxk

Elviscat posted:

The Crown Victoria is a huge, cheap, floaty barge that is comfortable, practical, and extremely reliable though, that's a lot of good qualities.

Plus you can buy a fleet of them for less than a Morgan three-wheeler.

net work error posted:

This could go in a few threads but I think here is good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3w3fVS-SgQ
When he scrapes it's terrifying.

Powershift posted:

They cost $200k new

Powershift posted:

oh god, 105 pages of locomotives

Memento posted:

How do we live in the timeline where that Peugeot wasn't put into production?

How do we live in the timeline where I don't have one in my garage?

Shrapnig posted:

This is my favorite hot take about Top Gear.

Powershift posted:

love those wheels.

Lord Stimperor posted:

I wasn't entirely sure which of the threads this would fit best. But imo these truck designs, with their focus on technology and aerodynamics, convey a of optimism about the future that has almost completely disappeared from modern automotive design:









Never seen it in the wild though.



I think the first truck is the one with the brown interior, which was the concept. The others were the ones of which a small series was produced.

Nothing But Hate posted:

Most likely wrong thread but I feel like this is weird enough that it’s kind of awesome in a way

drgitlin posted:

There were four F1s and four EB110s at the Quail last week. I took a bunch of photos and then made them all look too bright in Lightroom, enjoy: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/08/these-mclaren-f1s-and-bugatti-eb110s-were-the-stars-of-car-week/

cakesmith handyman posted:

It certainly gives an impression of an engine held hostage and unwillingly force feed boost

shy boy from chess club posted:

I saw a unicorn today. I've loved Toronados since I read The Dark Half when I was a kid and this is the first one I've ever seen in person. Hundreds and hundreds of car shows and finally I get to see one in the grocery store parking lot.

Look at those perfect lines. It's a driveable piece of art. Check out the back spacing on the wheels, they look so funky cause of the fwd. What a machine. I only wish the lights were closed but can't complain.

Mister Kingdom posted:

See also its sister car, the 1967 El Dorado

Olympic Mathlete posted:

Uh, so I've just found out about the EB110 prototype which is in almost* every way a much cooler looking car.