transportation

[jagged sentinel]

For a numbers-matching, humidity-controlled-storage-kept one yeah

A good story can sell a car as well

And this is just itching for one

[kind osprey]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrtPa01KOhi/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[fast edge]

saw this very tastefully modified prelude today

hood was also wrapped with carbon vinyl

[kind osprey]

Fake carbon and all those badges are fucking goofy but other than that it's decent

[steady cove]

Tastefully goofyied

[main cosmos]

I would turn that car back into stock and daily drive it

[gloomy helm]

New g wagon feature with that turning on the spot looks so goofy lmaoo

[green trench]

Its happy!

[green trench]

Is that a real thing?

[gloomy helm]

Yeah

[jagged sentinel]

That's the EV G wagon

I don't know if it's production yet

[green trench]

Im not big fan of g wagons but thats pretty nice

[gloomy helm]

Not yet

[steady cove]

Hear me out

[opal forum]

Man, its really EV everything nowadays, isnt it...

[sudden crown]

My dad’s mustang and his friend’s corvette a few months ago.

Thoughts?

[kind osprey]

Looks like a fun day

[sudden crown]

It was! Well, for them at least.

[kind osprey]

lol

[jagged sentinel]

Is that a grand sport

The Vette

[sage roost]

Looks like it

Great taste

[sudden crown]

I have no idea.

My dad took the photo. I wasn’t there because I was at school, sadly.

[jagged sentinel]

Cuz it looks like it has all the aero bits of the Z06 minus the hood

[sage roost]

The color is exclusive to the grand sport as well

[jagged sentinel]

Somehow I failed to notice the decals

Yeah that's almost definitely a GS

[old sedge]

The 1990s Corvette Grand Sport is beautiful, same with 1990s Viper GTS. Unsafe to drive, but beautiful classic worthy for collection

[true fiber]

Love how I cant post a photo yay

[old sedge]

You probably need to reach a certain level before you can do so, but I could be wrong about it.

[hybrid charm]

5

[steady cove]

5

[vestal garnet]

5

[sudden crown]

5

[old sedge]

If all cars have this, then parking will be a lot easier. Every car should've had this starting from 1990's at least. What could possibly go wrong?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CXNbcz21uY

[mint plank]

there's no need for it lol

learn to parallel park

crab driving isnt new

it's been on industry equipment for decades

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvzww9vv8jM

[long wyvern]

If they don't teach u that in driving lessons, then you're in the wrong place

[mint plank]

Exactly xD

[old sedge]

Tell this to most Filipino drivers

[sudden crown]

Better yet, tell it to the French

[vestal garnet]

https://tenor.com/view/parking-parallel-stunt-gif-13899645

[onyx rivet]

https://youtu.be/g7wqTWi-eeo
last week's race but rerun live now

[final cosmos]

i fucking love driving cars

[kind osprey]

Same

[hidden meteor]

2001 Porsche Boxster, recently got a hardtop for it

[red nest]

Oh my god look at what I saw

Poor thing

[hidden meteor]

rip

[stray fulcrum]

Heading to Chicago downtown

Seen something interesting

[kind osprey]

Looks fun how much did you snag that for

I really wanna get a 987 i've been thinking about it

my only concerns are practicality and reliability

[kind osprey]

That looks weirdly tacky

[jagged sentinel]

Jesus

That has so much SRT Owner energy

I see this super tacky shit on Chrysler products more than anything else

What is it with dodge people and tackiness

[unborn rain]

I don’t see how it’s tacky

The mats and the seat covers aren’t fully straight because I just put them in and they’ve been sitting in a box

[jagged sentinel]

That sea-of-blue interior style went out of style like 30 years ago

Or sea-of-any-bright-color

[unborn rain]

I don’t want to be like everyone else and have the same colors

What’s the issue in that

[jagged sentinel]

I can see that

I don't like it

But you're not required to give a shit

Do what you want

[unborn rain]

Ok..

[hidden meteor]

15k but you can get a cheaper one with under 10k USD. this one had 80k miles, good server logs, clean title, and a bunch of upgrades. recaro seats, upgrades brakes, adjustable Bilstein coilovers, extended roll bar, new clutch and IMS, and a few more things. got the hard top for 2600 from another guy, that took longer to find than the car

so, there’s a lot to the 987’s. you are probably familiar with some of the trends and differences. as far as practicability goes, a lot is out of the room when you got 2 seats, but its otherwise relatively practical. you get a front and rear trunk for lots of storage space, glove compartment and a few other interior storage sections, and decent fuel milage in particular for the 987.2’s (2009-2012). generally Caymans are a little more expensive than the soft top Boxster. manual is more expensive than the 987.1’s Tiptronic automatic transmission, but the 987.2’s PDK double clutch is more expensive than the manual. 987.2’s also lost the IMS issue, so they are more reliable. the IMS issue was mostly a problem with the 986’s, in particular from 2000-2002, but it can rarely affect a 987.1 (2005-2008). other than that, reliability is solid on these cars. they have great build quality.

you really want to go for the 2009-2012 987 (987.2), but since there are fewer made due to the global recession and the fact that they’re better than the 987.1’s, they’re both more rare and more expensive

where I live in California, a decent 987.1 Boxster with a manual and under <90k miles may go for about 25-30k. a tiptronic or more miles usually goes for <20k. on the flip side, a PDK 987.2 Cayman with <90k miles may go for 35-40k.

unless its basically never driven or extensively modded, the 987.2’s don’t usually go for more than 40k. thats approaching 997 and 981 territory

i would really recommend getting a 987, or even a 986! they’re so much fun to drive around, pretty much the most pure sports car experience you can get with that naturally aspirated mid-engine, while still being relatively modern and useful for daily driving.

[opal forum]

Why tf the steering wheel looks like that

[unborn rain]

It’s called a steering wheel cover

[onyx rivet]

steering wheel cover not on straight

[haughty wadi]

No, this blue color is beautiful It's just there is too much blue everywhere.... Buggati used the same blue and it's really beautiful on the Chiron

If you look at this picture you gonna understand what I mean

[uncut saddle]

ngl I think it makes it look kinda cheap

[haughty wadi]

Man is with Aiden Pearce

[jagged sentinel]

Yes the color is fine

Emphasis on "sea-of"

Tha Bugatti is not a sea of blue

[tribal lichen]

This is making me so happy rn

[unborn rain]

I put it so the rubber grips are where I normally would put my hands on either side, I don’t steer with both hands and I don’t put them in the same place on both sides

I’m usually using the stick to shift rather than the paddle shifters so I only use my right hand as a little bit of support when taking a sharp turn

[unborn rain]

Yesterday you said the color was out of style which I’ve never heard anyone ever say about a color, it just sounds like you wanted to insult the color in any way you could and I’m still not sure what you mean when you say “sea of” because that is definitely not sea blue color

[jagged sentinel]

I'm referring to the amount of blue present in the interior, not the shade itself

[unborn rain]

Well that’s the combo of the car I’m going for, black and blue

[jagged sentinel]

I can see that

I don't know what the industry standard term is for what I'm describing

In other news, shitty picture of a cool car I saw this weekend

[unborn rain]

Yea that’s a pretty cool ram

[jagged sentinel]

Yis

[grim timber]

I ain’t reading allat

[unborn rain]

Ok I don’t understand why you feel the need to announce that

I don’t read things but I don’t let everyone know

[jagged sentinel]

Ain't even that long of a message either lol

[unborn rain]

[kind osprey]

"sea of" was reffering to the untastful amount of blue, not the color of the blue

The color isn't out of style, the additions just look cheap and tacky like a Home Depot carpenters carpet

[unborn rain]

I understand now, I got in today and realized yea it is a bit much

[unborn rain]

It’s custom made leather mats

Made to fit the whole floor basically

[tribal lichen]

Mustang my beloved

[unborn rain]

I kinda wish I could make my entire interior blue like the dash and doors and all but I at the same time do feel like it would be an eye sore lol

[kind osprey]

it looks like this tbh

[tribal lichen]

All one color kinda sucks on newer cars

[kind osprey]

idk it may look better in person but the photo just makes it look like $8 carpenters carpet

[unborn rain]

Picture won’t load for me at work unfortunately

Well everyone I’ve showed so far thinks it looks good but most them are my age lol

[tribal lichen]

I wanna get blue and white shit for the inside of my 66 so it'll match the paint once it's fixed up

[unborn rain]

I originally wanted all orange and white,
In and out but I was told I shouldn’t because I’d get the white pretty dirty since I work a factory job and use the car as my daily

I think I might still get orange paint but im not sure how good the blue interior would match that

[tribal lichen]

This shit would be beautiful

[unborn rain]

Can’t see

[tribal lichen]

Sad

[grim timber]

[onyx rivet]

the exception to that rule is black, which incidentally isnt technically colour

[stray fulcrum]

Damn that looks nice

I should look into custom old schoolers, I know someone who has a old school who is actively customizing it

[velvet matrix]

red looks best

[night steeple]

I'm now at the point where I'm comfortable with full throttling my bike on the straights and during overtakings
it isnt much, seeing it's 115cc, tops out at about 110km/h lmao

[old sedge]

https://motor-junkie.com/25-useless-car-features-automakers-got-away-with/33161/?fbclid=IwAR28Ri2t_HWKklIyuBjcrF_wScxal814sBwluOhNAIcnXkOK4vMtRNIs3ok

There are several features which are good or which were useful, but to think that they included both e-parking brakes and handbrakes here.

A car without any parking brake such as handbrake would be illegal in many countries

And for AT, not engaging the parking brakes when parking is bad because it will put so much stress on the parking pawl especially when parked on inclined roads

[misty kiln]

[unborn rain]

Thanks for the ping I guess

[misty kiln]

Hope you'd enjoy that

[unborn rain]

No, don’t understand why you feel the need to

[misty kiln]

Don't understand why it matters

[unborn rain]

I think you do

[misty kiln]

Don't post if you dont want to get pinged💀

[unborn rain]

That’s now how that works but okay

[misty kiln]

How does it work💀

[jagged sentinel]

Oh, the humanity

[unborn rain]

I can still post without getting pinged

I’ll show ya

Now you can ping me and I won’t see

[misty kiln]

Looks like you got pinged and got mad bout it so i mean🤷‍♂️

My job here is done

[unborn rain]

Your job is to make people annoyed

What a extremely sad life

Sucks for you

[misty kiln]

I love shit-stirring

[jagged sentinel]

xd

[lunar berry]

bro posted his thing in a public discord server with near 500k members, gets critics and opinion about his post, and proceeds to be defensive

[unborn rain]

I had a normal conversation on why I think they’re wrong and agreed with some things

What’s the issue

Oh right I forget that you’re a high level and being negative is how you think you’re funny and because you’re a high level everyone else thinks it’s funny too and does the same

[misty kiln]

[lunar berry]

how does my level have anything to do with this
im just stating what i see

[steady cove]

Level in rise of kingdoms

[jagged sentinel]

Fr

In other news, Citroen concept from 2008

[steady cove]

Why was it not a thing

I remember even gt3 cars from that concept were made but the car wasnt a thing

[jagged sentinel]

Expensive as shit

There's no way in hell it would have been legal in the states either way

[haughty wadi]

Beautiful

[jagged sentinel]

https://fordauthority.com/2023/05/ford-ceo-jim-farley-says-company-is-back-to-1913-with-evs/

Based

They're doing all of this, not for themselves, but to take market share away from tesla

Ford and several others

[old sedge]

For me, Tesla is quite new, so idk if their cars are reliable while Ford reliability is proven by time itself

[wraith topaz]

tesla is the least reliable rn

i think

[jagged sentinel]

xd

[old sedge]

Ford Exploder

But anyway, I wish Tesla faces a class action lawsuit because the private matters of their customers got leaked by Tesla cars

[stray fulcrum]

Who's that

[jagged sentinel]

Video game character

[mint plank]

F-35 in creative mode

[opal forum]

Gonna be honest - looks pretty baller

[jagged sentinel]

omg is this real ?

[mint plank]

xD

[jagged sentinel]

Where is this

Like actually

[mint plank]

MCAS Miramar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Miramar

yes, fightertown

[stray fulcrum]

Yeah I googled, something about dog watch

[jagged sentinel]

Watch Dogs lol

[misty kiln]

💀

[tribal lichen]

The porsche badge on this cayenne is so fucked up

[waxen narwhal]

[waxen narwhal]

I'd kill (in a video game) to see one in person

[mint plank]

I haven't seen a B in person, that was taken by a friend stationed at MCAS miramar
But Australian F-35As fly over me fairly often

[waxen narwhal]

Although maybe my chances are at least slightly possible because didn't Canada buy some F-35s?

[night steeple]

my first time seeing a proper old muscle car in person, amazing

[waxen narwhal]

I see old muscle cars all the time

[spark pagoda]

Ban cars, only trains, buses, cycles and motorbikes good

[steady cove]

Shut up

[loud spade]

Respectfully

[old sedge]

Electric cars are the future, every car should be electric.

[sage roost]

Sorry can’t hear you from this V10

[short lion]

ten years from now, kids gonna pirate v12 sounds to play on the outside speakers of their EVs

[hybrid charm]

The spain car brand "Ebro" came back after more than 30 years

[spark pagoda]

Nope
Cars are inefficient garbage

Me and the homies enjoying the metro>>

[steady cove]

Cars are designed with fuel efficiency and environmental impact in mind. They provide convenience and freedom, allowing people to travel long distances efficiently, making them essential for many industries and emergencies. Just remember that next time that grandma feels sick its not the metro thats gonna get her to the hospital.

[spark pagoda]

Lol
Keep malding
And also the last sentence entails a sub optimal EMS
Which is not a problem everywhere in the world

Public transport again takes the W

Cars aren't efficient at all
You would know that if you'd look at some actual statistics
Millions of individual engines with no mind given to space efficiency, keep adding lanes bro, it will solve the traffic

While the Chad train passes by ignoring all traffic

[steady cove]

Public transport can be more efficient in some situations, though cars offer convenience and flexibility, particularly in areas where public transport is limited or non-existent.

also public transport often requires people to travel on a fixed schedule and may not have routes that cover every area, especially in rural or remote areas. This can make it difficult or impossible for some people to access the places they need to go.

[lunar berry]

Unless you live outside the US good luck with public transportation lmao

Aint got nothing around where i live

Having a car also offers a lot more freedom

[spark pagoda]

That's why I said i hate car based infrastructure
Its a whole concept
The infrastructure is built around cars to make them seem efficient
Because selling cars is profitable
Its not rocket science

[lunar berry]

Theres things u cant change

[spark pagoda]

Capitalism is all encompassing
There are no isolated realities
In a communist world, cars will only be used for a very niche thing
Like climbing a mountain for a vacation
Because human settlements will be walkable

[steady cove]

You know that car based infrastructures dont exist solely by a desire to promote car sales. Stuff like urban sprawl, the availability of cheap land for development, and the desire for suburban living have also played a significant role

[spark pagoda]

The desire for suburban living is also pushed by capitalism

[lunar berry]

Idk what kind of place you live in but public transportation just wouldnt work here or for most of the people ik

[lunar berry]

Meh suburb is nice i dont mind it

[spark pagoda]

The urban sprawl is a symptom of the divide between the countryside and the cities
Which is a symptom of capitalism
Because selling individual cubicle houses is more profitable than a brutalist or peasant architecture

[lunar berry]

Are u just tryna say capitalism is bad or smth cus thats what im kinda getting out of this whole thing

[spark pagoda]

Of course it's bad
I explicitly said, "when communism comes"

[lunar berry]

So what would u rather have

[spark pagoda]

Also the urban sprawl is a tactic to further alienate the worker from his workplace
Make him drive an hour to his work so cars are legitimised and he feels alienated from his own labor even more

[spark pagoda]

Communism

[steady cove]

Zoning regulations, public policies, and cultural attitudes towards homeownership and car ownership can all play a role in shaping the development of suburban areas and car-based infrastructure. Not just capitalism

[lunar berry]

💀

Idk man

[spark pagoda]

Who do you think are pushing these policies and regulations, culture is not exempt from the ideological power of capitalism

[lunar berry]

Those type of society seems to fail in the past

[heady swift]

I mean cars shouldn't be outright banned

but in terms of infrastructure and urban planning, alternative forms of transportation should be given priority

[spark pagoda]

Of course, socialism first
Transition to a communist society

https://tenor.com/view/lenin-fun-pride-positivity-colorful-gif-18101101

[steady cove]

[heady swift]

cars have no place in densely populated urban areas

[heady swift]

yeah, but that's really a #archive-serious-discussions topic

unless we talking lada's

[steady cove]

lada good

my fingers hurt from typing

[spark pagoda]

Yes
But
I'm allowed to hate on cars in a transportation channel
And depict trains as chada

[lunar berry]

Lada is love

Eh for certain situations ig

Like traveling long distances is nice

[heady swift]

saw a lot of niva's in bosnia and serbia a week ago

[uncut saddle]

time to replace all existing cars with ladas

[steady cove]

bootleg jeep

i feel like a slightly deep hole would dismount the shit out of that car

[heady swift]

most currently manufactured jeeps are awful

[steady cove]

idk never had one

(i ve never driven a car legally)

[heady swift]

lada niva's

the mini-suvs

are very reliable

more reliable than older toyota's even

[steady cove]

theres many song about cars

only song i know about trains are the thomas the train op

[lunar berry]

I wake up in a new bugatti

Typing with knuckles is hard

[spark pagoda]

Iwokubinnaneubugadi

[spark pagoda]

W song

[steady cove]

real

gave me nightmares as a kid but

yeah

[onyx rivet]

no cool songs about cars

[spark pagoda]

We back with anti car propaganda

Loog at the inefficiency my gott

So much space given up to cars

We are a locomotive and we don't stop

Trains and trucks: thrusted the industrial revolution into a new age
Cars: made profit for the manufacturers

Ignore the drug shaming cons of buses

[old sedge]

"Every boy wants t o be a train driver"
Airplane: I'm gonna put an end to this man's career.

[onyx rivet]

the anti-car propoganda is a car advertisement

[spark pagoda]

I know, it's ironic

[spark pagoda]

Airplanes are useless
Bougie things

[onyx rivet]

missing out scenery is a stretch

[spark pagoda]

Oh yeah
Seeing bird eye view is worth the carbon footprint of airplanes

[onyx rivet]

from an environmental point, i suppose not

but ditching cars, plane and buses isnt going to work, or at least not for a long time

[uncut saddle]

One can dream

For one I'd say don't throw buses into the pile of planes and cars

Would be valuable to keep those

[spark pagoda]

Yeah
Buses probably useful

Also trucks too
But my ideal settlement is like walkable communities in which workplaces are not a one hour drive away from your home

[old sedge]

It won't work if the public transport is crap and unsafe

[candid hare]

Just in america

[heady swift]

I mean between continents it is necessary

I travel abroad extremely frequently, and try to use buses and trains as much as possible

a major issue, however, is that I can only do that within western/northern europe

and some eastern countries like czech republic

southern europe and the balkans are mostly accessible through plane or car

which could be easily remedied with an EU-led bus and train network

realistically, we could have a european high-speed train network by 2030 if we allocate enough funding and buy up trailway companies. A socialist revolution isn't even needed and it would fall under the horizon programme (so be active and vote during european parliament elections, this could literally help)

but travelling between bodies of water, such as from europe to the states, requires planes

ships have an extremely detrimental effect on ocean wildlife, and planes are the lesser evil in this case

[spark pagoda]

That's true
But socialism will mandate a kind of self sufficiency
So travel between the Americas, Australia and the rest of the world will be mostly only done when absolutely necessary
Like cargo mostly
Recreational travel will be possible but it will probably cost alot more than it already is
And yeah, one doesn't need socialism for everything but the EU will only open a transnational network if it's atleast a little bit profitable

[old sedge]

And ships are too slow

Even typical everyday cars like Corolla and Civic are faster than cruise ships.

[spark pagoda]

Better cargo transportation

And more carbon efficient
But yeah
They can be dangerous
That's besides the point

[old sedge]

Although ships are great for cargo, they still have the speed limit. Without airplanes, the time to distribute covid vaccines would be far longer than how long it actually takes.

And lockdowns and community quarantines would probably last much longer that they did because of that

[heady swift]

it is profitable. The issue is that plane lobbies are strong and it would require massive investment and decentralisation/regulation from national railway corporations

so they lobby against it too

[heady swift]

don't think people will be using a civic to travel the ocean

ships are used to bring civics from japanese factories to european and american markets

[old sedge]

Yeah, the travel time from Ph to US with ships takes far more time than taking planes

[spark pagoda]

Covid actually spread faster because of air travel

The reason to use such any travel mode should actually be discussed
It should not be there just because we can

We should not have airlines going from any part of the world to another as much as any other mode of transport just because we can
Supply chains should be discussed
Also it's stupid to believe that capitalism didn't code how these transport modes were built from the get go

[old sedge]

Fair enough. I think one reason why airplanes are still here because people dream of reaching the skies.

[heady swift]

airplanes suck to be in

trains are much better

even within schengen, I have to check-in, walk places, go through scanners, etc

with buses and trains you just need a ticket

et voila

you can walk around, bring your own shit

no rules on carry-on luggage sizes and weight

[old sedge]

Depends. If I get to choose between 8 hours of travel by train or bus and 30 mins of travel by plane, I would choose the plane

[heady swift]

but 30 minutes aren't 30 minutes

you need to check in, show ID/passport, board, wait for take-off, do baggage stuff

that'll take at least 2 hours

more if there are stringent controls

I've flown to germany and frequently used the ICE trains, and really prefer the latter

1/4th the price, more comfort, no controls, can bring anything I want, there's food onboard, leg room, I can walk

[old sedge]

If I don't have to wait for 8 hours, then I'll still take the plane

[heady swift]

wifi and place for my laptop. I've tried to use wifi on expensive airlines and it's expensive and unusable half of the time

[old sedge]

And in my situation, I will remove the word "comfort" when it comes to buses.

[spark pagoda]

It matters tho why are you going somewhere in the first place

[gusty roost]

https://youtube.com/shorts/K9GCoHWIyNQ?feature=share

I need a Koenigsegg, ngl

That thing is that hard?, God…

[heady swift]

isn't really that special

cars nowadays are intended to crumple

because that disperses and absorbs much of the force during impact

for most racing cars, crumple zones aren't that necessary, say from rallying

but street cars absolutely rely on it

you'd be safer in a vw polo than that regera during a 200km/h collision

a good space or tube frame can grant you all the stiffness and structural stability, while allowing enough space for crumple zones

don't really get the design-perspective from this

[spark pagoda]

Because fast

[heady swift]

yeah but you can achieve the same with a tube frame

and have increased safety

[spark pagoda]

I don't really know much about
I took a gander
Maybe reducing weights so it can go faster or something

[heady swift]

not even that

just looked it up, the regera uses a tubular chassis

now I'm even more confused

[gusty roost]

[kind osprey]

Yea carbon fiber is very stronk

[kind osprey]

Tube frames seem outdated though

Weights also a factor

[jagged sentinel]

It doesn't like bending much either

[short lion]

ye, carbon fiber is strong along the grain

[gloomy helm]

You should put some in a blender and rub it all over your hands!

It makes you stronger

[short lion]

this is some guantanamo level of torture

that stuff takes forever to leave your skin

[short lion]

going through some old pics, totally forgot i met KITT

[uncut saddle]

that's awesome

[opal forum]

Does he talk too?

[short lion]

he talked and did the red light swoosh

[stuck ermine]

GT4 RS wallpaper

[steady cove]

Thats not correct

The photo is

Giving me ptsd

[vestal garnet]

[wraith topaz]

delete this

[loud spade]

Brain damageb

Give me some bleach

[haughty wadi]

@crisp shadow

[crisp shadow]

[sharp musk]

da faq

[short lion]

@steady cove

listen to the sound

thats quality

[steady cove]

V6 quality

[short lion]

5 cylinders actually

[steady cove]

Nvm its a i5

Ye i5

[short lion]

yes, 360 hp

[steady cove]

Very cool

Gime ride

[short lion]

no.

[steady cove]

K

[short lion]

youd wreck it in less than a minute

[steady cove]

I cant drive

I said gime a ride

That means

Come get me

And drive me

Idot

IDIT

[short lion]

i dont have kiddie seats

[steady cove]

I hope you shid yourself in public

[kind osprey]

The most power I ever drove was 661 horsepower but the daily has about 300

(I will indeed wreck it)

[short lion]

did you get your porsche?

[kind osprey]

Hell no lol a Porsche is ways away

More realistic I'm looking between a Volvo and a Lexus

But I drove the gt3rs on Saturday and omg that thing made me make the Doug Demuro splooge in my pants expression he makes when he is driving a cool fast car

Seeing the gauge go to 10,000 rpm

[short lion]

did you have to pay a cleaning fee after

[kind osprey]

Yea, I totalled it of course, I can't let anyone else drive it so it was my destiny to throw it off the track

But yea the gt3rs felt just godly, I wanna get one of course but the cheapest on Bring a trailer is $200,000

So I need to find the best way to rob a bank

[short lion]

come to germany, you can rent them for the nürburgring

[kind osprey]

Oh shit how much

[short lion]

surprisingly cheap

[kind osprey]

Cheaper than $430?

[short lion]

[kind osprey]

That's about what a track day with one costs around here

I need to go to Germany I would love to see all the car museums

[short lion]

you can rent a gt3rs for a full day for about 300 here

ive found two laps on the track for 450

[kind osprey]

So $300 to rent the car on the regular road for the day.
And $450 for just the two laps?

[short lion]

yes

[kind osprey]

Hmm

[short lion]

the veyron was 5k last i checked

[kind osprey]

Rent the car for $300 and remove the tracker
Enter nurburger
Sneaky

[short lion]

see, our insurance companies are no dumdums

[kind osprey]

Lol

[short lion]

no payout when crashing on tracks

an old client of mine was driving rallies and time races in his modified rs

told me all about it

90% of rallye drivers are owners of medium sized businesses apparently

[kind osprey]

Racing and track driving in any form is expensive as fuck so drivers because business owners or inherenting money does makes sense

[short lion]

he bought his wife a tt rs

[kind osprey]

Nice

[short lion]

then he started tuning it

[kind osprey]

Hmm, death

Yummy

[short lion]

when he installed the rollcage, she stopped driving it

too afraid

[kind osprey]

I wouldn't put anymore than 500hp in a tt

They are just tiny

[short lion]

then it became his track car

big brain moves

[kind osprey]

Lol

[short lion]

got busted in austria with his r8

the cops saw him throwing his gopro under the seat

[kind osprey]

Haha

[short lion]

wish i had that kind of fuck you money

[kind osprey]

Welp we know what to do now, simply because the majority owner in na medium sized business

I will name mt "medium sized business" that way even if I get zero sales it will still be medium sized

[short lion]

well, he took all the clients from his boss and started a rival company

[kind osprey]

Damn

[short lion]

but yes

the trick is to register your toys as "company cars"

[kind osprey]

Ah yes, company cars

xD

If they bring in advertising benefit or revenue in some way that claim could be pretty legitimate

You just have to watch out for audits

[short lion]

you can register any car no problem

there are some good tax incentives, pretty much every luxury car here is a company car

i'd pay 1% of the list price per month and be allowed to use the car for private stuff

[heady swift]

I mean you can further validate it by starting a youtube channel, uploading footage of your car and monetising the videos

even if you don't get any views, you'll have more evidence to support it's part of your business

in case the agency starts going through your files

[kind osprey]

[short lion]

an old boss of mine got one of those parking passes for mechanics for his company registered z1

so he could park on sidewalks n stuffr

nobody cares

[heady swift]

yeah boss of a friend of mine has that too

works very well for imported cars

since those often have strict rules for taxation and insurance

[short lion]

importing and modifying cars is a pain here due to our testing requirements

unless you have a buddy mechanic

[errant hazel]

your total bill will be ????

a boat 💀

[tribal lichen]

Pencil sharpener

[kind osprey]

I hope the what could go wrong is sarcastic lol. But ik a big factor would be cost and weight

[old sedge]

Italian supercar brands are don't produce the most reliable supercars?

[sage roost]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsRf-ZVvjnZ/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

woyshnis.media

I can’t find a reason not to keep risking it all..

Likes

42483

Instagram

Photos straight out of gran turismo

[steady cove]

Some do look like it

Like the far away side shots and the back shots

[dry skiff]

Can you post about running and walking in this channel since that’s a form of transportation 🤔

Kind of a joke question but I’d talk about running in here if it counts

[jagged sentinel]

The question should be whether or not someone else will engage with you

[zealous raptor]

Is Donut Media the Linus Tech Tips of motor vehicles

[lunar berry]

No

[dry skiff]

If there’s any active members that are runners in this server I’d be surprised but that’d be cool

Now what we have in common is the enjoyment of the V-STR, cool car 😌👌

[tribal lichen]

It's staring into my soul

[tepid fractal]

i like the old school stangs

[tribal lichen]

Mines upset it ain't got an engine yet

Or good paint

Or the d In the word ford

[misty kiln]

Poor for

[jagged sentinel]

Absolutely not

[jagged sentinel]

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/22/23733215/ford-ev-battery-size-weight-safety-jim-farley

...yeah.

[tribal lichen]

I love nice car season

[tropic canyon]

I need 1 more lvl to post some nice cars phootos

[kind osprey]

Tiny ahh Opel

They look like Trabant's lol

[kind osprey]

https://youtube.com/shorts/G-TVsKxxHcA?feature=share

[jagged sentinel]

toyota

[kind osprey]

toyota

[tribal lichen]

toyota

[vestal garnet]

toyota

[night steeple]

bmw nowadays is starting to look like GTA versions of BMW, their designs are all over the place

I'd much have the rhinehart over the new g60 thing

[vestal garnet]

https://youtu.be/nKe98FGACoU

[hybrid charm]

Grrr

[waxen narwhal]

look at this nonsense

[heady swift]

"Pavement" is the same level as the road. The asphalt is dried and decoloured. Cracks everywhere

Ah america

[waxen narwhal]

Canada actually

[tribal lichen]

Looking

[waxen narwhal]

hmmmm...

I wonder what it's looking at

[steady cove]

Omg a mia

[heady swift]

Same thing

[ancient trout]

@steady cove It probably looking at another vehicle suspiciously🙄

[small rapids]

My trip to dubai

[misty kiln]

Thats crazy

[small rapids]

It was lit! (Pun intended)

[opal forum]

that looks cool

[short lion]

@kind osprey since you plan to buy and maintain a porsche yourself. i dedicate this drama to you

you see, the top on my car didnt open anymore. internet said that two potentiometers might be the issue

first i had to open the top manually

by dismantling all the luggage interior walls

to open the hydraulic valve you see on the back left

then open the top to get to two small flaps on the side

this small part is the potentio

two pieces 250 bucks

open them up and clean the gunk on the contacts to fix them

and put it back together again. total time about 5 hours

quality german engineering

[tropic canyon]

Tried to take a pic of Cadillac but he drove fast

[kind osprey]

Indeed an Audi moment

[steady cove]

Whats with that 6.2L badge 😭 (on the camaro)

[jagged sentinel]

What about it

[steady cove]

Never seen an ss with that badge in my life

[jagged sentinel]

I've seen one or two

[jagged sentinel]

I just think it's redundant since that's the only displacement the SS came with

[short lion]

that's a weird way to grease the engine

[hybrid charm]

But a way nonetheless

[opal forum]

Ah yes, a spoiler is exclusively a Porsche thing

[steady cove]

Porsche possibly the worst option to eat on the spoiler bcs of the engine

[opal forum]

The Subie is the real deal

[waxen narwhal]

I spotted a wild no roofed Jaguar F-Type in it's natural habitat

such a beautiful creature

[cyan pawn]

that is def a car surrounded by a red circle with 3 red arrows

[crude dirge]

Damn what a guy gotta do to get pic perms round here

[short lion]

chat until you get to lvl 5

[steady cove]

My neighbour has a dark green one

I like green

It makes me remember

Lettuce

[stuck ermine]

The start of the hot wheel wall

[jagged sentinel]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/built-ram-off-roader-recovers-stuck-semi-truck-by-crawling-over-trailer

[jagged sentinel]

Snowrunner Moment™

[kind osprey]

No roofed is what the french revolutionists called their former royalty

Lol

[gusty roost]

@hybrid charm

[hybrid charm]

Poche

[night steeple]

dad plans to buy a second gen vw touareg with the 3.6 engine
wonder if that's an ok choice or we're all gonna live in the slums, he'll be handing me his volvo, so I'm probably gonna live in the slums soon lmao, I have my own car for backup so im not too worried

[main cosmos]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1014580655432146984/1113471699384533082/IMG_20230506_203930_1.jpg?width=289&height=625

[honest basalt]

I love the Jcraft torpedo,

the coolest boat in the world

[jagged sentinel]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/31/business/ford-bronco-recall/index.html

How do you get discouraged

From grabbing the fucking seatbelt

Regardless of it's position

Only in America

™

[uncut saddle]

christ

[old sedge]

Bahahahaha, if this is in Philippines, people won't care because most people don't wear seatbelts anyway.

Many public transports here don't even have seatbelts

[honest basalt]

This is probably slang,

or corpspeak

It's probably unreasonably tight, and an absolute bitch to pull

[timber echo]

So how’s it going

[jagged sentinel]

No, it's that the customers could not reach the seatbelt in it's stowed position, but apparently it's only problematic if the seat is in one particular position

[toxic dome]

Whats a good 4 seat car that's 2020 or above for 30k pounds

[heady swift]

depends on where you live and what you intend to use it for

renaults and toyota's are nice

hatchbacks like the clio or yaris

well under 20K

maintenance is cheap and they're insanely easy to drive

and they have good fuel consumption

[hybrid charm]

What does it say

[gusty roost]

Speed Limit 25

[vestal marsh]

Saw this stunning 356 b earlier today. What a beauty. The owner caught me red handed taking pictures of it as he was walking out of this bbq restaurant. He was cool as heck. An older gentleman with his wife just enjoying the beautiful day. I would have enjoyed hearing the story of how he got the car, unless it was just a simple auction buy lol

[stuck ermine]

only 2 rn

😦

[steady cove]

Weird looking beetle

[vestal marsh]

Yes haha. The Porsche Beetle

[tepid fog]

guys i overfilled the oil by a lil.. is this okay or will it damage my engine

[fickle nest]

It will be fine the oil will burn making it go down over time

[tepid fog]

okay thank youuu

[misty kiln]

No your engine will explode within a week

[jagged sentinel]

I give it 10 seconds max

Maybe even 9

[misty kiln]

Yeah maybe my week estimate may have been a stretch

Gotta have hope yk

[sudden crown]

@warm blade me personally, I prefer the r8 v8

The ‘08 looks dope as hell

🥵

[warm blade]

You wanna know something

THIS

Is my absolute dream car

Cuz it's affordable

[sudden crown]

Hmm?

[warm blade]

What's your dream car tho

As just said mines the R8 V8

[sudden crown]

Hmm.,,

Probably a hellcat

Either the hellcat or the Mclaren Sabre

[kind osprey]

Those are two very different cars haha

[kind osprey]

Old r8's are relatively cheap but keep in mind it may be $50,000 to buy but it will have $150,000 car type maintenance bills

[short lion]

why the V8 tho, the R8 V10+ exists

[warm blade]

the newest isnt always the best

I like the R8 V8

enough said

[short lion]

sorry bud, the first gen R8 had a V10 option as well

besides, the "current" R8 exists since 2015

[warm blade]

I know but thats the normal V10

not the V10 Plus

[loud spade]

And the V8 is better?

[warm blade]

seriously idc if V8 or V10 it just has to be the first gen

but what I thought is that this guy mean the new gen

thats why I said the newest isnt always the best

[sudden crown]

Facts

[kind osprey]

wdym newest older r8's are also in both configurations 8 and 10

idk why anyone would choose the v8 r8 unless it was just a cost issue because v8 ones are a lot cheaper

the v10's sound so much better like unless it was half price I wouldn't really look at v8's

[warm blade]

can you read all of it

[kind osprey]

older ones had the Gallardo engine and that thing was a beast

That is why if you are getting a Gallardo never get one older than like 2007 because then you don't have the Audi convenience

The r8 never really did it for me tbh like the car is great but it's not as special as its competitors, I do agree on the older ones being the coolest though I actually like the side panel thing they did back then

[short lion]

good thing there isn't an older R8 than 2007

[jagged sentinel]

Read the message again

[kind osprey]

That is why the Gallardo prior to 2007 is a nightmare to source parts for

[jagged sentinel]

Or am I the one who needs to do that

[kind osprey]

2008 and onwards gallardo's were just internally audi

[short lion]

i'd love to get a 2nd gen R8 tho, they are just thicc

[kind osprey]

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inventorylisting/vdp.action?listingId=320591716&entitySelectingHelper.selectedEntity=d1019&zip=07081&pid=directVDPSimilarListing#listing=320591716

v10 low miles for $99k

100k for that seems a bit high tbh

[short lion]

replacement ceramic brakes cost 3-5k, have fun

[kind osprey]

but the car market in general is fucked

[kind osprey]

I don't think these have ceramics

that was a very rare thing back then

nowadays every car has them lol

[short lion]

it was an option

i looked at the R8 as well, when i was searching for the TT

[kind osprey]

in 2010 carbon ceramics were very very rare unless you were speccing out a Ferrari race car

[short lion]

but the maintenance is just meh

[kind osprey]

and 5k for ceramic rotors would be extremely cheap

I think a full set is closer to 25,000

maybe just the pads are 3k

[short lion]

i could get brakes & pads for around 5k for the TT

was considering it since there are some major issues with the front brakes

[jagged sentinel]

Jesus what

[kind osprey]

The fact that carbon ceramics are an option on a new audi tt is kinda goofy

nobody need ceramics for a non track car

[jagged sentinel]

Ain't no way Corvette owners paying 25k for a new set of brakes

[short lion]

ceramics have been a thing on most luxury cars tho

[kind osprey]

yea that is normal for true carbonc eramic brakes

[kind osprey]

not at all they are purely to evade brake fade no luxury car would ever need them. They are really only good for track use and hard braking over and over again

unless you mean luxury as supercars too

[jagged sentinel]

https://weaponxmotorsports.com/products/brembo-carbon-brake-kit-c7-z06?variant=37646776593

Pads, rotors, calipers, caliper pins and lines

[short lion]

carbon brakes also have better stopping power

unless they're wet

[kind osprey]

Carbon ceramics don't actually brake any better than a good steel vented big brake kit. The only thing carbon ceramics improve are weight and completely eliminate fade

carbon ceramics on average weigh 2.2x less than regular brakes

[jagged sentinel]

I seriously doubt a full set of carbon ceramic rotors cost 25k

[kind osprey]

completely eliminating brake fade is the only crazy adfvantage and for normal street use you will never need that

[kind osprey]

they did back then

now they are a lot more common

I was talking about 2010

[jagged sentinel]

Ooooooooh

Now I'm tracking

[kind osprey]

some ceramics still cost that much though, Porsche and Mclaren still charge around there

Mclarens ceramics are cured for like 9 months when they go on the Senna, those are like $30,000

Bugatti's ceramics are also insane but I mean everything on a Bugatti is insane

[jagged sentinel]

Apparently the C6 Corvette had carbon ceramics

Or at least some of them

[kind osprey]

the zr1 had ceramic options?

that's kinda cool

I always liked that funky see through part of the hood

[jagged sentinel]

Apparently not enough people did for the next ZR1 to have it

[kind osprey]

Did they all come with this or was it an option

[jagged sentinel]

The C6 ZR1 had that

[kind osprey]

ik

you were talking about the c6

[jagged sentinel]

What are you referring to? The window on the hood?

[kind osprey]

yea

[jagged sentinel]

Every ZR1 had it. Z06 and lower trims did not

Cuz naturally aspirated

[kind osprey]

I wonder how the c7 zr1 got around pedestrian safety laws

that thing has one buldging ass hood

[jagged sentinel]

Yeah, part of it is attached to the supercharger

[short lion]

bulge is fine as long as the front isn't designed to cut people in half

[jagged sentinel]

The bulge isn't as significant either

It's well-integrated

[kind osprey]

Florida?

[steady cove]

Thats a car, not florida

[random crater]

lol

bosnia

[old sedge]

Hmmmm, should everyday non-performance SUVs like Rav4 also get rear brakes which are far better than typical or ordinary disc brakes?

[jagged sentinel]

Like what?

[kind osprey]

Rear brakes on front engine cars do not do much

Especially is normal cars like a Rav4 or a Corolla

The bias is heavily towards the front

[faint granite]

my mx83 cressida is still in the shop to fit new coilovers😔 🫂

[old sedge]

Oh well, then I guess replacing our everyday car's brakes with performance car level brakes including rear brakes would be a waste of money then

[vestal garnet]

Nice 330i

[kind osprey]

[kind osprey]

Most people when going to performance track brakes only buy fronts

because they are so damn expensive

[rose shale]

can i get an education in cars

[kind osprey]

Like career wise?

Yea there a handful of car related jobs

Mostly engineering, design, and most commonly a mechanic

[jagged sentinel]

There are whole degrees dedicated to them, some degrees dedicated to specific fields within that field

[heady swift]

Yeah you're looking at design, policy or repair/manufacturing

[jagged sentinel]

Engineering and R&D as well

[heady swift]

If you wanna do engineering I recommend the TU (delft), ETH zurich or TUm (munich)

The TU in delft recently made an endurance prototype that runs on hydrogen

Saw ir irl and it looked pretty cool

https://forzehydrogenracing.com/forze-ix

I know few of the dudes who work/study in that team

[rose shale]

sorry. Like knowledge wise... I really like cars and that is all i know about them except how to drive them around

[rose shale]

ooooooo

this is all really good information and a great starting point for me tho

[kind osprey]

I learnt how to spot cars, brand facts, and car prices growing up mainly by playing a lot with my Hot Wheels and it came across from years and years of doing that

nowadays if i had to re learn everything Youtube would be my best friend

[old sedge]

How about car sales agent?

Does it count?

They are good at marketing or selling cars after all

[jagged sentinel]

Doesn't mean they know anything about them

You can be a good car salesman and not know a catalytic converter from an alternator

[haughty wadi]

It's okay to be a Dacia Duster @fallen venture

When rename to duster?

[fallen venture]

nice

[haughty wadi]

@fallen venture

[fallen venture]

first time seeing this channel

[haughty wadi]

Just add an R not as hard lmao

[fallen venture]

bro why

[haughty wadi]

You have no choice

[haughty wadi]

There is a beginning at everything too

Duster

[onyx ermine]

blur out the plate..

[heady swift]

looks like an official picture

and that doesn't even look like a normal plate

I kinda hate the weird plastic under-bumper

looks cheap and fake

kinda like all those plastic fake vents on audi rs'

[short lion]

bmw is the king of adding fins and holes to the chassis to make cars look sporty

it just looks bad

[hybrid charm]

This was in Google

I wish it was my car so that I can blur it

[short lion]

the colour is a bit ehh

porsche lavared

[winged peak]

Ye

Nice car tho

[sage roost]

such a nice spec wow

[radiant ravine]

who cares

[steel kindle]

@delicate grotto help me with this, I forgot what car this is 💀

[kind osprey]

Ah yes, the demo car in professional photography needs the plate blurred lol

[delicate grotto]

the fiat 124?

[steel kindle]

Damn I feel like a dumbass, I couldn't remember for the life of me

[delicate grotto]

Wait a fucking second

[steel kindle]

IKR

[steady cove]

Thats an fiat 124 spider 2000

And that badge means its either ev swapped or the owner was just tacky

[steel kindle]

Judging by how clean the car is, might be EV swapped

Minimal rust also, I might get it tbh

It's for sale

[steady cove]

They sell for good here in europe

[hybrid charm]

When you notice

[bold leaf]

Are those? They are. What the

[hybrid charm]

Yes they are genuine Bentley wheels

I asked

[bold leaf]

That’s actually really cool

[hybrid charm]

It is but a waste with that massive scratch

[bold leaf]

Dang:(

[hybrid charm]

If you can drive don’t have nice wheels

Cant*

[bold leaf]

Facts

[hybrid charm]

And there was this too

Bagged tesla

And this

[loud spade]

Teslas look ugly imo

If they had just designed them to look like normal cars it would’ve turnd out better than this sporty agressive look

[waxen narwhal]

mint

[kind osprey]

Mans got bbs's on the rc car

[kind osprey]

How are they genuine if Bentley doesn't make rims that tiny

[vestal garnet]

They do look kinda small

Like 16-17 inch

[hybrid charm]

Obviously not straight from a Bentley but I’m guessing you can ask for them if you ring Bentleys service

[opal forum]

Imo they are still one of the better looking electric cars, unless its a petrol version of the car repurposed as electric. Nearly every electric car looks goddamn awful for some reason - overly futuristic and minimalistic, it turns into the most soulless looking design ive seen.

[sage roost]

Beg to differ

[loud spade]

Taycan is a beauty

[loud spade]

I agree, but they still look ugly compared to other non-electric cars

[opal forum]

Thats kinda why i said "nearly every"

[loud spade]

They’re also overly expensive

[sage roost]

I guess

[opal forum]

Yeah, that too. In parts of world where they force you to get an electric car, there really is no financial stability for its people to afford these cars

[loud spade]

I don’t think any countries enforce that fully as of now, but I see your point

[hybrid charm]

Bagged? With BBS?

Stock?

[old sedge]

Toyota's winning streak and dominance in Le Mans have ended

[tight escarp]

Reminds me of the 1968 (I think) Volkswagen Beetle I worked on in November

[short lion]

I'd give my kidney for the E-tron as a daily driver

the 440kw RS GT obviously

[waxen narwhal]

Everyone likes a nice mustang every now and again

or that could be just me

a simple dream car of mine

would be a 2013-14 one though

[short lion]

They're cheap, go for it

[loud spade]

Land boat

[hybrid charm]

Apollo designing this beast:

[heady swift]

looks like a hot wheels original

kinda wanted to see them take a different direction

instead of lambo 2.0

[hybrid charm]

Lambo

[short lion]

It's a toy, toys are fun. Not practical.

This thing would fall apart and die the first time you'd try to enter a parking garage

[hybrid charm]

I mean a parking garage with that..?

[kind osprey]

I think this is the perfect direction for Apollo, they are supposed to be completely over the top and crazy looking

like a contrast company of GMA by Gordon Murray where he does the exact opposite lol

after making the i.e, if they made their new car less extreme I don't think that would have been good for the brand identity in terms of consistency

[hybrid charm]

True asf

[waxen narwhal]

I find this vehicle extremely sexy

Those taillights

[opal forum]

Looks alright to me

But if we are talking about powerful sedans, 2011 300C looks awesome to me

[heady swift]

yeah wacky futuristic shapes, hard angles

huge emphasis on light detailing with those shapes

a very similar design philosophy, but more extreme

[heady swift]

eh I preferred them to take the same approach as the original apollo

a track-focused beast

there aren't many car manufacturers that make track-toys that can handle public roads

the market is mostly dominated by gt3s

lotus is gone as well

[hybrid charm]

Exactly how i like it

[heady swift]

grr

[short lion]

the best lotus ever made were the og elise and the lotus omega

the omega is such a sleeper, wish i could drive one some day

[heady swift]

hmm

my preference goes out to the exige s2

defines the simple extremity of lotus

[short lion]

have you actually seen the omega, it's an opel with lotus parts

[heady swift]

or 3 11

[heady swift]

yeah a few

they're nice

[short lion]

also combines the shit quality from both worlds!

[heady swift]

tbf newer lotuses are fine

because they use japanese parts

[short lion]

you mean the unibody crack and gone ones?

[heady swift]

most owners replace fragile lotus-based oem parts anyway

[heady swift]

tbf lotus owners do drive insane

and leave their cars out in the open because they don't have many electrical systems

[short lion]

if you get rear ended, it's a write off

[heady swift]

most lotuses end up with their rear in a wall or hedge

lmao

[short lion]

not the brightest design, if you ask me

that's what happens if average joe buys a car without assisting systems

like the first gen viper

aka widowmaker

they should just make abs/tsp mandatory on for all road legal cars or sth

would cut down on mustang incidents at least

[heady swift]

the average joe doesn't buy a lotus

that's why they've completely changed their company

the average joe buys a 718

or 911

most potential buyers are put off by the lack of electrical systems, safety, comfort and customer services

which, paradoxically, is exactly what lotus owners sought after

[short lion]

lack of customer service is a good thing?

[heady swift]

not really

but lotus has a ''buy it/fix it'' mentality

the cars are great for personal maintenance and tuning, but the company doesn't try to help you in any case

[onyx rivet]

the De Tomaso P72 is cleaner look from the same designers of the Intensa Emoziones
sure, its not an Apollo, but its based off the IEs, and its shows that Wyn Design are capable of making something elegant and not just animals and sharp-corners for cars

[heady swift]

right

I mean according their own design ideology, it is well executed

I personally don't like over the top design

just form and function

[jagged sentinel]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2Ke9ok8iV9s&feature=share8

I don't know if this is more of a dodge moment or an Italian car moment

But it did actually throw just about every light, that isn't clickbait

[silver lintel]

Gumball 3000

[hybrid charm]

Fire

[waxen narwhal]

Its all fun and games until the guy in the papa johns BRZ/GT86/FRS pulls up

he needs a raise, I was walking around there for some time and I saw him leave and go back to Papa John's like 4 or 5 times

Guy is the fastest delivery driver

[old sedge]

Christian von Koenigsegg is far more respectable in my eyes than Elon Musk will ever be.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjKZJwa9rTE

[jagged sentinel]

The guy drives a Miata he bought when he was like 19

[mint plank]

The guy still builds his cars in the same old hangar they started in

Not some super factory in China

He's nothing like musk

[jagged sentinel]

And all the original owners of the property wanted in return was a badass ghost symbol on all the cars manufactured there

Easily one of the defining features of a Koenigsegg

[mint plank]

Yeyeye

Koenigsegg is forever based

Musk couldn't be further from it

Not to mention

Compare the quality of Koenigseggs to Teslas

I can guarantee you Koenigsegg would happily murder every single one of Teslas quality control engineers @jagged sentinel

[jagged sentinel]

The quality speaks for itself, the Swedes are good at that, if nothing else

I'm not even sure Koenigsegg has quality control staff; it seems like every person involved with assembling the vehicle is their own quality control specialist

[mint plank]

I don't think they do

[jagged sentinel]

From what I hear, everyone at Koenigsegg loves the work

[mint plank]

You don't need QC when everyone takes the utmost pride in what they do

Tesla? Even with QC it's some of the shoddiest work ever conceived

[jagged sentinel]

Yup

[mint plank]

Not to mention BLOODY AUTOPILOT

It has literally killed people

It needs to be removed from teslas, or countries need to start banning Teslas

[jagged sentinel]

Not to mention Koenigsegg hasn't slowed down; they still weave some of the best carbon fiber in the industry, no?

[mint plank]

Gemera 🥰

Hypercar that you can take the kids to school in

[jagged sentinel]

Hyper-saloon, by Koenigsegg

[mint plank]

Not to mention Koenigsegg actually revolutionised bike design without even trying - the hybrid drive system used in the Gemera is a revolutionary system for motorbikes

[jagged sentinel]

I would think it would work better as a 4-door but they somehow were able to mount a near-sixteen foot long door (!!!) on their proprietary door mechanism

[mint plank]

This is what I love most about the gemera

[jagged sentinel]

Wait, that's the car length

Still, they managed to make a sedan work with a door that huge

[mint plank]

@jagged sentinel https://topcarnews.net/could-koenigseggs-raxial-flux-motor-be-the-future-of-motorcycles-s39020.html

It's got me so hyped

I can see them partnering with the likes of Yamaha and bringing out something absolutely mental

[mint plank]

Is it really a sedan?

Since there's only two doors it's more of a coupe

2+2 coupe, to be specific

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2%2B2_(car_body_style)

[jagged sentinel]

Why did I call it a sedan

It isn't

[mint plank]

Also the engine in the Gemera is FUCKING TINY

HOLY HELL