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near grove
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Ow good luck lol

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Getting that lisence is gonna be haaaaaard

civic girder
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ikr. And he's only gonna be there for at most 2 more years

near grove
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But why get the lisence then

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Its just gonna expire

civic girder
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He wants to live off base

near grove
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And money wasted

civic girder
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I'd do it to drive on the Autobahn alone

near grove
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I think public transport is free

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Well me too

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But its so hard

civic girder
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it probably is. but Autobahn

near grove
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Autobahn my ass

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The driving lisence is too hard

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Because the autobahn doesnt have a max speed

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You can go 200mph if u want to

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And thats why germans dont trust people to drive on that

civic girder
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The Autobahn only has some sections that are unrestricted

near grove
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Idk man, im sweating just watching a first person camera with someone going 200mph on a higheay

civic girder
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they made some rule changes

near grove
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Highway*

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Eh

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But still

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Its gonna be hard

civic girder
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But looking at the requirements it doesn't seem that hard

near grove
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It might be better if he goes to britain and does his lisence there

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Because britans lisence is i think good in germany

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And its gonna be easier for sure

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Dude you do realise that its germany, and for the one mistake u make ur fucked?

civic girder
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it shouldn't be that hard though. All the questions here were super common sense. But look at who dumb americans drive. I knew people in highschool who failed they're test.

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And I can't speak english

near grove
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I cant speak either

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Mozam da zboram vakaa :D

civic girder
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I was being sarcastic

near grove
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Kudos za toj sto razbira

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I know

civic girder
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tf language is that

near grove
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Find out if u have time to spare

civic girder
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bulgarian

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google translate bois

near grove
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Nope

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Google translate is bad bois

civic girder
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lol

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Ah, finnish?

near grove
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If you want me ,ill tell you

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Nope

civic girder
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damn

near grove
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But its a good time burner

civic girder
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well, I probably better go. Its late and I haven't eaten yet. My dad just came and lectured me about health. I'll live, like just let me be

near grove
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XD

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He just cares

civic girder
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He was like "you haven't eaten yet? thats unhealthy. You need to get out and get some sun"

near grove
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Yeah i know

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Its like your 14 all over again

civic girder
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pretty much. And I'm here trying to make up for all the fast food I eat at work. Eating little on the weekends helps keep my weight down. Also not like I workout on the weekends

near grove
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Hah

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Honestly

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I haven't eaten anything fast food related in 3months

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Mostly because we dont have SHIT here

civic girder
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I used to be that way. Then I started working 10 hours a day

near grove
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Macy is not here

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Kfc is not here

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Any taco place is not here

civic girder
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I haven't had KFC in years

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probably been 5 years at least

near grove
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xd

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Y

civic girder
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Now Taco Bell and Burger King

vital glen
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@civic girder your diet sounds like hell

near grove
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Ive heard they r good

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It does lol

civic girder
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@vital glen it isn't the best, but I work out

near grove
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My diet is fruits in the morning and whatever happends happens

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I drive 10-30km everyday on my dads bike

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Bycicle

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However u spell it

vital glen
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@civic girder you can't just slap work out over a heart attack inducing diet and call it good

civic girder
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I eat oatmeal for breakfast, then make a fruit smoothie before walking out the door. then its some kinda fast food for lunch. workout. then I typically make something for dinner

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its not ALL fast food

near grove
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You eat

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Fast food

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Every day

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?

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Dude thats alot

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Brake it up

civic girder
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only 4 days a week

near grove
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Its still a shit ton

vital glen
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"I get a salad from McDonald's to curb the unhealthy"

civic girder
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fuck mcdonalds

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it tastes bad

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I only go to good places

near grove
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Macys are nice

vital glen
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Like the clothing store?

near grove
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I had macys like 5 yrs ago

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No lol

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McDonald's

civic girder
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you ever had an american one?

vital glen
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Never heard of it called "Macy's"

near grove
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Thats what my family calls them lol

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I havent had an American one

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Nope

civic girder
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I mean, we sometimes call it "mikky d's"

near grove
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Guys i wanna sleep

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Its 5;39am

civic girder
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Yea, if you haven't had an american one that would explain why you don't think they're bad.

vital glen
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Then do the sleep then

near grove
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*30

civic girder
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I want to eat and sleep too

near grove
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Same

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But i wont eat

civic girder
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enchiladas

vital glen
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@civic girder but you see, it depends on the location for how your food tastes

near grove
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Guten night

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Cya fellas

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Ttyl

civic girder
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night

vital glen
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Cya Jer

near grove
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Jer XD

vital glen
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2 lazy to type out full name

near grove
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Cya awesome

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And eastman

civic girder
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it does depend. Every mcd I've had in the last 5 years, across multiple states, has had bad food.

near grove
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U guys r xool

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*cool

civic girder
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bye jericho

near grove
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Bai

civic girder
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yea. if you ever get a gaming pc lets play some assetto

vital glen
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Speaking about asseto, try putting in the lotus exos engine into anything and it will be fun

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18k redline and all the cars default gearing is trash for an engine like that

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You are bound to have fun

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Cosworth 3.5 litre GP V8
That is a tiny v8 making 640bhp

runic frigate
fair bronze
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lmao

vital glen
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This is why we can't have nice things

prime chasm
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What car should I get under $17,000?

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Since there's no Tesla or any Good Electric car here that I like and Mercedes costs an arm and a leg :(

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Brand new, Even If it's either MT or AT (preferred AT), and 2018

vital glen
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@prime chasm lmao Mercedes under 17k will cost you all of your limbs and your kidney to maintain
Fiesta, Fit, Yaris

fathom socket
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bmw m3 e46

carmine summit
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MK6 Golf GTI. I wouldn't be surprised if you found a decent one for $17,000.

tropic zodiac
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Had a flat tire. Jacked up my car. This happened to the road XD

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Also. Can anyone tell me why one of my lugs was like thicker than all my others? I had to break the shell off of it because it didn't fit in my tire iron. It was a standard lug like all my others but bigger and for lack of a better word, rounder.

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It's like it "inflated"

near grove
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Sedans or pickups

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I vote sedans

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Look at this porn

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Just wow

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So? What u votin for?

vital glen
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I like pickups

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lifted

near grove
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Well fuck

vital glen
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@near grove Do you want to see what happens when you put a 18k rpm engine in a mustang in AC?

ebon field
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sedan

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imo

vital glen
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go release skyrim on a prius

ebon field
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yes

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if i do this

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you are about to see the worst photoshop ever

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nvm

vital glen
ebon field
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lol that rev though

fair bronze
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@near grove The Audi A7 is a hatchback though

misty zenith
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goteem

fathom socket
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deez nutz, HAHAH i gotyeeeem

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I'd say I even prefer sedans over coupe's though (3dr or 2dr). Don't know why, but I always seem to smile more if it's a sedan or a 5dr hatchback

near grove
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Woooooow

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It really is a hatchback

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@vital glen u gonna put a motorbike engine in a mustang?

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So it reaches 18K rpm?

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Yup

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I was riiight :DD

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Even before i saw the vid

vital glen
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f1 engine

night current
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Don’t f1 cars use electric motors?

vital glen
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1.6 litre four-stroke turbocharged 90 degree V6 reciprocating engines @night current

night current
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Oh

vital glen
near grove
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i like european v8's

winged pagoda
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I have a feeling that I'm gonna be spending a lot of time here

near grove
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You are furry dude you are

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If you like vtec you probably arent

winged pagoda
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I drive a 2016 Mazda 3

vital glen
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So vtec wanna be

carmine summit
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Mazda 3s can be cool

vital glen
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Meh

winged pagoda
vital glen
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I think that is private property, sorry bud

winged pagoda
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oof

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Mighty oof

ebon field
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Lmao

tropic silo
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oof

civic spoke
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I hate the fact that the Aventador SVJ still uses an ancient gearbox.

vital glen
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It is using as slush-box? @civic spoke

civic spoke
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Single clutch. Instead of a double clutch.

vital glen
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oh no

civic spoke
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It's the weakest link in the car.

shy anchor
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France forcing the future to now

vital glen
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A future of white cars
Only white cars

thick portal
languid shadow
shy anchor
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Figaro

Nissan Figaro

The Nissan Figaro is a two-door 2+2 retro-styled fixed-profile convertible manufactured by Nissan for model year 1991, and originally marketed solely in Japan at their Nissan Cherry Stores.
With its design variously attributed to Naoki Sakai and/or Shoji Takahashi, twenty tho...

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also it looks rad @languid shadow

vital glen
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@languid shadow not a big fan of renault

languid shadow
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Those Nissans are fun to see out and about!!! Some of them look lovely tho.

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@vital glen it's a Vauxhall (Opel) 😉

shy anchor
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google reverse image search seems to be pretty good at IDing cars

languid shadow
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There's one of those parked near where I work. So I see it quite a bit

vital glen
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@languid shadow looks like a clio

languid shadow
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Aye, it does a fair bit, I'll give you that. But yah, it's a Corsa 😃

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In a couple years though I'd like to replace it with a BRZ/GT86 tho.

shy anchor
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@thick portal it is a Nissan

thick portal
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Wow u guys actually found it

shy anchor
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reverse image search 😄

thick portal
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"Mysteries solved by -Reddit- LTTCHAT "

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xD

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Reddit was supposed to be crossed :P

mellow latch
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Can someone explain me the legend behind Subaru 22b?

primal token
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it is one of the best rally cars

vital glen
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@mellow latch well you see
Idk

mellow latch
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@vital glen nice explanationGWfroggyPoggers

mellow tiger
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Hoovies Garage on YT had his ferrari f355 burn to the ground rip.

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reallly?

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i thought it would crank fine

thick portal
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Yeah I saw that :/

vital glen
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@mellow tiger Ah yes

mellow tiger
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Maybe Tavarish will buy it and fix it 😂

vital glen
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"I bought the cheapest ferrari"

main cobalt
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he did

vital glen
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😑

ebon field
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RIP

ebon field
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Doug commented lol

ebon field
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rip though

mental copper
fathom socket
warm sparrow
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dammnnnn

mellow tiger
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@main cobalt is that a hoke or did he legitamately buy it?

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I doubt it... the auction isn't sold yeT?

main cobalt
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he's going to buy it, in the video at the end tavarish did a bit where he sees the car on his phone when he's in europe.

mellow tiger
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Yeah, i saw that

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i just figured it was a joke

main cobalt
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i think i read that hoovie still has ownership of it, and he's going to sell it himself

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the insurance gives you two options with something like that

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you can keep it and they give you a settlement

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or you can total it and they take it and give you money

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he's keeping it, and selling it to tavarish

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at least that's what i've gathered

mellow tiger
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Right okay, so its on iaai.com with no auction assigned because it wont ever get an auction assigned

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probably just standard procedure of the insurance company to go ahead take all the photos and get the posting done

main cobalt
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i don't think hoovie would ever auction that away

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yeah they have to get pictures i think

warm sparrow
vital glen
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@warm sparrow hah, another car most of the population can't afford

terse tangle
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Cars like that are just places to test new tech for automaker

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Its a look what we can do

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I think they lose money on every one they sell

civic spoke
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Garage goals?

vital glen
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@civic spoke can't wait until the lift fall

civic spoke
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@vital glen They make sure that the car is secure there. And if I remember right, then it's getting weekly check-up's at a place nearby.

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Since it's used as a Ring Taxi.

vital glen
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I haven't seen a lift not fail in my life time

civic spoke
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Fail in what way? Car wasn't secured? Or that it just let it go?

primal token
gloomy snow
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Needs more motorcycles

primal panther
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Anyone here need a gti intercooler

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or a3 etc same 2.0 motor

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think brand is apr

vital glen
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@civic spoke
Most of them got stuck in one position, either up or down
And 1 of them just came crashing down

dim snow
primal token
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Nice

dim snow
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New one last week.

primal token
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Are they stock

dim snow
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Red: yes, silver: street port whit holly carb setup

primal token
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How much bhp

dim snow
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Red 113, silver: dunno. But around 200 I think.

primal token
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What is the price

dim snow
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Here I live that's about 6000us

primal token
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K

dim snow
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What you driving?

primal token
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Nothing

coral linden
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of course there's such thing as a micro2 fuse and i buy a mini fuse tap.

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not like the manual tells you they're ever so slightly smaller

vital glen
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@coral linden you just gotta know mam

coral linden
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they LOOK like minis. then you try to use one.

ebon field
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AMMO NYC and Linus are long lost brothers

turbid karma
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@vital glen decided to save up a few grand more over 8 months into 2020 and get a 70-80s trans am

vital glen
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@turbid karma just get a monte carlo

turbid karma
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no D:

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trans am or nothing

vital glen
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G BODY

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4 lyfe

turbid karma
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actually, monte carlos looks kinda cool I thought you were joking @vital glen

vital glen
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@turbid karma I do own a '85 Monte Carlo

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I do think they look sweet

turbid karma
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I like this 1 2001 I in my state

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@vital glen

vital glen
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W body Monte Carlos are a solid 0/10 in my book

primal kelp
coral linden
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or slow down in the rain.

primal kelp
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slow down

primal token
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why should he change his tyres

turbid karma
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@vital glen honestly, I don't mind the wide bodies too much. But, for the price it isn't that bad. I'm not getting an 01 I'm getting either a 70s or 80s trans am or monte carlo ss

vital glen
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@turbid karma Here is tip
always look under the car

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always

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and i the owner is not looking
tap with a metal thing

turbid karma
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my sister and her friends are master mechanics especially her one friend he has been working on cars and doing restorations for like 20 years

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so, I'll just send them out to pay for it and pick it up lol

shy anchor
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well there are several reasons why you should change tires , one reason is that it is the law to have a certain amount of tread depth, the second is that the tread of tires are designed to push water out of the way preventing your car from aquaplaning and most importantly maintaining control of your car is key to not hurting yourself and others around you.

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oh and if there is significant damage to the wall of the tires it can cause blowouts as well cuz those are the weakest parts of the tire

vital glen
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Oh God

turbid karma
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yup

ebon field
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wow

fluid stream
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work in progress project of mine

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still plan on spraying the rims

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i dont know if thats the proper wording for it but english isnt a main language of mine so theres that

pallid sky
ebon field
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ouch

foggy mist
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So

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i picked this up from a dude on the street

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the thing now is.. is this real?

ebon field
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lol that toyota badge

foggy mist
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came with it :P

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its removeable

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the adapter at the back if for 90's toyotas so eh

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So how to tell its real or not is the question now

foggy mist
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the momo is engraved and painted btw

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momo logo*

foggy mist
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i can't atleast bend it but eh

civic spoke
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That car is registered as a Taxi.

night current
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That’d be a pain to fit more than 3 people in. Lol. It’d be super fun though to ride in.

delicate carbon
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@chilly dune it's like a lada fornicated with a tesla

chilly dune
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Ok

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Nice

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But what are you dream car if i correct nyself

civic spoke
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@night current There's only room for one passenger. Car has a full cage in it 😛

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It's a Taxi for the Nurburgring.

night current
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OH

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Mb then xD

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I saw it on that open road and was like, oh.... It's a taxi

warm glen
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The weather was nice so I took her for a spin

vital glen
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I don't see a vehicle in the picture

fluid stream
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things you can say about a car but not about a woman

fair bronze
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Nice duck

winged pagoda
fluid stream
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or wannabe plane

night current
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Looks good tho

shy anchor
night current
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Seems like that would be hard to turn imo

fluid stream
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hope you wont drive it the same way they did in south park

obsidian ledge
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I sold this. To fund a new pc, and some home renovations. I has regrets.

📎 image0.jpg
fathom socket
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Oof!

obsidian ledge
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I went a little silly with the 350. Had vintage Jim inglese quad webers on it. And static compression a little higher than most people would consider sane. But. Australian fuel lets you get away with these things. Getting 100 octane at the pump means you can be a little crazy.

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And yes. That’s a 4” offset custom msd distributor.. I was adamant about using an MSD, and couldn’t find anything that’d fit and clear the back carbs. So. Forked out to have one made.

vital glen
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@obsidian ledge 100 octane is nothing

obsidian ledge
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Readily available as pump fuel. Something I’m told isn’t common in America.

velvet grove
ebon field
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ncie

prime chasm
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No Showroom, and No category for Electric 4 Doors.

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LOL 19 Inch variant

night ruin
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Imported car

prime chasm
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LOL how?

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I wonder how he handles that when it runs out of range while somewhere

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No CHAdeMO, Nema, SAE, Tesla Chargers anywhere

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Even the J1772

fathom socket
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probably drives a short distance, installed tesla batteries at his house

vital glen
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@obsidian ledge you are using what is 93 octane here in the US

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It is pump gas, and what did you make at the wheel because that is a huge bulge on that c3

coral wolf
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Has anyone seen the abomination Subaru has made

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My friend who is decidedly a very japhappy car guy (takata backpack, tein stuffed coilover hanging from car, etc)

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Tells me (euromeister) there's a new brz, a "tS"

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I check it out expecting that it will be better before realizing, they're just selling it, pre-riced, it's like a Ra type sti. Thoughts on Subaru ricing cars for premiums while stealing styling cues blatantly from some manufacturers?

quartz ore
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I wanna see it, links?

night current
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That Tesla almost looks fake when comparing it to the other vehicles on the road

coral wolf
ebon field
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👌

vital glen
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@coral wolf but does it have squeaky brakes for ultimate race car?

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and that things makes like 200hp at the crank why the fuck are you putting any of that shit on it
Like a fucking miata makes close to the same horsepower now

winged pagoda
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I wonder how many people are gonna tune the new BRZ to squeeze out more horsepower

coral wolf
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Good luck, if by tune you mean swap then yes

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@vital glen probably fake ones meant to squeak, imagine a BRZ owners face when shown the 15k+cost of wide carbon ceramic brakes

vital glen
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@coral wolf imagine telling them that corners are not the only thing that matter

coral wolf
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Imagine their face when my fwd gti pulls the same lateral g rating

vital glen
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lol

coral wolf
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It's like an older nsx

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It looks like it's the shit

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But it is unironically the shit

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It is shit

vital glen
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I don't like ze german karz

coral wolf
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That hurt me in an unintended wtf did I just read kind of way

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As long as you're not one of these "MURICAN CARS YEHH BRUHTHER" guys

vital glen
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@coral wolf MURICAN CARS YEHH BRUHTHER

coral wolf
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Oh no

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Kill it with fire

vital glen
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i do like my American Cars

coral wolf
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I like the idea of them, specific parts, sometimes, on a good day

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You're not a British heap.. car, enthusiast

vital glen
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British heap car enthusiast?

coral wolf
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British cars are heaps

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I especially love when people drive these adorable evoques and think they're the shit

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Or ooh the discovery

vital glen
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It's cheap fibre glass with single stage paint with a corolla engine

coral wolf
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Thank you

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The discovery is almost as funny

vital glen
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Well at least if you break down you can fix it

coral wolf
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As the jaguar f type 4 cylinder

vital glen
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this thing?

coral wolf
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Yes

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70k for a car that gets beat by a gti with a tune

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My favorite

vital glen
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at least it makes more power than a brz

coral wolf
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True

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Nah

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It's a fancy brZ

vital glen
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it is an odd specimen of a vehicle

coral wolf
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That

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Is a bavarian prius

vital glen
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lmao

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not wrong

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it makes 369hp and 420 lb/ft

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starting at 147,500

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It has the complexity of a hybrid system , with the bmw complexity, and that price tag

quiet elk
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Is this how a pc noob sees pc talk? Cus i understand nothing of what y'all talking about but i'm interested.

vital glen
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@quiet elk Let's get down to the basics

quiet elk
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well, i have no idea of how anything works 😄

coral wolf
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There was an emperor, he has returned, he is known, as the inline 5 cylinder turbo

vital glen
coral wolf
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Nah

fathom socket
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Anyone watch MKBHD's Lambo video?

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It felt really forced tbh

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He kept saying he bought it for "Apple Carplay" lmao. A damn Ford Focus has Apple Carplay. Seems like he just wanted some sweet clickbait

quartz ore
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Anyone know if it's possible to have a dead cylinder only at low rpm, like sub 800rpm?

stoic ledge
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Bad coil?

fathom socket
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Probably not

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Depends what you mean

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If the sparkplug's not working properly and needs more spark given to it before it finally starts working (and even then not right) then yeah, maybe

quartz ore
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It kinda sounds like I have a dead cylinder when I'm in drive, brakes engaged, at a stand still. However, when I put it it park and it revs up another 200rpm or so, I can't hear it anymore. Can't hear it while in motion either.

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I might try to have someone listen from closer than I can be while holding the brake. That's just gonna take a few days before I can get someone to help.

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I suppose I could just pin the parking brake, but I kind of don't want to do that :p

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Disaster waiting to happen

iron marlin
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Damn

quartz ore
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AutoPILOT

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"Take me to the nearest McDonald's"
"Starting Take-off sequence"
"Wut?"

civic spoke
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There was also a guy who ran a red light and blame the Tesla for it.

vital glen
#

@civic spoke I don't need no manual

civic spoke
#

Live stream with the car

fallow ridge
#

linus bought a volt

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what a yeet

ebon field
#

wo

coral linden
#

good choice.

vital glen
#

Yes for an extra 20hp and 15lb/ft for 1.7k usd

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hmm....

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should I

coral linden
#

sure

fathom socket
#

I'll cry if they kill it to send it off, just like I did when MCM crushed the blue turd

serene jetty
#

am I the only one who wants to see Linus's Civic made into a track car

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while retaining the same paintjob of pink with green stripes

fleet river
#

has anyone here installed android auto on a mazda cx-3? i know its possible, but the results are all over the place

serene jetty
#

I wanna turn linus' car into a track day machine

fathom socket
#

@serene jetty no you're not

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wouldn't be out of place in a lemons race as it stands now, actually xD

serene jetty
#

Is that a Mitsubishi Magna I spot

vital glen
#

lol

fathom socket
#

Well if get a rental for turning a car in for service gusss you gotta beat on it so here’s s little bit of it

#

Bmw 740i msport xdrive

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20 miles on it

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What I’m surprised about is

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When it’s in Drive Sport it kicks down amazingly well

fathom socket
#

@serene jetty yes it is : D

serene jetty
#

Magna

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@fathom socket

fathom socket
fathom socket
#

Cool

sturdy raft
#

@fathom socket their planning on either shooting up linus car, driving it over with a abrams, or both

fathom socket
#

My car goes vrmmm vrmmm

winged pagoda
#

Reminds me of Mazda's slogan: Zoom Zoom

ebon field
#

Ok

balmy saddle
civic spoke
#

One of the most sleeper cars out there, probably.

velvet grove
#

yea thats pretty good xD
Those fat tires might give it away tho x3

civic spoke
#

You wouldn't think much of it if it was at a drag strip. At least if you remove the parachute.

vital glen
#

running a chute at 9 seconds 1/4mile

fathom socket
#

@sturdy raft Noooooooooooooooo 😢

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@serene jetty lmao I wish that was a magna

#

meanwhile in real life

vital glen
#

IS THAT wrong hand drive

fathom socket
#

?

civic spoke
#

Just drive it in reverse.

fathom socket
#

Ah (not quite awake yet), yeah it's RHD

#

'straya m8

civic spoke
#

Lookin' pretty good to me.

vital glen
#

@fathom socket What is it?

fathom socket
#

they were made in australia, so not technically JDM

#

Mitsubishi Magna

#

if you think of an american Mitsubishi Gallant

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this is like the predecessor to that

vital glen
fathom socket
#

Yeah that one

#

But back when mine was new, all of them aside from the JDM version (known as the 'diamante') were made in australia

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using australian made engines too

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SOHC 3.5L v6. 207hp@5200rpm, 316Nm@4000rpm

vital glen
fathom socket
#

mmm

#

over here, they looked a bit different though

vital glen
#

hmmmmmmm

fathom socket
vital glen
#

isn't that a ute

fathom socket
#

yes

vital glen
fathom socket
#

with torque vectoring and adaptive dampers

#

they should've used the HSV bodykit though. would've gotten more sales

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because i notice a lot of american reviews said 'looks like a malibu'

vital glen
#

oh lol

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It was never advertised

fathom socket
#

that too

vital glen
#

like even Mitsubishi brandishes the mirage more

fathom socket
#

I've always had this feeling that while australian manufacturing was winding down, ford and gm were just doing everything they could to kill it

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from not trying to make vehicles people would buy, to setting them up for sales failure IF they ever were sold in the usa

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I mean, apparently when the Ford factory closed down, the first thing they did was throw a press conference about what cars are coming next

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not even a peep about the hundreds of factory workers they just laid off

vital glen
#

I mean, what are they supposed to say?

#

Sorry?

fathom socket
#

'We wish them well' at least, but they avoided the topic like the plauge

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Meanwhile, when Mitsubishi closed it's doors in 2009, everyone got a severance package that would last them for 9 months

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And they actively went out of their way to help the factory workers find new jobs

vital glen
#

What factories were permanently shutdown?

fathom socket
#

Eventually, all of them

#

We don't make cars anymore

#

Toyota, Ford, Mazda, Holden and Mitsubishi all closed

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in a span from 2009 to 2017

#

Heh, at least the factory of my car is repurposed as a school now

#

The others are gonna be torn down and turned into appartments

vital glen
#

@fathom socket Looking into the situation behind everything
Australia was doomed for a very long time

fathom socket
#

Yeah

#

apparently it stopped really being viable to make cars here in mass in 2000

#

but subsidies and tax exemptions kept it going for another 17 years

vital glen
#

5x more to manufacture in the land down under

fathom socket
#

Mitsubishi said it would keep going though, if speculation about trouble with sales and "ooh the factory could close down! tehehe!" didn't cause the big bosses to pull money out, and in turn lead to people being afraid to buy them in case they couldn't claim on warranty

#

Anyway, I gotta go

vital glen
#

bye

serene jetty
#

Holden seemed to be doing alright enough with the commodore

#

But ford pretty much did nothing with the falcon

#

They just gave up

ebon jasper
#

Still love the falcon ❤ I'm gonna keep mine for as long as I can

tropic zodiac
#

I'm an overnight valet for a hotel. This guest comes at 3am to check in. They drive a Hyundai, nothing crazy. I go to valet the car, and when I get in and try to start it, it's not turning over... I take a look at the gear selector and see it's a standard car, push in the clutch and start the car... And then I realize, oh wait... I've never driven standard.

#

Don't get me wrong, I want my own standard car, but I'm not going to drive someone else's without them knowing I don't know how to drive standard and giving me Express permission.

cedar current
stoic ledge
tropic zodiac
#

Lol that seems like a really bad tutorial to follow.

coral linden
#

first question would be how did they hire you as a valet without knowing how to drive manual?

#

because that worries me lol

fathom socket
#

^

vital glen
#

Real question being asked

#

Here

night current
#

Yeah, I thought it was a requirement.

#

You don’t wanna wreck a transmission on a fancy ass manual car.

warm sparrow
maiden burrow
#

whyd you throw abunch of tin foil on your engine

warm sparrow
#

"2jz has a Rolex watch oil cap" lambo

vital glen
#

@maiden burrow because the Japanese need a little European in their life

warm sparrow
#

no

tropic zodiac
#

@coral linden it wasn't a requirement, basically I just don't drive the standard cars at all XD, @night current and that's why i didn't even drive that Hyundai, transmissions ain't cheap

coral linden
#

Hopefully nobody learned on my car lol

vital glen
#

~~Give me your car and I will destroy your clutch ~~
Do kool clutch kicks for extra horsises

near geode
#

pure carporn

fathom socket
night current
#

Can’t clutch kick in a Tesla... 😰

civic spoke
#

I know of a hybrid you can clutch kick in.

civic spoke
carmine summit
#

Wait

#

That isn't a hybrid

civic spoke
#

It's not.

#

But I also posted that picture hours after I mentioned the hybrid thing.

#

@carmine summit The hybrid that I'm thinking of is the Koenigsegg Regera.

carmine summit
#

Isn't the Regera fully electric?

civic spoke
#

It has a V8 in it.

carmine summit
#

Huh

#

Didn't know that

civic spoke
#

5.0 liter, twin turbo V8

#

Engine produces around 1,100 hp

#

That's the powertrain.

winged pagoda
#

Pretty nice looking drivetrain, but those exhaust tips are quite unusual

civic spoke
#

They are really stealthy once the bodywork Is on the car.

fathom socket
#

What do you guys think of the Tesla roadster

ebon field
#

Has anyone watched this

fathom socket
#

Imagine if trump said "the onion is fake news!". well... no 💩 m8

civic spoke
#

I don't really care about the Roadster 2.0

vital glen
#

Imagine if I said shut up you little drunk @fathom socket

dab

fathom socket
#

people call you little, but they don't know you're 6' 4" 120kg

vital glen
#

when you use the imperial and metric system in one sentence

#

@fathom socket but are you 120kg of muscle?

fathom socket
#

No

#

Not yet

#

Lolnah

#

I'm 20kg overweight

fathom socket
#

well, I guess chat died...

vital glen
#

Hey dude, that’s a sweet ride @fathom socket

civic spoke
#

I almost feel bad for Tesla.

vital glen
#

@civic spoke those numbers are quite skewed though

civic spoke
#

I just hope that Tesla can get their production stuff together.

night current
#

I’m excited for the roadster 2.0, if it lives up to what they said it’s capable of, it’ll be insane

#

600 miles range

#

And 1.9 0-60, that’s insane!

#

It’ll put almost every other super car to the challenge

#

As long as it can take corners relatively well.

civic spoke
#

I'm personally not that interested in it.

#

Simply because of how easy it is to make a quick car with electric motors.

night current
#

I wouldn’t claim that it’s easy per say, because if it was, other car manufacturers would’ve done similar things to it now...

#

Actually I’m not 100% sure about that, especially since motors and stuff cost a lot.

civic spoke
#

I'm just wondering what else they will bring to the table for $250,000

#

It's going to be quick, yeah. But what else?

#

Will it actually feel special when you're just sitting in it?

night current
#

It’ll be efficient in how far it can travel. (Even though if you can afford it, gas money probably isn’t an issue really)

#

I imagine it’ll be special when you sit in it.

#

From the actual interior so far, it looks really unique.

civic spoke
#

I just wonder how heavy it will be.

#

I think they said that it's going to have a 200 kW battery pack. Which is double that of the normal P100

night current
#

True...

civic spoke
#

And I hate when people mix up fast and quick. As if they are the same thing.

night current
#

Well, technically they are synonyms.

civic spoke
#

Quick is acceleration.
Fast is top speed.

#

Or I could just say speed.

#

If a car does 0-30 mph in a second. But is limited to 50 mph. Then it's quick, but not fast.

night current
#

Well, the new roadster claims to be both

civic spoke
#

It just bugs me when they say "It will be the fastest production car"

night current
#

Okay, I’ll admit, people saying that are really dumb

#

Lol

civic spoke
#

Fastest production car is currently the Koenigsegg Agera RS. Which does like 30 mph more than the Roadster estimate.

night current
#

Yeah

#

Although the Koenigsegg is way more expensive than the new roadster

vital glen
#

Just make a top fuel dragster street legal

night current
#

Lol

vital glen
#

@night current for 250k you can mod yourself a trophy truck

night current
#

True, but does it have a 600 mile range and go at least 250mph?

vital glen
#

If you put a big enough fuel cell

#

And enough power

#

But can the roadster take a jump

night current
#

No, but what purpose is there of taking a jump besides looking cool?

#

(Referring to GlassBomb) I don’t think the new roadster will weigh over 3750 pounds... From pics, it looks a lot tinier, while also having a lot less interior pieces.

#

Not to mention that the 250k roadster is the base version, Elon claimed that the “better” version will require you to wear harnesses similar to one in a spaceship...(or something like that, idk)

#

So it’ll probably have some weight reduction...

#

The only problem I see right now is the temperature of the battery, because we all know that we don’t want a car version of a note 7.

civic spoke
#

Plaid version. Or whatever they are calling it.

night current
#

Yeah

fathom socket
#

cough Rimac C2 cough

fathom socket
#

@vital glen what one are you talking about, my magna?

night current
#

Bruh, didn’t Richard Hammond seriously get injured when the Rimac C2 understeered during a race?

willow verge
#

He doesn't know how to drive, that is it

night current
#

I don’t think so...

#

He’s been driving and racing for a while.

willow verge
#

Driving and racing on gas cars

civic spoke
#

Can we talk about how much of a mess Rob Dahm's 3 rotor is?

night current
#

Lol yus

vital glen
#

@civic spoke Rob dahm is a mess

civic spoke
#

He is.

carmine summit
#

lol

civic spoke
#

But seriously. I feel bad for that FD.

winged pagoda
civic spoke
carmine summit
#

Stubby Bob is cool.

#

Also yeah lol that FD is kind of a mess, it was a pretty clean 600hp 3 rotor before he got it

#

but at least it makes over 900 now

winged pagoda
#

pretty cool car, shame it broke so much

carmine summit
#

Stubby Bob worked perfectly until they tried to make it safe

#

On Roadkill, there are 3 options: Safety, Reliability, or neither. If something is reliable it is unsafe. If it is safe, it is unreliable.

fathom socket
#

Hammond crashed the C1 after not braking enough for the last corner after the finish line, not the C2

#

Also, he rolled for 110 metres (360 feet) down the hill off the edge of that corner he busted a knee, but that was it.

#

In commemoration of that, all C2's now come with a fire extinguisher, with a leather holder over top, embroidered "in case of hill climb, extinguish fire" 😛

vital glen
#

Lol

warm sparrow
#

Beautiful

#

every Supra is more than a Supra

fathom socket
#

"iS THaT a sUPrA? IS tHIS A FrigGiN' SupRa!? sprays glasses with windex, wipes like a boss WoWW!"

regal willow
#

Cars, blah. Just give me a bicycle.

vital glen
#

@regal willow ok do the tour de france
and I will buy you 5 dollar bicycle

warm sparrow
#

lol the tour de france

#

so funny to read this in english

#

but this things sucks they all have motors and take substances

fathom socket
#

le tour de france

#

le 24 hueres du mans

ebon field
#

kk

warm sparrow
#

hm no

#

it's les because there are 24 hours so not le

fathom socket
#

Ahh ok

frozen flower
#

This is not for motorcycles no

#

?

vital glen
#

What about 'em

civic spoke
#

This is for all motorized vehicles.

#

More or less.

winged pagoda
serene jetty
#

fite us

vital glen
#

lmao
why is that car not upside down?

fathom socket
#

because the earth is flat

serene jetty
night current
#

Koenigsegg is linusPerfect

carmine summit
#

I know why Australia isn't upside down

#

They ARE down under

#

Everyone thinks the earth is like a pizza, but actually the earth is 2 pizzas

#

One on top of the other

#

So gravity still works, which explains why the car is right side up

vital glen
#

yes

ebon field
#

good job

#

here's a cookie

#

🍪

modern cosmos
#

V5 car...???

winged pagoda
#

That's a six

#

I don't believe they make v5s anymore

vital glen
#

@winged pagoda I don't think they made mass market v5s at all

#

that sounds like a horrible design

modern cosmos
#

Its an actual v5

ebon field
#

It doesn't mention a V config

#

It's probably a regular 5 cylinder

vital glen
#

@modern cosmos inline 5

civic spoke
#

VR5 was a thing though.

#

Never noticed how thick the VR5/6 cylinder walls were.

vital glen
#

that is some thicc walls

carmine summit
#

Yeah that's why slaps roof of VR this bad boy can fit so many PSI in it

#

I wish they sold the VR5 here alongside the VR6 in the MK4

#

They sound so good

vital glen
#

But you see here, we need to be investing in v16 engines @carmine summit

#

Like the concept Cadillac

carmine summit
#

I was confused for a second lol, was just talking about my great grandfather's car in another server

#

1931 Cadillac V16 Roadster

#

He was a bootlegger so I'm not so sure he got the car completely within the law lol

vital glen
#

those also look nice

civic spoke
dusty girder
vital glen
#

damn

slow flame
prisma sluice
#

😤 👌

night current
#

Taking up two spots like a dick.

#

Lol

vital glen
#

Like a boss* @night current

lone schooner
warm sparrow
#

hmm not much

night current
#

That looks sleek af

#

It’s meh tho

warm sparrow
#

yea meh

carmine summit
#

ofc it's a Ferrari

#

Ferrari and Mercedes have a lot of influence in F1

#

like

#

a lot

gilded quail
#

Is the E55 AMG worth to buy?

vital glen
#

@gilded quail Well if you live in the states no

gilded quail
#

😂

#

You mean city?

vital glen
#

What?

#

I mean the US

gilded quail
#

Okay

#

They ban it?

vital glen
#

no

gilded quail
#

or it's dumb to drive one

vital glen
#

More expensive to maintain

gilded quail
#

I see

#

I get a toyota than

ebon field
#

k

#

get a honda

night current
#

Vtec

#

Lol

gilded quail
#

Very tall engine cooling?

#

😂

serene scarab
#

My goldfish decided to LS swap its GTX 1080 Ti.

#

Says it gets 144 FPS in GTA V at 5200 RPM.

gilded quail
#

Thats good

#

Why not K20C

#

The VTEC

ebon field
#

why does rocket industries au follow me lol

coral wolf
#

Good God I saw a post about " which Honda 4 banger would you swap for" uh, none. I have a gti and a gls450, I'm good.

forest lava
#

Has anyone ever wanted half of a lincon? Well the missing link from road kill is pretty cool

📎 image0.png
#

Also the burnout here was done with motor oil on the tires

carmine summit
#

Yeah it's not bad aside from the previous owner's bodily fluids and now waffles and corn syrup

fair echo
#

go follow my instagtam @just1nnguyen xD i just only have 3 pics of cars on there

#

probably gonna get muted for this promotion haha

gilded quail
#

Pretty good

thorny bough
#

i love my Vw ❤

fathom socket
#

Oh god

warm sparrow
#

🤔 🤔 🤔

vital glen
#

@fathom socket but why is your profile of a Chevy Mustang with that 2.4l 9k redline skytech i5?

night current
#

You mean Ford Mustang right?

vital glen
#

@night current I meann Chevy Mustang with that 2.4l 9k redline skytech i5

night current
#

But there is no Chevy Mustang... .-.

vital glen
#

@night current That's the only thing bothering you in that statement

night current
#

Yup

carmine summit
#

hmmm

#

I mean that 2.4l 9k redline skytech i5 is a great engine

carmine summit
#

I think I'd rather have the Dodge Monaro with the 2.8 V4 though

vital glen
#

@carmine summit what about that 9.7L v1

#

honda insight?

carmine summit
#

That's also a great option

#

I think it even beats the 1.2l flat 4

#

from the Porsche Figaro

vital glen
#

ah

ebon field
#

Everyone knows the 2JZGTE from the Ford Supra beats everything

carmine summit
#

nah it would get destroyed by my uncle's neighbour's dad's Nissan ElCamino with a 4G63LSDETT

ebon field
#

Na it'll get beaten by my cousin's Mazda Silverado with a 1GZ-FE

#

Or my Suzuki RX-8 with a LS1

fathom socket
#

electrical connections to my vacuum pump might be comprimised. crap

#

literally saw one of the wires fraying when I tried to fix my horn (wire also frayed, horn relay didn't like it)

civic spoke
fathom socket
#

don't know which wire it is, but if it breaks, I could lose idle control and gearbox function all at once

#

because that's what vacuum systems handle on 90's cars. Eughhhh

misty kestrel
#

so your car is an auto then

fathom socket
#

yeah

#

Also I just tempo fixed my horn with electrical tape xD

#

Like, I'm taking it off before the auto-electrician gives me a quote because it looks so stupid, but it works (and prevents all possible shorts, while the tape sticks...)

#

Fixing cars like linus "fixes" PCs linusPerfect

carmine summit
#

Wiring isn't that hard, worth learning to do it yourself

#

Buy some wire, connectors, and a crimper, and you'll save a ton of money over paying someone to do it

sturdy raft
#

and buy the manual for the vehicle if don't have one already

civic spoke
warm sparrow
#

Oh

#

but still a 2JZ is better in a Supra

night current
#

^

vital glen
#

Dady doug

ebon field
#

yeet

fathom socket
#

E37 6G74 (Mitsubishi V6) > LS1

vital glen
#

You are funny @fathom socket

glossy cedar
#

Oh dang dat 2jz tho

warm sparrow
#

damn this setup is gorgeous 😍

night current
#

I love the glass roof on it.

warm sparrow
#

yea and this noice white and leather interior is hhhmmmmm 👌

night current
#

Mhm 🍆 💦 worthy

warm sparrow
#

hmmmm 2800000$ 💦

vital glen
#

The glass roof looks dumb

night current
#

It looks like it from the outside just a little bit, but I bet the glass roof looks super nice on the inside.

#

The pagani hydra or whatever has the same look and it looks nice

sturdy raft
#

the glass is like T tops but doesn't look removable like T tops

hexed lake
#

Speaking of T tops, I just got the heads off my small block 305 from my third gen firebird. I got a lot of work to do to pass california smog next year.

vital glen
#

Just downtune the fuck out of it

#

And then tune back up

fathom socket
#

*huayra

#

Also, why bugatti denies the existence of the Koenigsegg Aggera RS in it's marketing material?

#

literally put a video on their youtube channel that says "fastest 0-400-0 in the world" 2 months after the Aggera broke the record officially

magic arrow
#

The Koenigsegg doesn't count as a production car, i think the Chiron does

lethal lion
#

Why wouldn't it?

fathom socket
#

The Agerra counts as a production car. Guiness world records set the bar for "production" at 15 units. There are more than 15 Aggera's in the world, only some of which are RS' but that doesn't matter, it's stilll a production car according to their ruling

#

Interestingly, at the time when Hennessy tried to break the record on a NASA air strip a while back, the Venom didn't sell 15 units yet, disqualifying it from holding the record (also because they only did 1 run, rather than 1 run both ways to compensate for wind)

sturdy raft
#

"Guinness were also reported in some sources as saying that at least 50 identical vehicles were needed to be made to constitute a production car but several models which were built less than 15 times got certified for production car records. In February 2014, Road and Track wrote that Guinness required 30 identical vehicles."

fathom socket
#

Huh

#

Welp, guess I remembered wrong

safe notch
#

Hey how much is a model s in Vancouver

vital glen
#

2 much

safe notch
#

would any of u buy Linux’s lambo

hexed lake
#

Not without a full interior detail to de-glitter bomb it.

wooden umbra
#

Ew

gilded quail
ebon field
#

nice

lime copper
#

I remember the rotary engine thing, lol.

ebon field
#

"thing"

#

nvm

lime copper
#

There was a thing on like History explaining it.

#

I'm playing the "dumb I know nothing" card.

supple burrow
#

lol my son has a Rx7 I keep trying to get him to toss it, but he won't, he is rebuilding it, but hasn't had the time or money to buy the parts, I mean its a 1980 something and they still make engine kits for it

carmine summit
#

Yeah RX-7s are great

gilded quail
#

The RX-7 make me think of the GTT from top gear😂

ebon field
#

wh

gilded quail
ebon field
#

oh shit

#

i remember that episode

#

was it the japan special or something

gilded quail
#

Yea

#

Is kind less interest than the old one

#

But still acceptable

autumn talon
#

RZs are banned for p1 and p2 platers here in australia

strong plume
#

only illegal if you get caught 😃

civic spoke
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I know Australia has weird limitations that you can't have certain size engines, or that they can't have turbo's until you have had your license for a certain amount of time.

vital glen
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@civic spoke just put two super chargers

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Duh

civic spoke
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Okay, Forced induction then. starBaka

vital glen
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Just put shots of nitrous

night current
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Put everything besides a turbo. Lol

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Or better yet. Have two engines like you would gpus... lmfao

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Just gonna cost a small loan and an engineering degree

vital glen
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I am going into engineering so hah

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small loan + degree

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ez

carmine summit
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2 engines in one car is nothing new

sturdy raft
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if one dies you can still get home

carmine summit
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One won't die though

ebon field
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wha

coral wolf
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H20i starts in 2 hours 14 min

night current
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Having two engines is weird imo...

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Unless it has a really really good reason for it.

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Maybe as a drag car I could understand

carmine summit
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Good weight distribution, reliable power, and AWD.

vital glen
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but like

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if one engine dies

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and would have two of everything

coral wolf
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And then it would be a Bugatti

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Called vw about getting my new gti made into a tcr(pictured below) held for half an hour to get "Eh I dunno"

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Like, you make it vw, fucking sell it to me. Take my money

heavy lynx
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i love my volkswagen golf 3 convertible, it has a 6V 2.0 engine at 116pk it doesnt seem like much but i love it too like there is no tommorow, i reached 220kmh on the autbahn in germany, and its 22 years old, its some dang fine technology

carmine summit
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220 would be scary lol

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Fastest I've been was 180 in a 1992 Jetta with an AAZ

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with stock front suspension and cut Passat springs in the rear

heavy lynx
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@carmine summit 220kmh i loved it!

carmine summit
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One day I'm going to take a car to Germany and drive the Autobahn. Hopefully they don't put limits on all of it before then.

night current
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But having 2 engines is so not practical...

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Also, I’m not sure if reliable is the correct term for a two engine vehicle

heavy lynx
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@carmine summit as far as i know they arent planning on to do soo

modest blaze
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Well.. as long as I’m here, thinking about getting a new Mercedes a class since it’s coming out in America this year. Any opinions car peeps? The tech is great and while the power is a little underwhelming it still seems to be zippy according to first drive reviews.

vital glen
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@modest blaze it will probably burn a hole in your pocket

modest blaze
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@vital glen it’s supposed to start at under 35 grand. Couple options here and there and I’m looking at probably a little under 40 grand I think. No specifics yet but I think I can swing it. I can afford maintenance and all as well, I used to have a 2015 c300.

vital glen
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Bring able to afford =/= smart financial choice

modest blaze
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Of course. This isn’t a car that I need. It’s more of a want.

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I’m in the financial position to go for it. And wanted something fairly nice.

stone sparrow
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Vroom

modest blaze
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Yup. Lol

vital glen
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Simply_Lime#4569 But is the a class nice o

modest blaze
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@vital glen the tech is mercedes’ best right now. The car looks great and honestly. I might tune it to make it a little bit sportier.

vital glen
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@modest blaze it is your money to spend, so do with it what you will

modest blaze
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@vital glen I was just looking to get some opinions really. I’m at the point in my life where I’ve been working hard and want to treat my self a little is all.

vital glen
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And I am saying if you want a treat buy it

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Just expect the Mercedes price tag to come with it

modest blaze
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For sure. I’m expecting it and definitely realize that these cars are pricy both at purchase and to maintain. Appreciate the input!

vital glen
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I still drive a 2008 s550

modest blaze
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@vital glen I still own my 2011 e350 actually aswell. Honestly they seem to last and I hope if I decide to get that new one that that will hold true.

vital glen
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@modest blaze they don't last

modest blaze
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I’ve had pretty decent luck with my e class. I’ve had it since it was new and eh so far it’s quite alright but showing some age.

heavy lynx
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@modest blaze im not a fan of newer cars because of shitload of electronics thats being put in

carmine summit
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It all depends on the car

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Some cars have barely any issues with their electronics

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Early 90s American cars, on the other hand...

coral wolf
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Right ? @heavy lynx

heavy lynx
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@carmine summit actually mines from the 90's the electronics it has are very useful and trusty

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@carmine summit i never drove americans as im from europe soo i cant say annything about american cars

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Driving a american in europe is a nightmare to begin with..

carmine summit
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I've never had electrical issues on a VW other than when one of the wires in the engine loom got worn from vibration

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2009 Jetta

undone valve
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so you have had issues then

carmine summit
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That was really a mechanical issue that affected the electrical system though

undone valve
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gotcha linusPerfect How many miles have you put on it and do you like that model? I will be in the market in about 6 months

carmine summit
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It's around 285,000 km

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My dad's got a 1992 Jetta with 518,000 km on it

undone valve
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I just had to get rid of my 2002 Audi TT Quatro 😦 it only had 123,000 but I was going to have to replace the motor in it. I was only the 3rd owner 😦

carmine summit
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I'd really like a MK1 TT I think

undone valve
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It was great

carmine summit
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The 1.8t 6mt version looks like it'd be really fun to drive

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Nothing beats the VR6 sound though

fathom socket
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I agree

swift harbor
ebon jasper
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dies as I see fuel prices where I am are $1.95AUD/L