MiniBossBattle
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I should invest in transmissions.
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I should invest in transmissions.
shinshoryuken
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Well most 1000hp gt-r do upgrades their transmission.
I'd be happy with stock GT-R power levels. Even a new GT500. I can honestly say I think I'd be alright. Get a full exhaust, intake, and tune for the sound more so, though it'd add some more ponies.
I like reading the Shelby forums where a tuner put $3500 into a GT500 and it broke into the 9's in the quarter. People asked "why", and the answer was, "Because of Supras". I guess that whole highway pull scene is still alive this day.
I like reading the Shelby forums where a tuner put $3500 into a GT500 and it broke into the 9's in the quarter. People asked "why", and the answer was, "Because of Supras". I guess that whole highway pull scene is still alive this day.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Tokyo Xtreme Racer taught me not to be a pussy. Need more powah
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 taught me that only street racers and pesky yellow vans are allowed on Tokyo's highways.
That one already sold. They now have a Red (AT) and Black (MT) BRZ limited for 36,200 and 35,400.
ughhhh I weep for humanity.
Rather pretty, isn't it?
thats got my vote!
Why was this not posted?!
New Vanquish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jEXQA-eMolQ
New Vanquish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jEXQA-eMolQ
Nothing too surprising, though it is interesting that Ford is that low (way to go, SYNC), and that of GM brands, Buick is the one that's below average. They were at the top of this list a couple years ago.
These surveys are stupid anyway. Old person can't understand how to work new-fangled touchscreen? That's a problem. Engine explodes? That's a problem.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Rather pretty, isn't it?
Honestly, I think its kind of an eyesore.
I meant the colour scheme, actually. The car I'm not a fan of.
I'd rather just have a decommissioned fighter plane at this point. You can actually use it to much of its ability.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
My shop's GTR customer just posted a pic of him sitting in traffic, on a 105-degree NYC day with the car running like butter. That's 1000HP on a sweltering day, without skipping a beat. That's awesome.
Why is he taking pics in traffic while driving a 1000HP car?
shinshoryuken
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Sitting in traffic.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Sitting in traffic.
As in, gridlock. Nobody's moving on any highway right now, it's insane what's going on in this shit hole of a city.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
0MPH
LOL
LOL
0MPH
LOL
such is the ownership experience of a supercar.
shinshoryuken
Member
I was going to post a sick picture.....
screw it...i couldn't resist taking a picture...
screw it...i couldn't resist taking a picture...
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Wait it has 1000HP on pump gas or is he running higher Octane gas right now?
Nonetheless, that sucks for him all that power stuck in traffic.
I was going to post a sick picture.....
screw it...i couldn't resist taking a picture...
Is that a Toyota Soarer?
Ohh no, Im very open minded to many many mods but the donk culture of the US is one i just cant fully understand.
How do they get the cars suspension that high, and is it reversible?
Im hoping it is as so when they sell the car some respectable person cant restore the car as much as possible.
I always like Soarers too.
YuriLowell
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I want to get an E46 M3 so badly, but I think I should finishing paying off this Evo before I buy another car.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Both actually. He has an E85 conversion running from the back that can be turned on and off at will. This car is absolutely bananas. The owner doesn't pussyfoot with it it, either. Notice the ODO reads over 20k miles. Hahaha
shinshoryuken
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Yes thats a soarer(Lexus sc300)
Only one explanation I can think of on how he got the suspension that high.....MAGIC!!!!
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
I see Camaros on 26s, 28s, and 30s in Orlando.
Come at me, bro.
Come at me, bro.
Around here we call that 'as it should be'. Put that much money into a car it BETTER run smoove and drama-free.
Was a sad day. There was a car cruise to raise money today and only 14 cars showed up, 8 of which, all older cars (30-60s), had to pull over repeatedly in the stop and go sections due to the insane heat.
Glad that GT-R made it, as it should though, if it were done right. Is that shop trying to compete with AMS Performance or something now?
Glad that GT-R made it, as it should though, if it were done right. Is that shop trying to compete with AMS Performance or something now?
Dead serious. Bright gaudy "unique" colors, especially on something like an Sti just make you look like an idiot boy racer.
That scheme is even worse than the rally blue...
You live in a drab world of boring innocuousness. Not everything needs to be grey or beige.
No, but loud colors are just ridiculous.
Fallout-NL
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1. It's really not that loud. 2. That's Subaru's goddamn color.
MisterNoisy
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I like loud/funky colors. There's way too many grey and beige and light blue cars. A brightly/distinctively-colored car catches the eye and makes having to share the road with everyone else just a little less boring.
+100
Your definition of 'loud' is highly suspect. And likely wrong.
Totally agree. On the drive home, it's a sea of black/grey/silver/beige, with an occasional blueish car. When you spot a rare solid primary colour or something, it really stands out, not from being flashy, but just from the crowd it's in. One reason I'm considering getting mine sprayed red or WRB. I'm leaning away from black at this point. Was briefly considering gunmetal, but...
Yes, its so not-loud and so goddamned subaru's color that EVERY wannabe with a non-STi wrx-done-to-look-like-an-STi paints his this color, and every actual STi driver gets theirs in this color, but do you ever see any other subarus in Rally blue? Ever see a legacy or outback or whatnot done up like this? Hardly ever. Nope, just racerguy STis and fake STis. I'm sorry. It's boyish. It's loud. It screams for attention. Yuck. You don't have to paint it silver or grey or whatever boring overused color, but you also don't have to make it look like a box of crayola either.
Remember when I suggested a red of some sort, or white? And now you are considering one of the colors I advised, despite being "wrong". lol!
MisterNoisy
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Fuck it. Go for orange or yellow.
Darth Pinche
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I miss my Sedona Red Pearl WRX (2002) That color was gorgeous, relatively rare, and factory. It would go from burgundy almost orange, very cool color. My .02
mescalineeyes
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I am picking up my new 3 Series (f30) on monday.
That is an excellent color, although I don't think bomb's interior will match the exterior color well.
Circle T
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That's because WRB is a Subaru "Performance Model" color. It is only used on their sporty cars. Other than the WRX/STi, it has only been used on the Forester XT/STi and the BRZ, as far as I know. It's the same reason Phoenix Yellow is only offered on BMW M3s, and not a 535i. Or Solar Yellow on an Audi TT, and not an A6. This is nothing new. Sporty cars throughout history have always had unique, flashy colors. Bright blue Shelby Mustangs, Plum Crazy Mopars, Mystic Cobras, Yellow Integra Type-Rs, etc. It's just one more thing separating them from the basic models that most of those cars are related to.
Which is fine, because that just reinforces that the color begs for attention. It's still obnoxious. Pick something classy.
Circle T
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I get that you don' t like the color, but unclassy? It's blue. It isn't like these cars are neon green. Plenty of other cars have colors that are quite similar to WRB. This is hardly a color that defiantly stands out.
You want to talk beg for attention? I saw a burnt orange Cobalt SS with fucking hot pink rims yesterday on the highway.
It was appalling.
A blue car is one of the classiest things around. Wtf are you smoking?
Anyway:
Video: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/22/2013-bmw-m6-coupe-first-drive-review-video/
I am not a fan of that backend. The front I really like, but the backend is just too Bangle.
Anyway:
Video: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/22/2013-bmw-m6-coupe-first-drive-review-video/
I am not a fan of that backend. The front I really like, but the backend is just too Bangle.
Shortt Sirket
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I would vote for this or a nice red also. I almost never see red WRX/STis and every time I do I always think it looks great. Seems to be a fairly rare color for those cars.
Mattlikewhoa
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Darth Pinche
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