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The Automotive Discussion Thread
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Forsete
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ESP should be mandatory for cars sold in the EU.
Edit: Already is, since 2011.
A tip for Jeep, make sure it works!
It wasn't when this test was conducted.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Sometimes taller cars with too little body roll, not enough suspension travel, or overly rigid chassis' may exhibit this kind of 2-wheeled behavior. When forces are being transmitted from one side of the car to the other, and that side cannot absorb them all...it overpowers the vehicle and causes it pick up its feet, or worse, flip.
Suspension tuning is such a nightmare to get right, it's easily the hardest part of developing a safe and capable car, if you ask me. The variables are virtually infinite.
Suspension tuning is such a nightmare to get right, it's easily the hardest part of developing a safe and capable car, if you ask me. The variables are virtually infinite.
That is beyond fantastic. Wow.
MaizeRage25
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Going to be a tough choice for me between 2013 Fusion and 2014 Mazda 6. Both new models are huge improvements style-wise over the current gen offerings.
Interferon
Member
I love Mazda's, or any other manufacturer's (Lotus), obsession with lightness. It just works.
mescalineeyes
Banned
It's not very safe, though.
yeah we gotta make sure cars are all a minimum of 6,000 pounds.
Yeah, many injuries come from rapid deceleration - if you can just smash through the obstacle without slowing, it really lessens the chances of injury or death.
Well it is safe considering the fact the car will actually go where you steer it...
33-Hit-Combo
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On the ESP bit, how would braking different wheels help? Am I missing something?
Starting braking the wheels earlier and with more force would help.
ESP should be mandatory for cars sold in the EU.
Edit: Already is, since 2011.
A tip for Jeep, make sure it works!
Is it mandatory here yet? As long as they leave in a way to defeat it.
33-Hit-Combo
Member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs-z9AC9Puc&list=UUU3MVTYYP82UKA9I_WDpRGw&index=4&feature=plcp
I don't know how I haven't seen this before. New to anybody else? It sounds absolutely glorious, that overrun!
I don't know how I haven't seen this before. New to anybody else? It sounds absolutely glorious, that overrun!
that it does that it does
I fell in love today. It was with a 2008 Porsche Cayman and I'm still giddy from my drive several hours ago. Best driving feel of any car that I've yet tried. It was quick, it sounded fantastic (as all Porsche flat 6's do) and the handling and road feel were even better than the Boxsters that I drove a week ago.
I think what really elevated it above the Boxster in my opinion was the cabin. It's more open and airy and of course has better visibility than the Boxster with the top up. I realize now that I find most roadsters to be claustrophobic unless the top is down and the Cayman doesn't have that problem.
The Cayman was just a base model with the standard 5 speed but even in heavy traffic and bad surface roads it was an absolute joy to drive. And it road as well or better over rough pavement than my existing econo box while being a hoot to operate. My thought upon driving it was "why can't all cars feel like this?!" followed closely by "I could actually drive this car every single day!" For a performance/exotic car, I find the Cayman's driveability in the real world to be somewhat incredible. It's like having your cake and eating it too!
So now I just have a tough wait ahead of me for a couple of months while I squirrel away some cash and finish paying off my wife's Altima. I am confident, however, that the Cayman will be worth the wait.
I think what really elevated it above the Boxster in my opinion was the cabin. It's more open and airy and of course has better visibility than the Boxster with the top up. I realize now that I find most roadsters to be claustrophobic unless the top is down and the Cayman doesn't have that problem.
The Cayman was just a base model with the standard 5 speed but even in heavy traffic and bad surface roads it was an absolute joy to drive. And it road as well or better over rough pavement than my existing econo box while being a hoot to operate. My thought upon driving it was "why can't all cars feel like this?!" followed closely by "I could actually drive this car every single day!" For a performance/exotic car, I find the Cayman's driveability in the real world to be somewhat incredible. It's like having your cake and eating it too!
So now I just have a tough wait ahead of me for a couple of months while I squirrel away some cash and finish paying off my wife's Altima. I am confident, however, that the Cayman will be worth the wait.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Not to sound like a dick...that Porsche is not an exotic, not even close. I can't even consider a 911 an exotic either.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Unless he's from a third world country ?
He has an Altima. He's from North America. They aren't sold anywhere else beside here and parts of South America.
ClassyPenguin
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yup, I love driving their cars.
What? We have plenty of them over here in the Middle East.
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NinjaFridge
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Exports.
There's a difference between "They aren't sold anywhere else" and "They aren't manufactured anywhere else" that was my point.
mescalineeyes
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As if I needed any help in deciding on my next car... Even if it is just a sloppy render...
most likely it will. it will have the F30 front. the rest was taken from a camo car.
mescalineeyes
Banned
I drive an f30 now but that is streets ahead.
me too. i want to trade it in for an EBII m-sport 335i though.
mescalineeyes
Banned
what is that?
mescalineeyes
Banned
subarblue is much, much darker.
godofcookery
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just got it yesterday. 07 w/ 36K.
now all i need is a hardtop. and some kind of auxiliary cable input.
estoril blue 2, a color specific to m-sport.
here is one:
I can't be the only one that thinks the front end looks a little pig-snouty from that angle, can I? Can't unsee...
Not so much darker as deeper, BLUER (my hood is WRB). Turn down the lightness slightly, ramp up the saturation. BAM.
Perhaps not an exotic to you but to the vast majority of the people I know it will be almost Martian spaceship territory. Down here in the deep South we tend to drive lots of trucks, SUV's and Japanese compact cars for fuel efficiency. I guarantee people in my own family will privately wonder if I've taken leave of my senses once I bring home any kind of Porsche.
That's ok though. I'm 37, no kids and have my wife's blessing and the financial security to buy and maintain a gently pre-owned Porsche. After driving Japanese compacts and family cars for the last decade I am ready to enjoy motoring again.
weekend_warrior
Banned
now all i need is a hardtop. and some kind of auxiliary cable input.
Nice.
http://i.imgur.com/FbQL2.jpg
now all i need is a hardtop. and some kind of auxiliary cable input.
Nice! Congrats.
I gotta agree. A Porsche GT may be exotic. An Aventador for sure. Ditto a Pagani. But a regular Porsche... not so much.
Exotics are rare, crazy feats of engineering. High end cars that are more about sheer performance than luxury, but that don't eschew the latter.
now all i need is a hardtop. and some kind of auxiliary cable input.
I love S2000's! Great little cars. Congrats!
godofcookery
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yeah, i am really loving it so far. yknow, after a day. but still great stuff, certainly better than what i had before it.
Here are the latest pics of my X1 in China. Waiting on some plasti-dip + glossifier so I can paint the front lip, the top rails and rear diffuser in gloss black. Then I think I'm pretty much done with the exterior.
I think the difference from last time is H&R Springs, CF Vinyl interior trims, CF Vinyl mirror caps. Also finally put on the plates, cool that my dealer got me X1 at the end!
I think the difference from last time is H&R Springs, CF Vinyl interior trims, CF Vinyl mirror caps. Also finally put on the plates, cool that my dealer got me X1 at the end!
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