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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited December 2007
    Framling wrote: »
    and there is no reason to buy an automatic, manuals are so easy - especially in Subies

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    you know what might help?

    crying about it.

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  • xeroismygodxeroismygod Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I used to own a Saab loved to drive it but I punched myself in the nuts when it came time to work on it.

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  • ZeroFillZeroFill Feeling much better. A nice, green leaf.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    yeah, the dread washes over me when my friend strikes up a conversation like "So, that pulley tensioner assembly I ordered finally came in..."


    fuck

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  • xeroismygodxeroismygod Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    How about their cable clutch assembly. Sum bitches always broke. Their interiors are such win though. The dash, shifter, seats, etc so nicely laid out. I also love forest green gauges. I miss My 900 SE Turbo.

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPlhqIvCpM8

    pause it at 29 seconds!

    What the heck is that then?

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  • ZeroFillZeroFill Feeling much better. A nice, green leaf.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    yeah I love the classic green 'old electronics/alarm clocks' LEDs. You never see them anymore.

    The seats are awesome, like race seats, and I've never had to help out with the clutch cable, but I understand that was fixed not that long ago.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Staleghoti wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPlhqIvCpM8

    pause it at 29 seconds!

    What the heck is that then?
    what?

    thats the sedan

    they come in sedan and hatchback now

    as opposed to sedan and wagon

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  • DaricDaric Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Well it's 90 degrees outside today so I may take my Jeep out around the block. It has battery issues so we have to start it up like once a week or so to make sure it still starts. It's an 85 CJ7 but nothing on it is stock. It's got a lift and new giant tires and a holly carberator. I'm not really a car person so I don't know everything that's on it but I love the kill switch. It's disguised as the air conditioner button.
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  • potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    i enjoy my '97 jeep cherokee sport

    sure, it gets 20mpg if i'm lucky, and its real wheel drive and lack of antilock breaks are wonderful for the winter, but i still love it

    just a few days ago it survived a wonderful trip through a ditch at high-speed and i think the only thing that happened to it was the trim over the right front tire was jarred loose
    *knock on wood*

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  • FramlingFramling FaceHead Geebs has bad ideas.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Framling wrote: »
    and there is no reason to buy an automatic, manuals are so easy - especially in Subies

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    you know what might help?

    crying about it.

    I'm just saying, a firend of mine drives a manual, and complains about taking it in traffic all the time.

    Also,
    Faricazy wrote: »
    the 2008 Mazda6 is just amazing
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    assuming they bring it to the US with minimal changes, it will compete with these ugly things:
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    Those cars seriously all look the same to me.

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  • cheshirecheshire Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    My sister had to get a kill switch on her honda cause it kept getting stolen. The bad part of getting the switch was that stuff just got stolen out if it instead of the whole car being stolen. I hate hondas.

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  • DarkHawkeDarkHawke Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I want one of these:

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    Not the prettiest sports car, but it runs on electricity. So yay.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    except for the fact that it makes ZERO noise

    it's fast, but i need my sports car to sound like one

    sorry

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Faricazy wrote: »
    except for the fact that it makes ZERO noise

    it's fast, but i need my sports car to sound like one

    sorry

    just make the noises yourself you fossil-fuel loving asshole

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    needs more range


    also should make Star Wars speeder noises

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  • JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Framling wrote: »
    and there is no reason to buy an automatic, manuals are so easy - especially in Subies

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    you know what might help?

    crying about it.

    Ya know, whenever I do that, I get told that it doesn't help.

    So quit your lying.

    I'm sick of it.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    the tesla is in PGR4

    it's sooooo weird to drive

    it's going faster and faster and faster

    but silently

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  • Wise_aWise_a Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I'm jailed right now, but this is my car:

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    Like I said before, I love it.

    However - there was one guy previously that said he was really enjoying having a turbo. I like the turbo, and its fun, but I don't think its something I really want on my next car. You really have to adjust your driving style to get the most out of a turbo. Because the turbo doesn't actually kick in until after 3,000+ RPMS, you have to shift differently. Not a huge pain in the ass, but just different. If you happen to be in a gear where you are hovering around 2,000 RPMs and just coasting along, there can sometimes be a delay between when you hit the gas and when the turbo kicks in.

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  • NogsNogs Crap, crap, mega crap. Crap, crap, mega crap.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    in high school my car looked exactly like this

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    turbo lag

    if you drive it hard you have to keep it in the powerband

    dem's the breaks

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  • Wise_aWise_a Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Faricazy wrote: »
    turbo lag

    if you drive it hard you have to keep it in the powerband

    dem's the breaks

    Yeah, you're right. It took me a little while to get used to. I like it, and I recommend driving a car with a turbo for at least a little while just for the experience. However, I think for my next car I want something with power throughout the whole range.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Wise_a wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    turbo lag

    if you drive it hard you have to keep it in the powerband

    dem's the breaks

    Yeah, you're right. It took me a little while to get used to. I like it, and I recommend driving a car with a turbo for at least a little while just for the experience. However, I think for my next car I want something with power throughout the whole range.
    something V6 maybe?
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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    guess I'll whore my ride too

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    My other car is a Fire Truck.

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    One day, I will own a Triumph GT6. I have the lump and transmission in storage, I'm on the lookout for a tub and chassis.

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  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Wise_a wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    turbo lag

    if you drive it hard you have to keep it in the powerband

    dem's the breaks

    Yeah, you're right. It took me a little while to get used to. I like it, and I recommend driving a car with a turbo for at least a little while just for the experience. However, I think for my next car I want something with power throughout the whole range.
    something V6 maybe?
    nissan.skyline.gtr.group.jpg

    God that car is pretty.


    Yea, the turbo on the WRX took a bit to adjust too, but I love being able to just downshift and watch the RPM climb and then at 3k? Heh...it's great.


    For a more steady power through the whole range either a bigger engine or a supercharger. Those produce a much greater powerband and a shit ton of torque.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    although, it really depends on the turbo and how the engine is set up

    VW/Audi's 2.0T pretty much doesn't have any turbolag since it's making max torque at 2k rpm.

    Mazda's 2.3T makes 280lb/ft torque at 3k in the MS3 application but by all accounts it ramps up pretty evenly up to that point

    subaru has also reduced turbolag in the 2004 update to the WRX

    so

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Wise_a wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    turbo lag

    if you drive it hard you have to keep it in the powerband

    dem's the breaks

    Yeah, you're right. It took me a little while to get used to. I like it, and I recommend driving a car with a turbo for at least a little while just for the experience. However, I think for my next car I want something with power throughout the whole range.
    something V6 maybe?
    nissan.skyline.gtr.group.jpg

    God that car is pretty.


    Yea, the turbo on the WRX took a bit to adjust too, but I love being able to just downshift and watch the RPM climb and then at 3k? Heh...it's great.


    For a more steady power through the whole range either a bigger engine or a supercharger. Those produce a much greater powerband and a shit ton of torque.

    Yes, I'd always go for the supercharger. I hate turbolag. As far as I know nobody's made either for the Nissan VG33E engine (in my Pathfinder).

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  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    The Mazdaspeed3 was hilarious lag.

    Just driving along and then it suddenly becomes a 273 horsepower beast....


    I managed to get the guy from the dealership to say "Holy Shit!" during the test drive....I almost bought it on the spot.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Ruckus wrote: »
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Wise_a wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    turbo lag

    if you drive it hard you have to keep it in the powerband

    dem's the breaks

    Yeah, you're right. It took me a little while to get used to. I like it, and I recommend driving a car with a turbo for at least a little while just for the experience. However, I think for my next car I want something with power throughout the whole range.
    something V6 maybe?
    nissan.skyline.gtr.group.jpg

    God that car is pretty.


    Yea, the turbo on the WRX took a bit to adjust too, but I love being able to just downshift and watch the RPM climb and then at 3k? Heh...it's great.


    For a more steady power through the whole range either a bigger engine or a supercharger. Those produce a much greater powerband and a shit ton of torque.

    Yes, I'd always go for the supercharger. I hate turbolag. As far as I know nobody's made either for the Nissan VG33E engine (in my Pathfinder).
    Isn't that the same engine as in the X-Terra? The X-terra had a supercharged version coming from the factory, although it was tuned to only 210hp because the transmission couldn't handle much more than that.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I'll just say this again

    the Colbat SS is a hella crazy track car

    the 260hp turbo version coming out next year will school everything in class on the track, including the mazda.

    i drove both the regular SS and the supercharged SS. The regular auto SS is a piece of crap. The S/C is very fast and very tossable.

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    What kind of powerplant are the new Camaro going to be sporting?

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    What kind of powerplant are the new Camaro going to be sporting?
    360hp LS2 that's going into the G8 right now

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    don't know which V6 though

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  • NogsNogs Crap, crap, mega crap. Crap, crap, mega crap.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    i like dark blue maybe even really dark purple cars. do purple cars go fast?

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Ruckus wrote: »
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Wise_a wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    turbo lag

    if you drive it hard you have to keep it in the powerband

    dem's the breaks

    Yeah, you're right. It took me a little while to get used to. I like it, and I recommend driving a car with a turbo for at least a little while just for the experience. However, I think for my next car I want something with power throughout the whole range.
    something V6 maybe?
    nissan.skyline.gtr.group.jpg

    God that car is pretty.


    Yea, the turbo on the WRX took a bit to adjust too, but I love being able to just downshift and watch the RPM climb and then at 3k? Heh...it's great.


    For a more steady power through the whole range either a bigger engine or a supercharger. Those produce a much greater powerband and a shit ton of torque.

    Yes, I'd always go for the supercharger. I hate turbolag. As far as I know nobody's made either for the Nissan VG33E engine (in my Pathfinder).
    Isn't that the same engine as in the X-Terra? The X-terra had a supercharged version coming from the factory, although it was tuned to only 210hp because the transmission couldn't handle much more than that.

    The Xterra used the VG33ER, which may be just a VG33E with a factory supercharger slapped on, but I think there may be other differences too. My VG33E was built in 1998, and the ER version wasn't in use until 2001 I think. As far as I know, there are no aftermarket turbos or supers for the stock VG33E engine (which isn't terribly surprising, the pathfinder and frontier aren't exactly tuner cars).

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Nogs wrote: »
    i like dark blue maybe even really dark purple cars. do purple cars go fast?


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    ....no they do not

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  • JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Nogs wrote: »
    i like dark blue maybe even really dark purple cars. do purple cars go fast?

    My grandma drives dark purple car.

    I don't know how fast it goes but it does get a lot of tickets for open containers.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Staleghoti wrote: »
    Nogs wrote: »
    i like dark blue maybe even really dark purple cars. do purple cars go fast?


    prowler_p.jpg


    ....no they do not
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    ...yes, yes they do

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2007
    Staleghoti wrote: »
    Nogs wrote: »
    i like dark blue maybe even really dark purple cars. do purple cars go fast?


    prowler_p.jpg


    ....no they do not
    so fucking ugly, especially the front fender

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