jongkookie
Member
That's a damn good analogy.
Also I was referring to this when I said "better" haha.
Coz you know... it's a literal Kia Soul lol.
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Automotive Discussion Thread | OT2 | Zero to pointless fighting faster than a GT86
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That's a damn good analogy.
Also I was referring to this when I said "better" haha.
Coz you know... it's a literal Kia Soul lol.
PseudoKirby
Banned
it's ugly, and they should have named it Seoul.
I hate those hampsters, Kia and Hyundai need to go away. look at their 90's and early 2000s cars, how much shit they are, why dont people learn, how did hyundai get so prominent?
Why? Kia and Hyundai are doing great and making great cars. My mom's 2010 Sonata has over 100k miles on it and runs like a champ. As solid as any Honda, that's for sure.
whatsinaname
Member
Your opinion seems based on their reputation from 14 years ago. They are prominent now because the are decent value for money and also very reliable.
This is a pretty cool invention:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_JkxQhJs6U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_JkxQhJs6U
I have a 2012 Elantra and it has been a very good car. Bought it because I was driving hundreds of miles per week in my old job.
Pretty damn good mileage, and the options and warranty are hard to beat for the price. Doesn't look bad either.
With that said, the driving experience is pretty subpar. The steering and brakes are terrible--way, way too touchy.
Pretty damn good mileage, and the options and warranty are hard to beat for the price. Doesn't look bad either.
With that said, the driving experience is pretty subpar. The steering and brakes are terrible--way, way too touchy.
33-Hit-Combo
Member
Had a very brief go in one of these today...
It's... weird. I was only on a track for 3 laps, so it wasn't the best place to demonstrate the hybrid tech, as it does not make any use of the electric motor at medium+ speed. Pulling away was great fun though, 700 Nm-flat being delivered to the ZF 8-speed!
It's... weird. I was only on a track for 3 laps, so it wasn't the best place to demonstrate the hybrid tech, as it does not make any use of the electric motor at medium+ speed. Pulling away was great fun though, 700 Nm-flat being delivered to the ZF 8-speed!
I would think you're crazy. Maybe it's the nature of Jeep owners (hate change), but I despise the Unlimited. I think the new standard ones are pretty neat, but the Unlimited feels like it's spitting in the face of the name "Wrangler".
PseudoKirby
Banned
I guess they serve their purpose, cars for people who dont like cars.
I just hate their advertising campaign, and their image.
BrokenEchelon
Banned
Are you planning on driving over large rocks a lot? Go for it if that's the case, I guess.
Otherwise, don't.
Spaceman Spiff
Member
So, uh, the McLaren P1. Motor Trend managed to get some numbers:
Fucking thing just tore a hole in the space-time continuum.
Fucking thing just tore a hole in the space-time continuum.
chickdigger802
Banned
oh god, kinda want to get one of those speedo HUDs you put under the windshield for some reason.
Spaceman Spiff
Member
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
lem0n
Member
Well thanks to a couple of guys in OT1, and some research online, I got myself a Miata. Finally, I have a FUN car! It's a 1990 NA with 138k on it. Tight as a drum. I have yet to find a fault. Under the hood is spotless, manual transmission is smooth as butter, and interior is clean clean clean!!
I only have one picture of it, and it's from the inside.
I only have one picture of it, and it's from the inside.
jongkookie
Member
shinshoryuken
Member
And when you really want to go fast, there's this:
I want one...
Had my GT-R for 3 years now and it got boring after the first year....
Out of curiosity, how drivable was the gt-r on a daily basis? I know the 2014 has numerous enhancements to refinement (nissans weakness with sports cars IMO) as the older models got ripped apart across the piece for riding terribly.
On my trip to Dubai recently, I entered one of those botb competitions that you often see at the airport to win a supercar and dropped over £80 on a fucking raffle. What is wrong with me...
I expect my call sometime today confirming when I can pick up my Aston.
On my trip to Dubai recently, I entered one of those botb competitions that you often see at the airport to win a supercar and dropped over £80 on a fucking raffle. What is wrong with me...
I expect my call sometime today confirming when I can pick up my Aston.
I have a 2010 3.8 GT and I love it. Really interested in seeing what the next gen one looks like, though I'm wary because I really didn't like what they did with the front end in the 2012 refresh.
BrokenEchelon
Banned
Super impressive numbers, but also why I still expect the 918 to beat it out by a hair on the TGTT due to its AWD system.
Well thanks to a couple of guys in OT1, and some research online, I got myself a Miata. Finally, I have a FUN car! It's a 1990 NA with 138k on it. Tight as a drum. I have yet to find a fault. Under the hood is spotless, manual transmission is smooth as butter, and interior is clean clean clean!!
I only have one picture of it, and it's from the inside.
Grats! First new car of OT2
!Feel free to drop it off at my place.
Just realized today that the P1's headlights are shaped like the McLaren logo.
lem0n
Member
Super impressive numbers, but also why I still expect the 918 to beat it out by a hair on the TGTT due to its AWD system.
Grats! First new car of OT2
Thank you guys! Here's some photos after I cleaned it up this morning. She cleans up so well. Can't wait to get my orbital on the paint and see how she really looks. I guess a Miata was always going to happen considering how much Spec Miata racing I did on Forza 2-4
2013 japanese sales figures:
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...ahres-aus-japan-8200694.html#fotoshow_item=49
(just keep going backwards, it's in reverse order)
wtf, what's up with all these boxes? this is hilarious. do you even aerodynamic japan?
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...ahres-aus-japan-8200694.html#fotoshow_item=49
(just keep going backwards, it's in reverse order)
wtf, what's up with all these boxes? this is hilarious. do you even aerodynamic japan?
whatsinaname
Member
Aren't those Kei cars? You buy a car in Japan with that size and shape and engine capacity, you get a lot of breaks in taxes. You also don't need to provide proof of long term parking availability or something like that.
Mattlikewhoa
Member
Honest question because my next car will be a BNR34 or a R35. Why do you find the R35 boring? Have you done any mods to it?
I'd like to hear more from you...
lem0n
Member
I'm no GT-R driver but from what I hear it's more like driving in a videogame than something more engaging of the same caliber, like Exige or 911 Turbo. It's all automated and it does everything for you so I can see how it might get boring after a while. It's a big AWD Nissan after all is said and done so if sheer speed in a straight line and around corners doesn't do it for you, and you seek a personality and quirks in a car, then look elsewhere.
Very interesting. Not a single non-Japanse car in there.
I really wonder what Apple has done to be popular in Japan. Seems like all kinds of foreign brands suffer there.
They're limited to 660cc (64hp), 3.4m length and 1.48m width and yeah you don't need to prove that you own a parking spot in a city to buy it. Looks like competition is public transport, not other cars
They're somehow popular in European cities as well. When size is a premium you go for z-height even though it makes the car really ugly. They're popular among elders because they're very cheap, easy to enter and they don't care about looks.
whatsinaname
Member
I really wonder what Apple has done to be popular in Japan. Seems like all kinds of foreign brands suffer there.
They're limited to 660cc (64hp), 3.4m length and 1.48m width and yeah you don't need to prove that you own a parking spot in a city to buy it. Looks like competition is public transport, not other cars
They're somehow popular in European cities as well. When size is a premium you go for z-height even though it makes the car really ugly. They're popular among elders because they're very cheap, easy to enter and they don't care about looks.
Easy to enter - That is a surprisingly important selling point in a lot of countries. The Wagon R sells a lot in India for the same reason.
shinshoryuken
Member
The car itself is not boring, it's crazy fast but like other fast cars you get used to the speed.
I hardly drive it that's why I got bored of it.
You are completely wrong! The Gt-r doesn't drive like a videogame at all...the car won't all of a sudden give you elite driving skill. Drive carelessly and you can easily crash like any other cars. It has its own personality like other cars, it's heavy but the suspension and power makes it feel nimble.
Yeah you're wrong, sorry. You're just regurgitating what you've read online...
Mattlikewhoa
Member
Yeah I've had the chance to drive a R35 and it's not "on rails" like a lot of people have mentioned online.
It honestly comes down to me being able to drive a R34, and get some proper seat time. I REALLY enjoyed the time I had behind a R35. My friend's R35 has the HKS 800 full kit installed, and that was scary fast!
If the laws change in my province, and it gets harder to drive RHD cars on the road, then it's a road/track car versus a strictly track car.
Then get out there and drive it more Is it stock?
It honestly comes down to me being able to drive a R34, and get some proper seat time. I REALLY enjoyed the time I had behind a R35. My friend's R35 has the HKS 800 full kit installed, and that was scary fast!
If the laws change in my province, and it gets harder to drive RHD cars on the road, then it's a road/track car versus a strictly track car.
Then get out there and drive it more
Is it stock?
lem0n
Member
Let me reiterate what I said before...
I'm no GT-R driver but from what I hear
Funky Functionality
Member
Congrats on the Miata! It looks so well-kept! Much fun in your future. And much yellow in this post's future:
I saw my first 7th gen Vette in person this past Friday, such gorgeous lines on these cars.
The following day was a beautiful one for me, as I finally picked up my S2000 from a great shop upstate where it has been undergoing surgery for some time now. Drove it home 178 miles and it now sits in my garage awaiting bigger brakes, more rubber, and a thorough suspension overhaul... while I work my life away to save the $$$ to do so. I'll be pulling the fenders and attaching flares soon so I can figure out the maximum widths and proper offsets I'll need for my future wheels and thus how much meat I can reasonably fit underneath it without resorting to chopping up the wheel wells. This will be my dedicated track car for the foreseeable future--mostly for Time Attack/NASA TTx purposes. I'm afraid it'll be lumped into the TTU class when it's all said and done, where it may not exactly be competitive, but we'll see how much weight I can knock off and how much aero I can tack on before the necessary spring rates make it a skateboard. Whichever class it makes, whether I can put it in the top half of the timesheets or not, it'll be my own personal heaven.
Even with the boost controller dialed all the way back and running a 93-octane tune, it's fucking scary. Granted, that was on these old, cold, 255mm Star Spec Z1s... can't wait to see what it can do with appropriate tires. I am so elated.
And much yellow in this post's future:I saw my first 7th gen Vette in person this past Friday, such gorgeous lines on these cars.
The following day was a beautiful one for me, as I finally picked up my S2000 from a great shop upstate where it has been undergoing surgery for some time now. Drove it home 178 miles and it now sits in my garage awaiting bigger brakes, more rubber, and a thorough suspension overhaul... while I work my life away to save the $$$ to do so. I'll be pulling the fenders and attaching flares soon so I can figure out the maximum widths and proper offsets I'll need for my future wheels and thus how much meat I can reasonably fit underneath it without resorting to chopping up the wheel wells. This will be my dedicated track car for the foreseeable future--mostly for Time Attack/NASA TTx purposes. I'm afraid it'll be lumped into the TTU class when it's all said and done, where it may not exactly be competitive, but we'll see how much weight I can knock off and how much aero I can tack on before the necessary spring rates make it a skateboard. Whichever class it makes, whether I can put it in the top half of the timesheets or not, it'll be my own personal heaven.
Even with the boost controller dialed all the way back and running a 93-octane tune, it's fucking scary. Granted, that was on these old, cold, 255mm Star Spec Z1s... can't wait to see what it can do with appropriate tires. I am so elated.
The way they present the info leads me to believe the numbers were captured on a drag strip--if not a public one, then one they use extensively for testing--so yes, very sticky pavement.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Hey guys, Manhattan Motorcars is now a certified Koeingsegg dealer.
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/15/koenigsegg-returning-north-america-flagship-manhattan-store/
http://www.manhattanmotorcars.com/
NYC-GAF, can someone get me a price on an orange Agera R?
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/15/koenigsegg-returning-north-america-flagship-manhattan-store/
http://www.manhattanmotorcars.com/
NYC-GAF, can someone get me a price on an orange Agera R?
David Incorporated Esq.
Member
And when you really want to go fast, there's this:
I can't help but think that a long CF splitter is a terrible idea on a road car.
Right on dude! Fixing up your own car is a great way to save money and is very rewarding. Also for the ladies, as Red Green would say, if you can't be handsome, at least be handy!
Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
Am I the only one that thinks the new S class coupe is going to be one of the most beautiful cars on the market?
chickdigger802
Banned
my grandma told me that when i was a kid, i told her i'd get a big fast car.
now i feel kinda weird getting a brz which is neither big nor fast lol
now i feel kinda weird getting a brz which is neither big nor fast lol
Shortt Sirket
Member
Apparently the new Viper isn't doing that well. Hopefully it is just this shitty winter because from what I heard, it is one of the best generation of Vipers ever made.
Viperbah
Member
I am really not surprised the new Viper is not selling well.
For one, the GEN IVs could be had new for 80-90, the 13 Viper is around 110 (I know the msrp is lower but this is what they are selling for at dealerships).
The performance is not much of a step up from a GEN IV, and pretty much on par with the ZR1 (which came out in 2009). Asking Viper customers to pay 20k more for only a slight performance upgrade and a nicer interior is not what Viper customers want.
Add the upcoming Z06 to the list of cars the Viper will compete against and it becomes ugly for the Viper.
I will say this though, the Viper will always be more exotic and better built than any corvette.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
As much as I like my red Fiat, that color is a little tough for me to take care of without worrying about scratches marring the paintjob, so my next car is going to be a little darker.
The Mini Cooper S F56 I'm thinking about is going to be British Racing Green Metallic, because the national racing colors rule. Porsches only make sense in silver, French cars in bright blue, Ferraris in rosso corsa, and British cars need to be BRG.
The Mini Cooper S F56 I'm thinking about is going to be British Racing Green Metallic, because the national racing colors rule. Porsches only make sense in silver, French cars in bright blue, Ferraris in rosso corsa, and British cars need to be BRG.