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26 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Don't lump me in with them. I'm an enthusiast of mechanic design, be it engines, weaponry, or productive machinery. Not a guy with a wrench that reads the marketing garbage AFE/insert other "enthusiast" brand that can't legally warranty half of their products.

 

I fail to see a correlation between people screeching variations of "forced induction is more efficient!!! Reclaimed energy!!!" and anything I've said.

If you can't be civil. Please leave

 

Edit. That goes for everyone in the thread

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1 minute ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

This one cracked me up xD

 

 

VRS TFSI, very nice.

Too bad people only buy the TDIs here -_-

I've had my fair share of Diesels. They're OK i guess... the mileage i miss but nothing else.

 

My first ever Diesel with an old Audi A4 with the 2.5TDI V6 - that was a wonderful car but fell apart. After that for some reason i dropped to a 1.4HDI Peugeot 206..... ugh.. and then a 1.9TDI Audi A3.

 

But I'm back to Petrol now... don't regret it.

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I've had my fair share of Diesels. They're OK i guess... the mileage i miss but nothing else.

 

My first ever Diesel with an old Audi A4 with the 2.5TDI V6 - that was a wonderful car but fell apart. After that for some reason i dropped to a 1.4HDI Peugeot 206..... ugh.. and then a 1.9TDI Audi A3.

 

But I'm back to Petrol now... don't regret it.

 

TBH, mileage is the only thing diesels prevail on. (and maybe the torque)

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15 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

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Man, the 2018 Indy cars look so bad-ass. They look like the formula concept cars they never build. lol. 

 

Image result for 2018 indycar

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16 hours ago, terrytek said:

what about coilovers? or is that already factored in and i'm just being stupid?

Doesn't need coils. Stock suspension is good enough. Some fresh dampers and springs will do wonders.

15 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Watts Link pls

Not worth the pain to fabricate on this car. Panhard bar will do nicely. Maybe on the corvette later though. 

47 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

This one cracked me up xD

"Call for price" on the brakes i want. That'll be one scary phonecall

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8 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

Man, the 2018 Indy cars look so bad-ass. They look like the formula concept cars they never build. lol. 

 

Image result for 2018 indycar

 

The most interesting thing is the basic carbon tub is still the Dallara DW12 they've been using since 2012, so the real question is how exactly did they generate the new ground-effects driven downforce with just bodywork alone 

 

Dat booty shot tho... its mmmmm. All tire, no silly panels to hide stuff or wings.

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9 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

I moved two months ago. Also Phoenix was 6 hours away, Dallas 7 when I was in El Paso.

so lemme guess where you live.

 

 

uhhhhhhhhhhh

 

 

phoenix? alberquerque?

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you don't see this on thesmokingtire everyday.

 

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3 hours ago, Akima said:

Yeah I'm the same. I'd rather take the cash if they couldn't offer something i wanted.

 

I almost went for a new Alfa Romeo Gulietta Speciale but someone else booked it before i got the paperwork sorted.

 

Thinking of a Golf R when i have to hand this one back in December.

Do you get given a selection of cars and then you just gotta book which one you want on a first come first served basis?

Needs money for car parts :P

 

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When electric cars take over i don't think i'll be bored. Judging by the fun things i've seen over the past few days.

Personalized jetpacks and this

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2 hours ago, terrytek said:

so lemme guess where you live.

 

 

uhhhhhhhhhhh

 

 

phoenix? alberquerque?

Don't live in Phoenix, I actually get rain. I would cry in Albuquerque because they're all batshit insane there.

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There's a 70's Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am in red&yellow parked at an inspection garage I pass every day.

It's so beautiful (wtf theres no cry emote)

Stock coolers - The sound of bare minimum

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1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Don't live in Phoenix, I actually get rain. I would cry in Albuquerque because they're all batshit insane there.

 "I would cry in Albuquerque"

Found the album name i'll use if i ever go crazy enough to sing country songs

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1 minute ago, techswede said:

 "I would cry in Albuquerque"

Found the album name i'll use if i ever go crazy enough to sing country songs

But it's so apt. People in New Mexico are fuckin' weird.

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2 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

But it's so apt. People in New Mexico are fuckin' weird.

Guess i'll find out for myself in a few years xD 

 

"I would cry~ in albuquerque~

Cuz noone there is quite as inbred as me~

I would cry~ in albuquerque~

Cuz my sister wouldn't be married to me~"


Hey maybe i could make it as a country singer.

(Plot twist. I like country)

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Guess i'll find out for myself in a few years xD 

 

"I would cry~ in albuquerque~

Cuz noone there is quite as inbred as me~

I would cry~ in albuquerque~

Cuz my sister wouldn't be married to me~"


Hey maybe i could make it as a country singer.

(Plot twist. I like country)

I mean, this is more because 90% of them are on drugs, not banging their sisters. But close enough. :P

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Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

I mean, this is more because 90% of them are on drugs, not banging their sisters. But close enough. :P

Which is why they wouldn't be quite as inbred xD 

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Just now, techswede said:

Which is why they wouldn't be quite as inbred xD 

This is a topic that makes me shudder :P

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Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

This is a topic that makes me shudder :P

Yeah me too.. People jokingly say "Everyone is related to everyone in..." about the town i'm from. (Thankfully my mom and dad were not)

But judging by the people i went to school with.. There is a hint of truth to it..

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Never skip arm day

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16 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

I want some Chick-fil-a right now..

I work at Chick-fil-A. I can never eat it again, not that it's gross or anything, just because I eat it every damn day.

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Friend might be selling his 95 Jeep grand cherokee 4.0 around the start of the winter season.

Yay or Nay? He wants about $1600 for it. Completely stock. Moderate rust.

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11 minutes ago, byalexandr said:

I work at Chick-fil-A. I can never eat it again, not that it's gross or anything, just because I eat it every damn day.

RIP

3 minutes ago, techswede said:

Friend might be selling his 95 Jeep grand cherokee 4.0 around the start of the winter season.

Yay or Nay? He wants about $1600 for it. Completely stock. Moderate rust.

I'd say do it but it'd be an unwise financial decision.

 

Do it.

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While looking at prices for used cherokees i'm thinking the price is a bit high. 
But i also found this

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I love it.

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Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

RIP

I'd say do it but it'd be an unwise financial decision.

 

Do it.

We'll see if he parts with it. I think most of the price is sentimental value. He's had it quite a while. 

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51 minutes ago, techswede said:

When electric cars take over i don't think i'll be bored. Judging by the fun things i've seen over the past few days.

Personalized jetpacks and this

jV6GXIy.gif

Alright, I'll be the first to say. This looks fun as fuck

Just now, techswede said:

While looking at prices for used cherokees i'm thinking the price is a bit high. 
But i also found this

5152743063.jpg

I love it.

5177225178.jpg

This. Is. Beautiful. Looks more like a sunday drive/show piece than a daily driver though

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