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The Car Thread
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ForAcademicPurposes
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I'm not married.
ForAcademicPurposes
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I see it as a long term project. You have to invest if you want to make it purr like a kitten.
ForAcademicPurposes
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By the way, I own an Alfa Romeo so I know what the stakes are.
ForAcademicPurposes
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159 here.
My whip is going to look like this at the end of next year.
My whip is going to look like this at the end of next year.
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ForAcademicPurposes
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I don't have any love for VW these days. They haven't produced anything buzz worthy (pun intended) in the last few years.
juliushandle
Member
Scout is back
BigDeadFreak
Member
It's depressing to think that the next generation will never really what it's like to drive a proper car.It sickens me that this is what modern cars have become:
2000 - Ford Puma
2024 - Ford Puma
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1999 - Mitsubishi Eclipse
2024 - Mitsubishi Eclipse
1990 - Ford Fiesta
2024 - Ford Fiesta
Everything is so beige.
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
Saturday evening, kitchen and bathroom all finished finally! I'll just pop out grab some bits to fill said kitchen
Fuckinggg CARS!!!!
Fuckinggg CARS!!!!
ForAcademicPurposes
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No LFA scream sad panda
notseqi
Gold Member
>might use a V-8 engine
LETS NOT. KEEP IT V10 BABYYYYY
NIAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Futaleufu
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ForAcademicPurposes
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It probably nestles in the Ralph Lauren collection.
Liljagare
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Ach, my ol' baby is going in for major surgery, first major thing on my gorgeous 2018 Stinger GT2. Got smacked in the butt by a huge arse Volvo driver who apparently was looking at the phone. I would just not know what to replace this with, can't find anything in price range with similar specs + buttloads of cargo space + actually starts at -35C.. Insurance say they would cover 36K Euro if it is totalled, but, I simply can't find anything that would match it. New Stingers are hard to come by here unfortunately (Sweden). :\
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Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
Used Audi S5 sportback?Ach, my ol' baby is going in for major surgery, first major thing on my gorgeous 2018 Stinger GT2. Got smacked in the butt by a huge arse Volvo driver who apparently was looking at the phone. I would just not know what to replace this with, can't find anything in price range with similar specs + buttloads of cargo space + actually starts at -35C.. Insurance say they would cover 36K Euro if it is totalled, but, I simply can't find anything that would match it. New Stingers are hard to come by here unfortunately (Sweden). :\
Hawking Radiation
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Eh, not sure because Toyota are testing small 2 litre turbo engines putting out 447KW (600Hp). High power but low on torque so they might add electric motors to compensate.
There are some upsides to a smaller hybrid engine in terms of fuel efficiency, packaging and power delivery thanks to the electric motors assisting in providing that instant boost off power down low in the rev range along.
It's not all bad.
Didn't see this before but it looks like the electric Porsche 718 is having issues. It's probably going to be delayed. (Admittedly if I were to get a Boxster I'd be looking at something gas powered.)
Forsete
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Ach, my ol' baby is going in for major surgery, first major thing on my gorgeous 2018 Stinger GT2. Got smacked in the butt by a huge arse Volvo driver who apparently was looking at the phone. I would just not know what to replace this with, can't find anything in price range with similar specs + buttloads of cargo space + actually starts at -35C.. Insurance say they would cover 36K Euro if it is totalled, but, I simply can't find anything that would match it. New Stingers are hard to come by here unfortunately (Sweden). :\
Beautiful car.
Sucks you were in an accident. Using a phone while driving should be an automatic loss of drivers license for 12 months IMO.
Maybe this is something for you. Not sure if the cargo space is as big though. But similar styling (fastback while I love)
They are very rare around here. I have seen one other than mine.
Översikt
Läs mer om Civic e:HEV; den första självladdande hybrid-Civic som kombinerar elegant design och förstklassig interiör.
www.honda.se
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notseqi
Gold Member
TT & VTG arent that bad, Audi does it pretty good in their 4.0TT offerings.
Hybrid has been amaze in my q7 55, blasting but properly not doing anything for the environment.
notseqi
Gold Member
So sorry, men. If you can't find that look for A4/A6 or BMW 5 limousines, they usually have pretty good offerings due to not being as rare as a Stinger.Ach, my ol' baby is going in for major surgery, first major thing on my gorgeous 2018 Stinger GT2. Got smacked in the butt by a huge arse Volvo driver who apparently was looking at the phone. I would just not know what to replace this with, can't find anything in price range with similar specs + buttloads of cargo space + actually starts at -35C.. Insurance say they would cover 36K Euro if it is totalled, but, I simply can't find anything that would match it. New Stingers are hard to come by here unfortunately (Sweden). :\
I was always surprised how deep those limousines go and you can usually stick ski through the middle console of the back seat.
Liljagare
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I am amazed. Kia managed to repair the car, got it back.
I am so happy. Just not prepared to replace it, there is in the price range not a single competitor imho. I do like some of the BMW's, but, they range around 100% more in price. And, they are fugly cars.
KIA just screwed up with the Stinger/Scorpion, they should have lifted it out of the KIA brand, and made Stinger stores. I also have nightmare story to share with their yearly service. The regular mech's don't know how to handle the engine for service. Every single time I go in for service, they miss something. Last time, they forgot to refill the coolant fluids.
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notseqi
Gold Member
Company i work for had two Sportage, one hybrid one normal, both automatic. the normal one had gearbox troubles at normal speeds and they could not fix it, we dumped it on our most useless guy. Hybrid one slid on black ice through a corner and fuckled front suspension bad and dinked the back suspension aswell. We are currently at more than one month at the dealer and they are still trying to hustle for parts to get the repair started.
Glad you got yours back, even better that you're happy with it. God speed limit.
Highway Star
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Glad you got you car back fixed.
When it comes to maintenance, I like doing it myself for both my bikes and cars. I trust myself to do it properly and with quality parts. It's a great skill to learn.
ForAcademicPurposes
Member
Best car ad. Should have Bunta one hand steering and smoking though.
No BBC=Anger
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I love the look of the old Jaguar XJ. The newer versions look boring tbh.
No BBC=Anger
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I too have noticed that. Can hardly be cutbacks in the style/design department? Many things presentation wise, have lost an edge over the last 10 or so years.It sickens me that this is what modern cars have become:
2000 - Ford Puma
2024 - Ford Puma
1999 - Mitsubishi Eclipse
2024 - Mitsubishi Eclipse
1990 - Ford Fiesta
2024 - Ford Fiesta
Everything is so beige.