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>Ferrari LaFerrari
>meant to be the fastest street car
>no corners cut
>drilled brakes
why
>>15134547
For looks
>>15134547
drilling works well with carbon rotors
![teslamodelsk[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/z6zSsmm.jpg "teslamodelsk[1].jpg")
Why aren't more automaker specializing in electric vehicles? They're better than ICE in every way, the demand is huge, yet virtually all new cars are still using old gas engines.
What gives?
>>15131653
>Electric cars are still too expensive
>The infrastructure for cars favors guzzoline
>The range of e-cars is not practical for long distance driving
>fully charging an e-car takes several hours vs a few minutes refueling a petrol car.
Ideally e-cars today are made for people who live in cities (or have a short commute to/from one) and have enough income to buy the car and have...
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>>15131761
99% of ppl don't drive "long distances" and you can plug it in at home.
Whatever big oil is paying you, it's too much.
>>15131983
I would confidently say over 50% of people take their cars out of state.
The perfect car?
actlally looks good t.bh f.am
someone make this a body kit asap
>meme technology combined with meme design
glad someone wasted the time to create this
THE 2017 SUBARU IMPREZA
still looks like a toyota
stinkeye besteye
>>15133955
ITT: We talk about our automotive workplace. I'll start.
>Do you work in a dealership, parts store, shop chain, or a smaller shop?
Dealership, Acura
>What's your job title and duties?
General Service Technician, perform basic maintenance (brakes, fluids, parts monkey, pre-delivery inspections, tires)
>How long have you been at your current job?
7 months
>Do you enjoy your job?
Yeah, other than when I get fucked on tickets, or get repetitive bullshit waiters. Co-workers are cool and help each other out, helps a lot with getting pissed at cars.
>Pros of your workplace?
Climate controlled shop, nice equipment, Snap-On boxes for techs to borrow, in ground lifts, car wash around back, people always want to help out.
>Cons?
Owner is a cheapskate so we're left out of BG products for this 'Service Pro' shit. So we don't get free pocket screwdrivers or funnels anymore. A/C in shop is set to 80*F, always hot as fuck.
Some service writers have shit-all for communication, promise cars in unreasonable time.
>Notable things that have happened?
Lol quick lube service writer smashed an MDX into a brand new RDX.
>>15129761
Honda fag here what's up my nigga acura desu been thinking about going to acura. I do what you do I been at Honda for 10 months now
>>15129774
English?
>>15129797
How do you not understand? I'd fill the post out but I'm working
I'm about to land my first job out of college and will be pulling in about 40k. According to my financial advisor, I will be stuck with my paid off 06 Camry for the foreseeable future. According to him I shouldn't budget more than 10% of my monthly income for car payments. That does not bode well for me.
Just out of curiosity- how much money do you make per year? What car do you drive? Was it a smart financial decision? Do you regret it?
I really want to treat myself to a car now that I will have a stable non-part time job, but I just can't seem to justify to cost.
>>15124255
52k a year. Ive got an 09 turbo forester, a 12 brz (that i put a turbo on) and im buying a ninja300 soon
>>15124302
>ninja 300
Hahaha what a bitch
>>15124255
you can easily afford a car if you live with your parents (and don't need to pay rent)
How do you make your slow car fast without swapping the engine?
>>15136171
Install V-TEC
>>15136171
More air
More spark
More fuel
Better exhaust
Less weight
traction aids
not being a faggot
>>15136171
Drive it off a cliff, you'll go 0-100 in a matter of seconds, and you'll come to a complete stop almost instantly
A family friend of mine is selling her '96 prelude..
It's only had two owners, both have babied the car. Car's got 160k miles.
Only thing she knows it needs for sure is new struts, but the original owner bought the car lowered from the factory so I'm not sure if thatll mess up anything if I were to DIY the struts.
I've only ever done oil changes and replaced an alternator/timing belt, so I'm not certain on how hard replacing struts would be.
Would this be a good investment to fix up and sell at a later date? Only preludes in my...
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>>15135907
Get it, that dash alone is worth it.
>>15135919
this
enter the future
>>15135907
>4G prelude
whyyyyy
I recently test drove about 20+ different new (2016 model year) cars...Ranging from Mustang, Camaro, Miata, Focus ST, BMW 340i, Mercedes C450, Subaru WRX STI, and many others.
I leased an Audi S3 for $1000 down, at $495 a month. Brand new, pretty much loaded with an MSRP of $50,500.
And out of everything I drove I find it to be a spectacular vehicle, an incredible daily driver and weekend racer.
I don't understand why everyone hates on Audi so much? What is it you guys specifically don't like?
Here's what I've experienced with me S3 and I'll compare it to my second and third choices which were the BMW 340i and C450:
1. Much less expensive
2. Much better grip. I find the new Haldex Quattro system to be super responsive and I don't find any of the complaints I've read about the older versions to be valid on their latest iteration.
3. Light. Much lighter and more nimble than the 340i or the C450.
4. Faster. Fuck is this thing fast. It is definitely faster than the 4.7 seconds Audi quotes 0-60. I'm doing 4.6 right now and the engine hasn't even finished breaking in yet.
5. Exceptional infotainment and stereo system. I have the Audi Concert System no the B&O, and it is phenomenal.
6. Great interior build quality with excellent seats. I really like Audi's minimalist design aesthetic in comparison to the C450 which I feel is overdone, and the 340i which is too spartan.
7. Looks. I think the Audi looks better. The BMW crowd is full of fratboy-Chads and douchebags. The Mercedes crowd is too stuffy. Audi sits in a good middle niche...More 'James Bond' than the other too.
8. Daily Driver vs Weekend Racer. This car is amazing when you just want to be comfortable. You set it to 'Comfort' and the magnetic ride and everything just adjusts. When you set it to 'Sport' it wakes up the whole vehicle and it goes like a bat out of hell.
I'm seriously won over by Audi now that I've owned the car for a few months.
>Audi sits in a good middle niche...More 'James Bond' than the other too.
whew
Comparing the weights between an S3 and a C class or 3 series is wrong in the first place as they are different class vehicles
And the RS3/S3 is proven to be very bland when compared to the 135i/235i
I'm doing 4.6 0-60 and the engine isn't even broken in yet... that's when I stop reading
>I'm doing 4.6 right now and the engine hasn't even finished breaking in yet.
To fully enjoy your fabulous car please drive off a cliff with it
>your country
>how you would change licensing process to make people better drivers and prevent retards from getting licenses in the first place
>misc changes to vehicle and traffic laws to make roads safer (goal is safety, not >muh public racetrack)
USA
Copy Germany's licensing and learning program verbatim
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_licence_in_Germany?wprov=sfla1
Copy Germany's driving laws verbatim
https://www.angloinfo.com/germany/how-to/page/germany-transport-driving-driving-rules
Enjoy dumbasses having to pile into buses
>US
>cut NJ out and don't let their drivers into other states
>>15130793
What? Where am I encouraging an international discussion you dumb motherfucker?
This thread is about driving laws and what needs to be changed. Asking for the country is so people will have a general idea of what your current laws may be.
Faggot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRQhPmHg70g
That's what happens when you only race your mouth on the internet
>>15129361
that ass doe
They wern't even going fast...
Any car stories thread?
>crashes
>races
>niggers-trying-to-steal-cars
>stealing cars
>cop encounters
>fuck in the car
>etc
>be me
>get up yesterday
>car don't start
>take other truck
>
>
>other truck now smells like dif oil badly
>forgot radar detector
>had to drive slow enough it made me late to work
>
>car was just out of gas all along
Fuck...
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car sex and cop encounter in one story! (not me)
>me and gf having sex in the car
>decide to do anal
>pumping away she starts to get cramps
>continue only for a few minutes and she screams
>look down and shes really going crazy freaking out. Shes crying and screaming.
>look down and there is blood and shit coming out of her vagina. Yes real shit too.
>panic...
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>>15127767
gg you almost fucked her to death
What are your favorite vehicle noises?
https://youtu.be/LSoLYpSTpNw?t=1m29s
I'll never pass up a chance to post this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVtxQmHE030
Only 1.8 liters, only about 130hp, but the fucking thing revs to 8k without a problem and sounds amazing.
>>15130910
>that Doppler effect
>that tunnel
>>15130882
That little bit of backfire that makes a crackle and pop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLeP2icw-9c
Enjoy witnessing the small overlap chew through some 2016 Mustang, Camaro, & Challenger-shaped sardine cans.
[spoiler]Dodge does the worst. Again.[/spoiler]
www.autoblog.com/2016/05/24/iconic-sports-cars-fail-to-meet-top-iihs-crash-test-standards
>all fell short of both Top Safety Pick+ and Top Safety Pick status, something that 65 other 2016 models achieved in prior testing.
>On the organization's small-front overlap test, which mimics the impact of the front quarter of the car with a fixed object like a parked vehicle or tree at 40MPH, the Camaro was the only model to achieve a "good" ranking. The Mustang earned an "acceptable" mark and the Challenger had "marginal" performance. Researchers found extensive intrusion on the Challenger, and "limited survival space for the driver." Measurements taken on the crash-test dummy indicated a "high likelihood" of serious leg injuries
>The dummy's left foot was entrapped and its ankle deformed. Technicians had to unbolt the dummy's foot from its leg to free it from the wreckage. That's only happened five other times in the organization's small-overlap testing history.
>"When these vehicles go off the road in a single-car crash, it's often in a small-overlap configuration," Lund said, "so that's an important result." 43% of car-occupant deaths occurred in single-vehicle crashes in 2014, the latest year for which federal data is available.
>>15131004
>Overall, the Challenger was the worst-performing car of the group. The Mustang came closest to achieving Top Safety Pick status, Lund said. Its small-front overlap rating holds it back, but otherwise it outperforms both its competitors in roof strength. Strong roofs are especially important for sports cars, which have among the highest driver death rates in single-vehicle rollovers, IIHS says.
>IIHS doesn't typically crash-test sports cars because...
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>>15131004
>challenger has "limited survival space for the driver."
>literally so fat that it kills the driver in an accident
>>15131004
>>15131009
We all gotta go sometime
