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[user not found] wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:22 am Also, :plac: has :plac: 'd.

2018 GTI SE. :mindblown: :plaid:

There are two videos before this, but I chose this one because... shirtless :plac:

The best detailers tend to work shirtless LOL :)
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Imagine being his neighbor and playing a drinking game watching him from your living room across the street.

Shirt came off! Drink!

He’s pacing around muttering! Gotta chug til he stops!

He ate something that burned him! Tequila shot!


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vw counts how many times you use launch control... :impressive:

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Calvinball wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:35 pm Imagine being his neighbor and playing a drinking game watching him from your living room across the street.

Shirt came off! Drink!

He’s pacing around muttering! Gotta chug til he stops!

He ate something that burned him! Tequila shot!


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As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
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dubshow wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:38 pm :lolol:

vw counts how many times you use launch control... :impressive:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/ ... 9-151.html

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The general public has no idea how much is being recorded, you hook up a scan tool and see a couple hundred value. With engineering software and the right measurement file you can see about 21,000 recorded values in the ECM.
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Calvinball wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:35 pm Imagine being his neighbor and playing a drinking game watching him from your living room across the street.

Shirt came off! Drink!

He’s pacing around muttering! Gotta chug til he stops!

He ate something that burned him! Tequila shot!


Sent from the Beer Depository
That would be incredible. He wouldn’t be a bad neighbor I think. He’s quiet in general and would provide lolz for days.
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dubshow wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:38 pm :lolol:

vw counts how many times you use launch control... :impressive:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/ ... 9-151.html

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5? :pussy:
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Johnny_P wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:30 am
dubshow wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:38 pm :lolol:

vw counts how many times you use launch control... :impressive:

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5? :pussy:
How many times has Burble been launched?
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Apex wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:57 am
Johnny_P wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:30 am

5? :pussy:
How many times has Burble been launched?
Redline clutch dump is NGH in that car.
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Johnny_P wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:59 am
Apex wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:57 am

How many times has Burble been launched?
Redline clutch dump is NGH in that car.
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You’re not keeping it.
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Johnny_P wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:30 am
dubshow wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:38 pm :lolol:

vw counts how many times you use launch control... :impressive:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/ ... 9-151.html

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5? :pussy:
it has a max limit of 200. after that, verboten.
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Apex wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 12:02 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:59 am

Redline clutch dump is NGH in that car.
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You’re not keeping it.
True. I should unleash my inner Travis Pastrana.
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meanwhile at johnny p's house
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dtraill27 wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 2:33 pm

meanwhile at johnny p's house
I honestly don’t see it worth $50k considering i’m getting an engine that’s a decade old, maybe few bits that won’t really has much performance benefits, perhaps the exception of that spoiler for better downforce

Edit: watched the beginning, such stereotype
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Rumor has it the SVJ will soon be announced as the new production car record holder for the Nürburgring.
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Dbest wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 3:36 pm Rumor has it the SVJ will soon be announced as the new production car record holder for the Nürburgring.
How quickly does it get valet'd in front of the Miami strip club though? that's the question.
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Dbest wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 3:36 pm Rumor has it the SVJ will soon be announced as the new production car record holder for the Nürburgring.
:wat:

Super Valuable Jag?
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troyguitar wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:12 pm
Dbest wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 3:36 pm Rumor has it the SVJ will soon be announced as the new production car record holder for the Nürburgring.
:wat:

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Desperate” Tesla Asks Suppliers for Cash Back Retroactively to 2016
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Davestr wrote: Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:52 am https://wolfstreet.com/2018/07/23/despe ... y-to-2016/

Desperate” Tesla Asks Suppliers for Cash Back Retroactively to 2016
This is nuts. Can't imagine Tesla has a stellar reputation among its suppliers, and this isn't going to help anything. If I was a supplier working with Tesla, I'd be finding a way out, stat.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Inb4 Musk goes on a twitter tirade and promises 100% vertical integration by the end of Q3.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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I saw a model 3 in the wild yesterday. Aside from the duck face it's a nice looking car.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:25 am I saw a model 3 in the wild yesterday. Aside from the duck face it's a nice looking car.
Yea, they're popping up more around here too. They are legit :notbad:
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:54 am
Davestr wrote: Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:52 am https://wolfstreet.com/2018/07/23/despe ... y-to-2016/

Desperate” Tesla Asks Suppliers for Cash Back Retroactively to 2016
This is nuts. Can't imagine Tesla has a stellar reputation among its suppliers, and this isn't going to help anything. If I was a supplier working with Tesla, I'd be finding a way out, stat.
Yea, fuuuuuuuuck that. :disgust:

We had a somewhat similar scenario happen to us 6 or 7 years ago. One of our biggest customers was bought out and the new owners started to slow down on their payments. Our owner and CFO paid them a visit and they had the :balls: to ask us for a 15% haircut on all outstanding invoices because reasons. We immediately said :hellno: and stopped all shipments said :nope: to future orders. They eventually paid in full after a few months but I made no attempt to reach out to them for more business. Then, out of the blue, about 2 years later they came back to me asking if they could buy from us again because they missed our prices and my service. We said :yesth: and they were a great customer for the next 5-6 years, paid us on time, etc, until they crashed and burned again last year but for different reasons.
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