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wap wrote: Wed Feb 06, 2019 4:22 pm
Davestr wrote: Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:25 am If i could train around like this all the day -why drive lol. 220kmph, quiet, n a cappucino to boot lol
Deutche Bahn FTW :fuckyeah: :megusta: :like:
They are ok....they had to sub a train in. The day before it was cancelled and Im glad I didnt book that one lol. Train service is ok here but not quite at Swiss or Japanese standards!
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Davestr wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 2:07 am Nice expose' on E cars and temperature affects - https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/06/aaa-con ... ather.html
It makes sense. Even standard 12V batteries don't perform as well in colder weather.

It's going to just require a behavioral change until technology catches up with a solution. Ten years from now, people will look back and say, "Remember when we had to actually leave our cars plugged in while heating up the cabin so we wouldn't kill range?"
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Feb 06, 2019 5:42 pm

The 1/2 ton Toyodrolet Tunderado is terrible, but I think the HD looks good in custom trim

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Too bad the interior is worse than the old one, and the new 6.6L gas engine is 6spd only vs the 7,3L Ford having (I think) the 10spd.
Can someone explain to me why the hood height went up 2 feet without the engine growing?
This is the same truck from 2 gens ago.
:wtf: happened and why
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Because truck size is directly proportional to dick size.

This is my 2008 Z71 parked next to a 2019 Z71.
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I'm 5'8" and the tops of the 2019's fenders are at my shoulders.
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As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:16 am If anyone cares, 30AE ND will be revealed live today at 11:30 CST: https://www.mazdausa.com/30th-anniversary

Official color is Racing Orange. :excite:
:excited: for orange!
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:16 am If anyone cares, 30AE ND will be revealed live today at 11:30 CST: https://www.mazdausa.com/30th-anniversary

Official color is Racing Orange. :excited:
A real color on a new Mazda?

:fakenews: :idbu:
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Davestr wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 2:10 am
wap wrote: Wed Feb 06, 2019 4:22 pm

Deutche Bahn FTW :fuckyeah: :megusta: :like:
They are ok....they had to sub a train in. The day before it was cancelled and Im glad I didnt book that one lol. Train service is ok here but not quite at Swiss or Japanese standards!
:word:
Not many things are! :lol:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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:wap: Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:13 am
troyguitar wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:31 am

A real color on a new Mazda?

:fakenews: :idbu:
I've confirmed it with internal sources.

Real color incoming.

Shouldn't be too far off of Fire Orange from the E92 Lime Rock Edition.

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New GLI seems pretty good. Base model has GTI performance pack hardware with heated cloth seats, dual zone ac, and no sunroof. AFAIK that's better equipped than a :turboyaris:

I don't know if 17" :ramz: fit over the Golf R front brakes :doe: and pricing isn't out yet.
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troyguitar wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 11:33 am New GLI seems pretty good. Base model has GTI performance pack hardware with heated cloth seats, dual zone ac, and no sunroof. AFAIK that's better equipped than a :turboyaris:

I don't know if 17" :ramz: fit over the Golf R front brakes :doe: and pricing isn't out yet.
17s fit, and the gli has undercut the gti for a bit now. Same shit different body.
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max225 wrote:
troyguitar wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 11:33 am New GLI seems pretty good. Base model has GTI performance pack hardware with heated cloth seats, dual zone ac, and no sunroof. AFAIK that's better equipped than a :turboyaris:

I don't know if 17" :ramz: fit over the Golf R front brakes :doe: and pricing isn't out yet.
17s fit, and the gli has undercut the gti for a bit now. Same shit different body.
Doesn't the GTI not offer dual zone ac unless you get an Autobahn trim for $35k MSRP?
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troyguitar wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 11:38 am
max225 wrote:
17s fit, and the gli has undercut the gti for a bit now. Same shit different body.
Doesn't the GTI not offer dual zone ac unless you get an Autobahn trim for $35k MSRP?
Yea and autobahns top out at like 40k now :fullretard:
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/2020-toyota- ... 00732.html

So now there is a TURD PRO Rav 4......
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Oh fuck. Post deetz and costs.

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35k for the HT and 33k for the convertible as pictured.... :troywax: :neat: car ... but we're all too cheap to buy it.
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max225 wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:11 pm https://www.yahoo.com/news/2020-toyota- ... 00732.html

So now there is a TURD PRO Rav 4......
Wow. It's just a TuRD Offroad pack :doe:

The Pro is still only Tacoma, 4Runner, Tundra.
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Dat whorange on the Miata. :megusta:
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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max225 wrote:35k for the HT and 33k for the convertible as pictured.... :troywax: :neat: car ... but we're all too cheap to buy it.
Preorder link shows $35k and $37.6k

https://www.30th-anniversarymiata.com
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Detroit wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:25 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:11 pm https://www.yahoo.com/news/2020-toyota- ... 00732.html

So now there is a TURD PRO Rav 4......
Wow. It's just a TuRD Offroad pack :doe:

The Pro is still only Tacoma, 4Runner, Tundra.
Oh... That's a peculiar distinction... so specific shocks/wheels/tires make a TURD pro TACo, but specific shocks wheels and tires only make a turd offroad package. :wtf: the exact same shit was done to both?!
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troyguitar wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:29 pm
max225 wrote:35k for the HT and 33k for the convertible as pictured.... :troywax: :neat: car ... but we're all too cheap to buy it.
Preorder link shows $35k and $37.6k

https://www.30th-anniversarymiata.com
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :impressive: :troywax:
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max225 wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:30 pm
Detroit wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:25 pm
Wow. It's just a TuRD Offroad pack :doe:

The Pro is still only Tacoma, 4Runner, Tundra.
Oh... That's a peculiar distinction... so specific shocks/wheels/tires make a TURD pro TACo, but specific shocks wheels and tires only make a turd offroad package. :wtf: the exact same shit was done to both?!
They're trying to make the Pro version the most hardcore. I don't think that can be done at all with a RAV4 without major work.

Thought, you're right...the Pro versions are pretty lame in regards to hardware. It's really just marketing :bs:
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max225 wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:31 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :impressive: :troywax:
It’s a Grand Touring with the GT-S package, Recaros, and Brembros. In the best color in the world.

I’ve never been more tempted to do something incredibly stupid.
Dude... unless you get 10k off... :wtf: you have the same thing chilling in your garage
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