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Barnes93cb wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:26 pm Made a trip to COTA this weekend to watch the SVRA Vintage Nationals Championship.

Man was it awesome. Seeing the range of old cars on track and some new ones too was beautiful. I had never been to a track like that before. I was in awe. Walking around the pits and getting face to face with a Ford GT40, lotus, alfas, porsche, MG, formula fords, etc makes me want to get on track asap.

COTA and Austin are both incredible.
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Also formula ford or vee cars are amazing to see and apparently pretty affordable.

If I ever get more serious about racing I’ll have to look more into it.


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Barnes93cb wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:26 pm Made a trip to COTA this weekend to watch the SVRA Vintage Nationals Championship.

Man was it awesome. Seeing the range of old cars on track and some new ones too was beautiful. I had never been to a track like that before. I was in awe. Walking around the pits and getting face to face with a Ford GT40, lotus, alfas, porsche, MG, formula fords, etc makes me want to get on track asap.

COTA and Austin are both incredible.
It's an amazing track. Turn 1 is nuts!
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Jesus I’m not buying the Aston... that doesn’t mean it isn’t :neat:

I like cars that were developed in the 90s :iono: but doesn’t mean that a C8, Aston Martin, etc can’t be cool.
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D Griff wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:13 am Jesus I’m not buying the Aston... that doesn’t mean it isn’t :neat:

I like cars that were developed in the 90s :iono: but doesn’t mean that a C8, Aston Martin, etc can’t be cool.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:24 pm
max225 wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:22 pm

Discuss
I'm not sure where you found this, but you should have left it there.

#ruined
Im laughing at how fucking terrible that rides. Look at the poor dudes skull being rattled to death as he bounces down good pavement.
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D Griff wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:13 am Jesus I’m not buying the Aston... that doesn’t mean it isn’t :neat:

I like cars that were developed in the 90s :iono: but doesn’t mean that a C8, Aston Martin, etc can’t be cool.
Calm yo tits man. Show me on the :neek: where they hurt you.



you should buy an Aston. :triggered:
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Barnes93cb wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:59 pm Also formula ford or vee cars are amazing to see and apparently pretty affordable.

If I ever get more serious about racing I’ll have to look more into it.


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HEY! I HAVE A VEE. I didn't know they were running at COTA.
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troyguitar wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:37 pm So I missed that this was a thing when they were new:

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/deta ... /overview/

500 cars in 2017 in bright ass yellow with fixed calipers all around, cool yellow interior accents, etc. :notbad:

Wife likes yellow cars and BRZ's already, one of these things is a solid maybe. I don't like the black :ramz: but that's an easy fix. Throw some gray wheels and probably black caliper paint on there and :stig: away.

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I absolutely love that color.
Agreed on the black ramz but hardly a dealbreaker.

Have yet to drive a Toybaru but I like the fact that you can actually sit comfortably in one if you’re 6’+(looking at you, Miata).
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Swedish Chef wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:24 am
troyguitar wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:37 pm So I missed that this was a thing when they were new:

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/deta ... /overview/

500 cars in 2017 in bright ass yellow with fixed calipers all around, cool yellow interior accents, etc. :notbad:

Wife likes yellow cars and BRZ's already, one of these things is a solid maybe. I don't like the black :ramz: but that's an easy fix. Throw some gray wheels and probably black caliper paint on there and :stig: away.

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I absolutely love that color.
Agreed on the black ramz but hardly a dealbreaker.

Have yet to drive a Toybaru but I like the fact that you can actually sit comfortably in one if you’re 6’+(looking at you, Miata).
My buddy who is 6'4" DDs one. They ride pretty hard but are otherwise a comfy daily - good seats, plenty of room for two people + stuff.
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dubshow wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:22 am
D Griff wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:13 am Jesus I’m not buying the Aston... that doesn’t mean it isn’t :neat:

I like cars that were developed in the 90s :iono: but doesn’t mean that a C8, Aston Martin, etc can’t be cool.
Calm yo tits man. Show me on the :neek: where they hurt you.



you should buy an Aston. :triggered:
My :tits: are calm... just one of those days on DFD where I'm :wrong: because I think an Aston Martin is different than a Prius and I have to wonder :butwhy: ?
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D Griff wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:38 am
dubshow wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:22 am

Calm yo tits man. Show me on the :neek: where they hurt you.



you should buy an Aston. :triggered:
My :tits: are calm... just one of those days on DFD where I'm :wrong: because I think an Aston Martin is different than a Prius and I have to wonder :butwhy: ?
:triggered:



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Can’t see why anyone needs to defend an Aston. They’re absolutely tits. Not on paper obviously but feelz > spec sheet figurez.

Spotted this sloppily parked somewhere in Tokyo back in May.

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OOF

When the poors get upiddy in their $260k basic bitch car and you having a leisure trackday in your $3M hyper car.
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Swedish Chef wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:53 am :trollface:
D Griff wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:38 am

My :tits: are calm... just one of those days on DFD where I'm :wrong: because I think an Aston Martin is different than a Prius and I have to wonder :butwhy: ?
:triggered:



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Can’t see why anyone needs to defend an Aston. They’re absolutely tits. Not on paper obviously but feelz > spec sheet figurez.

Spotted this sloppily parked somewhere in Tokyo back in May.

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its got faults. its got beauty. Therefore your :math: need not apply.
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dubshow wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:40 am

OOF

When the poors get upiddy in their $260k basic bitch car and you having a leisure trackday in your $3M hyper car.
TOUGH CORNER :doe:

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dubshow wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:20 am
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:24 pm

I'm not sure where you found this, but you should have left it there.

#ruined
Im laughing at how fucking terrible that rides. Look at the poor dudes skull being rattled to death as he bounces down good pavement.
Right? That suspension would find bumps on a plate of glass.
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If it looks like this... :amazing:
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dubshow wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:40 am

OOF

When the poors get upiddy in their $260k basic bitch car and you having a leisure trackday in your $3M hyper car.
The fact that the door opens from impact is a huge safety risk imo. If I paid what Pagani/market asks for the BC I’d be kind of pissed.
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max225 wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:26 pm Image

If it looks like this... :amazing:
Yeah that thing looks badfreakinass. Legit competition for :jeep:
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max225 wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:26 pm Image

If it looks like this... :amazing:
I wouldn't buy a 1st year Ford but yeah that looks pretty great. IFS and solid rear on a short wheelbase removable rear shell and 10AT/2.3T combo would be pretty friggin rad. Shoot for 4Runner buyers.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:31 pm
max225 wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:26 pm Image

If it looks like this... :amazing:
I wouldn't buy a 1st year Ford but yeah that looks pretty great. IFS and solid rear on a short wheelbase removable rear shell and :manuel: /2.3T combo would be pretty friggin rad. Shoot for 4Runner buyers.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:31 pm
max225 wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:26 pm Image

If it looks like this... :amazing:
I wouldn't buy a 1st year Ford but yeah that looks pretty great. IFS and solid rear on a short wheelbase removable rear shell and 10AT/2.3T combo would be pretty friggin rad. Shoot for 4Runner buyers.
The 2.3+10At will be around 5 years old for the trans and 10+ years for the Engine. I doubt there will be driveline reliability issues.

I don't foresee many other issues period, similar with wrangler. Outside of perhaps odd steering shit... which seems to have happened on the :jeep:
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max225 wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:36 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:31 pm

I wouldn't buy a 1st year Ford but yeah that looks pretty great. IFS and solid rear on a short wheelbase removable rear shell and 10AT/2.3T combo would be pretty friggin rad. Shoot for 4Runner buyers.
The 2.3+10At will be around 5 years old for the trans and 10+ years for the Engine. I doubt there will be driveline reliability issues.

I don't foresee many other issues period, similar with wrangler. Outside of perhaps odd steering shit... which seems to have happened on the :jeep:
Worked out great for the MK6 and the TSI motor.
I hate taking my car to a repair shop for anything at all, even if its covered. So I'd personally wait. Reality is none of us would keep a vehicle long enough to even exceed warranty terms except WAP.
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