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Huckleberry wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:03 am
troyguitar wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2019 6:50 pm The V6 is solid but the 8AT is :notsure:

The 6MT is solid but the 2.0T is :notsure:

Therefore, the only solution is to get an ATS-V con :manuel: instead. :math:
G8? Get the V6 with the 6 speed auto.

Or is that too old?
G8 is a big car.
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Huckleberry wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:03 am G8? Get the V6 with the 6 speed auto.

Or is that too old?
G8 is a big car.
:dat: G8/SS is way too big.

I also don't want an ancient auto that doesn't rev match downshifts - I already have that and it's annoying. The super short first few gears on the 8AT are really appealing to me as well.

The non-V ATS with the 8AT hits the top of 2nd gear at like 50 mph so it'll be super lively at real world speeds with "only" 330 hp. Lots of vroom vroom noises too.
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If these models don't come with plaid interiors I went be a customer.
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:41 pm
If these models don't come with plaid interiors I went be a customer.
you got 150k burning a hole in your :plaid: pocket?
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Sure, it's fast once. But what about repeatability? That's where Tesla has failed in the past...and what Porsche has been touting as a win, as they should be.
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: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:57 pm Sure, it's fast once. But what about repeatability? That's where Tesla has failed in the past...and what Porsche has been touting as a win, as they should be.
What Porsche ? There is no electric Porsche on the market yet. The taycan has been 5+ years of teasing .... we shall see about real world once it hits
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max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:58 pm
Detroit wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:57 pm Sure, it's fast once. But what about repeatability? That's where Tesla has failed in the past...and what Porsche has been touting as a win, as they should be.
What Porsche ? There is no electric Porsche on the market yet. The taycan has been 5+ years of teasing .... we shall see about real world once it hits
True, but Porsche made a big deal out of repeatability with all the press stuff. If they fail to deliver, it'll be :nuke:
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: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:47 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:41 pm

If these models don't come with plaid interiors I went be a customer.
you got 150k burning a hole in your :plaid: pocket?
No but that doesn't make what I said any less true....

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Detroit wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:00 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:58 pm

What Porsche ? There is no electric Porsche on the market yet. The taycan has been 5+ years of teasing .... we shall see about real world once it hits
True, but Porsche made a big deal out of repeatability with all the press stuff. If they fail to deliver, it'll be :nuke:
Yea we shall see, all electric cars have the same downsides. Driving it like a maniac kills the range/repeatability, as the cars regen quite a bit in normal driving extending what would be a shitty range.
Also the promised range is 240 miles vs 330 in the current tesla, which is a YUGE delta. I am really :notsure: if you can track either vehicle for more than 15-20 min.

Also :butwhy: these are made for rich crotchfruit breeders who think they are saving the planet by driving in rare earth packed 5000lb testaments of excess that in themselves caused more pollution during the production process than a Ram 3500 belches out over 30 years.
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Detroit wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:00 pm
True, but Porsche made a big deal out of repeatability with all the press stuff. If they fail to deliver, it'll be :nuke:
Yea we shall see, all electric cars have the same downsides. Driving it like a maniac kills the range/repeatability, as the cars regen quite a bit in normal driving extending what would be a shitty range.
Also the promised range is 240 miles vs 330 in the current tesla, which is a YUGE delta. I am really :notsure: if you can track either vehicle for more than 15-20 min.

Also :butwhy: these are made for rich crotchfruit breeders who think they are saving the planet by driving in rare earth packed 5000lb testaments of excess that in themselves caused more pollution during the production process than a Ram 3500 belches out over 30 years.
Agreed on all points.
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RAV 4 can't pass the Aryan moose test.... gotta sit up higher and higher :doe: for sAfEtY
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max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:50 am
troyguitar wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:00 pm Yep. Pistons cracking under load. :doomed:
With 280-300 hp? Need a tune for sure
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max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:02 pm

RAV 4 can't pass the Aryan moose test.... gotta sit up higher and higher :doe: for sAfEtY
:disappoint:
Fucking Toyota. If Kia could get it right...
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:07 pm
Detroit wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:00 pm
True, but Porsche made a big deal out of repeatability with all the press stuff. If they fail to deliver, it'll be :nuke:
Yea we shall see, all electric cars have the same downsides. Driving it like a maniac kills the range/repeatability, as the cars regen quite a bit in normal driving extending what would be a shitty range.
Also the promised range is 240 miles vs 330 in the current tesla, which is a YUGE delta. I am really :notsure: if you can track either vehicle for more than 15-20 min.

Also :butwhy: these are made for rich crotchfruit breeders who think they are saving the planet by driving in rare earth packed 5000lb testaments of excess that in themselves caused more pollution during the production process than a Ram 3500 belches out over 30 years.
:notwrong: :disgust:
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max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:02 pm

RAV 4 can't pass the Aryan moose test.... gotta sit up higher and higher :doe: for sAfEtY
Neither can the JGC but who cares.
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max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:50 am
troyguitar wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:00 pm Yep. Pistons cracking under load. :doomed:
With 280-300 hp? Need a tune for sure
Nobody cares about the ATS.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:12 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:02 pm

RAV 4 can't pass the Aryan moose test.... gotta sit up higher and higher :doe: for sAfEtY
Neither can the JGC but who cares.
A 8 year old chassis ... :whocares:
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:15 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:50 am

With 280-300 hp? Need a tune for sure
Nobody cares about the ATS.
:howdareu:
People in this thread do.
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max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:04 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:15 pm

Nobody cares about the ATS.
:howdareu:
People in this thread do.
And only one person has actually owned one and that same person considered driving the car into a lake to get out of the lease early so yeah it’s an awesome car.
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max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:02 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:12 pm

Neither can the JGC but who cares.
A 8 year old chassis ... :whocares:
How does the wrongler handle this test? :popcorn:
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:34 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:02 pm

A 8 year old chassis ... :whocares:
How does the wrongler handle this test? :popcorn:
Can’t afford one in communist utopia so it’s irrelevant
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max225 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:38 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:34 pm

How does the wrongler handle this test? :popcorn:
Can’t afford one in communist utopia so it’s irrelevant
2.0 tho
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:wap: Where are these mangos?
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