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silverstone british F1
by Kudisanga- 1 reply
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Been British summer is pouring rain during porshe cup. Loving nevertheless ?
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Question for the mechanics about GMC Yukon
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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On our 2003 Yukon XL, it has thump when turning left coming from the front right wheel (I think), I have rebuilt the front ends on alot of vehicles, nothing this new though (old by todays standards), I have pulled the wheels off of this thing and took a pry bar to find the loose ball joint or a frame bushing, etc.. and everything feels tight. I have never messed with a torsion bar which this has so not sure if this can cause that or how to even check it. Any ideas?
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Just something that I found today with roughly 45 minutes of commentary on some of multiple cameras used during a shuttle launch showing the engines during liftoff.
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http://carcastshow.com/cc822/#more-14632 Adam Carolla has the real life version of the Insurgent on his Car Cast podcast. I will listen to this on my drive home tonight.
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I'm looking for a project car..
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Been looking for ever for the right project car, and I have close a few times but the deals seem to fall thru I had my eye on a 1979 Chevy Monza 2+2 (if you don't know what one is google it, basically like a Ford Pinto with a factory V8), the quality of the car is crap, if you find one with rust it's junk, parts are very hard to find, the one I seen is no rust, I wanted to put a 400HP 350 in it but the old girl won't sell it because it belonged to her dead husband. 1967 Pontiac Firebird, all original, no rust. Original interior was fucked but was all there, ran decent and faded but not rusted original paint. I looked at it several times, tried to get the …
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VW GTI, Mini Cooper S or WRX?
by Beez- 1 follower
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So I have a VW Jetta TDI and as you might know it's one of the cars in the emissions cheating scandal. More details are coming June 21 but I'm starting to look at options now. It's said they will buy it back and on top of that give me $5000. Still it has over 140,000 miles on it now. I could opt to keep it and live with whatever "fix" VW adds to it but I assume it will have less power and worse mpg. I'm in "wait and see" mode right now but considering replacements. So... Does anyone have experience with current VW GTI, Mini Cooper S or Subaru WRX (not the STi)? I will not be buying new but late model used. Thanks.
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Tractor suggestions?
by JustHatched- 10 replies
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I know there is some rural types on here besides me, anyway Rose and I are looking to get a new (to us) tractor cuz we had to part ways with the old one because it was old and wore out and we either had to get rid of it while we could or spend a shit load to fix it up. We currently have a small Mistubishi (made by Kubota) but it lacks a loader. It is about half the size of a Ford 8N and really is to small for work around the farm. What we want is something about the size of an 8N that can handle a bucket and pull a mower. Suggestions? We were thinking a Kubota but they are really pricey for a used one and of course there are plenty of 8N's around here but they are ol…
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Real Cars, Past & Present 1 2 3 4
by Matty- 2 followers
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We must have all had a few cars by our time of life. I just wanted to share my life's collection so far..... Hyundai Pony 1988 1.3L 1996-1997 Vauxhal Cavalier 1989 1.4L 1997-1998 Peugeot 309 GTi 1989 1.9L 1997-1998 Vauxhall Cavalier 1992 1.8L 1999-2001 BMW 320 1991 2.0L 2001-2005 Vauxhall Vectra SRi 1998 2.0L 2008-2012 Jaguar X-Type 2006 2.2TD Sport 2012-2013 BWM325 325 Ci MSport 2.5L 2014-Present (Love this car, Straight 6 )
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FAO silenttigercd
by BryannosaurusRex- 3 replies
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Saw this and thought of you @silenttigercd http://www.autoblog.com/2016/05/20/bmw-2002-hommage-concept-villa-deste/
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Do you prefer standard or automatic?
by JustHatched- 4 followers
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Which do you like best, a standard or automatic shift car? Why? Optional - if you choose auto, can you drive a standard shift car?
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Best Redbull air race commercial ever
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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I was watching some redbull air racing on youtube and found this Before hand I was watching this, check out the bird strike at 2:13 and the water touches afterwards
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Living a dream Sunday 1 2
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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I am doing something Sunday that has been a life long dream of mine. I will be taking a flight in the B17 Flying Fortress Bomber "Aluminum Overcast". I have been in this plane before a couple years ago and was scheduled to fly then but weather scrubbed it. Rose surprised me today with the plane ticket and a membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association. I will do my best to get pics and video of the flight. Edit - the video of my ride on the B-17 (cell phone vid, so not the best quality, turn those speakers up)
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Time for redneck motorsports
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Warm weather is on us, and I plan to spend a bit of time going around to different local events and watching the real motorsports, the ones that make rednecks like me smile to just watch. How bout you?
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Suburban 2000-2010?
by Lann- 2 followers
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I figure you guys might know a little about this car. Expensive to own/repair? Piece of crap or a good car?
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Gymkhana 8
by Dodge- 2 followers
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Chiron
by G37- 1 follower
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Early preview at the upcoming Veyron successor's "official" numbers: http://www.leftlanenews.com/bugatti-chiron-to-get-1500hp-v16-290mph-top-speed-90614.html Please Jesus don't let this come to GTA. Don't need Chrome Adder #2s running around. If those figures are to be believed, 1100 lb-ft of torque is going to be insane. All for $2.2M. So .. $8M GTA dollars? The plethora of special editions following that should be interesting too.
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Help me choose !
by Fido_le_muet- 3 followers
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Hello friends I received a gift card for an activity of my choice from a long list of very cool stuff like track run (pilot or passenger), helicopter tour, plane tour, karting, and many other. I'm having trouble picking one in particular so that's where you come in. I love cars and racing so I'm leaning toward a track activity. But a helicopter tour sounds kinda fun as well. I put up the poll so that you guys could easily pick your favorite activities. Please, choose 3 activities maximum. Here's a more detailed list of what I like : Ultralight plane flight (20min flight) Helicopter tour above the Chateau de Chenonceau (6min) 1h …
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Mansory Reveals One-Off, 819BHP Lambo Aventador SV
by DavidCore89- 1 follower
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Lamborghini limited production on its 740bhp Aventador SV Coupe to just 600 examples. All of them have sold out. And it appears one-of-the-600 has been treated to some very unique customisation. Full Article: http://www.topgear.com/car-news/modified/mansory-reveals-one-819bhp-lambo-aventador-sv#1
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New Delorean's to be built.
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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News reports out of Humble, Texas, say the automaker plans to make about 300 replicas of the 1982 DeLorean that has not been in production for 34 years. The company has remained in business by refurbishing old DeLoreans — about 9,000 were originally sold — for enthusiasts. “It’s fantastic. It is a game-changer for us. We’ve been wanting this to happen,” DeLorean CEO Stephen Wynne told TV station KPRC2 in Houston, saying it is possible under a new low-volume manufacturing bill approved by the federal government. “That was a green light to go back into production.” Wynne said he wants to build about four cars a month. Refurbished DeLoreans cost $4…
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Dakar Rally 2016 1 2
by Beez- 1 follower
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Well here goes, I hope I will be able keep this thread up to date throughout the rally. The 2016 edition of the Dakar Rally starts near Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jan 2 with a short 10 km stage finishing in Rosario. This is mainly for the fans but the times will count and determine the starting order for Stage 2. On Stage 5 (Jan 7) the riders enter Bolivia. There will be two marathon stages, one rest day and the finish in Rosario, Argentina on Jan. 16 for a total of 12 stages and 9237 kilometers (5739 miles). You'll have to excuse me for a lack of details, hot links and images. I am at my sister's for Chirstmas and only have an iPad which makes it difficult to do those…
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1955 Chevy with V12
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Found this video while looking for some other stuff, cool shit if you into old modded cars (55 is the best of the shoebox cars, 56 and 57 Chevy can kiss my ass)
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The "Anal" Thread (It's not what you think!) 1 2
by JusTokenII- 3 followers
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This could be a horrible idea, it is 1:30 in the morning and I'm tired LOL. I can't take credit; as this was Beez suggestion in another thread (Names of Shame). It was a mention of adding the word "Anal" to the name of passing cars when you're bored. Some don't make sense, some may make you burst out in laughter. So whether its a real car or an in-game GTA car, go ahead and post the name. Ok go. Token xDBx Edited for clarification.
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This Friday, November 20 at 6:00am Pacific starts the most historic off-road race in North America, the Baja 1000. Hundreds of bikes, buggies, trucks and quads will leave the start line in Ensenada, Mexico at timed intervals and race south down the west coast of the Baja Peninsula for approximately 450 miles until they loop north and head up the east coast of the peninsula where they finish back in Ensenada for an 840 mile race distance. The course is different each year, some years longer, some shorter, sometimes point to point, sometimes a loop like this year. The idea for the race was born out of a publicity stunt in 1962 by some guys at American Honda to prove the r…
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The Enus Huntley will soon be real!
by Torrid- 1 follower
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Bentley just made the official announcement on the Bentayga. I've always been amused by the vehicles in GTA. Coquette and new style Baller were available in game well before the real models were on the road too. I've always thought the designers for the game were real car guys for using concept vehicles as inspiration. http://cars.gallery/2015/09/bentley-bentayga/
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Real life 7 seater 1 2
by Lann- 3 followers
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Does anyone have any experience with this car: http://www.blocket.se/stockholm/Dodge_Durango_Citadel_AWD_V8_7_Sits__All_utr_62386077.htm?ca=9&w=3
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What I Watched This Week #120 (April 15-21) Of Time and the City dir. Terence Davies/2008/1h18m Of Time and the City is a documentary collage film made up of newsreel and archive footage that builds up a picture of the director's childhood in Liverpool during the 50's and 60's. This is like film as a memory, fragmented and broken into unrelated segments as if it were edited by stream of consciousness all scored to a majestic classical soundtrack. The narration, by Davies himself, is just like the rest of the film, at times he snarls about religion and the royal family, at others he rhapsodises about his working class upbringing, his s*xual awakening. Both incredibly personal and universal – he could be talking about a thousand cities, a thousand lives – the juxtaposition of dirt poor children playing in the streets set to highbrow classical music does become a little laboured over the length of the film, but that is my only small negative I have for this very moving picture of time and place. 9/10 Joint Security Area dir. Park Chan-wook/2000/1h48m On the border of North and South Korea two Northern soldiers are killed by a soldier from the South with the investigation uncovering what seems to be a very strange mystery – too many bullets fired, stories not matching up – but the truth is much simpler and much more tragic. Director Park Chan-wook is a master of unravelling mysteries in interesting ways – Oldboy and the recent Decision to Leave being two prime examples – and this is no different, with the investigation uncovering more information relayed through flashbacks. 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Anatomy of a Fall (2023) dir Justine Triet This won this year's Oscar and Bafta Best Original Screenplay awards, and it is a very good story. It stars Sandra Hüller as author Sandra, living with her husband and son in the French Alps. When her husband is found dead, having apparently fallen from an upper floor balcony of their house, an investigation is launched and, eventually, she is prosecuted for murder. I would not call this a thriller. It's neither about police trying to catch a killer nor a typical court room drama of an innocent person falsely accused. We simply watch the story unfold and see the evidence, not being told anything more than we would if we were one of the jury. I think the idea is you make your own mind up about whether Sandra is guilty or not. A lot of it is played out at the trial, but whether it's because it's a French court, and they do things very differently to British and American courts, or just the specifics of this case, it's not like any court-room based film I have ever seen before. It feels a lot more real than a story being told by a film usually does, but still not like a drama-documentary either. It's mainly in English, Sandra is German, her husband and son French, they, tend to speak in English to each other and she gives most of her evidence at the trial in English too. The acting is very good, particularly from Hüller. It's well worth the awards and nominations it got. 9 / 10- 2
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