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And, if I could have any car I wanted, it would be either a 1972 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible, or a 1987 Chrysler 5th Avenue Sedan (M-Body, like the Diplomat, only more luxurious). *L* Mmm, luxury ... 
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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
The new Mercedes is cool. Fastest in the world after the McLaren, which isn't being built anymore.
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-At least I can get it up without biomechanical pumps.
-Try falling into a pit of lava, Moffy. Then see how horny you feel.
Posted by Saiyanman Benjita (Member # 122) on :
You know what I'm going to do, I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible. Hot pink with whale skin hubcaps, and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights, Yeah! And I'm gonna drive around in that baby at 115 MPH getting 1 Mile per gallon, sucking down quarterpounder cheesburgers from McDonald's in the old fashioned non-biodegradable styrofoam containers. And when I'm sucking down those greaseball burgers, I'm gonna wipe my mouth with the american flag and I'm gonna throw those styrofoam containers right out the side and there ain't a goddamn thing anyone can do about it, you know why? Because we got the bombs, that's right! Two words: Nuclear F****** weapon. Russia, Germany, Romania, they can have all the democracy they want. They can have a big democracy cakewalk right through the middle of Tienaman square and it won't make a lick of difference, because we've got the bombs, OKAY?
John Wayne's not dead, he's frozen, and as soon as we find a cure for cancer, we're gonna thaw out the Duke, and he's gonna be pretty pissed off. You know why? Ever taken a cold shower? Well multiply that by about fifteen million times, that's how pissed off the Duke's gonna be. I'm gonna get the Duke, and John Cassavettes, and Lee Marvin, and Sam Peckinpaugh, and a case of Whisky, and Drive down to Texas and beat the living snot out of those contry music, faggety hat-wearing cowboy WANNABEES! Chop off their heads and have a huge skull Keg party, That's what I'm gonna do!
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Well I'm a Bada$$ cowboy living in a cowboy day wicky-wicky-wak yo yo bang bang
me and Artemus Clydefrog go save Selma Hayek from the big metal spider
Wicky-wicky-wak wicky-wicky-wicky-wak
Bada$$ cowboy from the West Si-yiide
Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :
'80 Corvette Stingray
and
'96 Dodge Viper
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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
Actually, I believe the McLaren F1's record has been broken (or soon will be broken) by the 240mph+ TVR Speed 12.
At least, one would think an 800hp+ (stock) car could do over 240...
Oh, and I'll add links to pictures for my list of cars as soon as I find them
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Posted by Coddman (Member # 10) on :
Saiyanman Benjita : What the hell was all that about? I'm the only person here who mentioned the Eldorado, so it must have something to do with me, but you never can tell when a rant is as hysterical as that one was....*L*
Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
*ROTFLMAO*
He's quoting form the song "Asshole", by Dennis Leary
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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :
Not cars I would like to own, but cars I like nonetheless:
1948 Tucker Torpedo: The most advanced and different of the post-war cars. Too bad only about 50 were ever produced.
1938 Phantom Corsair: I first saw one when I was 12 years old, at the Harrah's Automobile Museum. It looked zoomy! Of course, it's impractical, but so's any supermodel, and I don't try to avoid looking at them, either.
1964 Lincoln Continental convertible: One of the last four-door convertibles made in the U.S. Those suicide rear doors are so cool!
Chrysler Atlantic: What can I say? I like retro styling.
The Buckminster Fuller Dymaxion Car: Too goofy! This car had a rear engine that powered the front wheels, and steered by turning the single back wheel. It had a rear-view periscope and was powered by a Ford V-8. All this in the mid-1930s!
There's more, but I haven't got the time to search out links to them all.
--Baloo
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Somewhere, somebody's tired of her."
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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
I don't remember who posted the pic of the C4
,(Chrysler Chronos Concept Car) but I just wanted to add it to my list as I've fallen in love with it. It's a perfect "Batman meets The Saint"!
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-Try falling into a pit of lava, Moffy. Then see how horny you feel.
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
Found it, and it's cousins!
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Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :
I think that was me who posted the Chronos..
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Posted by Curry Monster (Member # 12) on :
Some of the more revolutionary vehicles have been made by Jeep, landrover, subaru and of course...ferrari.
Let me give you a link to the ultimate offroad machine. (Standard production, of course). It's called the Landrover Defender eXtreme. And it's a beast
http://www.landrover.co.uk/products/defender/
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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
I like the Land Rovers but think that a Hummer would be better suited for the really tough assignments. I mean, it's got a higher *ground-free space* (what's the term?) and the width makes it more balanced in tight turns.
The width also puts the wheels outside the usual wheel-tracks (responsible for so much inconvenience if it's muddy).
But that's just me. Please tell me if there's something I'm forgetting.
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-Try falling into a pit of lava, Moffy. Then see how horny you feel.
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
Ground Clearance is the term I believe
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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Thank you.
Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :
What about this monster:
The Lotus M250
Or, even better, the Lotus Elise 340R, a mean machine!!!!!!
[URL=http://sphinx.virtual-showroom.co.uk/reviews/Lotus/340R-gallery.html]http://sphinx.virtual-showroom.co.uk/reviews/Lotus/340R-gallery.html
Or a fancy Jaguar XK-blabla The Plymouth Prowler: [url=http://www.supercars.net/present_cars/plymouth/prowler/p1.jpg]p1.jpg
And the only remaining Dutch car producer, Donkervoort:
http://www.donkervoort.nl/images/d8auto/Sales_audi.html
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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
The Lotus M250 just looks like a newer Lotus Elise roadster
The Lotus 340R looks like that concept car Ford build to look like a street-legal IndyCar
And I believe the XK180 has become the new Jaguar F-Type
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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :
359: You look an awful lot like Pierce Brosnan.
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At the barricades of freedom!
When our ranks begin to form
Will you take your place with me?"
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Posted by Curry Monster (Member # 12) on :
Nimrod, the Hummer would be better in some areas than an LRD. However it's too wide for general forest trails. The ground clearence is superior, but you have to remember you're talking about a military vehicle here. I'm talking stock standard production vehicle for the general public.
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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :
Well, I understand that GM has addressed this situation by buying the Hummer from AM General, and is already planning the Hummer H2 (the original Hummer is now the H1):
[Click on the picture to read all about it.]
Personally, I think the following vehicle is just as practical as the H1 or the H2, and would probably attract as much (if not more) attention:
[Click on the picture to see where I found the pic.]
As an added bonus, I'd guess that the Kenworth Pilgrimage would get such abysmally poor gas mileage that your neighbors would have no trouble mistaking you for some poor dolt who actually has to worry about such trivial things as money.
P.S.: Whoever posted the truly enormous URL above, please change it to a keyword and link. I can't go above 600 x 800 resolution without dropping to 256 color resolution and URLs don't wrap. :P
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BMW M Roadster (Bond Blue) ------------------ ------------------ And you should know that he only stays dead for a few weeks on average. ------------------ However, I'm going to Kenya next year and THAT...*points up to the H2*...is what I'd like to be packing when I'm passing through Tsavo. (Catch my drift?) ------------------ -Keva Rosenberg
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Posted by Justin_Timberland (Member # 236) on :
Well here's my list...
BMW Z8 (Silver)
1998 Ford Mustang Cobra Convertable (Red with white strips and a rollover bar)
Acura Integra (Forest Green)
Indy 500 edition C5 Corvette Convertable
Jaguar XK8 convertable (VIP blue)
Mustang Mach 3 (Forest green)
2000 Ferraris (Black)
1996 Dodge Viper R/10 Roadster (Red)
2000 BMW 328i Sedan (Silver)
2001 BMW 328i Convertable (BMW purple)
"Life is like a dick, sometimes you just wanna f**k it"
-Yun Zhu
USS Vanderbilt NCC-73121, Vanderbilt Class Starship
Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :
Prime! But...but you're dead!
Remember December '59
The howling wind and the driving rain,
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, Mona was her name.
Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
ROFL!
Frank's Home Page
John Linnell: "You know, we actually know the next song we're going to play. We're talking about some personal stuff that concerns just me and John. I realize that this probably isn't the time or the place."
John Flansburgh: "We can finish this conversation in the car."
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Thanks Daryus, that was exactly what I was talking aboot! I wouldn't want to parallel-park a hummer or stand at a red light while the diesel is practically pouring down on the ground.
-It's a free society, except there's nothing free,
there's no guarantees y'know, you're on your own.
It's like, "law of the jungle"!
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
You liked the 1998 Corvette C5 Indy Pace Car?! That sucker was ugly! Come on, it had yellow seats!
Now the 1996 Dodge Viper GTS pacecar, blue with white stripes, THAT was a pacecar. Didn't even need modification to pace the field at 150mph!
(BTW, the pacecar for the 2000 Indianapolis 500 is an icky Oldsmobile Aurora! Blech!)
And good thing you chose the 98 Mustang and not the 99, since the 99s are OOGLIE! And my rich neighbor just bought a 1999 Mustang GT Convertible, orange with a black stripe
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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :
The Batmobile.
No stinkin' Shumacher one, though, just the real deal.
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-Mark Twain
Posted by Curry Monster (Member # 12) on :
Nimrod - I guess its just a matter of personal taste
The way I see it, practical design is what its all about. They've done some very severe offroad tests out here (and as you can image, Australians are slightly less than sane when it comes to setting new stunts in their vehicles). Anyway the LRD beat everything hands down. One thing I'll point out is that whilst the Hummers differential clearence is superior, the LRD has superior axle articulation and ramp over angles. But then, put an inexperienced driver in either and they'll both be useless. ------------------
"Blind faith is the crutch of fools"
Posted by Justin_Timberland (Member # 236) on :
Well, I like the Viper pacecar also. But it wasn't a droptop. And the Corvette pacecar isn't that bad to look at. Just avoid looking at it directly, as if it were a star.
The new Mustangs are freaking ugly. I love the more powerful engine, but the damn shell looks so box-like and too retro for my taste. The '94-'98 body styles definately looked better than the new ones.
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"Life is like a dick, sometimes you just wanna f**k it"
-Yun Zhu
USS Vanderbilt NCC-73121, Vanderbilt Class Starship
Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :
I like the New Taillights on the '00 Mustangs. They're alot better than the ones they've over the past four years.
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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
The mustang, stingray, firebird and camaro have all turned into shit since '80.
The stingray looks like a porsche now.
The camaro, Trans Am/Firebird and the mustan all look the same to me.
Small beady headlights, ground clearance of about nil and a hood shorter than the trunk. I want the old long-hoods back, like on the Chrysler Chronos, those guys found their way back to the ol' recipe.
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-It's a free society, except there's nothing free,
there's no guarantees y'know, you're on your own.
It's like, "law of the jungle"!
-Keva Rosenberg
Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :
....Yeah, and Mustangs in the '80's were the best. Right. Damn pieces of aluminum.
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Posted by Mikey T (Member # 144) on :
Ah Justin, nothing beats the original Mustang... well maybe the Shelby Cobra.
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Posted by Curry Monster (Member # 12) on :
Not even a McLaren F1? Those baby's rock.
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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Ultra, I meant up to '80, not after.
And the mclaren maybe fast and streamlined but there's something about the whole engine-in-the-middle-for-improved-balance that kinda throws off the aesthetics for me.
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-It's a free society, except there's nothing free,
there's no guarantees y'know, you're on your own.
It's like, "law of the jungle"!
-Keva Rosenberg
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Pah. They are all namby cars. Cars for women. Cars for men who lack pubes. THIS IS A CAR. WITH A REAL MAN'S NAME.
(pay no attention to the man behind the curtain).
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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :
Bianco? BIANCO?!?
Er... Liam, I have a friend who describes transportation accessories like that as "sh1tboxes". In this case, I'll have to plead the fifth. After all, one tends to have irrational pride in one's vehicle, lest one die of shame.
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-- Me
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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :
Damn, those are some sweet wheels, Liam. :P
I need to get me one just like it. I hope I'll have enough change left over from a slurpie at 7-11 to afford one. If not, I'll borrow a quarter.
Well, actually, I probably should learn how to drive first. Hmm who'd a thunk it. A 16 year old without even a learners. Oh well.
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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
Don't worry
I'm 17 with just a learners...
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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Bianca. Which I'll have you know is a really sexy name in the UK. Yeah.
I'd love a better car, but as I'm a student who can barely make rent, I can't afford anything better. Now, if one of you spoilt tosspo...er...I mean lovely Americans whose parents let you have two cars for your 17th would like to help, I'll gladly take one off of your hands.
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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :
I know what you mean. As part of the final decree's conditions, I had to trade my 1993 Chrysler Concord for TW's (TW = That Woman) 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan (Rather like the picture below, except it's blue).
Now that is what I'd call a transportation appliance. I'm above feeling embarrassed by transportation I have no choice but to drive, but I still keep trying to come up with good reasons to like it.
- It's roomier than the Concord.
- Although the payments are more than the Concorde's, it has a valid service agreement, meaning that the nearly $1,000 repair job on the air conditioning system cost me only the $50 deductible.
- It costs less to insure than the Concorde.
- The gas mileage (~25 mpg.) is no worse than the White Grape's.
- While the driving dynamics aren't as exciting as the Concord's, it is quieter at speed and rides more comfortably.
- It's a (potential) party barge.
Now if only something could be done to liven up the bland styling...?
--Baloo
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-- Me
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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
My car is like Baloo's, only it's a year older, green, and made by Plymouth. I agree about the party-barge thing, though...the extra seats came in handy when our Internet club went to a computer show to pick up an Ethernet hub for the new Linux lab. Er, um.
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Posted by Curry Monster (Member # 12) on :
Oh dear
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Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :
Liam: is that a Fiat Uno, or a Tipo?
My family have had:
a Ritmo, two Regatas, two Tempras and a Marea. That's 1983 to 2000, folks!
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Remember December '59
The howling wind and the driving rain,
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, Mona was her name.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
That's a Fiat Uno. It isn't the greatest car (hey, I'm �1400 overdrawn, with an overdraft limit of �1250, whaddya expect?), bt it's miles better than my old Vauxhall Nova. Which caught fire.
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Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :
The Nova caught fire! Arf!
I'm gas.
As long as it gets you from A to C without always pulling towards R, won't it do?
Many's the rainy moring when myself and my room-mate have wished for
a sound chassis with an engine, fuel tank and a roof.
Just that, no megawoofer bass system taing up the boot, no retractable roof, and no alloys.
A to B leads to C leads to A, people, and comfort and safety are all that matter.
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Remember December '59
The howling wind and the driving rain,
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, Mona was her name.
Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :
quote:
...comfort and safety are all that matter.
Well, perhaps, but once you've got those two nailed down, you must consider style. And since each and everyone of us has his or her (PC pronoun nomination: "hesh") own style, there's plenty of room for variety (and some for outlandishness).
--Baloo
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"The difference between involved and committed? Look at a plate of ham and eggs. The chicken is involved. The pig is committed."
-- Me
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