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belvdr
macrumors 603
Sweetfeld28 said:
Oh I know that video was comparing maneuverability. However, I've seen other videos comparing a car's speed to an aircraft, starting from a complete stop.
But would anyone really think that a military helicopter is supposed to be really tight in the corners? 😉 I mean, all aircraft aren't as quick in the corners as a car. They are not designed to be that way.
They might as well make a video comparing the cornering of a bicycle to a car. Since the bike can make a much tighter corner, it must be better. 🙂
beige matchbox
macrumors 6502a
belvdr said:
You know most of it is just done for fun? big boys playing with their big toys etc. 😉
I know i'd like to bugger about in a lotus being chased by an apache 😎
mad jew said:
A big truck reversed into it while my friend was at the wheel. £4k damage!! I'll go down in history actually!! 1st Smart brabus crashed.
Anonymous Freak
macrumors 603
jonme said:
Why is it that the U.S. 'Big Three' release their best cars overseas, but not at home? (I define 'best cars' as those that are 'cool', but not so ridiculously expensive that only the very rich buy it, like the Viper and GT.)
bigandy
macrumors G3
ehurtley said:
fuel economy, narrow roads and streets, more expensive petrol, there's loads of reasons.
i'd much rather have a mustang here than most of these smaller cars, like the puma, fiesta, civic, etc, but because of the left hand drive / fuel economy thing, it'd be stupid.
so, i've got a nice little car that'll return 30 miles to the gallon motorway cruising, while being nice and nippy - under 5 seconds 0-60mph. - it's had some serious under cover work done to it. i love that it looks completely standard, but basically that's because the only really original parts are the body panels... 2.5 V6, 190bhp? it's been tinkered to: 2.8 V6, 375bhp+, lightened & strengthened chassais, huge air filters, direct exhaust, etc etc. i spent £2000 on new brakes in december, when it proved that the rather large brakes there already couldn't stop the beast too easily - and were almost at melting point. ok that was from high speeds, but who tunes an engine to nearly 400bhp to wander down a road slowly?
according to a few reports, the engine can be tuned to beyond 550bhp - i can't wait to see what that brings 😀
it goes like sh*t off a shovel - i can outrun almost anything else on the roads in this baby.
there's a few pics here.
not bad for an eleven year old car!
climhazzard85
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blackfox
macrumors 65816
Here's my car: (actually not mine, but it is a good picture and my car is the same year, model, color and condition - so saves me the effort of photographing mine, especially since it has bird**** on it this morning)
Don't see alot of other saabs in this thread. Makes me sad...It is a great car. Fast, great MPG, hatchback with cavernous interior (I can sleep in the back with the seats down) and classy. It is a 97 Saab 9000 CSE btw
Don't see alot of other saabs in this thread. Makes me sad...It is a great car. Fast, great MPG, hatchback with cavernous interior (I can sleep in the back with the seats down) and classy. It is a 97 Saab 9000 CSE btw
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Marky_Mark
macrumors 6502a
beige matchbox said:
Absolutely - you've all missed the point here - it's fantastic telly and an enormous hoot! You gotta love Clarkson, he does have a way with words. This piece of film shows that the good old BBC makes cracking television when they want to.
Marky_Mark
macrumors 6502a
My beautiful black Golf. I love this car. GTI 1.8T - goes like stink, corners on rails, cd changer, climate control and fantastic build quality.
Bad news is, it goes back at the end of the lease on 27th Feb. 🙁
Good news is, it's being replaced with a fully-loaded Audi A6 on 1st March! Yayhay! 😀
Bad news is, it goes back at the end of the lease on 27th Feb. 🙁
Good news is, it's being replaced with a fully-loaded Audi A6 on 1st March! Yayhay! 😀
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cycocelica
macrumors 68000
Sold my 2000 Black Toyota Celica last summer. Hoping to get a WRX or a truck of some kind next summer. I can walk to all the places I need to.
climhazzard85
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Marky_Mark said:
When I read this I literally started laughing out loud. They must make the VW's different over there then they do here 😛 , I know the Jettas available here were made in Mexico.
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