Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

i have to say hamilton's move on raikkonen was immense! :applaud:

McLaren fined $100 million
PARIS (Reuters) - Formula One leaders McLaren have been stripped of all their 2007 constructors' points and fined $100 million (50 million pounds) in a spying controversy involving Ferrari information.

However, the governing FIA ruled that the team's championship leader Lewis Hamilton and Spain's double world champion Fernando Alonso could keep their points in the drivers' contest.
[/list:u] I guess I'll be seeing Ron standing on a street corner with a sign "Will build race cars for food"

Only $100 million? Piffle!

:shocked:

gaijinmark wrote:McLaren fined $100 million
PARIS (Reuters) - Formula One leaders McLaren have been stripped of all their 2007 constructors' points and fined $100 million (50 million pounds) in a spying controversy involving Ferrari information.

However, the governing FIA ruled that the team's championship leader Lewis Hamilton and Spain's double world champion Fernando Alonso could keep their points in the drivers' contest.
[/list:u] I guess I'll be seeing Ron standing on a street corner with a sign "Will build race cars for food"

That means BMW-Sauber is in second place for the Constructor's Championship....! :woot: :dancing: :victory:

(not like they're gonna win it , though... :beaten: )

Grand Prix of Belgium - Race Classification - Spa-Francorchamps

1 Kimi Raikkonen (Finland,Ferrari) Ferrari F2007 056 V8 - Bridgestone 1h 20' 39'' 66
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2007 056 V8 - Bridgestone + 4'' 695
3 Fernando Alonso McLaren MP4/22 Mercedes FO108T V8 - Bridgestone + 14'' 343
4 Lewis Hamilton (England,McLaren) McLaren MP4/22 Mercedes FO108T V8 - Bridgestone + 23'' 615
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.07 BMW P86/7 V8 - Bridgestone + 51'' 879
6 Nico Rosberg Williams FW29 Toyota RVX-07 V8 - Bridgestone + 1' 16'' 876
7 Mark Webber RedBull RB3 Renault RS26 V8 - Bridgestone + 1' 20'' 639
8 Heikki Kovalainen (Finland,Renault) Renault R27 RS27 V8 - Bridgestone + 1' 25'' 106

BMW 1-Series:

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Why do all the new car designs lack side body moldings? All these cars are gonna get the crap dinged out of them at the supermarket/mall/etc... :shakehead:

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looks like a 3 series after a hot wash. :hehe:

kenjilina wrote: looks like a 3 series after a hot wash. :hehe:

Yeah, looks like the door sills are sagging. :sweat:

Maybe it'll look better in a different color...

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, looks like the door sills are sagging. :sweat:

Maybe it'll look better in a different color...

i've only seen the hatchback here so i'm not used to the saloon 1 series. looks funny to me but might grow to like it.

kenjilina wrote: i've only seen the hatchback here so i'm not used to the saloon 1 series. looks funny to me but might grow to like it.

I felt that way about the E36 after being so used to the boxy, but utilitarian E30. :)

Hamilton wins in the rain in Japan, Alonso out on the first lap, looks like we have a new champion. Results:[/list:u]1 L Hamilton (GBR) McLaren
2 H Kovalainen (FIN) Renault
3 K Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari
4 D Coulthard (GBR) Red Bull
5 G Fisichella (ITA) Renault
6 F Massa (BRA) Ferrari
7 R Kubica (POL) BMW
8 A Sutil (DEU) Spyker

gaijinmark wrote:Hamilton wins in the rain in Japan, Alonso out on the first lap

alonso aquaplaned into a wall near the end of the race.
anyway, mclaren blunder leaves hamilton beached in the sand today. no new champion yet.

in shanghai;
1st raikkonen
2nd alonso
3rd massa.

[image][/list:u] Picked this up the other day. It's about the 1982 F1 season. Lots was happening. Besides the whole Villeneuve/Pironi thing, you had Paletti's fatal accident, a drivers strike, Rosberg winning the championship with just one victory. A little pricey at $65 (35 pounds) but I enjoyed it.

Hi guys...
I need your help.. My car is dead, and I can't afford to fix it (well it doesn't worth). So I just want to donate it or give to the junk yard.
Anyone has information about it?? Please need help?? I tried to find information from the internet.... still no clue.

Btw, I live in USA.

^check for a wrecking yard (Ecology auto wrecking if you have one near you) and they'll probably take it. or you can try putting it in the paper and see if anyone is willing to tow it and fix it themselves.

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Why do all the new car designs lack side body moldings? All these cars are gonna get the crap dinged out of them at the supermarket/mall/etc... :shakehead:

Because all cars have different shaped doors. none of the cars here are protected by moldings. My dad's door dings above both my moms and my doors above teh molding, we ding his below. Heck, even my sisters car dings everyone elses.

It worked back in the day when everyones door was near verticle from the side.

krim wrote:Because all cars have different shaped doors. none of the cars here are protected by moldings. My dad's door dings above both my moms and my doors above teh molding, we ding his below. Heck, even my sisters car dings everyone elses.

It worked back in the day when everyones door was near verticle from the side.

I gotcha.

But it's better than nothing... And I think the lines from the molding help the car's looks...

Juu-ni wrote:Hi guys...
I need your help.. My car is dead, and I can't afford to fix it (well it doesn't worth). So I just want to donate it or give to the junk yard.
Anyone has information about it?? Please need help?? I tried to find information from the internet.... still no clue.

Btw, I live in USA.

my mondeo which was old and wasn't worth repairing i just left on my drive while i used my bike everyday. one day this guy came knocking saying he'd noticed the car had been stationary for a few months and could he have it for the running gear for his kit car he was building. i said yes as it meant i didn't have to pay for it to be scrapped. so you never know..... :mrgreen:

kenjilina wrote:

my mondeo which was old and wasn't worth repairing i just left on my drive while i used my bike everyday. one day this guy came knocking saying he'd noticed the car had been stationary for a few months and could he have it for the running gear for his kit car he was building. i said yes as it meant i didn't have to pay for it to be scrapped. so you never know..... :mrgreen:

Thanks for the reply... kenjilina
I have been searching for the junkyard that will give me tax return... :fingerscrossed: . Hopefully, everything will be done, by the end of this week... or winter :puppydog: .

Still needs help....

Juu-ni wrote:Thanks for the reply... kenjilina
I have been searching for the junkyard that will give me tax return... :fingerscrossed: . Hopefully, everything will be done, by the end of this week... or winter :puppydog: .

Still needs help....

Maybe you should contact a car dealership: my ex dumped her Prelude through a place that the local Honda dealership recommended... And she got the full $2500 write-off (at the time: 2000) come tax time. :)

New Nissan GT-R is coming

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