Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

Alonso Makes It 2 In A Row at Fuji1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:30:21.892
2 Robert Kubica BMW 5.283
3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 6.400
4 Nelson Piquet Renault 20.570
5 Jarno Trulli Toyota 23.767
6 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 39.207
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 46.158
8 Mark Webber Red Bull 50.811
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^ Wow, all of a sudden a resurgence by Renault.... :shocked:

And McLaren is nowhere to be found.

Hamilton Wins in China[/list:u]1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:31:57.403
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 14.925
3 Kimi Raikkonnen Ferrari 16.445
4 Fernando Alonso Renault 18.370
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW 28.923
6 Robert Kubica BMW 33.219
7 Timo Glock Toyota 41.722
8 Nelson Piquet Renault 56.645

^ Gehh, I didn't know there were back-to-back weekend races... :sweat:

And Renault is in the points yet again. :shocked:

Electric Mini. :thumbsup:

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http://www.miniusa.com/?eid=177&tid=624&deepLink=/learn/MINIE-m&pid=3458363#/learn/MINIE-m

if i didn't already have one, i'd totally try for one of them. Though the lease is rather steep... i think it was $850/month, bumper to bumper and they refund your electricity bill or something of that sort. And there's quite a few places i could just park and get free charges from EV stations.


Oh, and i ordered a MINI sunshade (aka BMW), cause all the other ones i bought didn't fit properly. Well, you could literally kill someone with it. It's solid and about as big and heavy as a 2x6. At least, no more burning hot steering wheel.

krim wrote:if i didn't already have one, i'd totally try for one of them. Though the lease is rather steep... i think it was $850/month, bumper to bumper and they refund your electricity bill or something of that sort. And there's quite a few places i could just park and get free charges from EV stations.

$850/month??? :shocked:

Takai desu. :sweat:

It was something like that, but like i said, it covers everthing, i think insurance too. But it's a close-end lease anyway, so there's no balloon payment or anything.
I'm sure a bunch of people will try to get one despite the cost. I think we'll know later on when the release date is closer.

krim wrote:It was something like that, but like i said, it covers everthing, i think insurance too. But it's a close-end lease anyway, so there's no balloon payment or anything.
I'm sure a bunch of people will try to get one despite the cost. I think we'll know later on when the release date is closer.

That's way too expensive for me... But I did sign up for e-mail notification. :beaten:

The site said it has a 204-bhp electric motor driven by Li-Ion batteries... Nice. :victory:

i couldn't imagine you driving that 0-series BMW anyway. :hehe:

krim wrote:i couldn't imagine you driving that 0-series BMW anyway. :hehe:

I'm still thinking about the S... But with the economy the way it is, who's gonna buy a car? :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
I'm still thinking about the S... But with the economy the way it is, who's gonna buy a car? :sweat:

surprisingly, MINIs are selling good, esp the new factory JCWs

krim wrote:surprisingly, MINIs are selling good, esp the new factory JCWs

Really?

How do you know that?

"Senor, you have two beautiful Lamborghinis."
"Sir, you are mistaken."


BAM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm1IfqVofNA

:bow: :bow:

krim wrote:"Senor, you have two beautiful Lamborghinis."
"Sir, you are mistaken."


BAM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm1IfqVofNA

:bow: :bow:

Sugoi...! :shocked:

:applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

massa on pole.
lewis 4th.
alonso 6th. :twisted:

kenjilina wrote:massa on pole.
lewis 4th.
alonso 6th. :twisted:

Hope that Massa would win the race and the title. It would be really bad for Hamilton if he loses the title this year also, but then, Ferrari all the way! :fingerscrossed:

ash_ton wrote:Hope that Massa would win the race and the title. It would be really bad for Hamilton if he loses the title this year also, but then, Ferrari all the way! :fingerscrossed:

Eeek.

I'm sick of Ferrari.

Just like when McLaren dominated in the 80's... But at least they had Senna and Honda power. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Really?

How do you know that?

Sorry, didn't see this post.

Talk on the MINI forums. Though, my dealer seems to have quite a few on the lot still. The BMW lot was packed and overflowing, there were more BMWs parked on the MINI lot than actual MINIs the last time i drove by.

krim wrote:Talk on the MINI forums. Though, my dealer seems to have quite a few on the lot still. The BMW lot was packed and overflowing, there were more BMWs parked on the MINI lot than actual MINIs the last time i drove by.

So ka.

Not surprised, considering how expensive the BMWs have gotten... Even the 1-series. :puppydog:

How much are the JCWs going for? I'm guessing they're something like $5K more, give or take...?