Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

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we've got a politics thread.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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saw PREMIUM for under $2.00 today. Looks like i can really take some nice long drives up north this winter.

krim wrote:^
we've got a politics thread.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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saw PREMIUM for under $2.00 today. Looks like i can really take some nice long drives up north this winter.

True True....but this guy was initially talking about the poor quality of cars...we just digressed.

i know, just giving Beem a hard time. :mrgreen:

krim wrote:i know, just giving Beem a hard time. :mrgreen:

:bonk:

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It wasn't that long ago we were paying that per LITRE.

(1 gallon = 3.8 litres)

Do the math :grumble:

From U.S. News & World Report :headscratch:

Best Cars For the Money

2009 Award Winners

Toyota Camry -Best Midsize Car for the Money

Honda Fit - Best Subcompact Car for the Money

Mazda Mazda5 - Best Compact Crossover for the Money

Hyundai Elantra - Best Compact Car for the Money

Toyota Highlander - Best Midsize Crossover for the Money

Lexus RX - Best Luxury Crossover for the Money

Chevrolet Tahoe - Best Full Size SUV for the Money

Mazda Miata - Best Sports Car for the Money

Lexus GS - Best Luxury Car for the Money

Toyota Tacoma - Best Compact Truck for the Money

Chevy Silverado - Best Full Size Truck for the Money

Toyota Sienna - Best Minivan for the Money

Toyota Avalon - Best Large Car for the Money

Lexus ES - Best Upscale Car for the Money

bmwracer wrote:From U.S. News & World Report :headscratch:

Best Cars For the Money

2009 Award Winners

So many Lexi and Toyotas! Probably nowhere on my list though ;-)

phlargo wrote:So many Lexi and Toyotas! Probably nowhere on my list though ;-)

Nor mine. :victory:

What the hell is a "crossover"??? (No hard gay pics please :shakehead: )

cheating i tell ya.

the Avalon, Camery and ES is the same car w/ or w/o extra trimming. BOOO.


mark, a crossover is a car/suv. stationwagon on steroids if you will.

krim wrote:the Avalon, Camery and ES is the same car w/ or w/o extra trimming. BOOO.

Yup.

Same chassis, different sheet metal and amenities.

sheet metal is 95% the same. take the badging off and i doubt you could tell the difference w/o looking inside.

BRM is back, (sort of) http://www.f1technical.net/news/11367

gaijinmark wrote:BRM is back, (sort of) http://www.f1technical.net/news/11367

Interesting... I thought it was a slot car at first. :beaten:

700bhp on all FOUR wheels?

That's against FIA regulations, I'm sure, just like Ken Tyrell's six-wheeler several decades back. :)

bmwracer wrote:

That's against FIA regulations, I'm sure, just like Ken Tyrell's six-wheeler several decades back. :)

Was that the JPS driven by Fittipaldi? I saw that thing race live and in person at the Jarama outside of Madrid in the early 70's. If remembered correctly, James Hunt won.

Hanzo21 wrote:

Was that the JPS driven by Fittipaldi? I saw that thing race live and in person at the Jarama outside of Madrid in the early 70's. If remembered correctly, James Hunt won.

Nope, this is the car you're thinking of:[/list:u][image][/list:u] That JPS livery is still one of the best IMHO. :victory: [/list:u] And here's the late great Patrick Depailler in the car Racer was talking about:[/list:u][image][/list:u] Even though it did manage to win one race, a classic example of :headscratch: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote:[image][/list:u] Even though it did manage to win one race, a classic example of :headscratch: [/list:u]

More tires, more grip? :headscratch:

bmwracer wrote:
More tires, more grip? :headscratch:

As I recall, the idea was that instead of having 2 big fat tires up front have 4 little ones, in theory you should get the same amount of rubber on the road while having less frontal area, thereby reducing drag. The problem was nobody made little tires of the same quality as the big ones so they actually ended up with less grip. [/list:u]

Hmmm... the JPS logo'd car in your picture has only 4 wheels. There was a 6 wheel ELF/Tyrell JPS Formula 1 car.

edit: Maybe I'm confused. I saw the 6-wheeler race and the JPS car. The 6 wheeler didn't complete the race.