Tu_triky wrote:
Nice! A classic by any benchmark. :good:
I own two AE86 in America. :metaldevil: I want to buy KGC10 hakosuka by next summer.
I own two AE86 in America. :metaldevil: I want to buy KGC10 hakosuka by next summer.
Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish
Started by ahochaude · 3 May 2004 · 4,980 replies
General Discussion
I own two AE86 in America. :metaldevil: I want to buy KGC10 hakosuka by next summer.
Takoyama wrote:
I own two AE86 in America. :metaldevil: I want to buy KGC10 hakosuka by next summer.
maji de?
pretty cool, man. :victory:
Tu_triky wrote:
Do any of you car buffs watch "Top Gear" on the BBC? It's one of my fav TV shows.
yeah i do like the show but as we are by law obliged to pay a tv licence fee to fund the bbc i do get annoyed at their blatant wasting of money in some episodes. :grumble:
kenjilina wrote:
yeah i do like the show but as we are by law obliged to pay a tv licence fee to fund the bbc i do get annoyed at their blatant wasting of money in some episodes. :grumble:
Some say his skin has the texture of a dolphin's, and that wherever you are in the world, if you tune your radio to 88.4, you can actually hear his thoughts... all we know is, he's called the Stig.
Tu_triky wrote:
Some say his skin has the texture of a dolphin's, and that wherever you are in the world, if you tune your radio to 88.4, you can actually hear his thoughts... all we know is, he's called the Stig.
on one episode the stig removed his helmet to reveal a certain mr schumacher but i believe he just did that episode as a limited edition enzo was being driven around the track.
kenjilina wrote:
on one episode the stig removed his helmet to reveal a certain mr schumacher but i believe he just did that episode as a limited edition enzo was being driven around the track.
I don't believe that Schumie is the stig...I agree I think that was a gag...I remember Michael was driving around a Ferrari FXX if I recall correctly.
Tu_triky wrote:
I don't believe that Schumie is the stig...I agree I think that was a gag...I remember Michael was driving around a Ferrari FXX if I recall correctly.
yeah that's right. it is effectively an enzo for people who want more than the standard enzo.
kenjilina wrote:
yeah that's right. it is effectively an enzo for people who want more than the standard enzo.
I see, I see.
Man distracted by bird drives Bugatti into marsh
Thu Nov 12, 9:34 pm ET
LA MARQUE, Texas – A man blamed a low-flying pelican and a dropped cell phone for his veering his million-dollar sports car off a road and into a salt marsh near Galveston. The accident happened about 3 p.m. Wednesday on the frontage road of Interstate 45 northbound in La Marque, about 35 miles southeast of Houston.
The Lufkin, Texas, man told of driving his luxury, French-built Bugatti Veyron when the bird distracted him, said La Marque police Lt. Greg Gilchrist. The motorist dropped his cell phone, reached to pick it up and veered off the road and into the salt marsh. The car was half-submerged in the brine about 20 feet from the road when police arrived.
Gilchrist said he doesn't know if the car was salvageable, but in his words, "Salt water isn't good for anything." He says the man, whose identity hasn't been released, was not injured.
A 2006 Bugatti Veyron was recently offered for sale in Jonesboro, Ark., for $1.25 million.
Thu Nov 12, 9:34 pm ET
LA MARQUE, Texas – A man blamed a low-flying pelican and a dropped cell phone for his veering his million-dollar sports car off a road and into a salt marsh near Galveston. The accident happened about 3 p.m. Wednesday on the frontage road of Interstate 45 northbound in La Marque, about 35 miles southeast of Houston.
The Lufkin, Texas, man told of driving his luxury, French-built Bugatti Veyron when the bird distracted him, said La Marque police Lt. Greg Gilchrist. The motorist dropped his cell phone, reached to pick it up and veered off the road and into the salt marsh. The car was half-submerged in the brine about 20 feet from the road when police arrived.
Gilchrist said he doesn't know if the car was salvageable, but in his words, "Salt water isn't good for anything." He says the man, whose identity hasn't been released, was not injured.
A 2006 Bugatti Veyron was recently offered for sale in Jonesboro, Ark., for $1.25 million.
If I see a Bugatti on EBay or Craigslist anytime soon, think I'll pass.
gaijinmark wrote:If I see a Bugatti on EBay or Craigslist anytime soon, think I'll pass.
Haha. Good call.
a veyron once owned by jenson button is up for sale supposedly.
kenjilina wrote:a veyron once owned by jenson button is up for sale supposedly.
Is it currently in a marsh? :beaten: :hehe:
bmwracer wrote:
Is it currently in a marsh? :beaten: :hehe:
jenson's also been spotted having a guided tour at mclaren. mmm wonder if they're willing to match his pay demands?
Mercedes buys Brawn GP
Mercedes have taken over Brawn GP, a move which is expected to see world champion Jenson Button join English compatriot Lewis Hamilton at McLaren.
Mercedes has taken a controlling interest, believed to be around 75 per cent, in the rebranded 'Mercedes GP' team.
Mercedes announced the decision at a press conference presided over by motorsport chief Norbert Haug and Dr Dieter Zetsche, head of Mercedes-Benz Cars.
The German automotive giant has enjoyed a long-time association with McLaren, winning the World Championship with Hamilton in 2007. McLaren are buying back the German company's 40 per cent stake in the Woking team in a phased transaction to be completed in 2011.
However they will continue to use Mercedes engines for the next six seasons.
German driver Nico Rosberg is set to be Mercedes GP's number one driver, with compatriot Nick Heidfeld in the running to join him. Rosberg has already signed for Brawn in 2010 while Heidfeld is thought to have agreed a deal.
Brawn won both the constructors' and drivers' titles this season using Mercedes engines, while McLaren improved as the season developed - but too late to mount a challenge.
Button, who raced away at the start with six wins in the first seven grands prix helped by certain innovations on the BGP 001, has been looking for an increase in his annual salary.
Last winter he accepted a pay-cut to help Ross Brawn's fledgling concern, born out of the ashes of the withdrawn Honda factory team, survive the initial rigours of the campaign.
Mercedes is not thought to be willing to pay the Briton - who visited McLaren's factory at the weekend - the salary he is demanding, preferring to run the talented Rosberg and Heidfeld in the hope of finding the next German world champion after Michael Schumacher.
Mercedes have taken over Brawn GP, a move which is expected to see world champion Jenson Button join English compatriot Lewis Hamilton at McLaren.
Mercedes has taken a controlling interest, believed to be around 75 per cent, in the rebranded 'Mercedes GP' team.
Mercedes announced the decision at a press conference presided over by motorsport chief Norbert Haug and Dr Dieter Zetsche, head of Mercedes-Benz Cars.
The German automotive giant has enjoyed a long-time association with McLaren, winning the World Championship with Hamilton in 2007. McLaren are buying back the German company's 40 per cent stake in the Woking team in a phased transaction to be completed in 2011.
However they will continue to use Mercedes engines for the next six seasons.
German driver Nico Rosberg is set to be Mercedes GP's number one driver, with compatriot Nick Heidfeld in the running to join him. Rosberg has already signed for Brawn in 2010 while Heidfeld is thought to have agreed a deal.
Brawn won both the constructors' and drivers' titles this season using Mercedes engines, while McLaren improved as the season developed - but too late to mount a challenge.
Button, who raced away at the start with six wins in the first seven grands prix helped by certain innovations on the BGP 001, has been looking for an increase in his annual salary.
Last winter he accepted a pay-cut to help Ross Brawn's fledgling concern, born out of the ashes of the withdrawn Honda factory team, survive the initial rigours of the campaign.
Mercedes is not thought to be willing to pay the Briton - who visited McLaren's factory at the weekend - the salary he is demanding, preferring to run the talented Rosberg and Heidfeld in the hope of finding the next German world champion after Michael Schumacher.
^ Dang.
BGP lasts for one season. :(
I guess Mercedes made Ross Brawn an offer he couldn't refuse. :sweat:
"If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em."
BGP lasts for one season. :(
I guess Mercedes made Ross Brawn an offer he couldn't refuse. :sweat:
"If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em."
Takoyama wrote:
I own two AE86 in America. :metaldevil: I want to buy KGC10 hakosuka by next summer.
I am so jealous!
My dream cars are:
1. Toyota 2000gt
2. Honda s600 convertible
3. kgc10
4. datsun 510 (bluebird)
Getting #4 very soon! :D
yebisu wrote:I am so jealous!
My dream cars are:
1. Toyota 2000gt
2. Honda s600 convertible
3. kgc10
4. datsun 510 (bluebird)
Getting #4 very soon! :D
So you're getting that 510, eh?
Did you haggle down from the $9500 asking price? :sweat:
going to try!!! :fingerscrossed:
yebisu wrote:going to try!!! :fingerscrossed:
Good luck. :victory:
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