Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

bmwracer wrote:
Awww... Guess I'll have to settle for a $1M McLaren F1, with it's gold-foil ensconced 600+bhp V-12 and carbon fiber body. :puppydog:


:P

Hehe.

Oh yeah the gold foil...I remember seeing that on an episode of Top Gear...talk about extravagant.

Better than foil...

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Visitors look at a Mercedes-Benz SL-600 covered by Swarovski's 300,000 gold shadow crystal pieces, designed by Japanese automotive accessories company D.A.D at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

^ Itai... The very definition of excess. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:^ Itai... The very definition of excess. :beaten:

No doubt...that thing is quite unbelievable...and that's being very kind.

Tu_triky wrote:No doubt...that thing is quite unbelievable...and that's being very kind.

Makes you wonder what would prompt someone to build something like that... :headscratch:

bmwracer wrote:
Makes you wonder what would prompt someone to build something like that... :headscratch:

Serious...I mean I know bling and all, but that's just ricockulous.

Toyota issues recall for 2.3 million vehicles
Automaker acts after 'isolated reports' of sticking accelerator pedals

Toyota issued a recall covering 2.3 million late model cars, SUVs and pickup trucks Thursday, broadening its largest such action ever and acknowledging that potential accelerator pedal problems were deeper than previously acknowledged.
In recent months, Toyota has investigated isolated reports of sticking accelerator pedal mechanisms in certain vehicles without the presence of floor mats,h Toyota group Vice President Irv Miller said in the statement.
In "rare instances" the accelerator pedal may stick in a partially depressed position or return slowly to the idle position, he said.

Vehicles affected by the latest recall are:

• 2009-2010 RAV4
• 2009-2010 Corolla
• 2009-2010 Matrix
• 2005-2010 Avalon
• 2007-2010 Camry
• 2010 Highlander
• 2007-2010 Tundra
• 2008-2010 Sequoia

The previous recall affected Camry and Avalon sedans, the Prius hybrid, the Tacoma and Tundra pickup trucks, and the luxury Lexus models IS250, IS350 and ES350.

Only a portion of the original article has been posted here.
msnbc.com news services
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

^ Wow.

That's a costly problem. :sweat:

GM to sell Saab to Dutch carmaker Spyker
By TOBY STERLING, Associated Press Writer

AMSTERDAM – General Motors Co. said Tuesday it has reached an agreement to sell its struggling Saab Automobile arm to the small Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker Cars NV.

GM has not specified terms of the deal, but a Wall Street Journal report citing anonymous sources says the sale price is roughly $74 million, and GM will retain preferred shares in Saab worth $326 million.

As part of the deal, the Swedish government will guarantee a euro400 million ($566 million) loan from the European Investment Bank to Spyker, the Journal reported.

The deal would be a coup for Spyker and a lifeline for Saab, which has around 3,500 employees in Sweden.

The sale of Saab is "great news for Saab employees, dealers and suppliers, great news for millions of Saab customers and fans worldwide, and great news for GM," said John Smith, a vice president at the company.

My car is slowly disintegrating: the driver's side seat release cable broke. :(

Though, I don't have many passengers getting into the back anyways...

bmwracer wrote:My car is slowly disintegrating: the driver's side seat release cable broke. :(

Though, I don't have many passengers getting into the back anyways...

Nothing lasts forever, huh? :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:Nothing lasts forever, huh? :sweat:

Sad, but true.

16 years is a long time for a car... Like 112 in dog years. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Sad, but true.

16 years is a long time for a car... Like 112 in dog years. :sweat:

"112 in dog years." HAHA. Sure there is some truth to that.

Tu_triky wrote:"112 in dog years." HAHA. Sure there is some truth to that.

I think there is... Especially in an urban environment... Really beats down a car. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
I think there is... Especially in an urban environment... Really beats down a car. :sweat:

Just be thankful you live in a part of the country with good weather. Imagine your car having to deal with snow, road salts, crappy weather worn streets and the like. Doubt your trusty steed would have lasted that long without requiring a major intervention.

Tu_triky wrote:Just be thankful you live in a part of the country with good weather. Imagine your car having to deal with snow, road salts, crappy weather worn streets and the like. Doubt your trusty steed would have lasted that long without requiring a major intervention.

Oh yeah. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Oh yeah. :sweat:

We are lucky in that regard.

Tu_triky wrote:We are lucky in that regard.

Yup.

On the flip side, we've got carjacking and high speed police chases. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Yup.

On the flip side, we've got carjacking and high speed police chases. :sweat:

Yes. Lame as it is...that's why I traded in my old car for one with the lastest evasion technology.

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^ Haha.

I prefer the brute force approach:

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