Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

kenjilina wrote: i couldn't be arsed clambering to the middle seat everytime! :hehe:

It'll keep you spry, like a gymnast on a pommel horse. :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:from the Mainichi Daily News


Nissan develops car paint job that automatically fixes scratches

In these undated photos released by the Nissan Motors Co., scratches seen on the hood of a Scratch Guard Coat-painted Nissan car, top, disappear after a week, bottom. Nissan developed the scratch-proof paint job which repairs its own minor scratches and scrapes. The Japanese automaker says it is a world first, the coating contains elastic resin, similar to a rubbery surface, and can bounce back to repair itself of slight scratches caused by car-washing, off-road driving and fingernails. (AP)Nissan's new car paint repairs its own scratches and scrapes.

Minor scruffs disappear like magic in about a week if your car has Scratch Guard Coat, a clear paint that the Japanese automaker developed with Nippon Paint Co., company spokesman Kiyoshi Ariga said Monday.

The coating, which Tokyo-based Nissan Motor Co. says is the first of its kind in the world, contains elastic resin, similar to a rubbery surface, and can repair itself of slight scratches caused by car-washing, off-road driving and fingernails.

Car-washing machines account for most car surface scratches, according to Nissan, which showed before and after photos of a car with scratches on the hood and one with no scratches a week later. The coat lasts about three years, Nissan said.

The scratch-proof paint job will be offered only in some Japan models of the X-Trail sport-utility vehicle, planned for sale soon, and overseas plans are still undecided, Ariga said. It may be offered in other models, but no decision has been made, he said.

In terms of costs, Nissan would only say Scratch Guard Coat costs "a few tens of thousands of yen" extra. (AP)

Cool.
Why can't they build the Nissans in America with better quality? The Muranos suck. Think some even got recalled because of their crappy alternator defects.
The Titan's brakes are too small for that big thing. Bigger brakes, please? Hello!

ahochaude wrote:

Cool.
Why can't they build the Nissans in America with better quality? The Muranos suck. Think some even got recalled because of their crappy alternator defects.
The Titan's brakes are too small for that big thing. Bigger brakes, please? Hello!

they always keep the good stuff and we get the gimpy leftovers.

Didn't know where else to post this: Toyota will be entering NASCAR in 2007. I wonder how those redneck good old boys will react to one of them damn furrin' cars!

gaijin mark wrote:Didn't know where else to post this: Toyota will be entering NASCAR in 2007. I wonder how those redneck good old boys will react to one of them damn furrin' cars!

they sure like their motor racing. they already have the biggest budget in f1. spend spend spend.... :mrgreen:

kenjilina wrote:

they already have the biggest budget in f1

But they've still got the wrong Schumacher :shakehead:

gaijin mark wrote:Didn't know where else to post this: Toyota will be entering NASCAR in 2007

What will they be racing? Echos? Corollas? Camrys? :hehe:

Looking forward to seeing them win some races and pissing off the status quo.... :thumbsup: :hehe:

i wonder how many times they'll need to make pit stops vs the domestics. :hehe:

krim wrote:i wonder how many times they'll need to make pit stops vs the domestics. :hehe:

They won't need to pit at all with their Hybrid Synergy Drive. :thumbsup:

gaijin mark wrote:kenjilina wrote:

they already have the biggest budget in f1

But they've still got the wrong Schumacher :shakehead:

i agree. i believe ralph is the second highest paid driver after his brother. he obviously has a damn good agent! :hehe:

Racer asked:

What will they be racing? Echos? Corollas? Camrys?

It looks like it will be a Camry. They build those in Kentucky, so keeping with the NASCAR tradition of bending the rules to fit the situation, :crazy: they consider it an American car.

gaijin mark wrote:Racer asked:

What will they be racing? Echos? Corollas? Camrys?

It looks like it will be a Camry. They build those in Kentucky, so keeping with the NASCAR tradition of bending the rules to fit the situation, :crazy: they consider it an American car.

Heh, a Camry painted in day-glo colors with the words "Mello Yello" all over it... :hehe:

I was hoping they'd use a Scion xB, those bricklike aerodynamics would be great :bonk:

gaijin mark wrote:I was hoping they'd use a Scion xB, those bricklike aerodynamics would be great :bonk:

Guh, don't get me started on that: I groan every time I see that idiot gloat about the "dual canards" he installed on the front of his tC that "help stabilize his car at high speeds..." :bleh:

Racer wrote:

"help stabilize his car at high speeds..."

The car is already stable, the driver, , , that's a whole other issue :crazy:

gaijin mark wrote:Racer wrote:

"help stabilize his car at high speeds..."

The car is already stable, the driver, , , that's a whole other issue :crazy:

:lol: Good one. :thumbsup: :hehe:

does anyone know if scott speed is any good? he's in f1 this year and i don't know anything about him. has a right for hollywood name though... :hehe:

kenjilina wrote:does anyone know if scott speed is any good? he's in f1 this year and i don't know anything about him. has a right for hollywood name though... :hehe:

There's been quite a bit of talk about him... I guess he's supposed to be "The Great American Hope" for F1... The U.S. hasn't had anyone decent since Mario Andretti won it all in 1978: in recent memory, Eddie Cheever was so-so and Michael Andretti tanked with McLaren despite having Ayrton Senna as a teammate...

kenjilina asked:

does anyone know if scott speed is any good?

He's not driving for Ferrari, McLaren or Williams, so he doesn't really have a chance anyway, ne?

gaijin mark wrote:kenjilina asked:

does anyone know if scott speed is any good?

He's not driving for Ferrari, McLaren or Williams, so he doesn't really have a chance anyway, ne?

Note: Renault won the F1 championship with Fernando Alonso... ;)