General Car Discussion

Discussion in 'Automotive' started by HadACoolName, Mar 6, 2015.

  1. General S'mores

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    I'm saying about the riced car's color, not ricing to get that color.
    Also, when I mean "hit the nail on the head", I was saying that they can do an good job at being decent or nice to look at.
     
  2. Ytrewq

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    I understood your comment as "car painted baby blue = ricer".
     
  3. General S'mores

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    I'm not saying that it automatically equals just them, it could also be an pimper. Anyways, into another car topic:

    Do you see anything illogical?
     
  4. NismoR35

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    It's a game, it's not supposed to be totally realistic, you know.
     
  5. General S'mores

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    Yeah, but it's an poster of an game, not an in-game screenshot.
     
  6. NismoR35

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    But what I've said still stands, it's not supposed to be realistic at all, any kind of logic is thrown out the window, and it's all done purely to capture people's attention.
     
  7. General S'mores

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    I know it's not an simulator (it's an racing game), but that doesn't mean that they aren't trying to look realistic.
     
  8. NismoR35

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    As if seeing "Need For Speed" on the bottom wasn't that obvious enough, like, you've basically answered your own question on what's being "illogical" on it. What I've said before, it's meant to capture people's attention.
     
  9. General S'mores

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    I got this photo from an person who does illustrations for Ghost Games, and it does look really good (nothing wrong with that), it's just that it does seem impossible to do in RL (Any car for that matter wouldn't survive it, let alone an Regera).
    Plus, even if it did catch people's attention, it was an disappointment to play anyways.
     
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    So apparently banks aren't too fond of loaning almost $5000 to a 20 year old with an existing car loan, even though I have fairly decent credit and have never missed a payment, so I lost my truck.

    Life is way too difficult for what it's worth, to be honest.
     
  11. corvette81

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    You are aware that its a critical part of the story for the game which in turn is why they are showcasing it to sell said game.
     
  12. General S'mores

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    Yeah....
    Driving an Regera through an semi trailer perfectly (poster) = impossible
    Rallying an Subaru Impreza (in-game) = possible
    Completely different in each perspective.

    Anyways, does anyone notice that most civilian cars in Punta Cana are Kia Picantos?

    I was there last year for an week, and when we were in transportation, I noticed multiple Picantos around. Any explanation for this?
     
  13. aljowen

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    Good looking, cheap, reliable, practical cars. Easy to park in small spaces, good fuel economy, good safety ratings, easy to drive. Just general all round decency at most things. Which is more or less what most people want.
     
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    The other ones I saw common there are the Toyota HiAces. Inform me of why many places use HiAces as transportation or commercial vehicles?
     
  15. aljowen

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    Generally in Japan it is because they are incentivised as per the kei car scheme. In some places they are popular because the streets are narrow making them more practical than bigger cars (because they physically fit on the roads). They have low fuel economy and are not too expensive, with a decent load capacity. Since most businesses don't need larger vehicles to make deliveries to all the local shops. For example, a baker could stock all the local shops with one of these without too much issue.

    The other benefit is as maintenance vehicles for councils and possibly in your case resorts, since they can often fit down pedestrian paths and pavements without too much difficulty.
     
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    More of a "General Discussion" type post, but it has wheels so :p

    Still baffles me as to why Buses that have heating hardly ever have it on.

    Once i was on a bus with the heating on full blast, it was raining outside and quite a few windows were open. Bus was nice warm and dry. No misting on the windows! (that's heating drying out the air for ya!).

    But in like every other case, the bus is cool/cold. Heating isn't on and the windows are all shut. You can almost see your breath and well the windows are heavily misted. With only the driver's heater switched on demisting the front windscreen.

    So, the rear (passenger) heating is depot controlled. They are set at the depot for the whole day. But what I don't get is why they aren't generous with the heating! It's not like it's costing the bus company any fuel, it's free heat that would be lost through the radiator anyway! So i don't know why they don't just max out the heating, and let passengers open and close the windows as necessary.
     
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    I tend to find that they are too hot or too cold. Sometimes that means the air conditioning is on mid winter, sometimes the heating is on full blast in summer.

    It might have something t do with your commute though? Since your bus might be scheduled to start just before you get on it, as such it won't have heated up yet?
     
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    So... I am starting to save money to buy my first car and I was looking for a good multi-purpose car (Reliable, roomy, robust etc.), any suggestions?
     
  19. aljowen

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    Skoda Octavia. After 11pm you will struggle to see anything else on the roads (in city centre UK at least), since every taxi in operation seems to be a Skoda Octavia. Which would suggest that it is reliable, robust, and and roomy.
    In the US, a Crown Vic would probably fulfil the quota as long as you get one that hasn't been totally thrashed. Especially if you have a hard on for any form of power over other road users. Otherwise a Japanese estate vehicle of some description would also fulfil all of the above, without the image and judgement from others.
     
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  20. General S'mores

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    Should I buy an Toyota Sera, or an 2017 MDX later in the future?
     
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