General Car Discussion

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

  1. Slammington

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    Wasn't the whole problem with takata airbags in the fact that they used chemical compounds which could deteriorate over time and turn them into steering wheel claymores?
    If these are new airbags made with a new chemical composition, I don't see why anyone should be worried, just because they're Takata bags. Am I missing something?
     
  2. rocksim

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    You’re right, they pretty much have.
     
  3. MisterKenneth

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    I also heard something about them being stored in humid regions in Mexico, which apparently deteriorated them even more.
     
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    So it looks like an Audi. :p
     
  5. MrAnnoyingDude

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    In the back.
     
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    Audi's Photocopier & Pantograph Design Philosophy™, taken to the extreme.
     
  7. MisterKenneth

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    Audis were the last car I thought of when looking at the back of the Aurus Senat. I thought of something more along the lines of Rolls-Royce. But isn't that what it's modelled after?
     
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  8. MrAnnoyingDude

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    But it looks nothing like the rendering...
     
  9. MisterKenneth

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    I can't believe I missed that.
     
  10. General S'mores

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    Well, can it start up without problems? (Putin's previous car could barely start at all)
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    Why do I keep getting Mercedes Benz S-Class Pullman vibes from the rear?
     
  11. BannedByAndroid

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    Are you sure you are right? Why the hell you put a picture of a Rolls-Royce? /s
     
  12. Michaelflat

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    Another post about car ac...:

    So, on some cars, there is an AQS fitted. When activated this detects the air outside for exhaust fumes and when it does find them it engages recirc on your car. This is designed to keep your cabin smelling nice and fresh.
    But.....
    What if someone farts inside the car :p then those fumes don't leave the cabin! I'll have to test this feature on the SY but it does sound quite cool. Ive pressed the button but it stays on recirc instead of fresh air when just in normal driving. I think my town is too polluted for the feature. But then again the sensor might have to warm up. I'll see what it does eventually.
     
  13. Ytrewq

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    Putin's previous car was an S-class, I doubt it had trouble starting.
     
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  14. MrAnnoyingDude

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    If it would only look like a Rolls...

    Now, it looks like a mix of used Chrysler 300, Audi A6 and Mercedes E-Class.
     
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  15. General S'mores

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    It also has a touch of S-Class Pullman cues as well.
     
  16. MrAnnoyingDude

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    The 25-year-old one.

    Either way, if you're the leader of a superpower, don't ride around in something that looks like it came from a rival power's BHPH lot.
     
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    Speaking of Rollers...



    RR introduced their first SUV today, the Cullinan.

    Named after the largest raw diamond gemstone known to man, It might be the only vehicle in their lineup where the vertical "eff-if-I-care-about-aerodynamics" styling cues of the frontend and slab-sided silhouette finally make some sense...
     
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  18. MrAnnoyingDude

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    An SUV's easy entry and ample headroom actually fit a brand of cars to be driven in very well.
     
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  19. General S'mores

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    Well, is it supposed to compete against the Bentayga, which is also a first-SUV but it's from Bentley?
     
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    I agree. I'm not one of those so-called-purists who despise SUVs. I honestly find it fits the brand core values very well.

    It's just that the other Rollers look like oil-tankers on wheels. The Cullinan is possibly their only recent product with coherent styling...
     
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