General Car Discussion

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

  1. General S'mores

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    That might be why some Volvos are considered 'tanks' by the public.
     
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  3. General S'mores

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    You gotta congratulate Volvo that they were able to make strong cars.


    http://www.traffic-simulation.de/
    Found this neat website where you can experiment with traffic. It's also made by Germans, which explains a few of the signs and road set-up options within the website.
     
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  4. SixSixSevenSeven

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    Hmm. Harley are moving non USDM production out of the US. Other news (honestly coincidental timing) I have also added the harley Davidson Street 750 to my shortlist of what bike to get next year.
     
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    I’ve never been into bikes but I love the Harley Forty Eight.
     
  6. SixSixSevenSeven

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    It's a nice one. These smaller Harley's are kinda just my style. Ducati scrambler is another one I'm interested in
     
  7. aljowen

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    You're not old enough for a mid life crisis yet :p
     
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  8. redrobin

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    The modern Dodge Ram is a complete poorly built piece of shit and I absolutely hate them. I’d rather have a Silverado.

    I’ve done 800 or so miles in a 2017 Ram 3500HD with with exactly 15,700 miles and lord oh lord it’s a freaking mess of a vehicle. Starting with the driving dynamics: the steering is completely numb, it shakes like a motherfucker, and the transmission shifts really hard and really slow. It’s almost intolerably uncomfortable, it squeaks every time it hits a bump, and it’s really loud. There’s less room in the back than my mom’s crew cab F-150, despite the Ram being physically much larger. It gets, unladen, a whopping 15 MPG on the highway (and 13 towing a trailer). And above all, the fucking rear window leaks when it rains. Don’t believe me?

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    Absolutely 100% fuck this truck. Do yourself a favor and buy a Chevy or a Ford, don’t waste your time with an FCA product.
     
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  9. General S'mores

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    Jesus f*cking Christ, how many cars are gonna have stupid-ass/horrible designs?!?
    This is not as bad as the Blazer, but this is by far the most stupidest-looking Aston Martin I ever saw.
     
  10. MrAnnoyingDude

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    They overdid the size, but with a smaller grille, this would have been very good.
     
  11. General S'mores

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    They could've just kept the front fascia the same as the DB11, but changed the aero around the grille. I don't know what made them think that a Lexus-sized grille (you know the ones that nearly touch the bottom of the bumper) would fit this revived DBS.
     
  12. aljowen

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    Looks fine to me. Plus they have history with putting very large grilles on their cars, for example:

    One-77 (2009)
     
  13. General S'mores

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    The One-77 is somewhat charming with it's front. But that was 10 years ago from this new DBS, and especially with we have plenty of massive grilles (especially Chevrolet and Lexus, my god!), this is getting really old.
    Also, here's the rear:

     
  14. MisterKenneth

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    It's jarring that a vehicle this new would have these problems. Could it be that this particular truck is just a bad egg?


    I see this.


    There's one pro to having a large grille, you don't have to worry about restricted airflow.
     
  15. General S'mores

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    Atleast with smaller grilles, it doesn't kill what could've made a nice-looking car.
     
  16. aljowen

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    The rear end looks fantastic.
     
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    Considering I can verify that this truck was bought off the lot brand new and immediately had to go into the shop, I would certainly hope so. This is a company vehicle and so is driven a lot. It’s absolutely inexcusable that a vehicle this new is such a hunk. It’s 2018, not 1976. I wouldn’t be surprised if a line worker left his tuna sandwich in the door accidentally.
     
  18. General S'mores

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    It looks fine for me, but it's the better part of the vehicle.
     
  19. aljowen

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    Shmee's video on the car is pretty good
     
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  20. General S'mores

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    It looks like most people in the comments section like the vehicle...
    I guess I made myself a unpopular opinion...
    Also, I like his analytical dialogue, I personally get more interest in car videos with this kind of dialogue style.
     
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