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VWFIXER
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 Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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I have no words for this...
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The builder really screwed up with this one. Missing the opportunity to spell Cosmic Cruiser with a "K" would have set it a step above the rest. Now it just rolls around in shame.
A stunning, monumental failure.
Other than that, it is a thing of beauty. |
It's got party written all over it...
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What’s frightening to me, is the very high possibility that one of my sons will buy this at any cost just to spite me.
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Fish
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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I have no words for this...
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That's because there are none. |
Money can't buy taste.
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ToolBox
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| Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2022 9:25 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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| Fish wrote: |
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| ToolBox wrote: |
I have no words for this...
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That's because there are none. |
Money can't buy taste. |
I just want to know the reaction of the CBP when he crossed from Canada that morning. |
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Xevin 
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| Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2022 9:37 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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| ToolBox wrote: |
| Fish wrote: |
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I have no words for this...
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That's because there are none. |
Money can't buy taste. |
I just want to know the reaction of the CBP when he crossed from Canada that morning. |
Only a few people are worthy of this vessel 
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2022 11:26 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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Beautiful t5R Volvo in gul Yellow 607
Big bucks inEU. Fewer here.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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Out of the ordinary???? I'm in northeast Phoenix, practically in Scottsdale, and VERY rare to see anything over 10 years old on the road. Have seen more and more Teslas each month....
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Xevin
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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That’s a thing of beauty. Slow as fuck but gorgeous. Still makes my nose itch just thinking of a DMC  “Waste of talent”
(Don’t make me explain the itching nose cusser  )
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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| Xevin wrote: |
That’s a thing of beauty. Slow as fuck but gorgeous. Still makes my nose itch just thinking of a DMC “Waste of talent”
(Don’t make me explain the itching nose cusser ) |
I always liked the, "Coke Ads Life" bumper sticker on those cars.
Slow as fuck?
Add a Flux capacitor and that sucker will, take you "Back in time."
https://www.oreillyauto.com/flux-capacitor
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Bonesberg55
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 5:21 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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| Delorean should have stayed with Pontiac. His car was a bust. |
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Xevin
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 7:20 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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| His car was a bust. |
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NJ John
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:11 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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What’s weird, if I’m not mistaken. The Delorean was rear engine, not mid or transverse mid. The Renault transmission is probably the same one used for upgrade swaps in Beetles in Europe. Not a popular swap in the US.
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:24 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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I wonder how many other types of car forums' members see our cars and post them in threads like this.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:25 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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| Delorean should have stayed with Pontiac. His car was a bust. |
He drew quite a few lines
To be fair, he was acquitted of the coke rap due to entrapment , and it really was entrapment
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Bonesberg55
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:59 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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True, and that Delorean had lines all over it, most having no rhyme or reason. Its almost as if he was still at Pontiac when they came out with the Aztek.
So many vehicles today have no flowing lines, just a mishmash like a preschooler trying to draw a car. I've seen better looking designs in the pinewood derby. |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 9:02 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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True, and that Delorean had lines all over it, most having no rhyme or reason. Its almost as if he was still at Pontiac when they came out with the Aztek.
So many vehicles today have no flowing lines, just a mishmash like a preschooler trying to draw a car. I've seen better looking designs in the pinewood derby. |
And for all our differences, we can share beer over that
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Xevin
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:17 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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True, and that Delorean had lines all over it, most having no rhyme or reason. Its almost as if he was still at Pontiac when they came out with the Aztek.
So many vehicles today have no flowing lines, just a mishmash like a preschooler trying to draw a car. I've seen better looking designs in the pinewood derby. |
Most of us on the forum know this but some might not realize why SUV and other cars look a like. Here’s a couple quotes off the internet. I learned this from a car salesman when we bought Xaties BMW SUV pos.
“There are powerful external forces that make compact crossover vehicles all look the same. Fuel economy requirements largely dictate the overall shape of the vehicle and the curve of the roof. And safety requirements dictate things like the height of the hood and angle of the front grill.”
“The first involves the engineering of front-ends that are flat and wide so the energy and force of a car that hits a pedestrian is diffused. The second reason is "drag reduction," so the cars will get better gasoline mileage. Aerodynamic designs require a flat front end and the raising of the trunk line.”
Next thing you know. The people in power will require everyone drive electric cars
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Bonesberg55
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:54 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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True, and that Delorean had lines all over it, most having no rhyme or reason. Its almost as if he was still at Pontiac when they came out with the Aztek.
So many vehicles today have no flowing lines, just a mishmash like a preschooler trying to draw a car. I've seen better looking designs in the pinewood derby. |
And for all our differences, we can share beer over that
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I'd prefer a bowl although that may be another difference. |
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Bonesberg55
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"Aerodynamic designs require a flat front end and the raising of the trunk line."
Nice try from that salesman but no way. Any massive flat front end produces friction regardless of the trunk line. You know that if you have a van. A wedge-shape or tear drop has less drag. |
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Xevin
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 11:30 am Post subject: Re: What out of the ordinary cars did you see today |
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"Aerodynamic designs require a flat front end and the raising of the trunk line."
Nice try from that salesman but no way. Any massive flat front end produces friction regardless of the trunk line. You know that if you have a van. A wedge-shape or tear drop has less drag. |
Many ICE cars look the same because most companies that sell to the general public need to achieve the same standards that a government entity determined.
Back in the day we had all kinds of cool cars with unique personality’s. Even the ugly Aztec, Pinto, K-Car, Citation, and etc.
Not all tear drops have less drag then a loaf of bread
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