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March 25, 2015 at 12:53 am
(March 24, 2015 at 11:50 pm)Drich Wrote: I'll never understand why or how people can live in snow like that. I was in my late to mid twenties before I even saw it for the first time, and an hour later I had to drive in it.. Never again!
Snow is fun to drive in, if you do it right. Making donuts in parking lots is especially fun. Where I live, we experience all four seasons in a week, so the saying goes, if you don't like the weather, wait a minute.
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March 25, 2015 at 12:58 am
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March 25, 2015 at 1:43 am
(March 25, 2015 at 12:53 am)Judi Lynn Wrote: (March 24, 2015 at 11:50 pm)Drich Wrote: I'll never understand why or how people can live in snow like that. I was in my late to mid twenties before I even saw it for the first time, and an hour later I had to drive in it.. Never again!
Snow is fun to drive in, if you do it right. Making donuts in parking lots is especially fun. Where I live, we experience all four seasons in a week, so the saying goes, if you don't like the weather, wait a minute.
Right-where else can you pretend you have 500 hp without worrying about going fast enough to hurt yourself? Put your foot down and right away the driving wheels break loose. Lots of accidents in the snow but not so many of the 100mph-everybody died kind.
I didn't vote for best brand. I voted for least bad. Cars are a PITA necessity.
1961 VW Beetle
1960 VW Bus
1965 Chevrolet Corvair
1966 Dodge Coronet
1965 BMW 1600
1966 Dodge Dart
1965 Mercedes 180
1976 Mercedes 250
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1978 Dodge Colt
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1980 Renault LeCar
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March 25, 2015 at 1:50 am
(March 25, 2015 at 1:43 am)JuliaL Wrote: (March 25, 2015 at 12:53 am)Judi Lynn Wrote: Snow is fun to drive in, if you do it right. Making donuts in parking lots is especially fun. Where I live, we experience all four seasons in a week, so the saying goes, if you don't like the weather, wait a minute.
Right-where else can you pretend you have 500 hp without worrying about going fast enough to hurt yourself? Put your foot down and right away the driving wheels break loose. Lots of accidents in the snow but not so many of the 100mph-everybody died kind.
I grew up with snow and learning to drive on it was essential. The plus side to snow is that every single time it snows here people panic and start running to the store to buy up all the milk, bread and tp they can. We end up with about three inches of snow and people are back out four hours later. Seriously, how much milk, bread and toilet paper does one really need for four hours? 
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March 25, 2015 at 2:40 am
(March 24, 2015 at 11:50 pm)Drich Wrote: I'll never understand why or how people can live in snow like that. I was in my late to mid twenties before I even saw it for the first time, and an hour later I had to drive in it.. Never again!
I remember as a kid growing up in Ohio, the summers seemed longer and the snowy season seemed like a blink. I guess it's normal for kids to remember summer as being longer, but being that Ohio is mostly winter it seems extra ludicrous to me. I don't like winter much and I definitely hate driving in it, but I do prefer working in the cold much more than the heat. There's no limit to how hard you can work, as far as overheating and dehydration and what not.
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March 25, 2015 at 3:40 am
I'm taking my lessons in a Corsa. Nice machine. Haven't broken it yet. When I'm on the road properly, I'm looking at probably a BMW convertible; perhaps a Saab if I can afford it. Shell wants me to go for a Peugeot 307 or similar. It's got to be something that removes panties at two hundred yards.
I've been looking at car customising videos on YouTube as well. There's a few about iridescent paint jobs that caused my panties to fly off.
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March 25, 2015 at 3:51 am
Hey! Now you and the professor can have something to get on about!
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March 25, 2015 at 5:35 am
I don't think I have anything to get on in any conversation that combines the professor with panty removal.
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March 25, 2015 at 9:31 am
(March 24, 2015 at 11:50 pm)Drich Wrote: Those aren't real cars.
Ferrari. BMW. Mercedes. Rolls-Royce. Aston Martin. Alfa Romeo. Audi.
Every single one of those shits all over any American car company.
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March 25, 2015 at 9:47 am
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(March 25, 2015 at 9:31 am)Napoléon Wrote: (March 24, 2015 at 11:50 pm)Drich Wrote: Those aren't real cars.
Ferrari. BMW. Mercedes. Rolls-Royce. Aston Martin. Alfa Romeo. Audi.
Every single one of those shits all over any American car company.
Volvo, Seat, Skoda (both VW), Fiat (Ferrari, Alfa, Arbarth, Dodge, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati) Lamborghini (VW), Bugatti, Bentley (VW too!), Porsche (also VW). Oh, also Jag/Landrover (owned by Tata Motors [Indian] and is now operating at a good profit after operating at a loss under the Ford, primarily because Ford didn't expand into Asian markets where Jags and Landrovers are now extremely popular). Oh, also forgot about Citroen and Renault, Renault especially make fucking excellent high powered upper end daily cars like the Megane Sport and old Clio RS 200. What a fucking car the latter was.
I find a lot of American cars are ugly as sin (not all though, several muscle cars are just orgasmic to look at). I had a conversation with a Canadian friend who had a Honda Civic years ago and the civic in the US just looks god awful in comparison to the UK version. EG:
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Ok so the top is a Sedan and the bottom is the Type R hot hatch, but still, not comparable, even accounting for different strokes. As far as I know the type R isn't scheduled for a US release. And I do understand that US markets are vastly different to European ones (roads are longer, gas is cheaper etc), but still, from a purely design aesthetic...
EDIT: Forgot to add Aston Martin and Mclaren to the list. The P1 especially is a nice 'everyday' car (lol). The New AM DB10 looks the bollocks too.
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