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Automotive Discussion / When I owned my Vette, I never had to worry about the front plate as LE ....

« on: June 28, 2015, 02:16:04 AM »

...understood why those cars don't wear front license plate and I've never been stopped for it so it remained like this throughout my ownership:




For those that LE do stop for not having a front plate but don't want to mess with the bumper, I saw this recently and thought it was a good clean alternative:

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Two Wheel Forum / Honda, you're lame!!!

« on: June 13, 2015, 01:37:53 AM »

Honda has entered the street legal superbike race with a race replica retailing for an eye-popping $184,000..

Later this year, the company will start selling a limited run of its RC213V-S -- the consumer edition of the production motorcycle that Marc Marquez has raced to two world championships.

It's much too soon to say whether the Honda will be a better or faster machine than any of those mighty motorcycles. But it will be the most expensive of the lot.

"For a long time people have been demanding a street-legal version of the RCV," said Lee Edmunds, manager of motorcycle marketing communications at American Honda. "So our engineers set out to build what is basically a MotoGP bike with a headlight and turn signals."

Versions sold in the U.S., because of emissions and other regulations, will not be as powerful as the 235-horsepower motorcycle ridden by Marquez. The U.S. RC213V-S will make only 101 horsepower.

Are you F'ing kidding me...

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Two Wheel Forum / The Judge done good in this case vs. the Detective

« on: June 11, 2015, 11:54:23 AM »

Judge convicts NY detective in bloody road rage chase




New York (AFP) - A New York police detective and another man were found guilty Tuesday over a road rage chase that ended with a banker beaten in front of his wife and toddler in broad daylight.

Judge Maxwell Wiley found detective Wojciech Braszczok, 34, guilty of second-degree assault, criminal mischief, coercion and riot over the September 29, 2013 incident in Manhattan that shocked New Yorkers.

New York police promptly suspended the detective pending termination.

Braszczok, who was off-duty at the time, was acquitted on two more serious assault charges, local media reported.

Robert Sims, 36, was convicted of attempted gang assault, attempted assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, coercion, criminal possession of a weapon and riot.

The two men will be sentenced on August 5 and 6. Braszczok faces a maximum sentence of seven years, and Sims between five and 15 years.

Nine other bikers involved in the episode have already been convicted of second-degree assault for their roles in the attack.

Banker Alexian Lien, 33, the driver of a luxury Range Rover, was brutally assaulted after a gang of motorcyclists chased him down following a brief confrontation with one of the bikers.

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Automotive Discussion / Speaking of poor tire performance, my old Vette's OEM...

« on: June 04, 2015, 03:14:54 PM »

run flat tires were the worst in my experience. It was hard and noisy ("Flinstones"). Plus, it didn't grip too well for high performance tires. Mileage was OK but there are too many variables when it comes to mileage i.e., how you drive, what kind of car, road conditions, weather, etc..

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Automotive Discussion / This 2005 Honda Accord with 156k miles may actually sell for more than its MSRP

« on: June 03, 2015, 10:55:07 PM »

Ronda Rousey is selling the Honda Accord she used to live in



Would you like to own a 2005 Honda Accord with 156,000 miles on it? It might cost you 20 grand or more!

If you want to bid on Ronda Rousey's old car, you'll need to head over to eBay right now, because bidding is already at $17,400.

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Food Forum / That blood Sausage was pretty good...

« on: May 27, 2015, 03:16:07 PM »

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Music Discussion / Good Thai song playlist of songs about broken heart, MIL putting DIL down, ....

« on: May 06, 2015, 12:39:05 AM »

father disapproved of the boy his daughter is dating...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgqKSOFvUgw&index=3&list=PLjqvd8scR7uaiffFBbXK2KF4u-R69YsDb&t=4s

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Automotive Discussion / This could be bad for those of us, DIY guys and aftermarket part vendors...

« on: April 23, 2015, 03:15:18 PM »

GM, Ford, And Others Want to Make Working on Your Own Car Illegal


One of the inherent rights of owning a vehicle is the ability to get on one’s backside — a wrench in one hand and a grease rag in the other, and just tinker to your little heart’s desire. Since the vehicle was invented, it’s been an important facet within the community of gearheads.

General Motors — the same company responsible for 87 deaths related to faulty ignition switches, FYI — wants to take that right away from you citing safety and security issues. Along with a few other big names.

It’s called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). It’s been around since 2000 and started as anti-Internet piracy legislation. But automakers want to use it to try and make working on your own car illegal. Yes, illegal. The general premise is that unlike cars of the past, today’s vehicles are so advanced and use such a large amount of software and coding in their general makeup, altering said code could be dangerous and possibly even malicious.

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Automotive Discussion / I knew about the 108 HP Sera but didn't know it "inspired" McClaren

« on: March 14, 2015, 10:56:44 AM »

This may be the only one in the U.S. that's "legally registered" as it was made for the JDM:


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toyota-Other-Funky-Mode-1990-toyota-sera-rare-legally-registered-in-usa-jdm-rhd-/131452566022?rmvSB=true

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Automotive Discussion / Main reason why I don't buy used cars from heavy traffic and/or snowy areas ...

« on: March 14, 2015, 12:54:10 AM »

such as SF, NYC, Boston, Chicago, MN, WI, etc...

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Automotive Discussion / Famed street racer charged with murder after deadly L.A. race

« on: March 06, 2015, 05:44:01 PM »

Good. Fair punishment imo is: Blind fold the idiot and have a car ram into him...

LOS ANGELES — A street racer and car tuner whose fame stretched from online videos to a cable TV show  has been charged with two counts of murder after a crash stemming from an illcit Los Angeles race.

Israel "Izzy" Valenzuela, 38, also was charged Thursday with engaging in a street race that caused a concussion. Another alleged promoter of the race, 21-year-old Henry Gevorgyan was charged with the same counts on Tuesday. Both men remain jailed on bail of more than $2 million apiece.

Two men were killed and a third was seriously injured during a Feb. 26 race in Chatsworth, Calif., when a souped-up Mustang went out of control and slammed into a crowd on the sidewalk while racing a Nissan GT-R.

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Automotive Discussion / Nah, the LM002 wasn't an "Exotic" in '86 and it's not now IMO

« on: March 02, 2015, 07:33:01 PM »

In terms of '86 SUVs, there were several SUV that looks better imo such as the 4Runner or Wrangler:



vs.

The severely overpriced and fugly Lamborghini LM002:

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Automotive Discussion / Agree with this person, not only are the idiotic racers at risk but also ...

« on: February 05, 2015, 10:17:59 PM »

...those sharing the same public roads with the idiots. Hey idiots, there are places called race tracks for racing:

Here’s a prime example of why you should never speed on a public road. Because it’s not only you and your own pride and joy at risk, but everyone else you may encounter.

http://youtu.be/DCYkhXuRsWU

In the video above, posted to YouTube by Car_Slides (via Wrecked Exotics), a hoon driver in a Ferrari 458 Spider speeds across multiple lanes before cutting in front of a Nissan GT-R whose driver slams the brakes and swerves to avoid an impact.

The GT-R clips the median strip and loses control, eventually hitting another car in the next lane over.

Of course, we can’t see what happened earlier so perhaps the GT-R’s driver is not completely innocent as it appears the hulking sports car is moving considerably faster than the rest of the traffic, meaning the drivers of the two exotics may have been street racing.

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Automotive Discussion / Always thought it was overpriced so not surprised

« on: February 05, 2015, 09:57:22 PM »

New Lexus LFAs still unsold two years after production ended


Even today, four years after Toyota's Lexus division set out into the supercar world with the 552-hp, V-10-engined Lexus LFA, the car seems like a mirage. After a decade of planning and research, only 500 were built — meticulously, mostly by hand — with prices of $375,000 each. Able to be customized in 30 million ways, a special edition of the LFA lapped the Nürburgring in near-record time in 2011, and Lexus shut down production in 2012.

Two years later, Lexus still has unsold LFAs waiting as patiently as pastors in its U.S. showrooms. Last month it sold two; in 2014, it moved 17. Most new cars spend an average of just over two months on a dealer's lot; at this rate, the 2012 model year LFA might finally sell out in the United States right around Halloween. Why does such a fast car move so slowly out of Lexus showrooms?


Why really? 

Because it's overpriced!

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Music Discussion / One of my ATF turned 30 today

« on: January 28, 2015, 07:59:31 PM »

 :

http://youtu.be/M9BNoNFKCBI