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How dare they say ILX is slow... it has the power of the Civic Si!!!
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Love how all the individual models are Nissan and Chrysler products...and then Acura comes in swinging with worst overall.
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RPhilMan1 (12-23-2016)
2024 Honda Civic Type R
The 1G TSX was such a good vehicle. How did they do it so wrong? Many poor choices from Acura.
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I was perusing Audi's website and I saw this under future vehicles: https://www.audiusa.com/models/audi-s5-sportback
I had no idea they were doing a coupe sportback a la BMW's 6GC.
I had no idea they were doing a coupe sportback a la BMW's 6GC.
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^ that has been in the works for a few years. If i recall correctly, the Sportback has been available in other part of the world. So it is not "new"
A5/S5 sportback will be the direct competitors to 4 series GC.... it s just a matter of time before Mercedes joins the party.
A7/S7 is for 6GC.
A5/S5 sportback will be the direct competitors to 4 series GC.... it s just a matter of time before Mercedes joins the party.
A7/S7 is for 6GC.
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Holy Barn Find! A BMW M1 Was Hiding In A Garage For 34 Years
Wish i could find things like this.....
Wish i could find things like this.....
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ttribe (01-01-2017)
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RIP Mustang Mike, died in his sleep of a heart attack.. only 45. Damn.. was just watching a vid of him doing some digs @ e-town a few weeks ago
He seemed like a great guy and drove one of the quickest Mustangs in the nation. Definitely the quickest procharged Mustang.
He seemed like a great guy and drove one of the quickest Mustangs in the nation. Definitely the quickest procharged Mustang.
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You ever see him race at e-town @F23A4?
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I haven't gone to Etown too often in the past several years so I've never heard of Mustang Mike. But this is awful news.
Im seeing so many folks in my age range succumbing to heart attacks.
Im seeing so many folks in my age range succumbing to heart attacks.
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Majofo (01-03-2017)
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Yeah.. everyone stay / get healthy and get that ticker checked.
Mike was skinny and appeared to be in good health.
I don't think my heart could take one dig in that thing.
Mike was skinny and appeared to be in good health.
I don't think my heart could take one dig in that thing.
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The name rings a bell, from forums over the years.
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holy shit. i didn't know uber is that big already.
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$62 billion in just 7years is unfathomable
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That's market evaluation.. it's a measure of their growth not a measure of their rev / assets.
Uber valuation vs market cap of publicly traded stocks - Business Insider
Uber valuation vs market cap of publicly traded stocks - Business Insider
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Fuck Uber.. they're growing but other companies are doing it better. Uber doesn't offer anything original.
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Do elaborate? Who's doing better? Isn't that purely subjective and based on your potential locale? Uber blows all the rest of the ride sharing in LA out of the water and i use them twice a week.
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Ford managed to get their autonomous Fusion looking like a regular Fusion without the large cameras hanging atop the roof for their Version2.
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This is a pricey idea
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/b...500-per-month/
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/b...500-per-month/
Would you like to (technically) command a whole fleet of cars, with paid insurance, for a flat monthly fee? If so, Book by Cadillac might be right up your alley.
Book by Cadillac is a new subscription vehicle service. For $1,500 per month, users get access to an entire fleet of Platinum-trim Cadillac vehicles, including Escalade, XT5 and CT6. The fleet also includes Cadillac's super-fun V Series, likely including the 640-horsepower CTS-V. Aww yeah.
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You don't have to go anywhere to pick the cars up, either. They will be delivered and retrieved by "white-glove concierge," and I will be supremely let down if they don't actually wear white gloves. The concierge service is included in the cost, as is maintenance, insurance and cleaning.
There's no set time limit for the cars, either. Cadillac's release discusses how users might want to take out an Escalade for the whole freaking winter, only to swap it for a V Series car once the weather is better for driving.
A subscription vehicle service isn't necessarily new. The idea has been around for years. Back in 2005, Sun Microsystem's CEO tossed around the idea of a service where car ownership shifts to a subscription-type model without the large upfront cost typical with car ownership.
It's quite the sweet deal, but $1,500 a month is a tough pill to swallow, especially when gas and parking are not covered in that price. That's probably why Book by Cadillac's pilot is in the metro New York area. When $1,500 gets you a studio the size of a broom closet, sleeping in an Escalade sounds appealing.
Book by Cadillac is a new subscription vehicle service. For $1,500 per month, users get access to an entire fleet of Platinum-trim Cadillac vehicles, including Escalade, XT5 and CT6. The fleet also includes Cadillac's super-fun V Series, likely including the 640-horsepower CTS-V. Aww yeah.
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Photo by Cadillac
You don't have to go anywhere to pick the cars up, either. They will be delivered and retrieved by "white-glove concierge," and I will be supremely let down if they don't actually wear white gloves. The concierge service is included in the cost, as is maintenance, insurance and cleaning.
There's no set time limit for the cars, either. Cadillac's release discusses how users might want to take out an Escalade for the whole freaking winter, only to swap it for a V Series car once the weather is better for driving.
A subscription vehicle service isn't necessarily new. The idea has been around for years. Back in 2005, Sun Microsystem's CEO tossed around the idea of a service where car ownership shifts to a subscription-type model without the large upfront cost typical with car ownership.
It's quite the sweet deal, but $1,500 a month is a tough pill to swallow, especially when gas and parking are not covered in that price. That's probably why Book by Cadillac's pilot is in the metro New York area. When $1,500 gets you a studio the size of a broom closet, sleeping in an Escalade sounds appealing.
I don't know. $1,500/month and you get the concierge, maintenance, insurance, and cleaning as well? What's the typical finance rate on an Escalade or CTS-V? $900-1,000+ a month?
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besides Lyft and calling a buddy, I don't know of any other ride sharing services but Uber.
And it seems to me, that Uber is more established.
And it seems to me, that Uber is more established.
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Of course Uber is more established, its global and backed by Google. But they fuck over the drivers. Most drivers are making barely over minimum wage not considering their overhead to keep their cars in working order. Plus they don't allow tipping through the app, who fucking carries cash anymore?? Again.. 20 fucking percent.. Fuck Uber. It's worth a longer wait for lyft or another local ride sharing app imo.
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We only use Lyft based exactly on this ^. Every driver we've had for the past year has said they drive for both but typically spend the majority of their time on Lyft because they're fair to both the driver and rider, where Uber is all about the rider. Lyft usually, no, always ends up being cheaper for us to use. The last Lyft driver we had was telling us the nightmare situation he had with Uber not agreeing to pay for his cleaning costs for 3 out of 4 times a drunk passenger puked, in one case pissed, in his back seat. Lyft on the other hand approved all pretty much instantly. Needless to say no more Uber for us.
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I will say these driving services have added a plethora of jobs albeit not high paying.
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Of course Uber is more established, its global and backed by Google. But they fuck over the drivers. Most drivers are making barely over minimum wage not considering their overhead to keep their cars in working order. Plus they don't allow tipping through the app, who fucking carries cash anymore?? Again.. 20 fucking percent.. Fuck Uber. It's worth a longer wait for lyft or another local ride sharing app imo.
We only use Lyft based exactly on this ^. Every driver we've had for the past year has said they drive for both but typically spend the majority of their time on Lyft because they're fair to both the driver and rider, where Uber is all about the rider. Lyft usually, no, always ends up being cheaper for us to use. The last Lyft driver we had was telling us the nightmare situation he had with Uber not agreeing to pay for his cleaning costs for 3 out of 4 times a drunk passenger puked, in one case pissed, in his back seat. Lyft on the other hand approved all pretty much instantly. Needless to say no more Uber for us.
After I read up and found out about Uber's business practices I decided to stop using it unless nothing else was available. I don't like the way they screw their drivers and don't support it. I started using Lyft last year and have enjoyed it. A lot of my friends drive and most of them are far happier with Lyft. I think there are a couple other ones too. With Lyft they get paid day of rather than weekly like with Uber. That is pretty big. So if they need some cash they just go out driving for a few hours. Some of them are doing it as a primary source of income and they love the flexibility.
It's wild that these services initially threatened and started taking away from taxi services, and people were like wow, they are really making an impact in that sector. And now, they are even affecting auto sales, worldwide. Pretty wild. I wonder what's going to happen in the future. I also notice like many many cars downtown have an Uber or other service sticker on them.
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Another thing I tried doing recently is Curb, which is the same as Uber and Lyft except it is for Taxis. The one thing that annoys the hell out of me with Uber and Lyft is when a driver shows up who has no clue about where they are going. Or they are spaced out or just weird. You don't have these issues with Taxis. The cool thing with Uber and Lyft was the convenience of not having to manually deal with payment on arrival. Well Curb also takes care of this through the app. Previous to these services I would often use Taxi Magic app to request cabs. There are goods and bads with either, as with anything else.
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Finally saw "Apex: Story of the Hypercar". I won't lie, I fapped a few times throughout the movie.
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I've only been putting off watching that for like 5 years.
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Kia Stinger GT.. wtf?? It's middle of nowhere just like the genny coupe.
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Fucking'a $5x,xxx too.. hell nah.
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The price on this jeep is crazy but the work and attention to detail to me is amazing.
2015 Jeep Wrangler Starwood SEMA Unlimited RUF-NEK Dallas, Texas | Starwood Motors
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Suzuka Master
Looks like the price is based more on the labor than the parts
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pfft.. not even a hellcat drop in.. no thanks.
I'm going to repost this agains because it's fucking awesome
I'm going to repost this agains because it's fucking awesome
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Well.. with the release of that bullshit Dodge promo for their new Demon platform.. I think it's all but confirmed that it's a widebody Chally that's tuned up and built for the straight
Dodge Challenger ADR prototypes spied with massive rubber - Autoblog
Does it make sense considering they already have the drag pack.. I guess the difference being it's street legal.
Anyways..
Dodge Challenger ADR prototypes spied with massive rubber - Autoblog
Does it make sense considering they already have the drag pack.. I guess the difference being it's street legal.
Anyways..
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Here's the bullshit promo.. not worth watching..
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In other news, they're going to release the Jeep GC Hellcat aka Trackhawk in NY as well..