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Old 01-30-2014 | 12:57 PM
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Thanks! It's an '11 with really low mileage. We let someone else take the hit on depreciation lol. Got a really good deal on it too which made it even better.

The 7AT does a lot of gear-hunting on hills sometimes but otherwise, it's a nice smooth ride.
I think it's a pretty solid ride.

i laughed at my co-worker for taking it in for a suspension squeak.
as i told him, they'll be hunting for it and will most likely not find the sound.
Old 01-30-2014 | 01:00 PM
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Never having driven the Nurburgring I would say that the GT-R looks like a handful, sort of like a NASCAR car on a road course. Lots and lots of tire scrubbing in the corners so he was definitely close to the limit. Beat previous record by other than GT-R by 50 freaking seconds. Crazy.
Old 01-30-2014 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
I think it's a pretty solid ride.

i laughed at my co-worker for taking it in for a suspension squeak.
as i told him, they'll be hunting for it and will most likely not find the sound.
Its a rule, cars never make "the" noise when you take them in...
Old 01-30-2014 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Franchise1124
How much goes to robots?
$34.50.
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Old 01-30-2014 | 01:03 PM
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Old 01-30-2014 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by GKinColo08TL
Never having driven the Nurburgring I would say that the GT-R looks like a handful, sort of like a NASCAR car on a road course. Lots and lots of tire scrubbing in the corners so he was definitely close to the limit. Beat previous record by other than GT-R by 50 freaking seconds. Crazy.
Not at all.. check the gear he was in and RPM through the turns. He was barely driving it. A couple of corrections but only to maintain speed. He's definitely driving it to the limits on a very dangerous course but the GT-R stays planted.
Old 01-30-2014 | 01:13 PM
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Randy Pobst has a bunch of killer driver's car comparos with the GT-R. He spells it out in each one.
Old 01-30-2014 | 01:14 PM
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People say the GT-R is one of the "easiest" high-performance cars to drive. You almost don't need any training.

Next closest is apparently the M3. I'm not saying Porsche because well, the cars I like are a notch above in price...although, Nissan sure has gone to scalping for the GT-R.
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Old 01-30-2014 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
People say the GT-R is one of the "easiest" high-performance cars to drive. You almost don't need any training.

Next closest is apparently the M3. I'm not saying Porsche because well, the cars I like are a notch above in price...although, Nissan sure has gone to scalping for the GT-R.
Most grandmas could drive it. I took Xoulu's out for a spin after he kept encouraging me and I did a figure 8 around a light post in front of Planet Fitness (Justn?), then hammered it down a roundabout into traffic. It's fast but it sucks the emotion out of it. Seriously, it's too well mannered. I get more anxious taking out the Tundra on damp roads at 20 mph. I love scaring the shit out of passengers in the Tundra though. I once drifted it along a single lane road close to a cliffline. /coolstory
Old 01-30-2014 | 01:20 PM
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Wow. I hope to drive a GT-R one day.


Easiest drive I've had in an "uber-car" was the 1992 NSX I seriously considered trading my old CL-S for back in 2004. Holy was that ever fun...
Old 01-30-2014 | 01:24 PM
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Old 01-30-2014 | 01:25 PM
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Except the shit tires I have on the tundra lose traction at moderate speeds and on any turn.
Old 01-30-2014 | 01:25 PM
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mmm gtr

one day...
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just made some chicken fajita's for lunch...
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Old 01-30-2014 | 03:04 PM
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^ I'm jealous you get to work from home. I'm so fucking bored in the office right now.
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Who is working from home?
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Old 01-30-2014 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
People say the GT-R is one of the "easiest" high-performance cars to drive. You almost don't need any training.

Next closest is apparently the M3. I'm not saying Porsche because well, the cars I like are a notch above in price...although, Nissan sure has gone to scalping for the GT-R.
I've heard the Porsche GT is one of the easier ones to drive, actually.
Old 01-30-2014 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Vlad_Type_S
I'm so fucking bored in the office right now.
What do you do Vlad?

there's a vlad here in my office, but he drives a Jag.
Old 01-30-2014 | 03:17 PM
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I've heard the Porsche GT is one of the easier ones to drive, actually.
GT what?
Old 01-30-2014 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Majofo
GT what?
the 669, duh.
Old 01-30-2014 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
the 69, duh.
oh, I remember hearing you two took a spin in one. Which one of you was pile driving?

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Old 01-30-2014 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
What do you do Vlad?

there's a vlad here in my office, but he drives a Jag.
Of course he does. I haven't met an Eastern European without a luxury brand motor, even if they're broke as fuck, they find a way to make the payments. One of my best friends is unemployed and somehow manages to own a 2010 G37. Thefuck.

I'm an electrical engineer, working at a manufacturing facility. I make sure all the test systems are running. I'm bored because nothing is broken.
Old 01-30-2014 | 03:25 PM
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Old 01-30-2014 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Vlad_Type_S
Of course he does. I haven't met an Eastern European without a luxury brand motor, even if they're broke as fuck, they find a way to make the payments. One of my best friends is unemployed and somehow manages to own a 2010 G37. Thefuck.

I'm an electrical engineer, working at a manufacturing facility. I make sure all the test systems are running. I'm bored because nothing is broken.
shit, this Vlad is about our age and makes $80k!
He has the supercharged XF or the other one. (they all look the same)



and go break something. lol
Old 01-30-2014 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Vlad_Type_S
I'm an electrical engineer, working at a manufacturing facility. I make sure all the test systems are running. I'm bored because nothing is broken.
You call yourself an electrical engineer yet you haven't broken something yet?
Old 01-30-2014 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
shit, this Vlad is about our age and makes $80k!
He has the supercharged XF or the other one. (they all look the same)



and go break something. lol


Beat me to it.
Old 01-30-2014 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
shit, this Vlad is about our age and makes $80k!
He has the supercharged XF or the other one. (they all look the same)



and go break something. lol

$80k isn't what it used to be, especially with student loans.

I like the Jags. I think the Model S got some styling cues from them.

Lol. Every single person is telling me to break something. Maybe I can throw some magnets at some circuit boards and wait for a phone call

What do you do?
Old 01-30-2014 | 03:39 PM
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for real.. especially if you live in the Chi..
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I chew ass and kick gum. I'm easy going and have been known to be generous by handing out raises.
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just for vlad

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^ I'm jealous you get to work from home. I'm so fucking bored in the office right now.
my new project manager has been more than kind....

since we had a new addition to the family, he was like "work from home and enjoy the time with the newborn"....else I would have been traveling to Richardson, TX every week (monday-thursday)....

I think starting March, I will be traveling every other week....
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I used to bump that shit in high school. I was a po' pimp!! Rust bucket car with a sound system worth more than the car. Workin' at mickey d's. Hispanic ladies love white meat.

"Lemme fuck witcho emotions ho."
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Congrats on the family addition swoosh! It's very cool that your employer is giving you that flexibility. Also, I am no longer jealous of you. Nice and quiet around here.
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white hispanic hos..
Old 01-30-2014 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Majofo
Who is working from home?
Tomorrow, yes. But, been off since last Friday.
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Congrats on the family addition swoosh! It's very cool that your employer is giving you that flexibility. Also, I am no longer jealous of you. Nice and quiet around here.


we got lucky with the kid....he rarely cries...only when he is super sleepy and if his feeding time is approaching...

with feeding, we dont get a warning....its like he is all happy and playing and all of a sudden, he is hungry haha...its hysterical....


but yeah at times I do wish I got to "date" the wifey a little bit longer...since I knew it was gonna be a while until we got to go on a date...on the last night in the hospital, I asked the nurse to put the kid in the nursery and I went and got some Olive Garden for the wifey....lit up some candles and made a night out of it

and I dont work on the car as much
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What a romantic!!!!!!!! Nice move. All of my ex girls love Olive Garden, can't go wrong. And Starbucks if she's white.
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you sir are on the money...

cant go wrong with Olive Garden (hint Tiramisu)

and +1 on Starbucks as well....they wifey (though not white) LOVES starbucks...hates coffee

Hot Chocolate from Starbucks or Mocha Frappe from McDonalds (she says they got the recipe just right)


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