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After I left the office I didn't get back on my computer til this morning.. It was a nice break. Finally closed on some big projects.. just clearing up collateral until later this month.
Finally took the V to work today.. have a lunch planned with some friends. Let's see if I can get a car full of people grabbing the oh shit handle and contemplate their life choices. Like letting me drive them to lunch.
I didn't even click taco's link.. I just figured it was a BSD. Now if it said meat curtains.. might have been intrigued.
It's an old thing. Still uncool from what I remember.
Originally Posted by Majofo
Finally took the V to work today.. have a lunch planned with some friends. Let's see if I can get a car full of people grabbing the oh shit handle and contemplate their life choices. Like letting me drive them to lunch.
Sounds like a plan. My friend had a track Integra that was barely road legal a few years ago. Nothing like scaring the shit out of people in a car.
I used to work at a small engineering firm. I met some great brosefs there. Anyways.. we'd go to lunch a lot and one of them drove a bugeye WRX. He must have been pushing 400 at the wheels. Anyways.. we loved yet dread when he offered to drive. Here in Texas we have big swooping turnarounds under the freeway at most intersections. He'd downshift, get into boost (+20 psi) and scare the shit out of us hitting the turnaround. I rode in the bitch seat and saw the curb and our fate inches away. Great times! He sold the bugeye for not very much and bought a 550i.. nice car, but missed the raw powahh!
I used to work at a small engineering firm. I met some great brosefs there. Anyways.. we'd go to lunch a lot and one of them drove a bugeye WRX. He must have been pushing 400 at the wheels. Anyways.. we loved yet dread when he offered to drive. Here in Texas we have big swooping turnarounds under the freeway at most intersections. He'd downshift, get into boost (+20 psi) and scare the shit out of us hitting the turnaround. I rode in the bitch seat and saw the curb and our fate inches away. Great times! He sold the bugeye for not very much and bought a 550i.. nice car, but missed the raw powahh!
Ha that's funny, a WRX is the only car I ever needed to use the bitch handle so far. A programmer that used to work here had a friend that had one of these bugeye ones too. Probably pushing just as much, which is what happens when you're a kid in your 20ies making too much money and without a girlfriend.
I was going to the programmer birthday and he offered me a ride since my place was on his way to the party anyway...
There's a notable narrow highway/ring road between 2 walls here where you're supposed to drive 45mph but everybody does 65mph. There's always at least an accident per day there, luckily it wasn't us, because we were doing 90mph. At some point he had to change lanes in between 2 semis... I grabbed the handle. Not too keen of that Fast and Furious shit in real life.
Anyways, the V has been great. I don't even engine brake.. she's a big V8. When it's time to go fast she snaps necks. If you're in traffic, she just grumbles and moves along nice and easy. I only touched the brake when traffic comes to a complete stop. Looking forward to doing trans and diff oil changes soon.
yeah PB.. at a certain age.. driving like an asshole is for assholes.
Yeah, plus that ring road is shit. It's not even a ring road, but a road that goes sorta straight through the island of Montreal. For around 9 miles there's a stretch that's supported 50 feet in the air and that's where most accidents happen since it's so narrow. That's obviously exactly where we went between 2 semis.
Anyways, the V has been great. I don't even engine brake.. she's a big V8. When it's time to go fast she snaps necks. If you're in traffic, she just grumbles and moves along nice and easy. I only touched the brake when traffic comes to a complete stop. Looking forward to doing trans and diff oil changes soon.
I've been unable to find a 6MT V sedan in my area to test drive, which is probably a blessing in disquise. A million coupes though, so I may go get some seat time in one of those.
Oh, I'm still here. I managed to dodge the ban hammer- and I'm guessing because I didn't actually post a link. I'll take accountability for what I did post up- I figured it was clear enough, but it wasn't, and as such, yup, I'll take responsibility for it. fair enough and lesson learned.
You can thank Margie for getting the Boss in here though. That was 100% his decision- and he did it to... Well... Can't say anymore.
Now excuse me while I go put my flame suit on and await the backlash.
Oh, I'm still here. I managed to dodge the ban hammer- and I'm guessing because I didn't actually post a link. I'll take accountability for what I did post up- I figured it was clear enough, but it wasn't, and as such, yup, I'll take responsibility for it. fair enough and lesson learned.
You can thank Margie for getting the Boss in here though. That was 100% his decision- and he did it to... Well... Can't say anymore.
Now excuse me while I go put my flame suit on and await the backlash.
I'm pretty damn sure it was a link, since I even checked if you disguised the url as in (url=disney.com)www.offensivesite.com(/url)
All in all, still think that was over the limit. Not siding with Maj or anything, he can eat my French derriere with ranch dressing, I'm just saying this isn't 4chan /b/.
Originally Posted by Majofo
Get an auto..
You're dangerously nearing the point of no return.
I will say that Bob has a vid of him driving in the white on Blizzaks.. so...
I'm sure if I got in the driver seat of a CTS-V I would end up in debt. So I'm glad I ain't doing that.
I just can't bring myself to buy an auto just yet. I don't care about which one is faster or etc....I just prefer to row my own.
I worked for a Caddy dealership back in the day and drove a 1G V in the snow regularly on stock tires so I'm not even concerned about that
But Boston is getting Canadian-like snow these last years! I saw you guys go literally ape shit on the news, aren't you concerned about the other people?
I don't know whats up with newbies being so scared of the ban hammer. Shiett.. Justn and I have been banned several times. Justn's been dispatched by pretty much every mod here. Never by posting offensive or distasteful content though.
Don't post shit that can get someone fired.. that's a dick move. PB is right, we bullshit here but show some class or shake some ass.
You're a grown man, father of several cats, engineer, husband. Before you post, think.. would my grandmother appreciate this.
Bob having some fun.. see how flat it stays through the turn.. doesn't even get loose when he puts his foot in it before coming off the turn (TC works pretty well). Btw.. he's going like 100 at the merge, effortlessly..
I fail to see what's exceptional with the snow video or the other one. I think I've been spoiled by snow here and for the second video... seeing freaking TX vettes with more HP than a cruise ship.
being an asshole, yes.
i think my ban count is at like 5 or 6.
Im sorry Steven Bell for the shit i caused you these last 5 years.
Well.. you dispatched that one dickbag for like 4 weeks.. we all appreciated that. Of course he came back with another name and no one gave a shit. I think things got too boring..
I fail to see what's exceptional with the snow video or the other one. I think I've been spoiled by snow here and for the second video... seeing freaking TX vettes with more HP than a cruise ship.
+500 horses at the rear.. pretty amazing to me. The 2nd vid is just a demo of how smooth and easy she is. Bob could have hammered through there.. He's just cruising.
+500 horses at the rear.. pretty amazing to me. The 2nd vid is just a demo of how smooth and easy she is. Bob could have hammered through there.. He's just cruising.
Good tires makes all the difference in winter. I've never bought all seasons for winter driving but I've drove cars with them on in the past. Can't believe people used to go by with that here.
Can you drive a manual transmission, 556 hp, RWD wagon in the snow, and on slight hills?I demonstrate that it is not only possible, but simple. During the winter, on proper winter/snow tires, I can pass AWD vehicles on all-seasons.
Recording equipment: GoPro Hero HD2 attached to the front windshield
Driving equipment: Bridgestone Blizzak LM60 tires, 255 width on all four corners, on stock CTS-V 19" wheels.
I use Eastwood salt neutralizer after driving in these conditions. I do want to keep this car a while, after all.
Definitely agree with the quote in this one. Obviously I'm not driving a CTS-V, nor a manual, but with good tires and proper light foot acceleration, there's no reason a car shouldn't be driven in the winter unless in the worst condition, where pretty much any car shouldn't really be driven anyway.
You're a grown man, father of several cats, engineer, husband. Before you post, think.. would my grandmother appreciate this.
The NWS policy is not that hard to understand. Many of us are on here during work to keep our sanity and pass the grind of a day in the office...so, clicking on something that is obscene/offensive can get many peeps in trouble with their local HR rep.
03-13-2015, 09:20 AM
