Aman

I think all Mustangs still have it. Jabbed myself in the eye on my friend's '07.

You think it looks better than the coupe?

srika

yikes, this is turning into a car-related injury thread!

chill_dog

Currently they do, yes. I think the surprise is that the new Mustang will still have one.

Aman

Just didn't think it was that big of a surprise.

VR1

Got to drive the current 5.0 for ~30 miles today. Sounds pretty good, looks pretty good, handling was pretty good. It was just missing "something" though. Still trying to figure out what it is. It was something the FRS I drove had, because the 5.0 just didn't thrill me as much. Both the FRS and 5.0 were 100% stock.

srika

wyhi?

Majofo

Majofo

Please tell me some guy is trolling

Rick_TL-S

Down here in Austin attending a Ferrari event at COTA. Couple teasers.

kurtatx

How is COTA? I've never been, but I'm seeing Arcade Fire there in April!

Rick_TL-S

It's a fantastic facility. Kind of surreal since it's a dedicated F1 track. Most of the circuit is off limits for this event, but the paddock is a great place to see it from. Hard to imagine it's where multi million dollar race cars sit one weekend a year now.

Majofo

I love it.. F1 is my annual retreat. I've been to the track for 8 events so far. If I had a car worthy of it, I'd do a track session. It's definitely not cheap.

If you want to see the track up close, there's at least one annual 5k there. Turn 1 is a total bitch.

srika

I've been interested in going to Austin but from everything I've heard it's wayyyy more $$$$ than it ever used to be. I am hoping I will be able to afford it in the future. Indianapolis was such a convenience for us because we had a friend who lived in Chicago and his dad lived in Indy, so we would just trek down there and stay at his house. He lived pretty close to the track so we would wake up to the V10's - unforgettable.

srika

we are not sure whether it's legit or if someone just had a motor out and dropped the LS in for a "shock and awe" pick. either way it's a mixture of and . There is also another theory that the GTR could have been stolen and it's engine removed and car abandoned, and they replaced it with a LS due to lower cost. If I hear anything else about it I will update.

Majofo

They'll try to rape you on F1 weekend at COTA. For a decent seat at one of the bleachers, it's $350-375 for 3-days. Cool thing now is you can actually pick the seat you want for the upcoming season. For $100 I think you can get a GA pass and sit up at some cool turns too, but come Sunday, if you don't get there early you'll be SOL. You can also buy single day tickets after presale. Friday and Sat are pretty cheap if you just want the experience.

They charge $200 for a 3-day parking pass, fuck that, it's not worth it. A lot of property owners adjacent the track offer parking for the whole weekend for $40-50. This is better, because come Sunday, you might wait 2 hours just to get out of the COTA parking lot.

Food and beverages.. shiet. Bring a big ass water jug and cargo pants filled with food. Second season was a lot better for fans than the first. More entertainment (Pitbull came for Sunday), live music throughout, more food trucks and options spread around the track which greatly reduced the lines. Even opened a biergarten with biermadens

Hotels are a lot better than the inaugural season. Hotels were booked out 6 months in advanced, people were holding signs at the airport renting out rooms in their house for $500/night. It has definitely calmed down, but hotel rooms will at least be $150 / night. I would book a flight / room / car early, just to secure a reasonable rate.

Rick_TL-S

The hotel I'm staying at is offering me a discount if I want to stay that weekend, but the tickets aren't on sale yet & I'm not going to book the weekend without them in hand. Not even sure how much of a discount I actually get.

srika

thanks for the rundown, that's crazy!

srika

Yumcha

Chris Harris does a comparo between ultra-cars - the McLaren P1 versus the Porsche 918: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=29516

Neat read. Slicing at hairs at that level with each manufacturer trying to top the other...which is also really cool...competition begets more excellence. As of right now, this exclusive group also has to include the Ferrari Poopdick McFartington, Pagani Huayra, and Koenigsegg One:1...

And if you're some rich oil tycoon or billionaire, well...buy all 5.

swoosh

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isnt this a members car?


https://acurazine.com/forums/car-talk-5/my-last-rotary-project-project-3-rotor-rx-7-a-867044/

EDIT: yup its his...

srika

that's a 3-rotor???????

srika

holy hell that is a nice RX7.

Majofo

Yeah, I was like.. that's the 3-rotor build.

Majofo

I wouldn't worry about getting tickets if you're interested. First season, you had to get them early. This past season, tickets were available up until raceday.

Yeah, the discount might be bullshit. I will say that a nice hotel might be at least $250/night. Hyatt Regency in Lost Pines, east of track, is already booked. Any room not downtown is still low right now, < $100.

ShagJagJim

Cops Luv to pull them over... All that fast and furious look is asking for trouble..

CLtotheTL32

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Costco

Seriously?

https://acurazine.com/forums/car-talk-5/2014-lexus-selling-like-crazy-stealing-buyers-bmw-906237/


"goodbye guys, never going back to this forum ever again, because you all suck"

JS + XES

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What a fking retard.

speedemon90

Definitely gonna pm you majofo about the race as it comes a ltl closer. I wanna go this year, so long as I find someone to go with.

speedemon90

Wait who was that haha

Costco

Tommy8888. Possibly the worst member to come around here in a looooong time.

My suspicion is still that he's just some ClubLexus troll.

Yumcha

They always come back.

Rick_TL-S

I'm at the Omni right now & my 2 night stay was already discounted to $127/night through Hotels.com. Not sure how much of a discount they'll go below that for F1 weekend.

speedemon90

I wonder if company rates will be offered those weekends? Either way i find kayak to be just as cheap or cheaper than company rates. For my company at least, and another's rate code i know

speedemon90

Is he one of the guys usually in the automotive news area??? I dont go there really, to many trolls haha. That ssft... something. Is he still around?

Costco

Yup, too right on both counts.

Think of SSFTSX but with better English. And instead of riding Acura's pole, he slobs the Lexus knob. But he initially was all about Acura, until he got a Lexus, allegedly.

Lest we forget, SSFTSX once praised the qualities of Audi incessantly until he got a TSX. Or something.

speedemon90

ahh got it lol

someone should get a message out to him. CR put the IS as one of the worst cars to buy lol.

edit: at least i think they did

Majofo

Omni.. shieet...

Right now on Hotels / Oribitz it shows $280/nt for the weekend.

Rick_TL-S

Assuming that's bad lol. It was affordable, close to track, & one of the higher rated hotels.

I would have liked to stay downtown, but not for $200+ a night. The hotels I would have liked to stay at were also north of Downtown.

Majofo

Omni is pricey.. so $280 isn't all that bad considering.. I'm sure it'll come close to doubling a month out. If you wanted to, I'm sure you could stay downtown for $150/nt if you book early.