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Old 02-05-2015, 09:51 PM
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Wanna drift your Hot Wheels cars? Well, here's how!

Old 02-05-2015, 10:13 PM
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Nope...but, if you have a great method, please do tell. Cuz, most of us are dying to know the secret.
There are many methods:

1. win the fucking lottery
2. get a new wife
3. tell your wife that your parents bought you that car and tell your parents not to tell your wife
4. It is not yours.
5. The more realistic method is.... just do it and suffer the consequences. It is worth it.
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Anyone want to surmise how I convince my wife to let me buy a Porsche?
Tell her she will not be getting anymore purses or shoes.

IF you can afford it, go for it.
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Old 02-06-2015, 01:44 AM
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get some and go here.........

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Old 02-06-2015, 08:34 AM
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He has some crazy skills. That Focus ST...

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Old 02-06-2015, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
BMW M4 Concept Iconic Lights. - YouTube[/url]
Looks awesome, unfortunately this won't ever be allowed in the US due to DOT laws.
Old 02-06-2015, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by SamDoe1
Looks awesome, unfortunately this won't ever be allowed in the US due to DOT laws.
We are talking about BMW here.... what laws?


I remember clear tails used to be illegal too. but it seems it is never an issue with Sienna SE and RX330.
Old 02-06-2015, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
We are talking about BMW here.... what laws?


I remember clear tails used to be illegal too. but it seems it is never an issue with Sienna SE and RX330.
The US law is that there must be a dedicated low beam and a dedicated high beam, not some hybrid of the two. Audi already sells their matrix LED adaptive high beam lights in Europe but they are not available here because of US laws.
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There is a dedicated low bean (110 yard) and a Dedicated high beam (3xx) yard and laser can only be used with High beam (6xx) yard.

The new 7 series and i8 are already using it... so it is coming.
Old 02-06-2015, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
There is a dedicated low bean (110 yard) and a Dedicated high beam (3xx) yard and laser can only be used with High beam (6xx) yard.

The new 7 series and i8 are already using it... so it is coming.
Laser headlights yes. But the ones that put dark spots over sh1t and bright spots over other sh1t all while having high beams on the whole time are not going to be coming.
Old 02-06-2015, 04:18 PM
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We have an IND guy here right? one of the smoothest and best wide body i have seen. This is what M2 should look like.

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Link: Out of the Blue Ice: IND creates a Portfolio Project for Pertplus.


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Those wheels don't fit the car. But dat widebody...
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Still ooglay.

But the widebody does look clean, and I'm sure it's a hoot to hustle.
Old 02-06-2015, 09:42 PM
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I can't say the back of the 2-series is attractive but that car as a whole is pretty
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damn that's nice. would prefer different wheels tho but I won't kick it out of bed. too quickly
Old 02-07-2015, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
We have an IND guy here right? one of the smoothest and best wide body i have seen. This is what M2 should look like.

:bowdown:

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oh sht ... just heard there's gonna be a Maybach Excelero at the Chicago Auto Show...... gonna be spending some time over there...
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did not know there was a girl in F1 until today - Susie Wolff - she is on Williams F1

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Old 02-07-2015, 03:40 PM
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^ There may be more value to yack about that in the F1 thread.

Otherwise, if you actually intended to park that in here, whatever too.
Old 02-07-2015, 05:57 PM
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She cute.
Old 02-07-2015, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
did not know there was a girl in F1 until today - Susie Wolff - she is on Williams F1
Wow. Cute and with driving skills.
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She's a test driver for Williams - also Merc boss Toto Wolff's wife.
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Originally Posted by SamDoe1
Laser headlights yes. But the ones that put dark spots over sh1t and bright spots over other sh1t all while having high beams on the whole time are not going to be coming.
Audi and others are appealing the stupid old law. It will be coming sooner than you think.
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Originally Posted by Aman
She's a test driver for Williams - also Merc boss Toto Wolff's wife.
damn....
Old 02-09-2015, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Audi and others are appealing the stupid old law. It will be coming sooner than you think.
Good, automakers need to appeal a lot of antiquated DOT laws but until then, those headlights are no bueno.
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Pass..

I don't want a girl who drives better than me.
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
Pass..

I don't want a girl who drives better than me.
Is your wife too...?

Cuz, if yes, I can see why you married inside your ethnicity.






Wacist?
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Driving home I saw a RHD R33 GTR and then a R8 GT near my house.

The R33 looked immaculate in white. Unfortunately, I couldn't take a photo while driving. Wasn't ridiculously VIP'd or anything like that. Just looked like a really clean JDM'd car.

The R8 GT was black and yellow with the tag, "LEFEVRE" which I can only assume was a former Washington Capital. The R8 GT has quite a bit of road presence but doesn't look totally ridiculous. Although that black and yellow paint scheme certainly was over the top.
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
Is your wife too...?

Cuz, if yes, I can see why you married inside your ethnicity.






Wacist?
what wife????
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
what wife????
Dafuq...thought you were married.




Nevermind. Sollee.
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Well, this...

Originally Posted by oonowindoo
Pass..

I don't want a girl who drives better than me.
...explains this...

Originally Posted by oonowindoo
what wife????
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Maybe he has a husband
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Originally Posted by ttribe
Well, this...



...explains this...



good one....
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Well, the lesson here is if you want to forever be better driver than your wife, marry or ...


Yes, I'm wacist. Very wacist.
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I married a Viet girl...and heck, Vietnamese is pretty much the of -land. So, perfect combination.
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<---- Wacist. Ohhhhh...so utterly wacist.
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^^^^Well, I'm just a white kid from Scottsdale, AZ so I don't have the slightest clue what this is all about...but I find it mildly entertaining, nonetheless.

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Well, the lesson here is if you want to forever be better driver than your wife, marry or ...


Yes, I'm wacist. Very wacist.
yah that is pretty much 99% of the population within a 25 miles radius.

So that is not a hard task to achieve.
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Speaking of wives and women, you boys see what this not-so-pleased wife did to her husband's R8 when she found out he was cheatin'...?

THAT'LL BUFF OUT.

Wife Destroys Unfaithful Husband's Audi R8
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She could beat him up, cut him or take everything he owns but YOU DO NOT mess with a man's car.. NEVER!


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