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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 03:25 AM
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My auto loan is under my name.

Can I add my wife's name on it as well?

The reason is to build her credit as well as mine.
Just get the FR-S, and put her as a cosigner
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 04:04 AM
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yea i agree.... ^
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 10:08 AM
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What are your plans with it? Whats done with it so far?
Not much so far - aside from suspension and a turbo timer, it has a kinda shitty cold air intake.

I'm going to upgrade the intercooler, exhaust, brakes, and some of the electronics. Trying to keep everything tasteful and not over the top. Kind of glad when I first got the car I had no money because 24 year old me had different plans that I probably would have regretted.

When the weather gets a little nicer I'll start something outlining my progress.
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 01:32 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 03:40 PM
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I saw that on FB earlier. Pretty cool looking IMO.
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 05:04 PM
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holy crap. fking stunning interior.

http://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/...itemid=1611028
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 05:25 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 08:41 PM
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i'm so confused..... wtf is that!
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 08:47 PM
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Minilambosmart.. what do you think it was
Gosh
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 10:14 PM
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Those Ferrari seats are awesome.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by srika
holy crap. fking stunning interior.

http://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/...itemid=1611028
For $284,495 it better have a stunning interior.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 07:43 AM
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guess you didn't see the original price. holy depreciation, batman!
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 09:30 AM
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guess you didn't see the original price. holy depreciation, batman!
Something like $337k I think?
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 10:33 AM
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close.. 377 lol
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 11:23 AM
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"Not satisfied with the weight of traditional bolts, we used some unusual sizes on the McLaren F1, which meant that we needed a unique toolkit.

The weight saving didn't stop there: we made the spanners from titanium and then applied a titanium nitride coating for longevity."

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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 11:26 AM
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 12:12 PM
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Ferrari is hiring new graduates.

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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 12:18 PM
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I'm not an engineer
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 12:27 PM
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Oh well
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 01:09 PM
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I'm guessing you gotta move to italy...


honestly one of my reasons for not pursuing automotive engineering aka mechanical is the companies I would have wanted to work for are places where i really wouldnt want to work....


ohh and i chose biomedical engineering
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 01:20 PM
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Italy is pretty nice. Not a bad place to relocate to if required. Although otherwise I get it - I wouldn't want to move to middle of nowhere to do auto work.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 01:50 PM
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leaving friends and family is a big thing too for me

shoot i dont even wanna move out of socal, but i will if i dont find a job here

although luckily my industry is heavily concentrated in this area
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 01:54 PM
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structurally the GTR looks like it sustained the crash better. the Lambo looks like it was run over by a tank. reports say everyone had seatbelts on. curious how fast they were going.



it does?? Look at the deformation of the roof, look how crumpled it is. Deformation like that into the roof usually mean sizable damage to the front crash structure leading into deformation of the B pillar and cabin area I dont see any of that in the lambo, but a windshield that looks like someone came thru it??

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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 01:58 PM
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yeah I think you're right.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 02:03 PM
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GT-R looks so much better like that
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 02:38 PM
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it does?? Look at the deformation of the roof, look how crumpled it is. Deformation like that into the roof usually mean sizable damage to the front crash structure leading into deformation of the B pillar and cabin area I dont see any of that in the lambo, but a windshield that looks like someone came thru it??
It's entirely possible the GT-R rolled several times and the Lambo did not.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 02:46 PM
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If the lambo ended up on its roof...how do you get out? Assuming you were conscious.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 08:26 PM
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If the lambo ended up on its roof...how do you get out? Assuming you were conscious.
You hope you can crawl out. On the Aventador, though, there is a device that "shoots" the doors off. IIRC, it's why the scissor doors open at a wider angle than the previous flagships.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 09:10 PM
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You hope you can crawl out. On the Aventador, though, there is a device that "shoots" the doors off. IIRC, it's why the scissor doors open at a wider angle than the previous flagships.
yupp it has explosives kinda like the sls

but i'm not sure about the murci if it does that
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 10:00 PM
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Ah.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 10:24 PM
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new rendering of the F150..... could this be it? looks great btw.

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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by speedemon90
yupp it has explosives kinda like the sls

but i'm not sure about the murci if it does that
I don't believe it does as the doors on the Aventador were designed the way they were for that very reason.
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 10:51 AM
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original GT40 Spyder 1B for sale. I thought it would cost a lot more. Can you imagine riding around in this baller whip??

http://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/...itemid=1610171
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 12:22 PM
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That is pretty sweet. I'd take it.
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 02:07 PM
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never realized how sick the roadster looks

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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 02:10 PM
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 02:12 PM
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It's entirely possible the GT-R rolled several times and the Lambo did not.
Possible, but look at the deformation of the roof. Its crumpled up and backwards and in on the drivers side, the same way it would in a front collision showing pretty good signs of intrusion into the cabin.
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 03:07 PM
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I'm usually not a fan of roadsters but shit that works.
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 03:20 PM
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Aventador Roadster is my favorite car at the moment. Strange how I liked the Aventador coupe but wasn't crazy about it.... but the roadster
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 04:39 PM
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original GT40 Spyder 1B for sale. I thought it would cost a lot more. Can you imagine riding around in this baller whip??

http://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/...itemid=1610171
Why buy the rep. when you can own the real deal?
http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1057442
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