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Old 03-26-2013, 05:15 PM
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the 2014 odyssey will have a built in vacuum.

Probably the most useful feature to come to a minivan lately haha
That's funny, but after being a car wash porter at a Honda dealer, it's a needed accessory for the majority of minivans.

Amazing the amount of cheerios & other snacks that accumulate under/in seats & such.
Old 03-26-2013, 06:12 PM
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Soccer moms still wont use the damn thing, or the dumbass kids will break it.
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Old 03-26-2013, 06:34 PM
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Give me the vaccuum, I promise I'll use it more often.

Cool feature, nonetheless.
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Anyone recommend a good inexpensive adjustable torque wrench? $50-100 range.
Old 03-26-2013, 07:53 PM
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I have a Craftsman one that was $80 or so I believe.
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Old 03-26-2013, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by savage
Anyone recommend a good inexpensive adjustable torque wrench? $50-100 range.
My advice is to get two in different drive sizes (3/8 and 1/2). If you turn a wrench often you'll probably end up needing both at some point.

Oh and Craftsman has them on sale for $49.99 each right now (down from $79.99).
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I have the 1/2" drive and it's great! Comes in a thick plastic case that locks.
Old 03-26-2013, 11:56 PM
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i forget how many of you are in socal but i'm a part of a usc auto club and we're gonna have an auto show on campus! You guys should come by, gonna be April 28th. Who on the forum has a worthy car in socal?? Would be cool if i could get someone with an nsx to come. I should message bluebatmobile or whatever his name is.
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Old 03-27-2013, 08:22 AM
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^^ I know exactly where that is. Used to drive FM2222 a lot when I lived in Austin.
Fun twisty (though short) road.
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Why the heck would they put a 3rd row in the sport one



Old one looked better
This looks like evoque
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but thisssssssssss

http://www.motortrend.com/future/con.../photo_03.html
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Oh maaan

http://www.gtspirit.com/2013/03/27/c...yed-in-poland/
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Range Rover looks hot!!! I thought the old style was getting old fast. This looks fresh. Two thumbs up over here!

did you guys notice what is funny about that Murcielago photo?
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Old 03-27-2013, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
^^ I know exactly where that is. Used to drive FM2222 a lot when I lived in Austin.
Fun twisty (though short) road.
that's cool you know where it is!
Old 03-27-2013, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by srika
did you guys notice what is funny about that Murcielago photo?
One's a legit SV and the other one isn't. Looks like one is a different shade of yellow and nspec knows the one on the right.
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oh I didn't even notice that.

there's something else funny about the pic - at least, sort of funny
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License plate?
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If it isn't the asshole plate then I have no clue
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ya its the plate

anyway
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Old 03-27-2013, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by srika
oh I didn't even notice that.

there's something else funny about the pic - at least, sort of funny
That someone actually bought an R-Class?
Old 03-27-2013, 11:38 AM
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Is that legal? haha
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
That someone actually bought an R-Class?


Amen to that, I hate the looks of those things. Super comfy though.
Old 03-27-2013, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32


Amen to that, I hate the looks of those things. Super comfy though.
I think I've seen maybe 4 or 5 on the road, ever.
Old 03-27-2013, 11:52 AM
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I saw a R55 once. I couldn't believe it
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
I saw a R55 once. I couldn't believe it
R63?

That would be the only exception

I'm a huge MB fan, but the R & GL are the only 2 I'd pass on.
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I just wish they slowed it down a bit and showed superchargers/turbos as well
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
R63?

That would be the only exception

I'm a huge MB fan, but the R & GL are the only 2 I'd pass on.
I could have swore they had a 55 before the 63 but I stand corrected
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So we went by Shelby HQ while in Vegas yesterday. I guess the "350" in GT350 has nothing to do with the car, engine or power.

Shelby and Ford couldn't agree on a name, so Shelby stepped out of the room and someone from Ford followed him out. Shelby looked at two buildings and asked the guy from Ford how far apart they look. The man said 350 feet. Then Shelby said, "it's settled, its called the GT350"

I was cracking up.

And we got to take a tour of the shop/manufacturing area. It was pretty awesome. They just released a 1000 horsepower package too. I can't imagine the traction issues with that car
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And we got to take a tour of the shop/manufacturing area. It was pretty awesome. They just released a 1000 horsepower package too. I can't imagine the traction issues with that car
Yeah, it's $210,000 when you include the cost of the car. No, thanks. For that money, you could go the exotic route or have a new AMS Alpha 12 if you want the power.

Anyway, this stopped by today.
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Old 03-28-2013, 06:06 PM
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murdered out Diablo 6.0 GT for sale..............

http://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/...itemid=1384452


#dropsthemic...........
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friend's car for sale..

http://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/...itemid=1691600
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Your friend has a nice looking car
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Matte white with gloss red stripes so hot.
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Those cars haven't aged at all. Awesome.
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
That someone actually bought an R-Class?
Old 03-30-2013, 02:07 AM
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I love it!

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Does anyone else love the F50 as much as I do? I would kill for this car.

Same as you Bro. I'm so frustrated to have this car! Ferrari Cars are so lovable!
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Am I at fault here?

Alright so a short back story. I'm at the beach with friends and I'm parked on the street. There's no parking from 10pm-6am and at the time I didn't know this. From our bonfire I see a truck with the police lights on top stopping by each car so I figured people were getting tickets. I run up and there's not ticket on my car but I gotta move it. So I drive to park at the beach parking and its closed off, ask the dude if he will let me in to pick up my friends and our supplies and I get denied. I ask if I can stay at the exit/entrance of the parking lot which is a red zone and he just said stay in the car, which I was obviously going to do.

So I pulled over near the exit to the parking lot. There's three lanes, and I pull over about a car and a half length in front of the spike strip at the exit. If I pulled up more I'll be too close to the signal. Call my friends say I have no where to park so we gotta leave and they pack up and head where I'm at. In the meantime an SUV is leaving and comes behind me, I see this and at first I'm like why would you come up right behind me, I have my hazards on and you can easily see that leaving the parking lot. At this point I notice he's going in reverse and I'm like ohh shit I knew what was coming , I hear the pop sound and one tire just touched the spike strip. They go around me and one of them sticks his head out and notices it and they say some stuff. They make a right at the light and I see them go. Friends still aren't here and about two minutes later I see them at the light to come to the entrance of the parking lot and I know they want to talk to me. At this point I moved my car over to the entrance side since there was room now. Then they started blaming me and asked for my insurance info. I told them that its not my fault but I'll just give you my info anyway. There were 4 of them one of me and a few didn't seem like the nice type and I didn't want to get my ass kicked. So I give them insurance info and my number. Friends come up at this point I just have them sit and say well there's nothing I can do now , one guy asked straight up for cash and I said I don't even have any money on me so I leave.

Is there anything that can go against me in this situation. I understand I can't be stopped at a fire lane but I would have moved up if they had given me just a ltl more time when i saw them pull up behind me. The guy went into reverse right away. I'll also say that the whole car cleared the spike strips anyway. So its not like I backed them into a situation where the only choice was to back up. I do feel bad cause in some way but the driver obviously didn't pay attention to certain things.

Sorry for the long story.
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He should've waited for you to pull up some. His impatience is not your problem.


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